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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1909
Page
44
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A long, bug filled report details Collector Loeb's battle against importers at New York harbor. It notes accusations that weighing of imported raw sugars was fraudulent and valued in the hundreds of thousands, with Loeb facing opposition but gaining support as indictments quickened reform. The piece praises Loeb as courageous in attacking a nefarious system, while outlining broader political and economic tensions of the era.
Railroad presidents listen as industry leaders and public opinion converge in a discussion of reform. Notable remarks from Vanderbilt and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe executives emphasize the people’s primacy, while Brown of the New York Central proposes agricultural schools and farming intensification to improve rail service and public welfare.
The text notes that no route to the White House exists without passage through the Senate, reflecting political dynamics in Nebraska and national party strategy. It emphasizes the centrality of Senate dynamics for presidential prospects and party alignment.
During a 12 000 mile swing Taft spoke frequently and proposed measures to expand Interstate Commerce Commission powers to regulate railroads, create a central bank, postal savings banks, and debate antitrust revisions. He backed income tax, tariff revision pause, merchant marine subsidies, and federal court reform. This program aims to keep Congress busy through his administration.
From the Journal for Psychical Research comes a tale recounted by Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis of Plymouth Church Brooklyn. A prominent mother claims telepathic sight of her grown son's drinking in distant cities and a railroad accident witnessed remotely. Prof. James J. Hyslop notes data gaps and reluctance of principals to be recorded, but the piece illustrates psychical research challenges in validating such claims.
A federal attorney alleges Theodore Roosevelt explored establishing a second empire of Liberia in the Sudan to relocate African Americans. The plan would hoist the Stars and Stripes, declare a protectorate, and form a US controlled federation to curb German and British expansion while reshaping Africa.
The death of Montague Guedt at Sandringham on the king’s birthday shocks royal hosts and society. A veteran of the royal yacht squadron and former librarian at West Cowes Castle, he was renowned for wit and collection, leaving a notable art and bric-a-brac legacy.
A historical account details the boll weevil as a major menace to cotton, tracing its spread from 1885 to 1906 across Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mississippi. It notes yields dropping sharply from 1899 to 1902, the pest’s rapid life cycle, and the limited impact of controls. Natural enemies like Solenopsis geminata and cultural methods such as crop burning and early fertilization are discussed as partial solutions.
Lucy the cat defied men who planned to drown her six kittens. She led them to safety at the Tenizeff home then delivered the kittens to Dr. McDonough, who agreed to care for and keep them. Lucy purred and watched as the doctor fulfilled the promise.
A collage of verse and prose from multiple papers critiques rent, revolt, and social change. It weaves satirical exhibits on fashion with a grim London verse about payroll and poverty, and notes a Paris museum exchange involving a marshal Ney purse.
Mrs Terrence O Grady formerly Miss Gertrude Arnoldy wed the “human ostrich” after admiring his tack eating act at an exhibition. She plans to learn the art of eating tacks and glass without discomfort and joked about cooking for a man who fuses with her table.
Memphis physician Dr John H Gray asserts Pellagra does not stem from eating maize after studying the disease in all stages. He disputes foreign claims linking corn consumption to Pellagra and cites a Southern charitable institution where pellagra spread only after a child introduced it, arguing infection originates elsewhere.
Miss Lottie Sheldon of Mount Pleasant Michigan, 22, born blind from congenital cataracts, has just been given sight after delicate surgery at the Homeopathic Hospital. She had priorly labored in rough work and saved pennies to enter the hospital. a brief glimpse through bandages followed by full restoration awaits weeks of recovery as she plans to help her brother who is also blind.
A compact moral meditation on marriage and male ego. The speaker notes men seek heroism, couples bicker yet seek peace, and feelings toward others are fluid. The piece reflects a magazine or newspaper column voice, weaving social commentary with witty observations.
American observers in Washington discuss Germany's naval buildup and its non antagonistic aims toward Britain. Fresh remarks cover Basen Austria as a health resort, automobile speed regulation, Ohio politics and a possible renomination, and Virginia New York Ohio presidential origins with Buchanan and Maryland disfranchisement debate.
Hayden of the public grounds department warns the elms along the Charles and Beacon Street malls on the Common are dying within a decade unless revitalized by systematic fertilization. Signs of feebled vitality appear across public grounds, detectable even to casual observers.
A quirky Chicago News snippet notes how social wit lifts spirits and mocks truth-telling versus exaggeration. It lists a sharp joke about a shapely ankle and mentions a jovial approach to romance, plus a wry remark on hiring experts to do well what is needed.
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