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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1910
Page
9
The Taft administration proceeds with minimal impediments while the Washington Post notes a shift toward efficient operations. The article reflects on sports history, comparing Jeffries and Johnson and the public fascination with race and boxing, examining training's impact on performance.
An insert urging Washingtonians leaving the city to keep The Post updated wherever they move. It promises prompt delivery to any part of the country with flexible address changes and notes subscription rates. Telephone orders and updated addresses are encouraged.
The article notes the death of Chief Justice Melville W Fuller after a long 22 year tenure on the Supreme Court bench. It discusses his influence, confirmation struggles, and the impact his death would have on the court, politics, and finance. It mentions he died while at his summer home in Sorrento, Maine, and speculates on his successor and party balance on the bench.
President Taft asserts a broad conservation policy as Congress backs his plan to withdraw about eight and a half million acres from entry and reallocate funds for reclamation. He names the engineers board to review projects, signaling a swift start to the program and a push to quell opposition to his administration’s approach.
An Englishman reports folk songs in the Western and Northwestern United States showing English origins and native forms. He notes songs from cotton field and plantation voices, the cross regional reach of tunes, and folk music’s core: love or religion carried vocally through generations to trained composers.
The Nashville banner notes rapid steel car adoption, with about 2,500 steel passenger cars built in the past year. The Railway World lists nineteen systems using steel equipment, led by the Pennsylvania Railroad for New York tunnel service. Steel cars promise longer life, fewer repairs, and greater safety, signaling wood’s decline and forest conservation, as discussions turn to future glass structures and durable materials.
In the Empire State Hearst, a public figure with a large constituency, advocates separating the sheep from the goats in politics. The remark sparks debate with some labeling allies differently and noting the broad partisan divide.
The piece argues Republicans will be stronger in the South than Democrats in states like North Carolina Louisiana and Florida while Kentucky Maryland Virginia Tennessee and Alabama seem doubtful. It notes Taft's administration strengthened a virile Southern Republican party despite past party breaks and hints at a volatile decade ahead.
The Boston mayor urges repealing sumptuary rules that ban baseball on Sundays, arguing innocent amusement on the Sabbath is permissible. The piece contrasts Puritan strictness with views that the Sabbath is a rest day, noting Labor Day as a misused holiday and predicting legislative hurdles ahead for Mayor Fitzgerald. The commentary invokes Cotton Mather’s legacy as a moral backdrop.
The census of Indians in the United States shows a decline in population from 273,607 to 266,760 over a decade, with government costs rising from 6,206,109 to 16,724,162. Education and industry advance, including sugar beet farming in Michigan, fruit growing in California, and Apache reclamation work earning $4,000 in 1909. Navajos, Pueblos, and others excel in sheep herding and railway construction, reducing whiskey use and signaling shifting views of Indians as a people.
Baron von Schon, recently moved from secretary of state for foreign affairs in Berlin to German ambassador to France, earned his title by merit and wealth. His family connections include a major woolen manufacturer in Worms and ties to the Hessian Heylregen family. His career spans Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, and Warsaw postings, with notable courage in Paris during disturbances after Marshal Mac Mahon’s funeral. He enjoys imperial favor and English royal regard, and his transfer signals concern for German English relations amid new leadership.
The First Maine district may nominate Asher C. Hinds for the Sixty-second Congress a figure with no precedent as a non member of the House. He is a scholar of parliamentary law, author of a major precedents work, and considered for Speakership. If elected, he would be a leading voice on rules and leadership amid a reshaping House.
The State Department notes Italy’s demand for Charlton’s extradition while warning that Italy must honor identical requests for Italians who commit crimes in the United States. Knox emphasizes that treaties supersede national laws, recalling a prior Louisiana case where Italy protested only to see no action taken. The incident echoes a long, unresolved tension between domestic law and international agreements.
Promoters of a new industrial city opposite Evansville invite public town names. Over 300 entries include Riverland Riverton and Crescent City while sand pumping prompts Sandpoint and Sand Burdeans. Kentuckians submit New Kentuck Eyana Kendana and Brownsville while playful options Teddyville and See More appear.
Oscar Sonneck of the Library of Congress notes that Yankee Doodle ranks just after Dixie in patriotic popularity and discusses folk song origins across regions. The piece argues true folk songs arise from collective prayer and passion, carried through oral tradition before being written, with enduring vitality beyond modern compositions.
The jurors discuss whether the plaintiff can recover expenses for gifts and trips. The foreman notes the claim seeks repayment of expenditures rather than damages for blighted affection. One juror admits courting the girl, suggesting no payout.
An old Rhode Island gathering hears a benediction from scripture. A frail woman rises to share her rheumatism hardships, saying she is upheld and comforted by the Bible verse Grin and bear it, in a Lippincott's style testimony.
The article discusses how anonymous authors gain fame through speculation and advertising. It cites the Waverley novels and Jane Eyre as examples and notes the Countess von Arnim’s reveal that she wrote Elizabeth and Her German Garden. A Haymarket play Priscilla Runs Away is linked to her privacy.
Wilbur D Neabit recalls Adam who lacked almost everything in life including a home, money, mail, money, friends, and even a sense of time. The piece highlights a man severed from society and everyday modern conveniences, living in stark isolation.
A dialogue shows a couple's dispute over withholding consent. She pleads with tears and sarcasm but he remains unmoved, though admits being a brute and loving her. He notes men yield to a woman's tears, yet stays firm on his position.
A fragmentary read of comments titled pointed paragraphs offers aphorisms on marriage and gender. It notes a first husband mourned by a second wife and suggests women’s exercise via shopping while joking about fear and courage in men.
A comic moral lecture on marriage and gender roles. It lampoons bachelor life and the idea of a man finishing college only to face a son entering similar folly. The piece suggests a wife influences understanding beyond what husbands claim to teach.
A story about a Scottish passenger who misplaces his ticket and, during a conductor's rounds, discovers it in his mouth. He quips that he is not as absent minded as others think, joking he was merely confused by the ticket being “sucken off the data.”
In New Willard talks, J B Bolton cites Hoke Smith as a 190? Georgia gubernatorial candidate against Little Joe Brown. Elihu Root is proposed for Chief Justice by T A Kendall. J E Pitkin discusses a federal mining bureau post after recent disasters. Henry Sobotka notes Palestine’s growth, Jewish revival, and Hebrew language resurgence.
A bold intruder with a red and yellow 10 foot monumentous sign gains entry to a private business meeting. He bribes with a cigar and an engraved card, then offers a vial of Puddles Pink Pills to the president and directors, securing a hearing despite the disruption.
A fragment from the Buffalo Express quotes a new student asking to view his father's school record. The exchange reveals the father's class year and the student's resolve not to disgrace him, highlighting a theme of legacy and ambition in a school setting.
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