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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1910
Page
6
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The article argues for a strong fleet and better coastal defenses to deter invasions and blockades, noting past Spanish War lessons. It credits dollar diplomacy with expanding American influence, citing contracts, loans, and manufacturing deals in Argentina, China, and Turkey, as a broader boost to commerce and state policy. It also reflects on political defeat as a common, often nonharmful, phase in a senator or president’s career.
A historical reflection argues Congress should appoint a five member Peace Commission to study methods for universal peace. It warns against premature diplomacy, urges impartial inquiry, and asserts the United States must lead without entangling alliances or reliance on individual philanthropy, to set a working plan for peaceful progress.
The article reviews aims in aviation from speed to safety, noting Belmont park tests where monoplane speed led by Bleriot and rotary engines proved influential. It highlights the Demoiselle’s light design, Santos Dumont motors, and debates on profitability and war use while predicting the cost and resilience of air power against battleships.
The piece reviews governors elect aligned with Woodrow Wilson and their radical reform aims, debating whether pure democracy or practical governance will guide the country to a Wilsonian millennium. It also analyzes the Gillett bill on retirement for government clerks, arguing for higher salaries or alternative funding, and critiques broader political clamor and public notices in a late 19th or early 20th century mood.
An 19th century, echoed plea documents brutal street surfaces in New York worsening horse suffering in snow and ice. It cites asphalt and wooden paving as unsafe, recalls Superintendent Freel on horses slipping after four blocks on hard pavement, and calls for rubber pads, better shoeing, and eventual motor trucks to end cruelty.
The Milwaukee Free Press argues for a nationwide study by the Wisconsin Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology to modernize court practice and penal systems for humanity and safety. It notes caution against haste and stresses balancing reform with public protection. Washington dispatch discusses Speaker Clark seeking parliamentary guidance from Charles R. Crisp, son of the late Charles F. Crisp, as a potential expert assistant.
The Senor Capitan orders all hands on deck as mutiny rumors swirl aboard the Bosen. Officers note a secret meeting in the messroom where crew debate mutiny or rest days, with time yet to decide.
King Frederick faces a clash over dueling as Count Knuth Strandelhal and Cavalry Captain Clausen Kaas feud. Ostracism and resignation threats split Copenhagen society while the king is asked to arbitrate without endorsing dueling. Canon Tyrwhitt High rises in royal favor in England as Tyrwhitt family figures prominently in Windsor circles. Lord Wrottesley, age 87, recovers from a thigh fracture, tracing a long noble line to historic battles and royal endowments. The piece blends high society intrigue with genealogical notes and international court politics.
Susie the waltzing mouse at the Bronx Zoological Park died after a rapid race around the floor. Curator Ditmars had turned her leg ailment into a performance, but a child blew a tune that spurred her final spin and fatal crash.
Washington dispatch notes Gov. Harmon draws large Democratic circles wherever he appears in the capital and amid a stormy Sunday crowd. He is praised as a future party and national figure though not visiting Champ Clark’s quarters yet. Taft relations and social ties with Mrs Taft are highlighted.
John D Elwell of Brooklyn, a nearly 70 year old banker from Johnson Street, has entered Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs for the winter term of 1913. He plans a 40 acre East Hampton farm, says Wall Street success today depends on alliance with the interests, and praises farm life as modern comforts on par with city living including roads, telephones, and heating. He contrasts open country joy with urban trade and its debasing aims, and fondly describes a return to rural life.
A fragmentary column laments a world grown old with fading love and chivalry, recalling a distant ideal as the people over the sea fade. It notes an amusements of royal measures at Roskilde Cathedral and a Milwaukee Bree Press anecdote about Booker T. Washington and a Tuskegee Institute anecdote involving an old colored woman who outwits him.
A Chicago column ribbing a humorous amateur performance notes the quirky dynamics among cast and audience. It quips that every man has his price and every woman her figure while hinting at the tangled lives of actors connected to rail life and family ties. The piece mocks fuss over trivial matters and jokes about competing trains of thought among women at the event.
A humorous sketch retells bachelor wisdom on money, women, letters, and optimism. It lampoons the idea that lovers’ children are jewels and notes the futility of hope after being proven a fool. The piece ends with a mock claim that fishing skill comes from lying, a critique of self deception.
Visitors from Huntington Ohio discuss Ohio senate prospects noting deadlock risks and the need for a non politician businesslike senator. Oklahoma GOP chair Harris predicts a Republican win and pushes for a new election law. Other talks cover college leaders stepping into public life and Greece Greece Athens water supply and a Detroit auto dealer highlights Christmas auto gifts.
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