Taft Signs Lodge Resolution on Turkish Treaty
President Taft signed the Lodge resolution abrogating the 1832 Russian treaty, which will run automatically until January 1, 1913. Efforts will seek a new treaty to ease friction. Taft considers US mediation in the Turko Italian war per advice of Dr. Lyman Abbott and Dr. Mary Eddy. A new Washington police locker change cost $1300 after a key loss in the House Office Building.
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Taft
Lyman Abbott
New York
Mary Eddy
Turkey
United States
Washington
Penny lunchrooms to open in all St. Louis schools
A special committee of the St. Louis board of education rules penny lunchrooms are self sustaining and profitable and will be established in all schools. The report cites multiple court cases and political actions from 1910 1912 involving Burr Brothers executives aldermen and other officials.
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St. Louis
Notable Obituaries and Personal Notices From Local Times
Mrs James J Hill presents Archbishop Ireland a costly ermine robe for golden priestly anniversary. Mrs Mary B McNamara dies in Cumminsville amid fading hope after dynamiters confession. Margaret Horton Potter dies in Chicago from chlorodyne overdose, coroner rules accidental. Martha Baker, praised by Sorella, dies in Chicago from peritonitis after appendectomy. Rev Charles M Sheldon resigns Topeka pastorate after 23 years to travel world missions with Y M C A. Clara Morris, bedbound in Yonkers, receives tiny finches from Baron Uchida.
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James J. Hill
John Ireland
Charles M. Sheldon
Central Congregational Church
Topeka
Kan
Jie
Favors Lowering of Tariff Rates on Schedule K
The president transmits the tariff board report on Schedule K to Congress and urges a general reduction of rates. The board finds the current unscoured grease pound duty on raw wool excludes high shrinkage wools and supports moving to ad valorem or grease content methods to equalize duties, with a broad call to revise wool and wool manufactures duties to reflect costs and domestic production realities.
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Tariff Board
Congress
Australia
Educating the Child and Court Baby Etiquette Laugh
Advice on raising children emphasizes self respect and repeated guidance to shape character, with a Burglar plant metaphor. A royal breakfast scene features Schumann-Heink joking about etiquette versus the baby, and the prince replies to respect the baby over etiquette.
Princess Fealty Ties To Schumann-Heink Friendship
Friends of Mme Schumann-Heink recount a tale of her close friendship with a European princess from a minor court, noting their intimate rapport and the singer's fond regard for the royal companion.
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Mme
Schumann- Heink
Europe
Schumann-Heink
Conundrum on Courting Time From a Plain Dealer Tale
A friend jokes about courting his wife for three years while admitting he could have married her in twelve weeks if he had asked sooner. The exchange ends with a praise of his wife as an excellent woman.
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Carpenter
Chicago Packers
George T. Buckingham
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Taft Endorses Graduated Tariff Scale For Wool Goods
President Taft praises the tariff board for finding that a pure ad valorem duty on woolen and worsted fabrics would be unfair and impractical. He urges a graduated scale and downward revision of schedule K, arguing only a fact-based, nonpartisan report can guide fair rates. The White House note is dated December 20, 1911.
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Tariff Board
Bureau of Information
William H. Taft
The
White House
Dec
Opera Houses Across Europe By City Sizes
The article notes Milan with about 500000 residents hosts four opera houses led by La Scala seating 8600. Naples neighbors Milan in opera options with 700000 people. Nice, Brussels, Dresden, Amsterdam and many small European cities all have one or more opera houses. La Scala founded 1778 San Carlo 1737. Germany emphasizes classic music roots with many towns having opera houses.
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Europe
Milan
la Scala
Naples
Nice
France
Brussels
Dresden
Amsterdam
Spain
Russia
South American
San Carlo
Germany
Love and a Looking Glass in a Christmas Shopper Tale
A lighthearted Victorian vignette from the Liverpool Mercury imagines a newlywed couple on a Christmas shopping outing. The wife notes pretty looking glasses while the husband quips that her gaze is as charming as the mirrors she admires.
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Liverpool Mercury
Dangers of Boating
Cartoon caption sketches a couple's quip about marriage and control aboard a rowboat. Clara asserts she will have her own way, Dora recalls the marriage proposal, and Clara explains she will steer while George rows, a playful moral about balance in partnership.
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Clara
George
Dora
New York Weekly
Weather Prophet Partridge Almanac Tale
A 150 year old anecdote recalls Partridge the Almanac prophet who predicts fair weather, but a hostler shows the irony when rain falls after he is told to expect it. The tale notes many weather forecasters face discomfiture.
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Partridge
Dialogue Sparks Tension Over Airplane Talk
In a tense exchange, one character says Jimpson dislikes the other and reveals a rumor that Jimpson wished he would buy an aeroplane. The conversation hints at underlying conflict and possible future actions without detailing any plan.
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Jimpson
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