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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1914
Page
13
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An editorial denounces a congressional Navy estimate for proposing two battleships six torpedo destroyers and several submarines plus a coast guard or gunboat but failing to boost personnel. It argues the plan is feeble, underfunded and out of step with American demand for a stronger navy and better overall defense. It calls for a comprehensive revision by Congress to include more ships crews submarines hydroplanes destroyers and battle cruisers with higher speed and range.
A Department of Labor study covering 1907 to 1914 shows higher average hourly wages and weekly earnings in iron and steel, with shorter full-time hours in most years. The report notes fewer seven day work weeks and plant measures to lay off one day per week, reflecting impact of protective tariffs and recent wage scales being planned by steel managers in Pittsburgh.
The article notes tariff shifts affecting wages under protection and revenue tariffs. It reports German gains in Europe with Lodz captured, Russians retreating toward Cracow, and German forces concentrating in Poland. It mentions potential Allied offensives, and notes Japanese troops possibly returning home and Japan's possible role, with Suez Canal and Turkish threats referenced.
The new banking and currency law expands credit and elasticity, while national credit leaders report improving confidence in manufacturing and trade. Iron and steel demand strengthens as orders recover, though collections remain a concern. leaders urge proactive action and warn delays will yield less.
The piece contrasts superstition with science, recounting a scene where an old midwife feeds catnip tea to a newborn while a doctor smiles at its simplicity. It then notes a shared dream among scientists, suggesting a historic moment where science, religion, and literature converge on a single nocturnal vision.
A public stance urges bipartisan support for stronger national defense. The piece criticizes past Republican control for failing to build up armed forces and warns against delaying naval and military readiness. It stresses unity in Congress and cites defense as essential to peace and security amid European turmoil.
A long, combative account centers on Duke Prosper of Arenberg and his brother Duke Engelbert, detailing Prosper's murderous deeds in German Southwest Africa, his mental decline, and a life of exile leading to Brussels. It contrasts aristocratic loyalties with German war actions and recalls historic Arenberg lineage and Egmont’s palace fate.
The text notes two skeptical scientists report sharing a dream in the same place and time. It argues dreams reflect a common cause and suggests two people in history could experience the same dream, especially when minds are trained alike. It concludes no new light from a strictly scientific view.
A New York World report recalls city workers led by Alderman Carstairs and Water Department chief clerk Jack Kennedy chasing a two foot tall hawk described as an eagle atop a municipal building. Elevator dispatcher Peter Kearney guided the hunt as Frank Halliday tied a paper weight to deflect the bird, which fled into Civic Virtue’s bronze skirt.
Harry Abbott, 32, of Milwaukee, refused to drop the bone after an ice wagon collision at Second and Wells. He was taken to the emergency hospital with a fractured leg but urged Joe Johnston, driver, to deliver the bone to his mother at 26 Tenth Street, where she prepared soup despite his injuries.
David Gibson, a hunter, was killed while pursuing a wounded deer in Sawyer Lake near Antigo. His body was recovered after two days of search in deep water. Gibson's head was severely cut and his arms bruised as his clothing was torn during the struggle with the deer.
Medinon Wisconsin Dispatch reports the Agricultural College of the University of Wisconsin placed a 0 pound tree stump suspended by a chair in a pasture near the dairy barn. Cattle mind the toy by butting the stump and lifting it as they explore this new pastime, claimed to be the first animal toy worldwide.
A curious reptile or scorpion was captured by Walter T. Todd near the Chambersburg Greencastle Waynesboro Street Railway station at Highfield. About 8 inches long, brick dust color, it lay on the ground and was easily taken due to rain and cool weather. Its origin remains unknown.
Wichita dispatch reports a calf overpowered a cowboy in a roping event as young Raymond Lucas, one year old, suffered life threatening injuries after being dragged on Midland valley tracks. Officials note multiple school suspensions following student misbehavior and a eyewitness account reveals a courtroom scene where a witness explains a beating case with a movie like misunderstanding.
Tacoma dispatch reports the steamship Humboldt discharged at a Seattle pier the greatest variety of Alaska shipments ever seen. The haul includes 100 000 dollars in gold bullion from Dawson 60 000 in gold dust 125 sacks of rutabagas and turnips 175 000 pounds of halibut 17 000 cases of canned salmon 125 barrels of herring and 60 live Alaska foxes valued at over 9 000 from the Hot Springs district along with Alaska vegetables for the Panama-Pacific Exposition.
A Washington club conversation recounts a quick witted aunt who handles a risqué moment on a railroad trip with her young niece Dorothy. Senator Newell Sanders recalls the anecdote about correct wording when the child asks for a kiss, highlighting humor in political social circles.
Asher E. Snook and William Cooper reported returning from a Sandington Township hunting trip along the Delaware River when they encountered a wildcat with three cubs. Cooper fired, striking a cub. the mother cat charged and both hunters fired, wounding her and later killing her. The dead cat was taken to Cooper's hotel for display.
Poem lamenting fallen soldiers with imagery of graves on hillsides and in woods. Refrains invoke peace, divine mercy, and a vast organlike thunder as a tribute. Mentions France, graves, and a future holy place for remembrance.
A poem from the New York Sun reflects on autumn’s chill and fading light. Vivid images of mirrorlike pools, leafless branches, and glistening barberries contrast with mosses and lichens as the speaker foresees a day without sun or song. The verse hints at memory, pine breath, and the earth drifting into dreams.
Lowell Mass dispatch reports Judge Thomas Enwright finds Blanche Reese guilty of assault and battery on a 15 year old girl. He fines her one cent and remarks that she should have administered more severe chastisement. Reese tells of trying to guide her daughter while Defoe girl and two young men traveled to Nashua, leading to the outburst.
David Hammond of Wilmot now called Uncle Dave, once loved a girl who wed another. He traveled east, returned with his longtime sweetheart, 64 year old Mrs Barberg Burke of Minais. The couple wed. he is 84, she 64.
Dec 7 forecast across the region with cloudy skies and probable rains in the North Atlantic States. Northwest winds strengthen through Tuesday into Wednesday. Storm warnings along the Atlantic coast and a separate Pacific storm bring winds, rain, and possible snow in select areas. Temperatures show little overall change. rainfall and sunshine data provided for key stations.
Two San Francisco youths, John Griffin and William Cunningham, were saved from drowning when a Santa Fe brakeman halted a passing train after Griffin slipped into a pond at Army and Kentucky streets. Cunningham jumped in to assist, pulling Griffin from the water as the train slowed. A passerby, Frank Lester, rushed the boys to Potrero Hospital where doctors revived them. Griffin recovered enough to go home that evening.
Samuel H. Baker Denver attorney and real estate broker, missing five days in the Utah desert, crawled back to Thompson Utud with only milk for sustenance after losing his horse near Salt Valley. He had set out to inspect radium and uranium properties with M. J. Gill, remaining days without food or water while searching for his horse.
Cincinnati Enquirer reports Pastor Bridgett of Clifton Methodist Episcopal Church offers a sermon in which he prescribes rules to curb divorce. He denounces gossip and urges men to commit to home life, claiming many women are unfit to marry and urging pre marriage vows to require men to stay home two nights weekly.
In Washington Gov Brumbaugh of Pennsylvania spoke at a Shoreham dinner hosted by Rep Ware. He argued Roosevelt’s influence on progressives is spent, that Pennsylvania has returned to the Republican column, and that tariff protection remains a key issue for the party ahead of 1914 elections. He also noted improving business in the south and predicted renewed activity in Pennsylvania.
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