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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1910
Page
11
The Washington Post reports on the Taft Roosevelt clash over federal power and nationalism. It notes Taft's speech predated Roosevelt's Osawatomie address and argues Taft avoided personal attacks while praising his predecessor's work and pursuing practical reforms.
A critique on children’s books and parental understanding, arguing many works fail to respect the child’s mind. It condemns garish illustrations and low literary quality, urging wholesome, entertaining books that convey healthy vigor and real enjoyment for young readers.
The passage recalls a long history of Kansas as a stormy center of conflict and propaganda. It mentions figures such as John Brown, Jim Lane, John James Ingalls, Kate Bender, Carrie Nation, Mary Ellen Lease, William Allen White, and Victor Murdock, noting clashes between border raiders and jayhawkers and the insurgent capture of Kansas as a backdrop for a platform drafted by White and praised by Murdock, with an air of political cut and thrust.
The piece defends electing United States senators by popular vote, noting states like Oregon Alabama and Indiana have adopted it. It contrasts constitutional method with current practice and urges preservation of the founders' way despite broad adoption elsewhere.
A vivid account recalls Col Roosevelt's Fargo address as a crowd panicked yet the Colonel reacted swiftly, seizing and restraining a challenger while bystanders rallied. It notes parallel moments with Mayor Gaynor, McKinley, Lincoln, Garfield, and other leaders where shock endangered composure and courage emerged from a few quick actions.
Article reviews the three famous New England dark days: October 21, 1716. September 6, 1881 known as the Yellow Day. and May 19, 1780. It notes intensity, duration, public reaction, and links each event to nearby forest fires and smoke. It cites Pertey’s Historic Storms of New England for fuller details and explains causes.
The article notes warm air that is close and still and in places highly humid. Coupled with dense smoke these conditions are said to fully account for the observed phenomenon without invoking supernatural causes.
The Glasgow Times surveys 1912 politics with jokes on the G O P’s troubles and Miss Democracy’s reforming glare. It notes Democrats split by a former rebel, cites Tilden’s 1884 bolt, and hints at party realignment. It also previews a bold new Hamlet edition and lampoons Bentley’s Milton edits while poking at public concerns like prices, conservation, and Senate bleachers.
A compilation of excerpts from New York Times New York American Philadelphia Public Ledger New York Tribune New York Sun and New York Press praising President Taft's conservation address. The reports highlight his measured approach to public lands state roles and constitutional limits while contrasting with radical conservationists.
Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson, on the liner Siberia returning from Manila, famously climbs into a swimming tank on deck with Brig. Gen. Clarence Edwards and Capt. Lars Anderson. The trio splash about, with Dickinson declaring he will surprise them all and bet nobody follows. Mrs. Alice Longworth dortifies the scene with a remark about a prior similar dip. A separate New York item mentions a fish called shag and a bean pot preparation said to soften bones in a downtown restaurant.
The Paris government under Premier Briand bans wearing ribbons of American patriotic societies in public. Only ribbons of French knighthoods or officially recognized foreign orders may be worn. The note warns Americans abroad that displaying US patriotic insignia, such as the congressional medal, could provoke penalties.
A. G. Spalding, famed baseball figure and sporting goods pioneer, is projected to become California’s next United States senator, with primary results showing him leading in the largest number of districts. If elected by the state legislature, he would succeed Senator Flint on March 4.
A New Orleans culinary piece extols gumbo file as the defining supper soup. It notes midnight rituals, rich ingredients like oysters chicken and beef stock, sassafras essence, and a ceremonial preparation. The dish, lauded for nourishment and vigor, is praised beyond New Orleans in Mobile Pensacola Savannah and Washington.
A hotel stranger asks for meals and delays sightseeing. The clerk assigns a second floor and lists eating hours from breakfast to supper. The visitor exclaims about finding time to see the town.
The Boston Traveller reports on a question of whether women should propose marriage. Florence Lugcomb argues for direct approaches and equality in life partnerships, while Mrs. Florence H. MacAlman offers a conservative progressive view that a woman may propose without losing dignity, especially when wealth or pride affects the match.
The poem examines a cultured reformer championing suffrage and civic purity, yet faces inquisition by Mr. Leed and inspectors who accuse her of smuggling. The piece portrays a powerful woman marked as a "G" problem and questions gendered moral scrutiny.
A compact verse piece on poetry and inspiration contrasts the poet heart love and God with lively images of feet knees and lyric form. It imagines verse as motion across grass and wind and ends with a personal flourish about a perfect song heard by a daughter.
A collection of aphoristic lines on self and society. The piece humorously weighs motives, aging, marriage, and costs, noting how intentions, speech, or tactics shape personal outcomes. It reflects social mores with wry, old timey tone.
Reflections on marriage and societal views describe how work scandals corrode fear of commitment. The piece notes men delaying marriage, the deceptive nature of a woman's bathing suit, and a couple learning to make marriage work by accepting each other's faults.
In Topeka and Wilmington conversations at the Shoreham and Raleigh show Kansas soil experiments led by Prof. Ten Eyck at the State Agricultural College. Dynamite blasts break hardpan 1 to 2 feet thick to improve moisture absorption and crop yields, though costly and experimental with uncertain long term results.
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