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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1907
Page
44
The notice directs that payments be made by drafts, money orders, registered letters, or express orders to The Washington Post Company. It states the address in Washington D C and notes second class mail matter.
The piece argues Germany’s parliamentary framework tempers the imperial crown and foresees a future United States of Germany, praising German valor and liberty while noting political factions in the Reichstag and the impact of war with South Africa. It compares transatlantic politics and envisions a strong, free German republic emerging as the crown weakens.
Charles T Terry of the American Automobile Association launches a campaign to test a universal national automobile law to replace state rules and ease cross state touring. He hints at introducing the measure early and urges uniform laws if federal action proves impractical.
The piece discusses Representative Frank Clark's bill to sell the Philippine Islands to the highest bidder to reimburse the United States for original and ongoing costs, noting the unlikelihood of passage but highlighting the desire to abandon the archipelago. It reflects on American forgiveness, citing Gladstone and Swettenham, and comments on public figures and light political satire of the era.
A New York World feature on Epes W. Sargent's Soubrette Museum on the Upper West Side. The eccentric collection includes tights, stage shoes, slippers from famous performers, sketches by Punch illustrator Harry Furniss, an inkstand from Santa Ana, Ford's Theatre relics, and 2000+ theater souvenirs.
A verse segment on actors pleasing the gallery and a Chicago Inter Ocean report notes one in ninety in Cook County needing watchfulness. The State Board of Charities backs a Kankakee training school for doctors in detention hospitals and urges broader hospital development amid counts of 58 000 potentially insane residents statewide.
A comic verse features Pitchford Ben confessing he joked about prominent lawmakers and caused an unintended stir. He admits his attempt at levity misfired, leaving him distressed and vowing not to repeat the stunt, while hinting at joining Swettenbam.
From the Newborg ward, Csarina the cream-colored Syrian bear at the Bronx Zoo has been missing for a week. Yesterday keepers found Czarina asleep with two cubs about three days old in a cave entrance near her mate Czar. The father bears has been crass since birth. Two nilgans were born at the Bronx Zoo yesterday.
A fragmented and distorted老 excerpt claims honesty governs wealth revenue and charity. It asserts many so-called self-made men are shaped by their wives and notes women and men show vanity in different ways. The language blends moral commentary with ironic observations about character and virtue.
Washington dispatch reports public figures pressurizing President Roosevelt to reassure business by issuing a statement that he targets only bad trusts. Drafted by a former cabinet member, the note would deny harm to good trusts, with no new promises.
In a Chicago classroom a pupil’s homework problem on a ten hour day sparked an incident. The teacher, reviewing exercises next day, found a note attached by pupil Samuel Blockby refusing extra work. The pupil claimed the problem insulted honor and refused more than an hour. The incident highlights classroom tensions over assignment fairness.
From the New York press a pithy column outlines views on women marriage and grand opera in a humorous scattered style. It hints that women fear next year and jokes about gifts clothes finances and romantic tension with a playful tone.
Rochfort Maguire, Lord Peel's son-in-law and head of a major diamond mine syndicate, rises as leader of the British South Africa Company after succeeding the late Alfred Bell. The Irishman gained favor from Lobengula through a famed bath episode, aided Cecil Rhodes, and later allied with Parnell. He and his wife Julia Peel supported Rhodes through the Boer War. Also noted is the sale of Rome's Sciarra Palace and the fate of the Princedom's inheritance and mother.
Fragmentary lines reveal a whimsical snippet about Prom the Bohemian, Adam, and an opera joke set as winter moves, with playful mischief and theatrical undertones implied by the odd dialogue.
In a windy harbor tale from the Battery, Bigl Quigley the boatman races a sick dog named Spot through icy seas and a wary crowd. A kindly Ride-a-Wee Home brings hope but Spot dies after a failed buckthorn treatment, leaving Quigley to face a somber finish. Across pages, cotton mill growth and a 71-year-old Kansas goose illustrate varied early 20th century life and industry.
The New York American recounts the late Mr Whiteley’s Universal Provider offering every need from birth to death, including medics, tutors, and travel. A wager with an English officer led to a basement display of six elephants, secured from a menagerie.
The article notes a shift away from long gloves and exaggerated elbow sleeves toward shorter sleeves and close fitting cuffs. It predicts the revival of lighter fabrics in mid summer, but comments on the fashion’s overdone look and its pending return to more practical styles as costs and frugality force change.
Private John Allen recalls the Forty-ninth to Fiftieth Congresses with high praise for leaders like Carlisle Reed Cannon and McKinley. Brig Gen Henry Ward defends army merit, while Dr Hoffman and Paul Krause discuss German politics and Dernburg’s rise. Spencer of Passaic notes next national rifle match to be held in Ohio amid prize debates.
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