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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1914
Page
9
The notice outlines subscription options for The Washington Post including rates for Sunday and weekly deliveries by mail and carrier, with terms requiring prepayment and advances. It mentions delivery locations in Washington Alexandria and details advertising representation and postal information.
The Washington Post prints updated mailing and subscription terms noting that Washingtonians leaving the city should keep the Post informed of new addresses and that subscriptions are payable in advance, with a phone contact for changes and rate details.
The article urges the United States to maintain strict neutrality and noninterference as European, Asiatic, and Pacific hostilities threaten to involve Japan, China, and the Philippines. It stresses calm, cautious conduct, friendly ties with all powers, and avoidance of inflammatory speeches or entanglements to protect American interests.
A cautious analysis argues that despite European upheaval, the United States will maintain monetary ease through emergency currency and decisive Treasury action. It notes global shock from Britain France Germany and Austria and urges continued collaboration between Treasury officials and financiers to safeguard US financial stability and assist European recovery.
The Morgan firm will honor the State Department directive banning loans to European belligerents. Nations must now rely on own resources as France seeks to maintain food supply credit without US funds. Russia and Germany also face restricted access to American financing, forcing new bilateral arrangements.
The debate argues for continued river and harbor appropriations despite war time revenue drops. Proponents say halting projects risks floods, navigation and life, urging Congress to finance ongoing levees dams dredging and breakwaters as essential national duties. Critics warn of overreach and fear a new business commission would intrude on private firms and raise costs.
The Senate swiftly rejected opening U S coastwise trade to foreign owned and manned vessels. It preserves American ships and crews, authorizes foreign registry for certain vessels, and requires bona fide American ownership and control. Enforcement against foreign owned transfers is emphasized to avoid wartime risks.
Report of Lord Zouche of Haryngworth’s death and his sister the Hon Darea Curzon inheriting the title Parham Park Sussex estate with its gallery of paintings and ancient treasures. The article traces lineage to the Frankland and Curzon families, with notes on Lady Frankland’s American ties and a royal connection to the Yousoupoff family. it also mentions unrelated royal intrigue and a stray line about a tram incident.
The Trade Commissioners face a tough task selecting members for a new Interstate trade commission. The bill grants extensive powers, risking harm to business if the wrong individuals are chosen. Only two bankers sit on the Federal reserve board, the rest bring banking and financial experience. The ex ecutive must ensure appointees are the right kind to avoid victimizing business.
Congress condensed actions include admitting foreign built ships to US registry for overseas trade after conference amendments were rejected. A joint resolution authorizes Red Cross to fly the American flag on relief ships. Clayton anti trust bill consideration resumed. Unanimous consent calendar previews, including a Department of Agriculture information request. Adjournment slated from 6 4 pm to noon.
A former comrade returns as a distressed panhandler, smeared with grime and grief. Witnesses recall his past in shared work and culture while offering coins, recognizing a fall from grace into a private hell. The scene hints at alcohol and urban decay as life’s harsh twist prevails.
In Garrison New York a mother from Milltown Putnam county faced a 115 dollar breakfast bill when her three year old daughter Elsie hid a roll containing one and a half dollars which were wrapped in paper. The child’s actions led to the money being burned in the stove while Mrs Llewellyn prepared breakfast.
Catherine Collina cook in the Hand household in New York attempted a hasty breakfast by pouring wood alcohol on a kitchen fire. An explosion and blaze ensued, burning her clothes and sending her to Greenwich Hospital where she died five hours later. She was 41 years old and had siblings in New York City.
Lief Thor madsgard, a year old son of Rey Halver Thormadsgard, survived a stray rifle bullet to the brain after two delicate operations. Doctors feared removal of the bullet but the boy shows signs of recovery, marking one of Spokane’s notable medical cases.
Long Beach pioneers report a curious catch from the pier described as a boneless fish. It measures six inches long and two inches wide with a translucent jellyfish like body and no bones. The mouth resembles a toad and the creature fills with water when it swims, prompting astonishment at the sight.
Dispatch to Newwork Herald reports a scuffle with a burglar last night. Dr Charles G Myers a leading city dentist fell from a roof during the struggle and died within two hours. The burglar also fell, was seriously or fatally injured, and taken into custody by police.
A Saturday Evening Post note describes engineers halting a high pressure gas main leak in San Francisco after saboteurs caused a puncture. An iron pipe was placed over the hole to divert gas through the pipe, stopping the flame with the top venting while the main leak was controlled.
Kansas City Star reports a bull, long an antagonist of the Strong Interurban line, wrecked a limited car six miles south of Olathe. Motorman J Glinton was thrown through the front. telegraph pole at Cannon road crossing prevented a plunge from a 30 foot precipice. Conductor fell from the step but survived uninjured.
Report describes guards at the Sim pson tunnel with ropes attached to a pipe to derail it. Italian and Swiss sides carried the flame symbolically, while a press train moved at 60 miles per hour. An electric door at the Italian end can be triggered to destroy the tunnel in an emergency.
The Electrical World reports a new submarine mine explosive called trotol that cannot be detonated by percussion but is fired by electricity. In the Sandy Hook annual war test mines loaded with 100 pounds of trotol produced water columns and debris reaching 250 feet, after two hours underwater to test watertight cable joints and firing current.
A French judged performatively presides as a defendant appears in violet and cream. Senators, diplomats, and a crowd in costly attire react with cheers and insults. The judge calms the scene with a toast as all depart to dine, amid playful courtly mischief and affectionate exchanges.
Three New York detectives who went to Europe to extradite indicted suspects must return without their prisoners. The State Department cabled Paris that extr adition is suspended during wartime. Detectives Summers and Collins are in Paris seeking J B Kil singer and Antoinette Ronner on theft indictments. Paris police will hold the prisoners until peace. Otto Mottola was sent to London to extradite Joseph Cohen on a grand jury charge and will be ordered back.
Wilmington reports a violent encounter as Bun Fraviano Febietti and Dominick Devestino dueled with scissors over a rent bill in a Devestino house. Febietti was stabbed in the right breast, the blade broken, and is bleeding profusely. Fraviano, a boarding house renter, fled the scene but was pursued. police intervened and Devestino was jailed.
A cock pheasant near Sandusky fills mornings by crowing at window sills until residents wake. The bird reliably wakes about a dozen people daily, described as a living alarm clock. The scene is noted in a humorous exchange about a new show at the Calmum Theater with critics predicting success before the curtain rises.
A beach belle declares a man with $200 saved and ten days of vacation is finer than any millionaire. The lighthearted line praises prudent savings over wealth as a joke on leisure and aspiration.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger cites an army officer stating only one bullet in five thousand kills an enemy. Two armies of 100,000 men could fire 10,600,000 rounds. if only one percent hit, about 500 men per side could die or be wounded, though artillery causes far greater destruction than rifle fire.
A bulldog owned by Sullivan of Cellingdale shows true fireman instincts. When a match is struck for a blaze the dog jumps forward and extinguishes the fire with its mouth. It later extinguished a burning paper with its paw proving its remarkable fire response.
Gusty low pressure swept across the Mississippi Valley with thunder showers in the northwest. Talk of cooler temperatures, unsettled conditions along the coasts, and scattered showers expected through Wednesday across the central states.
Gen Charles H Grosvenor of Athens and other visitors forecast a Republican sweep this fall with Cox defeated for governor and Wil Be elected senator. They cite Democratic hopes and a rising Southern steel demand as the European war boosts cotton prices and South American trade.
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