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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
24
Publication notice from The Washington Post outlining daily and Sunday deliver options and rates by carrier and mail. Includes prepaid and monthly terms, with payment by drafts checks or money orders, and a signature line for the Washington Post Co. Located in Washington DC near Rayagico DC.
Washington readers are urged to keep The Post as they travel or relocate, with changes of address easily handled. The piece notes labor movement tensions, Republican convention fallout, and ongoing political maneuvering affecting campaigns, money, and public messaging across the nation.
President Roosevelt, before leaving for Oyster Bay, sketched a campaign plan labeling states to focus on for Taft supporters. He noted Indians Utah Colorado Montana Nevada North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Rhode Island as key, while Maryland appears safe for Taft. He sent detailed state notes to Senator Borah and believes several mine states can swing with his program and increased House support.
The New York World recounts Chicago politics during the 1908 campaign with Frank Hitchcock portrayed as a harsh fixer. It claims he coerced Southern delegates toward Taft, faced pressure to resign, and manipulated the Taft nomination amid loyalty to Cortelyou and Southern ties.
Cable reports Taft nomination and involvement of Sheba Cobb in supporting marriage plans with Shaw Hurton of Boston. It notes a Boston thinker’s view on a Geraldine status and mentions English habits contrasting French cleanliness practices with a long, tedious toilette.
Seattle tale of a burglar hiding under a bed roars aloud as he torments a couple in Philadelphia Record style. Beagle is nose-tweaked and a gun is pressed to a bedmate while Tavis Schaefer loses a $250 diamond stud kept in a coal box. They move the bed to read by light, trapping the intruder beneath until the thief escapes after threatening to blow their heads off.
Edward VII names Robert Gibb, noted Royal Scotch Academy member, as King’s limner for Scotland. The role traces to Sir Henry Raeburn and successors like Wilkie, Victoria era holders, with Gibb likely knighted. The piece recalls prior limners and Gibb’s career as curator of the National Gallery of Scotland and his noted paintings.
James Cantillon of the Des Moines Gowa regains sight in his right eye at Helteyue Hospital after weeks of illness and hysteria. His brother Joseph, manager of the Washington American League team, will visit New York soon. Doctors call the case puzzling and link the recovery to hysteria and nervous system effects.
The Brooklin Eagle declares it will not support Bryan or any Bryan or populist platform under any circumstance. It emphasizes it is historically Democratic, but now bolts Bryan, signaling a shift and aiming to clarify the Tribune's stance. The note claims ownership by J Pierpont Morgan and editorials by John D. Rockefeller as context.
The letter argues Roosevelt and Bryan should join in a unified ticket at the convention to end party division. It claims such a ticket would win nationwide support, sweep away opposing policies, and push through Rooseveltian legislation with Bryan as presiding officer, while independents would bow out.
A Warsaw Indiana woman, Mary Grimage, has lain on a cot for fourteen years at Kosciusko County infirmary with no identifiable physical ailment. Doctors are puzzled by her continued wellbeing despite extreme inactivity and near-total neglect of exercise. She has rarely spoken or uncovered her head, and medicine was taken only once for a headache during the period.
The article discusses a “church within a church” south of Tawes, arguing local churches are overbuilt for a sparse population. It notes ivy-covered ruins of the old church as a noble, picturesque remnant and suggests the former grand scale and importance of the village church. The current nave occupies about half of the old structure.
Immense crowds hindered New York Times coverage of the Chicago Republican convention. Delegates faced danger and disruption as they attempted formal business, with plans discussed to reduce hall size and ease demonstrations. The piece notes risks of disorder, possible postponement, and the need for orderly proceedings despite large crowds.
The text blends surreal sexualized imagery with references to the Ward of Sunpl and a discussion of miners. It mentions Harry Thaw and the coal industry, noting the decline of independent operators and the fate of the coal combine assets with laconic about a volatile situation.
Browne owner of a Spokane bank joins a venture with J M Armstrong and L F Williams to acquire the Hyde Block on Riverside Avenue amid a city swelling from 3600 to about 109000. The piece blends business gossip, local growth, and references to Western markets and politics.
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