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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1917
Page
5
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A garbled opinion piece critiques public figures and elitist rationales amid a heated civic discussion. It questions reliance on reputation over substance, warns against detours into sensationalism, and ponders true conservatism in national affairs.
The report notes Canada’s wartime gains for most industries while expenses rise. It cites bond sales totals, U S stock purchases, and Canada Britain allocations with a shift of Atlantic shipping to Halifax and St Johns. It warns of postwar preferential tariffs within the British empire and Canadian export routing through Halifax and St Johns via Detroit gateways.
The plan envisions steamship and railway connections forming a continuous global route all under the British flag. Details outline a network spanning continents, with emphasis on securing maritime and rail links to facilitate international travel and trade.
The Federal Reserve Board clarified its warnings on short term foreign treasury notes as Britain launches a new 250 million dollar loan replacing the notes. One year 100 million and two year 150 million notes will mature February 1 with a conversion privilege into 54 percent twenty year British bonds. Yields around 6 percent expected. Morgan firm notes money ease and high grade bonds drive demand while Americans seek foreign investments free from heavy taxation. Congress may consider tax policy as taxation raises in the United States.
A long reflective piece traces the Liberta voyage to Africa, King Sam’s failed empire, and the backfire of ambition. It notes tropical illness decimating remaining followers, the salvaged ship’s return to Brooklyn, and warns that empire building shifts from conquest to commerce amid modern mechanized power.
The recent taxation and trust control measures insert exemptions to shield favored groups. The 8 percent excess profits tax excludes corporations with profits under 8 percent of capitalization and includes profits from agriculture or personal services. Agricultural exemptions rest on heavy farming taxation and investment ambiguity, seen as a political expedient to ease large-section antagonism.
A proposal argues against exemptions in tax and enforcement laws that favor labor and agricultural groups. It endorses a graded tax approach to spread the burden, protect all voters, and avoid class legislation while keeping citizens engaged in government finances.
The piece argues worry harms health and nature offers lessons. It cites birds, foxes, squirrels, and dogs as models of patience and sufficiency. It reflects on public health, human folly, and enduring truths, noting wisdom survives beyond generations and urging steadiness amid national concerns.
The article notes David Lloyd George as the first Baptist to become prime minister of Great Britain, detailing historical religious restrictions on officeholders and contrasting past tests requiring the Church of England. It also touches on the sanctity of imperial court food safety and European royal marriages, including the Lonvay union and Stephanie of Belgium.
Merian Allen notes Joseph H Choate a former ambassador to England shows domestic bias and affection for Mrs Choate. A London hostess questions who Mrs Choate’s second husband might be, with a stony reception. The Birmingham Age Herald reports the joke falling flat among British readers. The London Chronicle notes potential requisition of New Zealand cheese for the army this season.
William Randolph Hearst honors Admiral Dewey in Washington memorials and funeral rites. He praises Dewey as a plain American hero and brilliant strategist whose Manila Bay victory stemmed from genius not luck. Hearst lauds public affection, calls for future heroes, and lauds Dewey’s courage, independence, and leadership.
Kansas City Star reports David Hutton of Perth Scotland taught mice to weave sewing thread. One mouse can run about 1.5 miles daily and produce 3500 threads weekly. food and gear cost modestly, yielding substantial yearly profit per mouse, with no patent.
The text notes Sir Francis Bacon born in London on January 23, 1580 and recalls his anti dueling stance delivered during a wartime trial. It quotes his remarks condemning duels as sorcery and a perverse honor culture while urging fortitude reserved for worthy causes and public service.
The surviving link to early cable days is Wo J Fraser a 71 year old Western Union district cable manager in Brookline Massachusetts He recalls 19th century rates and the Queen Victoria to President Buchanan message of 1868 now a rare artifact he wears a fragment of the 1868 cable as a watch charm Fraser helped open the Rye Beach station in 1874 and is the last surviving pioneer of the Direct United States Cable Company era He carries a dime sized fragment encased in gold and gutta percha that symbolizes the original Atlantic link.
Charles Bonth argues drinking was a fashion among elites and middle classes, a social habit sustaining interaction, while poorer men overindulge from misguided pride. He suggests the habit could end swiftly not by abstinence alone but by raising the general standard of living.
Robert Brain, a long time Croydon trader who lived in a one room above his small shop, has died aged 82. He was reputed the area’s leading ratepayer, contributing about £800 yearly to the borough. The note adds a motor car remark about brake control and a co-ed reference, reflecting fragmented OCR text.
A string of hearsay comments from Washington hotels recounts a Wales NY tax case from 1872 over 4 cents, a village legal skirmish, and a portrait of Villa in Mexico. The piece blends local anecdotes, foreign politics, and weather observations with scattered OCR fragments.
An undefined Birmingham Age Herald piece notes a wealthy resident converting an atop a wartime house into a lane and flower garden ideal for a truck garden. The article hints at curious neighbors and an uninvited visit to Mrs Oldfriend at a party, raising questions about social invitations.
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