Grapes Juice Tariff Debate Signals Trade Losses for Northwest
Debate over the Payne Aldrich tariff rages as Warren Stone and Lippitt clash on the cotton schedule and metal provisions. Sherman attacks the 15 percent car wheel rate, branding it ruinous to American manufacturers. Warren decries the bill as grape juice diplomacy while outlining Northwest farmer anxieties about global competition and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren, Stone and Lippitt
Senator Warren
Stone and
Lippitt
Sherman
England
Germany
China
Far East
Wal
Stone
Senator Lippitt
Warren
Bill
H—L
Northwest
Jewel robbery case linked to New York detectives report
New York private detectives said the $150000 jewel theft from Mrs. John FE Hanan at Narragansett Pier on August 25 has been traced to New York. An attempt by two men to sell what may be part of the Hanan gems to a downtown jeweler alarmed the vendors who fled when questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John FE. Hanan
Narragansett Pier
Obituary notices from Washington area papers list several August deaths
Obituaries dated August 1913 to 1933 note multiple inurnments and services. Florence Brian Baker, of Brooklyn, NY, died August 5 1914 with funeral at 1244 Columbia Road on August 8. Mrs Mary Franchi Cooper late wife of Capt Raleigh Cooper of Virginia, died August 7 1913 with interment in Stafford County VA. Charles W Hancock Sir Knight funeral details released by Columbia Commandery. Margaret M Lynch widow of John Lynch died August 7 1913 with mass at St Aloysius and Mount Olivet interment. William C Maupin, Coast and Geodetic Survey employee, died August 6 1933, remains shipped to Linden Virginia for service. An H Webb widow of Martin Webb aged 92, funeral August 9 at Lee’s and Glenwood Cemetery. Relatives and friends invited to attend all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Florence
Brian
Walter
Brooklyn
N. Y
Henry T
Carrie Brian
Columbia Road
Cooper
Mary Mason Cooper
Mary Franchi
Raleigh L.cooper
Virginia
Stafford County
Hancock
Sir Knights of Columbia Commandery
K. T
Masonic Temple
Templar
Charles W. Hancock
Seaton W. Trunnell
Lynch
Margaret M. Lynch
John Lynch
St. Aloysius’ Church
Mount Olivet
Maupin
Waat Capitol Street
William C. Maupin
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Linden
Webb
T Street
Martin Webb
A. B. Webb
Fashions Show Women Still Unfit To Vote Declares Mrs Marshall
Mrs Marshall, wife of the Vice President, stated that women must dress properly before voting. She warned that flamboyant fashion draws attention and harms the push for suffrage more than opponents' arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Marshall
Marshall
President nominates diplomats and customs official
The President yesterday sent nominations to the Senate naming Madison R. Smith of Missouri as extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Haiti and David C. Harrow Jr. of Georgia as collector of customs for the district of Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havey
Haiti
Madison R. Smith
Missouri
District of Georgia
David C. Harrow, Jr
Georgia
Passaic County to Bar 2000 From Citizenship
Two thousand men in Passaic county New Jersey will be barred from citizenship due to their role in the Paterson silk strike and related activity. A black list has been filed in federal and state courts and a prosecutor asks for opposition before final naturalization papers are granted. Many named are linked to the silk strike and most are members of the Industrial Workers of the World. The move coincides with attempts to naturalize alien laborers in Paterson and Passaic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Passaic County
N. J
Paterson
Industrial Workers of the World
Passaic
Aviator C Merwin Wood To Fly Over Washington For Army Test
Aviator C Merwin Wood is set to fly his monoplane The Blue Bird from Hempstead Plains to Washington about 8 AM, aiming for a three and a half hour 278 mile flight with a 20 mile handicap on a special New York to Washington train. The event, under Aero Club of America auspices, includes a noon demonstration at Fort Myer for the President and War Department, followed by army aeroplane tests. Wood carries a message from Maj. Gen. Barry to Maj. Russell and plans a return to Hempstead by 3 PM with an estimated Fort Myer arrival between 5 and 7 PM, weather permitting. He is 25 years old, from Kansas City, flying a 30 horsepower military scout monoplane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Mervin Wood
Washington
New York
Wood
Hempstead Plains
Garden City
Long Island
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Line
Elizabeth
N. J
Aero Club of America
Fort Myer
War Department
Army Aviation Corps
United States Army
Thomas H. Barry
Department of the East
Edgar Russell
Army
Hempstead
Kansas City
Laborer Heir to 1 750 000 Inheritance in Germany
Frederick Gross von Alvensleben, a 27 year laborer in Omaha, learned from the German consul in Chicago that he is heir to a German estate valued at 1 700 000. Estranged from his family he came to America nearly 39 years ago and had refused a 30 000 annuity in a bank at Danzig for 27 years. He now plans steamer passage to Danzig to claim the inheritance.
