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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1914
Page
1
The President withdrew Thomas D. Jones of Chicago from consideration for the Federal reserve board after a bitter fight with Senate Republicans. The move signals a potential party split and includes a public letter from Jones and correspondence criticizing the majority report.
Emperor Nicholas received French President Poincare and Premier Viviani onboard the Alexandra before they left St Petersburg for Stockholm. Toasts emphasized friendly relations as the visit was marred by a strike during their stay. The French party later sailed on the battleship France at 10 pm.
Berlin reports that September 28 has been fixed for the marriage of Prince Gear, fifth son of the German emperor and empress, to Countess Ida Marie von Bassewitz Levetzow. After the wedding she will be styled the Countess von Ruppin.
The U S Department of Justice moves to press criminal indictments against New Haven officials and directors under the Sherman antitrust law as part of a civil suit seeking to break up New Haven holdings. Attorney General McReynolds plans New York meetings with T W Gregory to pursue grand jury action, with potential dispatch of a special jury.
Eugene Newman, 18, allegedly eloped with Anna Cleary, daughter of Rockland County Democratic leader William Cleary, and was shot four times in Cleary's office in Haverstraw after presenting his marriage certificate. Cleary surrendered to authorities and was jailed in New City on murder charges. Witnesses say the slain youth was unarmed and had traveled from New York City to seek his bride’s father’s blessing.
Miss Lay Irvine, youngest of the Women filers, set a 74 mile over water flight from Cedar Point to Euclid Beach in 80 minutes. Her distance recorder showed she surpassed the air line course by four miles, and she noted wind caused the extra miles. She believed with better wind she could have completed the trip faster.
Special to The Washington Post Cincinnati July 2 the park commission today voted to start penny dances at Linton park after a June 1 trial at Inwood park shelter where adults paid one cent each. The events have covered all expenses and the city has incurred no cost. A piano was purchased and the venture appears successful with funds balancing.
London reports Duchess of Westminster will join Sir Thomas Lipton's party sailing August 27 to watch Shamrock IV challenge for the America's Cup. The duchess, an avid sailor, will receive an increased annual allowance from 70,000 to 90,000 pounds following a private settlement with the duke. Sir Thomas Dewar will be among guests and doubts Shamrock IV will prevail.
Arthur Braley a Los Angeles millionaire and Mrs Mary Howard Gridley widow of Gen Richard Gridley of Pasadena plan marriage. They travel east at speed with friends awaiting ceremony likely after reaching Poughkeepsie. Braley well known in the West has millions and several grown children. Mrs Charles Clarke of Poughkeepsie is a Gridley daughter.
Mrs Stephen B Elking widow of United States Senator Elkins has begun social welfare efforts for Deckers Creek Coal Company miners in Morgantown West Virginia She employs a social worker to improve living conditions sanitation and domestic care organizes clubs and provides recreational and educational opportunities for miners through her benefaction
July 23 Sydney reports inland Aoba in the New Hebrides group faces imminent collapse from constant earthquakes. Five thousand residents are perilously exposed to a potential volcanic eruption after earlier lava flows on Ambria in December killed about 500 natives.
In the Labor Leader Kier Hardie attacks the king and allied peers and Ulster rebels as reactionary. He claims George is not a statesman and warns the king is being used to weaken parliamentary power and the constitutional order.
London July 23 Special cable reports Queen Mary has shown active interest in home rule discussions in Buckingham Palace. After the premier's audience with the king Asquith refused to discuss proceedings until the queen withdraws. This marks the first time the minister objected to her presence despite prior meetings. The queen is believed to sympathize with the home rule position.
Wilkes-Barre Pa July 24 a remarkable exhibition of fortitude under pain brought tears to railroad men as they carried the mangled body of 14 year old William Harkins to Mercy Hospital. He had one leg severed at the hip and the other crushed from the knee after falling beneath a freight train while attempting to ride it. He remained conscious for over three hours refusing drugs until his death.
In Lima at the residence of Dr Gerardo Balbuena Barranco a conspiracy against the government was discovered late last night. A large number of plotters were surprised and captured including seven military men who confessed the aim to overturn the government.
London dispatch reports the home rule conference remains active with adjournment to tomorrow. Leaders from Liberal and Unionist sides press for compromise while Ulster and nationalist factions hold firm on Tyrone and four Protestant counties. A looming general election and civil war fears color tactics as peers meet and a militant suffragist interrupts with stones at Buckingham Palace.
In Paris, the Caillaux case unfolds with Mme Gueydan delivering letters and testimony in a dramatic courtroom scene. Mme Calliaux sobs as M. Caillaux defends his actions and recalls alimony, while spectators react to accusations and denials amid a highly charged atmosphere.
The page lists multiple terse items including a United States suit against the New Haven Railroad, a fatal incident involving a bride’s father, political maneuvers in Ulster, Caillaux and Roosevelt rumors, and other varied updates on society, sports, and finance. It reflects a crowded front with brief mentions rather than a single cohesive report.
Vienna reports an Austro-Hungarian note to Belgrade demanding Saturday night assurances condemning Pan-Servian intrigues and punishment for those linked to Archduke Francis Ferdinand’s Sarajevo assassination. The note accuses Servia of tolerating subversive press and plots that incited hatred toward the monarchy.
Dr J A Mehitesh connected with Gov Cole Blease was shot in Columbia South Carolina. The wound is not dangerous. Blease planned to confront him on stage with statements. The assailant shouted claim of targeting Cole. Bloodhounds failed to track the shooter as officials pledge aid.
In a San Francisco superior court trial Lid by Judge Sturtevant Lasher B Gallagher aged 29 studied stenography two years wrote nine words a minute twice the room’s reading speed but slower than the writing capacity. The rational shorthand speed content shows twenty eight words a minute as the highest reading speed and in the last contest the winner correctly read two hundred twelve words. Gallagher read his notes back correctly.
William Barnes Jr files libel suit against Theodore Roosevelt accusing him of defaming Barnes by endorsing Harvey D. Hin ton and attacking Barnes in public statements. Roosevelt declines to comment beyond stating he can prove his words while Barnes presses for trial before primaries. The action, announced in New York, follows Roosevelt's public critique of Barnes after a dispute at the Republican Club.
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