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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1913
Page
11
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The article argues President Wilson favored secrecy in framing the currency bill to avoid premature protests. It asserts the final plan must stand as a whole and praises harmony among House leaders Treasury officials and administration. It notes public discussion will follow and credits Democratic leadership for unifying approach on a major issue.
Law abiders condemn militant suffragettes in London after a woman dies during an act tied to the movement. The funeral becomes a public spectacle as banners and flags appear, with a clergyman denouncing the tactics while asserting the cause's merit may lie elsewhere. The piece criticizes militants for using the death to stage a macabre demonstration.
Philadelphia Mayor Blankenburg endorses sending the cracked Liberty Bell to the San Francisco exposition prompting mixed reactions from city women who fear damage from train jolts and argue Philadelphia should retain the relic at Independence Hall while the nation awaits its fate.
The text debates whether the bell should stay in Philadelphia or be moved to San Francisco, arguing that West Coast residents want to see it. It emphasizes that Philadelphia is guardian, not owner, and supports taking the bell to the people instead of forcing all to Philadelphia.
The article portrays Kansas farmers facing drought and credit stress as harvest looms. It notes banks, railroads, and cash scarcity, yet expects East funds and new wheat as assets to bolster the economy. It argues Kansas will rally, supplying capital and labor, with foreign demand rising and American standing strong.
Eugene Meggs aged 41 and his wife, both noted as Switz erland's wealthiest, ended their lives together. The couple, worth about $10 million and childless, faced existential ennui. The piece argues for work as a remedy for melancholy and stresses the value of purpose over mere wealth.
The article lists various aids to digestion and preventives of dyspepsia, noting some costly and some cheap. It mentions Tula, a doorkeeper to a representation, with an artist proposing a remedy that uses a peculiar form of matter called sand. The piece hints at an air filled meal and aims to promote general well being through this diet.
The passage extols sand as essential yet unseen, warning against surface judgments. It cites Huck Finn’s views and notes Emmons as spreading the idea that sand underpins truth, prudence, and progress, shaping a better Congress and world.
The article critiques a Supreme Court decision that running water in navigable streams cannot be privately owned, arguing it undermines state control of water for power. It notes clashes between Congress and the War Department over dam laws, and cites broader comments on federal rights, navigability, and the Connecticut River bill, asserting the state title over waters limits federal claims.
Lord Edward Fitzgerald, who married May Etheridge the Shaftesbury London actress, is a grandnephew of the Irish patriot. The wedding and family claims thread through Leinster titles, with Edward resigning his Irish Guards post. If May becomes duchess, she would be the only actress to gain this title in history aside from Harriet Mellon. The piece details Fitzgerald lineage, Carton estate, and historic royal ties.
New York June 1 The Duke of Westminster who backed the English polo team here and the Westchester Polo Club effort to regain the trophy has begun a campaign. Gate receipts for two games set records with around 600 spectators. Net profit estimated near 400 pounds after about 40,000 pounds in expenses.
Rutherford, New Jersey native Walker Vick was appointed by President Wilson as inaugural collector of customs for the Dominican Republic. The post carries a $6,500 yearly salary and requires no Senate confirmation. Vick previously served as assistant secretary of the Democratic National Committee and secretary of Wilson’s 1913 inaugural committee.
Victoria dated June 16 reports loading of the old whaler Karluk for Dr Vilhjalmur Stefansson's Arctic expedition. The vessel, likely to sail tomorrow, will first call at Nome Alaska as Sir Richard McBride and D M Lberts visit the ship.
President Wilson has kept the Paris ambassadorship to France open for William McCombs, Democratic National Committee chairman. In recent days Wilson cabled McCombs asking if his stance would change after his stay in France, but no reply has been received.
In heavy fog the British battleship Magnificent ran aground at Penlee Point near Plymouth Sound. The ship is reported not in danger. Separately in Baltimore city stock news, $65.6 million of 4 percent city stock at par value $100 a share was sold directly to the public at $0 per share, completed today after two weeks on sale.
Army orders list leaves and duty changes for Col Henry C Davis Capt Edmund S Layer Jr and others. Transfers move officers among infantry cavalry medical corps coast artillery and academy duties with several relieved from duty and reassigned to Fort Monro Fort Oglethorpe West Point and Washington DC facilities.
