Reciprocity in politics and banking puzzles of 1911
A long Washington Post front notes reciprocity debates between Democrats and Republicans, Canadian reactions, and Senate vetting. It highlights Treasury mystery over 191 million in bank deposits, and Loeb's enforcement of import duties amid fraud concerns. Also covers New York Senate stalemate, tariff board dissent, Tehuantepec railway hopes, Champ Clark on District governance, and a push toward pragmatic municipal leadership in Washington.
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Congress
Canada
Newfoundland
Manitoba
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Winnipeg
United States Senate
Dominion
Treasury
New York City
Strich
Tariff Board
Fitzgerald
Champ Clark
Senate
Bailey
Champ Clerk
District of Columbia
Clark
House of Representatives
House
Post
San Francisco
Dog Saves Its Nurse in Albany Hospital Case
A remarkable canine surgery case from Albany follows an English bulldog named Spot who, after injuring both hind legs and a hip, healed with Dr William Henry Kelly’s care. Spot later defended attendant Jim from a terrier attack, saving him as Spot’s loyalty and recovery become a famous act of canine devotion.
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Albany
New York Herald
William Henry Kelly
Jim
Spot
John J. Bork
Swan Street
Lumane Society
False royal tale followsLady Newborough
Lord Newborough and Grace Carr of Loula ville Ky mourn the death of his mother Hon Mrs Thomas John Wynn. The piece recounts Maria Stella a famed stage dancer who claimed royal Orleans lineage, her two marriages, and a long disputed substitution myth about Louis Philippe with archival notes from 19th century courts and historians. The narrative ends noting the papercut gossip and a humorous yet critical tone toward the royal imposture.
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Grace Carr
Loulaville
Thomas John Wynn
United States
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Nanborough
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Hgailte
Orleans
Chiappini
Modignana
Tuscany
France
Louis Philippe
Florence
Plaza Vecchia
Modiglane
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Comte
Comtesse de Joinville
Laurenzio Chiappini
Stella
Lady Newborough
Tribunal de la Seine
Royal House of
Fiorentine
Duchess of Orleans
Florentine
Vicomte de Reiset
National Library
Paris
Modigiana
Italy
Palais Royal
Paria
Newborough
Luke Lea Senate Bid Rooted in Famous Championship Series
From the New York Evening Post Luke Lea, a Sewanee alumnus and Tennessee political figure, is depicted as the youngest future senator looming from March as Davis Elkins's term ends. The article recalls Lea's fighting spirit, Sewanee team leadership in 99, and a grueling five-game tour of Texas colleges that yielded a dominant score arc.
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Senate
New York Evening Post
Washington
Alice
Lea
Tennessee
Davis Elkins
West Virginia
Nashville Preparatory
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
Columbia University
Sewanee
Stanley Trezevant
Shelby’ County
Shelby
Les
South
Texas
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical
Tulane
Louisiana State University
Mississippi
Dixie
Seanee
Seiberg
Meaneat Woman Seeks Pay From Dressmaker Case
A Kansas City dressmaker pleads to the free legal aid bureau for the amount owed after making two waists for four dollars. She spent time gathering materials and toiling three days but was paid only two dollars and fifty cents for the completed waist. Attorney Hd ward Fleming, in charge, questions the price but considers backing a formal claim if residents persuade him that four dollars is fair.
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Kansas City Star
Free Legal Aid, Bureau
Hdward Fleming
Mr. Fleming
Kansas City
Legal Aid Bureau
Chicago News
Nia
Cuba
Gomez
C. A. Johnson Harding
Arlington
United States
Gen. Guerra
Harding
Quartermasters Department
the Army
Pin drop quiet in Brooklyn classroom joke
A Brooklyn Lite item depicts a classroom exchange where a teacher asks for silence and a student suggests tying a dumbbell to the pin to make it drop. The quieting plan is framed as a humorous back-and-forth among students and the teacher.
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Brooklyn Lite
A Rare Freak at the Dime Museum
The dime museum crowd gathers around an elderly man named in Lite Smith as a curiosity. The old man, who lived 68 years in Adams County, Ohio, is noted for never having sold his vote, a rare integrity amid curious spectators.
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the Dime Museum
Pshaw
Jones
Adams County
Ohio
Mr Loeb Collector of Paintings and Curiosities
Mr Loeb of New York is a noted collector whose varied assortment includes paintings statuary bric a brac and miscellaneous treasures. He gathers items from many walks of life and records the stories behind each piece including a few steel springs linked to the sugar industry.
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William Loeb
New York
Loeb
Sportsmen to Unite Organizing Protective League
Five hundred prominent sportsmen and business leaders will attend a February 16 dinner at the Waldorf to launch a national Sportsmen’s League. The goal is mutual protection for all sports against unjust crusades, uniting racing, baseball, hunting, and other pastimes under one banner. Art firms lend works, private collections loan trophies, and a quarter million dollars in insurance backs the lenders.
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Protective League
New York World
Ilfa
Bradstreet‘s
Social Register
The
Waldorf
England
America
One
Friends of Racing
United States
Treaty of Ghent Centenary Celebration Discussed
The New York Sun notes the 1814 Ghent treaty ended the War of 1812 amid mixed pride and humiliation. It highlights postwar peace, the Wilkes affair, and Britains 1898 stance. Aimed at reducing hostilities, schools seek less partisan histories and nations pursue universal peace. Congress considers a commission plan for observance and arbitration.
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New York Sun
Ghent
America
New Orleans
United States
England
Great Britain
Spain
Canada
Congress
Committee On Foreign Affairs
House of Representatives
Commission For the Promotion of Universal Peace Among Nations
Maine Gov Plaisted Calls National Politics Secondary
Plaisted in Maine says local issues drive his governance and national politics hold little interest. He notes Maine’s youth show independence from party lines and predicts evolving political loyalties, with solid party blocs becoming rarer and the state staying progressive.
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New York World
Maine
Gov. Plaisted
Plaisted
Congress
Poems and Verses from a 1910s Page Fragment
A collage of verse and prose snippets including Danae's Song by Frederic Manning, a birthday poem to a young lady by Miss Carman, and assorted quips from the Chicago News. The passages mix lyric lines, moral counsel, and casual reflections on love, wealth, marriage, and everyday folly.
Reflections of a Bachelor social satire
From the New York Press the piece lampoons male vanity and social mores. It argues self-control is a fast route to virtue, notes that men fool themselves with women, and comments that paid work is hated. It concludes with travel tipping burdens and traditional gender roles.
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New York Press
National celebration urged for agricultural colleges
Dr W C Thompson of Columbus Ohio State University will appear before the House agriculture committee to seek national recognition and an appropriation of 15000 to finance a semicentennial celebration of the founding of agricultural colleges in the United States in 1912. The plan includes inviting the third international congress to meet in Washington and preparing a history of the Morrill bill era.
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W. C. Thompson
Columbus
Ohio State University
Committee On Agriculture of the House
Foundation of Agricultural Colleges
United States
Association of American Agricultural Colleges
Thompson
Association For National Recognition
Washington
Congress
Third International Congress
Morrill
States Agricultural Colleges
Willard
How to Make Ink Spots Useful in Courtroom Notes
A quirky dialogue shows Judge Olive dismissing a blot on a letter to George while Violet suggests framing it as a kiss. The exchange pairs humor with a glimpse of informal courtroom or home letters, highlighting playful meddling in writing mishaps.
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Congress
Canada
Judge Olive
George
Violet
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