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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1911
Page
9
The article lists subscription options and prices for The Washington Post, including daily, Sunday, and weekly plans with various terms. It discusses postal details and payments, then shifts to political commentary on Mexican affairs, German diplomacy, and law theory, followed by social notes on Indian rights and local produce markets. The tone blends news, opinion, and miscellany with several named places and figures.
The Merritt charges against John D Rockefeller and Frederick T Gates face denial from both Rockefeller and Gates. Loans to the Merritts were on notes with stated maturity dates, not extended. Rockefeller argues payments were never demanded and the loans ran without pressure, amid broader press scrutiny. Courts ruled for Rockefeller previously, while Merritts later published a repudiation but did not release earlier statements. The Kaiser's chastened mood and Taft era arbitration proposals frame a shifting European diplomatic scene. Berlin’s stance signals likely cooler foreign policy, with Britain and the United States potential partners to ease domestic unrest.
An essay contrasts ancient wonder tales with contemporary marvels. It satirizes progress from lamp-genies to airplanes, notes the shift from dramatic thunder to sleek automation, and cites a barber crisis aboard a ship as a comic emblem of modern conveniences and distant dangers.
The article traces Representative Underwood's origins from a Kentucky family rooted in Louisville and Bowling Green. It notes his grandfather's Senate service, Civil War loyalties, and emancipation of enslaved people, followed by Underwood's youth in Minnesota and Kentucky education at Rugby School before studying law at the University of Virginia.
A Navajo murderer at San Juan agency New Mexico roams free on his word of honor rather than bond. Ches-chil-le-be-gu, released after promising to appear for trial, stays near Shiprock while authorities weigh the white man’s law. The other notable case involves an Oklahoma Indian who kept a baseball schedule then fulfilled execution, underscoring Southwest courts’ severity toward offenders against whites.
An old newspaper column surveys historical ultimatums from around the world. It notes how delays in presenting demands altered wars and saved or doomed nations, recounting episodes involving Sir Edward Manning, Hakki Pasha, Japan and Russia, and a case over baronet titles in Britain. The piece blends curiosities, political drama, and royal decisions.
The article outlines three Chinese armed forces: traditional eight banners, a large national militia, and a modern European trained army begun in the 1890s. It notes targets of 300000 men by 1913 and describes provincial control, varying equipment, and military psychology among troops and officers.
In southeast Utah near the Navaho reservation a massive rainbow arch known as the rainbow is highlighted. It is a towering, nearly vertical sandstone arch spanning the canyon, with a 267 foot vertical distance and 309 foot total height from stream bottom to arch top. The formation, carved from Upper Jurassic sandstone, resulted from the stream cutting through a meander neck, creating an arch that dwarfs other noted bridges. The site has been visited by few whites and remains a dramatic, solitary landmark with a wide causeway and steep sides.
A New York World detective's detour to Salt Lake City includes a comical menu read from a Seattle shipboard faux menu. The piece blends bravado with satire on crime and cost of living, contrasting grand larceny talk with a menu listing ox tail soup and beets while noting a ballast gold sand cargo from Nome.
A fragment from the Chicago News showcases stray editorial snippets and aphorisms on politics appetite for power and public service. It cites concerns about election dope opinions on tenure and the tension between self interest and public good amid garbled phrases and varied sentiments.
A stream of archaic verse blends images of naiads, angels, and love with questions of self and origin. The text shifts to a mythic seeking voice, asking if the speaker partakes of life beyond the morning star and whether sorrow remains within will. The fragment ends with a jewel of cosmic mystery.
A jumble of brief clippings discusses The American girl abroad praising ambition and focus, learning handwriting tips from a Cleveland father, cabinet succession jokes in Leslie’s and a cleric’s test with a liquor dealer asking for names, yielding six addresses.
Jacob Schoning, postmaster of Christiania Norway, travels to Washington to meet Postmaster General Hitchcock. He aims to study U S large city post offices to advise on building a modern post office in Christiania. He praises Germanys parcel post system and notes Norways lack of postal savings banks. He argues Norways republic status and citizen emigration interest in the United States.
Chicago officials and Chicago lawyer H Lawler discuss a Harrison for President boom with a state primary to select delegates. The plan envisions Harrison’s name and a Hardon ticket with Cald well as governor and Rainey as national committeeman, as Alabama and southern states back Underwood or Wilson.
After serving as special ambassador to the King of England’s coronation, Jobo Hays Hammond faced reporters and reflected on the experience. The scene captured a moment of national pride and personal relief as he prepared to return.
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