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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
13
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Ed ward N Hurley vice chairman of the federal Trade Commission addresses the Association of National Advertisers. He urges government and American industry to unite to prevail in global commerce, stressing industrial preparedness, better accounting, organized data, and cooperation including noncompetitive firms forming selling agencies abroad. He notes Europe’s strength postwar and advocates American branch banks to expand abroad.
The Canadian government commandeers about 20,000,000 bushels of wheat from Fort William to the Atlantic coast under a war act. The move aims to regulate prices and ensure fair payment, but will not alter the U S grain picture significantly. Shippers face adjustment costs, and Canada plans to market its wheat in a controlled way in coming months.
The article discusses shipments from Canada to the United States, noting that Canadian railroads cannot move the goods amid Northern winter storms. It argues the impact will mostly affect Canadian elevators where prices are set, and that Canada cannot regulate the American market through this tactic, likely leading to disappointment.
The United States credit system is hailed as the era’s achievement with Federal Reserve stability backing expanding business. Foreign loans exceed 500 million dollars in two months while payrolls rise and rail and security markets surge. Critics blame the old Republican model for past crises, arguing reform prevented disaster and secured growth.
The eleventh annual convention of the National Commercial Gas Association gathered about 1,000 delegates in Washington. Delegates toured historic sites and engaged in sessions reflecting on the national capital’s social and political life. Commissioner Newman welcomed attendees and emphasized Washington as a welcoming home for visitors to benefit from history and development.
The article notes J W Hearson English professor at Kansas State Agricultural College denounces sex literature now widespread in the land. He cites Brieux's Damaged Goods and remarks on the old fashioned reader who now has a son who reads such works.
A discussion arises over restricting books deemed inappropriate for youth. Critics warn such censorship could produce mollycoddles while supporters argue it clears the way for robust, adventurous reading. The piece cites classic works like Ivanhoe and The Last of the Mohicans as examples of “strong meat.”
The piece argues that true economy should cut waste rather than scrap needed river and harbor work or agricultural instruction funded by federal state cooperation. It cites 1100 county agricultural agents, their value in the Midwest, and the potential spread to the South. It questions saving cigarette coupons and notes ongoing global concerns and domestic debates.
The article traces Austria's bid to confiscate the Palace of Venice at Rome as part of postwar disputes. Once home to Austrian embassies to the Holy See, the palace built largely with stones from the Coliseum and linked to Pope Paul II is now under national legislature review in Rome. The piece also touches on imperial relics and noble lineages, including the Iron Crown of Lombardy and the Vavasour family fortunes in England.
Henry Sibley of 47 West Fifty-seventh Street acted on a dinner interrupting hunch to watch a car parked near Healy’s. He spotted two youths, John McKensie 18 and Adam Ennis 11, attempting to start the car on Columbus Avenue. He stopped the vehicle with a leap to the curb as a patrolman took down names. bail posted by the boys’ parents.
A newsboy stalls with a bundle of papers when a sudden gunfire and engine clash shatters the day. Passersby panic as the crowd rushes toward news stands shouting about a fire while vendors sell extra copies. The scene captures a chaotic urban moment with readers eager for updates.
The piece argues a wartime demographic crisis with millions of women and decreasing eligible men across Europe. It jokingly suggests polygamy as a solution, noting prewar female surpluses and ongoing heavy casualties in Germany and France, while warning against eugenic or brutal remedies.
A cheerful verse urges breaking sorrow, embracing sunlit mood and playful revelry. The speaker invites communal singing and carefree action, promising relief from gloom and a day under open skies. It evokes Pan’s music and merriment as a remedy to broken spirits.
A New York Sun report describes laborer General Beauregard Blyins resisting swearing. He aged 42 and living at 440 West Forty-fifth Street, was charged by List Fogarty at police headquarters with carving a razor cut on Ira Robinson of 2004 Clinton Street after an altercation near Bowing Green.
The Willows town clerk Rev J C Eubank, raising 500 to 1000 turkeys yearly, is said to have injured his wrist when a dead turkey wing struck him as he admired a gobbler. The incident, noted by the Sacramento Bee and Boston Transcript, describes the strange accident and its oddity.
A compact history tracks the first savings banks in Brunswick and Britain, then the United States. It notes Peter Duncan and Emma Mease led early efforts, with Philadelphia and Boston among first incorporations in 1816–1817, and growth to 1,703 banks by 1909 with 8.8 million depositors and $3.7 billion in deposits.
John Waltner a Chicago steeplejack fell 150 feet from a fissh scaffolding on the smokestack at Trenton power house. The top of the stack stands about 185 feet above ground. Waltner died after his bones pierced flesh while fellow workers aided. Joseph Murgul, his partner, watched from the roof and narrowly escaped the same fate as the structure had been damaged by lightning earlier and storms worsened it.
Columbus seed store worker Edward O Neil, once a panhandler's ally, is named as heir in a bottle found on Puget Sound that purports to be a will from John Belisle of Montreal. Belisle, near death at sea, left six Alaska mining claims worth a quarter million dollars to O Neil for feeding him. O Neil says he does not recall Belisle and suspects a joke.
Bipart Teed of Mount Kisco was badly burned while throwing a pail of gasoline on a burning awning at Fisher’s store in the village in a failed arson attempt to pull out the Diase. Village firemen extinguished the blaze and saved the building.
A group of capital visitors discuss Ford peace plans, criticizing possible government backing and warning of international fallout. They urge restraint, warn against aiding Ford’s publicity, and call for prudence before risking war. Dr. James B. Aswell discusses Alfalfa Bill Murray’s lecture tour and the state of preparedness advocate Gardner C. Teall urges thorough readiness in defense and society.
Boston Dispatch to Philadelphia Public Ledger notes three California pea bean ships, each over 10 000 bushels, arriving this week to avert a bean shortage. City fears eased as supplies meet daily 1 000 bushel consumption with reserves awaiting.
Bertrand jokes about Beatricé Gleblusid’s presence in the market and the steward confirms her fresh complexion, implying an odd discovery. The dialogue hints at a Victorian or older setting with restrained humor and social observation.
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