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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
11
The Washington Post lists subscription prices and delivery options, including daily and Sunday editions, by carrier or mail. The article also discusses a 1915 World War I topic on British interference with neutral mail and food shipments, urging U S action against Britain for wartime mail seizures.
The house of commons reluctantly approved 1,000,000 additional British troops amid calls that conscription would trigger Irish revolt. Critics denounce government “mistakes,” urge front-line service by leaders, and warn that raising more men would be a colossal crime if doomed by blunders and delays.
The article condemns Great Britain's seizure of mails en route from Sweden to the United States as a flagrant aggression against American interests. It recalls prior complaints by Sweden about American mails opened in England and notes evidence of tampering with U S to Sweden routes via England. It argues such interference violates international law and echoes critiques of Britain’s wartime justifications.
A 1916- era editorial argues Congress must create and sustain an American merchant marine under government control to prevent embargoes and costly disruptions in ocean transport and rail service. It warns lack of shipping has cost billions and urges bipartisan urgency, warning that delay risks records of history.
David Lloyd George cites two words too late to describe Britain’s wartime failures. The piece questions whether the United States will be too late as Col Roosevelt accuses delay in mobilization while Secretary Garrison responds. Claude Kitchin advocates reasonable military prep.
A collage of postwar Mexican issues notes Villa’s decline and Obregon’s rising control while Carranza plans national rehabilitation. US policy, ambassador nominations, and American investments in mines, ranches, mills, and railroads are urged to aid stability and prevent famine as the republic eyes loans and renewed growth.
Ireland mourns Lord Massy aged over 80, a representative peer and anti home ruler. He leaves a son of 50 to inherit estates in Limerick Leitrim and Dublin. The Massy lineage traces to Gen Hugh Massy, with early Irish parliamentary ties and royal loyalties noted.
Edward Lackey, reported drowned after his hat and coat were found on a pier, reappeared at a cafe. Coroner planned to recover the body at Coney Island, friends mourned his loss as bystanders recounted a rescue at sea. He swam with the tide, was saved by men in a boat, and spent about five hours in hospital before going home.
Mrs Catherine Flaherty 27 of 403 Greenwood avenue Brooklyn narrowly avoids blindness after a sudden jolt in a Ninth Street car causes an electric bulb to fall striking her between the eyes. Dr Hanley Holy Family Hospital reports both eyes badly damaged and life might be affected.
George Harter told a select Detroit audience at the Statler that lifespans of 150 to 160 are possible. He urged a raw vegetable diet with distilled water, rejecting meat except raw notes, and advised nibbling two turnips and water when craving beefsteak. He claimed his regimen keeps him well and plans long walks on Sundays.
The Annapolis academy is rocked by a hazing system among 75 colored waiters and mess boys who serve midshipmen. A Phoebus Virginia recruit fought back, fending off assailants with a revolver before the group was dispersed. Authorities limited action to removing the new waiter for bringing a gun onto campus. The attendants allegedly set service-rate penalties and imposed hazing on new hires in the kitchen and dining rooms.
Fire damaged the corrugated iron two story building owned by Mack Paving and Construction Company after birds nests under the roof ignited from hot sand in a mizer. Roof damage estimated at 200 dollars. Nests are often found under the roof and cleared away to prevent fires but birds rebuild quickly.
W Y Sheppard mocks Christmas excess criticizing censorial Santa satire. The poem imagines trimming gifts and eliminating burdensome items like cigars cravats and toy weapons. It suggests a saner Christmas with fewer costly hoards and vanity items.
A Cleveland Dispatch piece notes cheese shortages and a predicted front line impact with rumors of cheese bullets. Arnold, manager of a cheese company, cites shipments to Europe for munitions and a price surge from 3 to 6 cents. The tale blends a street scene with a gusty autumn setting and a dramatic Votes for Women board crash.
Today marks the anniversary of Francis Marion known as the Swamp Fox born in Georgetown on December 23 1732. The abstemious God fearing leader rose from early military service against Indians to command Marion's brigade and wage swift ruthless raids on British forces using forests as cover. He earned fame for audacious tactics and humane treatment of his troops and enemies alike, surviving extended campaigns until the end of the Revolutionary War.
Neighbors witnessed Mrs. K. A. Peterson shriek from an upper window at 4398 South Adams street as painters A. C. Anderson and A. D. Hunt locked her in a room after a heated dispute over workmanship. Police retrieved the keys and freed her after the painters left, while Mrs. Peterson demanded officers stay during their final removal of belongings.
A Los Angeles Times report says two year-old John M. Seaman, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Seaman of Los Angeles, died in Ontario after a large rooster attacked him at his grandparents ranch. The boy, visiting to feed the chickens, was struck on the scalp and developed blood poisoning, dying after more than a day in San Antonio Hospital.
Columbia students offer to sacrifice blood and ragtime for charity. Four students pledge to donate blood at Post-Grad Hospital. one chosen will receive twenty five dollars. About 150 students earn extra by performing near Hamilton Hall for motion pictures and work as clerks in stores and offices. Some engage in cabaret singing as a side gig during the holidays.
A broad survey notes West Virginia Republican primary excitement with Attorney General A. A. Lilly poised for nomination over Judge Ira Robinson. Supporters praise his tax, economy and reform stance and potential to unite factions ahead of the 1916 campaign. Also quoted are opinions on crab and oyster protections, Canadian wartime migration, and loyalty to Britain in a tense cross-border climate.
Georges Raymond Morgan aged 16 in Ohio is restored to his mother Mrs W M McCabe of Youngstown after a decade apart. Abducted from Connellsville Pennsylvania at age six with two sisters, the children were separated when the father vanished years later. A North Platte Nebraska advert brought the reunion, aided by a local friend of one sister.
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