Mount Vernon and National Defense Debate in The Post
The Mount Vernon estate dispute mirrors a broader defense question. The essay argues a navy strong enough to prevent blockade and ensure foreign trade, plus fortified bases to support ships, are essential to national security and prosperity. It critiques on-site reforms at Mount Vernon and calls for balanced policy aligning local actions with national interests.
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Mount Vernon
Government Hospital
Ballinger
Washington
Congress
Becays
Thore
White House
Board of Regents
George Washington
United States
Panama Canal
Judge Knapp Confirms Move But Keeps Radio Rate Case Open
Judge Knapp moves from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Commerce Court. Experts say this does not end the radio rate case as the railroads plan to appeal if defeated and Knapp will still have a role on the higher tribunal’s final say. President Taft backed quick confirmation amid opposition, with possible delays in deciding the railroad dispute likely beyond January 3 as appeals considerations unfold.
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Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Commerce
Radioad
Ockrell
Joy Landme
Jn ‘Uy
Cheapness and Prosperity in Steel and Railroads
An editorial argues that iron and steel magnates should cut prices to boost national prosperity, as cheaper goods expand consumption and production. It links railroads, capital, and labor, warning that dear prices curb demand, slow investment, and trigger unemployment, while low freights and fair profits sustain growth.
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Congress
Obstacles to Peace and Senate Ramblings
A reflective editorial on peace funding, Roosevelt scrutiny, and congressional quirks. It mocks probes while praising Roosevelt's integrity, notes shifting House rules, and lampoons political foibles from Cuba to Philadelphia society fashion.
Justice Wright on purse snatching and women safety
In Washington a purse snatching case leads Justice Wright to sentence the defendant to fifteen years in the penitentiary. He declares it the court duties to shield society and deter others, urging that the streets be made safe for women and citing the impact on thousands of victims.
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Justice Wright
Washington
National
The Whit Era and a Louisiana Senate Near Miss
In a tale from New Orleans circles, Harry M. Williams almost won the U S Senate seat in 1890s Louisiana as rivals included Edward Douglass White Dan Caffery and Newton Blanchard. Williams was briefly lauded by Boggs whose vote nearly carried him, but a last minute scramble by other candidates swung the result away. Williams then faced a perilous chase amid a mob in a parish while avoiding lynching.
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Camparis
Layla
New York Telegraph
Edward Douglass
United States Supreme Coin
White
New York
New Orleana
Harry M. Williams
United States
Louisiana
Edward Douglass White
Dan Caffery
Newton ©. Blanchard
Murphy J Foster
Samuel D. McEnery
Harry Williams
New Orleans
Boggs
Williams
Leper's Life of Luxury At Passaic Tuberculosis Hospital
Mark Lee a Chinaman at a Passaic TB hospital lives in luxury while the state health board resists removing him. He has gained twelve pounds in a week and requests champagne amid fears of leprosy linked infection. Residents fear spread and consider appealing to North Brother Island.
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Mark Lee
Passaic
Passaic Board of Health
China
Lee
Walter J. Helmann
State Board of Health
New York
North Brother Island
Gum Drop Yarn a Fake About Cook Pole Story
Dr Frederick A Cook denounces a circulating gum drop yarn as a hoax tied to his polar expedition. He notes no gum drops were taken on the journey and no Eskimos or Wakimo were fed such confections during the trip, despite widespread reports and windows displaying the sweets.
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Frederick A. Cook
Hampton's
United States
New York
Business Before Pleasure at the American Music Hall
Tudor Cameron and Bonnie Gaylord, billed partners at the American Music Hall, are actually Mr. and Mrs. Cameron. Married six years they face divorce papers served by the wife in St Louis. Despite a year of unfriendly terms they perform a staged dressing room quarrel that ends with reconciliation on stage.
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New York American
Tudor Cameron
Bonnie Gaylord
Mrs. Cameron
St Louis
Hig
Queen Alexandra Left Of King George At Coronation
The Duke of Norfolk announced Queen Alexandra will sit on the left of King George at the coronation next June and precede the monarch and Queen Mary in the procession. She will attend Buckingham Palace and Windsor events but not the full long drive. The arrangement, approved by George V and Queen Mary, reflects English etiquette. The report also covers the engagement of the Marquis of Linlithgow to Miss Doreen Milner and the Hope family’s Scottish ties and historic lineage.
