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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 24, 1914

Page

12

Washington Post Fourteenth Sizes Terms of Subscription

The notice lists subscription plans for delivery in Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday options. It specifies payment methods by drafts and post office orders, payable to The Washington Post Co. in Washington DC, and notes entry as second class matter with foreign advertising representation details.

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The Post Follow You and The Law’s Harsh Word

The passage discusses subscriptions and postal distribution for The Washington Post while referencing legal principles. It notes the press’s duty to inform and hints at controversial views on hunger strikes and the treatment of lawbreakers. It mentions the English cat and mouse law and Davis’ approach as comparisons.

Davis

The Mexican Dilemma and United States Power

The United States faces a binary choice in Mexico, intervene with force to enforce peace or risk continued revolts and violence as leaders like Carranza Villa and Huerta rise and fall. The piece argues only intervention under a strong, credible threat can restore order and protect lives and property south of the Rio Grande.

United States Mexico Carranza Villa Tampico Mexico City Huerta Diaz Vera Cruz Punston Waller Fletcher Toot Rapine Car- Tanza Carbajal Zapata Rio Do Grande

Centenary of Waverley sparks a collage of Scott figures

The piece reflects on Sir Walter Scott as a turning point in culture and memory, citing Lords and Indian, cavalier and Covenanter, Old Mortality and Jeanie of The Heart of Midlothian. It traces readerly echoes from 1827 to the present, linking literature, politics, and cinema in a sweeping reverie.

Jeanie Midlothian Scott New England New England Chandler’s Grannip Nyla Botan

Adjourning Congress and Rock Creek Park Pleasures

A Washington column mocks Congress delaying adjournment through late summer. It notes Democrats push trade bills, rail security, and river and harbor measures, with open-air walks in Rock Creek Park as relief. Observers compare political fate to literary and public figures as summer ink runs on.

Washington Washigton Congress Senate Democrats Trade Commission Clayton Antitrust Rock Creek Park Senatora Coameda Legislative Branch House Senate

Hardwicke Sailor in Lipton’s Shamrock Mission Stirring Royal Yacht Society Debate

Lord Hardwicke, a Royal Yacht Squadron member, sails with Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock IV bound for New York, seeking crew duties while the club’s past hostility to Lipton colors the mission. The piece recalls Edinburgh Valkyrie era tensions, Dunraven’s race pressure, and Hardwicke’s varied life from gold prospecting in Australia to mining in the United States before joining the English aristocracy.

England Royal Yacht Squadron Thomas Lipton Haward VII Bert of New York Lord Hardwicke Shamrock IV Randy Hook II Atlantis Ararral Rose Sir Thomas Lipton Sir Thomas Lord Dunraven Sir Charles Rose Levi P. Morton Lord Hardwicke le Lord Dupraven Marquis of Ormande European America Australis New Zealand Mins Hilen Russell Auckland London Stock Exchange Wegtam Australia Lfe United States Amgzisa Montena Charlie Tla Mise Betty Homas Millonaire Bay City Midh Ince

Sir Julius Wernher will disinherits Derrick in vast estate

In a dramatic settlement Sir Julius Wernher rewards younger sons Harold and Alexander with the bulk of the fortune while Derrick Wernher in New York receives a limited trust of 100 Monticello Avenue funds and a max annual income of 12,000 after thirty years. Derrick faces a divorce suit from Pauline Ebert as details emerge of the late heir’s lavish extravagance and prior debts.

Derrick Wernher New York Julius Julias Eldeat Aud Wid Feir Harold Alexander Gustav Hubert Derrick Monticello Avenua Jersey Getate Pauline Ebert Tesus Grifin City Chancery Chambers Christman Jane Julius Wernher London Mra Ebert Cecil Rhodes London Times Col Roosevelt Derric Oxford

Los Angeles Police Seek Volunteers for Air Wing

A chaotic column reports Los Angeles police plans to form an air squad with Chief of Police Sebastian issuing a volunteer call. The piece blends fiction and scattered real names, mentioning Diamond Kings, Darmstadt, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and unrelated wartime notes.

