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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1912
Page
10
Subscription terms for The Washington Post Daily and Sunday editions are listed with rates and payment methods. The piece includes a note on advertising representatives and a 1942 comment suggesting labor actions on the canal would be folly, asserting Manuel Ugarte does not reflect Latin American views.
The piece argues the United States should proceed with canal legislation to safeguard American rights under Hay-Pauncefote while denying Britain leverage through threats of treaty violations. It urges Congress to act in defense of American commerce, resisting Canadian and British pressure and endorsing traditional Americanism.
A German scientist allegedly discovers antikenotoxin a pill that supposedly turns sleepy students wives and workers into quick witted high performers. The spoof claims it arouses cerebellum energy enabling bright calculus and rapid tasks transforming chores and factory pace with dramatic efficiency.
Congress is stalled by sharp partisan deadlocks over spending bills and riders that anger the President. House blames Senate for slow action while Senate accuses House of drafting bills to embarrass the administration. With a growing House membership, maintaining a quorum past August 15 seems unlikely as the session extends.
Governor Chase Osborn of Michigan is cited as the prime example of political flopping amid the volatile primary system. The piece tracks his shifting allegiances from Taft to La Follette to Roosevelt and Wilson, noting rivals behind him and quoting Osborn on party unity. It also touches on reactions to Chicago conventions, Prohibition figures, and broader congressional politics of the era.
In London and Paris circles a heated debate centers on Lord Mersey's Titanic inquiry and Bruce Ismay's conduct. The piece notes Mersey's ties to the Ismay and White Star families, argues public sentiment will reject certain verdicts, and recalls sharp exchanges over Ismay's fate, including a London club rebuke. It also reports a Danish diplomat’s marriage proposal and a controversial Blount family anecdote linked to science debates on Earth's shape.
A fragmented notice outlines subscription mail options. It notes the Post Company will mail to desired addresses and welcomes updates to keep subscribers informed about offers. It emphasizes prompt delivery and the ability to advance subscriptions.
The Senate, by a narrow vote, voided William Lorimer’s Senate election, citing corrupt methods but stressing no personal wrongdoing by Lorimer. The decision treats the Senate as sole judge of its members and rejects claims of partisanship or explicit charges of corruption.
Manuel Ogarte and Senor Ospina condemn United States policy from the Monroe Doctrine to the Panama Canal. They warn of Latin American resistance including boycotts, citing British protests and calls to isolate American influence as a punitive response to imperialism.
Consul General Vivas in San Francisco defends the New York backed loan to Nicaragua as essential to avert ruin. He notes a treaty transferring debt to the U S and customs under U S protection, with Brown Brothers and J W Seligman Co. awaiting Senate ratification.
Henry G. Bryant president of the Philadelphia Geological Society sails from St. Augustine Labrador on an expedition to map the St. Augustine River and traverse untouched country. topographer Russell W. Porter joins with two Newfoundland boatmen and two Indian packers, aiming to document a region never penetrated by white men. Bryant notes his prior Labrador work includes measuring and photographing the Grand Falls of the Hamilton River.
The document details numerous Army personnel changes including months of absence for Maj Julius A Penn and Maj Arthur W Morse, various officers transferring to different units, and postings to Fort Meade Manila Vancouver barracks and other locations. It lists first lieutenants and captains with new commands, retirements prep, and staff assignments across infantry, cavalry, artillery and coast artillery corps, plus naval department postings and barracks duties.
Recounts a mock reward offer for a hoopsnake or hoopsnake and confirms no verified specimen exists. Includes Bernville and Berks County hoax reports, a Missouri River catfish resurgence with two giants, and local cheery oddities from Kansas and Indiana.
There is a fragmentary note from Loméon Opinion about mock-turtle soup and a wry exchange. The text references a waiter, Venus, a broken happy home, and a telegraph incident, but details are incomplete and disjointed.
The article argues that the belief in effective sighting and knightly endurance in heavy armor is questionable. It notes armor’s heat in summer, conductivity in winter, and scarce complaints in chronicles. The piece suggests armor may have been more ceremonial than functional, reflecting an age of incredulity.
A fragmented verse list laments ongoing street repairs as bricks tar and cables are laid and relaid creating furrows and patches. The poem shifts to nostalgia for Cardigan and the Thames, imagining restful sleep beside brown rivers, salmon leaping, and serene winds.
A fragmented poem like excerpt contemplates taking the long road out of a gray town, with lines about a gay heart, songs, winds, inns, journeys, stars, and a dusty highway to a jeweled land. It contrasts life’s laughter with daily labor and ends with a farmer’s alarm clock.
A garbled Detroit Free Press fragment mentions an exchange about repayment of money and a request for a loan. The readable text shows a scene with a tense conversation about a ten dollar debt and lending, set against a backdrop of unspecified conflict or strike. The fragment preserves the human interaction and suggests broader labor or economic strain implied by the phrase hot iron strike.
A collection of short, humorous observations on women reputation money luck and human behavior. The pieces contrast cleverness beauty wealth and misery with cynical common sense and social advice.
A satirical note on marriage and poverty contrasts abundant appetites with family life. The piece laments women's attire and the humanity found in men after marriage while joking about elopement and summer wanderings.
Dallas figures project Bailey’s possible reelection if prohibition drives Texas voters. Three candidates to succeed Bailey are Randell, Sheppard, and Wolters, with Sheppard favored on the prohibition issue. Nebraska signs Taft for president. Ohio's Massey praised. mixed views on Chicago and the parties.
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