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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1913
Page
5
Washington Post subscription terms and notices appear with addresses and delivery options. The text includes rates, methods of payment, mailing addresses, and renewal instructions. It then shifts to political commentary on tariffs affecting Massachusetts and Senator Foss, questioning party alignment and prospects.
A satirical riff on meat shortages with visions of reindeer and llamas, plus a sharp critique of Great Britain over the Panama Canal clash. The piece also riffs on Sherlock Holmes style robberies at Narragansett Pier, with comic opera detectives, and ends with brisk jabs at politicians and social trends.
King George and Queen Mary reside on the royal yacht Victoria and Albert off Cowes during Cowes Week. The Royal Yacht Squadron remains highly exclusive, with royal prerogatives and guest dinners. Prince Paul of Servia’s London exile and Highland dress traditions are noted, tying politics, pageantry, and Scottish attire to the season.
The piece charges Gen Huerta and Gov Carranza with defying moral suasion and mediation, preferring force. It argues US caution and nonintervention could prompt peace, while warning that aggression against Americans would trigger US action. It mocks their fixation on their own peacemaking methods.
Massachusetts Governor Foss weighs party switch rumors as he mingles with Republicans like Curtis Guild and ex officials. He has spoken on tariff policy, praising protection yet praising Democratic reform, suggesting flexible loyalties shaped by pocketbook and geography as campaign realities loom.
Boston reports the United Irish League of America pledges to send the remaining balance of a promised ten thousand dollars to support the Irish nationalists. Already sent 53,552 with 4,700 on hand. John Redmond confirms the Irish Parliament would open June 7, 1914, and offers condolences on John O Callaghan's death.
John Henry Rodney, noted lawyer and long prominent Delaware family descendant, died in a Philadelphia hospital at age 74 following an operation. He was a descendant of Cassar Rodney, signer of the Declaration, and his father served as governor of Delaware. One of his six sons served as mayor of New Castle and two others held U S Army officer roles.
Rev T B Gragory recounts the 1864 Petersburg mine blast that created the crater beneath Lee's lines. Col Pleasants and Pennsylvania miners dug the shaft and chamber housing six tons of powder, triggering a 12 000 pound explosion that toppled fort defenses and killed many Federal troops in the crater.
The Rev Gustav Alf pastor of the First Polish Baptist Church credits prayer for marriage and family blessings. He prayed for a wife and a partner fulfilled. Converts Lapingski and Mersay also found spouses after praying with him. More than half the funds for a church building have been raised, with prayers attributed to guiding this progress.
A 12 year old boy from Has ton Pennsylvania fell into an airshaft from the sixth floor, struck a clothes line on the way down, and climbed to a nearby flat to ask for help. Police and Dr. Duke assisted, the boy was taken to Gouverneur Hospital for examination and observation. The incident was reported with other miscellany from Current Opinion and Houston Post in the same column.
A Vienna journal contributor explains gemstone testing methods for authenticity. Real diamonds show extreme hardness and high refractive index, resisting scratching and maintaining weight, while imitations dull from friction or are ground to alter reflection. Tests include a steel file scratch test, water drop behavior, and visibility through glass versus diamond.
The New York Medical Times compares the sudden popular dancing to medieval dancing manias. It treats ragtime dancing as a contagious symptom in neurotic individuals, driven by age unrest and social pathologies. Music and eagerness to be amused trigger motor reactions, with ragtime linked to religious emotion and crowd psychology as Le Bon described.
Pratt Kansas Dispatch to the New York Sun reports a bizarre shipment from Guymon Oklahoma containing six peculiar, small aquatic creatures. They resemble a catfish head with a buffalo hair row and froglike legs, live both in and out of water, and emit a grunt or bark when agitated. Locals compare them to early Wells era water puppies but note distinctive protrusions from back and head.
At Rep Padgett's request the Navy Department provided an expanded list of officers to be summoned as witnesses for the naval committee hearings on proposed personnel legislation. The roster adds junior officers to the earlier list from Secretary Denius, including Captains Mayo, Jones, and Chapin, Commander Bryan, Lieut Comdrs Johnson and Jones, and several naval constructors, surgeons, civil engineers, and paymasters.
Twenty destroyers and five submarines set out from Narragansett Bay to join eleven battleships in a week of drills along Long Island Sound. The exercise, not a test of land versus sea supremacy, aims to train coast defense with mine laying searchlight drills and battle practice under wartime conditions.
Representative Richard W Austin of Tennessee plans to seek a civil service commission investigation into changes in the pension office. He aims to protect veterans and widows from demotion through political shifts, saying three more veterans have complained of demotions. He will press for action even if no veteran volunteers to file a formal complaint.
Secretary Daniels will assign new division commanders and commanding officers of battleships in the Atlantic fleet upon his return this week. Rear Admiral Cameron McR Winslow has led the third division since January 9 1912 and Rear Admiral N R Usher has commanded since January 9 1912. Rear Admiral F F Fletcher has been a division commander for about a year.
The Weather Bureau reports a defined storm none across the country with generally fair conditions Sunday. Scattered showers affected the lake region and the south Atlantic while the gulf states remained warm. Temperatures eased in the upper Mississippi valley and lake region. eastern and southern states stayed near seasonal averages. Local showers expected Monday in the Lake and New England states with fair weather Tuesday. Winds were light to moderate across coasts with shifting directions by Tuesday.
In remarks at the Shoreham, visitors describe Detroit's rapid growth driven by the auto industry. They report no available rentals as families haul belongings seeking homes, with population cited near 600,000. The piece also threads in political chatter about parties and figures like Broussard Fontelieu Dubois Brady Ferris Spencer and Du Bois.
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