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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1910
Page
13
The notice outlines subscription terms and carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria, dismissing superfluous wording as unnecessary for discerning readers. It emphasizes that careless wording should not burden art and implies a focus on attentive readership.
Washington Post notes Canadian observers fear a worst case if U S proposals prevail in the arbitration at The Hague. A Canadian loss would boost Boston fishing firms and depress Canadian workers, while a Canada victory would preserve the status quo. International lawyers warn Root and colleagues may be better prepared than Newfoundland’s team.
A garbled broadcast about Washingtonians and the Post follow up. mentions Cal, coverage of a figure known as the Colonel and a crowd greeting him in New York. The piece describes public expectation, festivities, and warnings about mobs and intrigue surrounding the arrival.
The piece analyzes midwestern tastes in theater crowds, noting the claque’s role in signaling approval and driving seat prices. It contrasts ostentatious luxury boxes with genuine reaction, arguing that even wealthy patrons pay for and emit tuned applause to influence performances.
Leslie M Shaw, former Secretary of the Treasury, told Lawrertreyile School graduates that honesty alone does not guarantee employment or competence. He urged that candidates need positive traits like ability and industry, noting many honest men lack the drive to excel and that honesty should be taken for granted, not treated as a job qualification.
The article discusses the shift from viewing Indians as savages to citizens, noting uplift over twenty years and ongoing government tasks. Commissioner Valentine outlines a policy of rational treatment and local community cooperation, with competency commissions as a key step in integrating Indians into citizenship.
State authorities advocate gradual citizenship for Tribes and lean toward directing able bodied Indians to work through withholding funds when needed. Education aligns with state schools to reduce race barriers, while white residents assist in developing reservation resources. The aim is a healthy, productive citizen with steady labor and integration.
The writer admonishes against gross exaggeration in journalism praising Taft while publishers crave scandal to boost circulation. He argues the press is powerful yet often scornful, calling muckraking a rare fault among otherwise honorable men. Jefferson is cited on press power and duty.
District per diem workers who have labored year round without vacations seek paid time off. Three job classes including draftsmen and disease service staff argue for leave. Congress faces deadlines as the treasury funds currency printing to expand small-denomination bills.
From the Brooklyn Eagle a tale compares Tolstoi and George Bernard Shaw. It suggests Tolstoi would rebuke Shaw for joking too much while Shaw might deem War and Peace and the Kreutzer Sonata as potential reform tools. The piece notes their temperaments diverge yet share social aims and calls Shaw and Tolstoi skirmishers in reform.
From Popular Magazine an illustration frames a Taft anecdote about a murder case. The prisoner’s paper skull prompts a judge to discuss Tipperary, while the piece laments waste and human folly with aphorisms on effort, savings, travel, and money.
In a study of Franco German conflict timing Bartingtsy Smersop credits Von Moltke with flawless mobilization. France required 21 days to mobilize while Prussia achieved eighteen, leading to Sedan after 45 days from war declaration. More than a million Germans mobilized by August.
Public laboratories in Chicago tested soot and dust deposition at several city sites. Results suggest suction sweepers may replace traditional methods, as coordination between sprinkling carts and sweepers is key to reducing airborne dust and germ laden particles in Philadelphia.
The 17th Earl of Caithness gains Auchmacoy castle park and substantial estates after inheriting from his maternal aunt Lady Louisa Buchan. The Missouri North Dakota rancher’s heirloom fortune lifts him from limited income to independent wealth, reshaping Scotland’s oldest earldom with legal battles over entailed estates and bloodline disputes spanning centuries.
The dialogue presents a playful explanation of a test case by involving Sylvester Snodgrass asking what a test case is. The elder responds that it is a case brought in court to decide whether there is enough in it to justify the lawyers pursuing similar cases.
Review by John B Huber of the American Medical Association compiles statistics on tetanus from fireworks and blank cartridge injuries during Fourth of July celebrations. The report notes rising blank cartridge wounds, high tetanus risk from minor punctures, and calls for caution as celebrations shift to a Monday.
Ohio Representative Longworth argues that Brazilian coffee priced 712 to 812 cents per pound to consumers hides a 150 percent margin between import value and retail price. He cites German duties and prices to claim the Payne tariff is not the cause, noting US margins near 13 cents vs Germany’s 46 cents.
The article notes that canal project labor forms a vast industrial force with hundreds of thousands sending money home each month. A New York blacksmith saved 1900 dollars paying off a mortgage and buying land, while steam and crane crews earn 210 and 14 dollars monthly respectively. Workers dream of returning home to farms and autos as Jamaicans and other laborers see prosperity grow with the canal. Empire shops employ 600 men keeping the plant efficient and speeding work through careful equipment upkeep.
The article argues most American farmers ignore true costs of production. It claims producers fail to credit rent, interest, depreciation, and labor into the price of each acre of corn. If they analyzed all capital and labor inputs, many would be producing crops at a loss under modern business science.
A brief humorous exchange describes Owlett and Owlett I returning from a club with awkward excuses. The tale notes the wife’s curiosity after the early homecoming and the attempted moral excuse.
The New York Times reports the Chiles v Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad ruling holding railroad companies may require segregated seating for interstate passengers if accommodations are equal. The decision signals a shift since Reconstruction, upholding Southern Jim Crow laws and allowing states to expand segregation with equal facilities while noting evolving judicial caution.
A fragmented verse narrative riffs on ambition and diploma lore. It follows a maid’s pride in achievement, a stern elder’s caution, and a young man’s plea, ending with reflections on family life and a discarded toy amid twilight scenes.
An excerpt discusses erotic fiction and the notoriety of Long Island farmer poet Cutter and his wealth. It mentions Austin H Young of Milledgeville as a disciple, noting Young’s loss of a Holstein cow that swallowed a corset stay. The piece references a cow’s epitaph about the corset and its ironies.
A satirical column notes a woman’s loyalty and a man’s defects. It mocks blind trust and gullibility, jokes about imaginations and enjoying lies at a baseball game, and critiques someone who saves money by doing home repairs that ruin fine clothes.
A compact theorizing piece satirizes ideation and vanity in urban life. It mocks idealists shy of ideas and the vanity of men who strike attitudes while noting gendered double standards and moral judgments in social behavior.
Industry veteran H B Canton of New York notes Americans favor higher quality stones and invest in diamonds as value growth. He cites New York as the largest buyer, with prohibition and liquor debates overshadowing trade. The piece also highlights aviation praise, national art goals, and a push for a Washington national temple for art.
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