New Tariff Debates and Global Market Shifts Stir 1913 Washington
December 6, 1913 report from Washington outlines Democratic tariff policy effects, noting November deficits in federal receipts and higher disbursements, while prices for common goods remain high. It discusses import patterns from Russia and Australia, and a push to amend the constitution to ban antions, with the Huerta and Mendel Beilis cases also touched upon as unfolding international issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
America
Russia
Australia
Illinois
United States
News Briefs From The Region
The clipping notes M Schoul ine a radical Downa member facing allegations over an article denouncing a ritual murder claim. It also mentions the Clarksburg Telegram publishing a thirty six page Christmas issue, praised as one of the city's largest and most complete editions, reflecting strong local advertising.
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M.schouline
Downa
Ite
Ofer
Peiliss
Ezir
Clarksburg
Clever Comment and Hints of Newsroom Satire
The clippings mock bureaucratic phrasing with puns on the word co mvess and jokes about the Bavarian king, salary demands, and a hypothetical Huerta influenced by a mayor. The notes reference various papers including the New Orleans Picayune Wheeling Register and Ohio State Journal in a satirical, fragmentary collage.
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Bavaria
Wheeling Register
Huerta
Shank
Ohio State Journal
What makes you blithe and why do we die
A poem fragment from the Jacksonville Times-Union section titled by P. HW. Armstrong explores contrasts of joy and sorrow, money, love, and life. It questions what drives mood, behavior, and the meaning of living, hinting at show references and social observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lia
P. HW. Armstrong
Jacksonville
World City Plans debated at Sorbonne lecture
Hendrik Anderson, American peace advocate, spoke at the Sorbonne under a French American committee. He favors a world city near Paris as a hub for peace and progress with Lakewood New Jersey among suggested sites while President Poincare shows interest and Barton H. de Constant proposes a site between the Seine and Oise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Hendrik Anderson
Sorbonne
Lakewood
N. J
Anderson
Poincare
Barton Hstournelles de Constant
Seine
Oise
Prohibition on Arms Imports Into Ireland Promulgated
London December 5. The British cabinet issued a royal proclamation banning the importation of arms and ammunition into Ireland as Ulster tensions rise. Prime Minister Asquith then signaled a conciliatory move by accepting Carson’s proposed basis for settlement, while a Reform Club event featured talks on press work, parliamentary law, and suffrage status.
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London
Ireland
Ulster
Eadwad Caregon
Asquith
Edward Carson
George
Privy Council
Royal Gazette
Reform Club
Manchester
Testimony Details Finding of Dr Knabe's Body in Murder Trial
Shelbyville Indiana witness Katherine McPherson described finding Dr Helene Knabe dead in her apartment. She testified Dr William Craig had brought Knabe home in his car and identified photos of Craig and his daughter Marion. She observed the window curtain raised and noted lights were off when Carr earlier testified.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Dee, O
Katherine McPherson
Helene Knabe
William B. Craig
Carr
Mandl
Dr. Knabe
President Wilson Confined To Bed With Grip
President Wilson remains in bed with a grip and throat cold. Dr Cary Grayson ordered the president to stay in bed, with engagements cancelled and confined to his room through Sunday. Secretary Tumulty said fever was slight and treatment progressing, with a return planned in a few days.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary Grayson
Tumilty
Woman Accused of Infanticide Freed in Williamson
Mattie Chaney indicted for infanticide after a female infant’s body was found in a street in Williamson West Virginia. Judge Damron directed the jury to a not guilty verdict noting the state did not prove the child lived. Chaney had gone to work in a laundry the day after birth and fainted several times.
Sayres to visit as Page hosts entertain in London
Ambassador and Mrs W H Page prepared to entertain Mr and Mrs Francis B Sayre during their England visit. The Sayres aboard the North German Lloyd liner George Washington are due at Plymouth tomorrow and will travel to London arriving in the afternoon. Most of the honeymoon will be spent in England.
