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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1908
Page
44
An expert notes that moral disintegration, not racial factors, fuels rising crime in the United States. The argument emphasizes internal ethical decay over physical traits as the greater danger to national standards of civilization.
The article discusses proposed freight rate increases by railways and the public and business opposition across agricultural, commercial, and industrial districts. It examines potential political and economic fallout, equity of investment, and calls for restraint pending broader tonnage growth. It also notes legislative actions on postal service carrier leave and the cost impact of added privileges.
A editorial column urges Theodore Roosevelt to appoint a farm commission to reverse the exodus from the farm to the town. It argues agriculture once led the nation and railings against urban manufacturing growth, calling for policies to raise farm living prices and restore farming primacy amid rising living costs. It questions direct Senate election by popular vote and mocks the notion of pure democracy in choosing senators.
A condensed history of Wall Street as the nation’s financial hub describing its real estate value, population dynamics, and role as the trustee of others property. It highlights the district's unparalleled monetary activity, legal responsibilities, and its intimate link to law and order in daily securities trading.
Notice to readers to keep up with affairs at the capital by sending orders to The Post for mail subscriptions anywhere in the country. Address changes may be made freely and the paper will be promptly delivered to any location, with notifications to the agent or direct orders accepted.
A historical critique of congressional probes as costly and futile. It argues the Lilley charges harmed credibility, warned lawmakers against credulous whispers, and stressed that investigations must be evidence based to serve Congress and the public.
A historian critiques crime anthropology linking rising murder rates in the United States to immigration and race. He cites Professor Sembrosa’s theories on foreign populations and negro crime, arguing results must be weighed against historical population shifts and regional demographics.
Richard Farrell, a Chicago ellipse maker, boasts the largest brood in the city with fifteen living children. The Farrells, eight boys and seven girls, prompted officials to name them the biggest family on the census list, while Farrell notes only two daughters are over twenty and stresses the need for a large income to sustain such a clan.
A blast at Burmont Chemical and Torpedo Works in Lansdowne tonight seriously injured four foreign workers. The explosion occurred in the mixing room where powders and torpedoes are stored, separated from the main building. Two men reportedly played with torpedoes when a ball struck a brick wall, igniting a fire that gutted the building and left the workers badly burned.
Royalists in France fear for Ferdinand Duke of Montpensier seen roaming Cambodia amid insurrection with only a European servant and local interpreter. The piece traces succession intrigues among French nobles, noting Mosaic of royalist claims from Montpensier to Poltimore and Vaughan as well as church funding shifts in Menoncville. The tone blends gossip with political tension across courts and colonies.
Washington Dispatch to the Brooklyn Eagle reports Republican talk of a safe and sane platform risking the President’s renomination. The piece notes Taft supporters, reactionaries, and big financial interests maneuvering to curb Roosevelt policies and push a third term debate into the party machinery.
A collage of anecdotes on music as therapy for stuttering and mental distress from lectures in Chicago and Brooklyn. The piece cites Dr E O W Scripture, Plymouth Church funeral lore, and a Paris Salon depiction, noting skepticism about music curing speech disorders and warning that stuttering roots lie in nerves and memory.
A collage of humorous epitaphs and social vignettes from Colliers Weekly and Chicago records recounts odd memorial lines for sailors and a woman’s shifting identities in New York flats. Also notes a baby hippo Caliph’s scolding at Central Park Zoo and assorted editorial quips from Chicago News and New York papers.
United States consul general at Dresden praises Germany's Navy League youth education as a model for America. He notes moving picture exhibitions, teacher escorts, and Emperor William's efforts to popularize the navy, while discussing American political hopes, Taft prospects, and regional voting moods in Nevada, Minnesota, and Missouri with emphasis on industry and trade.
The Alabama race shows anti Bryan forces weak at the primaries. Johnson's allies mounted late opposition, but most Democrats leaned toward Bryan and Populist ties linger in rural counties. Southern Congressmen doubt Bryan’s chances, fearing a continued party decline post 1987 election.
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