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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
22
The Washington Post discusses a New York art fraud case influencing American painting, laments Tammany politics and the billion dollar Congress, and surveys public celebrations, royal marriages, and culture with dated opinioneering. It notes July Fourth observances, Washington civic manners, and a Portugal king’s troubled nuptial fate.
The piece argues Republicans are a disciplined, unified force poised to win, while Democrats cling to Bryan as a symbol of past defeats. It claims Democrats seek sentiment over victory, viewing Bryan as a liability and preferring his rhetoric to a successful campaign.
The Philadelphia Press reports that Jacob Schiff endorses Secretary Taft as a presidential candidate. Finance leaders in New York foresee favorable business guidance under Taft, with strong personal and financial backing shaping the party’s support. Boston Transcript cites past vice presidential renomination patterns. Railway Magazine notes German rail safety upgrades, including electric cab signals to alert drivers. Whittier column finds 518 childless homes and 126 absent children among 4,900 residents, with total population 4,208 including Chinese and Japanese residents.
The proposed alliance links Betiea Frederic of Schaumberg Lippe with Princess Thyra of Denmark. The match, though planned, raises English law issues as Thyra is the sister of the late wife of Frederick, complicating succession and legitimacy under the deceased wife's sister rule. Historical notes on Nachod Castle and Piccolomini archives accompany the piece.
Portland Oregonian notes a Salem Methodist minister who resembles Taft and a Portland Bishop Barkley of the United Brethren Church who bears a striking likeness to Bryan. The piece suggests pairing the two with the candidates to energize the state campaign and create a central political moment.
Report describes an experiment at Flower Hospital where Drs. King and Dieffenbach applied a six-volt intermittent current to a black and tan dog's head and back to induce somnolence. The animal remained unconscious for forty-five seconds with no after effects once electrodes were removed, suggesting potential for pain-free surgical anesthesia.
Edwin Collins, a former teacher, faced a police court ruling over his children’s schooling. He adheres to Rousseau and Socratic methods, keeping children away from conventional schooling until age ten or eleven. Inquiries found the family neglected formal schooling, yet Collins argues early independence bred strength. one son aged fourteen recently won an essay prize in a contest with older youths.
A six inch long Chihuahua named Dog Tao Tiny was registered for a city license tag despite its size. The clerk arranged a special tag after Friedman of Friedman & Co paid the license fee, while the owner quipped about a ball and chain. City Clerk Jonn BR McCabe handled the request amid jokes about disappearing tags.
A French reflection on colonial warfare recalls Canrobert’s Zaatcha remark. The piece notes the shift in tactics as Moroccans prove better marksmen, drawing contrast with historical gunfire that targeted a decorated officer in full dress.
A young woman pretends to be cured in a Paris doctor’s waiting room to draw conversation. She describes illnesses from neuritis to vertigo and says several physicians treated her badly before one doctor cured her in three weeks. She now thanks him while charging a day.
An incident near the White House endangers Secretary of War Taft and his aide Vorys as a mud-filled street hampers the escort. Driver Pat McQuade struggles to free them from marshy mud while a fiery bystander disrupts with curses. Vorys jumps to safety, later assisting Taft to solid ground with a makeshift plank.
A narrator recalls a once comfortable home now gone due to money troubles. The speaker describes sleeping upstairs with fear of noises and ghosts, while parents split tasks and stock wealth depletes. The family endures hardship, sharing a cramped room and longing for former comforts.
A collage of verses and clippings cites playful vanity in a dialect poem and a London Globe note on pommes soufflées discovered on a French railway. It also relays a grim Punjab dynamite accident tale and a Kitchener reference, showing varied history and humor in brief, era-typical items.
A fragmented humor feature spoofing social foibles. Observations on Freckles, marriage, income, and telegrams mix with jibes about politics and vanity, while brief quips reference widows, hearts, debt, and fashion. The tone resembles a satirical column through playful, punchy lines.
Berlin talks of President Roosevelt and the German Emperor as seen by hotel guests. Louis Adlon, proprietor of a vast Willard hotel project, discusses German permissions, Emperor’s acceptance of the opening, and plans to invite Roosevelt. Other visitors like George A. Newman and Marten N. Kouten weigh U.S. politics, Dutch business, and American hotel trends.
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