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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
9
The Washington Post discusses Congressional action and district needs in December 1911. It notes no definite progress on general legislation until after February and urges attention to District interests and hospital needs. The piece reflects early 20th century political reporting and Washington governance concerns.
A cautious review argues President Taft maintained dignity and restraint in discussing foreign affairs with a journalist. The piece contends his remarks avoided offense, upheld U.S. prestige, and reflected honest convictions without public posturing or partisan aims.
The report condemns ruthless piracy and forced labor in Chesapeake Bay waters. Secretaries vow swift investigations, noting a swift motorboat chartered to patrol waters and bust lawless practices. Victims describe abductions,-drugged stupor, beatings, and forced labor aboard vessels.
The Pan American Thanksgiving service at St Patrick's Church drew the President’s diplomatic circle, cabinet and Supreme Court members, Cardinal Gibbons and bishops. Speakers urged arbitration, peaceful cooperation, and stronger ties among the Western republics, celebrating peace, progress, and improving inter-American relations.
A curious Monte Carlo note claims an American devised a new system to beat the bank, netting about $90,000, with gamblers frus trated by staking late. The piece links casino profits to usury and hints at authorities withholding details while Thackeray and Develace are invoked. A separate discussion urges studying immigration impacts in New York amid rising poverty, citing Brace and large foreign populations from Poland, Italy, and the Balkans.
A long column discusses shifting immigration to the West to benefit prices and labor markets, linking health standards to marital stability and eugenics. It critiques eastern overpopulation, praises temperate conditions in the West, and endorses a planned distribution of immigrants alongside a clergyman's stance on marriage health. The piece also covers Champ Clark and Bryan dynamics, tariff policy, and misc political commentary with local humor.
An up-State weekly editor offered a year’s subscription as a prize for the largest palate grown. The contest drew many tubers to the office, provoking rival banter on street corner. The editor quipped he would bet on tubers, joking about masa prices and planning future root vegetable bets.
The seventh Marquis of Tweeddale, aged about three, resides in London society while rumors place him amid succession disputes with William Hay Newton of Newton Hall. The Hay family line and the Yester estate loom in a web of alleged illegitimacy, ancient Pear legends, and inherited titles, with political and historic entanglements stretching back to Marmion and beyond.
A selection of famous sayings attributed to historical figures such as Washington Galileo Frederick the Great Lincoln Watts Franklin Cromwell Mahomet Gutenberg Jefferson Confucius Luther Morse Magellan Napoleon Newton Grant Peter the Great Caesar and others. The list presents thoughts on duty heaven faith resistance and governance with a note on presenting ideas as important as inventions.
Tarrytown residents report a mysterious lake on John D Rockefeller’s estate vanishing by morning while a new water well was struck nearby. The scene prompts playful speculation about a lake versus a well. A golf companion quipped about the mystery as authorities investigate. The incident follows other curious notes on Harmoniism and philosophy in the broader column.
A cowboy named Charles Merritt risked life to lasso a flaming gasoline barrel near a burning Clovis bakery. He rode within 40 feet of the blaze, hooked the barrel, and dragged it away as spectators shouted. The heroic act likely prevented a larger explosion and saved nearby structures.
A Westward voyage tale centers on Henry Bratnober’s Alaska ventures from gold rush days to Tecoma and Aimski. He discusses placer mining dwindling to dredging, copper river coal, and rail port issues, while Democrats gain votes on Pacific coast amid Taft and Ballinger debates.
A nostalgic verse evokes the wild hunt and fading vigor. The speaker recalls riding the brave old sorrel and meeting the pack in autumn wind, asking if admiration endures as years roll by. The piece blends memory with gratitude for long standing friends and playful references to companions.
The report includes remarks on restoring the Kanawha River to its pristine green waters and fishable state after mine washings polluted it for miles. It also quotes Matthee Minor praising London's traffic management and lack of police abuse, contrasting with Broadway. The piece closes with a nostalgic poem about riding and hunting.
The state fisheries and game commission abandons artificial quail hatching after spending about 000 and hatching only one quail. A large purchase from Western states yielded roughly 40 birds, kept at the Connecticut Agricultural College and Windsor Locks hatchery, prompting the commission to conclude incubation by feathered mothers is superior.
A satirical piece on money and social mores. It warns trouble pursues those who seek it and notes the risk of knowing more about work than a boss. It quips that a dancer’s chatter about housekeeping hints at courting prospects and suggests a millionaire driver might oddly please a man run over.
A jumble of opinions covers social conduct in small towns, West Virginia politics, and U.S. inventors. It notes Republican splits, hopes of a Taft comeback, and praise for American industry while critiquing foreign workers’ patent rights.
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