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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1907
Page
6
The Washington Post columns discuss tariff policy, Democratic strategy, and leading figures like Gov Johnson amid calls for protection and revenue tariffs. Across editorials from Maine to Tennessee, the piece contrasts free trade with protection, notes historical examples, and weighs party unity against radicalism and reform.
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Fragmentary OCR reads as a discussion of the United States enjoying prosperity and optimism, with references to earnings, spending, and social conditions. The legible portions mention a period of improvement and a call for caution, though many words are garbled and names unclear.
A fragmented account discusses Japan and the United States on pacifism and conflict, mentioning Bryan and Roosevelt era tensions. It reflects on whether peaceful options exist, the threat of war, and the U S stance amid international entanglements in the Pacific.
Gen Joseph C Breckinridge writes from Oberhofen Germany recounting the narrow American escape east of Santiago de Cuba. He discusses Shafter and Lawton, the El Caney dawn crisis, and questions about orders, harbor guns, and the hidden history of the Banflago battle with several named officers and strategic conjectures.
A fragment from a Times column depicts the Summer Girl with a smiling face modeling dainty gowns in pinks and greens. It notes the lure of fashion and social attention while hinting at flirtations and moral concerns behind the public gaze.
Angry crowd gathers tonight hoping for return of a faker who drained about a hundred dollars by selling coats and razors with promises of tripled returns including a cake of soap a razor and a gold watch. He vanished after boasting seventy watches and returning a dollar per buyer, leaving victims with only cheap razors. The piece notes anti trust law in Texas targeting merchants selling trust made goods and cites enforcement threats by State Attorney General Davidson and J F Lightfoot.
OMago News reports ten tramway tickets tested by Dr Busquet of Bordeaux showing fatal microbial contamination. Each ticket broth caused death or illness in mice, with four of five tickets linked to deadly disease transmission.
The piece recounts royal visits and supposed omens tied to ailing statesmen, focusing on the Devonshire circle and King Edward VII. It traces past royal interventions, delays in visits, and the political weight of acknowledging illness, alongside digressions about noble families and posthumous honors, including the Broglie affair and Spanish royal practices.
The New York judge Eldridge Cooper a seventy year old ex slave of the Cooper estate in Columbia County Tennessee will continue to receive 7100 yearly. Justice Truax ordered arrears and annual sums for several Cooper relatives including Addision Cooper Martha A Cooper Mrs Etolse C Stockwell and Mrs Mary A Sansom. The estate, held by the Trust Company of America since mental incompetence was declared, will fund these payments with additional fees for the referee Wichad J Mulqueen and counsel John B Stanchfield and John E Berry. The Cooper family history spans plantations the civil war and fading fortunes, with payments sustaining aged relatives now limited to a barren farm in Columbia County.
A column voices alarm at the government plan to appoint receivers to seize assets of many Tobacco Trust affiliated corporations. It argues such a drastic step risks national credit harm and questions the legality and prudence of using receivers to wind up major companies. The piece notes doubt that courts will grant such petitions and warns of foreign capital shifting away if the plan proceeds. The author cites Theodore Roosevelt and criticizes aggressive anti trust tactics.
A poem on a mother’s forgotten words contrasts with a later plea for maternal care as a man, identified by a ledger and notes, faces dependence and tribute. The text recounts a lifetime of careful expenditure from 1699 to 192, with references to a Mr Cooper and a trust company oversight in Philadelphia.
Fragmented excerpts explore royal and noble naming practices across Europe and beyond. It notes FitzGeorge usage for royal offspring in Ireland, patronymics in English and French houses, and titles like Couins of the Lily. A separate item recounts Roosevelt recognition by Tribune Fresh Air Fund children and a lighthearted social aside.
A crowd watches as roughly 200 sparrows rally to defend their nests from an intruder squirrel. Birds swarm within five feet of the foe, scolding loudly, then charge the attacker. The squirrel climbs ivy to a roof ridge, dives across slate, and is cheered as it disappears into a tree on Saruce Street. The trolley car and wagons pass as the crowd resumes its day.
A traveler notes pajamas are unpopular in the West Pallatetehta region and recounts an accident at a hotel involving pajamas. A pair of garish colored pj bottoms were pressed into place and left with a note attached to the coat stating a warning or identifier.
Workers at the American Car and Foundry lumber yard witnessed a bizarre fight between a pinching bug and a chicken. The bug gained early holds, clung to the chicken’s neck, and resisted, while bets were placed as the struggle continued before the chicken yielded.
Professor Breckenridge of the University of Illinois warns in Raleigh that engineering experiment stations funded by the federal government will be set up in every state within a decade. He cites gains from Illinois experiments, argues for wide dissemination of engineering research, and notes strong growth in mining and industry as evidence of needed federal support.
A New York Times correspondent reports from a Danish parliament setting where inkpots are secured to desks. The tale notes past conferences saw inkpots stolen as souvenirs, suggesting the practice offers comfort to those questioning moral lapses.
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