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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
3
A column from Dalton Ohio humorously surveys aviation tariffs and air travel woes. It jokes about fashion trends, headlines from New York theater, and oddities from global figures while noting lightless New York rooms and a dead king with a joking successor.
A Chicago woman lecturer declares Maxn a useless creature while asking who would stay home and tend the baby if not for men. The remark sparks debate about gender roles and childcare responsibilities.
Despite shortages many youths seek prized roses rather than beefsteak, reflecting a shift in priorities. The piece contrasts desire for ornamental flowers with scarce meat supplies, hinting at broader economic pressures.
A humorous note suggests when a man reaches middle age and grows brush heaps in his ears his interest in evolving sock fashions fades. The quip links ear clutter with fashion indifference.
A Massachusetts factory girl showcases a throwing talent rivaling Ellam, beating any college or society girl in sight. Her demonstrations imply a rising athletic star emerging from factory work.
A literary note links Shakespeare’s phrase about being “horsed on the sightless corners of the air” to birds in flight. The idea suggests his imagery drew on avian perception of space and movement.
An odd report claims dressed Peruvian monkeys are sold as rabbits in London markets. A Toronto girl believed she married a capitalist, only to learn her husband was a burglar. The piece ends with a wry remark on marriage as a lottery.
The Swiss announce plans to build another tunnel through the Alps while dismissing the aerial route favored by Chavez as impractical. Swiss authorities emphasize large scale rail connections and long term transportation integration.
A Bangor resident notes that the last deer load was shot by women during a local hunt. The quip questions whether a woman can hit what she aims at and reflects on female marksmanship.
A massive 46 story urban project is announced for New York City. Daylight access on the street level may be limited as construction proceeds.
A preacher asserts young women prefer marriage to missionary labor. He warns that pursuing marriage may lead them into missionary work anyway, implying unavoidable service beyond traditional domestic roles.
Officials restrict radium sales to scientific institutions or educated chemists. At $36,000,000 per pound, the rule creates hardship for the general public seeking radium bargains.
In Detroit a man was arrested after shooting off freerackers to mark his twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The celebrant argued he deserved privileges for long marriage.
An Oregon detective is honored by China for guarding the Chinese prince during his visit to the United States. The officer wore a yellow jacket and a peacock feather, which would hamper his work in civilian life.
Four passengers, two millionaire students and two Milford dressmakers, were injured when a trolley struck their automobile just before daybreak. Stuyvesant Peabody and Benjamin Casper Thompson, both seniors at Yale, and Miss Lillian Foster and Miss Jessie Sanders were in the car. Miss Sanders was fatally killed when the trolley severed her head.
Secretary of War Dickinson urges Congress to fund aviation for the Signal Corps and to approve a Panama Canal fortification appropriation totaling 19.5 million plus 7 million immediate for the project, with 2 million set aside for naval establishments in the canal zone.
The United States population totals 93,402,151 excluding the Philippines which would bring the figure to over 101,000,000 living in U S territory. Military personnel abroad add 55,608, Guam, canal zone, and Samoa possessions are extra. Within North America the U S population near 91,972,266 with ten year growth of 15,977,691.
Bradstreet reports snow or rain followed by cold weather has boosted sales of winter goods and wearing apparel. Holiday demand also supports specials for the season. Overall retail trade is satisfactory with groceries jewelry and heavy wearables showing positive effects.
Attorney General Wickersham’s annual report to Congress cites over 6 million dollars involved in customs frauds and seeks new laws to bar prequisites for importers and grant immunity for insiders who become state’s evidence. He notes 58 convictions in southern New York and urges harsher penalties for noncompliant importing firms. The report previews Supreme Court arguments on the Standard Oil and Tobacco Trust cases and the federal income tax ruling, and states no bucket shops operate nationally. Taft pardoned 111 people. only one woman entered federal prison.
Washington reports an unprecedented drop in the postal deficit according to Postmaster General Hitchcock. The deficit fell from seventeen and a half million to five million eight hundred forty eight thousand five hundred sixty six dollars in the year ending June 30. The report suggests higher second class rates to offset losses and pave the way for one cent first class postage.
Washington reports President Taft has chosen Toledo attorney general Ulysses Grant Denman for the Toledo U S district judgeship to fill the vacancy caused by Judge R W Taylor s death. Announcement expected before week s end with a Christmas package ready.
Rio Janeiro reports troops in control of Gobra Island garrison after a day of bombardment. Officials say mutinous Brazilian navy spirit crushed with over 200 of 600 soldiers killed or wounded and about 200 civilians casualties along the water front. Government buildings damaged.
San Francisco detectives arrest six men and one woman in a three month nation wide hunt for more than $50,000 in bullion stolen from the steamer Humboldt on September 11. The seized gold bars come from the Alaskan treasure ship robbery.
Justice White announces confirmation of Taft selections with Lamar of Georgia and Van Devanter of Wyoming sent to the judiciary committee for early report. The article lists commerce court nominees Knapp Archbold Hunt and Carland for terms ranging two to five years.
Washington reports a decade of growth with American banks showing prosperity. The 7000 national banks held about 10 billion dollars in resources for the year ending 1910. Loans and discounts reached 5.4 billion dollars, a record since the system began in 1864. Overdrafts neared 30 million dollars in bank assets.
Washington officials hail the Philadelphia circuit court ruling as a vindication of Hearst efforts to dissolve the coal trust. An injunction bars the Temple Iron Co. from continuing its business as before, with Justice Department and Attorney General Wickersham praising Hearst’s campaign.
The rivers and harbors bill reported by the house committee totals 31,409,224 dollars, exceeding Taft’s limit by 1.5 million. Cleveland receives no appropriation but 200,000 dollars authorized. Lorain 5,000. Fairport 105,719. Ashtabula 474,675 plus future authorizations and 130,955 now available. Conneaut 160,000 with 120,738 authorization. Toledo 75,000 plus 154,748 already available. Ohio River funding includes 2,000,000 cash and 3,000,000 in authorizations.
Boston reports the will of Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy assigns about 1.5 million dollars total to the Christian Science church including copyrights. About 1 million dollars is to fund the propagation of the faith. Household staff receive specific bequests from 1000 to 10000 dollars. Calvin Frye gets 18000. Glover and Foster Eddy receive nothing.
Washington reports reveal the congressional campaign committees show Republican spending at 74373 dollars and Democratic spending at 27771 dollars. John Tee Graves notes the stark contrast as reform era politics begin.
Washington D C Senator Lorimer has been vindicated of bribery charges tied to his senate election. A senate privileges and elections subcommittee voted unanimously that he did not participate in unlawful practices nor know of a bathroom indictment or any bribery of Illinois legislators.
A man complains he cannot get along with his wife's relatives. The issue centers on expectations about his own earnings versus the salary provided by his father-in-law.
New York City police and Italian detectives traced an anonymous letter to a Black Hand den in the Sixty third street area. They found eight year old Giuseppe Longo missing since November 19 in a tenement house. Ransom of 15000 dollars had been telephoned for his return.
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