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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1910
Page
13
A 1910 Washington Post page fragment discusses merchant marine policy, postal savings banks, and tariff debates. It contrasts British and American approaches, notes Taft’s stance, and surveys political sentiment in Wall Street, rail policy, and party unity. It critiques superstition, baseball slavery talk, and the Panama Canal rhetoric.
The piece surveys Danish cooperative farming and land productivity versus American views on costs of conserving waste. It notes Denmark’s cooperative marketing, land taxation by productivity, and contrasts with US homestead ideas, rail networks, and export patterns. It also weaves in local anecdotes and social scenes from Estamore and Newark connected to the era.
Ameton Meet discussions consider approving a project for an international air and rail hub near Washington or Wilmington. Leaders including President Tate and officials urge backing, eyeing union terminals and increased rail service to host a major national meet with broad support.
Senator Overman introduces a joint resolution to submit constitutional amendments withdrawing the right of foreign nations or other states to sue North Carolina in Federal courts. The piece argues comity should deter coercive actions through the Supreme Court, noting North Carolina’s burden defending protested securities. It contends other states may not join, but NC seeks to block further interference by external creditors.
Baroness De Forest famed for a public elopement with a Royal Gorse Guards subaltern faces social backlash. Her husband Lord Gerard, tied to Eastwell Park, endured scandals including a racecourse dispute with DeWend Fenton. Countess Tattenham and Countess Tattenbach emerge in diplomatic circles, with the Metzler family shaping Frankfurt society and Algeciras talks.
A Berks County couple claim seventeen of twenty children died from witchcraft while a powwow doctor and old women blamed for the deaths. They describe marasmus and sudden illness in the youngsters, with physicians citing narculogis. The parents say a neighboring powwow practitioner aided by charms and a maplin bag failed to save the last children, reflecting local superstition.
The article debates the first black rose as a curious botanical feat and then shifts to French suffrage tactics. It praises horticultural innovation while questioning usefulness, then envisions a French led election campaign showcasing suffragette rhetoric without violence, noting potential shifts in political attention and gender roles.
Francs G Henry, prominent Chicago educator, denounces absentee landlords in Windis for draining rural school funds. He cites wealthy landowners who lease to former owners, starving country districts of taxes and competent teachers. He notes 500 state classrooms could close due to underfunded schools and cites a teacher earning only 10 dollars monthly, urging farmers to own farms and hire teachers locally.
The piece reviews President Taft’s stance on the proposed federal incorporation of large trusts. It notes his withdrawal of the plan as a mere suggestion, his openness to public judgment, and the public’s rejection of federal charter regulation for monopolies. It contrasts the Sherman Act’s force with the abandoned measure and emphasizes enforcement through law. The article cites reactions across political lines and highlights the need for strong enforcement to curb criminal conspiracy in restraint of trade.
A collection of aphoristic lines on human nature money and social satire. The pieces critique self indulgence, listening to money, social standings, worn welcomes and the limits of talent in singing relationship dynamics and diplomacy with sharp observations.
A fragment discusses turning the other cheek as brass and a woman’s love of admiration. It notes a man’s desire for esteem and the idea that a woman may marry for the attention she receives, while a man spends a dollar on a cap to save a few cents on shine, illustrating vanity and pride.
Reports from the Puget Sound Shipping Association show a new wage scale for Pacific coast seamen. Ordinary seamen receive 1% monthly, nine hours per day when at sea, and overtime in port. Firemen and water tenders get $6 monthly with rations, while passenger and freight boats in the Bering Sea region follow similar terms. Shipowners agree to employ only union members, asserting strong harmony between labor and management.
A magazine anecdote recounts a Akasaka wife who supported her crippled husband and two children by dragging a heavy cart daily, with her eldest child guiding the younger. After successive misfortunes a magistrate lends 10 yen, then the government aids the disabled soldier, and the wife returns the money to donate to a similar family.
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