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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1908

Page

14

Civic Federation and States Rights Debate Spark Washington Visit

The editorial voices concern over a proposed annual governors’ congress as a risky power grab, arguing state sovereignty and constitutional bounds must guide federal balance. It cites William J Bryan’s speeches, warns against mob rule, and endorses cautious progress toward labor cooperation via the Civic Federation with emphasis on women leaders and practical arbitration.

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Let The Post Follow You News Service Pitch

Washington readers planning to leave the city can have The Post follow them to stay informed about capital affairs. Change of address may be sent or arranged by notifying the agent or sending orders directly to The Post. Telephone number Matn 4295 for prompt service nationwide.

Emergency currency wrangle and District building pace

The report outlines a final push on emergency currency legislation with Vreeland provisions and conferees poised to weld bills into a single act. It also rails at haste in District building, praising steady progress and questioning authority as workers rush to finish the structure.

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New Jersey Bridegroom Plans Tammany Move in Politics

A Norfolk style editorial urges New York City like higher education in Newark with a vast college complex funded at seven million dollars. The piece notes headlines on Mrs Guinness and a national campaign mood, plus remarks on Roosevelt and Taft era politics, lotteries of influence, and a weathered view of public affairs in Washington and New York.

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Roosevelt to lead Panama Canal project tour to finish

In Washington it is stated Roosevelt will be appointed general director of the Panama Canal after his world tour. The president privately signals a desire to end his career as the canal builder, viewed as the era's greatest undertaking. Elsewhere traders seek luck charms as Wall Street spirits wobble amid peculiar anecdotes about pins and disks. Two Chicago aldermen offer resignations for their daughters in political swap.

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Why should Southern Democrats back Bryan at the convention

A discussion questions the value of Southern delegates in choosing presidential candidates. It argues that giving electoral votes to a likely defeated Bryan wastes influence and removes Southern leaders from federal posts and honors. The piece asks if Southern Democrats will pursue their ancestral heritage or persist in action that excludes their best men from power.

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Settlement of Ratate tal River IMapaten to Philadelphia Hero

After 102 years the estate of David Valentine, a Revolutionary War hero who died in 1806, is settled in court. Valetine left $646 and a $3400 claim for illegal seizure of his vessel against France. Original property valued over $13 000. heirs now include six direct descendants with the largest shares to three grandchildren. Remaining heirs are great grandchildren and further generations.

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Pleb fans buried in royal tombs and a royal burglary

A long meditation on royal tombs notes indulgent burials for favored courtiers including Benéattr fi Hes and Caroline Fuchs. It then details a major jewel burglary at Belgrave Square London tied to the Vereker and Prendergast families, and ends with a panorama of historic Irish and Dutch lineages and a Parisian social network around Count Jametel and aristocratic circles.

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Swallows Choke Flue In Dr Maxon House

Clouds of smoke from a furnace chimney at Dr Maxon’s home in Waukegan caused an investigation revealing a flue clogged by more than a thousand swallows. The furnace had been used to dispose of rubbish and the birds suffocated. Dr Maxon and his wife counted 73 bodies as they opened the surface, estimating several hundred remained.

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Strong Minds and Bodies in Historical View

A Boston Globe essay by William Blaikie argues that top leaders and great minds often combine mental prowess with physical vigor. He cites Moses, Charlemagne, Luther, Cromwell, Johnson, Vanderbilt, Webster, and U.S. presidents to support the claim that sustained mental effort requires a strong, resilient physique.

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Apple Tree in History and Culture Across Time

A collage of references links apples to Beecher’s orchard moment, gravity’s discovery, fame in politics, and myth and poetry. Woven with other oddities and shipboard tales, the piece blends reverence for a simple fruit with colorful anecdotes about monkeys, cats, and household manners.

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Man Arrested With Dynamite Sticks on Pennsylvania Tracks

William Sheppard of Pittsburg was arrested on the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks at Sixty third Street and Lancaster Avenue with twelve sticks of dynamite in his pockets. At Sixty first and Thompson Streets station he claimed the substance was wax. Magistrate Boyle ordered ten days of county protection and rain/sun safeguards.

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English scientist opens school to reform children in Hollywood

Dr. Leon Hibert Landone proposes a new theory driven school at the old Hoege home in Hollywood in October. He will select twelve children from cities and train twenty teachers to unlock best traits. He recounts a dramatic room experiment where a four year old controlled rage by solving block puzzles for candy and shows suppressed destructive tendencies fading after early rewards.

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Charley Jones Has The Only Baseball Suit In Town

A lively verse portrays Charley Jones as the sole boy with a baseball suit in town. His peers, family, and clothing quirks are sketched in humorous detail, highlighting envy and pride in his exclusive gear.

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Card game life and a deafness tale from two papers

The Yonkers Statesman features life and card play with trump and hearts while the Cincinnati Enquirer reports Mrs Amelia Menz of Cheviot regaining hearing after a drum thump during a euchre game. The 65 year old farmer’s wife describes a sudden restoration of hearing after years of deafness following the bass drum strike.

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Pointed Paragrap hs on Social Vices and Marital Bworks

A collection of satirical observations on virtue, marriage, taxes, and social norms. The piece mocks trouble borrowers, gender roles, and the idea of heaven haunts tied to earthly taxes. It notes a man can be cautious in argument with his wife and jokes about women visiting relatives.

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Visitors to the Capital Echo Navy Reception and Political Talks

Lieut. Gen. B. M. Young returns from the Pacific with his bride. He praises the San Diego reception for the fleet and notes Taft’s prominence in the West. The piece also recalls Gen. Altgeld and Gov. Kibbe y's Arizona convention, canal zone banking habits, and reflections on public figures and democracy.

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Roosevelt Permission and the Big Stick Moment

In New York and at a governors conference Lieut Gov Davidson of Texas faced stage fright. He borrowed a bulgy blackthorn cane from a delegate, used it to point at a map, and the room erupted in laughter. The President allowed him to wield the Big Stick temporarily.

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