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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1916
Page
11
A partisan critique argues that Britain unjustly seizes neutral cargoes, contrasting past limits on contraband with today’s broad orders in wartime. It cites Lord Lansdowne and Choate, accusing the government of discarding international law and the neutral rights of commerce.
The text argues that complete destruction of neutral commerce by war obviates blockades and erases the Paris Declaration's rules, equating it to a total war on trade. It recalls Roosevelt and Hay criticizing Russia for seizing food bound for Japan, and questions how Britain and France would be judged for seizing neutral cargoes. It ends with a call that nations must act for freedom.
Former President Taft argues that because he and Col. Roosevelt opposed each other in 1912 the GOP will not nominate either again. He says Progressives who returned have no conditions and warns the party to keep principles in its platform and nominees. A future convention faces a platform and nominee fight but both old leaders are likely to work together once chosen.
A columnist envisions Chicago society women organizing to knit socks and sew for bachelors, a hopeful beacon amid social gloom. The piece ponders whether this effort could alter bachelor life, affect war morale, and reshape youth from 25 to 68, suggesting a transformative, lighthearted social experiment led by the city’s society girls.
The passage ponders whether socks knittable to a standard Chicago size can serve as boots or be used with sleeping bags in winter nights. It weighs practical warmth against clothing limits and suggests improvisation for cold conditions.
Henry White urged nonpartisan diplomacy at American Historical Association sessions. He praised removing spoils-system elements from consular posts but warned Ministers and Ambassadors still are filled by domestic politics. He favored long terms for capable envoys and appointing elder statesmen to key posts, arguing partisanship harms U.S. diplomacy.
Gov Hamlin of the Federal Reserve warns that rapid postwar prosperity and European depletion could erode American purchasing power. He notes US exports on credit, rising earnings, and a sound outlook, but stresses Europe’s slow recovery and possible price slumps that threaten US industry. The piece cites Prohibition states turning to protective measures and mentions discussions on tax and tariff policy.
Don Jaime Bourbon, the Spanish pretender, is held prisoner at Frohsdorf in Austria after refusing to pledge support to Austrian and German interests. He was escorted from his Austrian estate to the Swiss frontier, served in French hospitals, and later allowed to visit Frohsdorf briefly before a fresh arrest and ongoing confinement. The article also notes his wealth, lineage, and distant ties to French royalists, plus a brief obituary note on Italian diplomat Don Livio Caetini.
Charles Brannock, a resident near Lodi, stole his bulldog from the city pound after it was impounded for lacking a tax tag. He broke into the pound to rescue the dog, sparking arrest. The Louisville Courier-Journal bits add a brief storefront rental quip.
Emcke the dog and Knucks the bull terrier become local shoppers with charge accounts at neighborhood butcher shops. Knucks visits independently, selects meat, and the butcher charges the owner Ray Boyd hotel proprietor, who approves the purchases after learning of his dogs’ market visits.
A. J. Watson, Kansas City Star scout commissioner, suggests creating soup kitchens for birds in cemeteries and parks and asks for free suet to be supplied. He calls on all scouts to feed birds until snow melts, teaching bird life study and protection. Scouts tie suet to trees and place grain and seeds in boxes as feeding methods.
The Kingfield arriving from Genoa reports tempestuous weather from Algiers on November 10 with northwest gales and heavy seas. With coal exhausted and wood burned, the Italian Lampo towed the Kingfield into Bermuda after a nine day delay for fuel, alongside 55 other ships waiting.
The Portage in the Pittsburgh Dispatch presents a reflective verse by Griff Alexander about life as a lifelong portage between past and future. It speaks of carrying small loads, unknown captains, and burdens that grow with time, yet tempered by love and hopeful song.
On a late LA car ride Charley Chang, an Alhambra Chinese man, was assaulted by A B Mills who pulled hair and twisted Chang's nose after demanding a smile. Mills struck him twice before Marshal Parker arrested them. Judge Northup set bond for Mills ahead of a morning trial.
Katherine and Margaret sit together and share a tangled secret chain. Molly told me you told her my secret. Margaret says I should not tell you she told me, and Katherine exclaims at the mean remark. Margaret insists she will not tell you what she was told.
A 1785 launch on the Thames by Colonel Lukin began modern lifeboat rescue methods. It details early designs, self righting boats, rocket apparatus, and the U S life-saving service founded in 1871 with leaders and innovations in life-saving gear.
A Philadelphia North American feature describes a snail with eyes on four tentacles extending from its head and a shell that acts as a movable house. The creature repairs its shell with a drying fluid, patches by growth, and can enlarge its home by adding sections. It notes over 60 snail species exist in the United States.
Sacramento Bee reports William S. Furlong accused of stealing an overcoat asked for a jury of twelve peers. He named twelve vagrants and burglars as the potential jurors, sparking a court exchange with Police Judge Henderson before agreeing to be tried by the court.
Albambra Dispatch New York World reports Marshal Parker asserts no rats in Alhambra jail during his term. One morning he found two pet rats of a wandering hobo scurrying from a cell as he opened it with a broom. The hobo pleaded clemency for the rodents before fleeing town.
Doris, aged 12, greets Mrs Browne at the door with cheerful hospitality. She tells the visitor that her mother is away shopping and will not return until late that night, leaving the house unattended.
In Washington at the Capital Hotel lobbies, Dr. Philip Newton, once with the Emergency Hospital and Georgetown faculty, now a brigadier general in the Russian army, discusses war hopes and Russian resilience. He notes immense losses, renewed ammunition supply from Japan, and belief that the Russians will press another major drive as they recruit in Petrograd.
Ben Fisk of Helena Mont, a medical student, fired a bullet on December 6 that passed through his heart lung and liver. He is recovering on the road to recovery. The bullet entered the left side between the fifth and sixth ribs and lodged under the eleventh rib on the right side.
A Chicago News piece recalls a Cockney angler who protests respect by claiming a 200 year family right to bear arms, prompting a retort about 2,000 years of ancestral titles. The exchange shows playful pride in lineage and status.
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