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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1913
Page
5
Readable fragment notes a penal gas incident connected to Ure Washington Poet near Four teenth Street. Authorities likely investigating exposure or release, with limited details on date or individuals.
The piece argues President Wilson may abandon nonaction in Mexico at Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson’s briefing. It lauds Wilson’s firmness during Diaz to Madero and Madero to Huerta, criticizes mixed unofficial reports, and blames indecision on conflicting, incomplete opinions from Washington and external envoys.
War Department alarms over shrinking applicant pool for West Point. Many states report vacancies in the entrant quotas for next year, with Pennsylvania New York and Minnesota among those with multiple openings. Officials cite less interest in military careers and gaps between high school graduates and cadet needs.
The text argues cadetship rewards must rise to match business and professional paths to solve the West Point issue. It notes Congressmen once faced many applicant requests and that industrial growth later swelled cadetship demand. It reflects on the hope for voluntary student interest over district recruitment and stresses a duty on Congress to act.
Analysis argues syndicated diplomacy failed at multiple hinges from China to Mexico. It contends the five power group collapsed, German veto undermined European concert, and US hopes for Mexico peace promotion risked entanglement. Authors claim a fresh start under new auspices is required to avoid repeating past errors.
The report that Richard Croker will return to lead Tammany is denied by Croker who says Ireland is good enough for him. The piece reflects on his retirement, past power, and cautions bosses to heed his example while noting the enduring appeal of strong Irish names in politics.
Brig. Gen. A L Mills critiques Andrew Carnegie as inconsistent in peace advocacy. He argues Carnegie praises the German emperor as a peacemaker, noting Germany’s constant war readiness under a powerful navy and army as the reason for Europe’s stability. The piece contrasts U S safety with Europe’s balance of preparedness and criticizes domestic indecision on naval and land policy.
The passage mentions Charley Murphy eyeing the Emerald Isle during brief rests from a contest with Sulzer. It recalls Roger Sullivan of Sinots comparing lakefront scenery to Fingal’s Caverns and imagining longing. Bill Flinn, Tom Taggart, and Richard Crocker are noted as hoping for broader horizons before conditions change.
King George contemplates granting Prince Arthur of Connaught a dukedom tied to his marriage, merging with the Duchess of Fife title. The piece reviews potential Kent revival, Maud Duff’s status, and Arthur’s lack of personal fortune versus his parents’ wealth and positions. It also notes warnings about noble claims and a separate Leavenworth case, plus a digression on English peerage legitimacy and the Jockey Club’s authority in racing disputes.
Paris July 27 reports say French physicians hail a tuberculosis decree as a hygiene revolution. The Academy of Medicine requires obligatory declaration of TB, with secrecy and public aid for sufferers and families. Leaders include Dr. Roux of the Pasteur Institute and Dr. Letelle of the tuberculosis commission.
Italian officials reveal art thieves use arson to conceal crimes and some custodians collude to smuggle works abroad. Suspicion centers on purchases tied to America as authorities tracked the Madonna stolen in Vienna and linked a Venice dealer seen after a two year-old sacristy fire at St Mary’s Church Genoa to the scheme.
London July 27 Prof Hohenegg Austrian surgeon declares women not suited to medical practice while praising nurses work and noting nurses’ pay lags domestic service. He argues doctors need rapid independent judgment and traits rarely fully developed in women though he concedes high intelligence and industry among women students. As nurses women excel and face no male competition.
New York July 27 leaders of the conductors and trainmen leave for their homes as wage and condition demands will be submitted to arbitration under the Newlands act. The arbitration board is to be organized, with W S Carter and W Stone among executives remaining in the city to confer with managers.
London dispatch notes a July Moscow conference of steamship and railroad firms to shorten world travel. By integrating Japanese railways in Korea with a fast Japan steamship line and Transsiberian linkage passengers will rail to Fusan then steamship to Shimonosaki, bypassing longer routes via Peking or Vladivostock.
Rev T B Gregory in the New York American discusses Caesar face to face with a swift three word victory over Pharnaces at Zela in 47 BC. The piece praises Caesar's decisiveness and rapid rise to power, noting his campaigns and impact on Rome and world history.
From the New York Sun lovers of Old Paris mourn the looming demolition of Cafe Vachette on Boulevard Saint Michel. It hosts literary lights and young writers, including Jean Moreau who recently died, as banks of marbled tops host Bohemian discussions that faded with time. The Latin Quarter cafe tradition traces to earlier Paris salons and figures such as Voltaire and Rousseau as venues for writers and philosophers.
An English cyclist stops at a west Ireland cabin and notes extreme poverty. A crude sideboard holds a brick with a faded flower. The host explains the brick and flower symbolize a graveyard token and a past tragedy, revealing a grim local custom.
Mr and Mrs Pierre Tartoue arrived aboard the St Paul after honeymooning in Egypt and South America. Tartoue, a portrait painter, was painting his wife in the jungle when two monkeys leaped onto the canvas. The scene yielded a cubist style keepsake of Alma Dunworth Tartoue, who plans to present the animals to the society.
The silver parcel post commemorative cup, marking the inauguration of parcel post service, was deposited at the United States National Museum by Postmaster Morgan of New York. Postmaster General Hiteck presented the loving cup and witnessed its transfer following the early 1913 inaugural delivery.
Cable 9 The Washington Fest reports that John Alexandra notes society leaders bear striking nicknames. The Marquis of Crewe is called Robin for scarlet waistcoats, the Marquis de Several is Blue Monkey, once given by King Edward to the Portuguese ambassador, Lord Lonsdale is The Groom, and another peer is Forker.
Lieut. B. L. Smith and Ensign Godfrey de C. Chevalier, aviators of the local staff, were held at Point Lookout 40 miles below Annapolis after their aircraft motor burned out. Repair material was brought to them by the torpedo boat Stringham, and they returned to the Annapolis aviation station at 9 15 this morning.
Postmaster General Burleson announced that after September 2 all presidential post offices will serve as postal savings depositories. He added 174 offices to the list, including New York State towns Arda ley Berkshire Croghan Eden Haw thorne Hawtett Kenmore Maybrook Nerrowsburg Saint James Sparkhill Stanley Willaboro New Jersey Highbridge Far Hula Keaabey Haworth Linden Connecticut Berlin Lyme North Groaevenor Dale.
Weather bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes thunder showers in several regions and overall fair conditions elsewhere. Temperature fluctuations marked in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys and upper Great Lakes while the Northwest remains cooler than seasonal norms. Rain likely in the lower lake region, Middle Atlantic, New England, and parts of the Northwest Tuesday, with variable winds along coasts and on the Great Lakes. River bulletin reports Potomac River clear but muddy conditions at Shepherdstown.
A long, fragmented report notes veterans of the Civil War and Spanish American War in the House and Senate, naming figures like Senator Bradley and Senator Tillman. It also covers Canadian Panama Canal dispute briefs, Ottawa sources, and hints at shifts toward English-style cabinet government.
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