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Omaha
Nebr
Frederick Gross _ von Alvensieben
Chicago
Germany
Vong Alvensleben
America
Danzig
von Alvensleben
Former congressman wed in Paris ceremony
John B. Weber of Buffalo, former representative, married Miss Alice J. Roberts of Paris today. The ceremony, performed by the mayor of the Seventeenth arrondissement, counted Norman B. Mack of Buffalo among the official witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Weber
Alice Roberta
Paris
Buffalo
Alice J. Roberts
Seventeenth Arrondissement
Norman B. Mack
Tanbark Kings Meet Blue Goes to Seaham Natty at Empire Park
Washington Post special notes a grand display of harness ponies at Empire City Park for the American Hackney Horse Society medal. Seaham Natty wins blue, Bit o Fashion red, Sequel yellow, and Best of All white, with Proud Prince and Ebony Boy among top finishers in multiple classes.
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Washington Post
W York
Pete
American Hackney Horse Society
Empire City Park
Toight R. P. McGranh
Madison Square Garden
F. M. Ware
William Ziegler
Seaham
Mel Valley
London Hackney
Mr. Ware
Sir Evelyn
Harry J. Graham
Proud Prince
Washington
J. Campbell Thompson
Edward McLean
Mr. Mclean
Pride O' Prides
Tissington
Mr. Thompson
Counselor
Chancellor
William Seigler, Jr
Gladys Center
M. V. Hoffman
L. Mewsgass
Ebony Boy
W. A. McGibbons
Aoteceid
Bettef
Emil Seelig
Sane
Films to Save Birds at Capitol Laboratories
Moving pictures were shown at the Capitol laboratories to lobby for a tariff to ban imports of wild bird feathers. Dr. William T. Hornaday of the New York Zoological Society and T. Gilbert Pearson of the Audubon Societies presented films from 6 to 10 pm, with senators and representatives visiting. The footage depicted the egret mating, hunter arrival, killing, and starving young, underscoring the need for protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Laboratories
William T. Hornaday
New York Zoological Society
T. Gilbert Pearson
National Association
Audubon Societies
Washington
Pearson
Hornaday
Owen’s 2 per cent bond buyback plan in senate bill
Senator Owen, chair of the Senate banking committee, introduced a bill to let the Treasury buy outstanding 2 per cent bonds from banks at par with interest. The aim is to halt depreciation, cancel the bonds, issue 3 per cent bonds, and replace national bank notes with Treasury notes while redeeming gold certificates with gold-backed notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
Senate Banking Committee
Treasury
National Bank
Eight thousand Eagles parade marks convention outing
Baltimore Aug 7 delegates to the fifteenth annual convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles held a street parade with about six thousand members from nearly every state. They then visited a Patapsco River area amusement park for a crab feast and outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Order of Eagles
Patapsco
Licensed To Marry In Fragmented Notice
A garbled entry lists multiple couples and officiants across states with partial names and locations. The readable bits mention Hugh W Revercomb and Rettie Mar Baxtar. Michael N Serrane and Jelle DL Hennedy. Julia B Hodges and L M Fer a. Officiants include T B Ga Milton Walffa and A Simon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh W. Revercomb
Rettie Mar Baxtar
Boch
Sianen
T. B
Milton Walffa
Wington
T. Co
Faso Wolf
Uniontown
Ala
Michael N. Serrane
Jelle DL Hennedy
Lulken
Salvador Signs Pact as Other Treaties May Follow
The United States and Salvador signed the first of Secretary Bryan's pacific treaties, set to be sent to the Senate for ratification. It creates an international commission to investigate disputes, with war on hold during inquiry, and a five year term with possible renewal. James Coffey’s confirmation as internal revenue collector for North and South Dakota was also approved by the Senate after delays over his political ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
United States
Saalvador
Senate
Republic
Salvador
International “Commission
Commis
Sion
Republic of Salvador
Congress
James Cofey
South Dakota
Internal Revenue
North
Coffey
Attack on Virginia girl stirs Martinsburg crowd
Special to The Washington Fest reports a 9 year old Martinsburg girl Virginia Minighini was attacked by an unidentified white man. A large crowd gathered around the Martinsburg police station with threats of lynching amid two suspects confined and two more arrested. In Harpers Ferry rumor of a lynching prompted brigade staff to patrol Camp Ordway to prevent trouble and ensure guardsmen not drawn in.
