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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
6
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A critical look at direct primary failures in Iowa versus Texas. The piece mocks split tickets where voters back a governor from one faction while delegates pledge to a platform misaligned with the head of the ticket. It argues the law fuses irreconcilable factions, urging weakening the system to curb convention abuses and avoid threatening congressional prospects.
A fragmentary reminiscence portraying Uncle Pete Hepburn as a storied figure in political speech. The text recalls his Capitol Hill appearances, praised or mocked, and contrasts his protectionist stance with 19th century tariff champions like Clay Webster Calhoun.
A newspaper editorial discusses Judge A B Parker urging state attorneys general to act against trusts immediately after chartering a company. It argues early control could curb stock manipulation, prevent water logged franchises, and prompt faster enforcement before public harm grows. The piece cites New York franchises and federal action as precedents.
The piece reflects on Pennsylvania’s long standing political domination by the Cameron family and the rise of Matt Quay as a masterful boss who controlled the Democratic machinery in Harrisburg. It notes Quay’s genius, his use of a loyal following, and hints that the state seldom voted Democratic in presidential elections since 1856, with Thad Stevens and Jerry Black cited as past rival figures.
The Authors' Club marked William Makepeace Thackeray's birth anniversary with a distinguished gathering of literary figures from around the world. Sir Algernion West delivered the panegyric, reviving Thackeray’s famed characters for the audience, with cousins of the novelist and notable attendees from the United States, Canada, South Africa, and India in attendance.
The piece defends Thackeray as a humane satirist who exposed Victorian snobbery and lauds his literary ideals. It criticizes Chicago gallery censors for banning a cigarette scene in a portrait, arguing a painted cigarette does not moralize reality and denounce mollycoddling, urging restraint.
A 19th century periecive column discusses an annual Hinuisa fleet mobilization with 370 warships in the North Sea led by Lord May. It notes dreadnoughts and battle cruisers, compares Britain and Germany, and touches on American interests, politics, and wartime rhetoric amid global tensions and domestic satire.
In Franklin County Indiana a libel suit centers on calling a plaintiff a Federalist. Thirty witnesses were sworn to identical facts as witness Herndon. The jury awarded $1000 to the plaintiff, finding the term both libelous and injurious, with the court noting the jurors’ discharge after the verdict.
From the New York Times, Hitchcock the Postmaster General and Taft ally may seek Arizona’s Senate seat. He owns property and a state newspaper, views Arizona as a safe Republican state, and could rival Rhode Island in precedence. The notion reflects swift South West political change and Aldrich’s unlikely successor in a unique leadership role.
A Philadelphia Press piece argues that homicidal mania does not erupt suddenly and cites signs such as moodiness threats and delusions. It urges medical care by alienists, noting past killers like Thaw and Restelli illustrate preexisting mental disturbance. Pistol ownership and suggestion are linked to murder risk.
A compact aphoristic riff notes that wealth and travel can go far from a bank roll and trunk, while lunch baskets and pride may mislead. It comments on victory, gender, law versus medicine, mudslinging, and education shaping work ethic in a satirical, dated voice.
Lord Hill sails to New York aboard the Minneap olis with Lady Fill to settle his family fortunes. Hawkestone in Shropshire, long in the Hill line, is liquidated along with silver plate and a famed ornithological collection including the rare great auk. The sale also touches other aristocrats and involves Disraeli connections.
The New York Tribune reviews Spain's new battleship plans showing a trend toward one caliber main guns. Nations including the United States Germany Japan and Russia advance dreadnought programs. Spain Brazil and Argentina adopt en echelon placements to maximize broadside fire. Britain is credited with pioneering the gun arrangement.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports a fashion show revealing new male styles. Broad shoulders recede for narrow shoulders with a full chest, hobble-skirt lines, and hip-hugging fits. Loose baggy outerwear, black vests for evening wear, and solid riding-habit colors appear. Men debate the new looks while designers outline forthcoming dictates.
A narrator recalls a friend Beechcroft’s satirical exercise in divining readers' tastes from appearance in Piccadilly. He scans a blue dress girl to conclude she reads Hewlett while others reveal Hardy poems or Jacobs. The scene blends parody of literary snobbery with a cousin’s reading list and a memoir-like fragment.
A North Carolina youth resident in London visits Scotland and learns his wife cannot perform housework. The tale centers on Richard Parr, the fraud discoverer, and a law firm debating a hefty fee for winning a will contest. A reporter notes the clash between junior and senior partners over legal fees.
A collage of social quips and maxims on manners humor and perception. The lines reflect on gender appearance ambition speaking style and judgment with satirical tone. The pieces reference photography false hair policing behavior and common social exchanges.
William Douglass of the North Side died after turtle soup. Four days later he fell ill and doctors could not diagnose the disease. An autopsy found a partially formed turtle in his stomach almost the size of a hen's eye.
Travelers describe St Meinrad in Indiana as a German village with vines on cottages and a German-speaking community. They contrast Italian marble altars, a German schoolmaster, and monastery tours with warnings about future rubber substitutes and Pacific island labor realities.
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