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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1915
Page
10
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The United States insists British ships not misuse the American flag to dodge retaliation as German submarines target suspect vessels. Capt Trinkey describes sinking of Armenian and escape attempts, highlighting the risk to true American ships from flag fraud. The State Department data on flag misuse prompts renewed demand that Britain stop embroiling the United States.
The National Conventions. Chicago assumes victory for the 1916 Republican gathering. business leaders see little dispute and shift focus to the Democratic convention. Philadelphia lags with slim chance, while Dallas seeks the Democratic meeting but faces Chicago’s central appeal in Washington.
The city could enter the race for two major conventions and win one or both. Delegates prefer neutral ground, and Washington can handle crowds three to four times larger than a convention. A new convention hall would position the Capital to host in future years.
A republic-wide plea denounces British seizures of American ships trading with neutrals. It argues the United States, as a neutral power, must resist Britain’s “law of might.” The text asserts U S rights to sell munitions to belligerents and neutrals alike and calls for immediate action to protect maritime commerce.
In New York an alleged clairvoyant known as Professor Bert Reese faced a judge at a preliminary hearing. He demonstrated supposed psychic powers by stating the judge’s bank balance and revealing hidden names. The court room watched as he performed feats before acquitting the accused.
The article follows Reese as he contends with skeptics and progressive inquiry. It compares his acts to stage magicians and past mediums like Bishop, noting how the Society for Psychical Research may test his powers. It ends suggesting publicity is a tool in such modern curiosities.
In Europe leaders warn of no peace while major powers prepare for a long war. Factories expand, contracts surge, and the United States stands at risk of entanglement. Public unease grows as citizens demand safeguards while diplomats press on in the Balkans and beyond. Alf Noyes arrest highlighted by an ironic Boston episode.
In 1915 the Kaiser marks five centuries of Hohenzollern rule with prayer and services, tracing the rise from Frederick of Nuremberg to modern Prussia. The piece also covers Belgian navy efforts, the Avenir ship, and Troubridge's serbia mission, noting a treacherous wireless code incident.
In South Bethlehem a 65 year old boy Michael Gregora started Borough Engineer R E Neumeyer's parked auto by releasing the brake. The car rolled down Hillside Avenue, swerved at the Incline foot, struck a porch where Mrs Andrew Hudek stood, knocked her to the ground and damaged the porch. Gregora was thrown through the windshield but escaped unharmed. Mrs Hudek sustained leg injuries.
Wildcats delay Pennsylvania Railroad traffic near Millerstown when a beef freight train is stopped after a defective coupler. Conductor Jack Weaver climbs a box car as a cat and two kittens hunt the scent of meat, later driven away by workers with stones and clubs.
Harry Carson, a 28 year old painter of 613 South Front Street, fell three stories from a roof at 6018 Christian Street. Bystanders helped, he was unconscious but his pulse remained strong. Police and medical staff rushed him to West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital where doctors reported a sprained ankle and shock with a likely short hospital stay.
A humorous lament mixing street theater and doggerel on prices and perceptions at a roof garden. The narrator pleads for pardon and questions why a roof garden is called a garden while riffing on prices and mayonnaise. A reflective mirror poem follows, hinting that a loved one cherishes beauty over deeper worth.
Strange lightning struck Michael Maloy's home near Juliustown, ripping window frames and baseboards, peeling paper, and scattering dishes without starting a fire. The Maloys, nearby in bed and ill, felt nervous shock but were not physically harmed. Investigators found every room touched and a clock face broken yet gears unshaken.
A Bordentown girl in Jersey spends a week with a friend and is put in charge of a candy booth at a church bazaar. A middle aged man asks to buy candy and offers five dollars. She replies with a coy exchange as others comment on the scene. A Glasgow Record note adds a London London remark about Hiram losing twelve pounds in his first week.
Fifty two years ago today the Battle of Gettysburg concluded on July 4 after three days of heavy fighting near Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Lincoln’s telegram praised the Army of the Potomac and honored fallen soldiers as Meade’s forces repelled Lee’s Confederates and began a retreat toward the Potomac.
In Queens County Court Judge Humphrey acquitted Manhattan attorney Austin H. Montegriffo Jr after his wife Augusta Schwartz Montegriffo and his mother and three children watched. He faced forgery charges for allegedly forging a $25 check drawn on Max Jerry of 408 Grand Street Brooklyn. The verdict sparked family joy as wife and mother summed up for the jury.
East St. Louis dispatch reports John McDonough boasted of an escape from a Missouri prison farm camp 2 near Jefferson City after drifting 100 miles on a Missouri River raft. He confessed to stealing bathers clothes in Missouri City of St Charles before reaching Illinois. He is held on assault with intent to murder charges.
A campus invitation note from Chaparral features a female voice inviting George to a small party that evening. George responds hesitantly, saying he would like to attend but he is on the wagon.
Washington hotels host a mix of figures including Tennessee Governor Tom Rye and officials like Paul Rye and John Thomason. Rye urges dry enforcement as he notes government service rewards and the need to quit for higher office while Allies’ war plans face calls for revision. A separate note covers Robert Dollar shifting registry to British ships citing the La Follette act.
In White Plains New York a burglar broke into two homes in the upscale district before daylight. He fought Wilson Fitch Smith division engineer of the New York water supply head. Smith disarmed the intruder and tore off his mask in the first struggle. In the second fight the engineer hurled the burglar from a second story porch to the lawn. The burglar fled but left behind a gold watch and a single dollar. Police scoured the area but the man remained at large amid a citywide search.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer a Philadelphia reporter quotes Elihu Root after his great Philadelphia speech. Despondent about our business future? Why, nobody could be despondent about that except a confirmed pessimist. A cheery man asks which end is near.
The Cheyenne State Leader reports on a formal ceremony at Judge Jorn A. Riner and Mrs Riner home. Dorothy Riner, the couple’s youngest daughter, wed Dean Prosser in a traditional ceremony in the drawing room setting with family and friends in attendance.
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