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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1914
Page
13
The Washington Post argues against federal restrictions on speculation, defending stock exchanges as self-regulating and essential to national growth. It warns that overregulation could curb railroad and industrial development and notes exchanges already protect investors better than state laws.
A Senate debate on the rivers and harbors bill questions a sustained policy for federal spending. Critics argue against piecemeal appropriations and urge comprehensive, timely deepening of rivers like the East River to Hell Gate, warning that fragmented funding delays completion.
Debate over federal funding for river and harbor improvements hinges on whether benefits return to national commerce. The piece analyzes arbitration with Japan, California land laws, and broader foreign policy, highlighting Senate challenges and the strong influence of state interests. It also touches Mexico's civil conflict and Villa's leadership, noting potential implications for mediation and stability.
A jumble of opinion and satire touches on Missouri Democrats and Salem disaster fears, reflections on aging and eugenics by Mrs. Harris of New York, shifting views, Mount Whitney, and atmospheric oddities. Annoyed musings mention Rod Wanamaker and a Mississippi convict death, with Western states vying for bigger tornadoes.
A lengthy 1914 feature traces the Blucher saga from the Great War era to present, detailing the clan’s reach in the United States. It highlights Count Konrad Blucher of Harpers Ferry and Countess Ingeborg, Ella, and other kin, plus the fortunes of Prince Blucher abroad. It notes a Brooklyn widow Count Ferdinand Blucher nearly buried in a potter’s field and contrasts German noble claims with American lives and legal troubles.
The House adopted the conference report on the naval bill after resuming debate on the conference report for the legislative appropriation. Officials refused to concur in Senate amendments to the sundry civil bill creating offices for an assistant to the Secretary of State and an assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury. An appropriation of 25,000 dollars was approved to create a legislative bureau in Washington. Adjourned until 10:00 today.
M Etienne Laberdesque of Paria Modern D Artagnan dies. A famed Parisian swashbuckler known for duels with Mayor Francola Villon and five fiends of Max Regis, his swordplay and theatrical manner leave the boulevards poorer.
A Texas artificer at 1313 Commerce Avenue, Houston, creates a continuous chain carved from the seeds of a Texas watermelon. The piece, praised as a lasting bond and a marvel of resourceful craft, reflects high credit on the craftsman and invites comparison to Tyre’s artisans and Nuremburg woodcarvers. The Washington Post acknowledges the artistry as a notable Texas-made memento.
A garbled 19th century snippet recounts a golf scene in Hamburg amid an Austrian and an American. The king leans close to the sidelines to view, disturbing play. An American sacrifices a serve to steer a ball away, prompting courtiers to reposition the royal chair. A marginal moral follows with a classroom punishment anecdote about Rex and Thomas.
Milton Robb of Cole Mills clung to a tree three feet above the ground as a swarm of wild honeybees enveloped him for two and a half hours. His brother Abe raced down the mountain for help while rescuers used a ladder and rope, saving him before deadly stings caused collapse.
Supposed ancient verse parodies present a tangled song of lovers and lords. Names such as Sir Cyrus, Pholoe, Lycoris, Myrtale appear alongside mock grievances and oaths. The text blends archaic diction with ribald imagery, offering a humorous collage of courtly intrigue and romantic teases.
Morris Dunn of West Sixty sixth street was arrested as a masher after saluting three girls at Amsterdam Avenue. Patrolman O Connor took him to the station. In court, thirty beauties filled the front row as Dunn claimed innocence and left surrounded by admirers.
Edward G. Heeman a Chicago board of trade broker faces divorce from wife who blasts his life as centered on baseball Heeman is a known White Sox fan and spends afternoons in the grandstand while his spouse accuses him of neglect and obsession The filing cites constant rooting as the alleged cause of marital breakdown and quarreling over their entire relationship.
A Missouri visitor at the Waldorf in New York seeks chewing tobacco finding none and is shown chewing gum instead. The incident prompts a joke about a tobacco famine as the man discovers a tobacco shop and returns with small flat packages. The tale illustrates unexpected scarcity and hotel quirks.
Pebbles the white poodle once costing ten dollars is the center of a lawsuit in the Fifth district municipal court before Justice Young. Mrs Lucille C Gorman claims the dog was sent to Olga St Clair who failed to return Pebbles, while St Clair counters for 108 dollars she spent keeping the animal. The case questions if a ten dollar dog can incur such charges and may grow beyond the pet’s original value as veterinary costs accumulate during the trial.
A Philadelphian insect report describes Aedes triseriatus as a zebra striped, good sized mosquito found in aristocratic precincts near Philadelphia. Experts note this pest may bite bald headed men and that five kinds of mosquitoes exist.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes a Pacific disturbance reaching the lower Missouri Valley with showers and strong winds. Cooler in New England and the Northwest. warmer in the West and plains. Storm warnings posted on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan shores. Local temps reported late evening and forecast to rise then fall Sunday with widespread fair and unsettled periods across regions.
The article quotes Samuel T. Neely of Carter Construction Co outlining a crisis as railroads struggle to furnish equipment to move bumper crop harvests. He cites Ohio Indiana and Illinois wheat crops, limited market access, and delays in railroad expansion hindering work for major projects and investor confidence.
In Columbus there is friction over postmaster and political slots as Democrats clash with Republicans. A Toledo figure notes factional splits and pressure on Representative Brumbaugh to resolve the deadlock by promoting a Columbus postmaster or retaining Harry Krumm. The dispute risks alienating Democrats and aiding Republicans in the district and state.
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