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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1914
Page
11
Editors critique the mediation effort amid US pressure on Carranza while Huerta resists and Carranza seeks provisional power. The piece laments Washington’s stance, questions Carranza’s motives, and notes mediators struggle to balance demands as the stalemate widens.
The piece argues Congress should adjourn to let members return to their districts, saying the nation tires of the Capitol treadmill. It notes widespread desire among lawmakers to reset, blaming ongoing agitation for delays in antitrust bills and policy.
The New Jersey District Court dissolves the thread trust and outlines prohibitions on intercompany agreements price fixing and sales tactics. The ruling argues that the Sherman Act already provides broad antitrust guidance and warns Congress against unnecessary new statute that would narrow enforcement.
The article discusses Dr Duncan McDougall s failed soul weight test and the philosophical debate on the weight of the soul. It then outlines the American manufacturers foreign export council proposal aimed at promoting foreign trade, led by Mr Farrell of United States Steel, to educate smaller businesses and unite U S industries against foreign competition with government aid encouraged.
Curtis Guild urges a US diplomacy training school akin to West Point. He argues for professionalizing ambassadors, notes the spoils system hindering reform, and suggests promoting experienced reps at posts. The piece lampoons satirical potential and muses on broader reforms in diplomacy and government staffing.
Fragmentary text recounts a nostalgic essay contrasting ancient Greek bodily ideals with lost techniques and details a grand Scottish reception in Holyrood with lords commissioners, church leaders, and heralds, describing ceremonial state processions, a Parliamentlike church assembly, and lavish banquets led by Highland figures and Burns connections.
An 18th century style passage describes the urge of common readers to assist scientists and to claim a shared glory from any discovery. The fragment notes a scientist declaring he weighed a man's soul, suggesting a discussion on belief, curiosity, and the allure of scientific authority.
Lord Glenconner, eldest brother of Max Asquith, serves two weeks as lord high commissioner at Holyrood Edinburgh. The role dates to 1600, chosen by James VI to preside over the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The court week blends monarchic pomp with church deliberation, drawing nobles and clergy to Edinburgh.
The Senate condemned and debated toll exemptions for coastwise ships with Senator Perkins opposing repeal. Interstate Commerce Commissioners Ball and Clements testified before the committee. Naval appropriation bill passed at about 141 million dollars. The House worked on the Clayton omnibus antitrust bill before final action later. The Rayburn bill on railroad securities faced debate in the ICC oversight. Cromer subcommittee hearings on municipal ownership continued. House adjourned at 1L pm to 1am today.
A well dressed man halted a Riverside Drive bus to claim his glasses, snagged from a tree by the overhanging limbs. The conductor, impressed by the feat, quips that anyone who could spot them from the top of a moving bus would not need four eyes.
A Vienna tale tells how a parrot outside the Belvedere palace insulted the emperor and Archduke Francis Ferdinand while repeatedly declaring a wish to live to be a hundred. Police traced the bird to the Belvedere, noting the strained royal relations and the parrot’s vivid chatter about august figures.
A fragmentary meditation on suffragists and militant action, noting references to wielding axes and cleavers, a Royal Academy portrait, and a New York mayoral sigh. The passage laments progress tied to sacrifice of valued courtesy and hints at a poisoned granny tale and tense family reactions.
Becker brothers August and Hough electrocised while exiting a florist carrying wreaths for their brother Andrew’s funeral. They touched a live wire at the curb and were burned to death as the flames enveloped August. his brother died attempting to help him. The incident followed a motorcycle crash that killed Andrew.
A youngster recalls a promised dollar in a back-and-forth about earning praise from a teacher. The dialogue hints at a community or school setting, with the promise tied to a good report and the child’s disappointment at not receiving the dollar.
In Jackson County courthouse a judge reluctantly marries Marguerite Goldsberry and Edward J Cahill after a phone appeal to ministers fails. The judge admits inexperience but conducts the ceremony despite last minute hesitation and the parties depart married. The incident is noted with wry humor in the Baltimore dispatch.
An affidavit in New York Supreme Court recounts Brandt Walker once a Chicagoan plunger who earned millions in a single day and later fell on hard times after illness. The suit against Clman & Co seeks to protect two paintings and a silk rug given to his wife, with liens by Liman & Co and a note on Walker’s marriage to Helen Gladys Almy in 1908 and his brokers’ involvement in his stock dealings.
From Los Angeles Examiner Sarah Shaffer aged 53 plus her younger sister played at a sidewalk fall. The elder guided a splint under Dr Wiley’s telephonic instruction as the injured child was rushed to hospital. Maybelle broke an arm. Sarah’s prompt aid and obedience to medical orders aided pain relief before ambulance arrival. A Melbourne Australian anecdote closes the clipping with a quip about a boy and a penny.
Fragmentary note cites a line about a child named Willie missing and later found safe, with casual asides about neighbors and a judge. The text then shifts to a character Rosemary and fashion color shifts, mentioning strawberry blonde and purple hair, concluding with a playful brunette description. The passage reads as misordered OCR and informal dialogue with no clear news event.
Oberammergau spectacle to be staged outdoors near London after license denial by the lord chamberlain. German managers secure a garden venue within a hundred miles of London for the first week of July with a stage and stands for about 300 to 400 spectators. George Foster states production will avoid lord chamberlain jurisdiction and present a beautiful story not likely to offend.
Daily sun and tide figures accompany a broad weather digest noting pressure trends and showers in western regions. The forecast calls for thunderstorm activity in the Southeast and mid Atlantic, with warmer, coastal conditions and variable winds through Wednesday and into Thursday across the Lakes and East. Local temperatures and rainfall measurements accompany city listings and a humorous ad anecdote about a waiter.
The reminiscences recall Thomas Bayard and his presidential ambitions. General Cox recounts Bayard’s hesitation to join Cleveland’s cabinet and his later politics in Washington. Also covered are Yuan Shikai’s standing in China, Sun Yat Sen, and reflections on Congress funding and party dynamics amid Progressive era shifts.
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