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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1914

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Makino Seeks U S Backing on Treaty Over California Law

Baron Makino Japanese foreign minister outlines a practical aim for a new treaty to secure equal property rights for Japanese in the United States and cancel California land law, while public discussion centers on whether the Senate will ratify such a pact and how it adjusts existing protests. The President plans to meet Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss Mexico, Caribbean, and Bryan peace treaties amid diplomatic maneuvering.

Senate California Foreign Relations Committee Baron Makino Japan Washington Epibaea United States State Department Aon York Tan Uch Disney the Herald Presiit Wilson Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Bryan New York City Asiatic Society Department Ig Uifoon Caribbean Wilson Senate Committee Mexico Mexico City Fuerza Repubcans White House Latin America Nebraska John Lind New York A. Washington William Alden Smith Senator Reot Lodge Hitchcock Pomerene

Academy's New Head Named for Personnel Chief Shift

Secretary Daniels announced Capt. William F Fullam will become superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis relieving Capt. John H Gibbons who will command the battleship Louisiana starting February 7 Gibbons has been at Annapolis since May 1901 and his successor as aid for personnel has not been named Field will be detached from the Louisiana after a court martial reduced from ten to five numbers for hazarding the ship near Vera Cruz Daniels said the detachment was not punishment and the captain will return to sea duty with the ship headed to the West Indies

William F. Fullam Daniel A Naval Academy Annapolis John H. Gibbons Louisiana Gibbons Daniels Fullam Harry A. Field Vera Cruz Field Fiedd Daniela West Indiea

City gives free movies to Saginaw schoolchildren

Ten thousand pupils attended Saginaw's first free municipal movie showing in the city auditorium. Five different screenings were needed to accommodate all students. The weekly program will continue Saturdays with educational, historical, and comic films including President Wilson at a baby parade.

Washington Post Saginaw, Mich Saginaw Wilson

Death by own action shocks Penn students in Philadelphia

Ray Francis Feldman, 22, a University of Pennsylvania Law School student, committed suicide by inhaling gas in a student boarding house near campus. The third such death in a week sparked rumors of a death by own action club, though no connection was found. Friends cite study pressures. fellow student Nick Carter recalls Feldman saying he could not stand hard studies. Feldman’s body was found by a landlady, with $170 and a note in the room.

Philadelphia Ray Francis Feldman University of Pennsylvania Law School Feldman W. T. Townsley Addison H. McCullough Delaware River Har Bean St . Feldman Tunkhannock Wyoming County Lehigh Valley Railroad Margaret L. Loughney Wyoming Nue Nick Carter Carter

Egyptian Women Revolt Over Veil in Egypt

Special dispatch from Cairo notes Egyptian Muslim women increasingly seek Western influence and education while pushing to discard the veil. Officials and priests uphold veiling, yet modern fashion and liberties tempt change. The issue centers on freedom and cultural conflict amid urban Western contact.

Washington Post Cairo Egypt

Kaiser Is richest German in the new estimate

Berlin January 24 Rudolph Martin, a noted statistician, ranks Hasse Wilhelm as Germanys richest with about 98.5 million dollars. The estimate includes the royal families forests and lands. Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz follows with 88.75 million. Frau Krupp von Bohlen is third at 80 million, and Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis is fourth at 87.5 million.

Washington Pest Berlin Rudolph Martin Germany Frau Krupp von Bohlen Tas Hasse Wilhelm Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Queen Mary England

Germans Favor Mustaches as Reason for Shaving

A German businessman Roland Von Berlin quoted in The Washington Pest argues Americans shave because their beards are scarce, drawing a parallel to the beardless Indian and praising the Kaiser’s support for mustaches. He claims without immigration America would be backward and soil would only yield Indian types.

Yaikebs Washington Berlin Roland von Berlin EH. Brockelmann Tow Living San Francisco America

European fleet to press Essad Pasha in Albania

European powers plan an international demonstration in Albanian waters to force Essad Pasha to relinquish his claim to the throne. Each nation will send a ship to Durazzo and may greet Prince William of Wied upon arrival. The powers also agree to a $15 million loan to finance his administration, eliminating delays to sovereignty.

London Wiliam of Wied

Bulgars Fight Greeks Amid Balkan Clashes

Irregular Bulgarian forces drive Greeks from Soufli Saloniki and begin looting Gumurjina as fighting renews in the Balkans. Reported dispatch notes about 1,000 Bulgarian irregulars and spike in violence with Greek forces in the region.

Soufli City Washington Post Saloniki Balkans Gumurjina

State Sues For 25 Million Over Cotton Oil Trust

Arkansas Attorney General Moore files suit in Little Rock seeking 25.2 million in penalties plus 4.21 million damages from six cotton oil firms. Accuses defendants Buckeye Cotton Oil Co Little Rock Southern Oil etc of forming a price fixing cottonseed cartel in violation of the Arkansas antitrust act.

