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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
38
The Post reviews the Brownsville affair and Senate actions on reinstating colored soldiers, the Taft Taft-Taft era in the South, and Republican dynamics, noting how African American voters face pressure, party splits, and leadership debates amid federal policy responses.
Leone's Weekly reports that during 1907-08 about a million robins were killed in Louisiana for food by men and boys. While protected in Northern states, southern practice tolerates shooting robins for the table, with some hunters banding at roosting sites. Government experts note boll weevil threats and Chicago newspapers urge the robins' saving. Audubon society members are mentioned amid controversy.
A Washington Dispatch recounts a Western district where Taft supporters secured delegate votes by offering a Federal appointment to a local leader who faced an ethical choice. The informant claims the job was a bribe, yet the leader accepted, shifting the district to Taft. Hitchcock boasted of altering sentiment in under a week.
Washington Dispatch notes Secretary Loeb has reached five years as the President's confidential man and secretary. The President called him the best secretary ever, boosting his salary and keeping him from other offers. Loeb has resisted many lucrative options, including leadership of a Washington railway company, though that may come later if offered.
A Yonkers lawyer Alanson J Prince could not post bail after a speeding arrest with a friend, paying $2 with his diamond ring. The report recalls a dying banker story about large cash holdings among motorists and ends with a humorous exchange from a London Daily News correspondent about old age and cleaning habits in Lincolnshire, celebrating a ninety three year old lady.
The article details Abbotsford near Melrose and its high tourist demand drawing 10 000 to 15 000 yearly visitors. It notes the widowed Marchioness of Bute ending tenancy, current owner Mrs. Maxwell Scott, links to the Scott family, Queen Victoria’s court scenes, and a tale of Lord Annaly and Luttrellstown with related aristocratic ties and a 1908 copyright note.
A historical look at how Kansas and Missouri delegates backed Grover Cleveland in 1892. The piece recalls an all night session at Chicago when Cleveland won the nomination by a slim margin and shows how instructed delegates were challenged by anti-Cleveland forces, urging home opinion to shift ballots.
The piece cites Forest Service circular 140 listing major forest areas by country with totals for Canada Russia and other nations and notes Africa China Alaska and the Philippines hold vast unaudited forests. It contrasts U S forest policy with European models and cites per acre spending and net returns in France Germany the United States and Canada, highlighting divergent efficiencies and reserves.
Irregular verse spoofing naval pieties mixed with a domestic quarrel tale. The mock anthem mutters about Dr Squills, warnings against homeopathy, a Chancery divorce saga, and a vivid list of odd seized items from a vagrant, all set in a garland of period newspaper tone.
A fragmented column offers quips on a hearse kept in a stable after a horse ran away, vows about money and vanity, a famed comb in a camo shop window, and various social observations. It lampoons gullibility, forgiveness, and charity with wry urban anecdotes and aphorisms.
A Montana Daily Record straw poll shows three-fifths favor Taft, one-fifth Roosevelt, and one-fifth Hughes. The survey includes legislators and editors, with Montana likely to send Taft supporters to the convention despite some opposition.
The Sam Francisco Journal notes that about seven million dollars in house certificates saved by banks for the city show around fifteen thousand still outstanding. It discusses suspected destruction and loss of large sums of paper money, questions how much of eight hundred sixty million in legal tender remains in circulation, and critiques treasury reporting on this topic with concerns about silver and gold certificates.
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