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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1907
Page
18
Publication details for Washington Post delivery in Tapbington and Brixandria with Sunday inclusions. Subscription options include daily and Sunday, various term lengths, prepaid payment methods, and remittance directions. Addresses in Washington D C New York Chicago listed for offices and management.
In a debate touching Gov. Hughes and Mr. Barnes, influential New York polit icians spar over party leadership and reform. The piece recalls past adversaries and notes the Insurance bureau battle, with speculation on who will shape state and city policy if a real scramble erupts.
T C Du Pont leader of the powder trust declares in New York that if war breaks out he would mobilize all smokeless powder mills in New Jersey and California and supply the government, with plants on both coasts ready to be placed under military control. He denies any intent to threaten the government or raise prices, citing cooperation with the army and navy and noting powder is already supplied as fast as ordered. He describes a scenario where plants reinforce with acids and nitro compounds and a strong guard would protect facilities.
Along the Delaware River from Mast Hope to Tusten fish trapped by ice surfaced when a large hole formed. Fishermen chopped the ice and water foamed as pickerel and eels surged for food. Samuel Jones, nine, nearly lost trousers to the feeding frenzy after falling in. several fish weighed up to five pounds.
Tamaqua Pennsylvania dispatch notes an imminent coal price increase to consumers after months of high mining costs. Independent producers cite deeper seams and costly water removal as major burdens, claiming mining expenses have risen about 100 percent over the past decade, pressuring fair returns.
Early morning near Southern Boulevard entrance to Bronx Park a Bronx Park Police Roundsman, Commar, discovered a newborn girl baby beneath a bushes clump on a snowdrift. The baby, unclothed, was taken to Fordham Hospital where staff said she likely would survive. No identity identified.
A long digressive feature covers Curzonmhas new country seat Hackwood Park near Basingstoke, detailing its history and links to Lavinia, Polly Peacham, and the Bolton family. It ties in Lord Allendale and Northumberland politics, then shifts to Stanmer Park and Cromwell relics, Pelham lineage in Sussex, and Lord Goschen’s race and Jewish ancestry hints amid courtly gossip.
Fragment from Bal¢imbre Sun poem describing a beloved whose lips eyes and roses mirror those of a past love. The speaker vows to live in an old bliss as the beloved’s image echoes in memories and dreamlike imagery of roses and “dead lips” kiss.
A Chicago Theune scene shows a persistent yet comical street-seller pressing a desk clerk with solicitations for life insurance a Thackeray edition a filter a typewriter cigars a dictionary and shoe polish all rejected until finally the clerk agrees to buy a cheap box just to end the encounter
A Washington Life column attacks Senator Beveridge for lavish federal living costs and to a lesser extent salaries, contrasting his views on extravagance with Indiana’s Beveridge and noting the era’s rising official pay. The piece also riffs on alcohol, theater, and parade of Washington life and ends with a humorous dig at aging and memory.
Senators Taylor and Debs among prominent figures seen at the New Willard and Riggs hotels. Taylor spoke of his early career and the so called fiddling days while Debs, the Socialist nominee, registered at the Riggs and then left before nightfall. Georgia official W N Mitchell described Bulloch Hall reconstructions for a Jamestown Exposition homage to Roosevelt.
A dynamite piece sixteen inches long was found in coal going into Rhode Island’s bunkers while coaling. Officers believe it was accidental and could have destroyed the ship in a firebox. The discovery ends a superstition about three accidents signaling fortune for the ship’s crew.
A fragmentary piece reflecting on self control and social perception. Notes on men and women, education of dogs, and behavior in business contexts emerge in a punchy, disjointed old newspaper voice. The text hints at satire on vanity and subscription behavior without clear narrative.
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