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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1915
Page
11
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The Red Signal argues nations are arming for future wars beyond the current conflict. It warns victors will press demands, losers seek revenge, and a new war on Asia and the Western Hemisphere could follow. It urges the United States to arm for self protection and to keep the hemisphere free from monarchy or empire.
Against 33 897 marriages in Chicago in 1914 the court reports show 3 458 divorces 119 annulments of marriage and 657 decrees of separate maintenance for the year. The figures reflect the city’s divorce and separation activity and highlight trends in marital dissolutions and maintenance orders.
The article argues that divorces equal about ten percent of marriages and questions total happiness in marriage. It discusses divorce as a lesser evil, its state interest in healthy citizens, and the need for safeguards to prevent hasty marriages and later regret.
The article argues France has avoided decadence and gained a spiritual fresh birth through the war. It stresses steadfast democratic principle, renewed vigor, and a calm, magnanimous resilience. It notes Joffre’s modest aims and the avoidance of personal ambition, ending with confidence in France’s enduring strength.
An English statistician studies the balance between male ages fit for service and the actual available manpower under wartime economic needs. The analysis notes Britain’s allies' greater resources compared with Germany and its allies, the strain on railways and roads, and Germany’s need to manufactory arms. It highlights how US support to Britain frees labor for war production, and cautions that wartime figures blur the line between potential troops and required workers.
The text notes that alienating embargoes rarely starve nations of resources. It contrasts with the Civil War, where the South faced factory shortages yet endured months of conflict without food or munitions exhaustion, highlighting adversity despite industrial limits.
A reflection on the influence of women in national progress. Mrs Thomas A Holison initially opposed her husband’s advisory role with Secretary Daniels but later consented, arguing wives sustain men and shape great careers. The piece lauds women as the silent force behind Edison and national resilience.
Admiral Eric von Usedom is highlighted for earning high honors at Peking after leading Ottoman defenses of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. The piece recounts his career, including service with Kaiser Wilhelm, roles in naval commands, and awards such as the Pour le Merite and Victoria Cross. It weaves in broader speculation about European politics and military figures of the era.
Cary Indiana suffragists urge reform of election laws noting a section requires booth curtains to be tall enough to reveal voters legs to election officers before women can vote. The item highlights the legal obstacle framed as a privacy provision and campaign push.
A New York Herald dispatch reports two Sing Sing prisoners who betrayed the warden and sold a calf named red eye are enduring a harsh social penalty. They face five days of a strict silent treatment by the Mutual Welfare League, ostracized and deprived of conversations, as punishment for their disloyalty. The officers explain the league’s aim to teach offenders a hard lesson.
A grim war poem by J M Tewis for the Houston Post, laments the dead and suffering. It speaks of soldiers returning from trenches and the murdered and starving civilians. The piece questions the reasons behind bloodshed and the enduring cry of Why.
Reverend Warren P Coon of Grace Methodist Arlington NJ spent a night in Passaic jail in disguise to learn crime causes He presented six former inmates at his church to testify that about 75 percent of crime is hereditary and not the criminal s fault while another 25 percent stems from environment He urged social remedies to fix both conditions for the poor.
Behor Alhadeff moves between police stations seeking news of his wife Rebe ka Elembogen who vanished from their home at 127 Orchard Street The Rhodes born Turk married the German woman ten months ago in Smyrna Asia Minor They had come to New York seven months ago where he worked in a cabaret on the corner of Fifty fourth Street and Third Avenue while she sewed kimonos He pleads for her return.
In a dinner hosted by a Ruritanian prime minister a diplomat laments a left seated minister of justice stealing his watch. The host promises action and, near evening’s end, the watch is returned. The diplomat asks what was said, but the host counters to keep silent, wary that the thief may not know the watch has been recovered.
A short humorous exchange where a man asks a stranger for a walk in the park and the woman replies she does not know him. He evasively suggests that what she does not know cannot hurt her. The quip relies on wordplay about ignorance and safety.
Old legend links St Swithin to 40 days of rain or fair weather after his feast. The article traces origins from Winchester monk to a homemade saint, noting canonization absence and pagan beliefs shaping the weather superstition and the saint’s death in 9262.
Near Centreton in Burlington County Harry Downey, a young farmer, was shot twice in the abdomen by his wife Mary Ada Bell Downey after a dispute over a drive. She removed nuts from carriage axles to prevent the ride and fled the scene, later telling officers she acted as self defense when Downey allegedly threatened to kill her. she has been arrested while Downey was rushed to Cooper Hospital Camden with a slim chance of recovery.
Eureka dispatch to the Los Angeles Herald reports a Humboldt county resident, Angus Clafson, a South Humboldt homesteader, who had not heard of the European war until this summer. A recent mountain trip brought him out of isolation where he had received no newspapers for months.
Mrs Lena Perry sues Albert Perry a Sanoma County rancher for divorce alleging he refused to pay the marriage license preacher transportation on the honeymoon and the three day hotel bill after the wedding. she had paid for the license.
A maid in a city hotel fell from a veranda sixteen feet to a gravel driveway but landed on a Rest Easy mattress, saving her life though she sustained only minor scratches. A Birmingham Age-Herald cartoonish dental tale shows a dentist delivering a profanity placard to a restrained patient. The piece also includes brief snippets from New York Sun about culinary taste and optimistic finance.
A lawyer from Canandaigua argues for more business influence in Congress to temper legislation. He cites the Tariff Act defects and La Follette Seamen law, noting 100 percent of fourteen Democrat framers were lawyers. He praises business leaders and mentions Norman J Could of Seneca Falls as a rising political figure.
The article discusses West Virginia's large debt of 31 079 900 and the U S Supreme Court decision requiring payment. It notes local sentiment toward repudiation, references past offers to settle for 960000, and mentions a Nashville receiver appointment seen by some as a strategic move. It also highlights future developments including a new annex to the customs house and post office and plans for an automobile plant and organizational conversions led by F Shannon.
A Tampico resident cites exchange quirks and value of Mexican and American currency. He notes varying buybacks on old bills from Diaz Huerta and others, warns of deceptive offers, and laments struggles with local cash and profits amid postwar barter.
The ninth annual De Kalb county fiddlers contest held at the State Armory in the city attracted 150 entries aged 10 to 95. prizes from local merchants. David Weddell of Formosa Kane won the long distance prize. Quay Fowler, 78, won the tallest fiddler prize at 6 feet 5 1/2 inches. HH Bites earned the mouth harp prize. Lyman Drake won best old fiddler for his Hell on the Wabash version. Pieces performed included Money Music, Kings Headed Zip Coon, Rory Moore Leather Breeches and Arkanean Traveller.
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