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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1912
Page
9
A 1912 Washington Post page discusses intervention fears in Mexico, U S fleet, and recall of Americans. It contrasts opera costs with public music love, arguing prices affect attendance and profits, and notes a New York custody ruling on a mother’s role versus father. It also covers Lawrence strike unrest, socialist influence, and IWW versus AFL tensions.
The piece discusses Ute thrada and college ties to American fame, noting finances for an opera house and ongoing struggles with traditional respect for courtly tastes. It mentions salaries, patronage, and the push to revive opera in Germany and France, highlighting ambitious funding needs and past support.
A lengthy, garbled column ties two Montebello titles to Napoleonic lineage and a pantheon dispute over Zola, then shifts to Panama Canal tolls and railroads. It cites Victor Berger at Lawrence, the IWW, and Taft, plus a jumble of aristocratic anecdotes about the Montebello family and Queen Victoria.
A New York Sun discussion cites Dr. Ritter on two minds the objective senses and a wandering subjective mind guiding patient fate. Telepathy and hypnosis are described as tools of therapy with passive states enabling cross mind communication and access to forgotten memories.
A Department of Commerce and Labor survey covers chambers of commerce boards of trade and merchant associations across districts. It notes their growing influence, with nearly 6,000 such bodies now active, and that many cities see chambers as more than mere names. The bureau may also study packing for domestic shipment location of industries and other common concerns of U S manufacturers.
An excerpted reflection from the New York Press discusses self certainty over others, the value of confession to resolve troubles, and the pressure on men to perform after achieving success. It notes society withholds praise until achievement surpasses expectations, then floods praise beyond entitlement.
Fragmented lines present social aphorisms on marriage gender roles and human nature. The text contrasts women's domestication with men's convictions, notes about envy forgiveness prosperity, and mocks social propriety across life events such as funerals and weddings.
Costa Rican President Ricardo Jiménez rejects a Central American union, saying Costa Rica has nothing to gain and everything to lose from such a federation. He praises U.S. courtesy during Secretary Knox’s visit, stresses peaceful, pressure‑free relations, and notes no threat to independence from the United States.
May illuminate Niagara Falls jointly funded by New York and Ontario moves forward with Senator Gittins presenting a bill in the New York legislature. The proposal seeks 3400 for a three plant system and 325% for annual maintenance, contingent on Ontario providing matching funds. Evan L. Fraser drafted a parallel Canadian bill.
The lawsuit centers on a 2 045 million claim by Old Dominion Copper Min ing and Smelting Company New Jersey seeking profits allegedly diverted by 48 Bigelow and Leonard Lewisohn directors The case involves prominent figures former Senator John Spooner Louis D Brandeis and high level legal and political interest across New York New Jersey and Massachusetts with Chancellor Pitney involved and injunction proceedings tied to the corporate governance dispute
Rome March 3 Mgr Giovanni Bonzano newly named apostolic delegate to the United States was consecrated bishop of Mitylene by Cardinal Merry del Val at the Propaganda College. He received gifts including a diamond cross and a gold lamp. the Pope met him privately. Bonzano plans to depart April 19 for Washington.
William Shawan, an electrician for the General Avlectme Company, has invented an electres device enabling a keyboard operator to send letters and numerals over a wire so a deaf mute listener can understand miles away. He has installed one at his home for his deaf mute wife, and seeks a patent. The device shows thirty six letters and figures on both keyboard and receiving board.
Secretary Maser plans to press for authorization of two new battleships this week before the House naval affairs committee. He will argue the need and seek support while the Democratic caucus whose pledge opposed battleships has shifted.
The government’s case against Chicago packers before United States Judge George A Carpenter probably will close this week. United States District Attorney James H. Wilkerson said prosecutors completed their portion of the case today as the final steps toward verdict proceed in Chicago.
Washington editor S P Ficklen cites congressional testimony on poverty and exploitation, describing breadlines and long farm labor hours. He argues higher farm wages could lower living costs and reduce child labor, warning that factory owners exploit domestic labor and foster moral decay if pride blocks change.
Trey Woodson of Owensboro, ex secretary of the national committee, plans to pressure Baltimore hotel owners to honor promised convention rates. He has urged protests and telegrams across the country, noting past assurances that rates would stay at regular charges during the Democratic national convention next June. He reports one major Baltimore hotel reduced ten rooms from 4 to 0 per day, calling further action possible if pledges are not kept.
A collection of quotes from New York and New Jersey political figures discusses which candidate might secure delegates for the Chicago convention. They weigh Mayor Gaynor, Governor Wilson, and Theodore Roosevelt, with emphasis on New Jersey dynamics and the potential impact of an income tax court case.
The report mentions Leia Townsend representing New Jersey in a moving pictures pact. It notes payments of four dollars per ensuing performance and references involved parties, including Abe Reagan and others, with a focus on the first performance.
An Italian diplomat plans a U S visit to engage with the Southern Commercial Congress and attend meetings of the congress in Nashville from April 1 to 10. The discussions will cover systems of rural credit and related financial policies.
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