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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1911
Page
11
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The Senate has passed a resolution enabling states to amend the Constitution for direct election of senators. The plan requires ratification by three Fourths of the states, with likely Southern opposition over franchise control and doubts about broad support. Even if advanced, many states may reject the change due to fears of population based apportionment and money’s role.
A humorous yet dated meditation on swatting flies at meals. The piece extols rescuing flies from butter then pivots to science labeling flies as disease carriers. It ends urging thorough house screening and persistent ejection to keep edibles uncontaminated.
A satirical plea argues Congress should imitate Martin Dies of Texas who withdraws from politics. The piece mocks overgovernance, extols leisured life, and imagines Congress joining Dies in a retreat at Mount Rainier while laments on citizen action and public reform.
The piece warns that more than 100 million dollars will be spent by Americans in Europe, with coronations and foreign travel driving a record pace. It mocks lavish royal pageantry while urging readers to fund the trip, gentile satire on Anglo American habits, and a jab at British thrift.
The Washington drought ends with June rains improving corn and garden crops. Deep autumn and spring plowing helps soil absorb flood moisture and stockpile water for later growth, aiding farmers during drought and flood cycles.
The Erdman law mediation resolved the Southern Railway dispute with its locomotive firemen and hostlers, showing mediation’s power to settle wage conflicts without arbitration. Judge Knapp and Dr. Neill credit mediation for preserving capital labor ties and public interests, suggesting the method’s wider potential. The piece ends with pointed, satirical remarks on politics and current events.
The New York Times recounts storms Saturday and Sunday night leaving strange tales from Babylon Long Island to Cedar Lake. A bolt struck the First Presbyterian steeple at Babylon badly shattering it yet the clock kept time. In Kenton a bolt allegedly bored through a grave endangering a coffin. In Denville a pickerel was supposedly cooked by lightning on a Cedar Lake rod and eaten by witnesses.
Clarence Gusley surveys Senator Bailey amid praise and critique from Blythe and others. He argues Bailey is brilliant in rhetoric but lacks policy, predicting a future where Bailey’s length of Senate tenure and influence depend on patient, calm judgment rather than sensational critique.
The Madison Square Garden site near the Philadelphia Public Ledger is described as doomed as private funding fails and city interest wanes. The structure is praised for Stanford White’s architectural beauty and Saint-Gaudens Diana statue, with Bryan’s 1896 speech and Frye’s famed oratory cited as historical highlights.
In Harper's Weekly excerpt Binks urges Slithers to seize opportunity and make a reputation. Slithers balks, preferring personal gain over stirring the Piazza crowd, imagining old ladies tearing things apart rather than risk.
The Duke of Roxburghe appointed brigadier of the royal company of Archers in Scotland clarifies no rapid rise. The unit, led by Duke of Buccleuch, includes Lord Rosebery and others as captains and lieutenants. The corps, formed since 1703, guards the sovereign in Scotland with historic uniforms and rituals. headquarters in Archers Hall Edinburgh.
Andrew Jackson of Jefferson Street Maspeth Long Island fought for life when a vicious dog attacked him as he lay sick. In a desperate struggle he bound the dog in a blanket then wrapped it tight around its neck and choked the animal to death, saving himself though exhausted and weak.
Nicola Marshall designed the Confederate flag and its gray uniform beginnings after the South's secession. He painted the flag and uniform in Marion Alabama and later contributed as chief draftsman under Gen. Taylor and Col. Lockett. His studio was in Louisville at 1126 South Fourth Street.
A Chicago News piece recounts child misstatements and humor from four year olds and a preschooler Edith who wonders why blood is red, joking that it comes from eating strawberries, with playful exchanges about heaven and school exams.
Leonard J. Smith fractured his neck Sunday afternoon by a fall into shallow water from a float at Hudson near 149th Street. He was rushed to Washington Heights Hospital where surgeons Dr. C. C. Sichel and assistants operated. Dr. Sichel told Smiths father the procedure was successful and there was a fighting chance of saving his life.
The piece argues over where the Stars and Stripes first flew, detailing Bound Brook’s claim to a 100 foot shaft on Watchung Mountain. It cites Washington, Betsy Ross, Trumbull and Peale, noting June 14 1777 and the June 1777 Congress resolution establishing the flag with thirteen stripes and stars.
A fragment from The Atlantic Monthly depicts lovers on an ancient bridge. The speaker reveals they are the couple, with whispered vows and a gaze under moonlight, as trust and fate intertwine in the nostalgic scene.
Malcolm Townsend cites two scraps about the great seal of the Confederacy asking where it is. One says it rests in the South Carolina secretary of state's office, another claims it is with Miss Belle Blackshear in Waycross, Georgia, per the Florida Times Union.
A collection of aphoristic lines on social conduct and personal choices. It touches on loyalty among friends, duty in factory life, romance and timing in marriage, waiting games, fashion schedules, and financial limits shaping gifts.
A satirical column notes that women prefer friends’ divorces to marriages. It describes a girl seeking thrill on roller coasters to prove courage by clinging to a man. It jokes a husband must apologize to invite bachelor friends to dinner and aid their marriages. A theater box party hints a woman cannot wear a hat elsewhere in the house.
Judge Grant T Trent praises American rule in the Philippines and cites educational gains under Taft and Forbes. Harry B. Denig argues for higher government clerks pay. Albert B. Fall updates Statehood delays for Arizona and New Mexico and issues with open ballots. Thieves in London warned ahead of King George’s coronation as Scotland Yard braces for international pickpockets.
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