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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
22
The notice outlines subscription options for The Washington fPoet with carrier and mail delivery details. It lists daily and Sunday inclusion, prepaid postage, yearly rates, and payment methods, including checks and money orders payable to THE WASHINGTON FOST CO in Washington DC.
The article discusses calls for banking reform, a proposed commission to study international banking systems, and the Tokyo Exposition with U S funding, aiming to strengthen peace and trade. It emphasizes improving the U S banking structure, fostering U S Japan relations, and public transfer and railroad issues.
Fragmentary remarks warn of U S war plans to redraw Arctic claims, with criticism of War Department strategy and fears of Canadian gunboat challenges. The piece also notes traffic and transit debates in Congress, Roosevelt tenure, and editorials from the St Louis Times and other papers, all amid tensions across wartime borders.
A detailed sketch of Joreph Benson Foraker, praising his loyalty to Sherman McKinley and Roosevelt, his battlefield advocacy for the oppressed, and his clean record. It notes his ambition to serve the nation, his independence from private interests, and his stance on key issues including railroad politics and territorial status.
A discussion of whether Republican leaders grasp the drift of several key states in 1908 as potential swing states. The piece warns that policies pushed by campaign managers could jeopardize GOP strength in New York New Jersey Connecticut Indiana Ohio and other long GOP electoral strongholds. It recalls past voting swings and the danger of party missteps at the Chicago convention. It also notes a Virginia courthouse office once linked to John Randolph and its lasting fame.
Harry B Wilson assistant cashier known for calling on bankers in India and Illinois waited ten days ago for an eastbound train at Greenup Junction Illinois A westbound train rushed by without stopping Two farmers on a nearby truck joked about no one getting off except an old woman with a basket of eggs The line drew a prolonged, quiet laugh from Wilson lasting an hour
A village barber, A S Kandle, found 360000 in bonds at the bottom of an old cistern, issued by the Weathersey Railroad Company forty two years ago to John Kandle, father of the driver. Neighbors recall his long wealth but prior poverty. The discovery comes as astonishment and celebration in the community.
Complex royal decree outlines Grand Duchess Merla Paulowna converting to Orthodoxy after long Lutheran ties. Profile notes Vladimir grand duchess, succession stakes, and shifts in Russian German connections. Mentions Henry Bischoffsheim fortune splits and Kerry racing boat sale.
Hon L Irving Handy argues against William Jennings Bryan's nomination, listing five objections including voter fixation, excessive speech, long reform program, business opposition, and Bryan's past defeats. He endorses Judge George Gray as the superior Democratic leader and urges Democrats to seize a great victory with wisdom and courage.
The Chicago Record Herald reports on Cesare Lombroso’s alleged discovery of a paralyzing electric weapon used by Cucazo criminals. The piece cites Lombroso’s assistant Caleb Schuettlee and questions why Chicago crime experts have not identified such devices, noting skepticism from officials and scholars about these extraordinary contrivances and their appearances in criminal history.
The case involves Bapst and Ven Wyck of the Wohambig Irist Companade, James O'Ghureh, and Supreme Court Justice Kelly in Linck. Church seeks 200000 for months of service while Metropolitan Trust, proposing to reorganize Williamsburg Trust, argues 16 cents on the dollar cap, and Gen Braxton Ives is named to head the new Williamsburg Trust Company.
Irving Park physician Dr Ernest Jentsch announces a diphtheria remedy Lobella an antitoxin he says cured 150 cases after testing at home and criticizes Cook County Hospital for not testing it and plans to present to the Illinois State Eclectic Medical Society. A Harrisburg dispatch reports Miss Margaret Kramer of Philadelphia broke both legs in bed turning over at her brother Dr Charles F Kramer’s home and is hospitalized with rheumatism worsening.
From the Rochester paper’s readable lines, the Boston Transcript notes a baseball clash where the Indians seize control, with Slaughter driving the Bronchos and the Bisons aiding Buffalo to push Orioles into second place amid a tense, action packed game.
A historical letter discusses hydrophobia deaths from rabies and contrasts Britain's successful muzzle policy with American public sentiment. The author cites 19th century measures that eliminated rabies in Britain and questions why similar resolve is lacking in the United States while emphasizing public safety over individual cases.
A fragmented paste of poems and a tech gag piece follow a modern Mother Goose thread with Eliza Betsy and Bess chasing fame and love, then pivot to an electric campaign cane described as a novelty presidential gadget with an illuminated head and hidden battery. The piece blends light verse with a wartime style gadget note and hints at election era culture through a quirky device.
In the Fourth precinct of the First ward Chicago eight hundred persons live. The population shows only twenty six under twenty one years old and no children under six. The ward is bounded by Jackson Boulevard Van Buren Street Dearborn Street and the river. The yesterday report was by Timothy Navion superintendent of the census taking in the First ward.
A jumble of witty epigrams sketches social morals and practical observations on money marriage honesty and gender. The text references bank accounts square deals and suburban ideals with a satirical tone about habits and expectations across ages and gender roles.
Henry Lane Wilson the U.S. minister to Belgium arrived in Washington on leave with Mrs Wilson and discussed Belgium’s likely annexation of the Congo Basin. He warned that the Belgian Parliament plans an extraordinary session to act on annexation, which many Belgian public figures favor. He warned of earlier, ongoing debate about expansion and its impact on industry and population in Belgium. He also comments on U.S. election laws, reading aloud opinions from Pompey and other figures, and remarks on U.S. democracy and foreign affairs.
A faded OCR fragment from Horner notes a Chicago trip and a sign reading To Let sad sign of the times placed on a tall front door with a broad display. The text mentions the Optimists Club and a street name Clary treet, but OCR errors obscure details.
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