Congress Opens With Taft Agenda Dominating Debate
The Washington Post reports Congress opens with President Taft's program centered on economy and emergency. The Navy plan, approved by the General Board, calls for smaller stations, naval yards, and abandonments including Guantanamo. Secretary Meyer seeks aviation trials and more oil fuel stations to modernize power and efficiency.
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Meyer
Navy
United States
Guantanamo
General Board
Naval Establishment
Treasury
Naval
New Orleans
Pensacola
San Juan
Port Royal
New London
Sacketts Harbor
Cavite
Mahan
Taft
Gulf
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Caribbean
Panama
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Congress
Great Britain
Spanking Children in History and Modern Debate
An essay weighs corporal punishment in homes and schools, noting Solomon era norms and modern views. It argues angerless discipline matters more than the method, cites a New York principal incident, and suggests temper control by the caregiver governs its acceptance.
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Solomon
New York
Waterways Congress Converges on Washington Over Pork Barrel Fight
The rivers and harbors congress gathers in Washington with thousands of advocates urging a 30 million dollar maximum appropriation. President Taft’s anticipated opening address signals the government's stance on projects considered wasteful pork. Delegates expect clarity on which waterways developments the administration will support.
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Waterways Congress
Congress
Washington
Capitol
White House
Taft
Treasury
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Rapid Transit Defense From a Texas Farmer
A Texas farmer rails against railroads and praises the automobile as rapid transit and civilization’s mother. He argues luxury has limits, cites costs of cars, doctors, and funerals, and blames avarice for misusing money while praising autos as a significant modern benefactor.
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Texas
South
What Ailes Alexandria
Population trends in the Alexandria area show Washingtonward growth far outpacing Alexandria city. From 1890 to 1900 Alexandria county gained about 7 percent since 1900, while the city lagged behind Virginia city norms and Washington’s surge. The urban surge on King Street and a building boom failed to spur broader growth as officials faced a puzzling stagnation in the city proper.
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Alexandria
Washington
Virginia
King Street
Alexandria’s housing and charm fail to draw growth
The article argues Alexandria, while rich in schools churches and affordable rents, stagnates in population due to its appeal and historic past. It urges municipal leadership on King Street as a model to spur private enterprise, housing, and attraction for residents to stay rather than move toward Washington.
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Alexandria
Federal District
Washington
Carlisle House
Ellsworth
Confederate Monument
King Street
A Useless Sacrifice Prompts Moral Reflections
A Philadelphia woman starving herself to art fame dies after painting a self-portrait for auction to cover funeral costs. The piece argues egoism harms society, praising modesty over obsession with personal fame. It contrasts historical figures with contemporary hype and critiques public egotism.
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Philadelphia
Tamerlane
Embattited Road Building From the Columbia Maze
The piece lauds Iowa farmers for building a 390 mile state road in minutes with 10 000 volunteers, showing what organized rural labor can achieve for public good. It notes military style planning and supervision, contrasts Iowa with South Carolina, and suggests a voluntary army could improve the Columbia to Little Mountain route.
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Columbia
Lexington
Mass
JSS
Iowa
South Carolina
Little Mountain
King George and Queen Mary plan India durbar in 1912
King George announces a fall 1911 to India with Queen Mary for a grand Delhi durbar opening 1912. The piece notes imperial symbolism, previous royal visits, and the potential impact on loyalty in India while contrasting coronation customs and other rulers. It also discusses muckraker competition and U.S. political notes.
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Durbar
India
George
Mary
Delhi
Georges
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Napoleon VI
Algeria
Germany
France
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Brazil
Portugal
Brasil
Dom Pedro
Great Britain
England
London
Hdward
Prince of Wales
Duke
Duchess of Connaught
Lord Curzon
Kajsar-I-Hind
Asia
King George
Queen Mary
Nelhi
Dominion of
Canada
Commonwealth of Australia
Union of South Africa
Marquire DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Cloth From Seaweed Inspires New Fabric In Australia
The New York Mail reports a seaweed fiber from South Australia may yield a new fabric. The deposit forms under eight limestone beds with sand and shells. fiber varies four to twenty four feet thick and costs arise from the heavy debris mixed with each ton of pure fiber. Mixed with wool it makes strong cloth suitable for bedding rope mats and other goods.
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New York Mail
South Australia
Baker
Potlatch Exhibit Shows Haida Cherished Customs in NY Museum
At the American Museum of Natural History a Haida cedar canoe and life like figures depict the potlatch as it was, with Chilkat Indians and a scaled crew of workers. Curator Hermon C. Bumpus directs the project with Lieut. George T. Emmons supervising scientific details and sculptor Siguard Neandress shaping the display. The exhibit contrasts old glory with changes, portraying former slaves and the stern line of the chief with waterlogged paddlers and ceremonial speeches and dances.
