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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1908
Page
16
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The president defends the court's ruling and vows swift action against the Stamford Oil Company. He rejects claims of attacking the judiciary and asserts federal authorities will pursue punishment if errors occurred. The speech aims to reassure the public that the corporation will be held to account.
The Aldrich Commission on monetary reform, created by the Aldrich-Vreeland Act, may inquire into the banking system and report to Congress. It will examine required reforms, strength of banking institutions, and measures to prevent future panics, with investigations slated before Congress convenes in December.
The public may not accept the grand jury’s indictment of Pickford and Reavis as whitewash. It faults the District government for lax inspection and calls for reforms to prevent future disasters, noting the building inspector’s office is under equipped and discretion in hiring is limited. Public gratitude lies in potential remedies.
The piece contrasts a polemical attack on Bryan by Watson with an editorial about West Point cadets dismissed for hazing seeking reinstatement. It argues for constitutional obedience, condemns disrespect for law, and criticizes cadets’ appeal to Congress while urging continued civilizational standards.
A sweeping critique of lawlessness and Prohibition zeal appears amid editorials. It contrasts Jefferson’s libertarian stance on drink with contemporary aims to curb alcohol and gambling, while lampooning political figures and parties and noting social woes from drowning accidents to noisy city reforms.
Nationwide reports confirm an unmistakable wave of prosperity. Mills operate at full blast and railroads hire workers as abundant money stabilizes industry. National banks hold 861,326,450 in reserves on May 14 with New York vaults totaling 318,000,000, while total U S gold in circulation reaches 1,445,000,000.
Surveys from Missouri and 11 other states show a resumed activity across the South and West with prospects for a record ending this year. Reports note industrial and agricultural strength, high crop prices, and returning workers. In the St Louis district about 17000 manufacturing and commercial workers have been recalled.
In Hudson Gudd’s New Jersey hennery a Brahma hen died after being cemented ankle deep when a concrete floor was laid. The hen’s egg laying remained unaffected, and Budd recalls the bird outlived his expectations. Also noted is a light anecdote about Secretary Taft once sending clippings of his poetry to a Iowa aunt who asked if such verses are printed for free.
E C Laston, aged 23, has memorized 40 000 dates from world history and issued a challenge to the memory world. After rheumatic fever ended his army officer career, he met the Zancigs in India who encouraged his talent. He studied Hayden's Dictionary of Dates and practiced writing and rewriting hundreds of dates to build a vast repertoire and instant recall.
The Rev Sholto Douglas rector of All Souls Church Marylebone is raised to the Barony of Blythswood in the House of Lords, adopting the Campbell name for Blythswood estates and passing Mains and Dumbartonshire properties to Archibald Campbell, who will assume Douglas. The Blythswood line traces to Campbells of Lochow and Mary Queen of Scots era, with the estate’s history and recent misfortunes noted.
A London hotel company report shows a 50 percent drop in liquor sales over three years, forcing reduced dividends as income wanes. The telegraph notes a Europe wide temperance trend, with many states pursuing total abstinence, affecting British and American travelers who once patronized fashionable hotels.
R Trachsel longtime Denver druggist, who ran a drug store at Eighteenth and Arapahoe, began a 62 day fast for a cure. He survived on water olive oil and lemon juice with brief beef broth while his health reportedly improved and weight fell. He plans to continue small portions of olive oil and lemon juice rather than solid food for now.
A study from Outing Magazine describes Hopi marriage rites in which a betrothed couple undergoes a three week corn grinding period and a sunrise head bathing, while a Burma Buddhist sect witnesses a monk immolate himself in religious fervor, with onlookers profiting from the aftermath.
The work of oyster collecting and culture is said to be unsuitable for women in France yet men are not drawn to it due to the tedious nature. Women endure long hours in water under a hot sun, with many going mad and sent to asylums. Profits are large for bed owners and well paid for workers, leading to quick fortunes for some.
A New York Press column decries baby deaths from bowel complaints blamed on flies, mocks professors who beg banishments, and imagines traps with honey vinegar. It riffs on buzzards scent, meat-block traps, and daily fly catches, then shifts to a New York Sun poem about money boredom and refrain.
Washington cleans up its lunch rooms as a major health campaign. The effort aims to reduce disease germs in public eating places, with the belief that sanitation in kitchens affects homes and may inspire other cities to adopt similar reforms.
A quirky collection notes varying attitudes toward happiness health and possessions from Chicago Nevada New York Proge and common social truths. It surveys how aggression, optimism, and expectations frame daily life and relationships, including cautions about overestimating love and money.
A string of quotes from hotel guests in Washington and elsewhere covers politics in Utah and Texas. Henry F. McLauren discusses Senator Smoot's reelection prospects amid Mormon ties and anti gambling laws loom over Buffalo trotting races. Texas figures predict Bryan's win while fearing boll weevil damage and prohibition talk heats the Democratic scene.
Miss Ista Stewart of St Bertholomews Ho recalls a wards story of a dying lip disease patient who, dreaming of his sailor brother, saw a mysterious sailor apparition at his bedside. The nurse witnessed the same figure twice, then vanished after the gas was turned down and plants rearranged.
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