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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1913
Page
7
Washington Post reports scene along Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street with local activity and noted landmarks. Authorities and witnesses observe traffic patterns and storefronts, while city context highlights nearby government offices and historical elements.
A call for immediate congressional approval of Secretary Bryan's $100000 appropriation to help destitute Americans out of Mexico follows President Wilson and ambassadorial briefings. The piece urges unity behind the president, warns Republicans against hampering foreign policy, and notes the goal to pacify Mexico without armed conflict while stressing patriotic support.
An Episcopal minister in Virginia unfrocked himself, burned vestments and a prayer book, and renounced an old creed. The act spawns debate on religion and reform, with reflections on the state of society and the limits of protest in crises.
A North American Review piece lauds Mr. Ryan for purchasing the Equitable, averting panic and stabilizing the company amid political entanglements. It credits his foresight, courage, and public spirit with restoring confidence in major insurers and notes his motives would be vindicated by time. The reader is invited to view the 1905 circumstances through the article.
The new Federal board of mediation shows early value as appeals pour in from Eastern railroads, Chicago Belt Railway, Western Indiana Railway, and Central Vermont line disputes. A strike vote halted by mediation readiness demonstrates the board’s impact and broad support for arbitration to protect industry and the public.
The piece argues John Purroy Mitchel, port collector, could win independent Democratic backing for mayor, with possible support from President Wilson, but fusionists risk a weak stance. It suggests Mitchel should seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Tammany from within, noting Republicans unlikely to back a Democrat and Whitman’s followers unlikely to unite behind him.
An examination of Missouri Orr insurance law shows farmers and state officials clashing as outside fire insurers pull premiums, banks restrict uninsured property loans, and authorities seek to force companies to stay while policing rates. The piece notes widespread disruption to agriculture and business, and critiques rural prejudice fueling the policy against interstate commerce.
The piece argues the Republican party faces an open path to elect a New York mayor whether Mitchel or Murphy loses the Democratic nomination. It notes cross-endorsement possibilities from defeated candidates and independents, and even a fusion ticket could split the Democratic vote benefiting Republicans.
New York couple Mr and Mrs Ogden Mills secure Theobalds Park near the Hertford Essex border through Admiral Hedworth Meux. The house sits on historic grounds once part of a James I hunting seat with Temple Bar gate rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren. Lady Meux's will left extensive art and property to Admiral Lambton with spousal complicities and varied legacies to relatives and associates across a web of aristocratic ties.
Senate debated tariff measures with Gronna opposing free wool and Murall lobbying. Sutherland urged treasury information on goods in bonded warehouses. adjourned at 6 16 pm. House discussed separate legations to Paraguay and Uruguay, Madrid embassy upgrade, and hard coal trust investigation. Bryan sought 100000 for Mexican destitute relief. Mann attacked the administration ending Diggs Caminetti clash.
District measures introduce tighter insurance regulation prohibiting rebates and curbing fraternal benefit societies. A bill seeks stricter automobile registration control under the board of commissioners. Another calls on the corporation counsel to prosecute municipal and penal violations in police court. A plan condemns square 159 to place an interior park. Washington Gaslight and Georgetown Gaslight plants to be taken over by the government. An armory for the District is proposed with $1.75 million. A Georgia stone firm contract inquiry is proposed for curb contracts.
In a New York Herald report from Hackensack, H. C. Yerkes hits a long tee shot watched by a hawk that lands on the ball and carries it away. The bird returns the ball into a bunker, spoiling the drive and prompting a dispute over how to proceed. Yerkes and opponent George W. Lyle resolve it as a rub of the green with multiple strokes.
A Tipton Indiana man living under the name Martin Felix returned to his Anderson family after twelve years away. Now McCannis aims to move wife and children to Tipton with a new life, having previously remarried while he was gone. His real name is Martin McCannis, and he has wandered across the United States during the hiatus. John Norris is sought by editors in Washington amid tariff debates and lobby probes. The note ends with a light quip about cow bells.
