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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1914
Page
10
The Washington Post advertises mail subscription options with annual and monthly rates and delivery details. The piece also preserves a Civil War memory discussing veterans, reconciliation, and postwar attitudes, noting magnanimity on both sides and the end of the war with veteran acts of kindness after many years.
Republicans gain three seats threaten House control. Democrats face an administration burden of bad economy, tariff, and foreign policy woes while campaigning from a defensive stance. By-elections like New Jersey reflect shifting public sentiment as Democrats struggle to defend seats without national aid.
The article denounces fifteen months of idealistic U S policy toward Mexico. It cites misjudgments by officials, likens Aguinaldo and Villa to failed icons, and condemns arms embargo choices. It laments damaged prestige abroad, questions secrecy, and urges practical, experienced American statesmanship over theory.
A Virginia Confederate veteran’s act of charity toward a Union veteran reveals a grim humor and the mutual give and take that defined the Civil War era. The anecdote notes wartime animosities fading after the fighting as veterans reflect on shared humanity.
A long article describes global espionage operations, with France and Germany using complex undertakings to intercept and decode messages. It notes Swiss neutrality as a base for spies, while detailing sensational efforts to steal plans and disrupt rival governments.
A discussion traces how medical science will prevent 570,000 deaths in 1914 versus 1.95 million if 1890 rates persisted, and 1.39 million using 1912 rates, emphasizing gains in lifespan, public cooperation, and the promise of health laws. It highlights the Titanic event as a contrast to modern life-saving advances.
A chaotic account rails at Cucuracha the stubborn obstruction in the Panama Canal cut near Culebra, praised for stalemate turning into renewed activity. Col Goethals presses for surrender and removal, while engineers warn the task may take weeks or months, altering views on sea level versus lock systems.
In a period piece on aristocratic succession the new tenth Earl of Wemyss inherits the title after his nonogenarian father’s death. The article traces the Wemyss lineage from Sir David in the 13th century to the present, noting connections to Mary Wyndham and various British peers, and describing the family seats including Wemyss Castle and Blthelo.
The Statesman quotes a Calcutta cablegram describing a wave of self immolations by Bengali girls driven by marriage market pressures. It notes rising dowry costs, scarce suitable matches, and the alleged admiration from reformers, with cases including Snehalati and Sachalain as references.
The article discusses how writing with the right hand in left handed individuals involves crossing brain pathways and energy waste. It notes how J G, taught to write with the right hand, finds relief in using the left and then the typewriter, with the left hand doing substantial writing becoming easier and more fluid.
London cable reports a fashionable Western doctor returns from Epsom to find a race card with Derby notes tucked into a dinner card from a church pillar. A rich maiden, a crusader aunt, and a nephew epicurean wrote down the recipe on card back. The card falls at church, shocking parishioners and the doctor alike.
Russex dispatch reports police recorder Campbell will wear a rattlesnake skin as a reward for Van Horn’s leniency plea in a case of disorderly conduct. The judge suspended a nine day sentence after the prisoner appealed for mercy, with Van Horn vowing not to return.
A recent New York arrival, George M1, believed it was right to rob rich men's houses for diamonds. He broke into two South End homes with an ax and was arraigned in the first criminal court. Bail set at 300 dollars for the grand jury. he will be examined by Police Surgeon Clarke for sanity.
The Cincinnati Inquirer reports Dr F Raux’s Paria Academy demonstration that certain poisons, especially bacterial varieties, become more virulent when diluted with water. The paradox extends to cobra venom where ingestion may be harmless but direct bloodstream exposure causes rapid death, prompting ongoing scientific investigation.
A curious impersonation case unfolds at Paladin Opera House where M F Paladihl, a retiring composer, discovers another Paladin has posed as him for six years to gain free admission. The impostor finally confesses, revealing the long-running ruse.
Dr Rautenberg of Berlin reports a Roentgen ray based contrast technique for photographing the liver and spleen. The method clarifies organ structure, highlights healthy versus diseased states, and aids detection of growths and functional abnormalities in abdominal diseases.
National weather summary reports high pressure east of the Mississippi and over the north Pacific, with lower readings over the plains and Rocky Mountain regions. Scattered showers occurred in the Atlantic seaboard and western regions, otherwise fair weather expected across the country Monday and Tuesday. Local midnight temperature 66, highs around 68, humidity and rainfall data provided for the day with regional temperatures listed.
The Algonquin, arriving from South American ports, rammed into Santo Domingo’s revolutionary conflict area near Puerto Plata as visiting officers saluted. The ship’s cook, unaware, dumped nightly garbage overboard onto the visiting Santo Domingan officials, angering Gen Bordas and ending the formal visit.
Mrs Rose Bardell of Lincoln Terrace Yonkers sued Pittsburgh Contracting for her husband’s death after a shaft fall into Catskill aqueduct. The jury awarded $16 000 to Bardell. on appeal the amount was cut to $12 000. a mute paralytic son sat during trial and influenced jurors.
Fannie Stinger of 1102 South Thirtieth Street struck Howard Winters at Grays Ferry Road and Thirty First Street, knocking him senseless. She admitted the punch at a hearing, saying she intervened when Winters fought Albert Seise who had just returned from Mount Alto tuberculosis treatment. She claimed no weapon was used and was released on $500 bail to keep the peace.
Victoria High School students and teachers claim a world record for Winnifred Martin a 14 year old who wrote 60 words in ten minutes to an official typewriting contest more than 100 observers and company officials witnessed the event in Seattle.
Burglars entered the Charles and Hires Company office at 22 West Austin Avenue on a Wednesday evening. While tampering with the safe door one thief is said to have lost $4 of his own money, which was found yesterday morning near the broken safe. The safe had nothing of value inside.
A quirky clipping shows a witty exchange about an irreducible body meeting an immovable one with a joke about teaching to swim. It adds a Florida heat remark and a mule of headlines from the Louisville Courder Journal about graduations and future debutante duties.
A report from Washington quotes Robert J Lowry of Atlanta praising expected big cotton and corn yields across the South due to rains. He discusses currency reform and Atlanta as a regional bank center, plus remarks on Secretary McAdoo and politics with Gov Joe Brown. A P Lapham of New York discusses South America relations after Vera Cruz, noting positive attributions and trade potential. Indiana crops are forecast to reach record levels with Republicans gaining in primaries, while urban economies show strain from unemployment and tariff effects.
A Raleigh dispatch describes Representative Melvering of Kansas as keeping constant watch on House proceedings. The piece notes his responsiveness to calls and a lighthearted incident where he was cheered for his dedication. It also includes a humorous aside about widowers seeking marriage after broken gowns.
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