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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1916
Page
36
Easter shopping bursts into high gear in Washington as departments display stockings, hats, and sport clothes with Japanese influences and vivid flowers. The season blends optimism with bold fabrics, lace, and colorful ensembles while department stores urge corsages and fashion-forward gifts for the holiday week.
The Holy Name Society of Washington expects a large turnout for its quarterly meeting at the Church of the Sacred Heart on Fourteenth Street and Bark Row. Delegates led by Wat Woofft and others will report on growth and future events including plans for the annual Baltimore convention and the election of a new president to succeed Mivevel D Schaeffer.
A letter argues Americans cannot remain neutral in world war terms. It notes munitions shipments to Allies and Americans serving under the British flag in Toronto, detailing the American Legion oath as conditional and not making members British subjects.
The American Legion plans a charter to convert its battalion into a limited company to safeguard membership citizenship in postwar disputes. Reports note American born troops already serving in Canadian battalions while the judge’s son asserts a legal view about allegiance to King George for a special purpose.
In a Post letter, B H Wason states his first choice for the Republican presidential nomination is John W Weeks of Massachusetts, with Charles E Hughes as second. He says he would support any Republican of standing and notes prior quotes may have misrepresented his view.
James Moran alias Arthur Maggs did not participate in the February mail truck robbery in New York, according to Los Angeles and San Diego authorities. They say Moran is in San Quentin, but penitentiary records show he was released March 25 after a five year San Diego grand larceny term. Moran had a history of attempting to confess to crimes in which he was not implicated.
Advance sheets from the 1916 Official Catholic Directory show 24,022,082 Catholics under the U S flag with 16,564,108 in the United States proper and 7,286,458 overseas. Meier notes potential undercount due to floating population, 19,572 clergy, 16,058 churches, 112 homes for the aged, 210 colleges, 685 academies, and 5,688 parochial schools educating 1,497,949 children. New York leads with 2,899,223 Catholics, followed by Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Massachusetts.
Former Senator Marion Butler, newly elected Republican delegate, explains that a convention endorsed Roosevelt by a large vote but delegates will follow primary instructions. He cites statewide sentiment for Roosevelt, notes Hughes support in one district, and says NC Republicans have reorganized to challenge the old patronage machine while aiming to deliver the state’s electoral votes for the GOP nominee.
Detroit April 1 Mrs Emma Senseman sues for divorce from Hobart Senseman a wealthy Detroit insurance man alleging extreme cruelty and infidelity charges he counters with accusations of her infidelity and roadhouse visits. She recounts jealousy and cruel acts including pillow assaults detectives calls and a bedchamber split.
Bulletin National Geographic Society details Africa’s conquest by European powers, outlining continent size 21,263 sq mi and population 127,000,000, with few independent states. It traces colonial apportionment among England, France, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, and Germany, highlighting later protectorates and territorial gains.
Archbishop Ginistry, Verdun’s bishop, arrived in Paris amid shelling and ruined cathedral and palace. He rode a locomotive footboard to reach refugees, recounting five days of bombardment and carrying civilians to the station before military authorities ordered evacuation.
Cambridge April 15. The death of Julian A. Lathrop of New Hope Pa a Harvard undergraduate who left college mid year to join the American ambulance corps in France was reported to classmates He died while on field duty from wounds received transferring wounded under heavy fire while aiding a relief hospital unit in France
Amsterdam dispatch via Berlin reports Russian author Maxim Gorky is critically ill with pneumonia in Moscow. The condition is described as alarming and a concern to observers.
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