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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
20
The Washington Post notes Taft administration policies shaping Congress action,與 courting business calm after the Standard Oil decision. It highlights labor capital tensions, familiar names like Pinchot and Hearst, and evolving political alignments amid a broader cross-party shift.
A Boston Globe piece argues judges’ bench temperament shapes public conduct. It notes Andrew Jackson and David Gaynor, saying bench service curbs or fails to curb partisan habits, and suggests Gaynor’s court bearing spills into public forums.
Professor James M Hagerty discusses Lecite’s view that women education delays marriage, reduces offspring, and shifts domestic duties outward. He notes unresolved problems and argues educated mothers may have fewer but healthier children while the kitchen remains central. Education, church, and state increasingly share home functions.
Margaret Deland argues against immediate universal female suffrage noting that manhood suffrage is still experimental and that extending the ballot to all women would complicate the issue. She highlights concerns about women voting while also caring for children and rejects extreme feminist positions.
Solange de Lesseps, once a favored child of Ferdinand de Lesseps, has betrothed the eldest son and heir of the Duke and Duchess of Tamanes. The match connects the de Lesseps family to Empress Eugenie and notable European houses, with detailed ties to the Montijo lineage and Bruges grocers. The piece notes de Lesseps’s family links, the Duke of Tamanes’s humor and duties, and a retrospective on royal and noble alliances.
Health Officer Woodward reports sixteen to twenty deaths yearly from street railway accidents, with seventeen deaths at grade crossings. An investigation by the electric railway commission is ordered, aiming to curb fatalities through expertise, education, and rail safety measures.
Census difficulties in filling 1,000 positions for April show plenty of applicants, but many are uninterested in the work. Employers and unions see a broad demand for labor with mills operating full tilt and capital turning to duties toward workers. Community efforts include education and stock shares at Stetson and Wanamaker stores, while philanthropy tops $14.35 million in public donations.
The piece muses on baseball as a sport of glorious uncertainty and enduring debate. It recalls historical rivalries among Western clubs, cites legendary players like Old Pete Browning, and notes superstition shaping the game’s culture and competitive spirit.
A condensed op-ed arguing trusts must be regulated not prohibited. It contrasts Roosevelt and Taft with Taft’s plan, denounces secrecy and railroad favoritism, and supports nationwide corporate regulation via a federal charter while preserving economic benefits. It claims larger firms are inevitable and calls for public contracts and transparent pricing to curb abuse.
Pittsburg Gazette-Times summarizes Franklin High School principal Webb urging schools to focus on practical livelihood skills. He argues for training students to be industrious and self-supporting, with emphasis on basic literacy and everyday problem solving over excessive specialization. He warns against overemphasis on diplomas and college paths.
Mrs Leveret Hubbard sues in New Jersey court of chancery seeking annulment claiming her marriage was performed while she was insensible from cocktails. She says Hubbard, met on a train a year ago, drugged and courted her in New York, dining at the theater and at the Astor, leading to a marriage certificate she now pleads to untie. The piece also quotes editorials decrying national philanthropy and social flaws.
Article notes discovery near Los Angeles of well preserved extinct North American carnivores at Rancho La Brea. Describes giant American lion and saber tooth cats, their evolution, range, and imagined battles between the two groups at the tar pools.
A verse feature from the National Magazine tracks a four week cycle of sinners turning, wavering, and resuming reform in January. It portrays hopeful reform, social pressure, and moral struggle, ending with enduring faith despite winter’s chill.
A Washington visit feature gathers opinions on Frederic Remington’s artistry, his impact on painting and photography, and his era’s politics. Notables like Maj John M Burke, Thomas B Wilcox, and George Allenhurst weigh in on art, labor, and foreign policy, praising Roosevelt and discussing wage trends, tariff matters, and geopolitical tensions.
A misc section excerpt mocks euphemisms for large sums and jokes about numbers like a billion and a million. It parodies the New York Times and Chicago Examiner clippings, weaving in bachelor reflections and a humorous anecdote about a woman fainting and a man counting days and dollars.
A pointed paragraph from Chiags News laments divorce becoming common and urges men to cultivate uncommon character. It contrasts dignity with pomposity and notes evolving attitudes toward marriage during the early years.
A curious star in the Pegasus region may wink and fade during a single night. Observers note the object brightens and then grows fainter over about two and three quarters hours before returning to its initial glow. The phenomenon is linked to telescopic observation and stargazing.
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