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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1908
Page
44
The Ohio political campaign scene centers on Judge Harmon’s nomination by Democrats amid a bitter battle with pro Ryan faction. The piece questions Harmon’s stance on reform, initiative and referendums, and party loyalties as Republicans and Democrats mobilize around Roosevelt Taft and patronage issues.
A fragmentary discussion argues that socialism and communism threaten individualism and conscience. It critiques collective ownership, urging fewer ideas and more adherence to enduring personal ideals. The author links moral principle to national survival and stresses the danger of eroding liberty.
The text argues there will be no need for grand theories or reformation efforts. It envisions a self sufficient order without petty governments, red tape, or strong policing powers, claiming reform will occur already.
The piece muses that the 1908 race will mirror earlier upheavals with fervent crowds and dramatic rhetoric. It wagers Bryan tours the nation by Pullman, Roosevelt inspires a hardline base, and party leaders mobilize to push a transformative, possibly perilous political moment.
The District Commissioners push to curb usury and regulate money lending in Washington amid opposition from professional lenders who warn of harming borrowers. Debate centers on legal interest rates, protections for lenders, and charges deemed usurious, with broader political references and unrelated society notes interwoven.
Bishop Charles H Brent chosen as successor to the late Henry Yates Satterlee as Episcopal Bishop of Washington. Brents record in the Philippines and as writer and speaker signals fruitful labors in the capital. Diocesan convening marks start of cathedral build and continued church growth under his leadership.
Ohio Democrats back a Bryan instructed delegation to the national convention while warning that nominating Bryan risks losing Ohio to Taft. The piece notes historical losses by Bryan, current Republican strength, and concern over Bryan alienating black voters, including comments on Cooper Union rhetoric. It cites Ohio's mixed partisan dynamics and fears Dem defeat in 1908.
A New York Herald report discusses John Brettschneider, an eighty four year old retired captain, claiming a herbal formula and lifestyle can grant centenarian longevity. He seeks institutional testing and notes fresh air and exercise as parts of his regimen, while cautioning against public scrutiny.
A New York World report tables a bill favorably reported by the Senate to the House to curb sea going barges like the Frye bill. It condemns the coal shipping trade for ignoring safety, noting 60 barges lost in the past nine years with 49 deaths among 192 aboard. Federal courts warned of danger, yet Congress has delayed action.
Los Angeles gains a new alligator farm as a cargo of about ten thousand reptiles arrives from southwestern Louisiana. Ranging from pencil lead size to large monsters, the loose animals were landed in a Hast Los An geles facility in a specially arranged Southern Pacific freight car. The rising demand for alligator leather for wallets and handbags drives this new industry.
A biographical sketch traces the Vernon family from Sudbury Hall and Haddon Hall through centuries of English gentry. It notes marriages to heiresses, ancestral ties to Norman barons, and estates at Haddon Hall Nuneham Park and Stanton Harcourt. The piece covers titles, names, and connections including Veron and Harcourt lineages, and mentions Count Shouvaloff and foreign ties. copyright 1908.
The piece tracks John Burns rising from an engineer apprentice in Britain to a government official and privy councillor. It contrasts British and American labor paths, notes his self-education, parliamentary ascent, and potential 25 000 per year pension, while criticizing Continental attitudes toward work.
From The Lancet, Dr Boudin notes serpent worship was widespread in antiquity shaping temple lore. The serpent symbolized Esculapian art, linking to voodoo remnants in the West Indies and Haiti. The piece traces serpent cults from Genesis to the brazen serpent and healing rites.
Maplewood Missouri farmer Kitchell watches his pampered rooster Mollycoddle hatch twelve Pekin bantam chicks from fifteen eggs after three weeks of sitting. He is moved away from the brood by a hen and the rooster’s pride over the brood leads to renewed incubation on a fresh set of fifteen eggs.
A fire horse named Jim collapsed and died after lagging behind his team near Barclay Street and West Broadway while responding to an alarm at Vesey and Greenwich. Driver Charles Wanders struck Jim once, spurring him forward before he suddenly fell by a hydrant as the engine halted.
The Landoq Chronicle notes that mufts were worn by more men than women in Paris and defines muff as a soft thing that holds a hand without squeezing it. It also traces muff meaning to German, where it can refer to a sulky person or a growing dog. A second item from the Indianapolis News reports Chin Gee Hee, manager of a new railroad in Hong Kong hinterland, facing native opposition claiming locomotive smoke would ruin crops, with four of six engines bought in the United States and two from Germany.
Bryan's prospects in the party fade as rival candidates emerge. Texas remains his strongest hold, yet even there sermons with ticketed Christ charging entrance fees leave uneasy impressions. Overall, southern states show waning interest and rising opposition in South Carolina Louisiana and Alabama. The piece notes growing doubt over his Denver nomination and leadership aims.
A compact verse noting how advertising pays by illustrating how hunger, fear, love and desire prompt responses. From a dimpled baby to a pleading lamb, a gentle maiden and a hopeful suitor, the poem links attention to ad response with a steady refrain that it pays to advertise.
A fragmented verse recounts comic and clumsy mishaps with hats in church and an elevator, ending with a humorous note on a crowd of women attempting tall headgear. Separate wire service style note reports Yakima County game warden urging hunters to protect trout and salmon fleeing irrigation ditches into orchards amid reported catches by locals.
A collection of satirical observations on public virtue and cleverness. It notes that money fuels ambition and that humor can shield vanity, while warning that some men are too virtuous to be clever and others too clever to be good.
A columnist lampoons gender relations noting a man accepts his duties while a woman seeks her desires. The piece jokes about morals hindering enjoyment and a wife tracking household expenses to mask costs. It contrasts men’s ease with money against others’ struggles to secure blessings.
Richard Harding Davis recounts a hotel room incident with a carrier pigeon bearing a War Department note. He discusses a Nashville impersonator, Nazareth Hall, and Rosters of visitors to the Capitol including Rep Voere and Speaker Cannon. Davis comments on Moravian education, Moravian Church property, and early American settlement. He shifts to copper, paper, and politics, noting colonial figures and industry trends.
In a Chicago Tribune account the doctor administers a final test after six months of eye treatment. The patient reads at twelve to fifteen inches without blinking, then the doctor presents his bill, noting the cure while signaling one last assessment.
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