Arkansas Washington Post Little Rock Ark Moore Buckeye Cotton Oil Company lattle Roeth Cotton /oil Ge City Cotton Oil Company Arkapads Cotton Oil Company Southern Oil Empath Ang Dizie Cotton Oil and Seed Company

Child dies saving sister in kitchen fire

Rochester, Jan 24 The body of a 11 year old girl was found in a Varick home kitchen after a fire. She had shielded her 5 year old sister in a high chair from the flames before succumbing herself. The mother Mrs Bert Ritter discovered the blaze upon returning from the barn and called for help.

Rochester N. Y Bert Ritter Varick

Sir David Gill Dies in London at 76 A Pioneer Astronomer

Sir David Gill, renowned Scottish astronomer and NAS honoree, died in London aged 76. He led major geodetic surveys, directed the Earl of Crawford Observatory, organized Venus transit and longitudes linking Berlin, Malta, Suez, and Cairo, and earned the médjidie and royal society honors. He served as a mediating figure in global astronomy and folded many international Academy memberships into a storied career. He was knighted in 1900 and enjoyed outdoor sports in his leisure.

London David, Gill Sir David British Association Academies of Science Washington New York Boston Philadelphia Rome St Petersburg Berlin Amsterdam Stockholm French Institute Edward Sir David Gill Marischal College University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Earl of Crawford Lord Lindsay Mauritius Malta Alexandria Suez Aden Seychelles Rodriguez Egypt Cairo Ascension Islafid Royal Astronomical Society Valz Institut de France Ae ‘Gir Land Watson National Academy of Science Academies of Science of Sir Land

Capen Accepts Place Here Clark Professor to Be Specialist

Professor Samuel P. Capen of Clark University announced he will accept the Interior Department appointment as a specialist in higher education for the U S Bureau of Education. He resigns from Clark and will begin duties in Washington on February 1.

Clark University Bureau of Education Worcester Mass Samuel P. Capen Franklin K. Lane United States Bureau of Education Clark Washington

Debutante Miss Callie Hoke Smith Wears Wishing Anklet

Washington dispatch reports debutante Miss Callie Hoke Smith daughter of Sen. Hoke Smith wears a gold wishing anklet during her first season. Many debutantes are securing talismans. Her anklet features slender gold links and a tassel visible when she dances. she is noted as one of the season’s prettiest and most successful debutantes.

Blease frees 14 convicts for public works

Governor Blease commuted the sentences of fourteen state prisoners, seven from Spartanburg and seven from Anderson, to perform public works in their counties. About 45 prisoners have been released this month under this policy. The act includes men convicted of homicide.

Columbia G. Jan Spartanburg Anderson Blease Andersen

Haitian Revolt Gains Headway in Southern Haiti

The Haitian revolt is widening in the south as Port au Prince faces threats. General Desormes advances from Cape Haitien toward Hinoke while rebels seize customs posts. The German cruiser Vineta sails to Haiti and the Montana cruiser heads to Port au Prince at Britain’s request, reflecting U.S. and Allied interest and concerns over foreign protection and constitutional legitimacy.

State Department Montana Port Au Prince Great Britain Wilson Haiti Iis Arilbontis Oresta Zamor Gov ‘Arnor Desormes Cape Haitien Fort Liberte Hinoke St. Thomas Vineta Davilar Theodore Santo’ Domingo Bryan Santo Domingo United States Nashville Haitian

Preacher Cleared of Arson in Fort Worth Fire Trial

Fort Worth Texas January 4 The Rev F Frank Norris pastor of First Baptist Church was acquitted by a jury of burning his own church on February 6 1912 Indicted earlier charges were dismissed and retried on related matters yielding acquittal A juror contracted smallpox and the entire panel was quarantined

Fort Worth Tex F. Frank Norris First Baptist Norris

Painter Peter A. Gross Dies in Chicago Hotel

Chicago report says Peter A. Gross, 68, American landscape painter long based in Paris, collapsed and died in his hotel today while in the city to exhibit his work. The death ends a four decade residency in Europe.

Chicago Peter A. Gross Paris Mr. Gross

Alaska Bill Wins Big Rail Plan for Alaska

The Senate approved a 40 million dollar plan to build 1000 miles of railroad from tidewater to interior Alaska with the President choosing the route and managing construction and operation. The vote was 46 to 16 with 15 Republicans and Senator Poindexter voting yes, several Democrats opposing. Seattle reacted with wild celebration banners and a parade as Alaska readies a historic celebration once the bill becomes law.