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Washington
Martinsburg
Harpers ‘Ferry
W. Va
Virginia
Minighini
Harpers, Ferry
Ordway
Col. Parmerter
Astor Cup Race Drifts to Tepid Finish at Newport
In light airs the 32nd Goelet Astor series race for sloops and schooners drifted to a long finish. Carolina II, a 50 foot Knockabout, owned by Pembroke Jones of Newport, won the gold cup. Elena, owned by Morton F Plant of Groton Conn, took the silver. Elena will depart for New London and Greenport at once due to Mrs Plant’s death.
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Newport
R. L
Astor
Carolina
Pembroke Jones
Elena
Morton F.plant
Groton
Conn
John’ Jacob ‘Astor
Morton E. ‘Plant
New London
Greenport
Dr J Owens Eyes Senate Run Against Blair Lee in Maryland
Dr J Owens of Riverdale Prince George County plans a likely short term U S Senate bid against Blair Lee. Owens, once director general of the American commission on agricultural cooperation, has strong farm and Western Maryland support and ties to the Southern Commercial Congress.
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Southern Commercial Congress
Riverdale
Prince George County
J. Owens
Prince George
United States Senate
Maryland
Owens
Europe
American Commission On Agricultural Cooperation
Blair Lee
Southweern Commercial Congress
Washington
Gwensa
Blairlee
Gwens
Talbott
Owens WI
Tate
Lee
Dr. Owens
Qwens
Orangeburg Collegiate Institute
Orangeburg
S. C
United States
Southeastern Agricultural College
Alabama
Palmotor Saves Life In Gas Fumes Incident
Milton Hesse, 31, a tailor of 602 Ninth Street Northeast, was found unconscious after going to bed with gas on. His wife traced fumes to another room, alerted police, and doctors from Casulty Hospital used a palmotor to revive him. He was rushed to the hospital and likely to recover. police say he attempted self harm.
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Milton Hesse
Hesse
Mrs M F Plant Dead at Summer Home
New London Conn Aug 7 Mrs Morton F Plant wife of a noted capitalist and yachtsman died tonight at Brantford house the Plant summer residence at Eastern Point after several weeks of typhoid fever Bar Harbor Me Aug 7 Mrs John B Henderson of Washington DC has closed her Bar Harbor house and will not return this season following her husband s death she has long been a familiar figure in Bar Harbor
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New London
Conn
Morton F. Plant
Brantford House
Eastern Point
Henderson
Bar Harbor
John B. Henderson
Washington, D. C
Hci
Noted aviator Col Cody Killed in Flight Crash
London reports Col F Cody, famed Anglo American aviator, and passenger Evans died when an experimental aeroplane crashed near Aldershot government house. Cody, popular figure in Britain, was known for his distinctive appearance and daring flights.