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The
New York Times
New York City
American Museum of Natural History
Hermon C. Bumpus
George T. Emmons
Siguard Neandress
North Pacific
Strait of Fuda
Mount St. Bilas
Plare
Captain of Koepenick Captured by World as Jest Ends in Woe
New York World recounts William Voight once hailed as Captain of Koepenick now living in poverty as a cobbler in Wismar Mecklenburg Schwerin Germany. He forged a German army order to seize Koepenick, earned about 1000 marks, was jailed, then released after Kaiser approval. He later faced deportation on immigration charges amid questions about a German annuity. The piece compares Voight’s fate to a sensational elephant story from New York papers.
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Washington Dispatch
Boston Advertiser
Asher C. Hinds
Maine
House of Representatives
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Meade
Crothers
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England
New York
Frederick W. Plaisted
Judson Harmon
Ohio
John A. Dix
Woodrow Wilson
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S E. Baldwin
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Eugene N. Foss
Massachu
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Tor
Henry Ransom Duskins
Chicago
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Pow
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North Pole
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Cook
Mile Above the Sea Exhibit At Tremont Club
Members of the Appalachian Mountain Club display a large collection of mounted plant specimens gathered during summer trips to Mount Washington and at Three Mile Island. The exhibit includes delicate mosslike flowers small birch and pine trees, anemones, goldenrod, laurel, and hepatica found at 6,000 feet up, with photos showing growth before mounting.
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Boston Globe
Appalachian Mountain Club
Tremont
Mount Washington
Three-Mile Island
Wonderful cotton picker could reshape the South
From World's Work a mechanical cotton picker is described as the long sought machine to distinguish ripe from unripe cotton, cut labor needs, and possibly end the era of the black labor force tied to cotton production. It is a small gasoline powered unit with two picking arms and canvas bags, moving through fields and picking lint while leaving bolls and plant intact. The piece notes the historical impact of the gin and the challenge of selecting open bolls without injuring unopened ones.
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King Cotton
Whitney
Eldah Brown Pursuit Sparks Townwide Tension
In a roadside exchange relayed by Charles C. Jones in Lippincott's a man hunting Eldah Brown confronts a white man and demands his allegiance. The speaker insists he is either sheriff or has a deputy ready, threatening deadly action if he is not aligned.
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Charles C. Jones
Lippincott
Eldah Brown
First Dictionary of Names by Dr. Samuel A Binion
From the New York Herald comes news that Dr. Samuel A Binion 73 has completed the manuscript of A Dictionary of Names in London. The American physician author previously wrote Ancient Egypt The Kabbalah and Phylantography and is known for English translations of Quo Vadis and With Fire and Sword.
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New York Herald
Samuel A. Binion
London
British Museum
Binion
Charles Dudley Warner
American Toys in Mexico Consular Report
The article notes a rising Mexican interest in American manufactured toys, especially mechanical ones. Window displays featuring such toys draw strong attention, and sales season extends year round due to Christmas being celebrated differently, with more religious and social observance rather than a December focus.
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Mexico
Latin America
United States
Simple Life in New York Apartment Aims Big Rent
A New York Evening Sun report notes an apartment building on Fifth Avenue and Central Park designed for eighteen families with flats renting at $20,000 yearly. Details on bathrooms and dressing rooms are sparse, but one unit has reportedly been rented, signaling faith in luxury amid a bold civic and architectural vision.
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New York
New York Evening Sun
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Alexander Martin
Buffalo
N. Y
Willard Hotel
Europe
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A string of satirical lines on poverty pride and domestic life includes a man with a black eye earning it and a sealakin wife on a sheepskin salary. The piece notes laughter from others and the idea of keeping on living to reach old age. It ends with a jab about friends butting in more often.
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Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor Street Too Steep for Horses
Kansas City notes a steep paved street where horse owners are warned against riding down it. The piece blends urban transport quirk with a moral aside about love and appetite, reflecting on social pretenses and investments in a sharp, satirical tone.
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Kansas City Times
Kansas City
New York
Robert Gillham
Oak Street
Thirtieth
Oak Streets
Washington sign glare prompts foreign visitor critique
English sociologist Joseph Chance called the city beautiful despite block after block of signs that spoil its appearance. He urged removing all glaring advertising to preserve Washington as a premier world city.
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Washington
Joseph T. Chance
Union Station
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