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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
6
Washington Post publishing note outlines subscription terms delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria and by mail. Annual and weekly rates referenced with varying Sunday inclusions and exceptions. The writer criticizes local service charges and travel logistics, urging quick discouragement of graft and overcharges to protect visitors and the city’s reputation.
The month of June is celebrated as a peak of progress and happiness. Rail and factory sectors, investors, and growers feel renewed confidence as harvests rise and economic activity sounds a brighter note for the country.
A scathing editorial condemns the jury system after a land fraud case. It argues jurors compromised verdicts for personal gain, cites alleged threats and gifts, and calls for discharging juries when honesty fails. It decries compromise on guilt and warns of systemic corruption in trial by jury.
Thousands to return to duty on July 1 as Illinois Central and other giants restart shops. Steel companies lift output, adding hundreds of locomotives and cars, boosting employment around Chicago, Memphis, Vicksburg, and West Milwaukee amid improving demand for rail equipment.
Queen Alexandra rebukes Mia Asquith at court over outspoken remarks provoking royal disapproval and strain on Herbert Asquith's government. The piece traces Asquith and Gladstone era examples, notes Alexandra's patience wearing thin, and recalls hubner and Metternich era diplomatic tales as context.
Readers are urged to follow The Post for city developments and county affairs while noting address changes. The fragment references elections, party dynamics, and a broad range of names and events, including mentions of Taft, Republicans, and nationwide political commentary among scattered notes.
A damaged report describes a baggage theft scheme at a railroad station. A traveler is approached by a porter with exaggerated transfer charges and promises delivery for a trunk paid in advance. The scheme grows as an expressman is enlisted to demanded fees, with the culprit targeting travelers seeking urgent transport.
A column rails at tariff proposals, cites The Statistical Abstract figures: U S railroads buy 71 million hewed ties at four cents and 297,870 sawed ties at 51 cents, mostly from oaks. Criticisms include import bans on Canadian and Latin American ties, calls to tax lumber heavily for revenue, and protection. Mentions locust timber experiments by railroads, a possible Hepburn clause impact, and notable quotes from Denver and Des Moines.
A New York Press report details two men, Marco Martinez a 24 year old sherry salesman and a Spaniard from Toledo, performing extreme heat endurance feats. Martinez endures 2014 degrees for minutes, drinks acids and salts to distinguish solutions, and remains unfazed while 1800 degree ovens test the limits.
Kansas City Court of Appeals ruled that the first union in history was a common law contract and remains binding today. Ella Phillips Davis sued J W Stouffer as administrator for $400 claiming to be his widow, with the court noting Adam and Eve married themselves without witnesses and that she acquiesced by silence.
Pittsburg dispatch reports June will be a record month for coal mining and shipping with coal shippers and railroads seeking delay waivers on demurrage. The Ohio River bridge shows June activity near 1812 levels, and major lines Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad expect a strong June, nearly matching last year’s peak. Demand has spiked as mines run around the clock and orders flow for July, with ballast distributed as road upgrades proceed despite money stringency.
The piece extols fruits especially oranges as medicinal foods rich in minerals and acids, arguing they aid scrofula rickets gout and anemia while improving uric acid elimination. It references Lemons for magnesium and Chel Juice as salad aids replacing vinegar. ends with Bryan/Cleveland memory politics and calls for true Democratic principles.
The Toronto Globe reports on Indigenous soldiers in the Thirty seventh battalion noting a rural corps with many red men, Captain Johnson organizing a company of Mohawk and Six Nations men, his son a lieutenant, and another full blood Mohawk officer who joined the coronation party.
The London Daily Mail reports the House of Commons approved first reading of Mr Bottomley’s bill to force banks to return unclaimed balances and valuables held six years or more to the public trustee. The measure aims to reclaim dormant wealth, including money, securities, and jewelry, and to address obsolete bank notes.
A fragmented World story card blends a polemic about Fourth of July excess with rustic scenes of country life and a note on naval tradition. It interleaves jumbled lines about celebrations, hospitals, and death with reflections on patriotism and a quiet rural household economy. The piece closes with a wry New York press snippet on frugality and a wary moral about courting flirtation.
Transcribed snippets from hotel corridors reveal Tennessee delegates debating Taft and Hale factions at the Chicago convention. W J Oliver of Knox ville supports Taft, predicts strong Tennessee votes, while Republicans split on officeholders versus party rank and file. Other notes mention San Francisco recovery, dog disease control, and West Virginia gubernatorial talks.
James Gillies of the Newark Dispatch and Philadelphia Record was shocked at the River Street powerhouse of the public service corporation yesterday. He received about 12000 volts, the current passing through his body to his left foot where he was standing on a raised platform. He recovered enough today to describe the jolt, comparing it to being struck by a giant whip as every muscle and bone seemed to crack during the shock.
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