Washington Post 1908 March 5 notes on Senator Redfield and politics
The Washington Post issue from March 5 1908 discusses Senator Redfield Foote and politics. It notes Foote’s stance and the news value around his career and appointments, including connections to Edmunds and the Vermont Senate context.
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Oregon voters discuss recall and reform in Senate debate
The text outlines proposals for direct elections of U.S. Senators, recall power if senators fail to obey voters, curbing campaign spending, tax changes, and constitutional revival in Oregon. It references Senator Ren and a public push for political reform, urging voters to judge senate actions and potential recall risks.
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The Great Fire Tax and Its Civic Implications
A sprawling critique in Amer ican Industries by F W Fitzpatrick argues fire losses in the United States reach about 500 million dollars annually. He cites costs for fire departments, insurance, and building construction, calls for fireproof standards, landlord penalties for misrepresentation, and wonders how Europe maintains lower losses. He also shifts to political commentary, discussing parties, candidates, and labor issues, weaving in references to Roosevelt, Bryan, Hearst, and Haywood while lamenting radicalism and urging law as the sole guard for workers and capital.
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Sponge Woman Stings Southern Beauheau In Rome Saga
A bizarre report describes a Sponge Woman accused of stinging a southern beau during a trip to Rome. The incident touches on station life and the matron’s role, leaving readers with a sense of relief that they have never visited that town.
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Health scare on ship ends in shrug from doctors
An eighteen year old Rochester youth named Peter Burtch arrived in quarantine aboard the Niagara from Cuba with a flushed face. Doctors suspected fever after he enjoyed heavy meals and deck exercise but concluded he was the healthiest lad they had seen.
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Gold Output Rise Sparks Treasury Wealth Forecast
New York analysis by Maurice L Muhlemann predicts US and world gold production will surge. He estimates US and African gold output around 1900 to reach about a hundred million dollars annually, forecasting US Treasury holdings could reach a trillion dollars in gold coin and bullion by 1910, a claim echoed by others amid wartime shifts.
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Leaders and Letters Mixed in Curious 19th Century Tales
A fragmentary column recalls Tomie Rammuer and Labouchere in a whist game with a German minister, plus notes on labor politics in Japan and a Hong Kong dinner scene. It ends with a London Chronicle reflection on Chinese poets praising wine and opium, painting a panorama of late imperial intrigues and cultural quirks.
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King Manuel's Curious Title and Portugal's Royal Mummies
A 1903 feature explores Portugal's royal pageantry from the title King of the Algarves to the mummified remains of kings and queens. It notes Manuel II's claim, the Algarves' status as a southern province, and Spainish-era burial displays in Santa Cruz and Santa Isabel. The article also recounts Inez de Castro's posthumous queenship and historic Portuguese legends linking monarchy, ceremony, and national memory.
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Fragmented Tales of Fame Illness and Oddities From A Vintage Page
A muddled New Yorker narrative blends tales of near death from illness with a once frail man becoming hale, plus oddities like a frog living in cement and a Civil War veteran’s dental tragedy. The piece weaves eccentric anecdotes and colorful, era-rich phrasing across medical quirks and local color.
Serious War Scare Prompts National Debate in Springter
A Springter Republican column warns of a new war scare with claims that Germany and Japan could quickly overrun U S coastal and Pacific regions. The piece questions feasibility but pushes concern over national defense and echoes Continental fears while contrasting other readers notes and verse. The mix includes poems and anecdotes about Congress and daily life as context.
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Pointed Paragraphs on Poverty and Simplicity in City Life
A tangled excerpt reflects on good intentions versus slippery reality in Chicago life. It contrasts poverty with credit, simplicity, envy, and the value of small savings, suggesting a wary view of social status and frugality in urban living.
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Views of Visitors in Washington and Politics on the Rise
A visitor, identified as Gen John A Wise, criticizes today’s parties as divided and barren. He discusses Roosevelts and Bryans influence, English investment in America, and the Japan China tensions, noting shifts in political trust and economic sentiment. He weighs Taft versus Roosevelt as a conservative option.
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Poisoning as a Fine Art in the Renaissance Conspiracies
An account from the late medieval to early modern era describes governments secretly weighing assassination by poison. The Council of Ten debated paid eliminations of emperors nobles, with figures and terms recorded, including 150 ducats yearly for initial services and escalating fees for targets such as Maximilian, the Sultan, and the Pope.
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The Old Soldier Vote and the 1924 Campaign
A Georgia Republican critic notes no candidate will seek GAR support in the 1924 race and that only Civil War veterans remain, about 43 years after Vicksburg. He argues the veteran vote could sway Indiana and several western states, while pensions no longer drive campaign sentiment due to recent broad pensions for veterans.
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