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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1909

Page

22

Peary proofs and Copenhagen bias ignite pole debate

The article debates Peary's North Pole claims versus Cook's data, urging an unbiased, Copenhagen-backed test of Peary's proofs. It cites National Geographic Society scrutiny, calls for open evaluation, and notes Peary's good explorer reputation alongside Cook's contested proofs.

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Christmas Goodwill and Home Mission at Hand

In a reflective Missive the editor urges daily kindness as a local mission to aid neighbors, noting many deserve attention near our homes. He criticizes grand foreign campaigns while slum misery and poverty at doorsteps demand constant care and reform.

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Taft and the public path for truth in government

A fragmented editorial voice discusses President Taft facing congressional inquiry over Ballinger with praise for inviting publicity. It contrasts this stance with a denouncement tactic, urging insistence on truth and transparent accountability amid anarchist and immigrant concerns and police actions in Buenos Aires.

White Lady of Berlin Haunted Palace Legend Renewed

The Berlin palace tale of the White Lady, allegedly a specter of Countess Agnes of Meran, haunts the Hohenzollern line. Coffin remains and two child skeletons suggest centuries of mystery, with Frederick the Great and Prince Ferdinand of Prussia among sworn witnesses. The church grave may soon bless the remains, ending the haunting if laid to consecrated ground.

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Two Tales of Salted Ores Tells by John Hays Hammond

John Hays Hammond headlines a West Side finance forum addressing mining investments and the practice of salting ore. He recounts a California mine story with guarded samples, a legal threat, and a libel claim, then compares corporate power to a nation’s shop.

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European Unrest and Assassinations Reported Worldwide

The Washington Post notes a string of political killings and attempted murders across Europe and Asia, with public officials targeted amid unrest. Authors discuss motives, conspiracies, and the challenges for authorities as revolutionary movements influence events from India to Korea and beyond.

Europe Anaychlata Jackon Nasik Bombay India Gilliah A. Elow Maxon Sh Guthor Petersburg Wl Kaepoff Secret Police

Smanges at the South and the Dry Law Debate

A historical column discusses Mississippi’s cotton economy and a mass migration of African Americans to northern states, alongside a lengthy critique of Prohibition. It notes Alabama and adjacent states’ crop potential, then shifts to Richmond’s dry-law hub status and efforts to amend the Interstate Commerce Act to thwart bootlegging.

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Success Poll Recalls Senator Writing to Me in Kentucky

A long-winded magazine poll recalls Kentuckians writing to a senator amid attacks on Speaker Cannon and Roosevelt era policies. Readers’ responses are analyzed as a gauge of public opinion, with critiques noting the questions invite a preferred view and that the insurgent movement’s extent is overstated by the poll. The piece also includes a separate verse about a “Little Happy Thought” urging action over idle hands.

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Cold Weather Joker Opens With Frosty Dawn Sketches

A Chicago News verse recalls bleak winter days as Jack Frost etches crystal stripes on windows. The narrator yawns at dawn and complains of icy pipes, while the chilly routine echoes through the house in a humorous, domestic vignette.

Chicago News Jack Frost

Can Jeffries Come Back Sermon Sparks Controversy

In New York Evening Sun coverage the Rev John Hamlton Timbrin of Faterson New Jersey announced a Sunday sermon titled Can Jeffries Come Back Aimed at a dramatic clash between religious sermon and public curiosity The piece accuses Timbrin of deceiving his flock by selling a gold brick and stoking the crowd with misleading theatrics drawing sharp rebuke for the controversial approach to pulpit trust and Sunday worship.

New York Evening Sun John Hamlton Timbrin Faterson N. J Jeffries Sameet Sire Arthur Timbrill

Fragmentary Chicago gossip columns on advice and wit

The clipped note cites fragile quotes about luck and missed chances, jokes on raising children, bachelor collectors, and a grim quip about suicide from delays and fools. It presents a rough, humorous slice of urban gossip without clear events or identities.

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Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Free Press

A satirical reflection on truth as an acquired art and gender politics. It notes that women view another as a hateful old cat to a small god, laments home politics versus foreign politics, and mocks education without effort. It compares waking head resolutions to broken promises.

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Paris and America contrasted in social and business culture

The report captures remarks by visitors from Europe and Belgium on American democracy, business efficiency, and royal lineage. It notes Brussels views on King Albert and Red Cloud’s legacy, with opinions from Petersburg and Deadwood on political contests and Native American history.

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