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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1907
Page
4
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The piece notes Roosevelt pressuring Barton of Ohio to run against Cannon of Illinois for Speaker in the Sixty Sixth Congress. It discusses past deals, party maneuvering, and the competitiveness around the Speakership with figures like Blaine, Reed, Henderson, and Burten named in context. It reflects on Roosevelt's reformist stance versus Cannon's grip on the role and hints at possible party shuffles or clashes if tariffs move forward.
The Army and Navy Register accuses the War Department of withholding a suitable mount for an endurance ride across the continent. It praises the mule’s steadiness and calls for fair handling, noting stalled plans to pair Lieut. R. Warner McCabe’s Oregon to Washington ride with a mule pacemaker. The piece argues for a square deal and cautions against backroom plotting that could damage Army morale.
The text extols sweeping anti trust rulings against the National Retail and National Wholesale Druggists associations. It lauds government action as a victory for the masses, critiques monopolistic practices, and cites reform ideas for inter state corporations and public corporate disclosure. It also notes Mars exploration plans and cultural items.
In France during this season villagers gather around stream banks where bonfires burn nightly. Peasants, men and women, smoke and chat as flames rise. At dawn Mayflies and fireflies die in the heat and their tiny corpses are sold to bird dealers for 5 or 6 cents a pint and resold as feed for pet birds.
Holand reports in Philadelphia that Stuyvesant Fish, after visiting the Gould railway territory, returns with hopeful views on Southwest development. He foresees expanded rail networks and a booming region fueled by gas and oil, manufacturing, and growing exports across the Union.
A reflective verse from the New York Times condemns social injustice and pleads for a fair deal for those who toil. It laments the silent struggle of skilled workers who receive no aid despite their earned talents and effort.
Crowds on Hamilton Street watch two steeplejacks remove a two ton cap from the William Sellera Machine Company smokestack at Sixteenth and Hamilton. John F. Hassler and Edward Crean work at 2060 feet, crossing to another stack on a rope and performing a perilous ascent amid astonished onlookers.
The article surveys Britain's financial backing of foreign states including loans and subsidies, noting long history of treasury-supported aid to Europe and the Transvaal, Austria, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, and Russia. It also covers King Oscar of Sweden and Queen Sophia's planned golden wedding in June and its charitable implications, with details on health, succession, and royal relatives.
At a Broadway rathskeller the Ghost Club discussed spirits with two accounts. A 1578 encounter in Larchmont described a gray-clad woman vanishing through a room, while a San Francisco tale in 1880 recounted a blue light and a gunbearing specter that vanished after a friend’s sorrowful gesture.
Pete the year and a half old bear owned by William B. Tuttle of Stratford had a decayed tooth saved with a gold crown. After the crown fell loose and was swallowed, the bear regained cheer and appetite following further dental work and a successful reattachment.
A playful column lists marriage omen rhymes from the Chicago News and notes New York City's Native American population. It describes a small, seasonal presence of Indians in the city, their crafts, and relocation to reservations in summer, along with a brief magic trick anecdote from the New York Sup.
The New York Sun reports a heated exchange over alcohol use, where sixteen physicians argued that alcohol is an essential medicine and diet item, while the British Temperance Association countered that other drugs may be more effective and that moderate drinking harms health. Historical declarations against habitual consumption are cited, including groups of doctors in 1699 1287 and 192 in which abstinence or abstainers are claimed healthier and longer living. The pro alcohol side maintains its food value stance, and the controversy continues.
A verse recalling famous dogs from myth and history, contrasted with modern political dogs. The poem celebrates canine loyalty as Pete guards the White House grounds while statesmen depart, noting historic dog prowess and tribute to the nation.
A composite column mocks Mary Baker Eddy through multiple marriages and mottoes, then shifts to a London Salon visit with King Edward Excerpt describes a beggar smoking a monarch’s cigarette. A Cincinnati reader comments on a biblical misquote and social mores, ending with a puzzled quip about married women's independence.
Senator William Alden Smith of Michigan, at the New Willard, lauds President Roosevelt as the era’s great force and weighs stateside sentiment on a 4th term. Other dignitaries including Calvin Palmer, James Melanchlin, Dwight Goss, and Charles Curtis weigh Taft, Fairbanks, Cannon, and Roosevelt’s influence on Michigan and Kansas.
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