Pensions and Promotions in the Washington Post
The 1910 Washington Post column reviews Secretary Nagel of the Department of Commerce and Labor urging compulsory retirement with pension for disability or age and merit based promotions. It argues civil service exams should favor fresh entrants, while experienced staff advance by merit and performance observed by chiefs.
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Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ile
Justica
Shell
The Anatomy of Wit in Early Bacon Fragments
A London author suggests Lord Francis Bacon's first work was Euphues the Anatomy of Wit, published anonymously as John Ugly. The piece mixes love, Plutarch education, theology, and letters to a foster brother, marking a fragment of Elizabethan wit and brevity.
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Francis Bacon
Parker Woodward
London
Bacon
Humorisn
John Ugly
Plutarch
Botonia
Francia Bacon
Anthony
Voltaire
Piton
Shortest Possible Letter Sparks Publisher Controversy
Voltstre writes that he is bound for the provinces with Borus noting a trip to the country. Piton replies and Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables sales intrigue the exchange. Hugo expresses delight at demand while the publisher responds with cautious optimism, forming a curious literary correspondence.
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Voltstre
Piton
Victor Hugo
Kla Pubd- Usher
Philippine disclosures spur U S policy shift in Philippines
The piece notes intensified Japanese activity in the Philippines driving Manila to restrictive policy. It cites wireless stations, clandestine arms shipments, and a potential native backlash aimed at undermining American rule, with implications for U S Japan tensions and possible international ramifications. It references raids on Japanese importing houses and suggests commercial origins driven by thrift and racial sentiment.
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Philippine
Philippines
Conalgnees
Tokyo
Japan
Pacific
Manila
Pasadena
California
Mexico
Woodpecker as Washington state emblem and insect ally
The essay argues for the woodpecker as Washington state’s emblem, praising its pest control role for orchards and farms. It reflects on Franklin’s turkey, the eagle, and the value of insectivorous birds, including the English sparrow, urging true conservation of birds to aid crops and land.
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Benjamin Franklin
Washington
Pacific Coast
Missouri
Iowa
Arkansas
The Undesirables in Immigration Debate
A historical discussion on immigration reform and liberal versus restrictive laws. The piece critiques proposed federation aims, notes anti foreign sentiment, cites the Le Blanc case, and mentions public figures, naval remarks, and political tensions in a period tone. It highlights education for immigrants, proper placement, and universal citizenship ideals amid partisan friction.
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A&b
Federation
le Blanc
United States
Brooklyn
New York City
National -American Federation
Irish Election Sparks in Cork and Wexford Crowds
A vivid report from Cork and Wexford details massive crowds at electoral rallies for William Redmond and Maurice Healy, with shillalahs waved by both supporters and opponents. The piece notes fierce but good natured clashes, strong priestly influence at polls, and a humorous Chicago anecdote about coverage. It also cites Mr Redmond’s luncheon stories and the role of humor in Irish campaigns.
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Ireland
Bret Harte
Cork
William Hedmond
Augustine Roache
William O Brien
Maurice Healy
Redmoniires
Molly Maguires
O'Brienites
Mr. Redmond
England
London
Willie” Redmond
Tury
Wexford
John Redmond
America
Chicago
Chicago American
King George V as Art Expert and Delhi Coronation Plan
The article portrays King George V as a discerning art buyer, shaping royal taste and collection with Queen Mary, and details plans for a Delhi coronation durbar with the Koh-i-Noor and Uma jewels. It notes opposition to moving the ceremony from Delhi to Calcutta, and describes royal jewels and security for transport.
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Calcutta
India
Delhi
England
Earl Lytton
Queen Victoria
Lord Curzon
Edward
Kaiser-T-Hind
George
Harker
Hindustan
Durbar
Africa
Tower of London
Hamaels
Victoria
Uma
Orient
Marquise DE Fontanoy
Brentwood Company
Edison on the Future from the New York American
Thomas A Edison outlines predictions including practical aerial navigation for mail and transport, private firms leading aeroplane development, and remote reach to Alaska. He cites advances in electricity, surgery at Rockefeller Institute, vacuum cleaners, and cement use in building, bridges, sewers, with steel models cutting costs. He also discusses speaking pictures and color photography progress.
