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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1916
Page
11
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British plan to blockade neutral ports including Rotterdam and Malmo as Germany enablers prompts Swedish King Gustaf to warn that such moves threaten neutrality. The United States would protest blockades that impede innocent neutral trade, arguing the risk of war if British power seizes American goods destined for blocked ports.
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee approves the Newlands resolution to form a committee to investigate government control and regulation of interstate and foreign transportation. The scope includes public interests, railroad and shipper rights, and changes in the Interstate Commerce Commission and the regulation act.
Members of the state and federal commissions note that limited powers hinder reforms. Railroads face wage pressures while revenue rules stay tight. The ICC fixes maximum freight rates but not minimums, forcing losses to retain business. A federal railroad incorporation act is urged as part of a congressional inquiry.
The report claims the United States will not intervene in Mexico unless Latin American leaders request it, and that Latin American troops could join any expedition. It argues such an entangling alliance would burden U S power, jeopardize Monroe doctrine leadership, and should require Senate ratification.
A suggestion is made that the Senate should conduct an inquiry to verify the truth of the ongoing report, noting its persistent belief and mounting credibility across game quarters.
Secretary Lansing argues the old code favors belligerents and neglects neutral nations. He predicts a new international law after the war, emphasizing neutral rights and enforcement guarantees, while criticizing Britain and other powers for starving civilians and flouting humane norms. The piece links this stance to broader wartime debates and historical references.
The House of Lords debate over claims of Lord Milner's German origin notes his grandfather James Richard Milner moved to Dusseldorf and became German, while Karl Milner born in Neuss in 1830 studied in Bonn and Tubingen and practiced medicine in London. The piece argues ambiguity in naturalization leaves questions about allegiance to both England and Germany.
American Jews who raised funds for starving Polish Jews face a naval blockade. They appeal to the British ministry to permit relief supplies. Without relief, Jewish men women and children in Russian Poland may perish from exposure and hunger.
In a California librarians gathering in San Diego quotes warn that sentimental novels harm marriages especially among young married women. Miss Zadie Brown, secretary of the association, urges restrictions on girls reading novels to protect minds. The note ends with a light aside about a landlady and advance payment.
Senator Brady of Idaho took the oath while editors were attacked and struck from the Record. Georgia Senator Smith urged adoption of a continental army. Garrison defended a government armor plate factory plan. Prohibition amendment to Philippine independence bill adopted. Senators Borah Lippitt Stone pressed for action on Mexico. foreign relations committee to act. House adjourned at 4 56, Socialist London denounced preparedness but warned if attacked all would fight. McKinley memorial coinage approved for Niles Ohio. Debate limits set for calendar bills. Ferris stock-raising bill passed. good roads and bonded grain warehouse licenses discussed. Sherwood Ohio proposed a US munitions factory at Toledo. Humphrey Johnson Washington proposed naval academy in Washington. Richmond businessmen urged $500000 for James River deepening. Merchant Marine Committee head Alexander said President approved ship bill in essence. Quartermaster General Aleshire testified. adjourned at 5 65 p m to noon today.
The Louisville Courier-Journal attacks the Mann law as melodramatic and harmful, arguing it harms public welfare by punishing men while shielding women. It cites sensational magazines and melodrama as fuel for flaws, urging Congress to repeal and reconsider the statute.
James Watt, born January 19, 1736 in Greenock Scotland, transformed steam power with a separate condenser, enabling the steamboat, railroad and vast industrial progress. His idea came to him on a Glasgow Green Sunday walk in 1766, and his invention reshaped commerce and politics before his death in 1819 at age 83.
Kenneth Campbell writes in the Sacramento Bee praising the healing power of kind words. The poem extols praise as balm for sour moods, soothing daily hurts and lifting spirits, with vivid images of sunlight, music, and gentle mercy soothing malice and pain.
A Philadelphia North American excerpt explains the pitcher plant as an insect eater with greenish purple trap leaves that fold like a cornucopia. Its interior walls are lined with downward hairs and sticky fluid, luring prey with honey before entangling and drowning it in a bottom well. The description cites the plant as a peaceful looking wildflower while detailing its deadly mechanism.
In the Shoreham lobby, W. E. Wentworth and P J Ligon spoke on politics and policy. Wentworth defended Ohio’s support for Wilson and Cox for governor, predicting Democratic gains in Congress. Ligon warned Prohibition would depress Colorado real estate and deter Westerners, expecting dry Denver to revive with moisture in practice.
Henry T Milan voices doubt over Culberson's bid for another term as Willard sources note a clouded field with Democrats naming contenders. The senator's health and strength influence momentum though none of the aspirants gain ground until he speaks. The race remains drifting until Culberson clarifies his intentions.
An exchange notes Montenegro capitulated to Austria ending five centuries of resistance led by Prince George Baishe and Ivan the Black. The fall of Mount Lovchen marks the first occupation of Montenegrin homeland by invaders, with K. Nicholas’s allies advancing since World War I began.
Morris Gross a 28 year old colored worker was crushed when a grand piano dropped 30 feet from a building during an attempted hoist at Sixty second and Arch streets. He sustained only scalp lacerations and was taken to West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital for examination. Doctors were puzzled to find no fracture as ropes parted between the second and third floors. The accident damaged the sidewalk and left Gross briefly dazed before reporting himself unharmed.
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