Chester Lloyd Jones argues in the North American Review that bananas could transform the Caribbean into a major world food supplier. Wider markets, improved refrigeration, and new banana products may shift regional economies away from reliance on imports toward self sustaining production, challenging US dominance in Central American trade and linking Caribbean growth to European demand.
Army notices list Captains, First Lieutenants and Second Lieutenants with absences ranging from one month to four months. Several officers transfer or report for duty to posts including Fort Williams Maine Fort Constitution New Hampshire Fort Radmen Maine Fort Terry New York and Fort H G Wright New York Authority: ordnance department and various corps. Also details on reassignment of coast artillery units and field batteries, and movement to West Point and Canal Zone.
Comdr 1 M NULTON moves from Naval War College to command Nashville. Lieut Comdr COURTNEY to command Duncan. Lieut FT A KITTINGER to Indian Head Md. Treut 1 Ff DANIELS to Burrows. E J MARQUART to Arkansas as ordnance officer. Lieut W W SMYTH to Minnesota as senior engineer. Lieut C W MALLDIN to Ohio. Lieut HIRAM L IRWIN to Rhode Island. FRANCIS COGBAWELL to treatment Naval Hospitals Portsmouth. Ensign M AL MITSCHER to California. Ensign H WD BODE to Annapolis.
An OCR snippet lists multiple arrival and departure points in varied locations including Controller Bay Sonoma New York yard Victoria BC Wheeling Puerto Mexico Orion Newport News Denver Carrito Safled Reid Preston Charleston Newport Cordova Alaska Bermuda New York Sonoma Newport Petrel Portsmouth Yorktown Corinto Salina Mexico. The text reads like a jumble of vessel movements between ports with unclear dates or consignments.
Aug 1 reports from Saint Petersburg London and Berlin note Russia will not participate officially in the San Francisco exposition and Britain declines due to high costs and a 3 year exhibition cycle. Germany is deemed unlikely to participate. Canada accepts while several great powers remain undecided among 49 invitations.
New York Aug 1 fusion anti Tammany ticket for mayor completes with John Purroy Mitchel named for mayor and others at city level. Mitchel says he will not resign as collector of the port this year, planning to stay to finish reforms. White House reaction appears supportive though not official.
The Weather Bureau summary notes a low pressure trough moving east across the northern states to the St Lawrence valley then south to the mid Atlantic coast with high pressure over the north central regions. Thunder showers occur in the lower lake region and east of the Mississippi while the middle and south Atlantic and east gulf states see widespread showers. Temperatures cooled in the lake region and Ohio valley but remain warm elsewhere, with unseasonable warmth in the far Northwest. Saturday sees showers along the New England and middle Atlantic coasts then fair weather elsewhere. temperatures dip modestly in the eastern middle and south Atlantic states. Winds are variable to moderate along coasts and the lakes with light to moderate variation inland. Max temperatures around 82, min 67, humidity high in the morning dropping by evening. rainfall from 8 pm to 8 pm minimal. River bulletin notes the Potomac and Shenandoah conditions with water clarity improving at Harpers Ferry.
In a Willard Hotel interview, Peter Eyermann, American citizen and Witkowitz Steel Works engineer, argues Europe sees America as land of liberty. He estimates the firm employs 3,000 in the works and 37,000 in mines, notes Krupp’s larger size, and predicts U S intervention to resolve the Mexico issue, asserting the United States may acquire Mexico or a substantial portion.
Oklahoma figures across politics condemn a Negro being chosen as register of the Treasury. J Gondings, Democrat, argues the move defies precedent and risks flipping state politics. Reports describe bitterness, potential Republican shift, and fear of broader implications. Europe faces a coming great war. Alaska’s Yukon strikes spark a rush to new Eldorado with rich claims and rapid migration from Fairbanks and Dawson.
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