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Sayres
London
W. H. Page
Francis B. Sayre
Jessie Wilson
England
Hooneymooners
Washington
Plymouth
Suffrage School Opens in Washington for Delegates
Washington opens a suffrage school to teach practical points of the movement for two weeks. Attendance includes delegates from the recent national convention and many District of Columbia suffragists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
District of Columbia
Gil
Emperor Orders Zabern Garrison Transferred to Alsace
Emperor William ordered the transfer of the Zabern garrison to Alsace to quell clashes between soldiers and citizens. He also sped up court martial proceedings linked to the incident. The move may avert further conflicts but hurts Zabern merchants and revenue.
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Alsace
Donaueschigen
Germany
William
Zabern
Zavern
The Czar of Rusia Owns A Private Morning Paper
The czar of Rusia prints a private daily newspaper limited to two copies, one for the emperor and one for his private secretary, making it the most exclusive paper in the world.
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Czar
Rusia
Fire Alarm Signals City Streets and Intersections
A list of fire alarm signals detailing cross streets and intersections including City Hall Princeton Ave Russell St Bluefield Ave Mercer St Chestnut Spruce Cherry Raleigh Higginbothan Stewart Wyoming Monroe Giles Lee Franklin Pulaski Park Biland Bland North Bland South Jefferson Pen Mar Middie Roanoke Clark Ha Orange Midway Henry Greenbrier Upper Jones and a central alarm station connected by telephone.
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City Hall
Princeton Ave
Russell St
Bluefield Ave
Mercer St
Sublette & Barnes
Thomas St
Chestnut St
Spruce St
Cherry St
Raleigh St
Higginbothan Ave
Raleigh
Stewart
Wyoming
Monroe
Giles St
Princeton
Middie Adams St
Roanoke and
Clark Sts
Orange
Midway
Henry and
Greenbrier
Upper
Jones St
Central Station
Caesar as an epileptic and the myth of his vigor
Dr. Matthew Woods recounts Mark Antony and Oppius quotes to depict Caesar’s epileptic fits and feats. The piece notes Caesar’s endurance during campaigns, swimming rivers with aids or unaided, and his self‑care including a long occipital fringe to conceal baldness.
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Mark Antony
Caesar
Oppius
Cassius
Calizula
Nero
Rubicon
Pompey the Great
Pharsalia
Matthew Woods
Neale
Food Taboo Ribs Shape Eskimo Diet in Alaska
Stefansson notes in Harper's Magazine that Eskimo taboos on mountain sheep ribs vary by age and family health. A young girl may eat certain ribs, expanded rules apply after childbirth, and restrictions shift with illness or relatives' deaths. rib selections also depend on recent kills and animal sex.
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Alaska
Kuvuok
Noatak
Colville
V. Stefansson
Harper's Magazine
Old Viking Funerals
The Viking ship served in peace after war use. When a chief died his body lay in the stern and torches lit the hold. Kin and friends watched the ship burn as it sailed away, carrying the corpse to its final voyage before sinking.
To a Garden Toad and a Frog in Our Esteem
The Atlantic ponders why the garden toad is loathed yet useful while the frog, seen as a dandy and braggart, is praised. If the toad croaked through the night and inhabited slimy pools instead of the melon patch, would popular esteem shift in favor of the toad?
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Atlantic
New Dishes Prompted by New French Cook
Mrs. Squire asks about new dishes since meeting a friend with a new French cook. The friend replies she has a whole new dinner set and several pieces of cut glass after only a week.
Impassioned Orator Defies Regional Lines
An orator declares he knows no north or south nor east or west while an old farmer in the crowd notes widespread mixing in other respects. The remark appears in a Pittsburgh Post report.
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Pittsburgh Post
Militants Attack Wey Mansion in Pankhurst Arrest Threats
Eyewitness reports indicate suffragists linked to Mrs. Emeline Pankhurst carried out violent action in London this morning. The attack followed threats to use force to secure the arrest of their leader, resulting in the destruction of a mansion at Weybridge.
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London
Dec
Emeline Pankhurst
Wey
Conn. proposes statue for John Fitch steam boat pioneer
In Hartford Connecticut plans rise to erect a monument to John Fitch the pioneer who first propelled a boat by steam. Fitch was born in South Windsor and local citizens support the memorial while police worldwide maintain vigilance after threats and fires in Bay Scotland and related cases.
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Mess Bay
Scotland
Morever
Connecticut
Hartford
John Fitch
Fitch
South Windsor
Conn
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Emnn Gillette
George Washington College of Law
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