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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
24
Citizens planning to move from Washington should keep The Post as a constant link to capital affairs. Addresses may be updated freely and power will reach every part of the country promptly. Notify an agent or send direct orders to The Post by telephone Main 205.
The fragment covers district water supply concerns with calls for meters in federal buildings to curb waste, debates over increasing supply versus conservation, and notes about a filtration system. It also touches on public health worries, old money bacteria myths, and various political asides and anecdotes reflecting the era.
The report concerns a phonograph’s role in a court related dispute at Glen Echo. Authorities consider options to curb the device when it speaks in public, including closing concessions and possibly restraining visitors to limit its audience. The piece notes legal questions about enforcing court orders versus sheriff actions and ponders remedies to prevent perceived agitation from the talking machine.
The NORTHERNER column discusses proposals in the Galbie Paper for a Lincoln memorial arch or monument near the Capitol grounds. It envisions a lasting Washington landmark to honor Lincoln and the nation’s past and future, with focus on unity and gratitude.
An editor notes that a stand against hazing at the United States Military Academy has strengthened authorities and that editorial force can be more convincing than rules. The piece also cites a Pall Mall Gazette opinion praising American willingness to take risks and shoulder responsibility in business and banking compared with England.
The Minneapolis Journal notes B C Simmons of St. Louis, head of the National Prosperity Association, touts reemployment gains in the St Louis district and predicts 1200 more idle workers will be recalled by August 1. The piece critiques faith-based optimism and argues for practical revival amid improving conditions.
Merle Mather 17 suffered a faint on a Granite City porch as her twin brother died in a Long Lake sand trap near Mitchell. Neighbors revived her while farmhands Henry Stavall and Jesse Colmeine aided Tibor Huba as he struggled in the quicksand. Five men worked to free him and drag him ashore.
The New York Sun reports the British earldom in Ireland with Hugh Melville Howard next in line, and an engagement to Miss May Sands of New York. The story traces the Wicklow title’s dramatic history, past heirs, and intertwined families, noting Howard’s status as second heir and the family’s affluent Anglo Irish estates at Shelto n Abbey and related claims across England and Ireland.
Gutfreisch of St Louis, crippled for ten years after a shooting, prays at St Anne shrine in St Joseph's Church during a nine day novena. After six days she feels pain in a limb, wakes with a healed leg, walks with lingering soreness, and finally reports no pain. Relates events to Rev Peter Default and Sisters, aided by St Barnabas parish women.
The 68 year old Boston longshoreman, famed for strength, lifts a 1000 pound lead cask with apparent ease, attributing his power to hard work, open air, and substantial meals rather than weak fairy diet trends. He has served in the navy and Canadian regiment, proving ongoing vigor amid aging.
Readable fragments from a Taft notification ceremony reference Columbus and St Louis clubs singing rousing lines about William Howard Taft. The verses hail him as a future president, describe him as a great man from Ohio, and praise his state and role as maker and shaper of events.
Chicago Journal recounts a real life twist on Enoch Arden as David Einstein deserts his wife and four children for ten years. He surfaces near his wife’s Vincennes Avenue grocery each year, finally returns on the anniversary to a planned party, but words fail and the crowd learns his claim to years may differ from hers. The wife, now breadwinner, runs the store. the tale ends with Einstein muttering disbelief in storybook plots.
In a Buffalo News fragment Jehosophat Brown is described as town fixture and cheerful figure linked to the Cheer-up Clan. A sheriff conflict, a moneylender, and local satire appear, showing a blend of character portraits and small town trouble amid a humorous moral drawn from the farm and finances.
A collage of clippings offers seasonal musings on heat relief and winter prep, plus jokes and fashion curiosities. Includes divergent views on beauty standards in Malacca and Europe, and brief quips on social manners, gender roles, and everyday humor.
Representative A P Pujo of Louisiana discusses the political scene from Washington after a trip from Narragansett Pier. He predicts a quiet fall campaign, cites Republican fatigue, and notes Democrats may have a strong chance if the economy remains weak. He advocates for a Southern presidential candidate and comments on allies and rivals.
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