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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1913
Page
9
The Washington Post argues to keep the inaugural ball per tradition, noting the pension building should host the event and Congress avoid heavy costs. Gov Wilson prefers minimizing expense, but supports observing the regular program if public enjoyment is enhanced.
Sir George Turner, medical officer in Cape Colony, honored by King George VI for twelve years of service. He completed inoculation against rinderpest, supervised wartime hospital care, and treated Dutch and native patients in Pretoria. Turner lived among the sick to advance research, risking his life and sacrificing glory for humanity. He now faces leprosy contracted while aiding others.
A DC column warns against substituting the Gettysburg boulevard plan for the Lincoln Memorial location approved by the art commission Senate and public. It cites outside interests pushing a rural road pork barrel and urges District supporters to mobilize quickly to prevent a House vote Wednesday.
Washington post office receipts climbed from 1 537 478 in 1911 to 1 739 664 in 1912, a 13.5 percent rise, signaling broader business expansion. Despite parcel post disrupting old comparison bases, officials see a continued high tide in business, with debates on even lower postage rates pending.
Berlin strengthens tourist appeal by stationing English speaking police at key points. Union Jack and Stars and Stripes insignia mark these officers to signal welcoming conversations for English and American visitors. German officials emphasize businesslike preparation and staff training to boost tourism and local commerce.
The text explains a progression from obtaining a diploma through administration to serving in a village, then a small city, followed by larger cities. It argues that a mayor in a large city like Berlin would have extensive experience, dismissing any notion of slipshod or sentimental attitudes in Germany.
The House naval committee questions canal defense readiness after Col. Goethals warns that defeating an attack would require 26 000 troops and 20 million dollars for land defenses. The piece argues for stronger naval and land fortifications, urging immediate construction of four battleships and three battle cruisers to safeguard the isthmus as the nations eye the strategic waterway.
A Massachusetts representative pushes a bill to require all marriage proposals to be in writing to avoid breach of promise suits. The proposal’s humor and impracticality are noted as the piece ridicules the idea, citing human spontaneity and the psychology of courtship while lampooning political posturing and gossip.
Long excerpt outlines Thomas Ashburnham of Fredericton New Brunswick as the prospective 5th Earl of Ashburnham who will inherit the title and estates in Suffolk Sussex and Wales after the death of the late Earl without issue. It notes his marriage to Maria Anderson and prior service in the Egyptian campaign and New Brunswick Dragoons.
Representative Stephens of Texas, chairman of the Indian affairs committee, said he hoped to conclude today the investigation into Osage oil land leases. The hearing followed a charge by Uncle Sam Oil Co. that Secretary Fisher favored Standard Oil. Fisher denied misstatements. an Interior Dept correction explained a report error claiming leases were approved when they were disapproved. Commissioner Abbot said the department would show the secretary would have violated law if he had approved the Uncle Sam and affiliated leases for 800,000 acres.
Paris reports diplomatic reshuffles as M Briand presses to complete a new ministry. Merou retires as consul general in San Francisco while Monnet becomes consul at Newcastle replacing him. Moisson and Ayguesparsse receive promotions in Mexico and Leduc becomes New Orleans chancellor as Briand’s cabinet prospects firm. Poincare attends Lavisse jubilee at the Sorbonne.
New York State reports a 1912 death rate of 146 per 1000, the all time low. Commissioner Porter highlights cold storage laws pollution controls and tuberculosis campaigns as key factors and cites cadal zone achievements as replicable nationwide.
King Victor Emmanuel presented medals to soldiers from the Tripoli campaign in a formal ceremony at Castra Praetoria. The Fifty-second infantry and artillery corps received gold medals, with silver and bronze awarded to other regiments. bells rang, salutes fired, and a vast crowd witnessed the royal honors at the fatherland altar.
Madrid Jan 1 The new premier Alvaro de Ro Mances will publish a liberal program after the king returns from Granada. The plan calls for Vatican negotiations, complete religious freedom, secular cemeteries, civil marriage, fewer nonelective and more elective senators, abolition of the death penalty, freedom of education, higher teachers salaries, public works, a second fleet squadron, and reforms to aid workers. Elmy Alfonso plans visits to Paris London and Berlin in spring and Rome in autumn.
