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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
22
A sprawling column critiques a Socialist congressional candidate backed by entertaining, electioneering theatrics led by titled ladies. It questions vice presidential picks, party loyalty, and historical figures like Walker and Bryan, while lampooning public figures and local manners with brisk satirical tone.
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The piece dismisses circulating rumors that Republican candidates may withdraw in favor of Secretary Taft as an old ward tactic. It argues Taft and advisers would not engage in such tactics and notes withdrawals are rare, with delegates voting by independent wisdom. It also discusses usury laws in DC, defending harsher penalties and favoring Senator Gallinger’s proposals.
A weekly column questions Joseph Pulitzer ownership of railroads and steel stocks and probes whether Bryan would threaten railroad securities. It argues that damaging railroad property could destabilize all property values, asking if Bryan opposes property broadly or only certain investments.
Washington Letter to the Indianapolis News notes Democrats nationwide are fielding strong state candidates. Indiana backs Thomas Marshall. Ohio favors Judson Harmon. The piece highlights a shift to nominate viable local candidates, potential House gains, and renewed party vitality amid cautious hopes for 1930s shifts.
The village of Brancaster arranged with the Royal West Norwich Golf Club to take 4 percent of the club’s gross income with a minimum £50 annual land-use guarantee. Distribution is equal among at least twelve month residents. This year £63 16s was paid, up from last year’s £62 4s, enough to grant each householder a value and leave a balance.
A long feature reports on King Otto of Bavaria remaining secluded since 1871 and celebrated his sixtieth birthday amid public doubt and later revulsion. It notes his confinement, family scrutiny by commissions, and the Bavarian crown prince’s stance. It also covers Queen Marguerite offering Bernini's The Rape of Proserpine to Italian public museums and a parliamentary debate over royal art holdings versus national treasures in Rome Venice and Boncompagni Palace, with critics pressed for public display.
The panic since last October triggered a surge in personal crisis reports. Charles Custer, New York broker, shot himself after losing about 1.5 million in gambling schemes. Among the dead were five brokers, five bank cashiers, and seven bank presidents, showing bankers risked legitimacy under doomed investments. Overall deaths by own action reached sixty-seven since January. The trend, up sharply over twenty years, may reflect social strain and greed, with exposure of dishonesty and practices jeopardizing penitentiary and public standing.
From the New York Press, the piece notes the rising habit of longer European tours. Gen Frederick Charles Mberlin spent seven weeks abroad with total expenses of 560 dollars, including first class palace steamship passages. He praises German towns and the liberty and order there, and describes the hyacinth fields near Lisse as indescribable and unforgettable.
From Cincinnati Enquirer a man named Hal J Brown ing, who was staying at the Mills Hotel, was admitted to City Hospital with ichthycysis or fish scale disease. His skin is covered from his feet to mid chest with scales, causing intense pain and restricted movement. He will be treated with hot baths and skin applications for relief.
A physician notes astonishing paternal records from history and fiction. Sir Stephen Fox fathered a daughter at ninety nine. Cincinnati’s Joel Vaughan reportedly had twenty seven children, the last born at seventy nine. The Earl of Leicester had a son at seventy one, and the Earl of Essex a daughter at sixty seven.
A collage of satirical lines forecast Bryan’s presidency with jabs at tariffs, politicians, and Wall Street. It features mocked prophecies about Churchill, a Georgia senator, and a Roosevelt monument on Wall Street, mixing whimsical verse with scornful social jabs across several papers.
A Continental Congress incident mirrors modern filibuster tactics. Burke inched toward adjournment, refused to attend after voting, and withdrew claiming honor. Langworthy of Georgia also withdrew. A messenger reported Langworthy would return, Burke refused, and a resolution denouncing the conduct followed. Congress sent the matter to North Carolina’s assembly.
Governor Albert B Mead lauds national governors conference at the White House as a turning point in state relations. He predicts Taft's nomination, Johnson’s strong bid, and notes Oklahoma and Minnesota votes, while a watchman in New Jersey befriends a rat that chews tobacco at the yard.
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