Naval orders detail detachments and postings across multiple units and ports. Senior engineers, aviation officers, and marine personnel are reassigned to academies, fleets, and bases including Colorado Annapolis Jamaica Hong Kong Bremerton and Norfolk with movements to New York Philadelphia Boston Mare Island and Tampa among others.
The British Columbia Natural History Society with provincial government backing imported 50 singing birds to combat fruit tree pests. Infections like the oyster shell scale and bark beetle threaten orchards and forests across the province, with Vancouver area and nearby districts suffering heavy damage. The U.S. Department of Agriculture cites crop losses of millions, underscoring the pests' nationwide reach.
Deer population rises around Hattings-on-Hudson after Palisades state park creation. Observers report fawns grazing on lawns, a buck swimming the Hudson, and a deer seen near Yonkers woods. A killed deer led to two arrests later released, and police warned of a full grown deer on Warburton Avenue.
Alfred Hooper Spinney of Berkimer plans to travel to England to seek the poet laureate title. He recently arrived from Oregon where he drafted outdoor inspired verses and dismissed Alfred Austin’s style as weak. He intends to present his own poems to the judges and prove his ability when given a subject.
Belford dealer Captain Charles Casier reports a clam bought near the New Brunswick dock yielded a pearl valued at $2000. A stranger who bought Casier’s clams refused a $500 cash offer from a jeweler and had the gem appraised at no less than $2000. Casier notes a prior similar find on that dock two years ago.
From the New York American, Miss Jessie Ackerman the champion woman Sidhe trotter has arrived after an eight year world tour. She has circled the globe eight times in twenty years and logged 381000 miles. On her latest trip she visited 54 countries and experienced many transports from South America to Siberia. Ackerman says Australia holds the happiest and most progressive women where they vote.
A fragmentary exchange from a Houston past section features bemused dialogue about shrimp salad and a caller planning a visit in the evening. Interspersed are garbled lines citing a Chicago Record Herald artist’s claim of interpreting the Infinite and a St Louis Republic exchange about an afternoon off and a funeral.
The Weather Bureau notes continued warm conditions Monday across New England and the Atlantic states, with Chicago reaching 84 and Detroit 96, the latter a June record. Baltimore nears the June high, while scattered thundershowers dot the Hudson River to Great Lakes area and along parts of the Southwest. Temperatures are expected to stay high Tuesday and Wednesday with only scattered showers mainly in the Northwest and Bull Beater region. Winds vary by coast and lake area, with calm to moderate from west to southeast elsewhere.
From the Outlook, Japan's cotton industry is described as an infant sector expanding quickly. Last year, demand rose after a revolution, spurring a jump in spindles in operation from about 1,000 to over 200,000, with hundreds more spindles aided by new processes. Home and foreign markets, including India, are supplied at low cost, supporting profits for Japanese spinners who avoid cutting dividends to compete.
Inquiries into Japan America ties and California land laws bring Dr Seyeda, Shima, and Abeko to Washington. The trio seek meetings with government officials and Congress members to ease strains in bilateral relations and explore social issues affecting the two nations. They travel without official mission, aiming to remove causes of tension.
Secretary Bryan and Norwegian minister Heyn signed a renewed five year arbitration treaty between the United States and Norway. This extends the special arbitration agreement for another term and brings the total of such treaties before the Senate for ratification to fifteen.
Secretary Bryan announced under President Wilson the aim to maintain civil service principles in the consular service. Promotions will continue to honor examinations and vacancies, with outside appointments only when internal filling is impossible.
President Wilson will not attend the fiftieth anniversary events at Gettysburg next month. He plans to visit the summer White House in Cornish, New Hampshire, on July 4 and 7.
A Washington audience hears Ernesto Simondetti discuss Mexico’s loan, reforms, and Huerta government. He asserts $30,000,000 cash on the loan and outlines reforms, free elections, and rail expansion. He notes U.S. recognition limits harm trade, with 50,000 Americans in Mexico and substantial American capital at stake.
Fo Delag, a New York shipping agent, lauds Pacific return and the imminent opening of the Panama Canal. He notes improvements from Boston to Baltimore and the potential vast boost in shipping from Vancouver to Rupert, with broader effects on Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco, and beyond as corridors link to the Grand Trunk system and new transcontinental routes.
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