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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1907

Page

52

Texas Has Spoken In Bailey Criticism And Honor

The Washington Post rails against mudslinging in Texas politics as it assesses Joseph W Bailey. It praises his intellect and courage while noting his tempers. a Texas legislature verdict may prompt a public appeal. The piece contrasts bachelorhood and duty, arguing courage isn’t diminished by marriage status.

Texas Balzac Joseph W. Bailey Tony Henry Clay Michie Kerr Joseph W Bailey Pol- Miles Bailey John Sherman Congress House Senate

Wall Street's New God Harriman Crowned by Dollar Worshipers

The piece frames B H Harriman as a modern Wall Street god replacing J Pierpont Morgan as the dominant force in American finance. It likens his influence to Napoleonic power, notes his modest exterior yet vast control of railroads, and condemns the worship of money while warning of the social penalties for hubris among the financial elite.

B. H. Harriman New York J. Pierpont Morgan Calibans Wall Street Morgan Hm- Pero Napoleon Alexander Julius Caesar Jay Gould Colossus United States Mr. Morgan Iol Harriman Ony Sontsayer Mr. Harriman Wheither

Humour and politics mix in a lively early 1900s column

The piece captures a congressional scene with William E Humphrey railing against the Democratic party over ship subsidies. It also critiques naval construction delays, contrasts British and American shipbuilding speeds, and tosses in quips about politics, Japan, Harriman, and topical figures, all in a brisk, magazine‑style voice.

1907 The Year to Come Heralded by Psychic Guide

A 1907 forecast from Matthe J Hettar in Atellus Ray Light predicts light in the year, with celestial signs, economic growth, new laws, Panama Canal progress, storms from February to spring, volcanic eruptions, political shifts in Cuba Russia and India, and a major collapse event likely with many casualties.

Matthe J Hettar Atellus Uranus Neptune Jupiter Mars Venus Moon Panama Canal Atlantic Newfoundland South America Asia India Score Islands Indian Ocean United States Cuba Ching Russia England Africa Europe Italy

Ain't No Kid I'm Daffy Over You

Comic dialect love lyric about unrequited affection in Chicago slang. A narrator named Bill pleads, confessing nerves around Mag and Mag’s cold stare, while vowing devotion and lamenting loneliness, with urge for pity and a drink to drown grief.

Chicago Bill

Child of Patchogue Dies After Cat Transmits Diphtheria

Little Annie Yule of Patchogue dies within hours after contracting diphtheria from a stray cat she brought home for warmth. The cat vanished soon after the child's death, echoing a local history of cat borne outbreaks where a family perished from the disease.

Annie Yule Patchogue L. 1

Pointed Paragraph From the Chicago News

A fragmented column from Chicago discusses hope and skepticism toward proposals and church seating issues. The prose alludes to waiting on a woman’s response and the unreliable nature of certain faith claims, ending with a remark on wisdom and prudence.

Chicago News

Former Shah at a Prize Fight

English rulers entertained Afghanistan’s Amir with boxing bouts during visits to India. The Shah of Persia, Nazmed-Din, and others similarly obsessed over bare-knuckle bouts, provoking shock from bishops and officials. The piece also notes a bankrupt Reverend Sir William Harle, a self-styled baronet, and a distant royal debt dispute, plus other era curiousities.

Afghanistan India Nazm ed-Din Persia England Bockinghay Palace Ugrd Shaftesbury Canterbury York Iran Unawara

Roosevelt Backdrop to Algeciras Crisis Recapped by Jardieu

Andre Jardieu outlines a sequence from 1906 Algeciras talks showing France and Germany at odds, Emperor William’s refusals, Roosevelt’s telegrams, and U S insistence on a US viewed policing scheme while denouncing German aims in Morocco as the Congo of spheres of influence.

