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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1911
Page
13
The Washington Post discusses magazine advertising graft and the push for fair postal rates to tax advertising. It critiques suffrage and direct senator elections, warning the South against rapid constitutional changes and endorsing careful legislative scrutiny.
A critical glance at overzealous laws across states mocks the zeal of reformers. From Washington outlawing dunking a friend to Oregon banning “makin’s” on clothing, and Oklahoma debating hotel sheet sizes, the piece lampoons legislation that curbs common behavior. It notes recall moves for judges in Arizona and warns that more laws burden liberty rather than protect it, urging focus on urgent needs rather than public sentiment.
A discussion on the juvenile court praises its focus on root causes of delinquency. It highlights probation and home-based corrections, noting weekly collections from delinquent fathers to fund child care, and argues this system reduces reliance on punishment while improving family standards.
Chicago Tribune reports Lambert Tree heirs will present to the Chicago sucierist Society Lincoln’s original letter to Stephen A. Douglas dated July 1858, accepting debate terms. The Tree collection includes Washington letters, over 300 woodcut portraits, and rare official documents on yellow sheepskin. ink fades on some, while a land sale letter from Mount Vernon May 22 preserves legible text.
Frank Taylor, financier and breeder, returns from Kentucky noting horse shortages as winter purchases shrink. He reports denuded stables in Louisville, Lexington, and Latonia, with horses not for sale and high asking prices. He would pay more if racing prospects justify bigger investment, citing Adams Express as a benchmark.
In Puritan London, looking healthy could invite punishment as a sign of sanctity. A witty remark by Dr. Echard notes round faces were judged dangerous and even honest men of sanguine complexion risked being set in the stocks for appearing too fresh on feast days. January streets rarely risk such penalties today.
Thomas Nelson Page urged President Taft to ignite a world movement toward an international system of judicial procedure for settling disputes. He argued the time is ripe for Taft to lead Congress and Carnegie trustees in hosting a global conference to draft a code of international law. He warned no abolition of war is promised, but peace could be extended.
The London Pall Mall Gazette highlights a disclosed plan from King Leopold to deploy Belgian forces with German aims against France. Leopold’s 13 year alliance with the Kaiser was publicly challenged by Belgian and French officials, leading to repudiation and a strain on diplomatic ties. The piece also recounts Holland’s 1870 stance during the Franco German war and the inkstand incident with Dutch premier Thorbecke influencing Holland’s neutrality declaration.
Sir John Murray reviews early ocean lectures, noting life’s carpet of existence at water land and air interfaces. The Challenger deep reaches 5,203 fathoms, and Pacific soundings exceed four miles in several cases, with Atlantic cases fewer. He discusses subaqueous rivers, ocean drainage by continents, and how detritus shapes bottom conditions, contrasting the Pacific center with Atlantic detritus zones.
Dr A C Abbott of the University of Pennsylvania suggests a parallel between infantile paralysis and rabies, arguing that treatment breakthroughs may arise from understanding the disease’s central nervous system involvement. He notes no germ has been found for either disease yet asserts transmissibility estimates support eventual remedies.
Edward B Clark reports from Chicago that Friends of President Taft are quietly organizing to support a renomination. Taft aims to avoid noisy campaigns and uphold presidential dignity while La Follette appears likely to run, with Taft supporters gathering delegates in safe La Follette districts.
A Ken tuckian, Charles F. Beach, living in Paris for fifteen years, offers views from Washington on American life and European living costs. He notes that French cuisine, cheaper vegetables, and better living standards offer more value, but he remains loyal to the United States. He discusses Americans in Paris, including lawyers, dentists, and a pastor tied to the Morgan family, and contrasts Parisian life with New York hotels.
The board of tea experts has adopted new standards free from coloring matter for the official tea standard. Samples and a report were sent to Secretary MacVeagh, who is expected to approve and issue an order making the standards effective May 1. The board also urges consular invoices to show no foreign matter in export tea. Miss Stonepatcher’s wedding to Lord Skinclothes is noted with portraits of the couple and bridesmaids.
An egg reportedly laid by a hen owned by Mrs. Benjamin Manley in Hardwick Massachusetts measured over nine inches in length and caused a local stir. Nearby, a man named Irwin claims his hen laid two eggs daily for a week, illustrating unusual fowl productivity.
A reflective jumble on life and money ends with a sharp observation that earnings are rarely disclosed and that prudent handling matters more than wealth The piece mocks wasteful marriages and suggests some people cultivate costly lawyers while noting harsh ironies about good people and Indians in a bygone saying.
The excerpt discusses crime and its roots with remarks from A L Drummond and a prisoner’s case in Clinton penitentiary. It includes stories of criminals, legal perspectives, and a note on surgical ideas to curb criminal impulses, followed by President Taft seeking a higher salary and a businesslike aide to run the office.
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