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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
13
The Senate battled over a substitute for a commodity case bill tied to railway rates. Senator Elkins was absent, while Senator Foraker pressed to pass his substitute and allies threatened to adjourn. Debate centered on penalties and the law’s applicability to interstate rail lines.
Maj. Jay J. Morrow, Engineer Commissioner, greets the bill extending street railway tracks to Union Station. The route expands to Mora avenue and Eighth street east, with Congress to consider broader supervision of street railways under the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Commissioners see this as a step toward public service regulation and future supervision of street railways.
Hobson breaks with party on the ship subsidy after a near party line committee action. The House and Senate remain divided as conference reports on the post office appropriations bill surface amid calls for restrained spending and heated attacks on Senate extravagances.
A fragmentary column blends seasonal fishing talk with vintage superstitions and public health nostalgia. A Seeress of Shawmut notes past yellow fever epidemics linked to soft shad while urging careful cooking. The strip also cites political quips about a Wisconsin boy statesman and a Newark Star joke on aging and reform.
On May 22 in Bellingham Washington 3590 sailors and marines from the Atlantic battleship fleet paraded before about 100000 spectators from Washington and British Columbia. Rear Admiral Sperry rode in an automobile as visits and amusements continued across the city. Two sailors were killed or injured in incidents while the fleet plans to reassemble at Port Townsend and Seattle before sailing for the Golden Gate cruise.
A collection of home recipe notes includes tapioca cream wash bake, beef spaghetti with tomatoes, and orange pies with crushed crackers. Also offered are Speed Hallt drinks, curry powder mix, a beets and peas salad served in lettuce cups, and a beery looking egg dish called Fluffed Eggs. The ad style pages reference Fairfax Whiskey and Reisinger’s Ice Cream and provide practical, step by step instructions for these dishes.
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