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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1914
Page
1
In a speech to Virginia editors intended for the nation, the executive urged carrying out the program while noting business must endure longer agitation and uncertainty. He expressed confidence in unparalleled prosperity as a result of legislation in the present session.
The President, addressing Virginia editors in the White House east room, urged rapid passage of antitrust based reforms and a "new constitution of freedom" for business. He argued ten years of feverish uncertainty hampered enterprise and pledged decisive action, citing widespread signs of a coming business revival and the role of informed editorials in shaping opinion.
Mrs Helen M Angle held on coroner's order released on bond of 35000 after testifying briefly at the inquest into the death of Waldo R Ballou, a Stamford family member. She fainted in court as authorities tied a dented iron exhibit to bloodstains while detailing Ballou's last movements.
Dr Tom A Williams of Washington opposes model state disease notification laws and warns against treating citizens as wards while Dr Charles Mayo and Dr William Best discuss embryology and Salvarsan. The meeting also aired antisuffrage concerns from Mrs Horace Brock about women voting and future generations.
A fragment notes Wall Street and United Dry Goods dragging index points, with losses across other merchandise firms. The general market mood remains subdued as shares fall and investor confidence wanes.
New York June 5 The H B Claflin Company receivers were named as a historic dry goods failure unfolds. The firm owes over 30 million dollars while assets are pegged at about 44 million, with John Clelin as top stockholder and Morgan group pushing to reorganize. Banks nationwide hold notes, and Morgan efforts to avert collapse echo 1907.
Fragmentary text references Roosevelt and policy notes, a senate coup, law cases, societal mentions, a trade board hastening actions, and a new legal suit. The garbled list mentions individuals, verdicts, and contracts but lacks coherent events or dates.
Special to The Washington Fest Newport June 25 cottagers voice order banning dancing at Newport Golf Club amid gossip over past revelry. Committee led by Mrs Royal Phelps Carrall Mrs Pembroke Jones and Miss Maude K Wetmore decline to explain suppression while club officials back them.
A Washington dispatch reports Branciaco Villa plans to depart soon after purchasing a $1,000 bathtub during a White House tour. The note underscores a lighthearted domestic angle amid political bustle as Villa eyes a forthcoming move.
Letters released in Washington and Tokyo reveal Japan will not proceed with talks on the current basis. The stance signals dissatisfaction with the parley and implies the settlement of the entire land dispute should be the government’s responsibility. A treaty adjustment plan is called discriminatory.
Tokyo denounces American treatment of Japanese as mortifying and unfair in a lengthy diplomatic exchange. Publication in Washington and Tokyo reveals discussions of a new treaty to address Japan’s protest against alleged discriminatory provisions and abridgement of vested rights under California antialien land laws. Viscount Chinda carried instructions from Tokyo that the proposed treaty could worsen relations.
A large blaze in Salem Massachusetts destroyed about 1,000 buildings in a 3 mile sweep beginning at Kern leather factory on Galloway Hill. The fire, fanned by a northwesterly wind, forced shutdowns of districts including the residential area near Lafayette Street and the Palners Cove peninsula. By nightfall about 10,000 residents of the city of 45,000 were homeless with estimated losses around 20 million dollars. No fatalities reported, with 54 injuries admitted to hospitals.
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