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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1911
Page
13
The Washington Post reports on December 2, 1911, editorially weighing Congress prospects. It notes debates over proposed tariffs and trusts, contrasts Democratic and Republican strategies, and discusses insurgent coalitions and political maneuvering shaping early 20th century policy. The piece reflects hopes for cautious, nonradical change amid evolving party dynamics.
The text argues strongly that Americans support Persia’s bid for a firm government but oppose foreign interference. It notes an American figure in Persia, Ghuster, faced pressures from Russia yet acted with accountability. It emphasizes the United States has no stake in whether Persia adopts autocracy or foreign-ordained governance and will not intervene.
A garbled fragment rails at a baseball season and politics, mentioning horses, a white man, and distrust of a party. It rails about dropped plans, dubious bets, a lack of standout pitchers, and fading support, concluding with crude satire of contemporary figures and the sport’s future uncertainty.
A fragment from a late 19th century magazine compares the flea’s feats with human limits. It notes the flea can pull many times its weight while 50 beetles struggle to pin a stag beetle. It then praises a few humans whose “superior powers” and ventures in sport or skill outshine the rest, described in vivid, rolling prose.
A fragmented column notes a sauerkraut shortage impacting American imports from Germany, with prices from UA08 to $14.28 per head. It also surveys global affairs, doubting China’s rising military threat, critiquing tariff and trust policies, and lampooning political theatrics as the 1912 election looms.
A New York Times account reports on Mr Upston Sinclair and a socialistic critique of marriage and the family. The dialogue suggests a state endowment of motherhood and the erosion of traditional marital duties, exposing the tension between socialism and personal matrimony. The piece links Sinclair and Kemp to broader debates on economic emancipation of women and monogamy.
In a Chicago Post retelling, a 9 year old Congress session passed a relief bill for John Wanamaker of Philadelphia tied to a delayed 2000 payment for goods. A member speculates Wanamaker needed cash to start a newspaper, while a World note recalls Thaddeus Stevens’ Civil War era generosity and a misremembered anecdote in a biography.
Reports warn Maine deer numbers fall and imply a close time on does may reduce accidents. A Popular Magazine tale depicts a weather forecaster's doubt but contradicts him as the President proceeds with a lawn reception.
Soldiers line the northern boundary of Yellowstone Park daily to deter elk wandering beyond the park. Dick Randall, a famed hunting guide, has urged officials to maintain the herd containment despite ongoing patrols and disputes over elk management policies.
King Ferdinand of Bulgaria faces mounting opposition as Intrigues around Count Assen Hartenau, son of the former Battenberg ruler, spark royal and international backlash. The young count’s imprisonment and banishment deepen tensions with Bulgaria’s nobility and allied monarchies.
Oliver Smith a 14 year old Kansas City area boy was brought before Wyandotte county juvenile court for repeatedly kissing girls on the way home from school. Judge Sims warned him to act defensively and never be the aggressor. He was made a ward of the court and paroled reporting weekly on Saturdays.
The Meadowbrook Hunt Club riders pursued a red fox from Piping Rock through Hast Norwich to a farmer’s house. The fox bolted indoors and out as the pack followed, with the chase ending after the leaders overtook him near the house.
Fred T Du Pois of Blackfoot Idaho, former U S senator, argues Speaker Clark is the strongest Democratic nominee if he maintains party unity. He notes the convention choice hinges on Congress outcomes and predicts Hawley for governor in Idaho.
A reflective piece weaving quotations about time music and nature. It evokes Time as conductor over human sound and the world, contrasting urban noise with serene natural scenes. The text contemplates stillness, perception, and the enduring rhythm of existence through imagery of instruments, seasons, and stars.
San Bernardino dispatch reports William Frankes of Bullion Mountain claiming a breakthrough in transforming wild mountain sheep into a wool bearing animal through crossbreeding with Leicester stock. The recluse, an accredited Smithsonian collector, says the sheep are large, nimble and produce exceptionally fine wool.
A fragmentary rant on social acts and reputations contrasts parental, marital, and religious pressures. The piece muses on ambition, maturity, and the social cost of generosity, noting how acts of kindness can seem like offenses to propriety.
A collection of sharp, satirical quips on gender, education, money, and religion. The piece critiques thugs, miseducation, and vanity while mocking suffragettes and social pretenses with brisk, ironic lines.
Western politicians, led by Representative Addison W Rucker of Colorado, expect Theodore Roosevelt to be presented at the Republican convention. Insurgents favor La Follette after Roosevelt’s withdrawal, with hints that the former president may decline the nomination and back Wisconsin senator La Follette. Debates center on Bryan’s influence, Colorado’s stance, and potential unpledged delegates.
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