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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
5
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The Canada United States race to connect the Great Lakes with the Atlantic via deep waterways features three main projects. The 14 foot New York barge canal, Mississippi River deepening, and a 21 foot Georgian Bay canal from Fort William to Montreal could reshape trade, with Canada arguing its route via Lake Nipissing and Ottawa River offers ocean access to Port Arthur. Costs are uncertain, but New York's 101 million bond vote shows the push for a deep sea capable route. The debate centers on who will win the first practical ocean link as Roosevelt backs deep waterways and the American commission weighs routes to the Gulf.
London audiences warmly received Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch while Sothern and Marlowe drew icy notices. The New York Telegraph notes English critics misjudged public taste, arguing that critics often misread abroad successes and failures, and that American critics should not judge London plays by home reception.
A collection of opinion and commentary criticizing women teaching roles, praising their fitness yet noting pay inequities, plus discussion of McCumber service pension costs, Confederate veterans’ pensions, and political sentiments about merit, public service, and national gratitude with various anecdotes and editorials.
The Rev George M Searle rector of the Paulist Fathers Catholic Church drew a crowd by declaring belief in spiritism then elaborated that phenomena in seances show forces beyond normal powers guided by intelligences not of this world He argues spirits are often deceiving and oppose Catholic rites warning against seances as dangerous and forbidden by scripture The piece notes Dr Lenrie and other supporters and cites Searle a member of the Society for Psychical Research and critic Raupert who showed spirit pictures in a recent lecture
A mixed page of verse and quirky notes from the era. It opens with a utopian lament about corruption ending, then recounts tales from Africa and playful commentary on graduates and currency. The crocodile anecdote, the elephant’s role, and a coin-weighing mishap close the item.
Mrs Année R Lycett mother of twenty one children died at her 1512 Henry Street home aged fifty five. She married at sixteen and raised all twenty one in one house at 147 Battery Avenue. Irish descent, her husband an engineer in the Baltimore fire department aged sixty. Oldest child is thirty five.
England threatens drastic action if Belgium does not annex or take over the Congo Free State ending King Leopold’s autocratic rule. Belgian ministers denounce Britain in the Senate as tensions rise, with possible resignations or recall of ambassadors.
A humorous vignette on women and social pretensions with lines about cold feet, new clothes, travel tears, and the contrasts between married and single women. The piece pokes fun at social climbing and the idea of money and status in attitudes toward marriage and fashion.
The article describes appendicitis as not caused by a single germ and explains how various illnesses like influenza or typhoid can trigger it. It argues for early surgical removal when diagnosed, noting surgery greatly improves survival compared to the risk of rupture and peritonitis.
Dr Robert Beil practicing in London argues cancer stems from faulty diet and sanitation. Speaking to the Psycho Therapeutic Society he links self indulgence and civilization to cancer, cites red meat overuse and milk dislike as risk factors, notes vegetables help prevent cancer, and claims vegetarian patients are rare and varied by illness. He predicts cancer could become rare within a decade if diet improves.
A poem about the Eastern Shore contrasts crab lore with a market scene, while Detroit students refuse to sleep in a cellar during President Roosevelt's Michigan Agricultural College visit. Coeds decline basement rooms and waiting tables, prompting a vexted reaction from President Snyder.
Senator Daniel argues the country is one and the Democratic party must choose a candidate on ability acceptability and availability regardless of region. He cites Culberson and Judge White as examples and urges selecting the right man from any area to avoid radicalism or conservatism that could hurt reform and national unity.
From the Pall Mall Gazette James Carne verger of the Church of St Columba and parish clerk of St Columba Minor Cornwall marks his 101st birthday today. Three generations of Carner family have held the post for 197 years. his grandfather John Carne served fifty years and died in 1801 at eighty. His father John died at eighty four after fifty four years of service. Mr Carne remained hale and active, never wore glasses until seven years ago, and enjoys port. He began as verger marching the aisle with a slate later adding a clarinet flute and bass violin to choir duties. The church hymn practices were held an hour before service in the inn run by Bridge's, and Oh Be Joyful was sung fifty years before being superseded by another by the same composer.
The Chicago News comments that the peach crop may fail this year while noting exceptions for the summer girl. It critiques public duty, undertakers, and broad social behavior, warning against enthusiasm and neglect, with a wary tone on communal responsibility.
Report from the Raleigh describes Ed ward Stackable urging Hawaiian immigration of Europeans to populate the territory with industrious citizens. He cites organizing Spanish and Portuguese settlers, with families favored and single women excluded, plus a note on his wariness about wire telegraphy and a Lincoln era anecdote from Tinker.
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