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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
16
The fragment mentions Mig H Kent and a show at Clmpia with capeditions to be noted. It hints at a designed device or plan accompanying a difficult bar on an unusually tall pillar, but the text is fragmented and unclear.
In Hampton yards a despondent locomotive named 317, long tended by Ball Yannigan, failed to halt at a main track junction. The engine leaped forward, derailed, and ended in the scrap heap after a dramatic tailspin, with the narrator recalling looms of emotion and mercy versus duty.
The speech recounts urging Southern troops to strike first to bring Virginia into the Confederacy. After meeting with secession leaders, the speaker claimed he would urge Virginians to secede within an hour of action, and was sent to Charleston by General Beauregard to demand the surrender or move toward conflict.
In a reminiscence the speaker recalls an impulse to fire the first gun at Fort Sumter after surrender was refused. He details meeting the battery commander, the emotional scene, and a pivotal speech that helped make war seem possible. The tale includes Edmund Ruffin, his move to South Carolina, and his fateful final act after Virginia seceded.
The London Standard derides French police methods noting that handcuffs are unused in France. It describes a cabriolet device, thumb screws, and pocket-string restraints as tools to prevent escape, along with long, costly escort pratfalls and nonrail travel rules, highlighting authorities’ methods and costs.
The article ranks inland North American canals as the greatest for freight tonnage, surpassing major world channels. It cites 1910 tonnage near 2,982,219 for the St Lawrence and Erie-Welland systems combined, argues Panama will not match these inland rivers, and notes Edgecombe County boasts the first American barbecue pig.
A Boston Public Library acquisition, a 140 page pamphlet printed in Philadelphia by B Graves outlines the trial of the Philadelphia shoemakers conspiracy to raise wages. It details the Mayor's Court proceedings in 1808 with Judge Levy and jurors, names Jonathan Wharton Jared Ingersoll Caesar Rodney and Walter Franklin, and notes the pamphlet’s copyright and Peter Robinson ownership mark.
The illustration portrays a native Australian figure with richly ornamented loose ribbons of skin, evoking a fearsome creature linked to the Chinese national emblem.
The New York Telegraph reports a famed Alexandra pearl found by Jumbo Adams, a Mt Carmel, Illinois laborer, who sold it to Tiffany’s for a high price after leaving a life of poverty. Adams, a 25 year old with a wife and child, found the jewel while mussel fishing and hoped for a better life, later selling the pearl to a jeweler for a substantial sum.
Governor Knott travels to Washington to seek the approval of President Grover Cleveland for his candidate, a Louisville port surveyor hopeful. He recalls a boyhood circus kindness by the man's father, and Cleveland notes it is a rough day, whileKnott presses his plea.
The article details a colossal 40 foot breech loading seacoast rifle built for U S defense with a 6 inch breech diameter tapering to 28 inches muzzle, 130 ton weight, and a 576 pound charge for a 2400 pound projectile capable of about 22 miles. It compares this to prior Krupp and European guns and notes its superior energy and range.
The article argues money should not block engagements and marriages. It notes many couples break or delay plans due to fear of financial sacrifice and critic ism, urging lovers to speak honestly about income and avoid delaying happiness for a theoretical "comfortable" fund.
A satirical note on political alliances in Chicago, contrasting candidates bosses and office holders with the general public who must bear the costs of campaigns and governance. The piece uses playful language to comment on the bargains and burdens in politics.
The Graphic notes Turkey controls the Iron Gates and the artificial Danube canal. If Mary blocks the Dardanelles, European trade could be hindered, yet Turkey retains a route via the Danube for shallow draught vessels. The feat of construction involved blasting a canal through rock and a vast concrete dam enabling Danube navigation to the Black Sea.
Jloner Kirby of Butte tells a crowd in Seattle how luck favors the generous and recounts Bill Lester’s rise from poverty to winnings after Kirby gives him two silver dollars. Lester bets through a Faro scene, a blackout prian, and a water patch interrupts play while he amasses a large stake, only to lose it all to a misbegotten moment.
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