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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1912
Page
13
The article displays an 1812 Washington Post masthead with subscription terms and pricing, plus disparate political and social commentary about democracy, education, weather folklore, Portugal unrest, horse show plans, tariff insurgencies, and assorted remarks on politicians and public affairs. It blends notices with opinion on governance and moral education.
Emperor Francis Joseph taps Marquis John Pallavicini to temporarily run foreign affairs at Vienna amid Count Aehrenthal’s illness and political tensions with Italy. Pallavicini’s lineage links to the Pallavicini marquises, a historic noble house with roots claimed to Noah’s line. The piece notes royal marriages, court exclusions, and connections to British, French, and Italian aristocracy as context for the diplomat’s appointment and its potential implications for Austrian policy toward Italy.
In a January 31 Washington letter the writer ridicules the idea of forty immortals forming a trust or corporation. He argues immortality cannot be bought by election or by a few friends and mocks calls for a new immortals trust, noting history and merit endure beyond titles.
Fragmentary remarks argue that natural selection shapes human behavior and that moral legislate cannot fully replace innate drive. The piece contrasts strong and weak traits and notes government representation balances as insufficient to curb war’s persistence.
Sixteen members of the Washington Alumni Association of the Western Reserve University attended the annual dinner at the University Club. Charles F Thwing, university president, gave the principal address on the university’s progress, plans, and future mode. Senator Theadge J Burton offered a short speculation on the late Wily 2 Curtis Repriarntory, with Paul J Towland also speaking.
The Paris posting to diplomat Herrick stirred comment as unofficially favored for ambassador to France. Officials note Herrick’s prior top‑tier entry chances and imply the post could shift to Huntington Wilson if Herrick declines. Whyon refused to discuss the report.
Army orders list officers and units to proceed to various posts including Knoxville Yon, Atlanta, Charlotte, Sacramento, Tacoma, and Pensacola with monthly visits and conference duties. A board of officers is appointed to mount the Lettermen General Hospital Presidio of San Francisco. Several naval vessels arrive and sail routes are noted, including Prometheus via Santelena Bay and movements to Guantanamo Bay.
The article outlines a rapid series of Capitol actions: a bill to create a children’s bureau debated for hours and passed 54 to, a referral of the dlett tari bill to the peace committee without instructions, and Senate plans as Lodge pursues votes on general arbitration treaties. It notes testimony before Lorimer by Detective Burnu and Judge Haneey Lorimer, and adjournment to 2 pm. Leaders schedule sugar and surgical schedules for discussion. officials urge laws to curb interstate traffic in alcohol. a government purchase bill is introduced. The House adjourned at noon.
One hundred members gathered in McKinley Manual Training School for the Audubon Society’s fifteenth annual meeting. C William Beebe of the New York Zoological Park spoke on Bird Life In India before officers and a lengthy executive slate were elected, with Joseph Barnard presiding over the session.
Bohemian senator and author Count Luetzow, wife Countess Luetzow, and entourage stay at Shoreham Hotel in Washington. They will address the House of Representatives on universal peace and visit major U.S. universities before touring through March 1 ending at Princeton. They are hosted by Representative Sabath and later by John Hays Hammond.
The Kraut Zeitung prints a half column attack on Secretary Knox and the German Ambassador Count von Hatzfeldt at a National Press Club event in Washington. It accuses Knox of driving anti German policy and hints Taft seeks French and British treaties to pressure Germany. It claims American officials prefer an alliance with Britain over friendship with Germany.
Washington notes describe Willard Saulsbury of Willington arriving in the capital and preparing to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The piece blends weather observations with Democratic politics, citing support for Woodrow Wilson and potential nominees, plus regional business and economic notes.
A collection of quirky lines on gender, duty, learning, and public life drawn from a mix of sources. It contrasts a breezy man with long winded speech, notes the ease of learning over wealth, and touches on women’s roles, public duty, and family expectations in a humorous, magazine-quoting tone.
Graduation exercises delivered diplomas at Business High School with Ellen Boencer presiding as vice president of the board of education. Eighth grade pupils from the fifth division were honored at McKinley Manual Training School with remarks by Fr. Lawrence Emmett Lewis and Rev Charles E Fultz. The program featured invocations, addresses, and the High School Orchestra. Numerous graduates from Brookland, Edington, and Gales schools were named for promotion to high school, with many students listed by name across several schools.
Representative Hughes of West Bangor requests the elections committee to reopen the case and hear evidence on his U S citizenship. Born in Canada, Hughes contends he is a naturalized American citizen, a matter contested by Rankin Wiley in the 190 election.
A solemn investiture in Rome saw Cardinals Gutlwas and Parle lead rites for pallium recipients. Thousands of clergy and laypeople filled the church as Archbishop Fran presided amid a large assembly of faithful.
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