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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1914
Page
11
Our Increased Responsibilities In Mexico
Opinion piece argues the United States must pacify Mexico after Huerta. It accuses the administration of arming revolutionaries and shifting embargoes, warns of heightened U S duties to restore law and order, and disputes foreign mediation outcomes while urging a clear policy aligned with national approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Stats
United States
Fluerta
Huerta
Rio Grande
Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Mexico
State Department
Huertas
ABC
Niagara
Niazara
Niagaras
Torreon
Gomes Palacio
Paredon
Zacatecaste
Carranza
Villa
Zaza
Mediation Congress
Medical Society Meeting Sparks Repeats Each Summer
A historical summary notes annual summer gatherings where physicians discuss medicine, revise pharmacopeia, issue health guidance, and discard outdated practices. The pattern continues yearly with new topics and ongoing debate among attendees.
Doctor studies sneezes as automatic bouncers safeguard health
The article notes Dr Walter A Wells’s belief that sneezes act as automatic protectors preventing disease spread, while acknowledging sneezes can also signal discomfort. It jokes about suppressing sneezes, calls for further research, and hints at future classification of sneeze types and hay fever implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A Wells
Dr Wells
Tom Sawyer
Huck Finn
U S Seeks to Prevent Mexican Massacre by Carranza
The United States argues that Carranza and his rebels threaten a wholesale killing of federal officers and soldiers in Mexico. It urges a civilized policy to prevent massacres, possibly using force if needed, to safeguard individual federal troops and deter further executions. The piece emphasizes American duty to secure peace and restraint in Mexican affairs before violence escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huerta
United States
Carranza
Francisco Madero
Car- Tanza
Mexico
Saving the Heiresses and Bowdle’s Tax Plan
Ohio Representative Bowdle lists American heiresses wed to foreign nobles to attack vanity marriages. The bill would tax incomes of girls who marry nobles, arguing loss to the nation and to impecunious suitors. Names echo through society pages from Newport to abroad with Duchess de Whoopemap noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Bowdle
Ohio
Bowdle
Fife
Mr. Bowdle
Lst
Newport
Duchess de Whoopemap
Misa Anna
Golduat’s debts paid spark pride in family plot
The passage notes a family reaction to a payoff of debts by Golduat, with emotions of pride and speculation about wealth and marriage. It critiques social aspirations and class dynamics, suggesting relief for the Treasury yet doubt about undermining a traditional institution. The text foresees continued burdens for the father as a new son-in-law enters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golduat
Miiliong
Treasury
Bowdle
Senate Fights Unfair Competition Law Aimed at Business
The piece argues against a broad unfair competition law proposing an interstate trade commission with sweeping powers. It warns of vast regulatory reach, comparing it to multiple federal bodies, and stresses dangers to honest business, urging public consideration before passage. It also critiques the bill’s scope, intent, and potential for misuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congress
Executive
United States
Tweedie-Dee
Tweedle-Dum
Interstate Commerce Commission
Internal Revenue
Income Tax
Interstate Trade Commission
Heir of Ellesmere Receives Large Fortunate British Peerage
Viscount Brackley inherits the Ellesmere title and the vast Bridgewater fortune derived from canal projects. The new lord is an amateur actor and soldier who served in the South African War, with ties to the Egerton and Bridgewater families and the Bridgewater House estate in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount Brackley
Louis XIV
France
Duchess of Hamilton
Hilzabeth Gunning
Lancashire
James Brindley
Duke of Orleans
Raphaela
Duke of Sutherland
Francis Traveson Gower
Earl of
Hilesmere
Cheshire
Northampton
Bridgewater House
London
House of Lords
Hllcamera
Ellesmere
Earl of Bridgewater
Milton
Lord Brackley
Alice ‘Egerton
Thomas Egerton
Ralph Egerton
Elizabeth
Silesmore
Bridgewater
Bridgewaters
Francis Levesat Gower
Egerton
Earl of Hilesmers
Bridgewater Housa
Ellesmera
Swinburne
Earl of Ellesmere
Charles Barry
Berkshire House
Pepys
Lord Clarendon
Charles II
Queen Maury
Gonad
Queen Anne
Green Park
Egertons
Vandykas
Mrs Whitter Hyerts and Villa Stir in Family Row