Senate Juste Alaska Railroad Alaska Poindexter Bacon Hoke Smith Shields Williams Tidewater Panama Canal Smoot Norris Ming Ashurst Bryan Chamberlain Chilton Gore Hitchcock Hollis James Johnson Kern Lane Lea Martine Myers Newlands Pittman Pomerene Ransdell Reed Robinson Saulsbury Shafroth Stoppard Simmons Smith Arisona Maryland Stone Thompson Vardaman Walsh Democrats Korah Brady Bristow Colt Cummins Fall Grenna Jones Kenyon McBane Perkins Ac Ung And Works Noel—Bacon Georgia Bradley Clark Wyoming Stephenson Sutherland Weeka House Canal Zone Central Labor Union Farmington Mass Weeks Seattle Wach Wilson

Russians Seek North Pole Expedition Leaves St Petersburg

A Russian expedition led by Dr. Urussow departed from St. Petersburg aiming to reach the North Pole via Sedow's route. The team includes three women scientists and two missionaries who intend to convert Eskimos to Orthodox Russia.

Washington Post Berlin St. Petersburg North Pole Sedow Urussow

Arlington radio links Hawaii via wireless message

Rear Admiral R. S. Griffin told the House naval committee that the Arlington radio station maintained communication with Honolulu, a distance of about 5,289 miles. The Diffel tower at Paris was reported as about 3,000 miles from Arlington.

Arlington Saya House Naval Committee R. S. Griffin Honolulu Diffel Parla

Americans Presented to Queen at Royal Palace in Rome

A large party of Americans was presented to the Queen of Italy at the royal palace in Rome on January 4. Notable attendees included Mrs. John Hays Hammond and Miss Katherine D. Tillman of New York, Mrs. Jacob Sloat Fassett and Miss Fassett of Strathmont, N Y, Col. and Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver and daughter of New York and Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, Miss Ellen Constance Palmer, Mrs. Cuvier Grover, Miss Elizabeth Crawford of Washington, and Ira Nelson Morris of Chicago. The presentation was conducted in a large ante room with guests introduced individually by a lady in waiting.

John Hays Hammond Rome Cuvier Grover Washington Elizabeth Crawford Ira Nelson Morris Chicago

Liberty Feast by Divorcee at Hotel St Francis

In San Francisco Mrs Frances Estelle Wyburn hosts a freedom dinner at the Hotel St Francis tomorrow night to celebrate her divorce from Walter N Wyburn an insurance broker of New York City. Decorations include a Reno courthouse miniature a liberty bell and rope pieces symbolizing severed bonds. A dozen divorcees and divorced attend.

Reno San Francisco Liberty Bell Frances Estelle Wyburn Hotel St. Francis New York City

Militant suffragists destroy Glasgow Kibble Crystal Palace

A bomb attack in Glasgow botanic gardens wrecked the Kibble Crystal Palace, obliterating glasshouses and hundreds of rare plants. A caretaker wounded while cutting a fuse prevented a second blast. Footprints and food remnants point to a women-led assault. a champagne bottle and cake scraps were found near entry points.

Kibble Crystal Palace Glasgow Botanic Gardens Scotland Glasgow Botanic Gardens Spieces Botanical Gardens

Historic chair found linked to 1812 Capitol fire

In Portland Indiana on January 24 residents Mr and Mrs L L Lawrence report an old arm chair and a White House bureau dating to George and Martha Washington era. The chair allegedly hosted a British officer during the 1812 Capitol fire and the officer ordered the Ingle family to serve him dinner on the porch.

Portland Ind United States White House George Martha Washington L.L. Lawrence Th Town Henry Ingle Ingle Washington Capitol

Mrs Wilson Endows Scholarship in Brother's Memory

Mrs Woodrow Wilson endows the Edward W Ax son scholarship at the Martha Berry School for Mountain Girls in Rome Georgia, marking the school's twelfth anniversary. Funds were raised through a sale of pictures painted by Mrs Wilson to honor her brother.

Rome Jan. A Woodrow. Wilson Edward W. Axson Martha Berry

Guests of King at Windsor Castle weekend party

Walter Hines Page United States Ambassador and wife joined King George and Queen Mary as guests at Windsor for the first in a series of weekend parties during their stay. The Page couple left London for the castle to stay until Monday.

London Walter Hines Page United States George Queen Mary Windsor Castle Page

Torture and espionage allegations shake Gomez regime

New York January 24 The Herald prints claims by Dr Pedro Maria Parra ex supreme court justice and former congressman that President Vincent Gomez rules Venezuela with torture and spies. Parra reports 800 spies in Caracas and widespread arrests and cruelties. he fled to Curacao after facing possible arrest and accuses graft monopoly and theft from a dead man’s safe. The charges aim to rally revolutionary sentiment and provoke regime overthrow.

New York Pedro Maria Parra Supreme Court Congress of Venezuela Vincent Juan Gomez Parra Venezuela Gomez Washington Berra Venexuela Gomes Dan Merida Los Andes Caracas Congress Castro Curacao Dr. Parra Coro Antilles

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