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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1908
Page
44
The Washington Post carries a report on Chicago and Denver platform debates. It notes Republican aims to preserve Roosevelt era policies while stressing tariff revision and internal improvements, and contrasts with Democratic tones and internal divisions.
The piece praises the 20th century push for conserving national resources led by Pinchot and Roosevelt. It highlights a unprecedented conference of state governors and notable citizens to shape a broad plan covering forests, waters, soils, and irrigation, aiming for long term national prosperity and peace. The article also notes government information aims and reflects on Blaine’s political legacy and broader public sentiment.
A Springfield Republican reprint discusses a chilling case at Mia Guinness Farm where bodies unearthed suggest victims murdered there. The piece laments disappearances in a civilized community, noting a dozen locals vanished without inquiry as a fire exposes a long hidden horror and raises questions about modern society’s failure to detect such crimes.
A colonial era reminiscence notes King Edward VII as Prince of Wales visiting New York in 1860. Prince George, heir to the throne, travels openly in America, with public interest high and even his father Edward’s ascent discussed as context. Other items mention a tonic alarm clock scheme, a job firm sweep for book reading, and a pair of 72nd railroad rides, including Sylvia Merriman’s second coach journey.
The article details a clash between Asquith and Lord Elgin over a secretary of state for the colonies. It notes Elgin's belief he is best suited to administer the colonies, his colonial birth, and his rejection of government favors including a marquisate. It traces Elgin’s lineage to the Bruce and Stuart histories, and paints the political and personal tensions of their era.
From the New York American health board commission led by Dr. Herman Biggs reports rapid progress in understanding pneumonia. The pneumonia germ, a lancet shaped Preumococcus, is infectious and attacks both strong and weak, spreading through the nose and mouth and rapidly congesting lungs when a person’s health falters. The germ can linger in a healthy person for months, awaiting a trigger to strike.
A tiny terrier belonging to George H Simpkins of Germantown accompanied him to Presbyterian Hospital after a sudden apoplexy in the park. The dog refused nurses orders, watched over his master, and followed as doctors treated him, staying by the bed until the man died an hour later.
A Proud councilman lauds a tabby that survived twenty one days without food or water in a barn. The cat, thin but alive, recovered after a farmer and family nursed it back to strength, then found water and began to improve.
The House debate on the Tirrell amendment to exclude canteneers from soldiers homes ended 167 to 46 in favor of the amendment. Indiana's Charles B. Landis warned a station bar grants may trigger a DC liquor ban and a push to close all saloons, while noting the Union Station’s beauty and the impracticality of a bar for travelers. He suggested the temperance issue could spark conflicts at the capital.
A column titled Ballade of Ancient Jokes laments fading humor and the old jests that once charmed readers. The piece pivots to a sensational vignette from Riverton about H H Shain, a newsstand manager, who sprayed rat nests with Joker powder, causing sneezing fits that killed several rats and unsettled the station’s surroundings.
A satirical slice on marriage and gender roles notes a man can quit jobs but not wedlock. It jokes that women deem romance in how a mother makes tomato soup and that society obsesses over appearances while a woman cherishes a withered flower over a found dollar.
A disjointed excerpt presents social maxims on truth lending money and women using anti-loan remedies. The piece riffs on gossip, fun, graduation ease versus sting, and caution in financial matters. It resembles a column fragment from a Chicago newspaper column page.
Milwaukee civic leaders outline plans to draft a new city charter by a 151 member convention to be approved by the State Legislature. The piece surveys mayoral popularity, party dynamics, and national figures with references to La Follette, Bryan, and Roosevelt, amid ongoing debates on governance and policy.
A reader recounts confusion over federal ownership of land within original ten mile square and government relations to District residents. An Indiana visitor claimed the government owns all land there and rents to inhabitants, sparking debate in the Providence Journal context. A separate weather note describes a severe electric storm with no thunder, damaging Henry Bner’s barn and leaving white dust on two mules.
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