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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1909
Page
14
The Washington Post outlines subscription options with daily and Sunday delivery, including one month or one week terms, and specifies payment methods in advance. Advertising representative details and postal classifications are noted, with addresses in Washington, D.C. and New York.
November 13 1903 report describes Collector Loeb’s crackdown on importers and testifying employers amid accusations of sugar fraud at the New York port. It notes opposition from importers, allied forces and a push for rigorous investigation, with talk of big settlements and ongoing reforms impacting government fraud disclosures.
A fragmentary report outlines railroad presidents debating public power and reform. Speakers including Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and New York Central leaders urge public accountability and practical reforms such as agricultural manuals and training to align railways with public interests.
The message notes that no route to the White House exists without Senate involvement, reflecting a political stance about Nebraskan Democrats and their legislative leverage.
Taft outlined a sweeping agenda to Congress during his trip. Measures include expanding Interstate Commerce Commission powers, railroad rate regulation, through routes, safety devices, central bank creation, postal savings banks, anti trust reforms, income tax amendment, tariff revision pause, ship subsidies, anti boycott laws, forest protection, internal waterways, water power leasing rules, mineral land reform, speedy federal courts study, and more. The program aims to fill the rest of Taft’s administration with work.
An article from the Journal for Psychical Research recounts a Brooklyn pastor and others discussing a mother who visualizes her son's drunken episodes at a distance. The exchange notes limited data, reluctance from key participants, and editorial remarks on the challenges of documenting such experiences.
A federal attorney in a southern district alleged Theodore Roosevelt pursued a covert plan to establish a U S protectorate in the Sudan north of the Congo Free State west of German and British East Africa. The scheme would relocate African Americans to a new republic under U S control to deter German expansion and raise the United States to a European power status.
Montague Guedt dies at Sandringham during the king’s birthday celebrations, shocking royal guests with sudden loss. Guedt, a London social figure and art connoisseur, served as librarian for the royal yacht club and enjoyed a long, sociable career. His death marks a somber pause amid festive events.
The boll weevil emerges as the cotton planter’s direst pest, spreading from the Texas coast by 1903 to nearly all Texas cotton counties and neighboring states by 1906. It reproduces rapidly, with a single pair capable of 134 million offspring, while control relies on native predators like Solenopsis geminata and new farming practices such as burning stalks and early planting aided by fertilizers.
A Newark tale tells how a brave mother cat named Lucy saved six kittens from drowning. Dr James McDonough and Willard Bush witnessed Lucy’s daring act at a farm, then Lucy carried the kittens to the doctor’s office where they were offered homes and care.
A collage from famed papers mocks fashion excess with hats gowns and horse as themes. A second item laments rent and job loss across eras, while a London fragment notes museum negotiations over Marshal Ney relic purse for Paris display.
Mrs Terrence O Grady formerly Miss Gertrude Arnoldy married in a bizarre ceremony described as courting through feats of eating tacks and glass. The bride, dubbed the human ostrich, said she fell for her groom after watching him handle tacks at an exhibition and expressed a wish to cook for him. She plans to learn the art of eating tacks and glass without discomfort from her husband.
Dr John H Gray of Memphis declares after study that eating Indian corn does not cause pellagra. He notes foreign cases abroad may link to spoiled grain, cites a Southern charitable institution with 20 affected residents, and argues the disease did not originate there.
Miss Lottie Sheldon, 22, born blind in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, underwent a delicate operation at the Homeopathic Hospital after months of treatment. Her first glimpse of the world came with bandages to follow, as she plans to help her blind brother and adjust to vision after congenital cataracts.
A fragmentary reflective piece discusses marriage and moral questions. It notes that men seek simple meals over debates, and many couples strive for peace through wrangling. It explores belief in heroic acts and uncertainty in liking people.
A visiting Austro-Hungarian official argues Germany will not seek naval parity with Britain, while detailing Basen as a health resort and tourist hub. American comments cover automobile speed, Ohio politics, presidential origins by state, and Maryland disfranchisement debates with regional views from Columbus, Baltimore, and Harrisburg.
Hayden of the public grounds department warns that elms along the Charles River and Beacon Street malls are dying and require systematic fertilization within ten years to restore vitality. Signs of feebleness are evident to casual observers on the Common and other public grounds.
The text notes social giddiness and the ease of getting rid of certain people. It observes that truth can be exaggerated, praises a shapely ankle, and mentions a Jove affair as a remedy for heartbreak. It ends with a quip on hiring experts for well done tasks.
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