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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1914
Page
2
Chinese president Yuan Shikai issues new mandates after the republic's founding, condemning gambling and urging righteousness while decrying officials and bandits. The edicts call for strict policing, confiscation of gambling funds, and harsh punishment for treasonous acts as China seeks order amid widespread unrest and corruption.
Odessa dispatch reports a newly formed club in Moscow enforcing absolute silence among members. Interaction occurs only by gesture in dining and lounge rooms. The luxuriously equipped club provides tilarda, chess, and cards. orders are relayed via silent tablets.
The January reform plan from the government of Santo Domingo was well received in the senate but met opposition in the lower house. Business activity shows improvement nationwide though indicators reveal insufficient sustenance for a stronger revival.
An official cable from Tokyo says Sakurajima erupted on the 12th, destroying 3,500 houses on Sakurajima island near Kagoshima. Casualties uncertain but not expected to be large, with early reports possibly exaggerated. Kagoshima suffered earthquakes, ash, and communication outages. Omori says no further danger, yet many families remain separated awaiting relief.
Emperor of Japan sends personal message praising President Wilson for sympathy telegram after volcanic and tidal wave disaster. The note expresses gratitude for Wilson's timely support and concern for affected Japanese subjects.
A party travels from Pueblo through the Sangre de Christos to Taos and Santa Fe, visiting Puye cliff dwellings, Zuni Raven Cities ruins, and the Grand Canyon region. They view Diaz and Madero portraits, the Taos Plaza, and canyon walls rising a thousand feet, pondering how cliff dwellings were reached.
A January 16 bill in Cuba, filed by the conservative leader, calls for reorganizing the army by merging the rural guard into the regular force, disbanding field artillery, expanding rapid-fire gun sections, creating new cavalry regiments, and placing the army under the president and interior secretary with a general staff. The proposal also aims to curb the commander-in-chief and major generals. The same period marks the expiry of proposals for an $80 million government loan. A New York bank lawyer presented the sole loan proposal to the secretary of finance as the process continues.
Saecial cable reports Lieut. Gerald Arthur Edwin Denny of the Southern Nigeria regiment died near Plymouth aboard the West African mail steamer Appam while returning to England on sick leave. He and a district commissioner went ashore at Lagos before the boat swamped and Denny was eaten by a shark.
Daniel and Samuel Harris, twin brothers, lived 72 years together in Kentucky. Weak from exposure, they were found in a downtown coal shed. Daniel died of starvation and exposure. Samuel, hospitalized, was in failing condition and did not survive. The brothers had retired after selling a farm, then lost it and lived dependent for years.
Special to The Washington Post Baltimore January 16 Dr Howard A Kelly faces charges of violating medical ethics by the Maryland medical and surgical faculty. An honor committee has sent him a letter demanding explanation of what they call unprofessional publicity. Friends say professional jealousy drives the attack, noting his worldwide renown as a surgeon and gynecologist and his recent recognition for aiding radium treatment development.
Baron Sermann Von Seden, born Cincinnati 18xx, a theology professor at Berlin University and Jerusalem Church pastor, died last night while attempting to board a moving underground train in Berlin. In a separate report, international twelve oared cutters race at Vera Cruz harbor saw the French crew win with Spanish, German, English, and American crews following in order.
Portland reports Gov. Wesdwal West Secretary Ben Olcott and State Treasurer Thomas B Kay were nominally arrested on warrants issued by Labor Commissioner O P Hoff to test the eight hour law for state employees. The constitution exempts state officers from arrest but Hoff waived exemption to secure a final test of enforcement.
Gov Glynn plans a special message to the New York legislature urging the creation of an agricultural credit system to cut the cost of living. He has invited a score of bankers and agricultural authorities to confer, with the first meeting set for tomorrow.
Ensign Elyn Brochardt is charged with unbecoming conduct as an officer aboard the battleship Louisiana. He has been detached and towed to the receiving ship Franklin. Rear Admiral Usher said papers had not been received and the alleged offense occurred while the Tautinos was at Vera Crig.
The Liberal party marked eight years since returning to power under Prime Minister Asquith, aiming to extend control over Britain’s empire for longer than any party in 16 years. The article recalls Balfour’s resignation and the Liberal victory that followed, highlighting reforms and future battles with the House of Lords.
Vancouver Jan 1 A British Columbia Supreme Court written judgment sustains the deportation of Bhagwan Singh a Hindu priest of prominence from Canada in November last No damages action can lie against the immigration department The priest was put aboard a steamer to arrive in the Orient and attempts to land him in Victoria via wireless order were ignored by immigration inspectors who were upheld by the higher tribunal.
Dudley Jardine heir to six million dollars lived thirty years as a Bowery lodger under the alias William Smith. Estate appraisal shows he left about 208 thousand dollars and engaged in stock speculation while poor. A romance linking him to Anna McCarthy’s mother is noted as factor in his disappearance after the Civil War.
London reports the home office bans the film Five Hundred Pounds Reward for showing a Portland prison escape. The British board of film censors says nearby houses will be cleared and quarry walls raised twenty feet, though no convict ever escaped from Portland.
Island of Ambrym in the New Hebrides is described as totally devastated by volcanic eruptions that began in December. Reports arriving via the Makura note widespread scorched landscape with scarce water, burning lava rivers, and mass displacement of natives including 500 left behind by fleeing villagers.
In Berne on January 16 the Credite Ticinese collapse fears sparked a heavy run on the Caisse d Hoargne et de Prets with over 2,000,000 francs withdrawn in hours. Swiss national and other banks are advancing funds to help the bank weather the storm.
Special cable reports forecasts of a slowly drying earth threatening Champagne Burgundy and Gironde wine regions within four centuries. scholars note past climate shifts in central Asia Europe and North America while warning drought could drive population movements and alter political borders as rivers and lakes shrink.
Two United States senators W. Kenyon and Atlee Pomerene of Ohio and Gov Cox joined today in urging a nationwide campaign against hog cholera. They called for at least $1,000 appropriation by the Congress. The addresses were delivered before nearly 2,000 farmers at the Ohio Farmers' Congress.
In Managua on January 1 the Nicaraguan congress held a joint session and passed, nearly unanimously, a vote of confidence in the government foreign policy. The move followed debate over a proposed treaty with the United States on the Nicaragua Isthmian canal.
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