Berlin reports drastic police regulations aim to quiet streets. The book People Who Have Been Punished in Germany by Dr Finkelnburg notes one sixth of men and one twenty fifth of women punished under the German penal code. He estimates 3,869,000 criminals with 2,066,006 males and 605,000 females.
Capt W L Chambers U S N in charge of naval aviation work urged Congress to back an aeroplane competition with 150000 in prizes. The top prize would be 15000 for the winning machine, 1000 for the best engine, and 200 for a stabilizing device. Smaller prizes would reward other qualifying submissions to boost U S aeroplane development.
Naval officers criticized Maj Samuel Simpson Sharpe of Canada for saying few native Americans sign for the navy. They cited 92.46 percent native American enlistment last year and dismissed his remarks as ridiculous. The officers urged Canadians to consult British governor reports from the Atlantic fleet world cruise for context.
The scout cruiser Salem is fitting out at the Philadelphia navy yard for final acceptance testing of a high power wireless station at Arlington Virginia. She will sail around February 1 crossing the Atlantic to test a 3000 mile sending radius while remaining in touch with Arlington. Tests will take several weeks with Navy and company representatives aboard.
Special Cable reports President Yuan Sha Kai issues a code of manners for China. It specifies hat removing and bowing at ceremonies with variations for funerals marriages and national festivals. Women are required to bow at ceremonies but may keep hats on in daily street meetings cautioning strict dress norms.
The Bureau of Steam Engineering will soon construct a 2500 horsepower internal combustion engine for installation in one of two oil-carrying ships authorized by Congress last year. Rear Admiral Hutch S. Cone secures authority to use unexpended steam machinery funds for experimental purposes. Congress may provide $600,000 for a Key West breakwater at the naval station.
Rear Admiral Hutch F Cone told the House Naval Affairs Committee that oil prices could rise 60 percent this year. Taft set aside two California land tracts containing an estimated 250 million barrels, enough to run the Navy for 40 years. If prices climb further, Navy officials may seek funds to develop Taft's taft lands and produce their own supply.
A compact clipped note quotes sharp sayings on manhood patience and dis ease with social norms. It riffs on marriage ambition and reputation while humorously critiquing optimism credit plans and gendered expectations in a brisk, period voice.
A fragmentary column discusses male vanity and honesty in relationships, noting how secrets and exaggerations affect trust. The piece riffs on school outcomes tied to parental influence, and contrasts appearances with reality in social behavior.
Sun and tide table notes low tides and sun events. Weather Bureau report details Ohio River stages at Cincinnati Louisville Evansville and Cairo, plus a broad Northwest cold wave and warm Central plains forecast. Forecast mentions rain and snow in northern states, warmer Atlantic states, and winds along coasts with regional variations.
Henry J. Bruton of Bainbridge Georgia told the ways and means committee that rich tobacco lands lie in four counties two in Georgia and two in Florida. He cited 18 000 acres and a yearly 15 million pound yield with some tobacco fetching high prices abroad. Bruton urged keeping the tobacco duty and noted 17 000 people depend on the industry while hailstorms and lack of grower organization remain chief challenges.
Tells Warest t in Cuba. Thomas H. Birch of Burlington New Jersey may be the next Minister to Cuba. Julian Jackson of Paterson says Birch, a carriage exporter and early Wilson supporter, could secure a diplomatic post. Also named are Representative Rucker of Colorado and former Representative Gaines of Tennessee.
Berlin dispatch reports a Neapolitan court case alleging the former Queen of Naples, a Bavarian princess, gave her sympathies to a Paris anarchist group. The trial of Abbe Tedeschi for calumny unfolds in Naples with gossip likely to persist. the queen may be called to testify but lawyers have yet to persuade her. The affair ties to a Bourbon newspaper venture and Tedeschi's accusations of financial straits, debts, and links to anarchists.
In Utah a growing discussion centers on letting condemned criminals end their lives. Current law permits shooting or hanging chosen by the prisoner. Gov Spry favors the electric chair, while Judge Thomas Marion eaux argues for permitting self-inflicted death reflecting a Chinese practice.
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