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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
20
Publication detail for The Washington Poet with subscription options and rates. Mentions delivery by carrier in Waakin Alexandra Daly and various pricing terms. Discusses wartime morale and innovation, referencing the Merrimac and Monitor as symbols of progress. Addresses postage prepaid, remittance methods, and Washington Post Co. contact info.
Friday edition reports a Pittsburg vs Detroit baseball match with Wagner and Cobb tipped to win, plus a Taft Yosemite trip described as peaceful and restorative. It argues no hard Great Britain alliance, despite proposed English-American unity and growing Anglo-Saxon ties across the Union and Canada.
A review notes a rising belief that enforced idleness shortens the lives of retired army and navy officers aged about 62. After four to eight years with no duties, many die or waste away as minds dull and bodies rust from inactivity, despite years of active service and pensions.
The article discusses fears about Germany and France advancing in aerial navigation, noting Britain’s airship program, merchant marine plans, and the Wright brothers' quiet progress. It mentions airships for reconnaissance and the potential for offensive use, along with wartime efforts to ground hostile aircraft.
General Upton criticizes US military policy in Boston maneuvers as a failure. War Department signs off on the national guard, citing costs and hardships. Soldiers faced hospitalizations, while militia and regulars distrust joint action, widening rifts and prompting calls for conscription.
A lively reminiscence recounts John H Morgan as a bold Confederate figure and his capture by Union forces in Ohio. The tale highlights Morgan’s chivalry toward his captor Shackelford, a daring cavalry exchange, and the famed spurs as a memento. The piece shifts to reflections on politics and municipal reform, noting civic awakening, reform attempts in Illinois, and Walter-like dismissals of city governance flaws.
The New York Times reports Dr Alex Vander Lambert, visiting Bellevue Hospital physician and Cornell professor, declares a specific cure for drug and alcohol addiction. He notes five days suffice, with a tincture of belladonna, prickly ash extract, and rhyenovarmus designed to erase cravings and restore self confidence, though not claiming infallibility.
A Montclair New Jersey tale recounts a St Bernard catching stray dogs for the pound master. The dog rounds up seventeen canines in one day. nine are sent to the public pound, eight released with tags. Master David Steinfeld plans a $9 reward for the dog’s exploits. He claims immunity from hydrophobia despite years of bite scars. The report notes dramatic public attention and oddities around the invention of a “dog catch dex” as a local novelty.
A lengthy account recalls historic cases of bishops and archbishops involved in fatal incidents, including a modern early 20th century note about a prelate’s car killing a man in Liverpool. The piece surveys ecclesiastical and legal reactions, pardons, and later anecdotes from royal permissions to later clerical scandals. It also touches Hindlip estate finances and brewing rivals Allsopp and Basée in a winding, anecdotal column.
Driven by four years of near-constant pain from neuralgia and tooth extraction attempts, Jom BR Hall endured a dangerous nerve removal surgery to eradicate the broken ganglion nerve and fight death on the operating table. Doctors report him cured and recovering, though one facial nerve remains partially paralyzed after the ordeal. His wife and twins supported the family through mounting medical costs and poverty.
A Duluth article argues that increasing back yard gardens improves public health by reducing waste and dirt. It praises gardening as exercise and a source of affordable food, noting civic pride, cleaner yards, and financial dividends from home-grown produce.
The 4 year old Jimmie Clowes was killed before his mother’s eyes when an electric express train struck him at the Norwoch avenue crossing in East New York. The boy had left home at 244 Hale avenue with his mother and brother Fred and ran toward his father two blocks away as the train approached. The motorman Arthur Arkley halted the train but could not save the child. The mother, overwhelmed by shock and grief, pleaded for the child as the crowd watched police recover the body.
A feature quotes Charles H Morgan, Yale alumnus and Taft associate, discussing honesty and politics. Morgan notes Taft’s quiet, plain approach and his own attempt at public service, while reflecting on vanity, ambition, and genuine friendship. The piece closes with a column titled Reflections of a Bachelor.
In a Chicago News excerpt a baby objects loudly to the name Obadiah chosen at baptism. The clergy pause the ceremony as the infant suggests biblical alternatives like Shem Zebedee Abst or Moses. The scene ends with the baby asking how much he will be worth in his uncle’s will.
A Rochester Talon piece narrates a suffragette speech at a Scotch Highland meeting with witty banter and crowd response. It quotes Yale President Hadley on thinking for oneself and notes the broader value of intellectual independence in public discourse. An aside from a Cleveland Plain Dealer column humorously describes a yacht scene as the barometer falls.
The editorial in the New York Press argues the War Department’s removal of the militia from sham battles may spare volunteers but highlights heavy sickness, weak medical staff, and inadequate preparation. It warns that reliance on the militia in a real war could fail, noting scant progress since the Spanish War and the cost in human suffering.
A playful analysis traces Dame Fashion’s shift from grand turbans to brimless toques. It riffs on how men and women perceive hats, noting humor and social impact as the public debates the new headwear trend, wondering about wallets and social roles.
Former Senator Chester J Long of Kansas argues for protection as the right principle and urges thorough tariff discussion to win the next national election. He notes free trade appeals to young voters and recalls past tariff debates while predicting Republican unity will prevail. Other figures discuss Taft’s record, New York politics, suffragette tensions, and Cuba tourism trends.
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