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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
11
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Berlin reports Germany will reply to the American note soon to preserve neutral rights while agreeing with Britain on sea law. The United States insists on protection of American ships from destruction and searches for contraband, warning it may go to war if rights are violated.
Impartial congressional members debate a report to resolve the District and Federal government funding split. The aim is to separate the moot issue, justify the time spent by city case preparers, and assess credit to those who managed the District’s presentation. The report, appointed by the last Congress, will be submitted to Congress for consideration.
The author argues the new Congress will bring a major shift in District relations. Historically the House opposed the District while the Senate protected it. The coming members, chosen by the people, will influence the National Capital’s fate by their reception of the committee report.
An 1862-like shift in naval power shows submarines proving their reach in modern warfare. A Canadian assembled ten submersibles join 96 British, 93 French, 20 Italian, and 44 Russian subs to threaten Allied ships. Submarine bases, tenders, and depot supply fleets extend ranges, raising safety concerns for neutrals and urging Congress to fund diverse submarine fleets for coast defense and troop transport.
Repesentative Carlin of Virginia, rated among the ablest Temocratic lawmakers, says foreign policy will be the chief issue of the next campaign and that tariff will not play a part. The opposition party will set the agenda, favoring strength issues like the new banking and currency law, amid divided opinion within the party.
The administration faces criticism that the tariff is its weak point. May imports rose by nearly 8 million dollars compared with May 1918 when tariffs applied. About 60 percent of imports enter free of duty, contributing to a nearly 90 million dollar drop in customs receipts for the just-closed fiscal year. The tariff is alleged to fail as a revenue measure and to displace profits and jobs.
The article discusses high level British war leadership tensions between Earl Kitchener and Field Marshal French influencing Flanders and Gallipoli campaigns. It critiques British morale, democracy, and authority, noting Botha’s Boer leadership, the Ulster episode, and widespread strain across Europe while hinting at political actions and centralized control to save the empire. It also mentions Mexico, Germany, and other modern war context with satirical asides.
A profile of Lord Harlech and his family details its deep ties to Welsh, Scottish, and English aristocracy. It notes his selection to command a new Welsh regiment of the Guards, family marriages, wartime service, and connections to the Cavendish lineage and Westminster estates. The piece recalls past thunder at Harlech Castle and a transmission of military and social standing across generations.
In Little Rock Arkansas a chancery suit seeks to compel the state auditor to pay a $10 stamp item after the governor vetoed it from the general appropriation bill. If Page prevails, it could legalize all $800,000 of vetoed items, arguing no post adjournment veto allows legislative override.
From the New York Evening Telegram dating 1818 Carl yle, living in Kirkcaldy, fell in love with Margaret Gordon. She urged restraint and virtue, while Carlyle later recalled a three year fascination. Critics debate whether Gordon or Jane Welsh inspired Blumine in Sartor Resartus.
Victor Kilspindle reflects on life and death in a sonnet like meditation. The speaker contemplates mortality as a final audience ends, fame fades, and a humble life’s kindness grants access to heaven’s gate. The journey ends beneath celestial light beyond earthly honors.
From the New York Evening Telegram a letter Charles Dickens wrote to his son at Cambridge stresses the priceless value of the New Testament as a guide in life. He urges reverence to Christ’s character disentangled from human trimmings and recommends daily Christian prayer.
Woodbury dispatches that after every ball game at the West End diamond spectators smash panes and humored by a greenhouse and skylit laundry next door. Broken panes cost ten cents or more, prompting the usual hat pass with the plea Chip in fer glass as managers joke over the expense.
A brief exchange shows She saying she burned her finger trying to extinguish a light and He suggesting the old remedy of kissing it to cure the burn. The fragment contains two speakers and an aside about attempting to blow it out.
A fragmented verse describes William holding a gun from the tiger figure and firing for amusement while his mother expresses pained, worried tones about his scatterbrained behavior.
In 1758 Montcalm held Ticonderoga as Abercrombie led 7,000 regulars and 4,000 provincials to Lake George. On July 8 the assault failed after initial success at outer works, with 2,000 dead and wounded and theBritish forced to retreat to their camp. French losses were modest, and reinforcements for Montcalm were later learned.
From the Detroit News Willie came down while his grandmother Mrs Carrie Eastern started from the third floor of the Easterly home at 444 Fairview avenue. She told Willie to come, but he exited via a window. He was carried inside and examined by a doctor who declared him unhurt.
Mrs Margaret Birkenshaw aged 60, on route to Leavenworth Federal Prison, declines a brief sentence in a "nice jail." In Springfield court she pleads for at least a year to study criminology and penology, saying jail requires more effort than any prior crime. The judge weighs age and culture before deciding on leniency.
William Lancaster head of his class at Belleville High and soon to enter Princeton died after diving into mud at Greenwood Lake with Henry Denison and others. After 16 minutes of rescue attempts his body was recovered. His mother had a premonition the night before bidding him return home.
Frances E Manwiller widow of Henry H Manwiller contesting funeral planning after his death at Six Mile House. She argued the body should be under her charge though not living with him. Court rulings named her proper party to arrange the burial. opposition from two brothers and undertaker Fleetwood cited. Judge Endlich affirmed her right to manage arrangements.
In Washington yesterday Representative Carter Glass of Virginia weighed political fate yet avoided home politics. He noted strong prosperity under Democratic rule and a large trade surplus. Other remarks touched on England’s Guy Fawkes day, Nashville politics, and Western settlement growth, with comments from Roy Wilson and others on land and development.
A man claiming to be a British torpedo boat commander during a Fourth of July prank was arrested in the Bronx after a woman reported a fake battle scene near 359 East 151st Street. Police say the act caused a minor burn when a firecracker exploded near Mrs Katherine Coleman and a bystander, Poleeman Gannon, witnessed the incident.
From Youngstown Telegram an account of a wealthy farm owner’s reception where the wife boasts about cattle horses pigs and hens while a guest jokes about whether hens lay fresh eggs. A Baltimore Star note claims Mexico’s four year war cost about 284000000, and mentions a European main show lasting about fifteen minutes.
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