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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1911
Page
11
The Washington Post advertises mail and carrier subscriptions with Sunday delivery options and prepayment. The piece then praises President Taft's veto of the Statehood recall bill, lauding his defense of judiciary independence and warning against mob rule.
Witnesses at the Stanley committee insist competition is dead and cooperation drives modern industry. Senate and House panels plan hearings starting November 15 to reconsider Sherman Act interpretations and possible reform of national industrial policy. Representative Littleton proposes a joint inquiry to recast doctrine guiding industrial operations.
A column of political commentary discusses Haiti's new leader Gen Leconte and foreign influence, plus U S Monroe doctrine limits and the Portsmouth era. It critiques domestic tariff politics and labor protests, praises peace efforts yet mocks diplomacy, and ends with satirical observations on national governance and public affairs.
A column highlights Acting Secretary of the Navy Beekman Winthrop in a sack suit and Panama hat at Mount Vernon, praising his courage and breaking hat norms. It also recalls a novel Senate horn for senators and Dr Harvey Wiley strolling hatless amid sun and scrutiny, with light, wry commentary.
Washington dispatch notes President Taft could convene Senate sessions anywhere, even outdoors, under aging rules. It speculates he may keep a quiet Beverly vacation while the Senate remains scattered. The piece cites the Senate manual as granting meeting-place authority and attendance mandates.
A collage of quotations explains the term blackmail from ancient lordly coercion to legal protection, then shifts to club manners with a story of Athenaeum etiquette. Also includes a London Chronicle note on heat waves and a sailor’s masthead drinking ritual for relief.
A steer being moved from a boat at Forty-fifth Street and the East River escaped its driver and bolted downtown. It wandered to Fourteenth Street via First and Second Avenues as a crowd gathered. At Second Avenue and Fourteenth Street the animal thrust its head into the plate glass of the New York Produce Exchange Bank and was captured by the neck, then killed.
Baron Slatin Pasha, once a favored associate of Edward VII, resigns from Egyptian service after tension with Lord Kitchener. Slatin’s controversial 11 years at Khartum, alleged Mahdist ties, and suspected role as adviser to the Mahdi are cited as factors in his withdrawal to Austria. John Burns earns honorary doctorate for art expertise and governance work.
A Bloomfield New Jersey rooster dies after a flock of sparrows attack over spilled oats. A bald Northville man discovers snakes in a hat can prevent sunstroke. Olympic elk face no trespass signs as guides report large wild cattle near the Dune wallips headwaters. Grant W Humes brings in game and notes legends of Scotch settlers.
Janitor Jacob Van Twisk faced a deadly tunnel ordeal in Hoboken as sewer gas and a misfit manhole cover trapped him. He crawled 300 feet through slime to reach another opening and was rescued after thirty minutes of peril. Police opened an inquiry to rule out a prank. Also notes a Leslie's Weekly piece on anonymous pro Wiley defense messages flooding Washington reporters.
Wilkes-Barre Dispatch reports William Novalous of Ashley pleaded guilty to spanking his wife for extravagance. Alderman Ricketts discharged him after noting the wife’s condition. Novalous admitted beating her and claimed monthly funds for household needs. He promised not to repeat the act.
Swarms of cockroaches appeared in Lynn and Swampscott Beach waters and attacked about 1,600 bathers, many from the North Shore society set. Bathers fled to shore as insects surrounded swimmers, and some plan to keep keepsakes of the episode. Officials promise immediate measures to prevent further roach incursions at the beach.
An overview from the New York Times traces lynching across Ohio Indiana Illinois and New York since the Civil War. It cites Port Jervis Stroudsburg Santa Fe Cairo Newark Urbana Springfield Rockport Evansville and other towns with executions jailbreak attacks and massacres by mobs amid racial tensions and state militia interventions.
A mixed column features L M Thornton's Summer's Song with vivid nature motifs and patriotic verse about Pauline Wayne, Tiger Taft’s cow, praised for milk and public service. Also includes brief humorous clippings on court, marriage, and social mores reflecting early 20th century press miscellany.
A humorous piece on courting and marriage etiquette. The narrator jokes that common sense and grooming define suitability in a husband. It suggests a wife finds pride in a husband’s competence and social duties while it tempers her own amusement in early courtship.
Ellis Kin skead recalls Kentucky tale of lawmakers pressuring circuses to prove advertised feats or face fines. Adjt. Gen C D Elliott notes Parkersburg, West Virginia could host mobilization for war with two regiments already, a third possible, praising militia spirit and readiness across states amid Mexico border tensions.
Reverend E E Ortiepp of Greenville Ohio reports farmers favor reciprocity and support Taft. He notes initial fears fade as they see market gains from surplus. Ortiepp, a wealthy landowner with grain elevators, says farmers prosper and expect good crops this season. He seeks long tenure as pastor after sixteen years.
Former New York representative J Van Vechten Olcott, defeated by Thomas G Patten in November, visits Capitol Hill and meets former colleagues. He jokes that he is now paid for tasks he once did for free and notes he never was a paid errand boy.
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