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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1909
Page
14
Publication details for the Washington Post publicizing carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria Daily and Sunday editions. Includes subscription options by mail with prices for daily and Sunday, advance payment methods, and mailing distinctions. Mentions postal handling and advertising representative contact.
The Court of Appeals of this District affirms a lower court ruling holding Mesers Comperx Mitchell and Morrison guilty of contempt. The piece questions whether the ruling infringes free speech and urges the U S Supreme Court to decide the constitutional limits, noting opinions by Justices Van Orst and Fubb and Chief Justice Shepard. It also surveys broader political and legal implications including labor and press issues.
The passage contrasts two temperaments in Europe and beyond, noting volatile extremes in language and action. It cites an actor famed for stirring heroism who suddenly escalates to violence, while a mourner sobs and a spectator bleeds, illustrating vivid shifts from grave to gay and passionate to devastating.
The piece recalls the 1860 Japanese delegation welcomed in Washington during Buchanan's presidency, including Commodore Perry's visit and a treaty, signaling the start of modernizing Japan and American diplomacy. It also discusses historical revisionism and legendary tales about famous figures, contrasting earlier myths with newer revelations.
President Taft urges careful, merit based waterway programs and warns against reckless funding and political spoils. He notes state federal cooperation on Mississippi levees, highlighting shared costs and the need for substantial proof before starting projects. Illinois considers a $200000 allocation as a model for prudent internal improvement funding.
Aficionados report brisk business in the West with high grain crops and prices buoying purchasing power. Retail and wholesale sales rise 10 to 15 percent, with some specialties up over 25 percent, while spring and holiday goods demand grows and middle class manufacturers see large orders and full rail transportation.
An excerpt describes French kite makers thriving with bamboo poles scarlet silk and diamond-shaped folded kites. It notes aviators and Wrights influence, the growth of the French kite business, and the study of kites as a mathematical pursuit. The piece shifts to crustacean study and new specimen findings from Chile and Patagonia.
A Cleveland Leader note compares views on exercise. The speaker, a Representative Fan Howland, jokes about his routine. He claims he exercises daily on West Fifty seventh Street and in a stair building, while others press for more precise details. He notes his energy comes from natural effort, not artificial routines.
A mushroom weighing over two pounds was discovered near Pittsburgh by a Carnegie School professor. The edible specimen reportedly grew within forty eight hours after being located and was previously considered unsafe to eat. Mushroom growers might cultivate this variety for increased yields.
The article recounts a Swedish officer Bjorka who, in delirium at Varberg, believed his friend Gen Beckmann had been shot. Medical reports and summaries circulated in Stockholm, while other sections discuss Duke of Bedford’s scientific patronage, and Japan’s naval ambitions amid global interest.
New York Press reports a wireless telephone test on an Erie Railroad tram between Newark and South Paterson reaching high-speed runs. Inventor Fred Lecroix demonstrated engine cab communication and automatic brake signals to warn of stalled or derailed cars within two miles. Officials hailed the device as a major advance, predicting future use in trains and passenger care.
The Alabama treasury is depleted and requires immediate borrowing to cover November expenses and near year debts. Regulators face a deficit near 1900 thousand dollars, with governors limited to 200 thousand by law and talks of diverting soldier and school funds to other uses. Governor Comer pledges to meet emergencies as taxes and expenditures clash.
In Lewiston and Auburn, a group labeled habitual drunks shows repeat arrests with short detentions followed by release. A plan proposes state or county detention farms for outdoor treatment and education to reform these inmates, preventing them from becoming lifelong criminals and benefiting society.
Idaho trapper Breidenstein known as Coyote Bill reports 47 coyotes eliminated in September, 200 with total year removals over 200 coyotes along with many pups and other animals. He works with traps, never using poison or a gun, and he handles his traps with strict care given the dangers of coyotes in the hills.
A fragment from St Louis Globe Democrat recounts a Scotch tale about a caddie of St Andrews. His wife leaves him, and a plan to scare him ends with a spooky white figure claiming to be Auld Nickie. The caddie, calmly warned, accepts a grim destiny and marriage to a Western bride.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works completed the largest passenger engine in the world for fast mountain trains in southern California and Nevada. Weighing 99 tons excluding tender, it measures 63 feet long with a 12,000 gallon water tender and 4,490 gallons of fuel oil. Traction, power, and speed are emphasized. it is the first Mallet type passenger locomotive with integrated feed water heater, superheater, and reheater.
Amid chaotic campus noise the college spirit remains despite vandalism thefts and chaotic chants. A weary crowd recalls Harvard Yale and old rivalries while freshmen sigh for home. Outside the boisterous game the quieter, deeper loyalties echo the true college ethos.
A fragmentary verse from the Chicago Record, reflecting on future indifference to present oppression and the fleeting nature of human strife. The lines speak of not mourning, not sharing privileges, and banners flying a hundred years hence, with a quiet, somber tone.
A coffin found in sand between Craburn and Kilburn near Leadburn Junction is reported by a geologist as artificial and possibly a predatory burying ground. The 5 by 3 by 5 feet coffin shows a carefully fitted top and side slabs with an adult skeleton and perfect teeth, suggesting a pre Christian age.
A jumble of phrases notes women and money themes, with lines on makeup, honesty, shopping, and the automobile economy. The fragmented text hints at social advice and gendered observations in a conversational tone.
The piece discusses self obsession and vanity in men, arguing that blunders reveal thoughts of others plotting against them. It notes how losing composure over love leads to mutual illusion, and remarks on familial ties and hidden desires.
In a Raleigh gathering Representative Juthis Kahn of Cantora notes four years since the quake door closed on calamity. He argues San Francisco shows resilience with scarred streets erasing daily and the city steadily rebuilding. The discussion spans Pacific trade, Taft era policy, American merchant marine revival, and regional road and infrastructure improvements.
Naval Academy notes that midshipmen will soon take radiographs of bone ends to determine age. The project aims to support age checks for enforcing child labor laws and detecting fraudulent enlistments, using growth zones where epiphyses join shafts and cartilage is replaced by bone.
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