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London
Cody
Aldershot
Evans
Government House
Apot
Eyana
England
Knights of Columbus vote to keep New Haven HQ. choose St Paul 1914
Boston, Aug.7. Knights of Columbus supreme convention rejects moving headquarters to Washington. The body selects St Paul as 1914 meeting place and adjourns after a ball. Plan to build a $1,000,000 home in DC is dropped. Insurance-law changes postponed to 1914 while about 50 women tour the suburbs.
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Boston
Order
New Haven
Conn
Washington
D. C
Knights of Columbus
St. Paul
Hands of Ellen Tudor Endure Tetter Then Find Relief
In Crits Virginia on R F D No 1 Ellen Tudor describes severe hand teter with white blisters cracking and bleeding. She tried various medicines and creams without relief until using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Her hands are now perfectly well. Dated November 19, 1912.
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R.F.D
Crits
Ellen Tudor
Child’s Severe Skin Ailment Relieved by Cuticura Remedy
Mrs W Forester of Dayton Kentucky reports a painful itchy outbreak on her child’s face arms and legs cured after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She praises the products and notes savings with free samples and a skin book offer. Moon Shaving tip also favors Cuticura for skin and scalp care.
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7Th St
Dayton
W. Forester
Dept-T
Boston
Moon
Dog Saves Trapped Master on Mount Wilson Trail
Los Angeles August 7 a collie saved milonaire retired broker BR. J. Glashure of New York when a fallen pine crushed him in Lonesome Pine canyon on an unfraquented Mount Wilson trail. The dog ran to the fire warden cabin and deputy Judkins followed to free him from the crushing weight.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Lonesome Pine Canyon
Mount Wilson
BR. J. Glashure
Milonaire
New York
Glashure
Judkins
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J. H. Small & Sons
15Th
Washington, Waldorf-Astoria
Broadway
F Street
Frank Geier
Seventh ST
Geo
P. Zurhorst
East Capitol Street
Zurhorst
Mgr
Reje
Sergeon
M. Hindle
Pitt and
H Sts
W. B. Speare
N. W
Frank A. Speare
J. WM. Lee
Pennsylvania Avenue
W. R. Pumphrey & Son
Rockville
WM. H. Sardo & CO
H ST. NE
Modern Chapel
Phone ,Inc
Wilson
To-Kalon
To-Kalon Co., Inc
St. Run
Tanbark
Hackney Horse Society
Blue
Seaham Natty
Washington Show
Pride of Prides
Edward ‘McLean
Br. G. Pride
O Prides
Campbell Thompsen
Ch. m
Neatie-r
Lady Friar
John L. Bushnell
William Seegier, Jr
S.b
Blenheim Farm
Alonzo
Glen Riddle Farm
Bo Boy Blue
Charles Hick
Sclass Tl
H. J. Graham
Walter H. Hanley
Thomas J. Ryan
H Thira
Bryce’ ‘Wing
Bob Bryan
Pace
Action
Br. G
Nestledown Counsellor
Nestledown
B. G
John Doyle
Prince Henry
Prince Albert
Bryce Wing
Ch. Brampton
Ch. Eniridge
Pat
Highball
Audubon Society
Rocksavage
Earl of Rocksavage
Sybil Sassoon
Sir Edward Sassoon
Bagdad
Persia
India
Edward
Sybil
Sir Philip Sassoon
American Republic
Breeze
U. S. Senate
Boys’ Shop
Palais Royal
Thi A. Lisner
Norfolk
Palmotor
M. F
the Security Savings and Commercial Bank
Col. Cody
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
Seventh and
D Streets
Post Automobile Route Book
the Post
National Electrical Supply Co
Irvin T. Donohos
M St. Nw
Cook & Stoddard ’Co
Potomge Motor Car Co
Colonial Beach
Uity
Potomar
ST. Johns Leaven
Mondar
Fatardas Na Pom
Albamusemerre
Gayett
Sun
Queens of
Koler
Hal
Axd Morton
Heauty
THE
Columbia Players
Nationals Ve
Cleveland
P.M
Vaa Howe
Glen Echo
Genont
POLIS
Paul Armstrong
Salomy
Sam's
Lith
Avez Beke & Co
Henderson’s
N.Y. Ave
T. de Smith
Ham Adams
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