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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
11
A Washington Post page from June 13 1914 includes a postal subscription notice with rates and addresses and a detailed op ed section criticizing Democrats on Panama Canal tolls and urging US mediation and occupation to stabilize Mexico. The piece argues that tolls favor railroads, promotes self reliance on American ports, and urges a strong US stance to pacify Mexico amid Huerta Carranza Zapata factions.
The article argues Carranza rejects armistice talks and refuses negotiations on internal Mexican issues. It notes the Antilla unloads U.S. arms with U.S. consent and warns of possible U.S. pressure for a provisional Mexican president while Villa’s forces watch.
Wisconsin banks report rising demand for auto loans by farmers with requests near twenty thousand dollars in one town of six hundred. The investigation notes concerns about financing and broad debates over how autos fit into rural life and productivity.
A debate over US strategy in Mexico pits Carranza’s rise against Huerta, with arms traced to the United States used against Huerta. The Niagara negotiations risk appearing contradictory if Carranza becomes dictator, and the United States may need to choose between mediation and opposing Carranza while aligning with Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
The article argues Congress may stay in session through fall to push antitrust and tariff measures, citing banking and currency changes set for August, plus the Sher man act's evolving interpretation. It notes business groups oppose current bills, expect Senate revisions, and warns of continued market uncertainty and legal shifts.
A sensational 19th century piece recounts a youthful intruder at Buckingham Palace and a sprawling tale of Lady Beaumont and the Howard of Glossop lineage. It chronicles past royal access by a boy named Jones and links marriage, titles, and abeyance across British aristocracy with commentary on chivalry and peerage law.
Senate resumed debate on the appropriation bill and considered a Walter Raleigh statue for Raleigh North Carolina. Borah proposed a government efficiency bill banning stopwatches on employees. the Senate approved the free tolls repeal amendment 36 to 7. House adjourned at 11 pm after a night session.
Three year old Thomas Inglesbry was cut across the face by scissors wielded by a playmate while they cut scraps from a newspaper for a puzzle. He suffered severe eye injuries and is in critical condition at the Polyclinic Hospital. Doctors fear loss of sight in both eyes and say removal of the damaged optic is possible, with lifelong impairment likely.
Ruth McAdie, a Bayonne parks officer known as the lady policeman, says she will resign next Monday. She objects to the notoriety from being in the news and notes she does not want to police lovers on benches in the parks.
A kitten fell 10 feet into a sewer opposite 7 Hamilton Place after chasing a ball. Officers Nicand and two others searched with a rake for about 30 minutes, retrieving it to the sidewalk where it vanished around a corner. Mrs Emanuel Levy reported the incident to West Isd Street station at 10 o clock last night.
Hackensack police report a boy named Colombo was struck by a train near a railroad bridge while fishing with John Eichlar. The engine crew halted the train when Colombo fell into the river. Passengers used Colombo’s fishing rod to pull him from the water. the body was recovered and taken to Hackensack.
Dr Maxime Menard oversaw the removal of a patient’s finger at Cochin Hospital after cancer developed due to X ray exposure through defective gloves used by Ray manipulators. The operation followed a calm cigarette as the finger was amputated, with the incident linked to glove failure discovered on examination.
A black and white goat strolled down Main Street and Ocean Avenue, Patchogue, drawing surprised reactions from shoppers. Onlookers fled to stores as the animal paused, eyeing them, while a bulldog trotted nearby. The goat kept up its quizzical chatter as it moved toward the bay end of Ocean Avenue.
Raymond Ring and Leva Kipple, both seventeen, were sentenced by Police Judge Keffer to a spanking after swearing at Patrolman Harrold who had halted work on a stalled automobile engine. Harrold witnessed the punishment with apparent satisfaction as the judge stated swearing at officers must stop to maintain the force’s dignity. The youths’ parents posted bonds to ensure the sentence’s faithful completion.
A violent storm drives bolts into a Vineland New Jersey home on Grant Avenue injuring no one but causing strange antics. Five children gathered at a table when lightning tears through the room ripping the tablecloth, cutting linoleum, scattering talcum powder, and jamming a shaving brush into a powder box. The kitchen frame splinters yet the family escapes shock.
A poetic fragment describes escaping the city to wilderness scenes. It evokes fern deep groves, giant waves, rocky ledges, a laughing brook, cedar beds, and a leafy delta with trout. A wary deer, night birds, cougars, and a dreamless sleep under open sky are imagined.
The Los Angeles Times reports that Mrs. Stevenson’s will directs the ashes of Robert Louis Stevenson’s wife to be buried beside her husband on Mountain Samoa. The plan includes inscribing a stanza from Stevenson's verse on the tomb and notes access only by a rough path. Mrs Stevenson died in Santa Barbara and her children Mre Song and Lloyd Osbourne will transport the ashes to Samoa. they are currently in San Francisco.
A ten ton steam roller plowed through the Tarrell Hotel barroom in a bold crash, destroying walls and fixtures as patrons drink, then halted with debris piled in the far end. An elderly caller asks a clergyman about a brother who she says is not dead but in an asylum.
A dialogue about whisky’s effects on varnish leads to a gag alarm clock salesman boasting a clock that supposedly startles a sleeper. Col Sokesby dismisses the chemistry, preferring not to waste valuable fluid on frivolous tests.
Nathan Cohen, born in Rusma ip and brought to the United States by Lamport Holt, faced a deportation saga after insanity declared in 1913. Repeated removals between Brazil, Russia, and the United States ended with him confined on Ellis Island hospital as authorities seek a final decision on his fate.
A fragmentary reminiscence critiques bridge culture, depicting bridge as dulling sensibilities and fostering petty discourse. The author laments petty reminiscences of battles and a boastful habit of recounting card plays, urging readers to avoid such social cruelty and hollow wit.
New York woman enraged by a woodpecker at daylight fired a shotgun from her window striking her husband as he sawed a tree limb nearby. The bird’s tapping awakened her and she shot through the wall wounding him in both legs and breaking her arm as he fell eighteen feet to the ground.
Special report from Washington Port Harpers Ferry June 12 notes river levels clear on Pontiae and Shopandowh rivers. Temperatures across the Ohio Valley and mid Atlantic show lingering warmth with thundershowers in the interior. General pattern indicates cooler nights and a mix of showers across the Rocky Mountain region and beyond, with coastal areas remaining drier.
The piece records William Travers Jerome and Merril Sturt discussing New York governance, party prospects, and the Progressive vote’s impact. It notes Jerome’s view that Republicans may win, Democratic hopes fading, and mentions figures like Croker and Taft era concerns, with tangential remarks on Texas and North Carolina politics and a brief interview about cooperative sightseeing.
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