Los Angeles Timat Bir Juline Sebastian Wernher Bell & Co South Tamred Darmstadt Sir Julius Anj Laos France South Africa Marquign DU Fortenoy Brentwood Company

Haiti danger prompts talk of US armed intervention

In a warning on Haiti, the piece argues persistent revolutions and European pressure threaten American life and foreign interests. It urges landing US armed forces to restore order under a provisional Haitian government and to apply the Platt amendment to Haiti, asserting the Monroe doctrine and strategic need to prevent European footholds.

Haits Haiti Black Republic Atete Aparchy Germany France Republic United States Caribbean New York Panama Cuba

American woman cures hunger strike in Britain era

An American woman, Katharine B Davis, credited with curbing hunger strikes in New York prisons and reforming correctional facilities, faces further agitation as hunger strikers like Becky Edelson risk forcible feeding. Davis, a suffragist, advocates ballot rights while overseeing prison management and reform.

Mitchel Katharine B Davis Correction New York Misa Daria Jane Estage Wagietor Blackwells Island Miss Davis Matteawan Asylum Becky Edelson Commissioner Davis

Senate Debates Federal Reserve Nominee and Coal Rates

Senate discussions span Reed’s four hour arraignment of the Harvester trust and opposition to Thomas D. Jonas for the Federal Reserve Board. Committees continue probe of alleged discrimination in southern coal rates and a message from the President withdraws Jonas’s nomination. Adjournment noted as 6:209 p m to noon.

Senate Reed Missouri Harvester Trust Thomas D. Jonas Chicago Federal Reserve Board Southern Coal Thomas D. Jones Federal Rénarva Board Tmm

Bad Luck in Broxen Mirror and Wreck Near Shenandoah

Shenandoah Dispatch reports Mrs Osri C McKean of Sidney explains a dropped mirror curse, while Harlan Ralston bought a new motorcycle. The group rode to Billmey road when the motorcycle failed, a blaze began in the auto, a brake fire prevented rescue, and occupants leapt to safety as car and bike burned for two hours. Ralston lost his wallet in the scramble.

Bride Shenandoah Chicaan Mra Ralston

Three Dig For Hidden Gold Probe In Altoona Park

Neighbors report strange lights at Prospect Reservoir Park lead police to J C Carls WW Pringle and William Guffer digging under a tree. Carla claims an old Chicago contact sent $000 in gold to his son in Altoona years ago and letters urged recovery. The trio dug all day with authorities’ permission but found nothing.

Aivera Dirpaten Raisoured Prospect Reservoir Park J C Carls WW Pringle William Guffer Carla JL MeNelis Chicago MeNelis Altoona Aon Banka Curls

Rich in Coins and Rags at West Thirtieth Street

Ellen Monahan arrested on a charge of soliciting alms at West Thirtieth Street station. Under her clothes, investigators found silk gloves and bags filled with money totaling over two thousand dollars in various bills and coins. A bankbook showed $8297 on deposit at Emigrant Savings Bank. Monahan, age 70 plus, resisted during search before a patrolman and matron.

New York Arena Ellen Monahan West Thirtieth Street Banik Hlleh Mary Suncay Joseph Buckley The Mendicant Aquad

Police Kindness Highlights Hard-Luck Tales Across Cities

A Boston Transcript excerpt and New York Tribune reports describe policemen aiding hard-luck cases. One officer bought coffee and rolls, another funded meals, car fare, or lodging, illustrating broad sympathy across cities including Davenport, Des Moines, Denver, and New York.

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Detectives Find Ancient Mummy Stashed in Brooklyn Cellar

Police hurry to 254 Forty fourth Street after a telephone tip. Detectives Busby Lohman and Hyland uncover the body of a man, six feet tall and buried in a packing case in a cellar. A dealer named Moloxes claims the mummy dates from 4 B C, bought in Alexandria years ago, with no arrests made.

