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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1913
Page
9
A fashion plate features a yellow bow tie with black studs while a New York delegation dons chowder party hats and yellow waistcoats. The piece urges Washington society to keep up with fashion at state capitals with bold colors and accessories to avoid attention.
Secretary Knox replies to Britain's arbitration note with a detailed account of canal tolls and policy. He argues the United States did not violate the Hay Pauncefote treaty and that there is no dispute to arbitrate unless Britain challenges the toll structure or subsidies, urging a commission of inquiry if facts remain in doubt.
Report on the Albany reception where Gov. Sulzer greeted about 3,000 New York citizens. Article notes new dress etiquette, favoring tan shasa with a spike-tail coat and red cravats with tuxedos. An Up-State Jeffersonian arrived in evening clothes with a green four-in-hand scarf tucked under a gold-plated clasp.
The war party's coup in Constantinople shocks Europe and risks resuming hostilities at Adrianople and Thessalonica. London and capitals fear a new crisis, with possible naval demonstrations and international pressure to restore the status quo and depose the war cabinet. Mutual rivalries loom large as peace talks break down.
Members of the Ways and Means Committee push a competitive tariff as the Democratic aim for the coming session while noting revenue remains important. They warn against flooding the market with cheap labor products and urge careful balancing to avoid lowering U S wages. The London Graphic cites rising prices since 1900, urging caution before adopting a policy that could undercut domestic industry.
A critique of the overgenerous benefactor who buys drinks for others and then complains when repaid poorly. It cites Representative Dunn of Huntington County, a state legislator famed for being a constant drinks-giver, often buying the first and last rounds. The piece warns to beware such a person who imposes obligations and resents ingratitude.
A proposed law would ban any treating by liquor license holders, with penalties up to a $5,000 fine and 12 months' imprisonment. The motive derides leeches and mass medicating by majority rule, arguing private rights shrink under progressive restraint and citing cigarette bans and temperance extremes as precedent.
President Taft addresses park committees urging broader Rock Creek Park and mall framing for new federal buildings. He argues Congress blocks funds for public works while raises District taxes, urging locals to seek a voice in governance. Taft warns the District will lose a steadfast, farsighted ally when he departs.
Prince Gunther Schoenburg Waldenburg arrives in New York from Europe on a U S tour. Unmarried at 23, he holds a German army commission and is heir to the Waldenburg line with estates in Roumania and a historic fortress. His kin include Princess Alice of Bourbon and Countess Bug. the piece notes potential implications for equal-status marriage and semi royal titles amid dynastic law.
A damaged OCR fragment describes a Western Union figure with a 1¢ stamp in hand suffering a mishap as a brisk Mercury character gets his long white whiskers caught in a bicycle sprocket.
New York report by Dr Louis Blan of Columbia finds seven of 190 high school pupils unable to add one plus one and many unable to multiply or divide decimals. Among 517 elementary pupils, boys averaged 61 percent and girls 53 percent, with high school results 73 and 70 percent respectively. The study questions the fitness of public school students for business clerical work.
Attorney General to decide how far the President may reorganize the customs service under Congress. Treasury aims to abolish customs naval officers and surveyors. Plan consolidates Norfolk Newport News Portsmouth into one port, St Paul Minneapolis into one port, and Duluth Superior into one port with collectors and deputies in each city. import export activity remains unchanged.
Bermuda protests New York customs excess levy on Bermudian vegetable imports. Bermuda colonial parliament members claim U S tariff uses local value rather than growth value. Assistant Secretary Curtis ordered an investigation yesterday into the matter.
Senate resolution seeks a Department of Justice investigation into the condition of Crow Indians in Montana. Attorney General Wickersham says the department has no funds for the work and cannot undertake the inquiry without Congress approving at least twenty thousand dollars for the project.
The Navy Department announced that President Taft approved a Norfolk court martial verdict finding Capt Wade L Jolly of the Marine Corps guilty of absence without leave and nonpayment of debts. He was dismissed from the service. Jolly, appointed from Iowa in 1899, was recently stationed at the Marine Barracks Philadelphia.
