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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1913
Page
11
The piece argues education underpins reforms and laments underpaid teachers. It then critiques Galveston transport limitations hindering a U.S. invasion plan and contrasts wartime logistics with past Cuban campaigns. It closes by praising lawful suffrage activism in the United States and condemning militant English suffragettes for undermining the cause.
The essay questions how New York papers would react to secret orders directing political killings in Mexico and Venezuela. It contrasts denunciations of official murder with calls for deportation of alleged killers, asking why tyrants are condemned abroad yet allowed entry when tied to other regimes.
A federal court reversal allows relatives of 1600 Titanic victims to sue for full damages, ending a six week delay that would have barred claims. The steamship company fights every inch of ground, arguing limits to liability while critics say reforms after the disaster have largely stalled.
The piece argues education, not law, builds a nation's character and cites NEA talks in Philadelphia on teachers wages and living costs. It notes leaders like Lowell and Wheeler will discuss plans for an international educators congress to improve teacher conditions and share ideas, urging public officials to treat education as statecraft.
A resolution by Representative J Hampton Moore seeks fumigation of the Capitol and a new ventilation system. With seven senators and eight representatives dead in the Sixty second Congress concerns about air quality rise. Congress could act between March 4 and April 1 to install a modern system before the next session.
A London editor chronicles militant suffragette actions led by Emmeline Pankhurst and condemns their tactics as lawless. The piece then shifts to aviation news, noting Brindejone’s London Paris monoplane, air travel prospects, and commentary on air propulsion progress and military aircraft policy in the United States.
A discussion on the Great Seal of England, its guardian the lord high chancellor, and the legality of its leaving the country. The piece recalls historic moments including James II throwing the seal into the Thames, Cardinal Wolsey’s travel to France, and Lord Morley’s American voyage, detailing the personal and political stakes surrounding the seal’s custody and ceremonial uses.
Congress condensed reports Senate approved pension and Indian appropriations totaling 22 million plus. sundry civil funds over 123 million. Post office bill paused after night work. labor department push halted by filibuster. Crawford bill on injunctions passed. House debated naval appropriation. DC eight hour work rule eyed. money trust panel met. Underwood pledged to push necessary supply bills. adjourned at 10 40 p m.
President Taft writes to Yale News from New Haven detailing his upcoming duties as Kent professor of law at Yale College. He emphasizes teaching young men to value the Constitution and to resist extremism and demagoguery that threaten the nation's institutions and lawful government. He hopes his varied experience will aid Yale students in daily contact.
Mrs. Caroline G. Sickles filed with the sheriff a chattel mortgage on all furniture in General Daniel E. Sickles Fifth Avenue home to prevent a planned sale under a $13,000 judgment. The mortgage dated December 6, 1912 was witnessed by the general’s lawyer. A hearing is set for Thursday afternoon.
The notice lists leaves of absence for Captain Theodore B Tallor Fifth Cavalry two months for First Lieutenant Waldemar Christensen two months for First Lieutenant Harry Grauwam five days for First Lieutenant Fielding L Poin dexter three days for Colonel Alexander B Dyer retirement from active service Maj Walter G Penfield ordered to assist at Hartford Conn and Bridgeport Conn for April June 1913 and to limit visits to five per month Kenneth Morton to two visits monthly April June 2013 to Mille Woven Cartridge Belt Company Worcester Mass for ordnance material inspection Major Coast Artillery officers Henry D Todd Jr Joseph P Tracy Andrew Moses reassigned to new stations and fort names Frank Nickerson Philippine Scouts resignation accepted First Lieutenant Emile L De Lanney assigned to active duty February 22 1913 Samuel G Talbott to join his regiment at Galveston Texas Chaplain Joseph M Kangley relieved from duty at Fort Washington Maryland to report to proper station.
Navy orders detachments and transfers for Lieut Mo Corning and others. Ensigns Marsh Johnson to California, Johnson to California, medical staff reassigned to hospitals, and several detachments to recruiting stations. Arrivals include Dolphin Glacier Paducah and others at Guantanamo. Sealed Glacer from Angel Island to Mare Island with Beale sailing from Norfolk to sea for maneuvers.
New York Times report details a dramatic New Haven hospital delivery after a wife was killed by Degennaro. The caesarean saved the child minutes after the mother's death, with surgeons led by Dr. William L. Sheehan in a tense, life hopeful operation. Degennaro, who allegedly killed his wife, was said to have been in a frenzy as the baby survived.
The Department of Agriculture notes British Guiana greenheart outlasts iron and steel in water and is used in shipbuilding, dock gates, trestles, and flooring. It has powered gates in Mersey docks and Panama Canal locks, with historic ships Fram and Discovery built from it. Once priced at $1 per cubic foot, current prices have fallen.
Secretary Knox announced the income tax amendment is now part of the Constitution after ratification by three fourths of the states. Wyoming alone completed the total, with New Jersey and New Mexico arriving too late to be counted. In Peru, the cabinet under General Varala resigned today.
The notice provides a sun and tide table showing the daily sunrise and sunset times for the day. It presents a concise reference likely listing morning and evening light periods for readers planning activities.
Cold western weather and storms move through the Midwest with snow and rain. In Plainview Texas H M Fletcher has developed a wind powered traction plow and demonstrated a 70 mile wind driven test on public roads, using wind-driven gearing to cut 10 inch furrows despite light wind.
A range of Washington encounters features Gov. Colquitt of Texas defending state actions on the Mexican border, while Louisiana figures press for sugar and rice protection. Oklahoma official warns against Texas land misrepresentation as migratory bird protection discussions urge urgent congressional action.
The piece notes a national drive to build a monumental Potomac bridge linking the Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, and other landmarks as a symbol of national reunion. It recalls an 1889 plan competition won by Burr and Casey, with War Department approval but no congressional action, praising the designers and urging Congress to provide funding.
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