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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1911
Page
10
The piece surveys monopoly debates and government action near the Sherman act, arguing for strong front in Congress, while shifting to naval expansion and Britain Germany tensions. It covers wartime mood, Crown Prince position, and cross European power shifts amid calls for greater armament. Includes census notes on race and migration trends, with fringe commentary on Southern whites and national demographics.
Dated commentary notes Wu Tingfang’s appeal to Occidental readers while defending charges from Pan-Oriental groups. It critiques Western and American reactions, cites distrust of Wu by some Chinese patriots, and pokes at U S politics, including figures like Allan Poe and Gene Foam, with satirical asides on party unity and philanthropy.
A critical view argues pension reform for government workers requires crystallized public pressure to move Congress. It notes bipartisan support for retirement systems, cites Senators Cummins and Taft, and compares corporate pension programs as pragmatic models while urging action in the upcoming session.
William R Hearst argues that competition harms producers consumers and national wealth. He asserts combinations reduce waste and costs, citing newspapers and department stores as examples, and calls for government supervision of capitalization and anti abuse laws rather than banning combinations.
The New York World notes Theodore Roosevelt’s Sept 16, 1910 speech to the New York Press Club. He challenges bossism in the state party, defends self government by the people, and denies plans to resist Barnes domination while signaling continued popular support and a pledge to help govern themselves right.
A Yawork Evening Poet piece speculates on Roosevelt’s 1912 bid and rivals. It notes Washington dispatches claim supporters expect him to emerge while the author contends the Colonel won’t put his name before the national convention. It argues Harriman would not attack Barnes as state control shifts.
Archduke Ferdinand Charles renounced his archducal rank and Austrian privileges to become a private citizen, keeping imperial favor. He declined noble titles offered by the emperor and wed Rosa Czuber, whose father is professor Emmanuel Czuber of Prague. The couple honeymooned in Switzerland and plan residence at Rottenstein in the Tyrol as Mr Ferdinand Charles Burg.
Emma Trentini, a self styled prima donna, complains publicly about Enrico Caruso after meeting in New York. She recalls his supposed engagement then ridicules his vanity and vanity laced claims, calling him fickle and a “pighead” while noting his alleged kisses and stage persona.
A concise explanation of how dynamos convert mechanical energy to electricity and how motors reverse the process. The piece notes their nearly identical construction, why dynamos burn out or motors fail, and how power stations drive large and small motors through generated current.
New York burglars used a thin safety umbrella to conceal plaster and silence alarms during a burglary at Emerick & Seger on Twenty first Street. They lowered the umbrella through a ceiling hole, loaded it with plaster, and extracted furs worth $1500, escaping before dawn. Police note complex entry through a burglar alarm lined passage and describe stealthy, calculated planning.
A front bench discussion in Washington suggests Pennsylvania could swing Democratic in the next presidential contest. Observers cite the state’s past weakness, the united Democratic front, and growing strength in the House as factors that may boost a Democratic push led by party leaders and notable figures.
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