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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1908
Page
44
A Washington Post publication office piece recaps El Tiempo editor's bellicose rhetoric on Mexico and the Philippines, urging U S force and Monroe Doctrine warnings. It notes Mexico foes, expected territorial grabs, and historical U S help to Mexico, ending with satire about subscription terms and times.
Franklin, Virginia candidate J Peter Holland, Democrat in the Second Virginia district, urges a peanut tariff of not less than 3 cents a pound in a national platform plank, arguing current 0.5 cent levy fails to offset labor costs against Japan and China. The piece frames Holland as a champion of peanut protection amid broader ties to U S trade policy.
The New York State Democratic committee, with one dissent, adopts resolutions to send unpledged delegates to Denver. The move signals strong belief that Bryan is a Presidential impossibility and reflects New York’s pivotal role in national Democratic chances.
Washington officials press Congress for general school improvements to raise fire protection with new extinguishers and fireproof stairways. They seek about 500000 dollars, 159900 of which would fund fireproof stairways and a large manual training school, amid calls to modernize and expand the district’s education system.
An irate El Tiempo editor in Mexico City denounces a New York paper urging the U S purchase of Baja California’s Magdalena Bay region. He argues for war between the United States and Mexico, clashing with the voice of conscience in a fiery appeal.
The Post urges Congress to pass Senate bill 477 promoting public disclosure of donor names and amounts to political campaigns. It cites reform zeal, presidential support, and past scandals, urging both houses to act before adjournment to curb election corruption.
A historical clipping claims Japanese servants discharged from battle fleet duty in New York pose as ex naval ornaments and seek domestic work. It notes silent, disciplined workers, lists stereotyped job wants, compares with Chinese labor, and alleges spying motives for the home front.
The Philadelphia Bulletin recounts how Washington’s February birthday sparked debate over royal trappings and republican modesty. Despite objections, a grand nocturnal ball hosted by Philadelphia’s Almacs social managers proceeded, with Washington, his wife, Adams and other national leaders in attendance marking his sixty‑second year.
A New York family quarrel centers on Edward Schultze and his wife Sophie who live apart in the Jamaica Avenue house with five children. Frederick, 20, leans to the father while Edward Jr, Pauline, and the others side with their mother. The home splits across floors as each faction maintains daily routines and work separate from the other, illustrating a bitter domestic divide.
A white rock rooster owned by William Spangler fought its reflection in dark glass on Red Lion main street. The bird charged shadows behind basement windows in the John Shindler building, shattering two panes as it fought, and sustained severe cuts while defeating the two shadows.
Opha Moore recalls Governor McKinley not a musician yet possessing a smooth voice and fondness for simple hymns. He would hum a familiar Methodist tune from his private office, providing a calming moment while staff worked. The piece notes curiously on agrarian progress in Fresno and a palmier onion anecdote, reflecting broader social themes.
The article details the ancient English practice of appointing high sheriffs by pricking a parchment roll with a gold bodkin at a Privy Council meeting held on or about the Purification festival. It explains eligibility, the judges’ role, exemptions, and the social prestige plus procedural rituals surrounding the assizes, residence rules, and even historic anecdotes involving Sir Claude de Crespigny and execution duties.
The piece portrays Abraham Lincoln as relentlessly pursuing office from age twenty one until his death, seeking legislative, federal, governorship, senatorial, and presidential roles. It notes his strategic maneuvers for renomination, willingness to retire for party harmony, and methods now seen as machine politics while arguing his actions were manly and not dishonorable.
A historic New York apartment hotel once emptied by claimed hauntings rebounded after a heating system flaw caused noises were fixed. A savvy verifier detailed how a financier renamed the building and rents stabilized, transforming a feared spectral tale into profitable occupancy.
A Philadelphia Record humorous item tells of a Chestnut Street professional who leaves his keys at home. He cannot enter his desk or safe, considers sending a messenger, then goes home to fetch them only to find his wife absent. He ends by calling her and giving up work for the day.
A Minnesota man cites an old prophecy predicting a series of wars and great destruction through 1914. The tale traces Balden the Presbyterian prophet and a chain of dealings from 1824 through 1913, with remarks on misfortune and fate linked to these predictions.
Central Union Telephone crews in Akron northeast section fixed a weeklong outage after a park squirrel gnawed insulation in a cable box atop a pole. The rodent nested inside the vault, and workers avoided harming her while restoring service.
Dr Frederick Van Heden, a Dutch sociologist and physician, announced he would return home on April 3 without conducting any public demonstration of his psycho therapeutic methods. He cited numerous requests for clinics and private sessions but refused to demonstrate, noting he is not practicing medicine in the United States. He described treatment by hypnotism and unconscious suggestion, asserting relief comparable to drugs for nervous patients, especially women, with children as easier cases and less civilized patients showing greater success.
In Arlington hotel lobby P L Flanigan national committee man Nevada argues for unpledged delegates to the Chicago convention. He says instru ction would let one man carry proxies and strip voters of influence, praising Nevada’s growth and predicting a Republican win.
A brittle, fragmented line about a bachelor and girls, suggesting social flirtation or mock romance, with missing context and garbled OCR led phrases. The brief hints at interactions and a playful, transitional tone typical of a column remark from a past page.
A humorous tale by I J Montague in the New York American describes Casey and a hypnotic doctor who insists Casey is alive after supposed death. Casey believes his leg remains, swallows food whole, and even after a ferry accident, clings to the idea he is dead while the doctor’s long words fail to persuade him.
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