Treaty With Nicaragua Should Move Forward, Says Post
The Washington Post urges senators to ratify the pending treaty with Nicaragua to restore financial stability. It argues the accord would help Nicaragua meet obligations, bolster general confidence, and avoid sovereignty issues for the United States. The piece criticizes House handling of tariff reform and calls for prudent, steady policy over talk.
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Nicaragua
Consideos
Santo Diago
Santo Do
United States
Senate
Ad Betelimerica
Real Reformers Highlight Waterproof Cement Breakthrough
Inventions by Rogan Waller Page, flagged by the Washington Society of Engineers, render cement concrete waterproof for foundations, tanks and waterproof roads. The patent is in the public name, aimed at public welfare, with no personal profit to Page.
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Rogan Waller Page
Citof
Wave Roads
McPurge
Page
Washington Society of Engineers
Tim
April Fools Day Violence and Fatal Pranks Across Cities
A tongue in cheek column warns that April Fools Day pranks caused injuries and at least one death in South Beach Connecticut and New York. It notes a man killed after a joke escalated to violence and a suicide attempt tied to the day.
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South Beach
Conn
Remerse
Irel W
New York
Nassau Street
Word for Bachelors in a Decade of Debate
A column argues against feminist excess and defends women's suffrage as inevitable. It cites Boston's Woman's Homestead Association calling bachelors arrogant and egotistic, criticizing money worship and avoidance of social duties. The piece endorses gradual progress without sensational tactics.
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Ita
John Brown
Boston
Woman's Homestead Association
Railways and Canal Threaten Coast Trade Control
A letter to The Post argues Canadian Pacific Railroad could move American goods from Boston via Panama Canal to Vancouver and rail them to Pacific coast cities, bypassing duties. It warns railroad owned ships could dominate canal traffic, harming genuine competition and suggesting amendments to curb foreign rail and steamship control.
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United States
Post
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Boston
Panama Canal
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Paname Canal
Fragmented editorial musings on politics and society
A collage of quips and observations cites Gov Stubbs and Baldwin, aviator Coffyn, copyright fears, canal locks, and Amundsen’s Antarctic voyage. It muses on taxes, wives salaries, fashion, Union thoughts, and global figures from Wolff Metternich to Panamanian politics with satirical edge.
Maundy Thursday Feet Washing Through Royal History
A survey of Maundy Thursday observances across Europe notes monarchs and leaders historically washing the feet of the poor. It traces ceremonies from James II and Elizabeth I to Vienna Madrid Munich and Rome with gifts and alms, detailing pomp, pageantry, and shifts from foot washing to dole distributions.
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James II
Whitehall
York
Elizabeth
Bess
Crown of
England
Westminster Abbey
Dean Armytage Robingon
Wella Cathedral
Sheppard
Ryle
Westminster
Lord High Almoner
Vienna
Austria
Madrid
Alfonzo
Ema
Bavaria
Munich
Rome
Vatican
Russia
I Notance
Berlin
Stuttgart
Marqcu
Fontenot
Aqverright
Imi
Brentwood Company
Duty and understanding between the sexes in society
The author argues many unmarried men stay so from duty to dependents, not selfishness. A bachelor’s cheerful image masks a societal burden borne for others. The piece calls for better understanding and sympathy between genders, rejecting ignorance and slander.
J Ham Lewis Forgets Campaign Finance Report
Jamee Hamilton Lewis, ex member of Congress and Pacific coast figure now in Chicago, risks a fine up to 1000 and possible year in jail for not filing campaign expenditures before the April 9 Democratic primary. Also notes Uncle Shelby M Cullom filed no statement. listed campaign costs and contributions from Ridgely Lowden and Gardner.
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Dinors
Faith
Jamee Hamilton Lewis
Congress
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Ami
Golden Gate
Battery Park
J. Ham
United States
Senate
Shelby M. Cullom
Cullom
William B. Ridgely
National Republican
Clark Leads The Indians In Capitol March
Speaker Champ Clark led a parade of Indian braves up the Capitol steps for moving picture crews. The procession, with Delawares, Chippewas, and Pencas in colorful blankets and headdresses, showcased in a sequence tied to a recent House session opening film.
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Capitol
Moving Picture
Champ Clark
Speaker Clark
House of Representatives
Congress
Reserve Fund Grows to Two Million for Catholic Benevolent
The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association of America wrapped its quarterly session at the Shoreham. Treasurer Mary E Costello of New York reported $350,000 in dues and assessments, $250,000 paid on death claims, with the remainder added to the association's reserve fund. The reserve now totals $2,000,000, much of which finances mortgaging and bonding Catholic churches nationwide.
