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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1914
Page
9
The opening week of hostilities in Europe signals a war likely to endure far longer than first expected. Modern artillery and rifle fire slow tallied gains as both sides build entrenched positions along the Belgian-French and German-Russian fronts, with massive armies to remain in action for months or years.
An early wartime briefing describes expected Japanese assaults on Tsingtau and possible effects on the Far East balance. It notes reinforced defenses, fleet maneuvers, and uncertain food stocks while stressing Britain’s Suez role and U.S. rights amid global tensions.
The passage muses on solitary valor amid combat, recalling French defenders at a fortress, a lone French soldier signaling possession, and lists of legendary figures from Dumas to Koepenick. It contemplates memory, heroism, and the chaotic moral of war.
A correspondent notes hazards in Potomac park driveways east of the Pennsylvania Railroad embankment. The piece urges lighting and watchmen funded by the sundry civil appropriation bill, warns of rough roadbeds and lack of improvement, and calls for travel safety safeguards amid broader European turmoil.
Lord Luca’s elevation to cabinet in England prompts questions about female peerage and the social politics of Nan Herbert, with notes on her brother Auberon Herbert’s titles and her link to theosophy at Berrywood near Ringwood. The piece wanders through biographical sketches, discussing Berrywood, the New Forest, and various European wartime censorship themes.
Paris fashion dominance faces disruption as US milliners and dressmakers may lead with patriotic designs. With men abroad, American shops could revive domestic style, boost employment, and keep trade dollars in the country while preserving practical, wearers' tastes over French extravagance.
Fragmented aphorisms on military leadership from a historic lecture or pamphlet. It argues a cool head, decisive action, and strong national loyalty as core traits of a commander. It links tragedy to great men, statesmanship, and conscription as moral roots of nationhood.
Miss Neile Cromwell of 17 Au imt street, Pullman Company worker, narrowly avoided being run over when she stepped between tracks at Union Pacific yards. She pressed herself to the ground as a train passed, was dragged from under the locomotive with a discolored eye and slight injuries, yet walked to work afterward.
A historic anecdote recalls how a treaty rupture over a beard oath between a Venetian ambassador and a Turkish grand vizier led to war. The exchange centered on swearing in Moslem fashion and the beard of the prophet, with the Venetian refusing and a spark igniting conflict. The tale notes many wars begin from silent causes and small exchanges.
Thirteen year old Cora Patterson of Cala well Kansas raised wheat on four acres near Wichita. She plowed harrowed and sowed the grain with parental guidance. The crop yielded an average of 47 bushels per acre, the best in the region during threshing. She did not take part in cutting or thrashing the harvest.
A demure woman around 40 appeared on the beach in a white bathing suit near South Carolina avenue. Four minutes after entering the surf she was assisted to shore by Patrolman Mo Doneagh, who wrapped his coat around her as a crowd gathered, and beach authorities hope this season’s debut won’t recur.
A Youth Companion anecdote recounts Capt Stig and Inble Hunting the Elephant in Africa finding an egg left by an ostrich. They describe joking over its odd flavor after imagining its origin and confess later that the egg was indeed bedraggled.
About forty inmates at the city jail sang Nearer My God to Thee during a wall-digging attempt with a steel tool. A nearby camp meeting group of religious activists faced charges of disturbing the peace amid the incident.
In hot weather sleep can be disturbed by nervous tension from elevated body temperature. A physician advises using an electric fan, tepid bath with soap, and chest cooling by turning and airing to lower temperature. Fans are inexpensive, run on little current, and can be mounted to direct breeze over the bed with a pull-chain to stop at night.
Arkansas editor WoW Fol som of Hope is serially reprinting the Bible in his Gazette. He has published the four gospels and plans to continue weekly, hoping to print the New Testament in full and then a second run if he lives long enough.
An odd report cites a Pennsylvania man accused of stealing a rattlesnake and peonies amid a discussion of shady politicians and other thefts. The piece muses on thieves who steal stoves and other concrete targets, arguing such acts reveal quirky motives and a lack of common sense, while highlighting an unusual crime pattern and the idea that one never steals a rattlesnake unless driven by a peculiar urge.
A stark wartime ode asserts Germans and Austrians turned against the world led by a vast alliance sweeping enemies. It proclaims soldiers will rot, widows grieve, and orphans multiply as the triple onslaught bears the world’s carnage.
In Nazarati Pennsylvania Victor Mareks was pronounced dead at a wedding in Philadelphia Butle. Relatives mourned around his coffin when he suddenly sat up dazed and left the room. The incident followed a Tuesday wedding during which Watcks was struck on the head by a beer keg and left unconscious until the funeral day yesterday.
In Folsom Prison Samuel Swearington pressed Superior Judge Glenn to set the execution date as soon as possible. Swearington, condemned for assaulting a fellow prisoner, asked for October 23 as the hanging date. The judge has reset the dere for hanging while his appeal to the Supreme Court proceeds.
A large mountain of a horse frightened Mrs Carontele and Mrs Flemming with her daughter as they rode from town Saturday evening, near McCourtney six miles from the city. The horses reared and plunged on the grade, then the animal watched for minutes before loping away into the bells. The event marks the first sighting in years in this area reported by the Chicago America.
In Springfield Hampshire county a store owned by B A Poland was destroyed by fire set by a robber. Poland, away at his home several hundred yards from the store, woke to find the home being invaded. He fired at the intruder who shot back and fled, leaving silverware behind. The fire then spread to the store, and the robber is believed to have triggered both incidents before escaping.
A crafty Scotchman claims he can settle a debt of £20 within three months. The laird of Lancastershire presses for repayment after neighborly promises, insisting payment now would avoid further quarrel despite the debtor's reluctance.
William Moss of Sullivan Missouri walked 150 miles to Springfield to meet his brother Mose after nine years apart. Both men born in Franklin County and mother died when William was eight. A neighbor helped, but William set out on foot to reach his brother, who is 67 and well-off. The Missouri reunion came after learning of their kinship.
Victorijo Gonzales, a Mexican resident near Liberty, was jailed for wife desertion. He signed a statement promising to dig coal in Lansing for two years if he desert his wife again. He was released after one day with his wife, then arrested again yesterday for the same offense, giving him a chance to fulfill his self imposed pledge. This marks a first in the annals of the county court system.
Weather conditions describe a trough of low pressure bringing unsettled showery weather across the central and eastern United States with warmer temperatures in New England and cooler trends in the west. Thunderstorms expected Monday in the Ohio River Valley and Great Lakes region, followed by generally warm conditions east of the Mississippi while the Rocky Mountains stay showery and cooler midweek. Temperature details show highs near 68 and varying lows, with sunshine percentages and rainfall totals noted for several cities.
An Antwerp businessman Albert de Bary, living in Washington, predicts the European war may end within six months. He argues Antwerp will resist a German advance while Belgium and France suffer a harsh setback, and he discusses European destruction, American shifts, and looming postwar recovery.
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