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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1910
Page
28
The Washington Post urges economy and efficiency through government-wide cooperation, arguing workers can best propose methods to cut costs. A commission should study the personnel side, avoid longer hours, and seek salaries and retiree reforms to modernize government operations.
Senate leaders Aldrich and Lodge back President’s tariff plan while diverging with Cummins over how Congress should proceed. Cummins favors schedule based revision and relies on platforms, while Aldrich supports Democratic House prerogative and broader rope for House action.
In a New York Chicago Record-Herald interview Thomas A Edison argues the brain merely records impressions like a phonograph. He predicts future senses and energy transfer over wires, questions electricity’s nature, and contends life energy may be an unknown force guiding bodily actions. He disputes spiritualism and envisions evolution making new senses. A Newark death follows the interview with details of a widow, age 85, and her Civil War veteran husband, found dead at home from apoplexy.
Prince Victor Napoleon becomes a grandfather on his wedding day to Princess Clementine of Belgium at Moncalieri. The article explains no morganatic marriage occurred and contrasts ecclesiastical and civil unions across France Belgium and England. It notes Victor's exile in Brussels and outlines broader European royal marriage practices and notable Pourtales family ties with an American connection.
A playful notice discusses welsh rabbits and their culinary jokes. It notes goats will eat welsh rabbit without harm and clarifies rabbits are not for breakfast or nursing children. It mentions a society warning and ends with A FRIEND OF THE RABBIT dated December 14 in Washington.
Washington sources say President Taft intends to appoint an able political manager to handle cabinet matters and prep for the 1912 campaign. No cabinet changes appear likely soon, with former Governor John F. Hill Serving as acting national committee chair. The choice will be discreet, likely a Washington fixture in close touch with the President, possibly a former senator.
The Washington Post notes a ten million dollar gift from Andrew Carnegie dedicated to hastening the abolition of international war. Trustees named include practical men of insight with the U S president and Elihu Root as honorary president and president respectively.
The Dati-Ingham commission traces 28 million aliens since 1920 and their descendants, noting rapid physical and mental changes due to American conditions. The study reports that offspring often resemble a common center, with even head form altered, supporting a theory of extensive adaptation across races. As immigration work ends, private or public means must continue the inquiry and its tasks.
The Roanoke Times comments on Private White, a Confederate veteran, being appointed chief justice by a Republican president with a mixed Senate. It contrasts parties and sects, praising brains and character, acknowledging past fears of a Catholic president, and lauding unity across regions as the appointment is celebrated.
The New Haven Register notes Col. Mosby, 77, spoke in a Southern viewpoint yet did not offend Northern listeners. The lecture at Grand Opera House bridged North and South, drawing blue and gray veterans alike, and showing growing reconciliation. Mosby’s visit is praised as a unifying mission, with warm audience reception and mutual respect across regions.
Alexander Knox of Sydney, ex-president of the New South Wales Rugby Football League, attended the Army Navy game and urged creation of a world championship soccer style football. He praised audience energy, criticized place kicking, and advocated a universal code with international contests among England Scotland Ireland South Africa Australia Canada America Germany. He urged a representative congress to draft rules.
A fragmented verse by Henry Warwick mocks a self confident bully who praises strength and independence while exposing cowardice and vanity. The piece contrasts bold public demeanor with coercive private behavior, noting a loud handshake and contempt for the weak in a satirical portrait.
From the Portland Press via Myron Smith and Lyle Moore of Skowhegan comes a note of mischief and memory. In a summer ice tale two youths hunted a tuck deer on Skowhegan ice using polo clubs and a jackknife. The deer, about 150 pounds, was killed after a stunned stumble and a throat cut, the largest killed in Skowhegan this year.
From the New York Sun, a note on hardy riders on ferries to New Jersey. In cold weather many passengers gather on the upper forward deck to savor the gale, with women in half the group and men mostly fresh air enthusiasts. They endure snow and wind along the Hudson, seeking a full sweep of the cold air for complexion benefits.
A collage of sharp witticisms and quips on gender roles and society drawn from The Chicago News and New York Press. The lines satire chart beliefs on love loyalty church manners and motherhood with humor and social commentary.
Washington Governor Sanders of Lossans Day says New Orleans should host the 1915 Panama exposition, citing southern growth and reader support. He declined a U S Senate seat to back the New Orleans choice and predicts broad national backing as evidence supports the site.
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