Fragmentary OCR notes reveal a domestic dispute involving Mrs Whitter Hyerts and Villa. Claims cite persuasive influence, desires for a daughter to become Indian, and limited home presence. The readable fragments suggest a conflict over manners and allegiance within a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitter
Hyerts
Villa
Iim
Biler
Senate actions water downed amid adjournment crowd
Congress condensed reports show Senator William Alden Smith's resolution to investigate Americana in Mexican revolutions sent to foreign relations. Rivers and harbors bill delayed. Borah resolution on Nicaragua and Colombian treaties discussed without vote. A Jones reserve board nomination conference may occur. adjourned at 5 45. A private claims debate paused. Muscatine Iowa bridge bill favorably reported. adjourned at 6 40 pm until noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
William Alden Smith
Foreign Relations Committee
Jones Reserve Board
Mississippi
Muscatine
Iowa
Wees
Weather blamed on Mars by Middle Haddam uncle
Uncle Horace Johnson of Middle Haddam says the misbehaving weather stems from the planet Mars and warns farmers in a plain spoken bulletin if local weather officials fail to predict continued bad weather through August. He rejects St Swithin’s Day lore and offers his own forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace
Middle Haddam
Hartford (Coon
Dizyatch
New York World
Horace Johnson
Weather Bureau
Mars
St Swithings
Horaca
Uncle Horace
Man Holds 3-Foot Rattlesnake In Bare Hand
Perry of Stowx Falla Dak depicted a live rattler to spectators at a rock near the penitentiary pen. The reptile had five rattles and struck at a yardstick, its venom discolored wood. Perry captured the snake by the neck, placed it in a box, then allowed it to move as onlookers shuddered at a sudden strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stowx Falla
Dak
New York World
Perry
Pententiary
Lua
London Berlin direct cable eyed for two cent a second talk
A plan for a direct telephone cable from the Suffolk coast to Emden would charge about two cents per second for calls between London and Berlin, with a likely fee near 10 shillings for a three minute conversation to ensure traffic. The project faces high costs and uncertain traffic, but officials seek a reasonable rate. In Dover a shark harpoon incident ends with a 260 pound seven foot creature killed after a quarter hour struggle.
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London
New York
Suffolk
Emden
Cleveland
Delaware
William Maag
Dover
Maag
Bridegroom Harold Fabyan Wed Then Returns to Elgin Insane Asylum
Harold Fabyan from the Elgin State Asylum married Hortense Carson in Chicago with Dr Hogan present. He borrowed $2 from his millionaire father, bought clothes, and told the bride he planned a booming practice, then returned to the asylum within hours, leaving a jolly hotel reception behind.
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Insane Asylum
Chicago Herald
Harold Fabyan Hoops
State Asylum For the Insane
Elgin
Chicago
Vorce
Harold
Dr . Hogan
William H Hoops
Jackson Boulevard
Hortense Carson
Elgn
Hoops
Burke
Hardy
Annex
Drexel Boulevard
Elma
A Broken Lute by Xllaton Scollard Remains
A fragmentary lyric speaks of a broken lute, the vanished soul of music, and lingering beauty. The speaker laments the loss of living wine and red rose, yet asserts the harmony endures in unseen flame and divine perception. The piece evokes transcendental harmonies tied to the Infinite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xllaton Scollard
Tam
The Mother From the New York Times Poem Fragment
A delicate poem depicts a frail mother and her infant. The speaker recalls the child's tiny limbs and the breast as the universe, while night and wind lift distant thoughts. The child stirs under starry eyes that gaze back at the mother as days pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Rattler Meets Anglers In River Bass Standoff
Howard Wells of Dunmar West Virginia and two companions tangled with a large rattlesnake while fishing in the Lapon River. As they fought 4 to 5 pound bass, the snake swam toward Wells and was struck by a steel rod. The hook caught the snake’s mouth and Wells hauled in both fish and reptile. The bass weighed about a pound and the serpent measured four feet with nine rattles and a button. Neighbors say they never saw a rattler swim in the river before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Baltimore Sun
Howard Wells
Dunmar W Va
Lapon River
Mr Wells
Novel Chinese flea trap described for plague use
A two piece bamboo trap from Bai Fu China uses an outer tube about a foot long and two and a half inches wide with a smaller inner tube coated in birdlime. The inner tube is held by a wooden plug and the setup hides under beds where fleas passing through are captured by the sticky coating, potentially aiding during epidemics.
