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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
11
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The article reports deteriorating Mexican conditions after the armistice. Insurgent bands beyond Madero’s control disrupt Chihuahua and other regions, prompting foreign outrages and fear among Americans. Tensions rise between Navarre and Madero in Juarez as peace talks stall, risking a renewed war and possible American intervention.
The former New York mayor McClean remarks on the Camorra trial in Naples, praising court methods and noting the accused’s intelligence. He observes orderly procedure, clear questions, and capable defense, challenging the stereotype of criminals as uniformly low in intellect. The American visitor highlights the lack of red tape and the sharp, practiced responses of Abbutangero and Sortino, suggesting skilled criminals often evade justice through cunning.
The piece surveys the Young China movement and the Canton uprising, questioning aims as it notes restraint toward foreigners. It then shifts to New Jersey rail regulation, criticizing new utilities laws that restrict corporate officers and favor state rate setting, with quotes on shifting legality and progress. It also touches on Philadelphia suicide prevention bills and a Pennsylvania firearms disposal proposal.
A New York book sale highlighted the high value of rare works as Malory’s Morte d'Arthur sold for 42,800 dollars and other Hoe collection titles fetched substantial sums. The piece notes rising market confidence in genuine old books and warns against fakes in art circles while musing on the enduring appeal of early printed works.
New York World reports Miss Vera Cornell had her removed appendix transformed into a silver then gold plated charm by Dr. Carlton Dederer. The gleaming piece, engraved Vera Cornell in roman letters, is worn on a slender chain. The surgeon explains the chemical process and notes the novelty delighted the owner and her friends.
A revival series in a Western city posted notices in conspicuous places. One notice announced that Thomas Jones, a baritone soloist, would perform songs including Tell Mother I ll Be There with the event titled Hell Its Soca tion and Absolute Certainty.
Public Life cluttered with job patronage in Taft era. Senator Townsend presses for WF Knox to Indian Board. Secretary Fisher hints ward Twenty-first Chicago supplied many federal posts. John J FitzGerald signs a very large hand written signature filling a page with legible artistry.
Marquise de Fontenoy reports that Baron Budberg remains director general of the Imperial chancellerie and seeks to halt misleading press stories about Count Gizzycki. She details the custody battle over Felicia, the travels of Countess Gizycki, alleged pursuits by Austrian authorities, and the couple’s fragile social standing in Russia and Vienna.
A New York Times letter contrasts Idaho and New York laws on married women. It notes New York grants earnings, property, and child guardianship rights to women, while Idaho restricts control and expands divorce grounds. The piece questions suffrage efficacy given Mormon influence and limited Idaho gains for women.
A Winsted Connecticut report recounts a bizarre event where an eel dragged a fisherman, Aloysius Maloney, downstream after a spear strike. The eel remained clasped to the spear while Maloney clung to a tree branch, then was recovered along with the fisherman and his weapon weighing about 10 pounds.
A prisoner explains hesitation about dating a robber, saying fear the man might be dishonest and preferring not to walk with him alone. The Toledo Blavc article records the exchange as a terse custody remark.
John Temple argues in the New York American that the South has long backed the Democratic Party and fears Negro domination, with progressives rising in other regions. He cautions that Southern conservatives may resist a national progressive platform, while insisting many Southern readers are ready for aggressive leadership if a suitable leader emerges.
A verse of springtime praise invites lovers to a green garden and ferny woods where daffodils and violets bloom The poem by Ethel Hallett from Lippincott’s May speaks through busy brooks and singing winds praising May and the earth’s gentle healing through nature and loving care.
A collection of wry aphorisms about manners, temptation, and marriage. The pieces note women’s care with gloves, men’s strength, fidelity, and the quirks of gender roles in dating and domestic life. The tone lightly critiques social expectations through brief vignettes.
A humorous column notes that sensible shoes and sensible talk irritate a woman, with wry observations on money, private gardens, and a man’s luck in love. The piece pokes fun at gender roles and domestic expectations, suggesting a man benefits from leaving household affairs to his wife.
A string of humorous anecdotes from readers about publishers mistaking poets, a Jersey man who never left home, and English hotel menus filled with French. The stories touch on publishers chasing fame, a pie loving centenarian, chautauqua compliments, and European dining quirks, all in lively newspaper voice.
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