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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1916
Page
11
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The article discusses Britain's Ireland garrison and the thwarted Casement plan to land German troops. It notes secret services active, predicts suppression of a wide revolutionary program, and contemplates Carl Casement’s possible execution and martyrdom effects on Irish resistance.
The Rittman process for extracting more gasoline from crude oil has drawn sweeping claims and growing installations. While officials tout higher yields, serious doubt remains about its commercial profitability and the actual cost of implementing the new system.
The article notes that a new refinery method could boost gasoline output but will take years to reach commercial use. It praises the refineries for trialing the system and hopes for consumer benefits as progress is reported.
The House committee on naval affairs considers boosting enlistments to 61,500 with a 12,500 rise. Naval officers urge higher totals for peace, war, and auxiliaries, citing battleships Nevada to Idaho and 11 destroyers and submarines planned for completion. Officials clash over exact needs, but call for more sailors to man new ships and avoid idle vessels.
Railroad rate effects on coastwise shipping gain scrutiny as Interstate Commerce Commission reopens the intermountain rate case. Shipowners testify that Panama Canal traffic has ceased and may not resume for one to three years, driven by canal closure, higher foreign-trade revenue, and rail低 rates. Railroads defend current pricing. Pacific coast cities join in opposition seeking rate changes. The core issue is whether competitive laws should be altered.
Critics argue railroads owning steamship lines stifle competition and hurt shippers. Some favor unlimited rail and steamship competition to push down rates while others claim Intermountain coast shipping needs higher profits. The Interstate Commerce Commission now sets maximum rail rates and may need to set minimums too.
Dispatches show negotiations with the central powers over sales of German and Austrian manufactured goods to Roumania nearing completion. Roumania sent 40 000 carloads of foodstuffs to the central powers, signaling a possible war-neutral stance and a two bloc Europe after the conflict. The allied nations plan tariff backed exchange to secure dominance of the American market, viewed as the decisive arena in a lasting commercial struggle.
Massachusetts statewide admission that chestnut bark disease is unbeatable leads to no more state funding for control. Officials urge owners to cut and sell infected trees while market value lasts, warning vast chestnut areas may fall to zero in years. Other states may follow as Congress hesitates to renew aid amid widespread devastation.
King George will send his 14 year old fourth son into the navy as a cadet at Osborne on the Isle of Wight, then Dartmouth after two years, while elder brother Henry remains at Eton until mid next year to receive a commission.
Frederick Mooney, grocery boy, wins $75 in a $500 suit against Felix Gould for injuries after Goulds lioness Queenie allegedly bit him for ten minutes. Mooney incurred $60 in medical bills and lost time. Gould contends Queenie was tame and denies the attack. Judge Joseph A. Delaney finds leading a lioness in the street negligent.
A back of the envelope note from a South Carolina gathering outlines potential speech heads such as The Fair Women and The Great State. The list includes The Old Veterans and Breathes There a Man, with other items like Joke and Deep Gratitude. The Philadelphia Record adds a quip about ambition and shoulders.
Senator Shafroth urged an equal suffrage amendment. Rural credits legislation debated. A conference was agreed for the army bill after word of House adoption of a special rule sending it to conference. A joint resolution allowed the South Carolina naval militia to use Charleston immigration station as an armory. Telegrams against actions risking war with Germany were read by Senators from the middle West. Adjourned at 5 30 pm until noon today. A special rule was adopted to send the army bill to conference. Debate on the agricultural appropriation bill continued. A Democratic caucus was called for tonight to consider the Philippine bill.
Thomas B Hudspeth of Jackson County calls for a legislative act to shield bullfrogs similar to fish and game laws. He laments vanished bullfrogs, cites bullfrog farms for hotel delicacy, and urges lawmakers to pursue a bullfrog protection bill in Missouri.
Martin J Crowe county marshal had a bullet removed from his ankle twelve years after being shot in a political clash on Twelfth Street and Grand Avenue. The shooter was Casmir J Welch, then a justice of the peace, amid a Democratic factional fight. Crowe backed W T Kemper for mayor, though the men were longtime friends.
In the Kanaas City Star a poem reflects on a rainy day shaping farming life. The speaker recalls corn planting, horses, and harvest toil, finding comfort in rain as debt to Providence and a moment to pray.
William Blanton, 25, a laborer from Ashland, travels to Louisville for an operation after his jaws fused so tightly he can only pass tiny bits of food. For 17 years no food larger than a grain of rice entered his stomach, yet he supported his widowed mother. A local dentist pulled eleven teeth and raised funds for the trip. his condition appears unique in the region.
Two suburban gardeners vow vengeance on cats for damaging prized plants. One frets that cats pick the choicest plants and defy owners, while the other notes a cat sits atop a greenhouse to mock them and bricks seem unable to deter the animal.
Edward Maynard, a Washington dentist and inventor born in Madison New York on April 26 1813 and died May 1 1903 in Washington DC made advanced dental discoveries and developed the breech loading Maynard rifle He studied at Hamilton Academy pursued dentistry practiced in Washington and held chairs at Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and National University He introduced gold filling for nerve cavities and devised a breech loading conversion method that influenced firearms worldwide His work earned honors from Prussia and Sweden and his son George Willoughby Maynard became a noted mural artist.
Montclair New Jersey story reports Mrs Nettle Patterson of the Altruist Society recounting a drinking man’s pledge to abstain for a year. He passed a saloon twice, boasting of willpower, then yielded on his third pass and entered to drink.
A commercial traveler for Jobson & Co testifies in a case against a delinquent customer. During cross examination the attorney asks about travel time and the witness admits he has spent about four years actually traveling and waiting at railway stations for trams.
A humorous exchange from London Opinion features a professor informing a young woman that statistics can be dry. Lieut Smyth claims there are 400000000000 people in the world and jokes that the prettiest girl is among them.
In a Washington discussion, Peter Wall notes Japan ships all its exported value in its own vessels, cites $75 million worth of goods to the U.S. from July 1915 to Jan 1916 and $78 million of cargo by Japanese ships. He warns the seamans law and free-trade push bolster Japan while U.S. textile markets shrink. He highlights Bech, Mann, Smoot, and Beck as figures in Congress and notes cancer mortality rising in the United States with disparities by gender, race, wealth, and geography.
Newark Corresp in Detroit Free Press reports Miss Mary Mintner, a 2 strange girl, plans to test her new 124 horsepower war tractor biplane amid hempstead plains sightings. She aims to carry dispatches and scout the air for wartime needs as she prepares for potential duties.
Mrs Youngwed tells of finding a flat as cars rush by the door. The dispute over noise is resolved by the landlord promising quiet after two nights, then sleeping at mothers for the first two nights.
An obscure item notes a Detroit based transaction involving a car, with brief mentions of a freight on board and liability questions. The fragment hints at a registry or legal notice about responsibility for the vehicle but provides few concrete details.
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