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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1910
Page
6
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City commissioners face backlash as they cut street lighting to stretch funds. Suburban residents allege reduced illumination harms safety and property protection, arguing the lamps deter crime and support community coverage for families and newcomers. They urge economies elsewhere that avoid depriving households of essential lighting.
The piece argues that corporations are forced into politics by blackmail and graft, and that removing their political role would free both business and government. It recalls a Pennsylvania legislature anecdote about adjournment to illustrate how lawmakers leverage corporate ties for influence, noting exceptions but urging separation of business from politics.
Last Monday in Lebanon Kentucky the eighty year old former public figure J Proctor Knott celebrated his birthday at home. He spent decades in public life including impeachment work as a Missouri official and serving as attorney general before returning to Kentucky. His career paralleled John G Carlisle and impressed Jeremiah Black who praised his legal prowess.
The article discusses Representative Bennet of New York and his view that there is no insurgency or demand for tariff revision in the state. It notes his conservative stance on tariff reform, alignment with Taft and Roosevelt, and the importance of tariff politics in ongoing economic debate. Bennet’s remarks suggest harmony among leaders is needed to support Taft administration and tariff stability, with emphasis on New York settings and agricultural interest.
The Holy Name Society plans a Washington demonstration on November 6 to promote reverence for God and the Saviour. It has about 800,000 members in the East and traces to Pope Gregory X’s 1274 measures against blasphemy. The Washington union has 14 branches and about 2,500 members, with 5,000 to 10,000 expected to parade. the movement appeals beyond Catholic ranks for broad sympathy.
Two New York laws on workingmen's insurance and injury compensation began September 1. One sets a scale for injury benefits and the other lets parties to a contract accept benefits in lieu of damages. The policy favors industry covering lives and limbs, aligning with Sherman’s maxim.
A San Francisco Chronicle piece on Mexico's 1876 to 1976 centennial celebrations in Mexico City highlights Diaz era reform. It notes vast railway expansion, improved urban infrastructure, rising foreign capital from 500,000 to 1.4 billion, and universal schooling behind a shift to stable elections without armed revolutions.
The Omaha Bee reports churches face a minister shortage as seminary graduates fall short of demand. It notes 16,011 churches sharing 9,073 pastors, leaving 938 churches without a pastor. It argues low salaries deter capable men from entering or staying in the ministry and urges churches to offer better pay to attract talent.
A New York World excerpt notes Berlin’s housing shift toward private dwellings and fewer ornamented stuc co caravansaries, mirroring New York’s rise of apartment houses and gatehouse trends. It suggests Americans and Berlin may influence each other’s urban design as comfort and responsibility shape housing. The piece ends with a humorous reader exchange about miles and nautical measurement.
A surgeon in a Western town plans a minor operation and asks the patient to accept a local anesthetic. The patient responds with a humorous pledge to patronize home industry, underscoring a light, moral tone.
The archbishop of Canterbury denounces Christian Science as a wild thing with harmful elements during the Canterbury diocesan conference at Lambeth Palace. A 260 member meeting previously voted to remain reserved and not endorse healing claims. The report also covers King Albert halting Brussels building projects and notes on the Rohans and Honorable Artillery, with context on titles and lineage.
Chicago historian Dr B J Digrand recounts Houdon the sculptor at work on the Washington bust and a Paris painting showing Houdon modeling the features. The piece notes Jefferson Franklin and Washington letters, and Washington's warm reply on Houdon's arrival. It also references earlier unsuccessful plaster casts and Wright's failed attempt in 1781.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes Mr. Rockefeller reportedly benefits from whisky baths taken before breakfast. Medical experts in England find no evidence of whisky baths being prescribed or adopted, calling it an American vanity unlikely to catch on here. They mention other alcohol uses but doubt any curative effect and joke about temperance laws.
A Parisian grocer notes a 3000 franc debt to a shopman and recalls 2000 francs in the safe before discovering the shop emptied. A note left states 1000 francs were taken and the culprit fled to America, offering the pretext to creditors.
A Chicago Daily News item describes a tense exchange aboard a coach where a bent-nosed man and a cropped-haired passenger debate insults. The cropped-haired man flatly says he means no insult and asserts this is his first day released from the state's prison in years.
A Philadelphia North American piece recounts Signor Francisco Basta of Cafe Leoncavalli reporting his 11 year old daughter Mile has vanished for ten days, alleged to have eloped with a 35 year old patron. The article blends speculation with literary flourishes as it notes Mile is believed dead and buried in a distant place, while Caruso and the poet-proprietor figure in fantasies.
In Raleigh hotel lobbies J F Ferguson of Windsor Canada voices a push for stronger naval defenses amid a long standing treaty limiting Great Lakes vessels. He notes the US would control the lakes if tensions rise, as Canada holds only one war vessel not armed. Public sentiment grows behind defense plans and canal link considerations.
A collection of pithy aphorisms on marriage wealth notoriety and personal conduct. It comments that marriage teaches surprising lessons that fame lasts longer than notoriety and good talkers know when to quit. The tone critiques busybody rights and the cost of chasing nothing.
A humorous miscellany recounts conversations in Santa Rosa California about a leaning redwood “tower” built from four living trees, a German visitor’s view on sentry boxes, saloon free lunches on a Portland Salem railway, and a Detroit anecdote of a tiny automobile towing a streetcar. The piece blends quirky local lore with traveler observations, highlighting eccentricities across cities.
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