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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
11
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The British parliament approved a further 1.25 billion dollar war grant, bringing total spending to 4.35 billion since the war began. Premier Asquith warned daily outlays reach about 15 million, predicting a near term fiscal crisis and radical financing across Europe.
The piece argues that states creating industrial schools for working age children combine vocational and basic education, calling this reform foundational to broader improvements. It claims enhanced educational facilities could reduce social and political evils, noting the latest census as context.
The piece notes over seven million wage earners in the country mostly in productive industry. It urges industrial schools to reach workers after they leave school, highlights plant-run education, and supports laws that extend educational opportunities to working children as a remedy to work-related misfortune.
A call for a return to sane policy urges Britain to reverse the blockade of Germany, arguing the plan harms Britain and the United States by starving civilians and wrecking neutral commerce. It condemns “might makes right,” notes Germany’s retaliation, and praises the 1909 Declaration of London as a path to safer seas and fairer wartime conduct.
The Lusitania inquiry before Baron Mersey could resemble the Titanic case in exposing negligent conduct if proven. Britain risks public confidence as secrets on wireless orders from the admiralty and Cunard directors emerge, with responsibility debated whether shipowners or the Admiralty bore fault.
The article argues that the ship could not have fully avoided a torpedo even at reduced speed, but slower speed might have reduced danger. It suggests Lusitania could have outrun subs if not slowed, potentially saving lives, yet condemns the failure to take all precautions to minimize risk and the loss of over 1,000 passengers.
The piece argues the Democratic slogan destroy the protective tariff would lower living costs, noting wage gains but rising prices since tariff removal. It highlights 1914 to 1918 price increases, argues the cost of living climbs despite free imports, and cites a Labor Department study under current administration.
A lengthy column argues most Americans trace descent from royalty, citing a London volume by the Marquis de Ruvigny as unreliable. It recounts the founder’s dubious title, British court scrutiny, and a note on how every person with English or Scottish origins is likely descended from nobility, urging caution in claiming heraldic arms.
The Passaic River near the falls was polled by workers seeking John P. Holland's original submarine. The inventor abandoned the craft in the river bed after deciding to build a newer model. Holland once taught at St John's Parochial School where the first boat was built without propulsion.
A lively verse from New York Evening Mail captures a baseball day at the grounds with venders calling out hot dogs peanuts cigars and ice cream as the action builds. The narrator calls on magnates to curb the racket or face a consequence, while the crowd and players tense in the moment.
Ernest Rodriguez age three wore yellow overalls and a rooster feather to imitate an Indian scout in a baby parade. A small rifle in the house fired a shot that entered near his eye, causing fatal brain injury. He died after a hospital operation as the parade moved on outside.
James Graber aged 14 of Darby Creek fell into the mill dam while fishing and began to drown. William Childs aged 15, hearing the scream, dived in fully clothed and rescued Graber after he sank thrice. Childs completed resuscitation and safely returned the boy home. this marks his second similar rescue in two months.
Toodles the poodle guarded 409 East Seventeenth Street for a month after Mrs. Kate Barry disappeared on May 12. Neighbors heard the dog cry, scraps were tossed through a broken panel, and a body matching Mrs. Barry’s description was found in the bay. A detective entered with keys found on the body. the dog growled but was calmed and taken by a cousin of the deceased.
A 1775 frontline account recalls the June 17 siege, noting 2,500 undisciplined Yankees against 5,000 British. Israel Putnam urged fire at the whites of their eyes as Howe led repeated assaults. After hours of brutal fighting, Prescott ordered a retreat, the British taking the hill but at heavy cost and with Howe sparing the vanquished, a watershed moment for liberty.
Clyde Bradford of Center Hall recounts a hornet of a pheasant attack while he hauled cement to a Center County reservoir. The enraged hen, protecting six chicks, struck the horse on the head then pecked its eyes, forcing the wagon off the road and down the mountain. Bradford vows not to pheasant gun from horseback next fall.
Andrew Carmical, Okmulgee Dispatch editor, was confronted by a man claiming to represent the editor. The intruder demanded Carmical eat last night’s issue, threatened with a pistol, and fled when the door failed to open. Police later arrested John Clark, who said the article insulted him.
Spectators at the class-day exercises of the 1815 class of the boys high school in Reading Pennsylvania faced a custard shower when a precating contest ended abruptly. The faculty and school officials were dismayed as pastry missiles splattered in all directions striking orchestra members and front-row spectators who dodged the hurled pies.
Postmaster George D. Armitstead of San Antonio notes 10 000 to 15 000 Mexican refugees in San Antonio since Diaz era. He says Mexicans dominate in the city, with public aid provided. rickshaws in Shanghai fascinate Americans. Swiss neutrality during WWI discussed by a Geneva banker, noting food supply, loans, mobilization figures, and economic conditions.
A Mexican smuggler, Bularon Rendon, is held for the grand jury on charges of smuggling Charlie Low and Charles Sing from Mexico. Chinamen attempted to smuggle two men into the country by hiding them in a ship storeroom and disguising them as Ethiopean sailors. A Chinaman mopped his face revealing a yellow streak, drawing attention aboard the Camaguey at Pier 12 in South Brooklyn as two U.S. customs inspectors arrived.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet shows a groom confessing he must sometimes think of the furnace, while the bride asks if he thinks only of her. The odd exchange highlights domestic humor in a wedding moment.
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