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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1912
Page
5
The article traces political campaign songs from Washington to the 1880s, noting Paine's Washington verse, Jefferson and Jackson era verses, the Tippecanoe and Tyler too refrain, songs about Harrison, Polk, Taylor, Fremont, Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, and Blaine, highlighting how campaign music reflected era politics and character.
A bill by Senator Cummins proposes abolishing nominating conventions for presidential elections. Primaries would select candidates by the people, with government printed ballots and a national canvassing board. Nomination papers require traces of party voters across multiple states and overall party shares.
William E Shaw of Lynn Massachusetts builds a wall mounted board with many bulbs each letter marked above. A keyboard linked to the home lighting circuit lets him spell messages which flash on the wall for his deaf mute wife. He plans a demonstration at the American School for the Deaf in Hartford Connecticut.
Plans exist in the navy department for two new battleships about the size of the New York with Olympia added to the bulk. If approved by Congress these ships may carry fifteen inch guns eight per ship, the most powerful afloat. Light waterline armor and deck armor to resist bombs from aircraft are proposed as innovations.
Yale has 790000 volumes, revised from 600000, with 161000 in departmental libraries and the rest in campus buildings. Notable holdings include 3475 British bine books, 14000 United States documents, 3250 Wagner tracts, 6300 bound newspapers, and 9100 Latin American items.
James J Hill who built the Great Northern railroad bought a Saint Paul 1857 city directory for 100 dollars. The volume lists him as a clerk in a broker's office with the entry Hill James J clerk bds V. T. Routf. A broker named William L Henderson learned of the Hill purchase.
Miss Anna Hanson of Tacoma sets a new women’s target shooting record by hitting forty eight of fifty on a twenty yard indoor range. One shot missed the bullseye by a fraction of an inch, using a revolver rather than a target pistol.
At the ninth international Red Cross conference in Washington May 7 to 17 an outdoor grand stand will host daily programs and an indoor display in a 17 400 square foot Red Cross building. An eight member jury will award prizes including 6 000 rubles first prize for the Marie Feodorovna competition and medals and diplomas for outstanding exhibits.
A movement to spread immigrants nationwide aims to place newcomers in suitable roles and relieve urban congestion. The American Immigration and Distribution league will formally form at a forthcoming New York convention with Henry Green calling the congress and governors from several states joining the preliminary leadership.
A New York Evening Sun item questions whether veteran scribe Frank W. Sagin has married again, noting this would be his third wife after a long and troubled career.
In a brief item from the paper a forty story hotel is proposed in New York City. The dialogue notes the project’s potential profitability but flags uncertainty about its success.
Humorous exchange centers on choosing a honeymoon location based on the father’s financial help. The bride asks where to go and the groom responds that the decision hinges on how much his father will supply. The tone mocks parental funding in a domestic tease.
In a Washington Star snippet a butcher questions a large family’s porterhouse order asking if the cook should share their sausage. Cumrox counters that the cook’s meals differ from the family’s, highlighting a clash over food duties and social norms.
A dialogue scene shows a judge cautioning Wise Father-Hush that a child is too young to understand civic duties while Willie-Say asks who elects the aldermen.
A fragment notes a warning: if the husband kisses Mistress Jane again, one of the women will have to go, as reported in London Opinion.
The phrase highlights reliability as the central factor behind lasting achievement. A steady, dependable approach is presented as essential for reaching long term goals and consistent performance.
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