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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1910
Page
6
A Washington Post editorial bemoans the lack of a snow law and emergency funds to keep streets trade ready. It laments municipal authority lapses, dangerous ice, blocked sidewalks, and a winter crisis harming business and public safety.
The find of Henry VI's burial at St. George's Chapel Windsor is presented as genuine, aiming to resolve royal death mysteries. The article recounts Henry VI’s era, the Wars of the Roses, Edward IV’s usurpation, and Tudor king Henry VII’s bid to move the remains to Westminster Abbey, noting disputed proof.
George W. Perkins advocates a new corporate profit sharing model to align capital and labor. He proposes pairing top executives with janitors to foster shared earnings, aiming to reduce strikes and friction. He plans to form an association of harmonized corporations to spread the approach.
A florid chronicle praises St Louis for fresh honors in beer, while Milwaukee sulks under a boastful, almost mythic toast to the city’s drinkers. The piece names Bath House John as a potential hymn writer and hails Slapsky for legendary status among Gambrinus devotees.
The DC teachers press for a retirement fund bill introduced last session by Representative Samuel W. Smith. They argue salaries were too low to save for old age and compare with other states where local funds or state support cover half the costs. They urge passage on District day before holidays.
London voices a wild world as Mayor Fitz says Lodge cannot return while a Denver view notes. A Samarian priest pair travels to London to sell a 700 year old tri language Pentateuch manuscript amid famine threats. Political quips touch on Belasco, Santa Claus voters, and Meckled congressmen. Washington jokes recount tariff talk and a New York Telegram quip closes.
Sir Richard Cartwright, Canada’s trade minister, told parliament that fostering cordial ties with the United States is more vital than any single economic measure. He cited the Taft conference as a landmark move toward closer Anglo-Saxon unity and suggested a possible path to disarmament through stronger Britain-U S cooperation.
Col Abe Slupsky of St. Louis gained fame by drinking twenty bottles of beer daily for 3% days, claiming eleven pounds gained. The tale compares his feat to Hercules and Odin, crediting his self-imposed challenge with boosting the city’s name and its beloved brew.
Dom Alfonso, Duke of Oporto, plans a quiet return to Portugal with king Victor Emmanuel of Italy lending funds to clear debts. The public in Lisbon favored his democratic style and bravery, earning him the nickname Dom Arreda. His exile may be softened as republicans seek a monarchist path while mindful of foreign ties.
The New York American reports a two foot Horned Owl restrained by Patrolman Blake after being knocked from a tree on West 127th Street near Broadway. Bystanders aided, a large cage was found, and the bird is thought to have originated from the Palisades.
From the New Orleans States a reflection on Christmas toy trends. Old playthings like toy soldiers and tin infantryman figures fade as children seek modern items such as airplanes moving costumes and electric machines. Santa Claus is pictured trading reindeer for an automobile as progress reshapes holiday whimsy.
Describes Filipino women as early laborers in the islands. Girls pound rice with a mallet, carry water on their heads, work in fields, and later run small shops. At marriage and motherhood they remain busy with farm, market, and home duties. Older women show peaceful, wrinkled faces after long labor.
In a Springfield Republican column the piece argues Arthur Balfour erred by yielding on tariff reform and Lloyd George budget pressures, blaming lack of decisive leadership and overreliance on peers. It contrasts his weakness with Asquith, predicting uncertain historical standing.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes the death of Jem Mace in Jarrow at nearly eighty. Born in 1831 he fought from youth, beating Slasher Stacy and Bill Thorne, and contested world titles into the 1870s. His long career included a 43 round championship bout and a famed six hour battle in which he fought one handed after breaking an arm.
A fragmentary poem reflects on F Warre Cornish as the Polish rider, tracing his alert yet careless stance on a light pony, archer’s gear, and a questing gaze. It mourns Poland’s fate, wonders if he fell in battle, and laments a chivalric yet betrayed past.
A Chicago Record-Herald item laments heavy snowfall freezing outdoor life. The speaker complains of a cold walk and a delayed furnace man, yearning for warmth and exercise as wind and bare trees frame a lonely, indoor day.
A traveling man at a hotel cigar stand is refused more gambling games by the fire and police board as raffles near esgay stands candy stores and drug stores are banned. A copper's ruling ends the gambling at these venues prompting a crackdown in an antigambling campaign across the city of Denver.
Good luck is merely escaping bad luck. Most people spend their time either eating or talking about it. The Lord must take care of good women, for certainly men don't. The crafty thing for a man to do would be to convince his wife he loved her so much he hadn't any left for her relatives. It's worth thinking about how mad a man can be at first with a gift for refusing to marry him and how grateful to her afterward.
At the New Willard in Welch W V, W W Hughes argued Democrats will elect a millionaire to the United States Senate, challenging the idea that only wealthy Republicans can win. He noted several Democratic hopefuls are millionaires, while Republicans relish the prospect of ending the wealth-based critique.
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