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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1912

Page

15

Sugar Tariff Debate In Senate Split News

The Washington Post reports in May 18 edition on sugar tariff debates and House growth, noting Senate Democrats seek tariff changes, a shift toward reducing the sugar tax, while House leaders face pressure to align with new tax views. The piece contrasts calls for tariff reform with party debates over free sugar and taxation.

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The Anthracite Settlement Strain on Labor Market

The article reviews the Anthracite settlement and its effect on unions and workers. It notes tax changes and treasury surpluses, with miners’ wages and job security questioned. It discusses the decline of a once strong labor union, strikes, and the need for rehabilitation to restore confidence and employment permanence.

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Debs Seidl and Sedition at Socialist Convention

Report from Indianapolis cites Debs and Seidl as standard bearers and supports free speech while denouncing violence. The San Diego agitators receive sympathy and financial defense calls, with a sharp split between Socialists and anarchists led by Haywood as the convention frames political action and party unity.

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Havoc of the Primary Party Unity Gaps

The author critiques after a primary campaign as parties fail to reunite. The new candidate naming system worsens factionalism and personal bitterness. A primary split is not healed by post election celebrations, leaving lingering discord.

Baseball Rowdies and the Call for Police Protection

A historical editorial defends Ty Cobb and his teammates amid fan rowdiness. It argues spectators deserve protection from insults and threats, praises orderly crowds, and urges police to eject profane hecklers immediately to prevent game derision. The piece asserts baseball as a national sport with broad appeal and stresses umpire and police duties to maintain decorum.

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HARKING BACK TO IOWA ON PROUTY AND DISTRICT FUNDS

The piece questions whether Iowa residents should pay Representative Prouty’s salary for his district duties. It argues the half and half principle applies to the District and urges Prouty to align with law, precedent, and past Congresses. It calls on the District committee to demand duty from every member.

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Lord Dunsany Adds To Gallant Record In Poetry And War

A long column notes Lord Dunsany's bravery in South Africa, his literary career with works like The Gods of Fega na and Time and the Gods, and his role as heir to the Plunkett family and peerage. It also cites his Haymarket curtain piece and his reputation as a soldier author, peppered with brief literary and cultural observations.

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Stolen Tails Reported Around Grantville Mystery

A two year spree near Grantville saw tails cut from cattle and pets, later traced to a local youth whose cellar walls bore the remains of many animals. A Kansas City church pastor, ill this spring, received a pastry laced with wine, provoking a quip about his cow’s dryness and spring wetness from his son.

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Nail in Boy's Lung Ends in Death at Presbyterian

Vincent Mangini, a six year old from 1% West Sixty-fourth Street, died at Presbyterian Hospital after a nail lodged in his right lung for years. Doctors and nurses remembered his courage and the mother's steadfast refusal of surgery, noting his life intertwined with the number thirteen from birth to death.

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MGR BONZANO AT ST PAULS FOR PAPAL BLESSING

New Apostolic Delegate Archbishop Bonzano presides at St Pauls Catholic Church for solemn benediction and papal blessing. Pastor James Mackin preaches as boys and men choir under Ernest Winchester performs a full music program. A procession and parish devotions follow under parish leadership.

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Will Seek Siberian Game Expedition by U.S. Institute

Ned Hollister of the United States National Museum will lead a zoological expedition funded by the Smithsonian to the Alai Mountain region on the Siberian Mongolian border. Conrad Kain, famed Austrian Alpine guide, joins the party, which will collect birds and mammals. The group departs New York in May and plans to return in October, targeting wild sheep and ibex as principal game.

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Blind Boy Scouts Progress To Public Appearance

A group of blind boys in Manhattan drill at the Lighthouse on East Fifty ninth street and prepare to appear in public wearing regular Scout uniforms. They learn knots by touch and communicate by tapping Morse code, marching with confidence and purpose under guidance from seeing peers. The unit parallels Baden Powell's aims to build character and manly boys.

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Beating Sandy at Sea Coast Workshop Tale

A social gathering at a Scottish coast shipyard, where electricians share candor and camaraderie. Sandy confides doubts about wiring the electric light system on the first three steamers, joking about how to get the lines running. His fellow wireman asks, what is it that hinders him, and Sandy replies he does not know how to thread the wires.

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One Was a Stranger in a Scottish Evening

Two old Scots walk home after a convivial night at a public house in a tale set in classic Scotland. The dialogue hints at tension and a distant cottage window as they move, with Sandy leading and Donald noting a drunken figure trailing.

Indianapolis Robby Buran Sandy Donald

Oats Menace to Birds From Hartfore courant

Ornithologist Herbert K Job argues that feral cats threaten songbirds and wild game in Connecticut. He notes roaming cats kill nests and birds, urging action against cats near towns. He cites European norms and local depredations, warning that cats prey on wildlife and should be controlled.

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Army Orders from World War I Draft Era List of Officers

The document lists multiple officers including Capt John Morris, First Lieut George Prick, Second Lieut George Sanford, and others assigned to infantry, field artillery, coast artillery and dental corps. It specifies dates for reporting to duties, postings to Fort Monroe, Schofield Barracks, Camp Oglethorpe, and other posts, with instructions for training, reporting to the president's education board, and hospital assignments.

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Naval Promotions and Orders Amid Turbulent Fleet Moves

A bad OCR record shows Lieut Graves commissioned from May and several officers named along with ensigns promoted from May 14. The text lists numerous ship arrivals and movements including Paducah, Newport, Vicksburg, Provincetown, Boston, and Port facilities, with destinations such as Santa Cruz del Mkt and Merfolk.

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New Jersey genius claims Mosquito solution prompts debate

A Newark mechanic, Arthur Bingham, touts a lawn mower vacuum concept to hamper mosquitoes, while others report odd incidents from Dan Yer and local news. The piece also mentions beavers released near Owensboro, beaver and muskrat control, a locomotive injector clogged by trout fry, and a rhetoric lesson on clarity in writing.

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The Bungalow Life and Rural Dreads in Verse

A humorous poem recounts a city dweller’s bungalow misadventure amid farm supplies slashed by wary farmers. The narrator describes cracks in planks, creeping hogs, a caterpillar on a toe, and nightly baths of mosquitos from a soggy bed. The piece ends with urban friends urging an acre in the woods and a bungalow escape.

Eetae Irving New York Evers Sound

Fragments of a rural song about Agnes Grosler Herberista

A fragmented poem-like piece describes Agnes Grosler Herberista in a rural setting, with shawl and bonnet, baskets of exes, dew on gowns, and woodland imagery. Refrains ask where her loves have gone, referencing sunshine, prairie, and fairy rings as she wanders through town.

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Fragmented Chicago news prose on social manners and gender

The passage presents fragmented reflections from a Chicago news page about relationships and gender roles. It discusses how men view luck and hard work, the value of deeds over thoughts, societal opinion, and female propriety including makeup and reflection.

Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Free Press

Fragmentary item notes a view on spending others money and temper, contrasting human vanity with harsh self criticism. Mentions critics and reactions, suggesting moral reflections in a humorous, gossip-like tone.

Roosevelt and Taft clash over nominating path in 1912 race

The article surveys Republican splits with Roosevelt and Taft campaigning nationally while Democrats seek backing for leaders like Underwood or Douglas. It notes opinions on who could unite factions, with calls for a solid Eastern State ally and hints at party realignments amid mounting intraparty tensions. Also a light sports aside about a college baseball benching anecdote.

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