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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1912
Page
7
The piece discusses Nicaragua and Honduras missions, the Monroe doctrine, and enforcement of Central American treaties. It analyzes American responses to regional tensions, economic pressures, and the impact on US capital, trade, and neutrality amid European and domestic concerns. It also covers congressional debates on district affairs and the money trust critique within the Democratic party.
Fragmented OCR style note discusses new strike pressure at Foglante with references to miners, wage demands, and the Taylor system. Mentions syndicalism, labor leaders, and shifting attitudes amid capital labor tensions. No clear dated events or identifiable place.
A convoluted tale describes judges and lawyers in a Cincinnati case where a judge allows smoking to grease the wheels of justice. The scene shifts to European financial woes as John J. Gardin warns England’s social and tax policies harm markets. Paris bonds and Canadian investments loom as Europe’s turmoil draws U.S. attention to global finance and trade prospects.
A chaotic, satirical column mocks Dr Wiley’s plan to shift saloon taxes onto individuals, railing at excise burdens on tavernkeepers. It lampoons politicians and public figures, questions motives, and volleys jokes on prohibition, industry, and civic life with multiple named references and social commentary.
Lord Hyde, son of the Earl of Clarendon, plans to establish his principal home in Ontario Canada with his wife and two young children. The article traces the Clarendon lineage, estates, and connections to British royalty, including Kenilworth Castle and Watford Grove, plus notes on Abbotsford and the Labouchere will.
A vivid, lyrical piece describes a winter estuary scene with a cormorant diving for prey and a peregrine falcon pursuing it. The narrative shifts between the birds and the gray, misty shoreline as searchlights sweep a naval harbor near Spithead, culminating with Britain’s fleet departing from the Solent.
A series titled Beautiful Rural England began at the Columba Theater with moving pictures of coronations and rural scenes from Ireland to Scotland and Germany. The Newman travel talks promise insights beyond common routes with views of Shakespeare country, the English lakes, Windsor, Clovelly, and Devonshire as Ireland is planned for next Sunday with repeats each Monday at 3 39.
Augusta Ga Jan 2 A conference between Wilbur Wright Capt Chandle and other officers of the signal corps at the army aviation camp in Augusta yields plans for a higher power aeroplane. The machine will carry more equipment and fly in winds current machines cannot negotiate. Wright, after a day and a half at the camp, returns to Dayton to refine plans for a new type and engine capable of lifting wireless apparatus distance measuring instruments maps and paraphernalia.
London reports the official appointment of Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael as governor of Bengal, dispelling rumors about Bir Krishna Gobinda Gupta. Sir Thomas has governed Maryland for about a year and Victoria, Australia, from 1908 to 1911, and was elevated in the King’s New Year honors.
Washington Saengerbund staged two one act farces at the club tonight to a fairly strong reception. Cast included Hanpemann Detmer Piste McNish Strowatkh Elanora Dehmer Lofton Pauls Lomfau. Columbia Turn Verein featured music by Charles Rose and Herman de Dubach. George Wineas recited Shakespeare and the club quartet performed. A German hop is planned for January 3 and the grand masquerade will be February 19 at the Mason Temple.
Key West Florida January 21 The crossover at Knights Key is closed and the long awaited overseas extension of the Florida Best Coast Ruta is celebrated as ships in the harbor are lit at night. The Portuguese cruiser Repub lca and the Cuban flagship father are among the vessels. The U S government is represented by the fifth division of the Atlantic squadron under Rear Admiral yiske with the battleship Washington armored cruiser orth Carolina and scout cruisers Birmingham Chester and Satem. Assistant Secretary at War Cliser will represent President Taft and a 68 member congressional delegation accompanies him.
Dr Wallace Radelife at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church preached on Political Portraits with the theme Cabinet Forming using King David as a model. He urged five principal men policy learning action religion and said religion must lead policy and law, warning that excluding religion from schools or Congress endangers the republic.
A wave of 19 resolutions and petitions favoring arbitration pacts with Britain and France was sent to Congress. The World Peace Foundation tally shows churches, commercial groups, and women's clubs submitting items. Delegates await committee action on foreign relations. Notables include Dartmouth College, Randolph Macon, Antioch College, Yale, and the California legislature.
Shelly, a Honey Creek heroine who saved trains during the Honey Creek flood, died at her home near the Moingona bridge on the Des Moines River. She crossed a washed Bridge on her hands and knees at midnight to flag Chicago and Northwestern trains. The Iowa legislature previously awarded her a medal and funds for her bravery.
The Minnesota Woman’s Suffrage Party dissolves while the movement persists via the Minnesota State Suffrage Association. The split departure of members surprises state suffragists as a broad campaign for membership continues. Also notes upcoming lectures by Max Westman of New York and Essiman in St Paul. Baden-Powell arrives in Colon to greet Boy Scout detachment before heading to New York.
Chairman Lever of the House agriculture subcommittee will urge a bill to cut the oleomargarine tax from 10 cents to 1 cent per pound. The move aims to ease living costs after Elgin butter price hikes and a 60 cent per pound forecast. The measure, if approved, could reach the House within a month.
Rabbi Stephen S Wire urged New York June State pensions for widowed mothers in a Carnegie Hall address to the Free Synagogue. He criticized inaction by the State and charity groups and urged legislative creation of a commission to study state aid for widowed mothers and recommend wise laws.
Taft friends expect United States Circuit Judge Hook of Kansas to be nominated to the Supreme Court this week to fill the late Justice Harlan. Objections raised to Hook reportedly did not sway the President, who returned from New York with Ambassador Jusserand of France. The President did not attend church yesterday, staying at the executive mansion.
Georgetown University will unveil a bronze statue of Archbishop Carroll founder of Georgetown College on the university grounds April 2. Carroll, a member of Maryland's Carroll family, was the first Catholic bishop and archbishop in the United States and cousin of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
A corrupted excerpt notes the ailing former congressman with long Democratic service and the nickname Uncle Lon. The piece hints at his age and past influence on the Appropriations Committee while referencing a health decline and a prominent party role. The fragment suggests ongoing concern over his wellbeing and public responsibilities.
President Taft will be the luncheon guest at former Guy Franklin Murphy's home on February 1. The event marks Lincoln birthday with Murphy announcing the plan and the President delivering remarks in New York at the Lincoln celebration dinner.
Archbishop John J Keane conferred the pallium in Dubuque Iowa as Archbishop James J Keane of the same city assisted. The sermon was preached by Archbishop John Ireland of St Paul. An orderly liturgy drew a large congregation in the cathedral.
A fragmentary piece on male self regard and social tones, noting how a man values simple foods over social boastfulness. It ponders communication, gender listening differences, and the quirks of pride in ordinary life.
A string of aphoristic lines on money, pride, jealousy, and love. Witty observations contrast manners with wealth, gender roles, and social expectations, hinting at contrasts between appearances and inner worth. The piece illustrates sly, pointed maxims about relationships and character.
Readers glimpse a bizarre exhibit of Portugal’s past as bodies of former kings lie in a Lindon monastery crypt. The piece then shifts to New Mexico statehood politics with Senatorial hopes, Taft delegation plans, and prospects for Underwood, Luna, and Roosevelt in a tense national contest.
Morria Steinert, famed collector and founder of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, died at his home in New Haven on January 2. His vast collection of old string instruments, largely donated to the Yale School of Music, was among the country’s largest. He was 81 years old.
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