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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
14
The Washington Post discusses the Green bill on medical inspection in schools, arguing it weakly serves health aims. It critiques proposed inspectors and doctors, urges broader staffing and stronger quarantine rules, and warns against political reform zeal replacing practical needs.
In New York and Chicago the popular sport of sleighing diminishes with rising automobile use. A Snow Drivers and Riders Association event on a five inch snow day near Ninstesnth and Bstreaty showcased a dozen low cutters and preserved the old winter pastime with a nostalgic, hopeful note for its survival.
Reformers push for new football rules to curb dragging pushing and piling, aiming to lower injuries. Major colleges like Yale Princeton Harvard and Pennsylvania opt out of the association while supporting reasonable protections. calls grow for unified action or abolition if reforms fail.
A looming Monday conference faces the Tow railroad wage dispute with arguments over price shifts since the last three years. Proponents cite rising maintenance costs and higher material prices while opponents point to limited overall price increases and rail reports. The debate touches reformers, politics, and potential regulatory action as leaders seek a settlement.
In a true tale from the Dearne Post, Eugene Teats recounts Ed ward Guerin, an American condemned to life at Devils Island, and Pat Sheedy’s pivotal $20,000 aid. The plan moved through Bob Pinkerton and allies to spirit Guerin to safety via Dutch Guiana and British Guiana, ending with Guerin in New York after a costly but under $500 operation.
A New York report says the egotistical rivals Duse and dAnnunzio have met again and patched their quarrel. The piece notes dAnnunzio’s fierce, self centered style damaged Duse before their separation years ago and suggests she may have regained strength to confront him once more.
The Almanach de Gotha adds Anne Stewart of New York as wife of Prince Miguel of Braganza and notes none of their titles arise from Portuguese crown law. It lists other American women linked to European princes, mentions portraits of leaders, and records Lord Methuen’s Natal governorship with a $20 000 annual salary. It also discusses Coburgs’ throne holdings and historical lineage claims.
A mix of residents in New Jersey and Connecticut rally against establishing preventoria for tuberculous children, arguing infection fears and real estate impact, while proponents press for knowledge and safe care. Reports from Britain note shoemaker adaptation to American demand, then a parable about a girl named Julia mistaking a church for Gods House during a walk.
The piece argues cadets expelled over hazing should be reinstated, contending hazing spans serious crimes to minor rites and that punishment may be excessive. It laments skewed views, notes cadets endure intense pressures, and questions the moral scope of hazing consequences.
Leslie s Weskly argues Congress should require annual reports by the Secretary of State. Taft’s recent message praised foreign relations, but Knox handled most work, with the president reluctant to delegate full credit for diplomacy.
A sentimental fragment recounts Merle Louise Tompkins observing a large long legged creature on a garden wall and reflecting on mobility age and memory. The piece shifts to a Labor Problem in the South with quotes from cotton planter Mr J B Bummets about reliance on negro labor and resistance to outside workers. It notes tension over hiring and local hostility to strangers, suggesting danger in resisting local authority.
In Harper's Bazar Gertrude Atherton writes on women’s roles and love, predicting shifts due to greater female education and public life. Opposing Belmont, she foresees love becoming less central to women’s lives as women enter new fields and intellectual growth expands.
An OCR fragment discusses money, marriage, and social morals with garbled phrases about what men would do for money, hints of brotherly love, and scattered reflections. Names and clear events are unreadable, but the tone resembles a late 19th or early 20th century column.
Former Minnesota congressman Adam Bede recounts a push among party figures and voters for Taft as a presidential candidate. He notes Taft’s reception on tours, predicts insurgent opposition to Tawney, and cites Edmunds and Sherman antitrust law debates.
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