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Ladies’ Catholic Benevolent Association
Tadies' Catholic Benevolent Association of America
Shoreham
Mary E. Costello
New York
Association
Fraternalife Insurance
Postmasters Ordered to Send Undeliverable Mail to Hospitals
Postmaster General Hitchcock authorized yesterday sending undeliverable matter such as picture cards newspapers magazines and other periodicals to municipal authorities for distribution among hospitals asylums or reformatories. Previously such mail went to the dead letter office in Washington.
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Hitchcock
Washington
Boundary Hoard in Session and Bryce to New Zealand
The International Joint Boundary Commission for Canada and the United States met for its first session. Minnesota Power meterista seeks permission to build a dam at Kettle Falls to conserve water for the plant at International Falls. James Bryce, British Ambassador, will depart Washington in April for a trip to New Zealand and Australasia to study democracy firsthand for a new book.
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International Joint Boundary Commisssion
Canada
United States
Minnesota
Teresta
Kettle Falls
Rainy Lake
International Falls
Bryce
New Zealand
James Bryce
Washington
Australasia
Army Orders: Officers Granted Details and Retirements
Ambiguous army orders list multiple officers with term lengths and duties including Lieut Col Henry J Goldman and Capt Charles B Clark. Mentions retirement prep for Goldman, board duties for Lochridge and Eastman, transfers to Fort Riley Kansas, Jefferson Barracks Missouri, and Texas A&M College Station. Also notes first sergeant retirement by purchase and other assignments.
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Henry J. Goldman
Cavalry
Charles B. Clark
Lincoln F. Kilbourne
Robert M. Danford
Fifth Field Artillery
Miestha
Henry H. Arnold
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Richmond P. Davie
Stadt
Fort H. G. Wright
P. D. Lochridge
Thirteenth Cavalry
William B. Eastman
Medical Corps
Fort Riley
Kana
Arthur T. Dalton
Twentieth Infantry
Pepper Station
Jefferson Barracks
Naval Orders And Assignments Signal Pacific and Atlantic Movements
Rear Admiral RF Nicholson to command China squadron temporarily. Medical officers and pay staff reassigned to Boston, Camp Elliott, New York, and navy yards. Arrivals include Leonidas to Portsmouth and ships to Guantanamo and San Diego among others. numerous home ports and destinations listed for operations and training.
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RF. Nicholson
China
P. A
G. B. Hathaway
Naval Hospital
Boston
Mass
B. H. Dorsry
Camp Elliott
Capal Zone
J. G. Zirgler
Walt
Reah Frazer
Navy
New York
N. Y
W. J. Littele
Pay Corps
W. B. Izard
Jonathan Brooke
Navy Yard
N.Y
Congress Condensed: Early 1910s Senate and House Actions
Senate swore in Smith and Ashburn of Arizona and Fall and Catron of New Mexico. Cotton futures bill debated by agriculture committee as army bill revenue noted. House wool tariff bill referred to Finance. Lodge resolution on Japanese activity at Magdalena Bay adopted. Mississippi River levee funding moved. $360,000 approved. New York Produce Exchange urged retaliatory duties. Porto Rico sugar concerns cited. Senate adjourned 6:40 p.m. Taft urged $600,000 for levees. Ransdell bill to fund flood protection passed. Commerce Committee endorsed rate zones for express firms. Morgan testimony deferred. Beall cotton futures bill. child labor bureau bill passed. House adjourned 6:55 p.m. until noon.
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House
Mississippi River
Root
New York Produce Fhchange
British West Indies
Geo. Edwards
Bureau of
Insular Ast Atte War Department
Fiance
Porto Rico
Senate
Taft
Mississippi
Missouri
Ransdell
Interstate Commerce Committes
Interstate Commerce Law
J. P. Morgan
Mott
Agricultural Committee
Bureau of Child Labor
British Budget Surplus Cited By Lloyd George
London April 2 The British budget for 1912 13 was introduced by David Lloyd George in the House of Commons. He noted a nest egg of 27 7 million remains and estimated expenditure at 994 6 million an increase due to compulsory insurance for workers and state purchase of all telephones in the United Kingdom. He projected revenue of 765 345 million for the coming year, leaving a surplus of 1 52 million, and said no new taxes would be imposed. Trade prospects appeared healthy worldwide, with fewer naval cuts anticipated despite higher costs. The presidential election in the United States was seen as the only potential disruption to trade.
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London
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Fisher to Honolulu to probe Hawaii governor charges
Secretary Fisher of the Interior will depart for Honolulu soon to investigate charges against Walter F Frear governor of Hawaii. Delegate Kalanianaole filed the charges in December 1911 saying Frear was out of touch with Hawaii residents and favored the sugar trust and other special interests. Frear denies the allegations as his term expired in August 1911 and his reappointment is said to be pending amid the inquiry.
