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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1911
Page
9
The piece surveys subscription terms for The Washington Post and analyzes statements by Watterson on arbitration treaties, peace movements, and European power dynamics. It then shifts to reflections on the Cross Mountain mine disaster, mine safety, and inspector roles, plus political notes on Taft, Pinchot, and Republican delegates.
A collection of offbeat quotes and prognostications from various figures. Richard Clement Lites foresees humans evolving to a single large toe in about half a million years as coal forests vanish and the earth undergoes dramatic changes. Other items mention butter price impacts, politics, and a governor race, all framed in a satirical, scattered clipping style.
The Daily Jewish Courier argues against unwise pressure to abrogate the 1882 treaty with Russia. It praises President Taft’s will and diplomacy, urging him to avoid drastic moves, and warns of harmful economic and social consequences if passports for Russian Jews are rejected.
The piece argues that coastal forts and guns are strong in theory but lack trained artillerymen. It criticizes inadequate forces, notes the need to recruit about 37,000 new troops, and calls for far more officers and training to defend the coast, urging Congress to address enlistments, funding, and facility needs.
Governors Gove and Oddie of Nevada and Vessey of South Dakota blame not the idea of divorce but the social conditions and laws that drive couples to Reno and Sioux Falls. They argue New York’s one cause standard fails to address harsh temperaments and alcoholism, calling for uniform and stricter marriage and divorce laws to curb ill advised marriages and protect families.
The document argues the Russia treaty must stay in force and asserts the United States must remain inviolate to allow Russian Jews entry. It stresses protecting this advantage and credits President Taft for resisting Jewish public pressure and political intimidation by leaders.
From the Chicago Journal four condemned men awaiting execution sob as Jenny Dufay a famed soprano sings Christmas carols through their cell bars. The prisoners kneel and say they cry as she finishes then share a whispered farewell amid tears and a moment of penitence.
Chicago Inter, Ocean patrolman George Elliott at West Jackson and South Clark observed pedestrians performing on the wet street as a crowd formed blocking traffic. He was shocked by an electric short and aided by a repair crew to secure the area. Also reports that Emiliano Zapata is officially neither dead nor alive as departments cannot locate him.
The case of John Ferron, a railroad man, ends with his acquittal on disorderly conduct after police washed his dirtied face at the judge's order. Ferron testified he was kicked, beaten, and robbed of 14. The judge instructed police to wash his face to reveal his identity.
Vera Eliott engagement to Edward Boles Cowles links the Eliott family of Stobs with Starr & Co Wall Street. Arthur Eliott ninth baronet owns Perthshire Roxburghshire estates and 20000 acres, with arms invoking Gibraltar. Monaco and Austrian royal intrigue mix with Princess Charlotte’s succession claim as Duchesse de Valentinois.
In a Chicago Record-Ferald excerpt, a man greets Tommie as she descends for Christmas. He asks about the item she holds, and Tommie reveals it is her bank. A friend named Steter urges her to flaunt it, but she cannot bring herself to do so.
Paris Christmas observances include open storefronts called baroques that line boulevards for two weeks before Christmas. Booths display novelties, attract crowds, and survive from medieval trade fairs. Neuilly’s three weeks fair dates to the 13th century, with Marseille offering similar festive plays by brigands and saints.
A speaker recounts investing a hundred dollars into ventures pitched by fate and charm. Each deal, from river meeting to railroad crossroads to model towns, drains the funds as he follows promises of growth and philanthropy. He learns streams and rails meet where cities form, and that mining stock and motel towns rarely feed the bread and meat.
A fragment combines a romantic lyric about enduring love with a humorous aside about a Georgia boy and his father’s election to the legislature. The dialogue reflects rural Southern attitudes toward Congress and political advancement in a clipped, conversational tone.
A fragment from the Chicago Record Herald notes pointed paragraphs on resilience and self belief. It teases contrasts between headaches and social expectations with lines about quitting, marriage, and aging as reflections on personal fate.
The passage laments rising expenses as income stagnates and jokes about social proprieties. It notes a man’s cautious praise for a butcher over a doctor and adds wary humor about gifts and money quickly vanishing during holidays.
R E Williams of Dallas, Republican national committeeman for Oregon, discusses the upcoming April 19 primaries for both parties. He predicts Taft will win Oregon despite anti Taft sentiment, while Woodrow Wilson is seen as the Democrats' clear choice. He notes the law bars splitting delegates and expects Chicago as the convention site.
"Idaho Democrats have not made up their minds definitely as to their choice for President," said G. Rich of Blackfoot, Idaho's immigration commissioner, at the Willard. He predicts Clark will win the nomination, noting insurgence in Idaho but confidence in Clark's broad support across Missouri, South Dakota, Arkansas, Wyoming, and many Southern states.
A. G Westgard of New York and an official of the U S Department of Agriculture reports that a 2 mile stretch of Virginia Route along Virgin ia Road near Fredericksburg is the worst in the United States. He traveled 150.8 miles from Richmond to Washington with Richmond businessmen to discuss a first class highway linking the National Capital to the Virginia capital. He notes parts near Fredericksburg are nearly bottomless and estimates $1,000,000 needed for improvements with Virginia bearing most costs and federal support possible.
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