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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1914
Page
13
The text outlines subscription options for The Washington Poet, with rates for weekly and monthly mailing, and mentions delivery by Carter in Washington and Alexandria. It lists payment methods, advance payment, and addresses for payments and representatives, dated December 15, 1914.
The Senate should not ratify the London crafted safety at sea treaty. It weakens immigrant protections and shipboard standards, favors maritime nations like Great Britain and Germany, and curtails American ability to build a merchant marine. Senators must scrutinize before endorsing any international bargain to protect U S interests.
The piece urges Congress to expand national defense funding, reject economy that weakens forces, and issue Panama Canal bonds at 300 million to safeguard sovereignty. It warns that neutrality violations could lead to war and emphasizes readiness as the people’s demand from Maine to California. It cites Panama and the canal as essential national soil and urges a strong, prepared United States.
A Postmaster General report calls for a government monopoly to unify all public transmission of intelligence and argues for government ownership of railroads and utilities. It warns that such a move would invite higher costs, political manipulation, and bondholder risk, with limited gains in efficiency.
A critical discussion on banning fortune tellers and censorship of future forecasts, noting the German mind's thoroughness and the potential to exploit future knowledge for gain. References to Sir Oliver Lodge, Rothschilds, and the absurdity of war outcomes, ending with a whimsical remark about Arizona Christmas stockings for condemned letters.
A 1914 column accuses Queen Alexandra and Empress Maria of Russia of steering Britain and Russia toward an anti German war, citing a Frankfurter Zeitung article. It links royal influence to missteps in Germany’s military and political alignments, and notes historical grievances from 1864. It also mocks various contemporary political antics and includes brief, unrelated digressions.
A Delles News report quotes a minister emphasizing that stone walls and iron bars do not define a prison, while an inmate named Kenney expresses disbelief and claims hypnotic influence as a key point in the exchange.
Public opinion holds Congress should pause but urges early handling of all appropriations. Voters expressed a preference for a conservative, constructive era and business peace, suggesting any new session should proceed swiftly and pragmatically with necessary measures.
The day featured executive sessions on the safety at sea convention and the water power land lease bill. Independent coal operators pressed rate discrimination in the South as the Philippine committee began hearings on eventual independence. The District of Columbia appropriation bill was passed with a half and half funding provision eliminated. Secretary Daniels testified before the naval committee as other appropriations bills arrived. Adjournment times noted from 5 22 p m to noon and 4 p m to 11 a m.
Hawaiians in alarm offer sacred berries to Pele as Mauna Loa erupts after a century sleep. Pilgrimages to the crater unfold while volcanologists led by Prof J A Jaggar from MIT monitor the violent, potentially long lasting eruption. First white vapor column appeared near 4 PM at Pahala with subsequent columns and lava glow lighting Halemaumau and Kau roadside views. No damage reported yet.
In Philadelphia the State dairy and food commission accuses Frank Campo of selling goat meat at mutton prices. Robert M. Simmers and Prof. Charles H. LaWall testified the shop at Twelfth and South Streets misrepresented meat. Magistrate Rooney fined Campo 60 for misrepresentation. no charge of impure meat.
A polka dot necktie and a fast automobile saved 18 year old George Razee of Yucaipa after a rattlesnake bite. He killed the snake when its fangs remained in his index finger. His father applied a tourniquet from the necktie and they rushed him to hospital where doctors expect recovery. Razee had moved a bale of hay when the snake struck.
A brief item quotes a reader's anecdote about naming a baby, recalling a conversation where Woodrow Wilson was proposed but Mary Jane was chosen instead. The exchange highlights playful humor in naming choices and reflects Philadelphia Ledger style.
A collection of editorial excerpts on war's grim lessons from across newspapers. Belgium, Detroit, Chicago and Springfield comment on militarism, standing armies, and the moral toll of conflict. Notable voices include Detroit Free Press, Chicago Daily Journal, and Pall Mall Gazette on future defenses and the human cost. The pieces discuss inquiry into army efficiency, the need for a standing army, and the enduring rage after war.
A small possum gifted to Police Lieutenant R Derlon was kept in a pigeonhole at Mobile headquarters. Officers feared it during his duty shift though the pet was described as playful and non biting. The animal reportedly adapted well to the Devrlen household and befriended the family.
Wilson Sullivan an elderly Indian from Walker Prairie Washington visited Spokane and asked where the sun set. He walked Miles to Springdale 25 years apart from familiar routes. After spending $2 he left a store and sought the sun among electric lights, received shelter from Sgt Walter Hogan, then headed north aided by a policeman and stars to find his way home. He had been on the night shift for months and was guided to a northbound car.
Mrs. Julia Cooper recovered her English bulldog Lady Beas after two years. After detectives ads and trips to dog shows, a tip led to an automobile owner James J. Quinn who surrendered the dog in Clayton via replevin. Lady Bess, five, is mother to Dorothy Nigger who won three ribbons at Kansas City show.
The notice reports tides for the day in Am and PM, and a detailed weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau Washington. It covers a cold front across the eastern states, with winds NW to W and clearing but continued cold for Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures fall below seasonal averages, with frost possible in the upper Mississippi valley and Northwest. River conditions note muddy Potomac and Shenandoah rivers at Harpers Ferry, with regional rainfall in the Florida peninsula and a dry east of the Mississippi other areas.
Interviews at Willard with Eugene W Chafin and others discuss prohibition as a political force aiming for victory within six years. Speakers warn of immigration shifts due to the European war, rail and factory labor needs, and the challenge of directing immigrant farmers to western lands while stressing the head tax and enforcement at Detroit and Windsor crossings.
Lew Angelen Herald recounts a hold up near Twenty second and Hoover streets where two highwaymen stole a watch. They returned the timepiece after seeing a photo of the thief’s mother inside the case, left only eight cents as they fled.
A quirky exchange unfolds at a wedding as the bride asks for exclusive thoughts and the groom responds with a nod to practical concerns, mentioning the furnace while addressing the sentiment of devotion.
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