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Island
Fisher
Department of the Interior
Honolulu
Walter F. Frear
Hawaii
Kalanianaale
Dreadnoughts for Canada Announced in Quebec Debate
The Canadian government declares plans to order two superdreadnoughts while navy policy faces debate with the British Admiralty. Quebec circles see the move as testing public opinion in a province previously wary of Canada funding or building a fleet.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
Witty observations on morals and gender from a New York Press column. It jokes that moral virtue is nobler yet less popular, contrasts spending money among women, and notes a pipe smoker’s quiet rebellion. It critiques respect for a wife’s judgment and a man’s fear of parenting across generations.
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New York Press
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
A collection of wry observations on marriage gender and desire. Quotations poke at wives mystery men honesty and vanity with satirical bite and playful social commentary. The snippets tease matrimonial dynamics and human foibles in brisk epigrammatic style.
France to Send Notables to United States for Rodin Bust
Paris dispatch reports a French mission will deliver a Rodin bust of La France to the United States for the Champlain monument dedication next June. The delegation, led by Gabriel Hanotaux, sails April 3 on La France to New York with notable figures from arts and diplomacy and will also carry a French revelation to the Red Cross convention in Washington.
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United States
Paris
America
Bronse
New York
Rene Basin
Etienne Lamy
French Academy
Fernand Cormon
Academy of Fine Arts
Henri Joseph Brugere
Count de Rochambeau
Louis Barthou
Justice
Baron d'Estournelles de Constant
Lebon
Gabriel Louis Jaray
J. Dal
Grant Convalescing At Southern Resort In Florida
Tampa Florida April 2 Gen Frederick D Grant commander of the department of the East has recovered enough from illness to move to a southern resort with relatives to avoid publicity He is rumored to be at Sarasota but attempts to locate him failed Officials deny official record of illness or sick leave though reports say he is convalescing rapidly and may return to Governors Island The throat ailment rumors have circulated from New York Gen Grants headquarters
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The
Chicago News
Heaven
Tampa
Fla
Gen. Frederick, Db. Grant
Department of the East
Potter Palmer
Manatee County
Grant
Sarasota
Governora Island
War Department
Frederick D. Grant
Surgeon General
New York
Command changes in China Squadron leadership
Rear Admiral Nicholson yesterday assumed command of the newly organized China Squadron and raised his flag on the Rainbow. He arrived Monday. Rear Admiral Murdock, commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet, will be succeeded when the Chinese situation clears, and changed his flag to the Saratoga.
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Nicholson
Murdock
Weather survival flood risks and Atlantic wind warnings
Weather Bureau bulletin reports heavy rains in the lower Mississippi basin threatening unprecedented flooding along the Cumberland and Obis rivers. Forecasts indicate rising water at Memphis and Cumberland mouth, with concerns about levee integrity and potential record-wide flood in the lower Mississippi valley. Storm activity shifts from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic coast with strong winds offshore and cooler fronts moving in, while general fair weather returns by midweek with a notable temperature drop in the Middle and New England states.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
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Cumberland
Carrott
Memphis
Mississippi
Wissisippi
Jacksonville
Eastport
Mississippi River
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Maryland
Florida
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South Atlantic
Ohio
Lake Region
New England
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Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European
Grand Banks
Visitors to the capital weigh taft underwood chances
J Rich of Mobile asserts that Taft should be renominated by Republicans and Oscar Underwood should lead Democrats in 1912. He predicts a clean tariff issue campaign with Underwood as Democratic leader and notes Underwood’s broad support in the South and North. The piece also covers Arizona Senator Mark Smith’s oath as a new U S senator and his warm reception, including anecdotes about his prior service and hunting prowess.
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Taft
Oscar Underwood
J. Rich
Mobile
Ala
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
Raleigh
Underwood
Tutt
Alabama
Democrus
Trantimore
Georgia
Wilson
Vlarman
Mark Smith
Arizona
Congress
House of Congress
Biar
Noted Lawyers Gather Here at Washington Rail Case Session
Notable lawyers and railroad officials converge in Washington to argue key rail rate cases before the Supreme Court. Men from Missouri, Kentucky, Minnesota and beyond debate whether railroads can set intrastate rates, with implications for state regulation and federal oversight.
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Dst Bros
United States Supreme Cr Ct
Wash
Aeton Wey
Missouri Pacific
West
Oklahoma
Canne
Weert
Virginia
W F. Mackinson
Chicago
New Willard
Missouri
Kentucky
Minnesota
Supreme Court
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