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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1911
Page
11
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The article reviews President Taft's second year, praising his steady leadership and reform prudence. It notes Congress delays, insurgent and regular opposition, and asserts public support for Taft's practical reform, economic restraint, and steady administration. It also discusses weather on approach to March and Senate debates on popular elections.
Winter air and fogs link to grip influenza pneumonia and bronchitis. Sudden temperature shifts, damp atmosphere, and alternating warm cold spells heighten respiratory illness risk. Authors warn weakened systems allow airborne germs to cause severe illness amid seasonal change and environmental factors.
The House backs fortifying the Panama Canal and Taft argues it serves peace, not militarism. Forts would defend the canal from blockade, safeguard U.S. naval movement, and ensure open commerce, asserting U.S. rights above other nations while remaining open to peaceful ships. Patriotic Americans welcome a timely settlement.
A column discusses Mr. Bingle as Washington Long Island's wit of note and future stage star while contrasting American humor's depth with past wits. It notes a shift in taste, praises Bingle's blunt, honest style, and imagines his rise amid playful jokes about society and politics.
Dr. Woods Hutchinson of New York challenges the old adage of early rising and three meals a day in a talk before Iowa press association members. He argues tradition and habit hinder progress and urges individuals to judge their own needs, while predicting doctors becoming future social guides. Former Gov. Warren Worth endorses the view and notes his regret at not benefiting from the proposed school-entry age change.
An American recounts the true Monte Carlo bank break tale from a Louis ville Dispatch. He explains the famous song line is misread the event involved a quick windfall of about 20 000 dollars from Paris draw poker and a player who won up to 100 000 francs in limited rolls.
The New York American reports Benjamin P Field of Babylon plans to move to Florida and take a box of Washington era curios with him. The collection, guarded in a tin double box inside cherry and galvanized iron, dates to 1789, with instructions that it not be opened until 1989. The set includes newspapers about Washingtons inauguration and foreign coins, and was created by an ancestor also named Benjamin P Field.
Lady Lilian Boyd, arriving in New York with Capt Arthur Boyd, is described as the great granddaughter of King William IV and Mrs Jordan, with ties to the Jordan and Fitzclarence line. The piece recounts the Munster lineage, royal misalliance, and Dolly Fitzclarence Eloped, noting Victoria’s court edict on runaway matches and the family’s later fortunes and travels.
The New York Evening Post reports the theft of 123000 with jewels from Mrs Maldwin Drummond aboard the Hamburg America liner Amaitka. Police canvass pawn shops while federal and local authorities argue over jurisdiction if the thieves ashore near New York coast.
Chicago dispatch to the New York Tribune reports that outlaw Old Bill Miner, second only to Jesse James as a train robber, was among Gainesville Georgia ban dits captured last Thursday by Pinkerton detectives in White Sulphur Springs. Miner, famed for a decade in the Northwest, faced life at Vancouver for Canadian Pacific robbery and allegedly escaped last year. possible trial awaits Dominion authorities if extradited. Champ Clark recounts the origin of his name in a Water story, explaining his transition from James Beauchamp Clark to Beauchamp, then Champ, amid mispronunciations and postal mix ups.
Avard Fairbanks, aged 13, has his sculpture group fighting panthers accepted by the National Academy of Design. Discovered by Mrs. Prescott D. Weard while copying the Barre Lion and Snake from the Metropolitan Museum, he moved to New York seven months ago and earned a scholarship through the Art League under James V. Fraser.
A historical essay argues that early Canadian neutrality and potential union with the colonies hinged on a few key events and personalities. It cites Charles Carroll, John Carroll, Samuel Chase, and Benjamin Franklin in diplomatic efforts that kept French Canadian sentiment neutral, avoiding Canada joining Britain. A Jay address denounced Catholicism, yet ambassadors secured neutrality, potentially preventing a split over slavery and altering later conflicts. The piece contrasts with a New York article about Dog Catching by Airplane and other disparate items, including a piano-poem excerpt and satirical verse.
A satirical set of quips on gender roles, love, power, and human nature from Chicago journalism. Witty lines critique artistry, relationships, and politics with sharp, ironic observations.
The fragment hints at social observations about relationships and gender roles in a satirical tone. It touches on secrecy, appearances, and the idea of savoir-faire in courtship, though much of the text is garbled and incomplete.
Ottawa lumber arm leader James Edwards warns Canada-US reciprocity could shift lumber flows but not prevent domestic demand growth. He argues Canada’s markets will expand and U K engagement will favor home production. he also dismisses annexation fears as political noise. Col. Bossuet des Champs lauds Hungarian-Arabian crossbred French cavalry remounts and urges U S effort to improve its own army horses.
A landslide at Culebra near Gatun is seen as temporary setback. P C Gibbons of Porto Bello notes it proves valuable for engineers to learn prevention. Quarry output at Porto Bello surpasses prior months with 80.24 cubic yards in December and 4 255 cubic yards in twelve hours on Jan 4. Baron Baldinger Seidenberg of Stuttgart comments on American newspapers and cites German population growth and costs of living in the United States.
The 17-year-old Frederik Mussel, rejected for being half an inch short, trains daily in a head-harness mounted rig to gain height. A friendly frame rig supports his ascent as he works to reach the Navy’s minimum height standard, aiming to prove himself within a week’s time.
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