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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
7
A fragmentary note references Washington Pool Penney Avenue and Fourteenth Street. The readable items suggest a street or location pair likely tied to a local property or facility, but no clear event or action is stated. Further readable context is needed to confirm a concrete news item or outcome.
A vintage notice from The Washington Post Company urging readers to send both old and new addresses with explicit mail duration to ensure delivery. It promotes home delivery nationwide with advance payments and provides a contact phone number for subscribers.
Editorial argues Congress should repeal a resolution preventing arms imports to Mexican rebels. It says neutrality would let both sides arm themselves, potentially reducing bloodshed. It questions U S support for Huerta, noting he is not recognized as president and urging either recognition or repealing the arms ban.
The new Japanese minister Adachi’s Mexico City reception sparked US concern. His frank remarks linked Japan with Mexico against the United States and suggested official Japanese acquiescence to anti American feeling. The episode prompts questions about Tokyo’s stance and possible implications for US relations.
The piece reviews dangers of Mulhall's broad accusations before the Senate lobby committee, noting how his retractations appear careless and questioning the credibility of lists alleging lawmaker influence by the National Association of Manufacturers. It cites Gardner of Massachusetts as an example of conflicting labels and mocks the evidence presented as unfounded.
A Binghamton New York factory blaze killed and injured dozens of women and girls as a wooden structure with limited exits burned rapidly. The article links the tragedy to worse conditions elsewhere and urges genuine factory inspection reforms over political maneuvering and danceshows.
The essay lauds Dr. Charles G. Pease and Anthony Comstock as tobacco reform leaders and hails Miss Annette Hazelton as a fervent, effective ally. It notes her frank reverence for Pease and her advocacy against tobacco, then abrupt mentions her sudden evaporation and the shock to reformers as her uncovering whiskers complicates the campaign.
A Letter to the New York Evening Sun exposes self praise by reformers like Dr. Pease. Handwriting experts link a woman to him, while the writer lampoons crusaders who extol their own virtues, noting no city escapes such figures and their self-promotion.
Out of town commentators map a reform agenda for Washington's new district board. They herald rigid utilities enforcement and a shift to a George single tax system while decrying neglect of non northwest sections. The piece dabbles in sharp political satire and mixed opinions on Congress and municipal power.
A historical survey outlines Paris and London money markets shaping international policy. It highlights the Paris bourse president's power to avert panics, and recounts European aristocrats renouncing titles to wed actors and actresses, with details of Thurn und Taxis and related families. Cincinnati mayoral endorsements follow a July 24 meeting naming Judge Spiegal as Republican nominee.
Senate read the tariff bill section by section with little headway. Senator Weeks will speak today. President nominates minor postmasters. no Mexican question discussion. Lobby committee pushes Mulhall letters. adjournment at 6 01 p m after Mann filibuster. Rules panel to back Johnson regulation. District probe to continue. House to convene at noon.
Senator Fletcher arranged a Saturday meeting in New York of the American commission on rural credit and the federal commission on rural credit and agricultural cooperation. He chairs both panels and wants reports to the current Congress session. Neither Fletcher nor Gore could study the subject in Europe due to the tariff bill.
The Interstate Commerce Commission opened a series of midsummer conferences beginning yesterday to discuss the physical valuation of railroads and internal administration issues. Officials expect to consider and possibly decide one or two pending cases of importance during the next two or three days.
Army orders list temporary pay, duty extensions, and reassignments across infantry, coast artillery, and cavalry. Major Harry G. Bishop and Major Calvin D. Cowles receive extended leaves and detail, while many lieutenants and captains proceed to Fort Wright, Fort Riley, and Walter Reed Hospital for duty or treatment. The notices name multiple units, duties, and dates through September and August, reflecting a broad reshaping of postings and training.
Numerous lieutenants and ensigns receive detachments to Galveston Texas and Virginia. Navy personnel listed include W B Decker L P Treadwell Albhas Norris P WIlson V J Coman FP Rogers junior officers and a large corps of lieutenants commissioned aboard, with staff orders transferring Maj Russell to the office of naval intelligence and others on leave or to duty.
