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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1908
Page
6
The Washington Post offers daily and Sunday delivery in Washington and Alexandria with weekly and monthly mail options. Rates vary by delivery method and location, with prepaid postage and payment by drafts or checks. Territory includes Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street in Washington.
Long Washington edition laments campaign funding and anti capitalism tensions after Chicago convention. It notes Western support for Bryan and taft opposition, residents' views on fireworks, and calls for restrained Fourth of July celebrations with a focus on patriotism over noise.
Roosevelt prepared a memorandum outlining targeted states for Taft campaign efforts. He identifies Indiana Utah Colorado Montana Nevada North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Rhode Island and Maryland as key areas and notes issues for each state. He sends the material to Senator Borah and sees potential to sway electoral votes through his program.
The piece portrays Frank Hitchcock as a domineering reformer linked to Cortelyou and Taft. It notes Roosevelt ordered Hitchcock to drop Cortelyou, resign from the Post Office Department, and steer delegates to Taft, making a Taft nomination likely. The account frames Hitchcock as pivotal yet conflicted between political loyalties and party unity.
The cable dispatch reports Taft’s nomination and notes Boston social circles discussing a possible marriage between Shaw Hurton of Boston and Miss Sissy Cobb. It mentions plans and reactions among American figures, with cultural anecdotes about French grooming habits and a gossip-laden tone.
A Seattle burglary ended in chaos when a thief hiding beneath a bed during a late night dispute grabbed Beagle’s watch and chain, menaced Tavis Schaefer, and fled after threatening to shoot. The diamond stud remained hidden in a bank box. The pair’s bed was moved to read by lamplight, trapping the intruder until escape.
Edward VII appoints Robert Gibb as King’s Limner for Scotland, a historic post dating to Raeburn and held by famed painters like Wilkie and Paton. Gibb, ex-curator of the National Gallery of Scotland, inherits the royal appointment and is to be knighted, continuing a lineage of royal household limners. The article also covers unrelated aristocratic notes on the Palffy and Paty families and a brief obituary chronology.
James Cantillon of the Des Moines Gowa baseball team unexpectedly regained sight in his right eye at Helteyue Hospital after hours of hysteria and illness. Doctors led by Dr Wurtele call the episode mysterious and attribute it to a hysterical attack affecting the nervous system, with recovery following restored mental calm. Cantillon had previously lost vision in the left eye after an injury in Chicago. His brother Joseph, manager of the Washington American League team, plans to visit New York soon.
The Brooklin Eagle declares it will not support William Jennings Bryan or any Bryan platform under any circumstances. It states the paper is historically Democratic yet fully Bryan and Populist in origin but now bolts Bryan and will not back him.
The piece argues Roosevelt and Bryan should fuse Democratic and Independent support to form a Roosevelt Bryan ticket. It claims such a union could win nationwide, derail opposition to progressive policies, and force passage of Rooseveltian reform while displacing obstructionist lawmakers.
Mary Grimage, fourteen years confined to a cot at Kosciusko County infirmary near Warsaw, has no identifiable physical ailment. Doctors say she remains well while sedentary and neglected, with no routine exercise or medicine beyond a single headache tablet during the period.
The article notes a “church within a church” illustrating how local churches exceed current needs. It describes ivy covered ruins of the old church, celebrated for picturesque beauty, and the large present church built inside the nave of the older structure, despite the parish having only a few inhabitants.
The New York Times reports that vast crowds at the Chicago convention threaten orderly business. Delegates struggle to maintain decorum as demonstrations disrupt deliberations, prompting talk of smaller halls to reduce danger and allow proper discussion.
Readable fragments describe a character planning experiments and facing fear, with mentions of Ward of Sunpl, family, and a surreal scene of wings and jewelry. The text wanders between ambitions, aesthetic details, and scattered references to Thaw and coal operators, lacking coherent narrative.
A sprawling long passage recalls Browne and associates buying the Hyde Block on Riverside in Spokane as part of a booming Western capital scene. It notes population rise to about 109000 since earlier times, mentions Le Roi stock schemes, and hints at open saloons, rail and grain issues, and a mix of bankers, traders, and lawmakers shaping Spokane’s fortunes. The piece blends local business chatter with national stock concerns and speculative futures.
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