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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
42
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Reports from Pittsburgh highlight a key baseball duel between the Flying Dutchman and the Demon Slugger with Wagner and Cobb tipped to decide the pennant. Meanwhile Taft’s Yosemite visit promises rest and simple fare as he climbs and camps amid canyon and falls.
An analysis argues that long retirement without work harms army and navy officers. After four to eight years idle life saps health and spirits, leading to ill health, mental stagnation, and early deaths. Retired officers, accustomed to activity, find no purpose at home, with some succumbing within a few years.
A 1910s era opinion warns Germany and France advancing in aerial navigation while the United States plans airship development. It notes German and French progress in aeroplanes and airships, mentions Congress debates, and highlights the Wright brothers and the need for military reconnaissance airships, hinting at future gun defenses and the air power race.
General critiques of Boston maneuvers describe them as a failure. War Department figures question the value of uniting regulars and militia, citing high cost, hard ships, and casualties. Disheartened guards vow not to rejoin the field, blaming policy for rifts and urging conscription as a remedy.
Two war tales recount John H Morgan as a dashing Confederate figure, his capture by Union forces, and the chivalrous exchange with Gen Shackelford and Wolford over Morgan’s sword. The piece then shifts to a broader civic reform discussion, applauding municipal reform and criticizing political machines, with tangential jabs at contemporary figures and events.
Dr Alex Vander Lambert of Bellevue Hospital and Cornell Medical College announces a supposed breakthrough for drug and alcohol addiction. He credits a fifteen percent belladonna tincture with prICKly ash and rhyENOVarmus extracts, claiming rapid results in under five days and restoration of self confidence. Critics doubt the efficacy, while Lambert notes no infallible cure and outlines a staged treatment begun with physical conditioning and adjusted dosing every hour.
A Montclair Dispatch report claims a St Bernard serves as a dog catcher, rounding up seventeen dogs in one day for official dog catcher David Steinfeld. Nine dogs are sent to the public pound, with Steinfeld set to receive nine dollars for the work. The tale includes Steinfeld’s boastful anecdotes and absurd claims of hydrophobia immunity.
A violent incident linked to a bishop’s car sparks debate over ecclesiastical authority and homicide. The piece traces earlier cases of prelates involved in fatal shootings and outlines the legal and church responses spanning England’s primate, bishops, and royal action. It notes pardons, dispensations, and the broader question of episcopal powers amid such tragedies.
Driven by four years of near constant pain from trigeminal neuralgia, Jom BR Hall underwent a high risk nerve removal procedure. Surgeons report him cured of pain and steadily improving, though one side of his face remains partially paralyzed. Hall had endured tooth extractions and desperate treatments after failing to find relief, and his family faced poverty from medical costs.
The Duluth article extols back yard gardens as a solution to waste and dirt in yards. It links cleanliness, health, and personal profit to gardening, noting more Duluth back yards have gardens this year and predicting growth next year. It emphasizes outdoor air, exercise, and soil vitality as health benefits and highlights cost savings by supplying food at growers’ cost.
Four year old Jimmie Clowes was killed by an electric express at the Norwoch avenue crossing in East New York as he ran toward his father two blocks away from Hale Avenue home. The motorman Arkley reacted, but the child was already in his mother's arms amid her shocked grief. Police later recovered the body at the home where the family learned the tragedy.
A fragmented says Charles H Morgan, Yale student with President Taft, became deputy U.S. marshal for northern Ohio by Taft’s hand. He notes Taft’s honesty and lists sharp quips about vanity, politics, and personal judgment. The piece closes with reflections titled Reflections of a Bachelor.
In a Chicago News report a christening leads to a comic dispute over the infant’s name. The baby Obadiah objects, demanding names such as Shem Zebedee Abst or Methuselah, while the court contemplates an injunction as the christening stalls and a witty exchange unfolds between the parents, clergyman, and the baby’s humorously stubborn plea for worth in the uncle’s will.
A Rochester Talon piece features a suffragette recounting a meeting in Scotland with speeches to a large crowd while critics debate thinking for oneself. Yale President Hadley argues for independent thought, self denial, and public influence, followed by a Cleveland Plain Dealer joke about a barometer on a yacht as the barometer falls.
The New York Press argues the War Department’s decision to exclude militia from future sham battles delays training and exposes weaknesses. It notes sickness in camps and weak medical corps, warning that reliance on the militia as national defense could fail in a real war. The piece sees little progress since the Spanish war and questions preparedness.
A playful critique of Dame Fashion shifting from brimming to toque hats. The piece questions male reactions and the economic impact on husbands and fathers as brimmed headwear becomes brimless and simpler. It riffs on satire from the New York World era about hats and social style.
Former Senator Chester J Long and other figures discuss tariff policy as the Republican stance in the next national election. They debate free trade versus protection, party unity, and the need for thorough public discussion to win voters, with references to Taft, Bryan, and the Dingley law.
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