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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1911
Page
11
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The largest peacetime seamen strike involves International Seamen's Union members with support from European crews. The International Steamship Company backs owners, five transatlantic lines resist, and the Olympic faces a blockade while crews sign on for round trips. American ships may feel the impact after the coronation.
A former New York traction worker rises to a high corporate post, provoking mixed reactions among former colleagues. While merit is praised by some, a strike and resentment follow, as friends feel betrayed and scrutinize the new leader’s authority and success. The piece echoes themes of social envy and the strain of upward mobility.
Carlyle’s past and present frames a Western Hemisphere plea to curb political outlaws. Castro and Zelaya are blamed for fueling regional instability while nations debate how to police the Americas. Madero faces a crucial acid test to prove durable leadership beyond revolutionary fervor.
A column discusses aviation progress with a critical view of European feats, U.S. preparedness, and past aviation experiments. It also covers the Harriet Beecher Stowe centennial, praising her impact on anti slavery sentiment and noting mixed opinions on her literary merit, with broader cultural asides.
William Randolph Hearst arrives in London after the coronation and discusses pro commerce reciprocity with the United States and Canada, arbitration as a peaceful solution, and reforms to the House of Lords and U.S. Senate. He supports direct senatorial election and notes alignment with American interests while avoiding conflicts with England.
Mme Alma Gluck sang Home Sweet Home at Union College as part of alumnus day events. Dr George Alexander presided and Prof George Pierce Baker spoke while Thatcher Luquer recounted Payne writing the famed song's origin and its Covent Garden connection. Payne’s struggles, opera themes, and the song’s rise to a beloved English speaking world hit are noted.
Miss Mabel Smith a 16 year old from Easton Md is treated at University Hospital after X rays reveal her heart and spleen on the right side and liver on the right. The operation succeeds and doctors say she will likely go home soon. The incident is noted as a rare medical case in the state.
discussion of the Prussian Order of Merit and its civil and military divisions with examples of American and foreign members, plus a note on Sir Francis Bacon statue at the Royal Academy and links to freezing meat preservation. a Taft anecdote closes.
Amos Kidder of Quakertown boasts a thriving corn crop after he set a woman scarecrow in his five acre patch to deter crows. The birds ignored the dressed figure, while Kidder's neighbors criticized the stunt. Meanwhile gulls at Mill Hill menace gardens by eating insects if kept, a deer visits Court Square, a pigeon nearly mistook for a hawk is saved, and a poultry farmer uses a phonograph to trigger hens’ laying responses.
Mrs. Adelaide Bennett wakes to a stranger in her room, mistaking her husband H Sanford Bennett for an intruder. In New York the pair recount a polo bet and beard loss after a barber shaved Bennett’s auburn beard, prompting a frightened wake and police inquiry.
The essay discusses Livia’s role in Roman society, detailing feminine virtues of simplicity loyalty and industry. It notes her active political involvement, counsel to Augustus, and her participation in governing. The piece emphasizes noblewomen’s duties to family reputation and empire.
An anecdote from Popular Magazine recounts Taft touring Texas when invited to a dinner of bacon and boiled cabbage. The invitation came via telegraph to the President’s private car, received by Capt Archibald Butt. After consulting Taft, Butt replied The President accepts your invitation with pleasure BUTT.
Mrs. Cora Clamorgan Coline, a claimant in the Jacques Clamorgan estate dispute, seeks a hearing before Congress over lands in St Louis and surrounding counties. The case alleges Spain granted the lands, then misapplied by the United States, with long congressional neglect and a claimed protected status for heirs under the Paris treaty. Representative Bartholdi has sought hearings in prior sessions but has not prevailed.
A quirky collage of verse and prose from the London Evening Standard and New York tribunes. Moonlight woods create ethereal scenes with elfin figures, hyacinths, and towering hemlock-like forms. Mary Garden arrives aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm with yellow stockings and champagne memory, while a Washington Dispatch jokes about Speaker Cannon in a playful vein.
A mother thinks she is a born diplomat if her daughter marries the man she selects. A successful politician makes people believe they want what he offers. When several women meet, silence becomes dense and overpowering. Show us a man who does not flatter himself and we will show you a man who cannot be flattered. It seems queer that many on Easy street are away from home. Be a philosopher but not the moony kind who dwells on life’s mysteries instead of earning a living.
A humorous piece notes that if women were not so nice men would resist matrimony. It suggests men claim credit for a baby, laments lack of appreciation at work, and jokes some prefer taxi delay to walking to a destination.
In Shoreham circles Col Charles Hunt recalls Porfirio Diaz and Terazzas, two aging Mexican magnates whose clash defined northern power. Terazzas, “Rockefeller of Mexico,” controlled vast Chihuahua ranches, while Diaz courted Juarez’s memory, split from Tejada, and faced arrest before eventual uneasy reunions. The tale, long untold, links land, war, and politics across eras.
Sam B. Montgomery of Tunnelton reflects on Civil War memories, celebrations in Philippi, and West Virginia’s heroes while urging sober remembrance. J P Mayberry of Sheepshead Bay warns cavalry remounts require new blood and a government breeding bureau could improve horse quality. James R F Little of Louisville notes decline of famous hostels like the Galt and Riggs Houses signaling shifts in political hubs.
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