Let the Post Follow You Informed About the Capital
Washingtonians are urged to have The Post follow them as they leave the city to stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Orders to Post include address updates and malted duration. Subscription rates are noted. The Canadian reciprocity bill faces opposition and possible Senate committee reporting without changes. President Taft remains confident, with a parliamentary recess looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee
House
Senate
Taft
Early Rising and the Modern Sleep Doctor
A skeptical glance at the virtue of early rising gives way to a modern view from a London physician who says eight hours’ sleep, not dawn waking, is the key to health wealth and wit. The essay recalls Benjamin Franklin and shifts to a new era where late hours fade and sensible rest prevails.
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Uut
Joan Saxe
London
Tle
Hennery
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin
Congressional Ball Game and Strong Headrace Debate
The piece weighs the idea of a House Democrats versus Republicans baseball game with Webb Longworth and others in the spotlight, argues for casting the best players across parties to test tariff outcomes, and contemplates ongoing public amusement and political impact. It also critiques sensational pulpit rhetoric led by Rev. Dr. Herbert S Johnson and the ethics of aging and appearance, referencing gray hair as emblem and men of letters affected by fashion, then notes a $60 million Hill Lines mortgage as a market signal post Sherman Act ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representative Webb
North Carolina
Representative Oldfield
Arkansas
Nicholas Longworth
Messrs Webb
Lonsworth
Nationals
Walter Johnson
Champ Clark
Oscar Underwood
Mr. Bryant
Longworth
Dan
Cannon
Serena Payne
Congress
Paul
Timothy
Massachusets
Herbert S Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Gage Solomon
Herbert S. Johnson
Garibaldi red shirt plans and varied world notes
A fragmented 19th century column surveys Garibaldi's red shirt in Italy and Mexico, press censorship, diplomacy, and revolutionary fervor. It blends global politics with cultural asides, noting police actions, volunteer letters, and Rome’s vigilance, while mixing in folk opinions on leaders, crime, and sport.
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Garibaldis
Italy
Mexico
Turkey
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Rome
Adriatic Sea
Albania
Europe
Garibald
Madero
Elephante to Play Ball With the Donkeys in Congress
A plan in Washington calls for a June charity baseball game between House Democrats and Republicans. Ed Webb would captain the Donkeys with Nick Longworth likely leading the Elephants. Umpire plans include Vice President Sherafan. proceeds go to the Washington Playgrounds Association. Representatives McKenzie and Smith have not yet attended session. Burgess and Reyburn also missing oath.
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Elephante
New York Herald
Ed Webb
North Carolina
Tanff Aquabbies
House
Washington Playgrounds Association
Nick Longworth
Nick
Cy” Sulloway
Vic" Murdock
Kansas
Ollie James
Donkeys
Sherafan
Capitol
Nationals
Brooklyn Eagle
John Charles McKenzie
Inois
McKenzie
Olinois
Washington
Illinois State Senate
Lorimer
George F. Burgess
Texas
William 8. Reyburn, Jr
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
O Conn or don to bear the Irish royal standard at coronation
King George names the O Connor don as bearer of Ireland s standard at the coronation. The O Connor don, Roscommon magistrate and Clonalis resident, traces the lineage from Rochaidh Morghmeodhm and Connaught’s early kings. He is unmarried. his family estates span Roscommon for seven centuries.
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George
O’conner
Ireland
O'Connor Don
Roscommon
Clonalis
Castlerea
County Roscommon
Roderick O'Connor
Henry I
England
O’connor
Rochaidh Morghmeodhm
Dush Galach
Connaught
Conchobair
Connor
O'Connor
Windsor
Osborne
Court
Quaint Cannibal Custom at Boston Fest
The Rev. Albert G. Adams of Cincinnati returning from eight years as a missionary among African tribes was detained by Boston customs over a large piece of black ivory named as household effects. He signed a sworn statement to justify the item, a souvenir from a converted cannibal, and officials debated Washington authority. Evelyn Adams, age three, speaks Batanga dialect and English, noting that cannibals in Kamerun show disdain rather than eat for flavor.
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Boston
Albert G. Adama
Cincinnati
Winifredian
Africa
Cooper
Adams
Wilda
Washington
Evelyn Adams
Batanga
Folka
Kamerun
Nothing New Under the Sun at Civic Club Talk
The Milwaukee Free Press notes a West Side Civic Club speaker mocks the "second choice" election idea. He recalls ancient Greece during the Persian War when generals chose leaders by second choice, citing Miltiades as the successful candidate after self voting as first choice.
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Milwaukee Free Press
West Side Civic Club
Persia
Marathon
Miltiades
Taft invited to Ubly Michigan visit by Ubly Courier editor
Detroit Dispatch reports President Taft was invited to Ubly Michigan by John Lusk publisher and editor of The Ubly Courier. Lusk recalls Taft as a Cincinnati Gazette reporter earning two dollars a week while Lusk earned two dollars on the same paper and jokes about Taft’s health and rheumatism. Ubly lies in Michigan's Thumb near Port Huron with Taft planning a fall visit.
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Detroit Dispatch
New York Tribune
Taft
Ubly
Mich
John Lusk
Ubly Courier
Lusk
Cincinnati Gazette
Jon
Lusk Sava
Thumb
Port Juren
Red Dugan Sweeps Bananas In Unlikely Feat
From the New York World, John Dugan known as Red challenges Hyman Bromsky by eating bananas for a crowd. The display spins from fifteen to forty six bananas with bets, gibes, and a cheering audience as Dugan tops Bromsky's stand in a humorous mercy.
