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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
10
The report discusses U S political moves on President Roosevelt nominations incl Thomas W Gregory for Attorney General and others to fill vacancies. It notes Senate confirmation prospects, party alignment, and anticipated votes while outlining ongoing maneuvers in the White House and Congress.
Daily wartime survey from Washington Post style notes on international war centers and German and French viewpoints. Warrenton opens its sixteenth annual Warrenton Horse Show with record attendance, lavish social events, house parties, and extensive prize listings across many horse classes and exhibitors from Virginia, Maryland, New York, and beyond.
Obituary fragment notes funerals and memorials with several names and dates. It references Lula, Irene, Fannie Freeman Holland, and others, with mentions of services at St Ste and Centennial locations, plus notes on ages and estates. The legible parts indicate a community obituary notice listing survivors and service times.
New York date Aug 19 reports Germans advance in Europe continuing with clocklike precision. Liege actions shown as less decisive. Belgian line falls back toward Brussels while German forces press north and toward Namur. French efforts in Alsace Lorraine noted but deemed limited and strategically countered by German staff as Strassburg marks time for a decisive breakthrough.
The Courrier des Etats-Unis reports German Americans in the United States feel their press is biased against them. It notes German papers print American dispatches with similar framing, mocks sensational claims, and argues Germany bears responsibility for the war. It discusses potential German moves toward Antwerp and the English channel, and ponders impact on Britain. Herman Ridder.
Ottawa reports unanimous Canada support for the war effort as parliament endorses the throne speech. In both the senate and commons leaders from government and opposition unite, ending party lines. Sir Robert Borden notes January warning German aggression likely sparked the conflict.
A note cites the importance of preplanning defenses, with emphasis that overestimating the advantage gained by premeditated strategy would be unnecessary. The speaker argues the government benefited from advance consideration of these matters.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Berlin warns of a new purge against Germans suspected of spying. The German staff calls the frenzy lunatic as panic- driven killings mount, including two officers, three chauffeurs, soldiers, civilians, and an Austrian countess.
Brussels dispatch notes the British expeditionary force landed and welcomed by crowds as they march to their position. Cavalry harness adorned with flowers by village maidens reflects festive reception amid uncertain timing. dispatch may refer to France or Belgium landing not yet confirmed by the war bureau.
The Maine with Annapolis midshipmen aboard at Tangier Morocco has been ordered home. The ship had previously gone to Villefranche to take aboard the crew of the battleship Teaho after that vessel was sold to the Greek government.
Arrangements for the Newport horse show at the Casino on September 7 8 and 9 are nearly finished. The committee led by Prescott Lawrence and Henry F Eldridge meets daily with secretary W S Blitz to finalize the program. A large list of entries is expected, with many inquiries from exhibitors nationwide.
In Norfolk the battleship Missouri, docked at the yards, received sealed orders and is slated to depart tomorrow. The movement remains shrouded in mystery with speculation about possible overseas deployment.
Senate members debated exemptions for labor and agricultural organizations. Cummins proposed a substitute allowing Chicago beef packers and cereal manufacturers to organize as agricultural bodies, and Gramm Warehouses to require licensing. Gore urged licensing of grain warehouses while Hitchcock pushed a bill to bar foreign bond sales. the issue moved to committees.
The Matin argues Austria is a puppet in the German strategy, questioning if Vienna was tragically duped by Berlin. It notes Vienna was told France would not fight, Russia was unreliable, and Serbia would be abandoned, while Germany seeks 100 Austrian troops on the French frontier. The piece suggests Austria must swap fake German news for independent accounts.
House naval affairs committee heard witnesses from the Navy and Maryland Steel Co on rapid ship production. Admiral Watt said a fleet of 1000 to 16000 ton vessels, 14 to 15 knots, could serve as transports and auxiliaries and be quickly converted. Wood testified 12 to 15 ships could be built in nine months under the eight hour law, seven if waived. A Edmonds bill seeks 2 million dollars to buy 20 vessels to aid South American trade, potentially replacing the Weeks bill in the Senate. A Wheat inquiry resolution was defeated, Mann citing ample Commerce Department authority.
Dorothy Russell, formerly Lillian Russell’s daughter, eloped yesterday with Edward O Reily in Pleasantville after a chaotic sequence. The ceremony faced a pastor’s objections due to divorce, a city hall delay over papers, and a Chelsea pastor finally performing the rite before a motor trip. The bride’s mother, Mrs Moore, reportedly learned of the nuptials only today.
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