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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1912
Page
9
The page outlines subscription terms for the Washington Post with delivery details and payment in advance, including foreign and domestic addresses. It also contains lengthy editorials and reports on legal cases, canal tolls, road funding, and campaign commentary reflecting 19th century perspectives.
In a cracked reflection the Proam makes business for doctors and women. The bigger he pins for his partner the more the strain shows. Spankings and children arise as a warning about hidden expenses. A wife often fails to grasp a husband’s urge to spend money.
British critics and Victoria and Albert Museum officials quarrel over the loaned Morgan collection taken to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. They dispute authenticity concerns while praising the pieces and warning against ingratitude from the museum and public. The debate touches ethics, trust, and the museum’s former high standards as London’s Londo institution faces scrutiny from art world and press.
Central discussions in Washington focus on public school support and district reallocation amid close votes. Lawmakers consider drastic changes to funding as they weigh the impact on hundreds of households and the adequacy of current education programs.
The article lauds Secretary Wilson for guiding Southern agricultural development. It credits his initiative and the Department of Agriculture with spending nearly 47 million dollars in ten years to improve southern conditions. It notes federal cooperation reaching farmers, advising on crop choices and soil adaptation to boost production and local tax benefits.
A Delaware magnate Col Coleman du Pont proposes gifting wealth above 1 million to fund 2 percent road upgrades nationwide. The plan imagines Andy Garner and John D Rockefeller pooling funds to build improved highways, boosting transport, commerce and farming nationwide.
More than $000 cash has been paid into the treasury and $400 000 more pledged for the erection of the George Washington Memorial Convention Hall in this city, totaling $7,500. Henry F Dimock was elected president of the George Washington Memorial Association at yesterday’s annual meeting. New officers include Mrs. Daniel Menning, Mrs J H Foraker, Mrs C J Bell, Mrs H R Motors, Mrs Frederick McGuire, Mrs Beanie Kibbey, recording secretary Netuga H Avery, corresponding secretary Miss Florence Guernsey, and treasurer Mrs Frank Northup, trustee Charles J Bell.
Mrs Tinlwe Sutton seeks 374 monthly alimony in a Supreme Court suit for divorce from Francis Mutton, a produce merchant. She lists monthly expenses including groceries, milk, coffee, clothing, dental work, music lessons, carfare, and entertainment totaling 260. The couple separated in 196 and Sutton claims destitution while noting support already provided and alleged misconduct by her husband.
Senator Fletcher of Florida warned in a Washington speech before government printing office workers that the United States spends roughly 400 million dollars annually on war preparations and pensions. He urged peaceable methods to settle international disputes to spare industries, homes, and lives from the toll of armed conflict.
A list of names and titles appears, including Secretary of War and various Representatives from Maine Delaware South Carolina Massachusetts Minnesota Vermont New York Georgia and Pennsylvania. The fragmentary OCR shows misspelled names and scattered state affiliations in a mid Atlantic political roll call style.
San Francisco reports Yuan Shikai pledging good faith as newly proclaimed president amid moves towards a republican government. He vows to strengthen China and serve its interests while Sun Yat Sen receives protests over appointments. In Manchuria, a rising threat is reported with a provisional Japanese governor appointed.
A scrambled summary of Senate and House actions with references to investigations, district appropriations, Lorimer and Brephenson election cases, and a War papers inquiry. Mentions committees debating chao items, adjournment times, and procedural wrangling over military affairs and agriculture probes.
The forty third meeting of the Washington Society of the Archaeological Institute of America was at the home of Mr and Mrs John Hays Hammond 215 Massachusetts Avenue Friday evening. Charles Henry Butler presided as new members Miss Mary Templara T P Hamlin and Mrs H J L Koon were announced. Prof Albert T Cyay, eminent Oriental scholar, spoke on cuneiform inscriptions owned by Flersiont Morgan. The next meeting is planned for March at the residence of Mr and Mrs Franklyn MacVeagh 209 Bixter Street with Casper Hene Gregory of the University of Letpale as guest.
Frederick S Indson, for Waters-Pierce Oil, challenged Judge Kinsey decision and Senator McDonalds ruling on a line of inquiry. He argued the depositions are a proper tool to probe John D Rockefeller and associates amid alleged manipulation of Waters-Pierce. The court paused further depositions pending Kinsey ruling on the questioned line of inquiry.
Col Orestes Ferrara, speaker of the Imuse of representatives since the republic’s reestablishment, tendered his resignation claiming dissatisfaction with current public affairs. The house tabled the resignation while observers see it as a move to pressure a settlement between Miguelista and Zavista factions of the liberal party.
D A R officials at the New Willard Hotel announced a memorial portrait for Mrs Vary Jesh, a founder of the Daughters of the American Revolution. A fundraising committee led by Mr Croissant as chair, Mr Davis as treasurer, and Mrs Charles W. Brondes as secretary will organize the campaign. A further meeting is set for Thursday at 8 o clock in the New Willard Library.
Rome reports that Tripolitania and Cyrenaeica will be proclaimed Italian territory tomorrow. The chamber of deputies and senate are poised to approve the royal decree annexing the two African districts. The bill is expected to pass nearly unanimously, with the Socialists opposing. Parliament may grant the cabinet wide powers over wartime policy. No peace actions are anticipated at present.
Mer Shahan delivered an address and readers sang with The Land of the Teal The Banks and Braes o Bonnie Doon and Barder Ballad Were performed while Dr Samuel Campbell hotel king sang in the cabinet room of the New Weyl Motel Roy Gilder led readings and songs in a Gaelic Society gathering last night.
Frederick Edward Guest, son of Baron Wimborne, was appointed royal treasurer succeeding Ward Guest who resigned to focus on duties as parliamentary whip. Guest, who married Amy Phipps of Pittsburgh, previously served as private secretary to Winston Churchill.
Louis J Robinson has been appointed assistant postmaster of the Washington post office by Postmaster General Jehncken. A longtime Washington resident, he served in the Spanish War era and helped establish the U S postal system in Cuba and Puerto Rico before being transferred back to Washington in 1908.
A broad weather system produced heavy rain, snow, and high winds from the Northwest to the Northeast. Reports describe snow and rain along the lakes, with unsettled conditions extending into coastal areas and the Southeast, while temperatures fluctuated across regions and storms caused travel disruptions.
A fragmentary piece surveys gender dynamics as a woman’s request for intimacy is framed as a challenge to male authority, prompting reflection on how persuasion and social games affect relationships and power. It notes the pressure on women to concede and the strategic talk around intimacy amid broader gender expectations.
Army orders detail commissions retirements and transfers. Maj Clarekce F Dent SFR and Lt Walter Koveger are noted for two months plus. Sheen Clasc Lafvench and Capt Theophilus Bo Steete assign coast artillery to Oregon Portland and en route duties. Capt Francis Om Hinkle and Will Point move to Minnesota Faribault with various unit commands.
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In Washington for talks with State Department officials, Hon J Hazen, minister of Marine and Timber and of the pay in Canada's government, discussed Ssherlex disputes and praised cordial U S relations. He noted Canada seeks tariff independence and self rule, while reflecting on Taft era politics and the 1911 Canadian election's impact.
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