Roosevelt Algeciras New York Times Revue Des Deux Mondea Andre Jardieu The Temps M. Tardieu France Germany Count Witte Wiliam St. Petersburg C Paria Berlin M. Jardieu Pays William United States Mojaves Kineolt England Russia Japan Italy Spain M. Jardieu Morocco Casablanca

My Lady's Slipper Poem by Archibald Hope

A verse celebrates a woman's delicate slipper as potent charm, a coveted object that guides desire and devotion. The speaker extols its lines and patent leather, urging restraint yet revealing its power to enthrall and symbolize Cupid's hidden access to the beloved.

Newport Cupid Archibald Hope

Indians in Oklahoma Grow Richer. Civilization Widespread

The piece asserts 264000 Indians in the United States with 91000 in Indian Territory and 166100 in the state. It notes Cherokees Creeks Choctaws Chickasaws and Seminoles govern their affairs, wear civilized dress, run schools and churches, and prepare to exercise full citizenship. It cites 25 million dollars in U.S. Treasury funds with interest and treaty payments totaling 1.725 million plus 750 thousand yearly from government. Per capita wealth is high and the Oklahoma Indians are described as the richest community globally and growing.

Lesito United States Indian Territory Comme Three Civilized Oklahoma

Editor records Twain tale of a famed Virginia City turkey

An anecdote recalls Mark Twain at a New York dinner joking about a rare turkey left at the Virginia City Enterprise office. The proprietor took the bird home, praising its richness, until a letter revealed the bet and sparked plans for the agricultural editor to explain in the next issue.

Harpers Ween Virginia City ‘Enterprise Mark Twain New York Prietor Mr. Edutar Van Turkey

Reflections of a Bachelor Row Fragment Heads

Fragmentary text from a 19th century column critiquing men and money. The passage mocks charity, shopping instincts, and gender roles, referencing a bachelor narrator and social expectations about spending and clever purchases.

Savage Doctors Claim Potent Cures From Indigenous Remedies

An 1880s London Times extract reports on a supposed native cassia root decoction named Dr Bearcane found by an Arab guide as a cure for fever. It cites historical anecdotes from explorers about indigenous remedies and cautions against sensational drumming and mysticism in healing while noting Cape government records of Bantu medicine men offering cancer remedies.

Mars Stregglia Stripea Intast Boston Fickorin Lowell Lowels Mary London Lancet O'Sullivan Beare Eoneul Bemba Br. Beare Bearcane Pete Jacques Cartier Drake Caribe Dominica Fortune Cape

Mollie Coddle Declares Her Identity In New York World

A quip-filled inquiry questions Mollie Coddle’s identity and ties, asking if she is kin to Mamie Taylor Helen Blazes Sara Tosa Sallie Sun Kitty Whats-her-name or others, and wonders who Mollie Coddle really is beyond college fame and a playful rumor mill.

Wofl New York Pray Mamie Taylor Helen Blazes Kitty Sara Tosa Sallie Charlotte Charlotte Russ Bittle Hitlie Maginn Bor Mollie Coddle Nancy Harvard

Hope for Baldheaded from Pittsburg Dispatch

A Pittsburg Dispatch column relays Dr Delos M Parker of Detroit claiming hair regrowth via deep breathing to expel a toxic frostlike crystal from the blood. The piece follows other reports, including Brashear’s sun spot forecast and a dramatic case of prolonged laughter leading to near death in Florence New York World dispatches.

Pittsberg Dr. Parker Florence New York World Barbara Barr Baptist Church Miss Barr Mose Barr

Automobiles Boost Western tanning and mining claims

In the Raleigh lobby, C D Porter of San Francisco credits automobiles with transforming the West economy. He says cars let capitalists visit sites quickly, enabling vast mining regions to operate as fast as a day’s travel. The anecdote follows other remarks on archbishop Ryan and railcar delays due to heavy Dakotan snows, with Indiana road funding and Bailey’s political standing also discussed.

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Easier Said Than Done From Puck

Steelmill Sr of Pittsburgh warns his son to stay steady while Steeloull Jr is absent as a hypothetical divorce suit by a mother is contemplated, reflecting on family and legal matters in a brief admonitory note.

Puck Steelmill, Sr Pittsburgh Steeloull, Jr Divorca

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