Servians Honor Russian Minister At Belgrade Burial
Belgrade observed a grand military funeral for Mr de Hartwig the Russian minister to Servia with full honors as the Serb government sought to honor Russia. American Ambassador Vopicka and military attaché Miles attended from Sofia and Bucharest respectively amid national pomp. The event followed a request from the Serb nation to bury the minister in Belgrade. The page also includes brief anecdotes on June brides fashion jokes and a light London/New York topical quips segment.
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Belgrade
Russia
de Hartwig
Servia
Vopicka
Bucharest
Lieut
Miles
Sofia
Weather and tide chart for Washington area and nationwide notes
Special weather and tide bulletin notes light showers in the southern Rocky Mountain region and across parts of the Mississippi Valley. Cooler conditions expected over the Great Lakes and central plains with generally warm weather elsewhere. Temperature ranges, precipitation, and ice discoveries are listed with local observations from multiple cities and rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept of Agricature
Washington DC
Frda
St Lanrene
Endec
Treat
Saurav
Great Lakes
Mhin Va Leyant
Apie
Mates
German Doctors Abandon Radium in Cancer Fight
German surgery leaders abandon radium for cancer therapy and rely on Roentgen rays. Prof Bumm and Prof Bert, Berlin University leaders, report cured cases and note potential relapse risks. They warn radium remains costly with limited durable success, favoring irradiation despite acknowledging imperfections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertin
New York Times
Doctor's Mistake Fatal From Philadelphia Inquirer
An 18 month old Lena Carano died after a mistaken diphtheria diagnosis led to her being placed in an isolated ward at Municipal Hospital. A bean inhalation caused fatal strangulation. cultures found no diphtheria. The attending doctor’s name was withheld pending coroner inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladelphia Inquirer
Lena Carano
Lancaster Avenue
Minnepal Hospital
Fugitive Climbs Ledge to Escape in City Roof Chase
Michael Miller, a terra cotta worker, escaped from four assailants by climbing a ledge on a federal building and maneuvering onto scaffolding. Police pursued, with officer Pakceman Lindsey noting the suspect took risky chances while the crowd watched on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bansas City
Yineago
Federal
Pakceman Lindsey
Michael Miller
Ili
Miller
Prodigy Child Learns Alphabet at Two and a Half
Martha Evelyn Terry, daughter of W Terry of PatoniMe, Cr eve Coeur School in St Louis, is described as a child prodigy who can recite the alphabet, count to ten, spell simple words, and quickly pick up German from her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martha Evelyn Terry
W Terry
PatoniMe
Creve Coeur School
St Louis
Helpful Exchange At Ledger Office Cited
Fragmentary dialogue shows a Ledger staffer asking a beggar crippled by illness to frame a first aid item while another person responds about finances and health. The excerpt captures a brisk, informal Newark era newsroom mood and terse financial banter.
Kentucky and Missouri voices in a crowded Democratic race
Former Senator J S Blackburn of Kentucky discusses the Democratic Senate nomination amid liquor questions. The piece surveys Kentucky and Missouri figures, including St Louis debate, versus Beckham and McCreary, with references to Texas politics and Ball in a broader Democratic landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCreary
Stenley
Beckham
St. Kentucky
Washington
John F Philips
Missouri
Senator Oat
Congress
Alwave
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