Officers of a coasting steamer report a sea serpent seen between Tolago Bay and Gisborne. The creature swam slowly with a sinu ous, snake like motion and was escorted by porpoises. It had three large fins on its back and white barnacles along the sides, with a large square head.
Collier's Weekly argues concentrated thought fuels science and empire while worry corrupts thinking with fear. By replacing fear with encouraging, healthy thought, individuals can free their minds, accept occasional failures, and weaken fear as thinking becomes clearer and more unimpeded.
London dealers report a surge as American buyers flood rooms seeking English treasures for immediate delivery before late September. The boom comes as American customs regulations loom, prompting anticipation of a slower market later.
Towanda dispatch notes Miss Clara Loewan who lived on 50 cents a week at Ithaca set a new world record and drew many marriage proposals from across the country though she plans to ignore the letters.
The speaker reflects on an affluent gesture from Ko Less and notes surprise at the cost, while Ting questions its feasibility and Egeria wonders if the generosity was evident to them all.
Movements list shows MOS Arrived-Alert F-1 F-2 F and F-4 at Sam Pedro Rocket and Mayflower at Prenchmans Bay MMa Maryland at Seward Louisiana at Vera Cruz Supply sailed D-1 D-2 D-3 E-1 and E-a from New port to sea for exercises with fleet Mayflower from Frenchmans Bay to Washington Cin cional from Shanghai to Nanking Hannibal surveying group for Guantanamo Cristobal and Porto Bello
New York July 23 Leander Trowbridge Chamberlain clergyman who died in May left 166 000 to Various institutions in his will filed for probate. He earmarked 100 000 to the Thessalonica Agricultural and Industrial Institute Saloniki Macedonia 30 000 to the Church of the Holy Trinity Philadelphia for a holiday house 50 000 to endow a bed in a Philadelphia hospital 35 000 to the Isaac Lea collections at the Smithsonian and 5 000 to the Isaac Lea collection of eosene facies at the Academy of Natural Science Philadelphia. Isaac Lea was his father in law.
Assistant Secretary Sweet of the Department of Commerce and General Inspector Uhler of the steamboat inspection bureau will depart for Boston tomorrow night. They will investigate friction between inspector John F. Bisin and deputy Frank C. Lane, who was recently dismissed, and review charges raised by Benjamin F. Sullivan in the State legislature after Lane's removal.
Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose velt commended Frederick T. Wilson and George Joseph McKee of the scout cruiser Birmingham for heroic conduct in the fireroom on June 13 after a boiler stop valve was carried away. Henry E. Blase and Richard K. Arnold of the battleship New Jersey also received commendations for rescuing a ship mate who fell overboard.
Alexander Fullerton, a prominent Theosophical Society figure and former American Secretary, died Monday night at a sanitarium on Long Island Sound. He was 70, a bachelor, and used his fortune to study and spread theosophy, traveling widely in both Europe and America.
Secretary Redfield departed for Pittsburgh with Dr. Samuel Stratton, chief of the bureau of standards, to familiarize himself with the department's bureges. He will attend a luncheon and address the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce.
Thundershowers persisted in the south Atlantic and east Gulf states and across central northern Rockies Utah Nevada and parts of California into lower Missouri upper Mississippi valleys the lake region and middle Atlantic. Fair in New England Northwest and Southwest. No notable temperature changes except brief dips where showers occurred. Thursday shows thundery showers in upper Ohio valley middle Atlantic and New England with generally fair Friday. Winds vary by coast with moderate to brisk deliveries. Temperatures logged midnights and afternoons with highs in the 80s and lows in the 70s across reported regions.
At the Raleigh and Ebbitt gatherings in Washington D C Western and Pacific figures including W W Marsh A J Stouffer Elmer R Lewis and Elov Plummer comment on tariffs the Payne Aldrich law cattle slaughter and the Panama Canal Goethals merit. They warn against free speech excesses and stress the need for prudent policy and patriotism with references to corn crops livestock and international work on the canal.
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