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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1911
Page
11
A long, mixed Washington Post issue review covers subscription rates and mailing terms, national committee commentary on Taft prospects, and a series of policy notes. It discusses navy and army consolidation, tariff board debates, trust regulation, postal savings banks, and parcels post expansion plans. The piece highlights Underwood’s remarks on trusts and Republican unity, plus the tobacco trust decree and securities regulation debates.
Milton H Canfield of Caldwell New Jersey regained his memory following Mountside Hospital surgery to remove a brain blood clot that had erased recognition of friends and relatives after a head injury. Doctors report resumed blood flow and improving recall with hopeful full recovery.
A collage of anecdotes and observations spanning politics and society. Mentions Col Roosevelt and Rough Riders in Washington 1905 reunion notes, a Boston lawyer friend, a Montana Rough Rider, and a comic caper with an opera hat. Also references Nobel prize money, Philadelphia saloons, and a deer outrunning a train tied to Rockefeller.
An employment applicant from the mountains sought a Louisville businessman’s favor. The employer delayed action pending local checks. The sheriff of the applicant’s home county confirmed the man’s history, saying he has been arrested three times for stealing and acquitted each time.
A Mesopotamian ice plant, brought by David M. Saaty from Providence Rhode Island, faced fierce Moslem opposition in Mosul. Locals invoked prophecy and religious taboo, claiming ice making defies Providence. Government intervention restored order and allowed sales, with demand surging.
A New York man is described as slyly trading a worthless Confederate bill for a stranger offer. The excerpt hints at a scam dynamic where one person expects payment while the other refuses, illustrating a cautionary exchange between improvised bargaining partners.
A 60 year old Holy Duke Lin Ji of Shantung, head of Confucius’ line, is described as a popular contender for China’s throne. The piece notes his ancestry, reform openness, and possible capital move to Shantung, amid Manchu dynasty tensions and a failed marriage alliance plan with the emperor. It also briefly reports the extinction of Irish peerages and a Galway marriage tale involving Lord Dunsandle.
The exchange notes both sides as producers with an estimate of about 15 per tin for hay and poetry work. The fragment hints at shared production concerns and modest earnings. Details are sparse and names or places are not clearly provided in the readable text.
A buck deer and a fawn sprinted 12 miles ahead of a northbound milk train near Briarcliff Manor, leaped off near Millwood, and the buck was killed at Croton Lake bridge after the engine braked too late. In another rural tale, a Phila papers dispatch recounts a petty chicken theft and a poultry show mishap ending with a man’s diamond pendant swallowed by a hen.
David Kilpatrick of the Yonkers Department of Public Works encountered a shabby man offering an $80 bill for change. He was pressed to hand over his own cash, but Kilpatrick had only $9. Mrs Kilpatrick had just paid the rent, and the two $5 sums remained. A Riverdale Avenue delicatessen owner rejected the note calling it a Confederate bill as Kilpatrick waited for the stranger to return.
In Central Park’s aviary a large arctic goose named Doll defeats a pelican, a black swan, and a stork in a sequence of dramatic air fights. Spectators and suffrage activists watch as Doll asserts dominance, while keepers intervene to prevent further injury.
A quartet of verses mix romantic imagery and coming‑of‑age sentiment. The speaker mourns Lady Rain, hears autumnal change, and imagines a beloved’s growing promise. The second piece recounts a girl’s shifting view of a shy suitor, whose quiet charm blooms after July’s fireworks and Christmas cheer.
A York worker, Mr Sharp, was bitten by a tarantula while unloading bananas from the South Sea and died after his condition worsened despite medical efforts. He worked for a local transfer company handling consignments to a dealer and is survived by his wife and several children.
The excerpt blends satirical maxims on power wealth and desire noting pleasure as a step to misery and warning that rich men can utter what others cannot. It comments on shaving social rivals, fighting for wants, brewery wagons powered by horses that drink, and the unhappiness of spendthrifts and carefree women, finishing with a jab at those who seek things for nothing.
A humorous exposure of courtship norms with quips about baldness and hair color. It suggests a woman’s interest in men versus babies, a girl discerning love by behavior, and a woman’s aversion to making a fool of herself whether faced with a child or a man.
North Carolina Republican E C Tuncan and Kansas official David Mulvane discuss Taft’s solid regional support and potential primary changes. Indiana and Louisiana figures favor Taft, praising his integrity, leadership, and party unity amid contested gubernatorial and senatorial races. Maryland Democrats brace for next year and potential state-wide prohibition debates.
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