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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1907
Page
11
The piece reviews library issues, publishing trends, and a political column on the 1907 presidential race. It discusses copyright, the Library of Congress, and the influence of authors while critiquing party politics and the Nonascorolle movement with references to Bryan Taft and Taft. It notes monetary obstacles to a candidate and the appeal of the working class.
The Washington County fair address by Gov Hughes urges a high standard of civic virtue and loyalty in public office. The piece criticizes self interest among officials, highlighting nepotism, patronage, and the need for public welfare over family gain. It references political shifts in Missouri and notes local law enforcement and public misconduct cases, stressing accountability and reform.
A fragmented narrative discusses Wilhelmshöhe palace at Cassel, its Napoleon era associations, Jerome Bonaparte’s Opera House court, and later royal intrigues. It notes Elector William I’s role in Hessian history, the Rothschild fortune links, and shifting dynastic arrangements, amid Oriental style court life and a 19th century upheaval.
Lonlive's Weeker Report notes Bucten of Ohio backed by Roosevelt will run for Speaker against Cannon when Congress meets in December. The piece recalls past speakers and their impact, including Clay, Banks, Grow, Blaine, Randall, Reed, and the evolving role of the Speaker as political power shifts.
A fragmentary newspaper page recalls cheerful verses on life and sunshine, then shifts to a stray nature vignette on birds on a stair rail near Freston Street and Charles, where sparrows test a slanted rail before resuming their cheerful chorus. An Army history note honors Maj James Chrys, linked to Col. Read and the Twenty third Infantry, with a Queens Town Heights battle memory and a coincidence of dates.
Fragmented OCR reads like notes on women and marriage. A bachelor contemplates courtship dynamics, diplomacy, and domestic life, mentioning a household retreat after dinner and crowded mornings. The text hints at social expectations and personal relationships in a dated tone.
The Wake family is portrayed in print linking Sir Hereward Wake to an extreme profit sharing scheme for landlords and tenants. British papers echo claims about his descent from Hereward the Wake noted in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and linked to Coventry, Leofric, Godiva, and resistance to Norman invasion after Hastings. The piece treats it as a matter of historical record.
E J Dehn of Kansas City and companions tested a fourty horsepower runabout on a curve. The machine slid into a ditch before a farmer with sleek mules arrived. He watched, then hitched his team and pulled the vehicle free in two minutes.
A historical overview traces the custom of visiting thermal stations for health across centuries. It notes long journeys to baths like Bourbon l Archambault and Vichy, the prominence of Spa among French aristocracy, dual cures in the 18th century, primitive bathing practices, and social habits at watering places including meals, fashion, and entertainments.
A report from Samaritan Hospital states Elizabeth Goodman of 1305 Bolton Street may have lockjaw linked to chewing gum. Doctors will assess whether the jaw stiffness is due to a habit or a medical condition, while her mother Gairy Flovarel defends the gum habit as harmless.
The piece blends a garbled greeting from an unknown friend with a recounting of a tomato vendor incident that saved four year old Joseph Dinsky from a fatal fall, and notes physicians praising powdered charcoal as an antidote for internal poisoning.
Former Representative Jacob Ruppert of New York and Lieutenant Governor Lewis Straus at the Raleigh discuss a possible Democratic presidential candidate. Ruppert argues Chaster could unite the party in New York and win the state, noting Cha ser’s strong lieutenant governor run and broad national appeal.
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