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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1909
Page
44
A Washington Post front of November 23 1908 surveys global affairs from China’s awakening under reforms after the death of Chang Chih Tung to Britain’s cotton policy debates and naval expansion. It covers the Sherman Antitrust Act ruling against Standard Oil, the rise of dreadnoughts and ship designs, and economic shifts shaping foreign policy and industry.
The Rev Dr Dallinger, born 1842 in Devonport England, died after a career as a scientist and educationist. He led Wesley College Sheffield for years, edited The Microscope, and produced works on microscopic life and creation theory. | Note: This record preserves the obituary tone and key achievements, including his Royal Society fellowship, presidency of the Rajat Microscopical Society, and continental recognition.
The article argues the antitrust act of 1890 overstretches by banning all contracts and combinations that restrain trade. It cites the Standard Oil case and Peckham doctrine, criticizing the law as an impossible standard that harms legitimate business. It notes Roosevelt and Taft advocate amending the act to permit reasonable restraints, with Attorney General Wickersham drafting proposals.
The Philadelphia Telegraph urges addressing the rise of divorce by promoting early, thorough acquaintance before marriage. It criticizes rushed teen marriages born of puppy love and suggests a long courtship to ensure domestic tranquility and remove the causes of marital failure.
At the Bronx Park Zoo a snake charming event led by curator Ditmars drew a crowd as cobras and other snakes reacted to recorded Hingoo music. A saber toothed rat escaped its cage amid a startled commotion, prompting keepers to net the pile of straw and shavings.
John Pack, a Nottingham native, reappears after 40 years abroad. He ran away at 11, served in the Crimea, fought in India during the mutiny, and deserted after quarreling with an officer. His long career included work as a South African diamond prospector and fighting against Basutes, Zulus, and Boers. The War Office granted him a free pardon but no pension. he is now 77 and hopes to return to South Africa for work with the Infnes.
The Beaudesert estate owned by Lord Anglesey, heir of the Paget line, suffered a devastating fire after recent renovations. The article traces the mansion’s long history from Elizabethan times, noting royal visits, noble ownership, and the Paget family’s dynastic status. It also reports on Lord Anglesey’s wealth from coal, his marriage prospects, and the potential transfer of Paget titles, along with a separate note on an international children exchange initiative founded in Paris by prominent noblewomen.
Washington dispatch outlines William J Bryan and Bevan planning to force prohibition into national politics. It notes Democrats largely oppose this stance, especially in the North and key states like Nebraska, warning anti Bryan moves could rebalance party loyalties and aid Republicans.
A garbled plea style verse recalls missing friends and a cat, with lines about a broken wheel, a hurt mouth, and a jury's verdict indicating damages. Names like George, Milly, and Fat appear amid disputes and longing, all conveyed in a rough, dialect tone.
Fragmentary school day scenes reveal children and mothers discussing God and drill for attention. Ina and Tommy navigate questions about faith, distance, and parental limits while a playful family exchange hints at daily life.
A hurried thief grabbed a subway ticket and fled toward a train after snatching a nickel from a ticket booth. A bystander chased and the thief dropped a roll containing $1000, which another man returned. The two men then left without exchanging names.
A Sturgeon banker valued two pumpkins at 2000 dollars as repayment on a 3000 dollar loan 13 years overdue. The farmer who borrowed stock funds fell on hard times, left town, then returned prosperous. The bank erased the old debt and credited the pumpkins to the note, ending the obligation with interest.
From the causational series the Massachusetts State Board of Education shows weekly earnings of children who left school at 14. Those who left at 14 began at 1.0 a week and at the end of 25 years earned 27 a week. Those from high school began at 4.10 a week and at 25 years earned 81.9 a week. Elementary school boys over 12 years earned 5,725.80. high school boys over 25 years earned 97,317.
A Raleigh dispatch quotes Martin Campbell of Chicago praising the American Federation of Labor and criticizing European unions for socialist influence and lower wages. L D Platt of New York discusses shipping policy, immigration limits, and the need to build American merchant vessels amid current trade concerns.
A garbled excerpt from a Chicago paper discusses happiness and opinion. It references women, age, misery, and prosperity, with scattered lines about a man hearing others and a wife enduring her husband’s wealth. The text is fragmentary and lacks a clear event or date.
A long fragment discusses social issues including Liberia and foreign investment, urban housing under sanitary strain, and regional resource prospects. It cites figures like Simon Forda, Gil Moultes, and HN Moulton, and references American cities and Chinese coal and iron regions as part of a broader economic and social context.
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