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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1909
Page
12
A long OCR of Washington Post publication data, postal notices, and editorials from January 27 1909. It covers subscription details, mailing terms, and office addresses, then shifts to political commentary on tariffs, luxuries, pests in agriculture, and Cuba with references to Taft, Rainey, and Hamilton, ending with a broad, non-specific survey of policy debates and the Supreme Court.
In 1907 bullfights declined while 1908 figures suggest no clear drop. Spain held 74 fights and 3833 bulls died. four human opponents were killed and 81 injured. Foreign insects threaten Virginia fruit crops triggering calls for national pest laws. A New York entomologist report notes 37 of 73 insect species in the U.S. are foreign imports. An English-language clipping includes a scene about a Union Station announcer feeling misunderstood.
The article discusses the fading code of personal combat and the duel as obsolete under modern law. It contrasts accepted duty and self defense with responding to insults, noting the moral implications of accepting challenges and the risks to honor in a society moving away from private combat.
From the Bouton Globe Senator Rayner denies a white rhinoceros or any orang utan with a three inch nose. The piece playfully imagines what the African expedition might bring to the Smithsonian such as a side-winder or a wiszick. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Taft’s ease as he joins the President’s diet.
The New York Press reports the simplified spelling board has adopted new misspellings such as hed for head hart for heart and compeld for compelled. A first list appeared March 21 1906 and a second in January with four rule classes affecting ea pronunciations verb endings ed suffixes and silent e drops.
In New York, former Judge Roger A Pryor recounts fending off a young man who shoved him aboard a Broadway car. He pounded the aggressor with his umbrella after warning the intruder that age commands respect, then left the car with the lighter of the incident.
An overview discusses car sickness origins linking eye strain to motion discomfort and notes that the condition can arise even in babies, sailors, or while asleep. It contrasts car sickness with seasickness, mentions relief through proper eyewear, and includes a street dialogue and a theater anecdote.
From Puck The Dominie a brief quip on family dinner roles. A father defers carving duties while the mother handles guests, reflecting a light humorous domestic dynamic.
The Chetwynd family faces a long history of divorce and legal battles. Sir George Chetwynd and descendants, including Lady Hastings lineage and Lady Anglesey connections, populate a string of suits for conjugal rights, separations, and emblems of prestige.
Washington dispatch outlines probable Taft cabinet picks. Wickersham appears secured as Attorney General, McCook seen as War Secretary, Herrick favored for Treasury, Nagel as Commerce and Labor candidate, and Lowden considered for Agriculture. Bat Unger debated for Interior, Knot and Vanter named for State and Navy respectively, with remaining posts unsettled.
Boston dispatch reports Christine Brown has founded a health cult asserting music can cure many diseases and reform criminals. She claims harmony within the self and with external conditions drives healing and could reduce inmate numbers in asylums.
Rev Hugh B Carpenter in South Norwalk Baptist church praised a group of young women calling themselves The Silent Seven for sewing charity items and keeping session quiet with fines for talking. He suggested they reform the church into a Silent Four Hundred to extend the idea.
A speaker struggles with plain English as a woman asks for more light by the tenge line. The exchange features misheard phrases, pin imagery, and a tense moment over blinds and visibility, with the male respondent attempting to interpret the garbled speech and consent to adjust the light.
A West Duluth man describes a novel rabbit trapping method using a lit fire on melted ice to freeze rabbits in place. He then collects them at dawn. The clippings also mention astrological and literary notes and a proposed Lincoln memorial highway.
In South Norwalk Connecticut a three year old, Buster Plunkett, was saved when Insh the St Bernard dragged him to safety as the Pittsfield express passed. The dog Irish, owned by John Davis, had been playing with the children and helped avert disaster. A purse was later raised for the brave dog.
Archibald Joprins recounts the sinking of the Republic with a heroic CQD signal as Captain Binns and crew fight the sea. Rescuers respond, two perish, but courage and selflessness mark the ordeal. Other pieces echo midwestern life and social humor from Chicago’s pages.
Governor Myron Herrick of Ohio discusses tariff revision and business confidence at the New Willard during a child conference. Rudolph Aronson extols Porto Rico as a future American resort, noting hotel shortages and improving conditions under American development. Governor Kibbe of Arizona, Major Battelle of Boston, and veterans recall inaugural memories and lift to Taft's era, with reflections on military parades and older wartime experiences.
A 16 year old boy recounts a journey from Lansing to Grand Rapids and back on stolen horses, noting delays and near capture. He observes that a woman can thrill over house cleaning while a man contemplates marriage as a diversion.
The Bughouses fire company of Freeport Nassau County has earned unusual notice in Washington. A formal letter from Secretary Loeb addressed to Bug House Hose Co prompted the President to suggest Nassau County, not separate groups, send a united delegation to the March 4 inauguration. A compromise plan is under discussion with Nassau County Committee. The delegation would wear high hats and raincoats, carrying umbrellas, presenting a striking Long Island presence in Pennsylvania Avenue.
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