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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1911
Page
11
Public notice outlines Washington Post subscription options delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria. Includes daily Sunday plans, weekly and yearly terms, payment methods, and forwarding to The Washington Post Co. entry details. Date August 23 1911.
Washingtonians are urged to have The Post follow them when leaving the city so they stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Changes of address should be sent with how long the paper is to be mailed. Subscription rates are noted.
The article surveys Tafts veto of the Cotton Bill as a sharp rebuke of tariff experts in Congress. It argues the bill would have slashed revenues, exposed government to stoppage, and exposed bungling, while noting the veto reshaped public opinion toward tariff reform. It also discusses the political aftermath of the extra session and the split among Republicans Democrats and insurgents.
A plea to honor the typewriter with a patron saint or symbol reflecting its impact on modern business. The piece contrasts the typewriter’s social utility with a vision blending Minerva and Aphrodite, and notes the need for recognition of the craft and its operators. It also surveys contemporaneous British upheavals and mock anecdotes.
A clipped Boston Transcript fragment notes an exchange about tipping eight dollars and living in Parla. Walter assists with a coat as conversation shifts. The text shows sarcasm and a casual, gossiping tone from early 20th century newspaper prose.
Open conflict erupts in St Petersburg between Premier Stolypin and finance minister Kokonzeff over police reform funding and authority. The Makaroff commission report urges higher police pay to curb corruption, a move Stolypin endorses while Kokonzeff opposes. Fate of Stolypin hinges on Duma support and imperial favor, with potential cabinet resignations if the plan fails. The piece also notes the death of Kaiserin’s adviser Van dem Kneesebeck and his influence on court affairs.
Eighteen victims linked to Frank Rickers known as the hair snipper. He targeted women at theaters and amusement parks, severing locks and storing trophies in a trunk tied with blue ribbon. Mrs Timberlain identified him after cutting thirteen inches from her hair.
Entomologists study a bug found in a sealed cavity inside solid rock blasted 200 feet underground at Shamrock Gold Mining and Milling. W J Westenholme and former find by George F Dalton report a living insect in quartzite, prompting experts to identify the species and its remarkable survival in such conditions.
Residents of Aztec New Mexico and Durango Colorado report a renewed exploration yielding a stone idol or mummy of the extinct Aztec race. Discovered about 30 miles south of Aztec in an arroyo, the figure stands roughly four and a half feet tall, with a conical sculpted body and a left-leaning face. The finder, George Garlinghouse, aims to preserve the artifact while seeking Smithsonian evaluation, hoping to illuminate Aztec history and living practices.
Washington readers recall the McGillicuddy incident and past precedents via Asher Hinds comments on treason breach of peace and the use of precedent. The piece strings anecdotes from Daniel J. MacGillicuddy to Thomas Jefferson and Uncle Joe Canton with jokes about legal limits and personal privilege.
A collage of verses and vignettes narrates captivity desire and freedom amid scenes of romance scandal and domestic life. A captive yearns for flight, a storm petrel calls him to courage, while social gossip and marriage themes unfold from Maine to New York and Europe.
A Raleigh piece notes Emil Haupt of Weimar Germany praising Washington for its perpetual growth. He compares capital construction to European cities, cites New York’s rebuilding era, and remarks on Americans evolving skyline and courtesy. Humorous quips on modern manners follow from diverse sources.
J Hamilton Lewis of Chicago spent two months in Spain aboard the Prinz Friederich Wilhelm reporting Spanish unsettled mood over Maine and alleged U S indemnity for the Philippines and Porto Rico. He says revolutionary leaders stir anger as Americans may be blamed.
V L Barttonnau of Paris argues at the Shoreham that France’s wage scale law, banning wages below five francs for adults and three francs for children, has curbed strikes and raised living standards. He notes France’s cheaper cost of living and higher real wages compared to the United States, and claims labor peace follows the reform.
Judge John C. Houk of Knoxville comments on a heated Tennessee political scene while recalling his Capitol career and a fatal death of his father. John H. Shapiro notes Peru as a growing nation with Lima's 40 000 residents and hints at Peru's mineral wealth and future prospecting tied to South American growth and the Panama Canal opening.
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