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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1914
Page
11
The Washington Post announces delivery options by carrier and mail with varied daily and Sunday inclusions. Includes payment methods, address changes, and forwarding service, urging readers to stay informed during the capital’s events.
A call to build a national mercantile marine under the American flag to carry U S foreign commerce. Urges urgent, broad action by Congress, noting past pledges by parties and the need for vessels now to serve farmers, planters, and all industries. Emphasizes no delay and immediate policy to protect national shipping and economy.
State Chairman Barnes predicts the September 28 New York Republican primary will crown Charles S. Whitman first Job Hedges second and Harvey D. Hinman third. Whitman appears best placed to win while Hinman, backed by Col. Roosevelt, is seen as the outsider aiming to topple the oldBoss structure. The core issue is party control amid looming national momentum.
The article forecasts a three cornered race in November with Progressives clinging to Republicans, while global tensions rise. It notes German warships threaten Japan and China, Japan’s potential to attack Germany, and American reluctance to intervene for China or broader Pacific conflict.
Article notes transfer of power in Mexico City from Carbajal to Carranza. It warns the United States may lose control of American troops at Vera Cruz as 40,000 federal soldiers withdraw southward. Armistice with Zapata is assumed. amnesty not guaranteed and future clashes possible.
In a vast theater of conflict, many small nations lurk as giants clash, offering theories and hopes amid the unfolding warfare. Belgium stands drawn into the struggle by violated neutrality while Italy remains to be discussed as events unfold.
Norway and Sweden renew neutrality pacts while Greece Turkey and Bulgaria hesitate to join sides. The tiny states fear absorption and prefer to wait as larger powers clash. The European crisis looms large, yet these nations stay cautious amid mounting tensions.
A distressed compilation outlines expanding conflict in Europe. France Austria Italy and Britain are urged to watch shifts in alliances, naval movements in the Mediterranean and the fragile balance around the Aegean. It notes Italy's precarious neutral stance and possible future actions by fleets and armies amid growing anti Austrian sentiment.
An 1914 feature discusses American wives of Austro Hungarian subjects denied court presentation in Vienna, highlighting how marriage to Austro Hungarian citizens curtails entry to the Vienna court and its great world, with implications for their children and social standing. The piece contrasts this with British wartime leadership changes and new crown jewels found in German Southwest Africa.
A terse exchange features a lifer refusing to approve a romance, declaring messiness over wealth and age. A distressed partner snaps back, insisting affection remains the sole aim despite societal judgments. The dialogue captures sharp tension over love and status.
The Senate discussed allowing foreign built ships to gain American registry with coastwise and Great Lakes access. Amending votes included granting coastwise privileges upon admission to registry. Leaders plan to focus today on peace treaties while House resolutions probe food price rises since the European war. Adjourned sections note emergency measures and ongoing agriculture committee discussions on cotton.
Clemens of Colfax Washington turned himself in to Deputy Sheriff W I Daly after eluding authorities for over fourteen years. In January 1900 he shot and killed George Boland over his daughter and a dance. He hid for years, rewarded then hunted, and said he felt penitent and wanted to live honestly. He is jailed pending further proceedings.
The Nile’s thick weed growth sudd near Khartum impedes river travel and fuels a theory by German and English researchers that under certain geology this moss-like matter could become coal. The idea suggests using sudd as a cheap fuel to boost Sudan’s industrial growth where coal is scarce and expensive.
A clipping discusses the dangers of cable and mail disruption between the New World and Europe. It imagines a Britainless America cut off from news, commerce, and families, warning such isolation could seed fear and economic harm. The piece cites European aggression and cites the London Globe as a source.
From London Chronicle details a touching Old Ford tale of four Bradley sisters marrying in one ceremony at St Barnabay Church Norman Road. After their father’s death the sisters kept house, shared earnings from wholesale clothing work, and chose a single wedding day to avoid breaking up the family home. Elizabeth led the service and the group posed with broad smiles in the Norman Road garden.
The Beattle Post-Intelligencer laments forgotten domestic pioneers who first tasted and tested dishes like Irish stew and onions. It argues for durable memory of these unsung innovators whose risks shaped everyday meals.
A rural scene laments war as two brothers in the army face doom. The narrator recalls a home left in ashes with cattle aging in a ruined stable. The poem condemns conscription as a wooden yoke, breaking families and futures.
Lieutenant Godfrey Chevalier, famed afr pilot of the navy, kept calm as his Curtiss flying boat caught fire at about 1000 feet. He leveled, turned toward Pensacola harbor, and landed before the gasoline tank exploded, saving himself and a mechanician though the craft was totally destroyed.
A weather summary from the Detroit News Service shows a tide table and sun times, noting rising and setting times, followed by a broad forecast across the Gulf of St Lawrence to the Midwest. It records temperature ranges, humidity, rainfall, sunshine hours, and regional notes for Wednesday and Thursday across the South, Northwest, and northern plains, with several cities listed for Tuesday temperatures.
Fort Wayne consul Thomas W. Voetter in La Guaira Venezuela says war in Europe boosts US access to Venezuelan trade, noting Venezuela surpassed Britain and Germany in imports last year and will lose shipments from wartime rivals. He cites Panama Canal opening and strong US shipping as positives for trade growth. He also discusses German war methods through Lieutenant Walter Joras and argues for German victory due to efficiency and telegraph networks. The cotton crop crisis looms nationwide with SC agriculture commissioner E. J. Watson calling a major Southern meeting to plan relief, favoring warehouse certificates and Aldrich bill amendments, while Louisiana planter John M. Parker warns against hurting cotton by-products and seed value.
A shy young woman visits a New York jewelry store to exchange an engagement ring. The ring fit her well and bore the inscription Whatever betide, let Jove abide but the engraver had misquoted it. The inscription now reads Whate er betide, tet 1 K love abide.
Mrs Phoebe Mortimer of 6 Crystal Street East New York awoke to a break in. She grappled the intruder and, discovering it was her husband, choked him. He later struck her, started a blaze that drove her and their three children to safety. Neighbors aided as firefighters fought the fire and police held him for examination.
California woman, 80, faced a nocturnal rat on her doorstep while cleaning on a Saturday night. She armed with a brush and, after several blows, failed to kill or deter the squeaking rodent. A passerby offered help but proved ineffective. The next morning a neighbor asked about a missing rubber doll found outside, implying the rat’s antics drew attention.
An Ohio farmer at a county fair watched his fourth son tug his coattails and plead for a toy. The boy claimed the dime he was given earlier had slipped down his neck and would not come out. The father told him to shake it out, but the boy explained it had gone down his throat after he put it in his mouth.
The London Telegraph reports that Sir Howard Vincent’s comprehensive police manual, intended for detectives and constables, was exploited by criminals after which it was suppressed and replaced by oral instruction. The book covered how to handle burglaries and aid lost children, revealing methods that aided wrongdoing.
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