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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
13
Old newspaper advertisement outlines mail and Sunday delivery options for The Washington Post with various monthly and yearly rates, payment methods, and ordering details. It includes notes on advertising representation and a historical mention of Carranza Villa mediation context in Mexico.
An excerpt from a U S government communication condemns a Colombia treaty proposal. It criticizes officials who acted without consent of the American people, denounces past actions on the Isthmus of Panama, and notes the President’s refusal to endorse national equal suffrage while addressing women’s suffrage groups.
The article argues Japan will not accept arbitration on California land laws aimed at excluding Japanese nationals. It notes the U S stance that California's land law respects sovereignty, the treaty not being violated, and asserts immigration regulation is a sovereign right. The piece also covers the Empress of Ireland tragedy testimony and implications for maritime safety rules.
The New York Central cuts 400 clerical and engineering jobs amid nationwide rail cutbacks, amid I C C economy pressures. Railroads face profits limits, thus reducing staff and services while politics, rates, and public sentiment shift under a looming decision on a 6 percent rate case. The piece notes psychological impact, party blame, and broader economic tensions alongside assorted stray comments.
A long, detailed discussion explains morganatic marriages where a royal or mediatized house member weds a nonroyal. It notes church approval vs civil law, case examples from Leopold II and Frederick William III, and court receptions of morganatic spouses. The piece also covers recent royal gossip about Countess Ina von Bassewitz and the Prussian court, plus a London scandal involving King George.
The scathing commentary laments over 1,000 drowned near shore after the Titanic wreck and urges immediate international action to improve rescue provisions. It argues that governments’ inaction shows gross indifference to preventable loss of life, worse than natural disasters when preventable.
The senate resumed debate on the Indian appropriation bill as petitions from Seattle chamber of commerce and Washington groups urged against antitrust legislation. A conference report on new revenue curbs was adopted and a mileage allowance cut proposal was introduced. Adjournment set for noon today with foreign affairs panel favoring a resolution inviting foreign nations to the International dry farming congress in Wichita.
Ervin Pope, sentenced to hang in five murder trials in Birmingham, believes a rabbit foot charm kept him alive. Supreme Court ordered five new trials. Pope, linked to the McClurkin murder in Calhoun County, narrowly survived as gallows were prepared and scaffolds erected. The case traces a midnight cotton gin robbery and a brutal fatality in a Oxford cotton patch.
Police in the Third district chased a bull and a six foot snake through Arch Street and a South Street area after a river steamer delivery, a moving picture show escape, and a crowd of bemused drinkers. The bull was returned to its Arch Street owner, while the snake, once fat from city rats, was sent to the zoological garden after the owner disappeared.
The New York Tribune reports Thomas J McCormick delays taking over as chief warden, with James M Clancy agreeing to oversee the execution duties until 6 am. An execution is planned for Monday with Peter Rebacci, once called the murder king in Westchester, as the condemned. McCormick reportedly doubts capital punishment.
A fragment discusses whether George will enlist amid arguments about militancy. It notes his fighting stock background including a grandmother who is a Colonel and relatives labeled as loyalists to militancy, suggesting mixed views on war service.
A night storm slays 700 to 800 wild birds in Alva Oklahoma as wires glow bright. Birds fall across streets and lawns, many uncommon species. Prof George W Stevens notes rich ornithological material for State Normal School students.
London shipper notes a Sotheby sale of George Jonathan Bascom’s coin collection in New York. Highlights include a Wiglaf of Mercia penny fetching 300 and dubious dating for other entries as losses and misnames affect value. London sale launched with items from Anglo-Saxon and English periods.
A poem warns of children mishandling firecrackers and improvised devices. It recounts accidents where boys lose limbs or sight, including James Modtesue Willie and Freddie, with mothers crying and doctors urging calm. The speaker cautions against pride in patriotism through dangerous blasts.
Lorkins Dispatch reports a Dunwoodie Country Club groom Manon Strong and bride Katherine Kutehman could not speak each other language. Judge Tracy Madden had two interpreters assist as a ceremonial form from a presidential clipping was used because the official form was missing.
An amused crowd watched a large monkey snatch a cap from a window sill at the Hall of Records after a New York messenger noticed the dark object. The monkey, later identified as Willam H Benjamin’s from Pine Street Morristown, was captured as volunteers pursued it trying to deliver the message tucked in the cap. Mr. Benjamin retrieved the animal from the Hall of Records. Remorse From the Chicago Tribune Story also included in which a man laments ignoring his mother’s advice about marriage.
The Root River near Rushford in Fillmore County dumps many dead and insane fish bowing to apoplexy after being trapped below a dam. The state Game and Fish Commission reports thousands confined and foam churned water, while hooks with baited lines are ignored. A fishway through the dam is proposed as the remedy.
London dispatch reports census findings from Bengal Bihar and Orissa on popular beliefs about madness. Lower classes attribute insanity to worms or neglect of gods or a curse. Exorcists use obscene chants and nostril smoke then prescribe toad soup to quell evil spirits. if that fails, indigenous medicines and concoctions, including frog soup, are tried.
Walter C Livingood, a blind street musician, divorces Cora Ingood whom he married in 1900 after a brief acquaintance. He asserts she left him after discovering his blindness and inability to care for her. He seeks a decree and custody of two children, Sylva and Gladys, while the couple’s estrangement followed Mrs Livingood meeting Arthur Pearl Dunn and eloping to San Francisco and Reno.
General temperature rise nationwide with showers in the West and lower temps in the Ban sh. High readings from 94 to 108 in the California great valley. Local showers possible in Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota and western Iowa. Northern Alberta shows a depression with eastward move bringing higher temps to the north. Thundershowers in the South Thursday prevent notable temperature rise. warmer by Friday as showers expand elsewhere. Local reports include midnight to 8 pm readings with maximum 80 and other hourly figures. River conditions noted for Potomac and Shenandoah with clear flows at Harpers Ferry.
In Washington and Georgia, Col J A Owndey of Boulder warns of dire conditions in Colorado and nationwide links political shifts to railroad and coal mine policies. He argues for swift relief under Roosevelt and cites labor unrest, while Georgia figures cite regional banks and gubernatorial contests amid currency law praise and meat inspection expansion.
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