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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1908
Page
6
The Washington Post outlines subscription options including carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria with daily Sunday plans. By mail prepaid rates apply with weekly and yearly terms, plus office remittance instructions and multiple city offices listed.
The Post offers to keep readers informed about affairs at the Capital and promises prompt delivery anywhere. Address changes can be made as desired and orders can be sent directly to The Post. Tele prove Man 4205.
Fragmented reports describe Honduran patron seeking asylum in Belize as conflict intensifies between government troops and insurgents. Manuel protests innocence while leaders debate presidential succession. Troops moved toward Ocot, with tensions rising over arrests and loyalty.
A review notes spring revival in autumn slump areas and a broad uptick across industries. West crop progress boosts confidence while steel, leather, iron, and clothing sectors report rising activity and longer hours. Pittsburgh payrolls exceed prior highs as U S Steel executives forecast sustained growth.
An attempted coup in Honduras sees Manuel Bonilla proclaimed president while a defections split. One rebel faction wavered and returned, another joined Corquin as Bonilla’s name circulated. The scene puzzled King and exposed the volatile Latin American political stage.
A long but uneven column argues that farmers hold vast wealth, cites Secretary Wilson figures showing farm wealth outpacing railroads, and warns Bryan to beware a farm vote versus urban workers. It notes past prosperity under Republicans and land investment, then pivots to travel nostalgia and a portrait of early stagecoach journeys toward Denver with vivid, stray anecdotes.
The article notes junk dealing as a large business, with political figures debating campaign contributions. It reports extensive junk trade in Philadelphia, including worn rail stock and machinery, and mentions national labor leaders aligning with prominent political figures.
A fragmented report from Papua New Guinea recounts tensions between colonial administrators and Papuan communities near a mission station. A white planter claims busyness while tribal customs limit punishment for killings. A local Papuan man is charged after an incident involving his wife, with the defense citing haste to reach school and a reading book.
A fragment list mentions political song references by Democrats and Republicans, a Pennsylvania man dying after swallowing a table knife, and a Germantown editor sent to Loa for calling the sheriff a Benedict Arnold. It hints at social sensitivities and delayed lessons about spending on waists, with scattered snatches of local controversy.
A fragment discusses public interest in the deathbed of a great man. It notes that observers care more about the surroundings than the death itself. An Atchison inquiry claims his bed could accommodate sixteen to forty people without crowding, reflecting on how deathbed scenes are reported.
King Alfonso ordered the interment of Emilio Castelar in Madrid and traveled from La Granja by motor to attend the ceremony in the national pantheon. Castelar, a leading republican, shaped Spain’s 19th century politics and supported a wartime truce with Sagasta to protect Queen Christina’s regency.
Louis Bleeberger, a Hotel Baltimore clerk, improvised by writing room numbers upside down to align with guest registers. A traveling salesman’s remark prompted the idea as he watched the clerk scribble on a page that he had been writing upside down with perfect accuracy.
A French horticultural essay by Viaud Briand praises curative gardens where trees and color harmony aid nerves and mental balance. It cites apple, cherry, acacia, and ash as remedies and advocates pergola gardens with grapevines to soothe the mind, urging restfulness and artistic planting to create calming, orderly landscapes.
A giant crane attacked Deputy Sheriff James Jung and Americus the wrestler after they hooked an eel while fishing on Back River near Twin Oaks. The bird swooped and struck with its long bill. Americus broke its neck with a oat blow, ending the fight. The four-foot-tall crane, kept for display at the clubhouse, drew crowds as proof of its bravery against a wrestler and a deputy.
The article recounts Maltese belief in protective stones shaped like serpents worn to ward off snake bites and poison. It notes stones found near St Pauls Cave and in jewelry, sometimes tied around the neck, with legends of their powers and links to local superstition. It shifts to a humorous family scene where a smashed plate triggers grandmothers, sisters, and a cake dish in a domestic moment.
A scrambled set of quotes discusses heat and humidity effects on workers in boilers and steamships, humor about advice, marriage, hair dye, unions, drinking water, and a political taunt about a smoking room and timing. The piece weaves various witty remarks from New York and Chicago sources into a miscellany on comfort, labor, and public sentiment.
Denver correspondence reports a traveling salesman visiting towns with 5000 plus population for twelve years. He notes boosted cloak sales by long hours and night travel, countering dull periods. He cites Missouri store run by an ailing father and ambitious son, showing how courage and resourcefulness beat fear and slow markets.
The Katings vacy jour notes a saloon at 8 Hast Fourth Street run by Jack Gallagher was shut by the county court. Three successive proprietors were adjudged insane. Wizard Smith spent years in asylum and died after release. Joe Hon ker later became a maniac and died in St Joseph asylum. A later Smith gained control and also was confined, then cured and released.
Representative Charles J. Bartlett of Macon Georgia criticizes the Republican platform as anti Southern and predicts Georgia will remain solidly Democratic for the Denver ticket. Oklahoma leaders doubt party strength, question funding, and discuss Haskell as a potential VP choice. Remarks touch on election prospects, prohibition impacts, and Foraker’s reelection in Ohio, with broad cross state maneuvering and veteran reactions.
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