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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
9
The article outlines subscription terms including prices and delivery options for daily and Sunday editions, with mention of mail prepaid handling and post office requirements. It references content from The Washington Post and discusses accompanying editorial pieces on Charles W Morse, steel workers' profits, Roosevelt and La Follette opinions, the Peabody Fund dissolution, and distant foreign policy concerns involving Britain and Russia.
A spoof notice mocks a scientific announcement from Mount Holyoke College claiming mince pie induces sleep and could replace anaesthetics. It lampoons medical progress, opium conventions, and public figures with satirical asides about politicians, editors, and society.
London society notes trace how Capt Coly Fellowes kin and Winston Churchill share cousins among Lords and duchesses. The piece details Ramsey and Pierrepont lineages from Victorian peerage to American descendants, noting Sandringham ties, Isle of Ely duties, and property sales in England. It also mentions Ambassador Reid's planned return to the United States.
The British foreign office confronts rising protests against policy toward Persia. Public concern grows that Britain’s accord with Russia gives Persia as a buffer state and could risk wider conflict. The debate follows wartime pressures and shifts in regional alignments.
A lengthy editorial in the Railroad Employes journal Newark edition assesses the Los Angeles dynamite case and its impact on organized labor. It argues Gompers and a class of labor leaders may face obsolescence, urging fair, universal liberty and reciprocal understanding between workers and capital. Benjamin B Chapin edits the publication.
A crowded list of names, places, and residences organized by city sections including Arlington New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh and more. The roster lists numerous individuals and couples with affiliations to hotels and social venues, reflecting a guest or society directory from an urban hotel scene.
Army orders detail leaves and duties for many officers, with visits to plants in Worcester Baltimore and Perth Amboy and assignments at Fort Leavenworth Manila and Fort Sill. The document lists names ranks and official duties including schooling, discharges and retirement with dates through January and April.
Naval orders list Ensigns GARTER BRANDT PARKER to duty at Birmingham Vermont Washington and other stations. Vessel movements include arrivals at Washington Portsmouth Nanking Bonu and Hampton Roads with transfers from Indign Head for Washington and from Hampton Roads for Boston. Multiple ships named Birmingham Newport and Charleston prepare for duty while consignments travel from Charleen to Beryl and related ports.
More than six graduates attended the third annual reunion of the Central High Behoal Alumni Association at the school on Seventh and O Streets. Attendees spanned many classes from 178 to 181 represented by gray-haired businessmen and returning college students. The program included Central High School Orchestra selections and speeches by EB Otto Schrieber and several named alumni and school officials.
Navy Department issued orders to curb disclosure of confidential naval information. The measures align with recent Congress laws making it a crime to reveal military or naval secrets to foreigners or to comment on U S operations. The act requires all articles on naval topics to be submitted to the Navy Department before publication.
The Navy Secretary Meyer orders compulsory inoculation with a new antityphoid serum for all officers and enlisted men in the ugly and marine corps under 45. The measure follows the army adoption. All recruits and those seeking reenlistment must take the treatment if not done in the last two years or if they previously had typhoid.
Navy employee Harvey Williams was assigned to Newport Rhode Island and submitted expenses claiming 310 percent for board at the Watel Grabbenheimer. The comptroller Robert Tracewell disallowed the claim finding the private boarding home did not qualify as a traveler lodging and that Williams abused his travel status.
Army plans approved by the War Department for Fort Scofeld Hawaii call for a horseshoe shaped reinforced concrete barracks complex to house officers. The design by Gen Wood aims for economy, with double houses enabling three or four bachelors per unit and intent to discourage early marriages while providing modest accommodations. Estimated cost about half that of prior sites, roughly $0000.
George Otis Smith of the U S Geological Survey urges urgent legislation to regulate phosphate rock and public mineral lands under a unified law. He notes potash in Leucite Hills Wyoming at about 20 million tons, with deposits larger than previously thought in Idaho and Wyoming, underscoring fertilizer material potential.
A committee appointed by the Associated Charities will investigate all appeals for public funds. Members include Walter Glephane, Henry B F Macfarland, WW Norman, Myer Cohen, and Charles P ONeill. First meeting in January will name a chairman and organize the panel.
An Indian public works service engineer studying American irrigation methods meets at the Reclamation Service HQ in Atlanta. The exchange with the judge reveals a blunt, humorous confrontation about the witness’s occupation and livelihood. The narrative includes stray, unrelated snippets about weather, alligators, rattlesnake buttons, and campaign chatter.
A garbled piece lists witty and moral lines about honesty work and social behavior. It rails at white lies, budget worries, and gendered claims while presenting maxims on expectations generosity and desire. The fragmented prose mirrors a satirical tone.
A fragmentary reflective piece hints at social observations on relationships and charity. The prose references investments, prudent conduct with companions, and a critique of shortsightedness in judging others. It alludes to a humorous ladder image and a casual banter about a woman’s mind and deservedness.
California figures speak for Taft and renominated presidency amid insurgent and progressive pressure. Rep Julies Kahn recalls acting career while backing Taft. Missouri and Wisconsin politics favor a Taft ticket. Canada trip provokes reciprocity debates. German officers show interest in Massachusetts maneuvers and national guard roles.
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