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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
11
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The resignation of Mr Bryan is accepted as proof of a stronger and firmer foreign policy. The nation will defend rights everywhere and insure peace by applying this policy to all lands, oceans and peoples, protecting Americans abroad and at sea, and opposing seizures or harm by belligerents. The public supports the administration in enforcing American rights worldwide.
The article notes a plan to reorganize and enlarge the army awaiting Congress. President may convene Congress at any moment to approve a scheme by the general staff, backed by Secretary Garrison, aimed at adequate defense without excessive cost. Taft says reforming the army is harder than expanding the navy, with housing and staffing challenges cited as key obstacles. The United States army costs more per size than any other, signaling imminent modernization debates.
The text argues for a special session to address national defense promptly rather than delaying to the regular session. It stresses that Congress can devote full attention to defense and that safeguarding the people is a duty not requiring foreign consent or aid.
The piece condemns Mr. Bryan for urging an inquiry into the Lusitania incident, arguing his approach muddies U S German relations. It says his stance undercuts the President, weakens statecraft, and risks provocation, while noting Bryan’s domestic position and need to stay within the Democratic fold.
Government forecasts predict a record wheat crop for 1915, with an estimated 960,600,000 bushels, surpassing 1914 and the long-term average. Despite chinch bug and Hessian fly damage in some states, favorable conditions in major wheat regions should yield ample grain. Oats are also expected to exceed last year and the 1912 peak, though below the record year.
The article notes favorable weather for crops, especially corn prospects, highlighting potential global food impacts. It emphasizes American farmers' role in supplying both peaceful and belligerent nations and argues for coastal protection to safeguard commissariat work and freedom of the seas.
The Georgia pardon board rejects Leo M. Frank's petition for commutation to life, keeping him under sentence of execution for the Mary Phagan murder. Despite widespread belief of innocence amid circumstantial evidence and notes, the governor will weigh justice and state interests, with public doubt persisting that a wrongly convicted man may die.
Postmaster General Burleson defends parcel post costs with rising revenues from major offices and warns expenditures rose to 9 million dollars in the first half. He argues the scale supports efficiency gains, notes no waste, and cites broader national growth as justification. Other items touch on Serbia typhus defeat and light political quips.
Frick bought the Caledon Holbein for 200000 dollars, recalling its export dispute in London last August. The work, a premier Holbein portrait of Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex, is among eight Holbeins in the United States, with major holdings at the Met and in private hands. The Caledon family links and Irish origins are traced, noting Lord Caledon’s frontier service and notable escapades. The piece dwells on lineage and art trade debates, ending with MARQUISE DE FONTENOY copyright notice.
Nine year old Johnny Mullaney dove after Haleck Lazynsky, seven, who fell from a Noble Street railroad pier. He gripped the boy by the hair, swam to a ladder, and pulled him to safety under the pier structure. Police and Roosevelt Hospital staff later credited Johnny’s quick first aid for the successful resuscitation.
From the Review of Reviews summary detailing the Krupp organization in five major groups. Essen Steel Works at Menpen Tanger-Huette and Essen includes 60 departments and 500 acres with thousands of tools, trains, presses, boilers, engines, motors, cranes, and coal use. Other groups include Fried rich Alfred Iron Works Rheinhausen with six furnaces. Annen Steel Works for large castings. Gruson Machine Works Magdeburg Buchau with 50 shops. and Germania Kiel naval yards with eight building bays and large-fitting and boiler shops for ships up to 725 feet.
The New York World says after the May 18 Lusitania note to Germany, Dr. Dumba asked Mr. Bryan if the note’s assertion that the United States would not omit any word or act to protect citizens would be read literally. Bryan allegedly replied the statement was meant to placate domestic opinion, and the government’s stance was less stern than the note suggested. Berlin was informed, and the German reply’s tone reportedly reflected Bryan’s assurances.
A verse essay in the New York Times laments war’s toll and envisions a future where soldiers no longer fight for country or creed. After a global conflict, the poem imagines a guardian Master uniting Teuton and Briton under a shared divine love.
Atlantic City watchers recall a dramatic rescue as Edward Brady and Miss Mary Donovan struggled in a strong ebb tide. In a bold move, one-armed Stoner leapt from the Boardwalk, pulled the unconscious woman from the water, reviving her on shore while Brady disappeared beneath the waves.
Lawrence Kansas Dispatch reports Prof E H S Bailey of the University of Kansas chemist says a worthless weed known as the devil's claws yields an edible oil from its seed. The weed grows on waste lands across western Kansas and neighboring states. The press cake stocks high protein feed.
In a brief exchange, Tom questions the Boston hop while Chem denies lying, stating they use Chinese dope for themselves each time, reflecting a sharp, fictional street banter tone from Chaparral.
A historic 1801 1803 conflict described with Jefferson's accession and the U S response to Barbary piracy. Commodore Dale and later Preble and Barron led ships against Tripoli, Decatur’s famed feat, and Derne siege, ending with peace without tribute and Tunisian ambassadorial overtures.
W M Goodwin of Los Angeles sued the Whittler Coburn Company for 10000 damages alleging a false due bill caused his wife illness and estrangement. After losing in superior court he appealed to the state supreme court, which fined him 50 dollars and taxed costs, deeming the appeal frivolous and noting it was astonished a complaint was filed at all.
Bruno Haack aBrooklyn youth with a club foot and lavish spending fame arrived in Los Angeles. He proposed to a woman barber after three hours, carried a $5 bill and an unused license, spent over $2000 in a month, and shot himself in the Clark Hotel after being rejected. The incident followed his pursuit and hotel sequence ending in death.
Two sisters living only miles apart in San Marcos and Temecula, Mrs Frank Barber and Mrs George Burnham, had never met, though born years apart. They were unknowingly brought together by mutual friend Mrs J H Putnam at a house party, and after hours of bonding they learned their kinship and planned a joint trip to Ohio.
A witty exchange shows Mr Dudds asking why he always stands before the mirror while dressing and Mrs Dudds replying that she wants to see what is going on. The humor hinges on domestic ritual and observational irony typical of light magazine humor.
In the Raleigh hotel lobby in Washington, Frank A. Singer of New Orleans criticizes the tariff schedule placing sugar on the free list, noting projected revenue losses and price movements. H. Eschman of Huntington cites Jim Hughes’s political comeback, while F. C. Hartwell describes Bolivian sentiment and Bolivian-South American trade dynamics under war conditions.
Misa Mabel G Beckles of Trumansburg and Frederick H Millen of Brooklyn were wed at Sage Chapel two weeks before their forestry degrees. The ceremony ends a romance started at the Cornell School of Forestry. They plan a wedding trip and will receive diplomas June 16 at commencement. The bride is the sole woman in Cornell's forestry program and the first woman to graduate from it.
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