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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1919
Page
13
Washington Post report notes a payment dispute involving a Massachusetts element and a New York matter, with Detroit referenced in relation to the events. The item highlights cross city financial frictions and legal or administrative angles in the dispute.
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A government and people must act to stop German emigration and bolshevik support. The piece argues for strict immigration exclusion, tracing plans to move Germans to Russia, South America, and the United States, with calls for Congress to enact decisive measures to enforce the Versailles treaty and curb German influence.
The article laments ongoing postal delays after war and armistice, calling for swift, practical inquiries into blame and failures. It urges officials to discipline negligent workers and press the railroad and postal authorities to restore reliable mail service between New York and Washington.
An opaque fragment mentions Frange Oklahoma pledging that either the United States or Oklahoma will take Mexico in hand. It notes Abyssinian elephant tusks as useful in a climactic league fight and mocks Max Harden for attempting to befriend his brother Hans, suggesting language cannot bridge the gap.
Editorial argues Congress must provide more officers and higher pay to the Washington police, including plainclothesmen, to handle rising crime. It claims current wages deter recruitment and retention and criticizes congressional inaction despite repeated recommendations.
Representative Thomas Butler outlines a naval reserve concept pairing merchant ships with naval service. Sailors would train at sea, then six weeks yearly in naval gunnery, creating 75 000 to 100 000 reserve members. The plan aims to lift wages gap, boost U S naval preparedness, and aid merchant marine competitiveness. Bela Kun note appears as unrelated closing line.
The article notes approval in the United States for honoring Marshal Joffre during a Paris July 14 pageant, recounts Oxford honorary degrees given to Joffre and Pershing, and mentions allied leaders like King George and Sir Douglas Haig. It discusses Verdun battlefield imagery with poppies and reflects on American views of European travel restrictions and wartime sacrifices.
Congress met at noon and adjourned at 3 pm. Senator Swanson argued for the treaty. Nominees included Coulston for patents and Kennedy for the director post at New York. A special budget committee was proposed. Other actions covered Fed reserve, vocational education, and foreign trade posts. The agriculture and prohibition debates continued amid veto and budget discussions.
The Department of Agriculture reports July 1 storage of frozen and cured meats and poultry vastly higher than a year earlier. Dry silt Fork up to 199 percent in some items, frozen lamb and mutton up 467 percent, with frozen beef at 142,388,000 pounds and other rises in cured beef and pork holdings.
Federal electric railway commission to open hearings today on the status of street railways. John H Pardee, president of the American Electric Railways Association, to testify first, followed by mayors and municipal officials. A committee of 100 says it will present financial difficulties without taking a side.
The Shipping Board announced June deliveries reached 118 ships totaling 578 583 deadweight tons, up 106 percent from June 1918. Ships launched totaled 97, weighing 504 200 deadweight tons, up 112 percent from the same month last year.
The Second division of regulars and attached units are ordered to return home early. This division includes the Fifth and Sixth regiments of marines. The release from overseas duty leaves the First and Third divisions on active duty in France.
Washington Post presents a condensed schedule of trains from Washington to major cities with connections in Chicago for western destinations. Times vary daily as railroads publish new schedules.
Rear Admiral Victor Blue chief of the bureau of navigation has been recommended for retirement by a board of naval medical officers Secretary Daniels said a successor would be named after President Wilson approves the recommendation Blue is 64 and under hospital treatment at the naval training station at Norfolk. A North Carolina native he entered the Naval Academy from South Carolina in 1882 and was advanced five numbers for heroism in the Spanish American War.
President Wilson announced promotions from the naval selection board. Ten officers rise to permanent rear admiral as of July 1 while others gain temporary rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half) status. Names include Benjamin C. Bryan Edward Simpson Gustav Kaemelerling Alexander Halshad Roger Welles William Shoemaker and Robert i Goontz. Additional officers become temporaries as vacancies occur.
Abyssinian envoy in ornate red velvet robes and jeweled turbans presented gifts including ivory boxes and letters from the Abyssinian queen and heir apparent. Dachaematch Nado spoke in his native language as President Wilson replied at length about lasting friendship between Abyssinia and the United States.
Prevident Wilson was invited to visit South Carolina on September 29 to review the Thirtieth division which aided the British in breaking the Hindenburg line before Amiens. Senators Smith and Dial extended the invitation and it was understood the President might accept if feasible.
Securities maturing December 15 were subscribed to about 500 million dollars yesterday, secretary Glase announced. The total coming due on that date reaches 725 million dollars, after a prior issue dated June 3.
A Washington talk at the Willard recounts U S China ties from Bur lingame to Roosevelts era. The open door policy aided China and education, but critics say America has abandoned its assurances and seeks to counter Japan over Shantung.
Fragmented excerpt discusses irrigation projects, wheat yields, and bread prices with mentions of U S wheat exports and public reactions to rising costs. It references Herbert H Hudson, international wheat production, and price pressures on consumers amid wartime economy.
For the first time in history Westminster Abbey receives a full octave of bells, replacing the previous six bell set. Donors are credited for two new bells and the bells are named Faith and Ruth, marking a historic moment for the abbey and its bells.
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