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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1907
Page
19
A new curved shoe device claims to double walking speed by altering the gait. The shoe fastens to the foot with three buckles and uses a curved sole, footholder, and leg rod to roll forward with each step, aided by a spring that readies the next stride.
A vivid portrait of female roulette fever at Monte Carlo. Madame Chauvin and other women of high and low society chase luck amid lavish tables while officials keep scandal at bay. Stories recount Mamma Viaud and aging players who gamble from dawn to night, risking fortunes and lives as the casino guards contest schemes and conspiracies.
A Civil War veteran recalls a black and white dog named Ring who joined the Eighth Missouri Volunteer Infantry, detecting hidden pickets and spies. The dog saved his life by signaling danger, trained by instinct rather than by men, though a shoulder wound later ended his frontline scouting role.
Memorial tribute recalls General David J. Cook famed as Denver police chief and Rocky Mountain detective who hunted 3,000 outlaws, led Chinese riot peacekeeping, and saved the government $100,000. Born Indiana, he served from 1859, forged peace across Colorado, and died at his Denver home aged 71, leaving a storied, fearless legacy.
A Chicago Tribune account recalls ODA LAKE in Nevada as a vast soda lake with the potential to yield immense wealth. The narrator recalls buying the desert, drilling vats, and watching soda crystals form in a bid to amass fortune, only to face misery when the fortune vanished. The piece weaves Nevada bonanza memory with a personal fall from wealth, touching Consolidated Virginia shares, Galactic hopes, and desert hardships.
Two 1905 letters found in a barrel at a Galapagos Bay outpost were deciphered and delivered after being sent to Washington for processing. Alejandro Mann of Guayaquil helped forward them. one letter reached Mrs Stewart in Odessa Missouri, the other Mr E Gifford in Alameda California. The barrel post office sits atop a post on the beach, erected by the British ship Amphion in the 1890s, with marks from the French cruiser Protet and HM S Leander.
A New York Press caption describes a photograph by C. J. Blanchard showing an Apache Chief on the Salt River project in Arizona. The chief, wearing workwear, supervises two mules and a steel scraper as he works on the massive dam construction amid Geronimo’s former domain.
While passing a pasture north of Washington B.8 Moore found two large snakes near Wifey farm. He killed the reptiles which measured 8 feet 8 inches and appeared twin. A cow formerly dry began producing milk again after the snakes’ demise.
A three week old midget horse weighing twenty pounds greeted viewers at the veterinary hospital of Dr Martin J Potter on Hast Twenty-fifth Street. The tiny horse, about the size of a fox terrier, is perfectly formed and drew attention as the world’s smallest horse observed by reporters.
At Jack's on Slath avenue Tom Sexton the famed racing plunger, once owner of Ostrich and Wickford, declares he is broke yet cheerful and working as a waiter while plotting to rebuild a stable. He recalls $300,000 winnings and $40,000 losses, credits form and timing, and vows to reclaim racing success with a new stable.
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