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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1907
Page
44
The Washington Post reports railroads threaten Nebraska service by cent fare and court battles over it while criticizing public contempt for rates. It contrasts U S presidents stance on athletics with Harvard's Eliot and notes travel as beneficial for lawmakers. It includes tariff talk with Germany and Panama Canal purchases as context for policy debates.
The Philadelphia Press notes that Senator Spooner may seek New York practice after resigning amid public opinion fears, while Roscoe Conkling’s famed career in law and politics is recalled. Conkling’s early legal triumphs, wartime leadership, and lucrative connections with Jay Gould are highlighted, along with his death after a blizzard marked by his vast Upper Manhattan estate.
A collage recalls a bluesy exhortation to smile through rough days and spread cheer by singing and laughing. It pairs a 19th century tune urging happiness with vivid snippets from shipboard tales and a chaotic dockside vignette about mangrove bark and startled observers, weaving mood with misadventure and caution. Continuous snippets imply a newspaper collage of quotes, fables, and stray anecdotes.
A historical notice on superstition and royal security. The piece recalls accusations against Giolitti and Crispi over the evil eye, cites deaths of ministers in Italy, and describes how monarchs face cranks and all manner of fans and impostors. It notes police methods to shield royals while avoiding public imputation of fear.
New York Central engineers report broken rails and weak roadbeds cause over 60 percent of U S railroad wrecks in five years. They developed an electric eye system to detect cracks and will install it on tracks between here and Buffalo by April end, then on other main lines. When a defect is detected, signals go to the block and trains are stopped until workers locate the faulty rail.
A well dressed New York woman visited Burlington County clerk William Sharp in Mount Holly to trace a family line dating to 1710. She sought a date for her lineage but left abruptly claiming nothing was found. Sharp later checked the dusty book and discovered her ancestor had been hanged for piracy.
A French doctor promotes blue electric light as a safer alternative to chloroform ether and cocaine, claiming it can induce sleep quickly when directed at the eyes with other rays blocked. Sleep lasts two to three minutes now, with potential to cover longer operations, and blue surroundings are said to soothe nervous tension. the piece also includes a dialect humorous note from the Atlanta Journal feature on a talkative man.
A New York Herald piece argues heart disease rises with modern life. It links luxury and overindulgence to strain, cites cases like Harry’s sudden death, and discusses how heart, brain, and stomach interrelate under stress and high blood pressure.
In New York a long verse laments Dowie and predicts his influence fading. Henry Clews addressed the Boys Clubs at East Broadway and Jefferson Street, urging resilience against moral panic and praising betterment despite rising crime. He warns against hypocrites who boast religion, debt, or public intoxication.
Independent coal operators in the Lehigh field press railroads to keep current coal prices after April 1 and seek increases after September when fall rates apply. They cite higher costs for steel lumber and oil used in mining. Rail executives are divided, with some urging action, and winter prices on small sizes may hold post April.
Governor Frank Frantz warned at Raleigh that unless the nearly finished Oklahoma constitution is altered to remove flaws it will be rejected and the new state may remain under territorial forms. He criticized the convention for partisan, even invalid provisions and urged ratification only with broad, patriotic motives.
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