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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1913
Page
2
The Board of Education announces a new class schedule after a busy summer. School opens September 22 with more first graders and kindergartners expected. Buildings damaged by the recent storm have been repaired and all schools are ready for pupils.
In Hutchinson Kansas on August 16 Pryor Combs defeated John Schwinn in a McKinley trophy match after a snake swallowed Schwinns ball on the seventeenth hole. The reptile was run down and killed but the ball was lost and Combs led 1 up at the time, securing the win on the home hole.
Chicago August 16 A rescue interrupted the Susan II yacht race when Michael McDermott national breast stroke champion leaped to save a drowning boy from Augustus Bovak of the Jackson Park Yacht Club The leading yacht sacrificed its race status as McDermott a double national champion and world record holder for breast stroke acted quickly to reach the child
Mrs Lola Blair, a 28 year old Duluth native, died in Crosby after taking four ounces of poison while holding her two infants. The warrant for her arrest on a statutory offense had been served by Mrs William Guith, wife of a local contractor. Guith was later arrested.
St Paul Minnesota August 16 Gen William Le Duc a 10 year old Hastings resident rose from poverty into ease by becoming the beneficiary of 100000 dollars under the will of Mrs Julia Lorillard Butterfield of New York City Gen Le Duc a Civil War figure Ohio native and former commissioner of agriculture under Hayes recently secured a pension by act of Congress and his family learned of the inheritance by telephone today
Edward Charles Grenfell head of Morgan Grenfell & Co and vice president of International Mercantile Marine marries Florence Henderson daughter of Bank of England director at Church of St Peter's Eaton Square. Costly presents line the reception at the bride’s father's home.
Two real estate men have joined the brokerage firm of Harry V Boyle & Co. Charles E Sssford, formerly with the American Security and Trust Company, and Ernest H Coolidge are the new associates, expanding the firm’s roster and expertise.
H M Seale argues the United States should recognize the de facto Huerta government to avoid costly intervention and stop the chaos in Mexico. He questions the moral stance of U S policy and urges practical action to end murder, robbery, and upheaval rather than waiting for peace to arrive.
Los Angeles on August 16, police recovered 15 year old Carol Mason who had been missing two weeks. Henry W. Haskamp a wealthy real estate dealer, and Robert Burton a salesman were arrested on suspicion of delinquency. Police and a humane officer investigated a Hawthorne house but the girl's testimony later said she left home willingly.
Hamiet Nance of North Carolina confessed to killing his wife at a hotel after an argument over asylum. He fractured her skull, burned her clothes, and set the room afire with kerosene. Police found him with $563, a $1,000 government bond, and a $4,000 Macon deposit slip on arrest.
In the Jacksonville Times-Union piece, Berton Braley portrays himself as the voice of sadness and mirth, carrying a vibrant steel guitar and the magic message of songs to distant deserts, tenements, farms, and cities. He claims critics misjudge his raucous cantered style while he spreads gladness and beauty from pole to tropic, with a mix of classical and light songs.
The digest outlines the 1914 Overland with a 114 inch wheelbase, 35 horsepower, and 50 mph speed. It highlights a 4 1 8 inch bore, 4 1 2 inch stroke, five bearing crankshaft, and three camshaft bearings. Featured are European styling, electric lighting, a $40 speedometer, Timken bearings, and factory price reductions of about 30 percent.
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