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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1910
Page
11
The Washington Post reports on Theodore Roosevelt’s Harmony Movement, noting his cautious stance before victory at Saratoga. It cites Vice President Sherman as probable permanent chairman and suggests Taft’s administration enjoys growing endorsement within the New York Republican platform.
The piece lauds President Taft as a Yale Corporation member for supporting salary raises to 4000 dollars with a 5000 maximum, noting Yale professors previously earned under 2000 and assistants 400 to 800. It argues educators deserve pay matching services and highlights loyalty over lucrative moves to other fields. Taft’s example is urged as a nationwide model.
The article extols the Southern gentleman as superior in chivalry and charm, praising his simple yet dignified demeanor, devoted courtesy to ladies, and unobtrusive superiority. It notes his patronizing grace without offense and his Chester Reedian morals, closing with a reflection on wealth shaping manners.
A portrait of a refined, well dressed man admired for his courtly bearing and social ease. The piece contrasts outward manners with inner virtue, and critiques overemphasis on class while stressing practical knowledge in hygiene, diet, and science.
The piece analyzes Gaynor's uncertain path amid Democratic and Hearst pressures, noting his health and pledge issues. It weighs the risks of an independent or Roosevelt-Hearst style challenge, the stance of Tammany Hall leader Murphy, and the strength of rivals Havens Sulzer and others in a volatile 1912 landscape.
An analysis argues spelling accuracy has declined as typing improves, urging regular daily spelling lessons in schools. It links nutrition knowledge to health, warns about unreliable diets, and stresses the keeper's role in choosing balanced meals, with broad satire on current habits and public figures.
The article outlines extensive underwater mining in Great Britain, detailing Whitehaven and Workington disasters, Bottallack copper workings near Penzance, and Levant copper tin deposits. It notes galleries under the sea, drownings, deafness from ocean thunder, and underwater dangers with large-scale operations like Monk Wearmouth and Firth of Forth coal mines, including a 200 horsepower engine keeping water at bay.
Popular Mechanics describes a Philadelphia enthusiast using a dishpan umbrella ribs and a clothesline as a simple receiving aerial for wireless. The one way system lets a wife hear and confirm news from her husband as he travels while sending back no reply.
The article details Frank Watson Dyson's appointment as Britain's next astronomer royal succeeding Sir William Christie. Dyson, a Royal Society fellow and Edinburgh University professor, takes the Greenwich post October 1 and is currently in America for the solar conference at Mount Wilson Observatory. It covers the office’s history from Charles II through Flamsteed and Halley and notes the present stipend and residence at Greenwich.
The Colonia, largest cable ship, broke the Atlantic laying cable 200 miles off Maine. A frayed end was found after 3 miles of water but the crew recovered the line in seven hours and resumed laying. The Western Union link from Penwith to Newfoundland will extend to England, adding 2630 miles to the fleet.
Chicago Record Herald reports Indian lands valued at 576 million and cash holdings over 62 million. Indian population about 300,000 across 147 reservations with large timber, agricultural lands, and mineral wealth. Per capita wealth roughly 2130 dollars, with 15 million dollars yearly for education. Includes unrelated clippings and anecdotes from Paterson Dispatch and Buffalo Express.
New York Sun reports about 300000 children aged three to four in the five boroughs, with 122976 babies born last year. It notes infant mortality, nurseries, lost babies handling, and city health efforts led by Dr Ernst Lederle and Dr Josephine Baker, detailing 84 day nurseries and Bellevue Hospital intake policies for lost children.
A Pal Ma Gazette page blends poetry and social venturing. W Edson Smith and Smart Set verse ponder a distant landfall while a lively rag of modern life mocks chaperones and dating double standards. It references Suffragette ideas and wages within a collage of verse and street notes.
A collection of aphoristic observations on marriage pride and perception from a Chicago News feature. It quips about bad husbands worshiping creeds, the self-made man, elusive ideas, and the misperceptions of love and aging in relationships. The tone reflects social humor and dated insight.
Reflections humorously explore gender roles and marriage in a bygone era. Aimed at light satire, the piece contrasts forgiveness with human folly, noting how cynicism and male dominance shape relationships and decision making.
Harrisburg observers report James Wadsworth Jr. as the best fitted Republican for New York governor, praised for reform-minded leadership in Albany and battlefield service in Cuba. His independence from governor Hughes and Roosevelt-like stance drew both support and opposition within the party. Meanwhile, concerns over mule supply loom as South Africa’s needs grow, with Galveston poised to profit from shipments and Clark urged to prepare for a future Speakership.
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