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New York World
Hyman Bromeky
Pitt and
Delancey Streets
Williamsburg Bridge
East Side
John Dugan
Bromsky
Dugan
Bromaky
Brooks
He Stopped the Leak at Wighth Avenue Furniture Store
Joseph Levy stood on a ladder outside his 22 Wighth Avenue shop for an hour to stem a gas leak after a broken pipe spewed gas from a chimney top of a five story building. A piano mishap on a roof caused furniture and chaos, but Levy’s quick action likely prevented disaster until the gas emergency wagon arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Herald
Joseph Levy
Wighth Avenue
Levy
Mortis Roache
East 165Th Street
Elizabeth Fitzpatrick
The Idiotic Indictment And A Poor Recommendation
A satirical critique compares murder indictments to a sport of skill in trials and notes how minor wording errors can overturn convictions. It contrasts American practice with Canadian form and cites the Detroit Free Press quip about a well meaning fool.
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United States
F. M
Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
The
Detroit Free Press
Berlin Night Life's Champagne Fueled Gayety Scene
Bertin correspondent describes Berlin's Palais de Danse and Metropol annex as the capital of gayety where champagne fuels nocturnal revelry. The circular hall, Rococo decor, and colored lighting host women in hats dancing, with men at tables. After midnight crowds drift to Pavilion Mes Cotta and Bar Ride, ending around dawn amid high costs and wary waiters.
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Bertin
New York Evening Post
Berlin
Friedrichstadt
Epernay
Palais de Danse
Metropol
Mescotta
Unter-den-Linden
Ton Gruenfeld’s
Fate and longing in verse at dawn and dusk
A fragmentary poem scene from Lorana W Sheldon and Cornelia Kane Rathbone presents lovers under mossy trees and a silent lake. The lines evoke fate guiding love and nature’s mournful mood as morning kisses fade and vows are heard by silent trees.
Judge Defends Modesty in Maiden Attire Case
Cincinnati Dispatch reports Judge John A Caldwell of the juvenile court chastising Hazel Arnold aged 16 and Ida Thomas aged 14 for saucy conduct toward police. He condemns fashionable costumes as prompting delinquency, urging mothers to prevent dress styles like short dresses, openwork slippers, sheer stockings, rat or Grecian bands, and bobbed hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Dispatch
New York World
Hazel Arnold
Ida Thomas
John A. Caldwell
The Ahkoond of Swat Responds With Swat Showdown
The Ahkoond of Swat declares dominance after swatting a large blue bottle file, claiming he will prove his rightful throne. The St Louis Post Dispatch notes the boastful threat and recent display of power.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ahkoond
Swat
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A witty Chicago note mocks political life with sharp lines on fools, bachelorhood, bribery proof legislatures, and parenting. The piece satirizes vacations, reputations, and the cost of political participation in a humorous, brisk commentary.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A satirical piece on money and speculation suggesting success is luck and warning against speculative ventures. It contrasts wasting money with loving it and notes men and women tell secrets with similar honesty, but men are less able to lie about it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Press
William Cleghorn on Bonnie Dundee and British politics
Dundee manufacturer William Cleghorn explains the city’s nickname Bonnie Dundee refers to Viscount Dundee, not locals. He notes the Commons and Lords dispute, predicts a general election if stalemate continues, praises Churchill yet favors Lloyd George, and discusses potential Canada Britain reciprocity and its uncertain trade impact.
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William Cleghorn
Dundee
Scotland
Willan
Bonnie Dundee
Mr. Cleghorn
Viscount Dundee
Claverhouse
British Empire
Commons
Lords
Engldad
Great Britain
Elttes
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Lloyd George
England
Canada
Cleghorn
Pepper Wins by Name in Iowa. Prohibition Talk in Texas
An Iowa voter trend says Pepper benefited from the name Grilk in the Second district race, while Houston importer G Street discusses State-wide prohibition and moral questions. The Memphis anecdote highlights ignorance of Tennessee’s prohibition law, and Memphis timing shows Texas politicking ahead of 1912. Pumice production value and deposits in Nebraska are described by the New York Sun.
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Bard
Avon
George Sterndorff
Davenport
Iowa
Ebbitt
Charles Grilk
I. S. Pepper
Grilk
Pepper
Texas
Memphis
Tenn
Tennessee
United States
Nashville
Street
Woodrow Wilson
Harmon
Clark
New York Sun
Geological Survey
Hardin
Lincoln Counties
Nebr
Nebraska
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Porfirio
Red” Lopez
May
Mary T
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O’donchue
Macdermot
Todlavin
Macgiliicuddy
Reeks
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Lord Inchequin
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Privy ‘Council
John Redmond
St. Dunstan's Lodge
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Lord
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Thackeray
Lord Beaconefield
Royal Botanical Gardens
Surrey
Hertford Iedge
St. Donatan’s Church
Fleet Street
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Regent's Park
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Queen Elizabeth
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Howard VII
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Henry Hoare
London Bank of Barnett, Hoare & Co
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Samuel Hoare
Sidney Hoare
Daley Hoare
Wadsworth Ritchie
Jetm Adair
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Col. Ritchie
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Genesee Vailey
Curzon Street
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Lorana W. Sheldon
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