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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1909
Page
9
The page outlines subscription rates and delivery details for The Washington Post, notes about postal handling, and an editorialish block discussing public works funding, reclamation, and a warning about agitators. It mentions the Senate debate on public buildings and an incident in Cincinnati illustrating agitator harm.
A New York World style feature introduces a reform society led from London to curb brutal sports with branches in the United States and expected Spanish Portuguese and American reach. It also surveys a Hawaii queen's plea for compensation, calls for anti miscarriages of justice reform in Montana and other states, and comments on US political and legal figures amid broader sensational notes about Japan immigration and public streets.
A fragmentary column blends global chatter about the Maryland Mint Julep Association and an exiled bishop, with Brantome like sketches, noting a Sicilian bandit ambush where a solitary traveler exits a coach under a chilling demand to spread cloaks and keep mud off boots.
President elect Taft promotes the game of gok in new sports hubs including Charlotte North Carolina and Charleston South Carolina as part of a broader effort to modernize athletics and youth recreation.
The essay argues extravagance fuels invention and living standards, noting waste exists in all eras. It contends luxuries today become necessities tomorrow, driving effort and improvement. Extravagance has uses alongside thrift, and should be balanced against mere waste.
Little Rock receives a letter from Bishop Roots in Hankow with a $20 draft on London to support evangelization in Arkansas. Bishop Brown intends to use the funds to boost missionary work and spark greater church activity among Arkansas Episcopalians.
The article notes strong sentiment against cocking mains, dog fights, and ratting with ferrets or terriers, while avoiding interference with boxing contests and British prize ring patties. It explains a recent Lancashire diversion where large tomcats in confined spaces are forced into fighting, fueled by alternating starvation and raw meat.
The article recounts anecdotes of famous figures guided by superstition and luck. Johnson’s post rail habit, Moller’s ha penny with a hole, Dickens’s bed orientation, McCarthy’s coffee stir, Parnell’s cup, and Lord Roberts’s horseshoes highlight ritual behavior amid historic figures and wartime events.
The Hartford Courant notes Harvard's choice reflects a lineage linking a grandfather who helped found the Lawrence Scientific School and another who led the Lowell Institute. The Christian Register praises appointing a young president as a continuation of Eliot’s early resilience, and Harvard alumni foresee steady leadership and renewed vigor.
A London Chronicle note describes France holding a reserve gold store of 190 million pounds in Paris as a dominant war fund. It contrasts Germany’s six million pound war chest kept in Spandau’s Julius Tower vaults, described as a dormant contingency against future conflicts.
The article recounts the London golden wedding of Mr and Mrs RR W Arbuthnot of Plaw Hatch Sure Tey with Mrs Philip Anstruther present. It details the Brahan Seer curse on the Seaforth Mackenzies and the family’s fortunes through generations, including seat, titles, and marriages.
Grace E Rover, ex Brooklyn schoolteacher and singer, gains a final decree of divorce from Fred Rover after she identified his voice on a phonograph. Justice Aspinall grants the decree in Brooklyn Supreme Court following service of papers about a year earlier.
A Philadelphia Record item cites a district manager advocating dropping hello in telephone etiquette to save time. He notes many firms already instruct employees to answer with the firm name or a simple yes to speed exchanges and cut unnecessary talk as egg prices rise.
A poetic fragment describes hidden places in a person. A secret in the mouth behind ivory gates and a secured purse for silver and gold travel like the wind. A heart with a closed organ stores a secret, never opened, remaining there silent.
The Connecticut Supreme Court rules licenses to sell intoxicating liquor are permissible. Morrell of Greenwich challenged county licensing, but Chief Justice Baldwin writes that colonial and constitutional context allows regulation. The ruling notes the state may restrict a dangerous business with sizable license fees to uphold public morals and safety.
Telegraphers' cramp is discussed with focus on the letters C and Y as common stumbling blocks for senders and the stress of fast-message writing on receivers. The piece shifts to Oregon stock losses from coyotes and a proposed bounty law, then to assorted social notes and musings about relationships, shopping, and public discourse.
In the New York Herald and Chicago News pieces a dispute over naming John Ericsson as inventor of the revolving turret on the Monitor surfaces. The debate touches on Theodore H. Timby and a petition to Congress seeking official sanction for Timby’s role, amid political intrigue and public rhetoric.
In Willard Hotel corridors seasoned journalist Jay Durham recalls Lucius G. C. Lamar, a renowned Southern leader who served in Congress, the Senate, Cleveland's cabinet and on the Supreme Court. The anecdote paints Lamar as a lucid yet absent minded man and highlights memories of his stories and peculiar moments, alongside broader notes on Idaho apples, California racing politics, and Washington development.
Magistrate Naumer at Myrtl avenue court in Brooklyn rules that a wife who withholds her husband’s jewelry may face civil action rather than criminal charges. He notes that mere withholding property without use does not show criminal intent, and warrants are denied. the complainant should pursue civil remedies.
Pittsburg faces a political upheaval as reformers press graft cases linked to Quay era rulers. The municipal graft scandal stretches through city government and major bankers, with resentments rising among business elites. The United States Steel era wealth is blamed for widening inequality and sparking a campaign fueled by cash and influence. Eighteen bankers and allied leaders, not all from Pittsburg, linger under penalties, while long-standing corruption echoes through the state and county lines.
A brief poem lamenting misplaced desires for wealth and fame while yearning simply for affordable eggs. The speaker longs for a morning egg breakfast served with patience, imagining omelets and ham, yet laments that such a simple dish has not warmed their heart recently.
Fragmentary note criticizes a man described as untrustworthy in a power game. The text mocks his vacant look and claims he plays a full house style bluff, casting suspicion on his motives and reliability.
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