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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
4
A compact critique of Hughes versus Wilson in the 1912 race. The piece mocks Hughes silence and attacks while noting Bryan and McCormick positions, tied to naval policy and Carranza. It cites reactions from party figures and references the Philadelphia Ledger.
The speaker asserts that democratic government must serve the people and warns against governing by fools in a forceful Chicago address. The remark critiques folly in leadership and emphasizes accountability in a democratic system.
In a Chicago speech Mr. Hughes denounced what he called kiss me and I’ll kiss you appropriations in Congress and warned against political fortunes tied to such spending. He urged an end to these practices and pressed for principled budgeting.
Queen Mary visits South Hackney to praise and console the poor families with rolls of honor on walls. She pins flowers to each roll, speaks with mothers and children, and encourages soldiers' families as she shows personal concern for civilians amid the wartime effort.
A St Louis recruit from Oklahoma, Albert Claran, was rejected for enlistment due to missing trigger and middle fingers on his right hand. He then walked to a nearby shooting gallery and fired twenty five straight hits with a small caliber rifle, saying he can shoot better with his little finger than some men.
Mount Gilead Ohio residents report Company A Cardington of the Fourth Ohio regiment arriving at Camp Willis with 100 members. The unit includes eleven pairs of brothers two father son duos and fourteen men over six feet tall. Mustering occurred June 8 just prior to mobilization.
In Atchison Kansas Johnson Koutras an Italian resident had a third thumb removed after doctors found an extra thumb growing from the second joint of his right hand. The anomalous thumb was well formed like the others. Get butter wrappers at Echo office.
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