Army orders announce leaves of absence for Brig. Gen. George R. Smith and Capt. John A. Berry with dates through February 15, 1914 and May 5, 1913 respectively, plus extensions for First Lieuts Rollof Andersen and Arthur T. Dalton. General Smith retires to home. Willist May moves to Eighth Infantry for Manila transport. Coast Artillery shifts include Stevens to Charleston district and Straub to Port Stevens, with reassignment details and a War Department rearing board for James Marrasmith. Nichols relieved by Canby in Vancouver work. Bayer to Fort Bliss commands. Chandler resigns effective February 1913.
Naval orders detach Lieut Gumlor Bryson Bruce to post graduate course at the Naval Academy. Second Lieut S Raynor and Second Lieut H C Daniels detachments reassignments between Marine Barracks Portsmouth Mare Island and Boston. Movements: Montana Elrut Solace Guan tanamo Annapelth San Diego Nero Arsmer. Galeed Day Monice sails Monte Christie to Bant Domingo City Wheeling Tampa to Vera Cruz.
Senate actions include holding eulogies for the late Senator Reyner on February 2 and passage of the Penrose bill to boost naval militia efficiency. A large block of unobjected bills cleared the calendar. The Capitol will not host inaugurations night public receptions, and a Democratic caucus is planned. House activity featured debates on rivers and harbors funding, legislative appropriation amendments, tariff inquiries, and money trust testimony.
Senate leaders barred Capitol use for a public reception on inauguration night. If the House passes a resolution, the Senate will oppose. The Johnson insurance committee heard Robert R. Tuttle and HH. Darneille in testimony. The loan shark bill fixes a one percent monthly rate and covers pawnbrokers. District of Columbia committee to meet today to consider local legislation with bills to be called regardless of quorum. The inaugural resolution passed without opposition.
Mrs Carrie E. Cope sues Bishop David H. Moore of Cincinnati and Mrs George Robinson of Detroit for 4000 damages each in Kansas City federal court over a $10000 bequest to Kansas home missions. The case stems from a letter by Moore to Robinson alleging Cope’s dishonesty and distribution of funds from the bequest amid competing Methodist societies.
Senor Wither charged d affaires of Ecuador met with Assistant Secretary Wilson to discuss Col William Gorgas sanitary plans for Guayaquil port. Ecuador may seek American bank loans to fund health measures. Oscar Straus, secretary of commerce and labor, spoke with Taft on international peace.
A man attacked the National Gallery in London with a two foot rule smashing glass and damaging can vases of four paintings including two Constables before police restrained him. He offered no motive and did not claim suffragette support. The damaged works may be repairable.
Heavy rains in the Ohio valley threaten river rise with possible 4 feet Mississippi stage at Memphis and 5 feet flood risk downriver. Disturbance moves east from Plains to St Lawrence with widespread rains, warmer in Gulf and Atlantic states, colder in upper Mississippi and Dakotas. Local gale warnings along Atlantic and Pacific coasts, winds brisk on the coast, and Friday into Saturday cooling with storm activity marginally affecting the Grand Banks sailing.
Weather figures and stray notes mix with Paris fortifications sale funding debate. Paris eviction costs exceed 200 million while temp readings and sunshine hours from multiple cities appear alongside scattered opinions on social behavior and local judgments.
William Gaston Hamilton, eighty two, grandson of Alexander Hamilton, died at Gramercy Park residence. He was a trustee of multiple institutions, active in New York life, amateur artist, and an authority on steam engineering and railroad construction. Surviving children include William Pierson Hamilton who married Juliet Pierpont Morgan, and Helen Rhinelander.
Rumors swirl of disturbances as partial elections approach in Amis, Santa Clara. The government readies an emergency with a large force of regulars and rurales at Arisa and a troops column on a practice march nearby. Reports claim liberals concentrate at Arisa in sizable numbers.
The Taft appointed aero-dynamical commission met for the first time and organized with Dr. Robert Woodward of the Carnegie Institute as chairman. A subcommittee was named to draft a report to the President by March 4. The full commission will meet Saturday to review the subcommittee's draft.
President-elect Wilson plans a Panama Canal visit at the first opportunity after inauguration. North Carolina leaders urge Asheville as summer capital and seek Josephus Daniels as Postmaster General, while Wilson keeps plans flexible and open.
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