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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
12
Grover Cleveland debates democracy and party labels amid economic strife and labor concerns. The piece criticizes districts overstepping court decisions on bookmakers, defends individualism versus socialism, discusses American shipping needs, prison reform trends toward parole, and questions government meddling in industry and labor.
Leslie's Weekly argues the 1904 campaign differs as Republicans face industrial stagnation under a Republican administration. It notes the floating independent vote in key states could swing the election, endorses a candidate who blends progressiveness with cautious balance to attract conservative Democrats and unite the party against Bryan.
William Alanson Bryan, president of the Pacific Scientific Institution in Honolulu, extols Hawaii as a land of unmatched charm and hospitality. He notes racial harmony, mentions intermarriage trends, and laments declines of native Hawaiians while praising island life and exploration. The piece then shifts to South American wildlife observations and forest fauna, detailing various reptiles, mammals, birds, and the Jabiru stork in marsh and lagoon habitats.
A theater manager in a Roaring Forties rooming house complains about a letter addressed to a young woman of the same name. The bellhop offers to help by suggesting she take a different name to avoid future mail mix ups.
A South African river train stop near Gamtoos hosts a man who captures a cobra de capella alive. He seizes the tail end with a swift jerk, grips the back of the head, and places the three inch diameter, four foot snake in a biscuit tin, a stunt that chilled witnesses.
The Terre Haute Star notes that F. W. Jacobs of Kingfisher Oklahoma is the Populist presidential candidate. It emphasizes every state’s right to a candidate for the highest office and that Oklahoma will not overlook its rights.
Lord Cromer, longtime Egyptian administrator, has reportedly received a personal invitation from the President to visit and stay at the White House this year. The invitation reflects Admiration for his work in Egypt and the belief he could advise Washington on colonial and imperial issues, especially in the Philippines.
An 1901 pledge against a third presidential term is invoked to label any renomination as immoral. The piece argues Roosevelt cannot betray his word, warning that a Chicago nomination would ruin his reputation and dishonor him as an honest man.
From the Providente formal a tribute to the country physician. It recalls Dr George Silas West who died at forty after visiting patients despite pneumonia and harsh weather. The piece honors doctors loyalty, devotion, and the risks endured in every hour of service to the ill.
A collage of vivid scenes from Kentucky amid war and nature. Describes marching armies on sunlit hills, banners and drums, and distant thunder of conflict. Interwoven is a quip about sleeping fish and a playful tale of rival ladies settling quarrels with swift fairness.
A long reefed note questions a Rockaway Hunt Club superintendent in Jamaica Bay who bought swamp land for 375 years ago and has since sold salt hay for 300 annually. He refused a 25000 offer from a dock company, prompting inquiry into the wisdom of such real estate investments.
A Paris based calculation on the Casablanca deployed 3 000 French force to pacify Moroccan tribes shows mobilization costs hit about 60 000 on day one. Officers receive immediate pay, with daily increases for active service while privates get standard rations plus allowances. All told the punitive expedition runs well over six million francs monthly, with daily costs around 150 to 200 francs per man for food transport and incidentals.
A collage of satirical snippets from multiple 19th century tabloids. It lampoons generals Topsky and Tipsky, mockery of Japanese foes, dramatic medieval warlike imagery, then segues into jokes about Henry James, a New York Sun transcriptions, and quips on Senators Ingalls and Butler plus assorted maxims.
Francis B. James of Cincinnati argues against initiative and referendum, citing Switzerland and Oregon as failures. He contends the plan empowers minorities and paralyzes legislatures, urging caution for U.S. adoption. He urges education over force and compares reform to evangelical persuasion.
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