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New York
Thomas A. Hdison
Hdison
Edison
Mr. Edison
Alaska
Rockefeller Institute
Col. Roosevelt
Predicts 1911 Weather From Uncler Obadiah Almanac
Chicago special to the New York Times reports Uncle Obadiah, the Western weather prophet, predicts a frigid start with a 16 below zero heat wave around January 26 to 31. He forecasts rain and sleet February 11 to 16, a mid-February cold wave, a late January snap that may kill Florida oranges, a lamb-like March, chilly May ending in a great storm, a hot July with storms, lakes fogs, a September 98 degree peak followed by a plunge, and an exceptionally dry October.
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Obadiah
Chicago
New York Times
Florida
Great Lakes
Roosevelt expedition yields new Roosevelt named shrew and birds
Smithsonian reports describe a new species of insectivorous shrew named hellogorex rooseveltii and a new genus from the Roosevelt Africa expedition. Edger A. Mearns catalogs ten African birds in similar detail with eight new discoveries. Keifer receives roses with a grim inscription from Ohio friends amid a tense appropriations meeting.
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Roosevelt
Washington Dispatch
New York Times
Smithsonian Institution
Africa
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelti
Edmund Heller
Col
Heller
Turkey waking up to modernizing reforms under Young Turks
Detroit News reports a swift Turkish shift from medieval to modern governance as towns near the Mediterranean embrace utilities like streetcars sewers and electric lighting. Consuls in Aleppo Bagdad Saloniki note large municipal loans and new infrastructure plans while authorities warn against speculative bidders and require proof of technical and financial qualifications.
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George E. Miller
Detroit
United States
Mediterranean
Aleppo
Bagdad
Saloniki
Turkey
Spring Song in a Cafe and Blind Brother
Two poems from the Forum and Success present during a cafe scene. Spring Song in a Cafe imagines gray imagery and May birth, while Blind Brother depicts a beggar outside a gate seeking love as night falls. The pieces explore desire, memory, and cruelty through stark contrasts and somber tones.
Boy Delivers Whisky Gifts to Saloonkeepers for Best Customers
A Baltimore boy, delivering bottles of whisky as Christmas presents, explains to each recipient that he is sending them with his compliments for his best customers. Wives receiving the gifts begin to seek the boy, while saloonkeepers wonder who is behind the gesture.
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Blink
The Game Went Wrong at Prom Lip Discuit
Sagebrush Sam protests a crooked poker game as a stranger lays down four aces and scoops the pot while Sam brandishes a gun to back his claim. The dispute centers on the hand Sam says he dealt.
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Sagebrush Sam
Pointed Paragraphs From a Chicago News
A collection of aphoristic jabs on money beauty and marriage from a Chicago paper. The piece wields sharp sarcasm about insured money tight wallets and women recalling birthdays while pondering husbands and church attendance. It sketches social quirks with wry bite and winks at conceit.
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The
Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A comic column notes flirtation with a wife beats no romance at all. It jokes that grace before meat does not prevent grumbling about meals. It jokes a man celebrates a win when he recovers only one dollar of ten, and contrasts a generous woman with a covetous husband.
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New York
W. J. Trimble
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ebbitt
United States
South
Jorest
Tenneanee
Mr. Trimble
West Virginia Senate Fight Shapes U S Senator Choice
Prominent West Virginia Republicans weigh a caucus fight over Nathan B Scott's successor with McGraw and Watson leading, while Democrats may clash in caucus and a yet unnamed candidate could emerge. Washington society voices and theater figures debate candidates and the era's political business climate across states.
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West Virginia
United States
Nathan B Scott
McGraw and Watson
Charles F Teter
Phlipps
Raleigh
McGraw
Watson
Whosen
Scott
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