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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
9
The document outlines subscription plans for The Washington Post with delivery in Washington and Alexandria. It lists monthly and weekly rates, Sunday editions, postage, and accepted payment methods, plus advertiser instructions and publicity notes.
The article notes Western Europe’s three week disruption by German occupation reduces Belgian and broader European production of steel, iron, copper, glass, and textiles, while U S manufacturing surges to meet rising international demand from Britain, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Japan, and South America. It emphasizes U S agriculture, manufacturing, banking, and labor strength as vital to global supply despite wartime strains.
Fragmented article notes socialist factions aligning with governments as World War I escalates. It cites leaders Gudde and Tolmaré, mentions mass meetings pledging strikes if war breaks out, and describes socialists paralyzing action across nations while governments move toward mobilization. Keir Hardie challenges Grey over neutrality negotiations.
The Irish leader Timothy Healy confronted Hardie and asked if the socialist bloc in the Reichstag questions such issues. The answer is that they do not. Socialists align with the Kaiser in the national crisis, while a politician who sows discord at such a moment shows little patriotism and earns swift rebuke.
Earl Kitchener warned in the House of Lords that a long and terrible war lies ahead with empire resources stretched to unprecedented levels. He forecast constant troop renewal, German weariness at a peak, and Britain’s growing manpower to outnumber Germany as France, Russia, Japan, and other nations mobilize. He warned Germany could press for peace if both sides exhaust resources, while Allied strength depends on French forts and global supply lines to sustain fighting.
The article surveys Senate discussion on Clayton and Sherman laws, warning about legal ambiguity for non lawyers and business leaders. It argues for pro growth measures to aid industry and infrastructure, while noting the wartime sacrifices and losses to arts and science, reflecting economic costs of war and policy uncertainty.
Secretary of State urges Americans abroad to return home amid war risk. Warning that lingering in Europe serves only as a burden. argue that allies’ fleets and British patrols secure sea lanes and encourage homeward moves. Contains mixed commentary on politics, media, and wartime sentiment with scattered references to figures and events of the era.
The article describes Viscount Taaffe of Correve, an Irish peer, serving as captain in Emperor Franz Josephs First Dragoon Regiment in Alsace Lorraine and facing treason implications under British law. It notes historical penalties for high treason and outlines Taaffes complex allegiance as a British peer with Austrian citizenship, plus a history of other treason trials and the Lords committee rejection of his bid to exercise peer prerogatives in Britain.
The piece laments Napoleon era vandalism and the likely repetition in current warfare as thousands perish on battlefields. It notes European geniuses sacrificed, mentions Polish pianist Paderewski heading to Warsaw to join the conflict, and hints at mounting cultural casualties in a world at war.
Congress condensed debate on the Clayton antitrust bill with jail sentence proposals rejected. Executive session began on Attorney General McReynolds Supreme Court nomination. Judiciary committee to hear impeachment charges against Federal Judge Darton West Virginia. Rules committee set special procedures for war and independence duties. Government standard cotton grades bill reported favorably. Merchant marine committee starts public ship bill. Seamen relief bill passes without vote. Adjourned at 1:30 to noon today.
Louis A Albright of Canton Ohio was found staring rigid at a Fourth and Spring street necktie shop early yesterday. Police believed he was in a hypnotic trance caused by an electric globe and reflector. Surgeons at Recalvalty Hospital restored him after hours of treatment. Patrolman Watson first noticed him and later confirmed the strange behavior before calling for aid.
Fragmentary court papers accuse Jacnalea Dispal io Chieagy of assault related acts. The filing requests a new trial in a Jamaica court, naming Adenko Pudh of Lang Island as involved, with references to a prior October 23 1933 session and a 30 day detention in jail.
Fragmentary reminiscence blends sports and literary figures with tormented memories. References include Hood Wagner Gillette Conan Doyle Holmes and Achilles, interwoven with war and theater imagery, evoking nostalgia and scattered anecdotes.
Ralph G Jones a divinity student at the University of Chicago residing on Sodues avenue was jailed on a charge of attempting to defraud Guibert’s Heel out of 1189 dollars. He claimed temporary embarrassment and was remanded to jail pending a hearing on December 2.
Ruthless changes in Great Salt Lake Bear River Bay area after Lucin cut in 1905 lowered salinity. Davis County reports show no salt beyond 19 yards from the outlet, enabling fish and waterfowl to flourish while the main lake remains brackish. State official Fred W Chambers orders immediate action to stock fish and protect existing game fish from poaching. In a separate note central detectives warn of a clever gold piece swindle targeting a North Bunker Hill Avenue resident, detailing the exchange and loss.
Margaret Lyons and Agnes Lyons aged 18 and 16, from Detroit, flee home with two other girls, disguise as boys, board a Chicago and Northwestern train near Clybourn Junction, are arrested en route to sightsee in Chicago. They tell Judge they wish to be girls again as parents’ word is awaited.
A representative of the United Cigar Stores Company said in New York the four weeks since the war began have seen the largest business in company history. He asserted that nervous excitement from the war has boosted tobacco consumption as more people seek relief while out of work and anxious about the duration of hostilities.
A damaged passage references Tam Tor, Glagiam, Green, Metz, and armed elements with two demi sasse. The garbled text suggests a contest or confrontation with unspecified stakes and participants. No clear dates or locations are recoverable from the fragment.
The English bulldog Nick, beloved at Mrs. A Winn's Bellevue home, received an elaborate burial with a gold lined coffin and flowers as hundreds paid respects. Nick died after a life of luxury care and was mourned by the Winn family and local residents in Kentucky.
An old farmer and a boot salesman converse at a window as the farmer requests pants. A ticket marked 5:20 shows items given away, highlighting a brisk late afternoon sale scene in the Kansas City Star excerpt.
The fragmentary item hints at a sensational incident or scene involving a wife, a rushing water moment, and a sense of leaving home. It suggests domestic tension or an unusual event triggered by a faucet and water, set within a Pittsbareh Post context.
Vague report details children injured yesterday at Receiving Hospital. Four youths admitted after fall from a building express pain as medical staff treat wounds. One girl Evelyn Sevgur, age six, treated by Dr Roome after head injury. The narrative blends weather and local notices with uncertain details.
In Raleigh Judge J B Robertson of Oklahoma City, a former Democrat gubernatorial candidate, condemned the partisan primary system and advocated for a four ballot method. He argued the current primary burdens the poor, questions campaign expenses, and warns of manipulation by election inspectors.
UC Berkeley scientist S J Helmes reports findings on chameleons changing hue. The study shows color shifts come from pigment cell movement within the skin rather than pigment amount, observed under microscopic examination.
A playful travel sketch describes a Texas man from Williamson County touring by bicycle and hammock anchored inside a car. The piece blends old and new travel ideas as the narrator praises resourceful grit and ingenuity, noting long journeys covered with unusual ease and humor.
In Redlands a man was bitten during an attack by a swarm of black spiders. He suffered a serious condition and was rushed to a hospital. Friends described the incident as terrifying as the spiders crept from cover and surged toward bystanders.
A garbled dialogue references a tiny kingdom and an ARP dorra claim. The text reads like a fragmented Q and A with stray comments about holding wit and loudness, offering little concrete news or names.
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