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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1912
Page
13
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Torn between Taft and Roosevelt factions the Chicago convention shows signs of internal insurgency within the third party. Roosevelt supporters press for independent electors while seeking to sever ties with the regular Republicans. The clash intensifies as Pennsylvania Roosevelt men back insurgent aims and the Colonel pursues a distinct ballot position. If the insurrection grows, a bitter battle awaits the convention with the unlikely outcome of a Roosevelt victory despite Taft backing.
The London suffragettes who attacked Premier Asquith in Dublin faced public anger as mobs retaliated. The piece condemns violent tactics by women and likens them to male anarchists while noting the societal pushback and debates on punishment fitting the crime.
The House passes the Sulzer bill creating a separate Department of Labor and the Hughes bill for an industrial relations commission. The move, echoing Taft, seeks a formal method to prevent strikes, reduce suffering, and stabilize industry and public utilities through arbitration and preventative measures.
London reporters have coaxed Hon John Barrett to speak on a few topics including Panama Canal and Brazil trade. They aim to publish more quotes if he endures the strain, while Barrett remains among the most reticent public figures after Root and Murray Crane. British journalism is on trial to prove its reach.
A discussion on American employment, arguing that many jobless individuals fail to seek work outside their trades. It cites city slums and charitable roles, asserting personal responsibility for livelihood and noting a case involving George.
Jackson, a Pennsylvania steel mill superintendent, attracted to a Philadelphia mission, promised 100 unemployed men steady year round work and $3174 daily start, paying rail fare to the mill. Most will not endure, though a few may prove capable as future superintendents emerge.
Civil pensions in Great Britain are granted to writers and journalists in need, often on the king’s nomination or the prime minister’s, with a yearly limit of 6000 dollars. The list includes Frank Bullen, Antoinette Lady Russell, William Orchardson widow, and others, highlighting careers from literature to diplomacy and journalism while noting the dignity of service.
The Philadelphia Record recalls a 1900 night when Quay pressed Hanna to back Roosevelt for Vice President. He roused Platt at his hotel, found him in a white night gown, and in jubilant fashion kissed him and exclaimed that Hanna had agreed, before both regained composure and resumed their celebration.
The Treasury Department ruled that ordinary punk from China and Japan is not duty free as a joss stick. It is now classified as a smudge stick used to drive away insects and taxed at 2 percent ad valorem. The decision follows extensive studies in the United States and Taiwan showing punk is inferior to temple joss sticks.
On June 1 the Canal Record reports more than seven eighths of excavation finished with 22063815 cubic yards removed. Less than one eighth of earth and rock remains to be dug. At current steam shovel pace, opening waterway is on schedule for January 1, 1515.
Military orders list numerous leaves and assignments across the Army including Lieut Col Chauncey R Baker deputy quartermaster general retired after two months entry for H Barer medical officers extended leaves for Capt Harold Jones and Capt Frederick Macy, assignments for Lieut Ephraim Graham and Lieut Chester Wills, ordnance and coast artillery moves to Fort Caswell Fort McHenry Fort du Pont Fort Leavenworth and Fort Wright, plus staff transfers and retirements affecting Sergeants Major and other officers.
Naval orders list Lieut Comdr Willis McDowell and others assigned home duty and navigators to ports including Kansas California and Olongepo. Ensigns dispatched to Albany Eleano Pompey Monterey and Yokohama with hospital transfers to Mare Island. Vessel movements include arrivals at Yokohama New London Santa Cruz and Shanghai with several sailings and port calls. Political training note from Detroit Free Press questions a candidate’s actions and promises.
Representative A P Gardner announced he will not run for the U S Senate to fill the Massachusetts vacancy. Ambassador Curtis Guild, unable to contest due to Russia duties, was asked to publicize his decision. Gardner stated Russia conditions prevent his resignation and that a campaign would split the party.
British charge of affairs Innes called at the State Department yesterday but did not deliver a formal protest over the Panama Canal toll bill. The department appears to back the U S right to aid its ships by toll relief or refund, within the Hay Pauncefote treaty, while avoiding formal diplomatic negotiation while Congress debates.
The Smithsonian Institution begins a comprehensive historic survey of graphic arts under Paul Brockett. The project traces from Chaldean cuneiform and Egyptian papyrus through medieval illumination and block printing to modern paper depictions, housing hundreds of bookbinders’ specimens in the current building until the new National Museum is finished.
Rear Admiral Reginald Nicholson was ordered to relieve Rear Admiral Joseph B Murdock as commander in chief of the Asiatic Fleet. Several ships formed the China squadron during the recent crisis and will be merged into the Asiatic Fleet under Nicholson.
A Brooklyn florist finds an egg in a Plymouth Rock nest and neighbors tease about a hidden mainspring and jewel settings while rubbing the shell. In Memphis a hen raises four puppies after a streetcar accident kills their mother, and Belva Lockwood the legendary hen continues to lay eggs into old age with noted oddities.
A fragment from a period piece sketches overheated figures at Tippincott's offices and a summer retreat. Walter Trumbull laments the heat while seeking relief with beer. A boarder laments the heat as mosquitos and sun dominate scenes, and a scientist muses on heat energy in molecules.
In the 1681 charter Plymouth Colony and Maine joined Massachusetts with a royal mast reserve. White pines 24 inches and larger near coast were marked by the king’s broad arrow to supply masts for the navy. The process included the surveyor general, cautious cutting, and hauling the mast by sleds with oxen, drawing crowds when a mast was moved.
A bolt of lightning struck the window during a severe storm at the Wilmarth residence in Amityville Long Island striking Theodore Roosevelt as the family cat shaved whiskers and hair but without further harm. The bolt traveled through rooms smashing a saucer and window panes before melting a glass ball left by a wife absent on a trip. The Wilmarths preserve the odd keepsake as a souvenir and reflect on the humorous misfortune amid local gossip and satire.
A fragmented prose piece from the Newark Pres reveals reflections on love, money, taxes, fame, and time. It blends poetic lines with observations about loneliness, fate, and the aging process, ending with a note on undertakers Lafferty and Smith securing a pauper burial contract for Santa Rosa township at a nominal bid.
A Pittsfield dispatch reports discovery of 04 pounds of clover pul mas hidden by the Mount Lebanon Shakers church family as they tear down a 95 year old three story building unused for four years. The hoard was found under rafters in Barret storehouse and valued at 125 dollars though the Shakers refused to sell.
Rio de Janeiro importer Guinle of Guinle Co plans stronger Pan American trade links amid Panama Canal developments. He argues open Canada to U S and Latin markets will boost mutual gains, noting growing commerce through New Orleans and South American routes. He recalls Bryan’s early Congress days and reflects on party shifts shaping American policy.
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