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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1910
Page
13
Washington Post outlines Champ Clark’s reaction to Democratic gains in Maine and speculates on the political outlook. It weighs Senate balance, tariff policy, and conservation moves as the 1910 cycle shifts toward a Democratic House and the implications for national legislation and Clark’s anticipated speakership.
Anne Clare, imprisoned at a women's convict camp near Atlanta, was lashed 110 times by order of Supt Fanning for refusing to be quiet. Georgia law forbids whipping women, prompting women’s clubs and civic associations to pursue action against the superintendent.
In Pennsylvania a fierce intra party struggle unfolds as GOP voters show rare dissent against candidate Tenec while independents back William Berry for state treasurer. Democratic tensions flare with charges and countercharges as Keynton supporters line up with Berry, aiming to draw dissatisfied Democrats.
The article discusses the national bank examiners shake-up and Comptroller Murray's plan to cooperate with state supervisors to crush wildcat banking. It highlights 18,000 state banks overseen, calls for tighter charter scrutiny, and warns of collusion between reserve banks and customers, urging congressional support for stronger supervision and laws.
The New York American reports President Taft will pursue a reciprocal trade pact with Canada starting in October. He plans initial talks through the State Department without a Canada visit, focusing on duties on agricultural products as the opening wedge.
At the twelfth annual National Retail Druggists Association convention an antisuicide resolution urged restricting catbolic acid mixtures to one third each with acl glycerin and water, a dangerous preparation. Another proposal sought prescription sale of cocaine chloral morphine and codeine drugs. President Huhn urged reform against liquors sold in drug stores. Ohio association protested liquor sale laws tied to prescriptions. Chicago urged renaming wood alcohol to wood naphtha to avoid drink confusion.
Empress Alexandra travels with Nicholas and children for weeks of rest at Friedberg Castle in Hesse. The fortress, linked to their first meeting in youth, offers a tranquil refuge and echoes a love marriage narrative amid royal intrigues.
The New York World notes Columbia professors defend joint as valid slang and a compact word in everyday speech. It cites groping for plain talk and the rise of simplified orthography with examples like bloke and g raft. A local Staten Island tale shows a grasshopper stealing a dollar then being caught, a humorous aside amid broader language commentary.
Edward Pindar, a wealthy eccentric of Eminence, N, allegedly burned his brother William, 70, after killing him in a field fire ritual. Neighbors intervened as the blaze spread. William’s body was recovered and later buried. Edward was briefly restrained and confrontations ensued before authorities secured the scene. The incident underscores the brothers’ isolation and wealth in Jefferson township.
A collage of verse lines by John Kendrick Bangs and brief anecdotes from early 20th century magazines, including a humorous mischief scene with Abernethy and a medical report of William Smith, a butcher, in a German Hospital treated for suspected catalepsy after collapsing at work.
A collection of pointed aphorisms on friendship labor charity and social behavior. It notes dogs make good friends yet cannot speak and observes human quirks such as laziness prudence and debt in crisp social sketches.
A broad survey of remarks from politicians and civic leaders covers Maine political shifts toward the Democratic Party, North Carolina prospects, and a critique of Republican standpatism. Reports include a Chicago official praising Glenwood Illinois Manual Training School Farm, orchid collecting anecdotes from Venezuela, and Ohio Humane Society’s summer welfare efforts for urban horses with drinking fountains and a shower facility.
A humor piece from the New York Press notes engaged people seek a cure at a distance while gasoline fuels family disputes. It jokes that advertising thrives on scandal and asserts women influence men by making him feel in control. The piece ends with a quip on money being the balance of future pennies and present dollars.
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