B. C New York Fourth Street Busby Detective Bureau Fourth Avenue Brooklyn Lohman Hyland Molexas Moloxes Alexandria

Two Roads From Poverty A New World Pathways

Poetic fragment contrasts two life paths Do Without and Make Some More. It hints at Old World hardship for peasants and New World opportunity for the ambitious, with vivid imagery of gardens, flowers, and hopeful vows.

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No Charm in the Wild Rose Report

A Minnesota extension bulletin warns that the wild rose along country roadsides is a perennial, hard weed. Professors advise eradicating by thorough plowing in August or early September to cut roots and destroy the plant.

St. Paul Hotanlata University Farm Experiment Station Minnesota Prairis Andrew Ross

Disguised Female Cop Foils Fallsides Blackmail Plan

A woman police impersonator, sent from Fort Lee, posed to extort motorists in the Fort Lee and Grantwood area. She paired with a male accomplice to threaten WHB Meyer and collect bribes for alleged speed violations. Meyer fled. the disguise failed as a scuffle ensued and the skirt came off, allowing one officer to intervene.

New York Fallsades Fort Lee Grantwood Tate West Heart Meyer West Oth Street Mayer

Postmaster to Face Prosecution Over One Cent Shortage

From Biadex Delaware, Luther H Cluttin served as postmaster for seventeen years. The U S Post Office reported a one cent shortage in the accounts. Clifton settled and left office last November with Caleb R Cannon succeeding. An expert concluded the government owed the retiring official one cent. The department later said the debit was the other way and threatened prosecution for nonpayment. Clifton paid the amount and received a receipt.

Potter Fostmaster Sgafard Del Terri Luther H. Cluttin Biadex Fostoffice Department Wash nSton Proudiar Clifton Caleb R. Cannon

La Salle’s Last Colony Located On Galveston Bay River

Dr Herbert Bolton of the University of California argues the La Salle colony stood on the Gareltas River near its mouth, not the Trinity. He claims La Salle died on the Brezos River near Navasota, and he found artifacts at the colony site while tracing a 16th century Spanish Matagorda Bay expedition.

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Reprieve Angers Murderer in Penal Servitude Swap

A public prosecutor at Ver sadnies jail informed two murderers their deaths had been commuted to life in penal servitude. Joseph Brugen received the news with joy, while Louis Lou’s angrily demanded liberty or the guillotine. He lunged at the prosecutor, gripping his throat as guards struggled to restrain him and place him in a strait jacket.

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Alligator Gar Caught After TwoHour River Slough Battle

A two hour fight in a Mississippi River slough near Quincy ends with the capture of a 209 pound alligator gar. The fish measures 7 feet 2 inches, 28 inches around the body, and 11 inches across the mouth. Teeth reach about one inch. Inside its body were found 12 eggs, one 15 inch carp, and numerous smaller fish.

Chicago Tribtes Mississippi Rive Quincy

Weather and tide table report with warm spell

Weather Bureau report notes unseasonably warm conditions across plains and mid Atlantic with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the Great Lakes region. Other areas remain fair with widely scattered showers. local temperatures, humidity, and sunshine percent details provided for the past 48 hours.

TS Dept of Agriculturs Weather Bereau Washington Tourecay Plains Sues Miasauri Iowa Staten Westington Rocky Mountain North Atlantic Staton Pisiua Coset

Notable Mixed Opinions On Huerta Regime And Greek Minister

A New York recruiter notes that Huerta’s resignation stemmed from his wife’s pressure, while Mexican women across Oaxaca and Tehuantepec exert strong influence in towns and homes. Nearby, Baltimore prepares a large Star Spangled Banner celebration with schoolchildren, governors, and a Democratic wave. Greek Americans cheer the appointment of a new minister in Washington, praising his diplomacy and business acumen and predicting closer U.S.-Greece ties and capital investment.

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