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Earl Marsist
Roya College of Heralds
Cource
Alexandre
Goth
Queen Alexandra
King George
Queen Mary
Westminstere Abbey
Thia
Buckingham Palace
Windsor
Czar’s Court
Mary
Ozarina
Russia
St. Petersburg
Nicholas IV
Czarina
A . Tf
Alexandra
England
Alejandra
George V
House of Hope
Scotch House of Hope
Atlantic
Marquis of
Eton
Lothian Regiment
Earl of Hopetoun
Linlithgow
Commonwealth of Australia
Scotland
Ireland
Iana
Matt
Dublin
Murphy
Erin
Lfe
Ventry
Uppetoun House
Marquis of Linlithgow
Yorkshire
The
Forth
Vandyke
Rubens
Tiffan
John Hope of
Hopetoun
Yarmarth
Roxburghe
Duke of York
James II
Great Britain
Queen Victoria
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Coburg
Malta
Gloucester
France
Magdalene
James I
Hdward Hope
Edinburgh
Mary Queen of Scots
Henry Hope
Craighall
Amsterdam
Adrian Hope
James Hope
Edward Hope
Holland
Prince of Orange
Haarlem
Europe
Thomas Hope
Faubourg St. Rrvain
Paris
Princess de Sagan
Duchesse de Talleyrend
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Fire disaster risk warns of New York water mains failure
Moses Tanenbaum of L. Tanenbaum Son Co.testifies to the legislative graft investigating committee that New York faces a fire disaster possibly as great as San Francisco. He cites low water pressure and vulnerable mains amid tunnels and dynamite work, warns two or three fires could devastate Printing House Square and near Broadway Central Hotel, and urges limits on fire insurance in congested districts to curb speculative gambling.
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New York Times
Moses Tanenbaum
L. Tanenbaum, Son & Co
New York City
San Francisco
Printing House Square
Broadway Central Hotel
New York
Mr. Tanenbaum
Upper West Side
Tanenbaum
Tate
iPays
Jal beTt
Auto Suggestion Kills Judge Fabricius in New York
Warsaw correspondence reports Judge Fabricius of the civil court died of heart failure after presiding over the Reymont case. A barrister famed for predicting outcomes allegedly influenced the judge through autosuggestion. The story links the prophet’s warning to the judge’s death and notes the editor and magazine owner later were found guilty.
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Warsaw
New York
Fabricing
Fabricius
Reymont
Rey Mont
Barrisiter
Wabricks
Fabucius
The South's Wonderful Growth from Leslie's
The South shifts from dependence on cotton to diversified farming and industry. Cotton mills rise beside plantations as the region expands in crops and trade. Immigrants and capital move southward, with farmers seeking cheap land toward Oklahoma Texas Louisiana and gulf states. Strong prizes industrial social and political await the South in the coming era.
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Leslie's
Massachusetts
Europe
Gare
Potomac
Ohio
Canada
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
de Bew
South
Senate living costs listed in extravagant spending report
Washington dispatch details the Senate secretary Bennett’s annual shopping report showing purchases from pillows and castor oil to a bust for James R. Fraser and a dozen other odd items. It notes a $1000 chauffeur bill and a $7000 car expense with upkeep, reflecting high living costs for senators.
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Washington Dispatch
New York Herald
Senate
Bennett
Stimson
Thag
James R. Fraser
New York
Fx Oettles
Brilliantine
Jockey Club
Sherman
Companions and Books in a Springfeld Toast
A measured ode contrasts male camaraderie and the nourishment of friendship with the enduring solace of books. It extols companions, the comfort of wine, and especially the lifelong value of books, which outlast friends and lovers, speaking to the loving heart and noble mind.
The Boast and Hickory Teeth Tale from Ky Gazette
The message from Papyrus ends a romance as Charles Hanon Towne renounces a former lover, while Frank Forbis, a veteran Kentucky carrier now age 90, recounts aging teeth carved from hickory and jokes about pension needs in the county.
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Charles Hanon Towne
Horse Care Ky Gazette
Frank Forbis
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A dated column offers sharp social commentary on grievances, ambition, and gender dynamics. It argues desires should match abilities, notes women’s influence on men’s fortune, and questions trust in marriage and faith. The piece reflects early 20th century Chicago humor and moralizing tone.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Proms
A collection of witticisms on love and marriage notes a cold friend as the truest test of trust and claims marriage cures foolish love. It jokes that loud voices pass for brains and that compliments cannot sustain genuine devotion. It mocks men who think their brains are infinite and gifts them to others.
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New York
Pension of clerks sparks debate over pay and efficiency
New York expert Ormady McHarg argued government clerks are overpaid relative to private sector efficiency, while some salaries cited as underpaid. The discussion touched on promotion practices and political influence in staffing. The piece also covers Democratic leaders and tariff views ahead of 1912 elections, including remarks by Norman Mack and Champ Clark.
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Dead Sea
Homer
Kipling
Ormady McHarg
New York
Commerce and Labor
Department
McHarg
New
Willard
Norman E. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Champ Clarker
Mack
Mr. Clark
Baltimore
Democratic Party
Gov. Hasman
Dr. Wilson
Mr. Dix
Dix
Very Suspicious Man in Lovinville Dictionary Count
A Lovinville Courier-Journal item reports a man deemed very suspicious for buying a dictionary last week and counting words to verify the publishers’ claims. The quirky observation notes the man’s unusual habit and frames it as a local curiosity.
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Lovinville Courier
Jou
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