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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
11
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The United States should soon obtain clear evidence on whether the body from Carranza followers is Villa. If Villa is dead, evacuate with precautions. if not, continue operations to remove Villa, while condemning Carranza troops at Parral. Trusting Carranza remains risky. keep American troops armed and vigilant against masquerading Mexicans.
Dr. Harvey Cushing, Harvard surgeon, reports on wartime medical progress. He notes 1915 German war deaths near four million, wounded ratio about three to one, and growing knowledge from European battlefields. Specialization and dedicated surgical hospitals save limbs and improve outcomes, shaping postwar civil medicine.
Fragment references a claim that something will save countless human lives in peace and across generations, stressing lasting humanitarian value and future importance.
The minority report warns the bill may Mexicanize the Philippines and ruin hopes for independence. It argues the four year timeline is unrealistic, offers no bond holder protections, and risks life and property of foreigners. It asks the United States to secure guarantees from European nations and Japan.
The article explains why US businesses must partner with bankers to export to Latin America. It notes South American buyers favor 60 to 90 day credits, the need for enhanced steamship links, and the shift of financing from London to the United States. Bankers, the government, and businessmen collaborate to boost US market access in Argentina Chile and beyond.
A satirical take on New York district attorney statistics linking bachelorhood to crime while aging appears to dampen criminal instincts. The piece mocks reliance on figures from annual reports and questions deductive reasoning from such data without offering deeper explanation.
A reflective piece compares animal behavior to bachelor life and marriage, joking on greed pride and folly. It muses on why men improve with age, noting the elusive answer may await a district attorney office verdict.
A condensed editorial column argues U S prosperity rests on wartime export demand but can endure with wise policy. It discusses cautious bank lending, tariff protection, and potential postwar European demand, warns against inflation, and critiques political and social preoccupations of the era with satirical asides.
Count Ferdinand Kinsky famed as a horseman and royal favorite dies in Vienna. He was connected to the Austrian court through Princess Aglav Auersperg and the Metternich circle, leaving heirs including Ulric and Rudolf. The Kinsky and Oettingen families trace centuries of noble lineage, with racing stakes and entailed estates passing to relatives amidst war and aristocratic adjustments.
Shanghai Times reports a fossil dragon discovery along the river gorges near Tientsin. Dr Irwin examined cave remains, yielding a 60 foot adult and several smaller specimens, with a fragment sent to the British Museum as Chinese discuss the legendary creature becoming a fossil reality.
A burglar who has just been acquitted tells his lawyer he will drop in soon to see him, prompting the lawyer to respond that visiting is fine but only in the daytime, noting a cautious suggestion about cheese.
Judiciary panel failed to conclude Brandeis nomination as Congress debated amendments to the rivers and harbors bill. Senate adopted a FTC oversight plan for sisal in Yucatan and debated the Standard Oil monopoly. Army reorganization vote pending with amendments, naval training for Haiti discussed, and several bridge bills passed before adjournment at 5 30 p m until morning.
Montclair New Jersey speaker Louis Agassiz Fuertes warned that about 90 percent of young birds are killed by cats. He urged reducing cat slaughter to protect birds, noting even family pets can maraud at night and should be kept indoors after dark. He explained each bird has a unique note and that bird songs serve vital life and development roles.
W. C. Allen, a farmer from Albany township near Towanda Pennsylvania, was gravely injured by a vicious hog. The animal savaged his leg, tearing tissue and severing vessels before he crawled away in a perilous condition.
Poem fragment describing an April landscape with mist, river willows, mountains, green growth, and birds. The speaker travels through wooded valleys and meadows as daffodils bloom in a sister's sunlit garden amid warm breezes and distant brushwood fires.
The Cerro Gordo clash on April 18 1847 during the Mexican American War saw about 12 000 Mexican troops under Santa Anna fortified on Cerro Gordo. American forces under Winfield Scott and General Twiggs assaulted the fortress, resulting in 3000 Mexican prisoners 43 artillery pieces and significant arms captured while American losses were around 431. The victory opened the road to Mexico City and prompted a furious pursuit toward Jalapa.
Minnie the elephant of the circus bound for a theater transfer in Philadelphia twined her trunk around George E. Kane, an auto truck operator, and held him in a playful grip as crowds gathered. Despite offers of frankfurters and peanuts, the trained animal refused to release him until a bag of peanuts finally broke the embrace and allowed the journey to continue.
Elinore and Marlon Burkhart ages seven and nine handed 60 pennies to Omaha city clerks to license their dog Dandy. The white with black spots hound received tag No 267 and a receipt showing payment. The breed field remained blank, but the children celebrated securing Dandy’s license.
The article tours small English communities with peculiar governance. Skiddaw in Cumberland has a sole resident who cannot vote due to no overseer or public building for a voters list. A Northumberland hamlet, Isle of Ely dozen, Buckland-in-the-Moor lack rates roads and institutions, while the estate owner funds pensions and marks a golden wedding.
Randall Sawyer, a 12 year old from Montclair New Jersey, caught a brook trout weighing two and a half pounds and measuring sixteen inches in the stream at the Upper Montclair Country Club. He landed the fish with his hands in a notable local sporting moment.
A large turtle with carved hieroglyphics on its back washed ashore in San Francisco aboard the Centralia after likely slumbering in a Mexican jungle near Cabo. Sailor Jack Wilson reports discovering it at San Jose de Cabo and believes it was once venerated by Indigenous peoples as a god, prompting plans to interpret the markings.
Former Senator 8 H Piles of Washington discusses climate change with population growth and civilization and predicts a future Pacific coast dominance in industry. He cites weather shifts since 1823 and Alaska’s potential agricultural rise. Also noted are two West Virginia gubernatorial candidates, A A Lilly and Ira E Robinson, visiting the Willard with local politicians and friends but offering no campaign details beyond unity after nomination.
J A Dreyer of New York warns crabs may vanish due to winter demand from New York hotels and wealthy families. He notes Hampton Virginia is the sole winter producer, where sand dredging depletes crabs and spawning reduces numbers. He urges states to enact a closed season to protect the crab supply.
The Pittsburgh Post reports two live tuatara specimens in a wire cage at the Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh. Presented by the New Zealand government, the reptiles reveal three eyes and a pineal eye while representing an ancient lineage linked to birds and dinosaurs.
Many Mexican refugees in Douglas Arizona are using rat nests as fuel at 25 cents a cord or in carload lots. The nests, built from wood debris, were marketed under forest service policy to utilize valuable forest products without harming timber areas. Pack rats collect waste material for nests that can reach three feet high, with two Mexican buyers supplying local dealers who resell to refugees.
A speaker explains to a loved one that their engagement should remain private. Shel cannot resist gossip from Misa Odlun who claims the speaker refused marriage due to a previous proposal, prompting a denial that the speaker has accepted.
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