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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1911
Page
11
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The piece critiques La Follette for avoiding direct response to Taft's impeachment challenge and insists he must justify his stance or face public backlash. It discusses Taft's challenge on loyalty, insurgent splits, and the need for Republicans to align with or repudiate Taft’s charges amid ongoing political tension.
The article argues U S public servants receive low pay overall, especially federal judges and Supreme Court justices. It cites Taft urging higher salaries to attract top lawyers, notes the burden on presidents, diplomats, and the need to preserve liberty and constitutional protection. It frames salary as essential to a strong judiciary and governance.
The piece argues the United States should pay public servants adequate salaries while noting the dissolution of Standard Oil into three parts and the breakup of the tobacco trust. It suggests legal clarifications under Sherman law, vindication of the Supreme Court, and shifts toward a calmer, pro-prosperity tariff stance with decisive political will.
Indignation rises in New York over a new gun law that makes carrying a concealed weapon a felony and owning such weapons a misdemeanor without a license. District Attorney Whitman says courts must interpret the statute. many question if the language could forbid revolvers kept under pillows or in drawers, while supporters urge a strict, ironclad measure to curb crime.
New York City staged its first minor event at Morrison Square Garden under the new boxing commission appointed by the governor. The affair drew sharp disputes on management but was described as proceeding "systematically to a finish." Attendees faced high prices, and critics note the public demands boxing despite ticket policies. Commissione r ONeill said attendance proved the public wanted boxing.
The piece argues over city funding and officials profiting from tax as a forward look at New York politics. It also discusses a Texas relocation push for city-born children, praising state aid and orphanage efforts while noting challenges of adjusting to rural life.
Joe, a 12 year old Kansas City traveler, says he has covered 6500 miles from Eldon Missouri to Douglas and back with five trips since age seven. He plans to beat the Frenchman’s world record in four days, travels solo, and donates peaches to depot officials. He lost his mother at 11 months and aims to travel around the world.
The New York press quotes Simeon Ford, a famed humorist, lamenting the price of being funny. In his Grand Union Hotel office he recalls Europe, fondness for gold, and a plan to abandon humor for plain talk, noting jokes made him famous only via newspaper excerpts.
Indiana man Joseph Kubisz accuses his brother Stanley of stealing his $5 suitcase after his wife fled with him. The eloping pair were arrested on a train at South Chicago. Kubisz pressed robbery charges against his brother, while the wife was freed. In a separate note, a Boston case features a man repeating his name as James James James.
Count Adalbert Sternberg, famed as the Austrian parliament’s enfant terrible, challenged rivals in Budapest and championed the Crown Princess. He paused a military career scandal, toured Africa with Boer forces, and later toured Britain before fleeing to the United States with a tale that led to a guarded recall to Austria. His social ostracism was rescinded thanks to Princess Metternich, and his later actions and writings continued to fuel controversy.
A bill collector tells the firm he will probably settle the account next week. The debtor hedges, preferring the softer word possibly over probably. The exchange shows cautious wording and tension as both sides negotiate payment.
Los Angeles dispatch to the New York World reports Fay Evans, known as the flirt cop who helped arrest nine alleged mashers in three days, has lost her police job after a woman battered her with an umbrella on Main Street. The assailant, whose husband was fined for ogling Evans, continued the attack until the umbrella broke. Chief Sebastian, impressed by Evans’s vivid attire and arrests, ordered her discharge.
A New York City ventriloquist duped a man into buying a $15 talking parrot that spoke only “Good morning, papa.” The parrot failed to talk, revealing the fraud as officers watch. The swindler’s act involved a store row and a club-wielding ruse that exposed the trick at East Fifty-fifth Street station.
Annapolia dispatch reports Mayor James F. Strange climbed a tree at the executive mansion grounds to rescue a kitten trapped for two days. The cat, scared by hunger and rain, was coaxed down after a ladder was brought, then warmed and revived, quickly regaining its liveliness.
Johnnie Rider hears noises upstairs at the old Jay mill and, armed with a stick, tries to uncover the source. He withdraws after his hair stands on end, then teams with Mr. Cochran to bravely ascend the steps and discover a large cow perched above. Jim Gibson helps finally bring the cow down.
Wilson D Sherman of Williamsport Pennsylvania and Maud Sherman of Elsah Illinois wed after a three day home stay with her mother as each tested the others fitness for marriage. They met two years ago via matrimonial notices and identified each other by a photo at the start of the trial.
A collage of poem fragments and news blurbs. Frank L. Stanton’s verse from the Atlante Constitution contrasts hunger with imagination at a garret table. A Pottstown Dispatch item recounts a missing wedding ring recovered from Sayley’s milldam after a cockamamie chase by local youths. An unrelated Louisville Courier Journal quip ends with a quaint exchange about lawn decor and a dress.
A collection of wry maxims from a Chicago publication. The snippets mock gender norms with quips about wives, husbands, wealth, and social contracts. Many lines joke at male vanity, marriage dynamics, and the idea that knowledge or duty can be sidestepped.
A witty column notes that good intentions are slow to change and explores perceptions of love and marriage. It jokes about a man’s behavior with a wife and family, the memory of a wife’s hat on their honeymoon, and how misperceptions about admiration affect relationships.
A Washington roundtable covers Iowa senator Cummins backing Taft and the insurgent stance, Kenyon’s integrity, and reciprocity debates. Also quoted is Jose Mendez on Mexico’s business paralysis, bandit raids, and possible Diaz-era control, plus Felix Jaffe on American women’s dress taste and Paris influence.
Salvador Sol, San Salvador ranchman, lauds President Manuel Araujo’s government as patriotic and stable. He notes tranquil conditions, steady development, and growing American interest, hoping his son finds opportunities near Washington. Sol praises Americans and Washington as premier for cultural association.
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