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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1913
Page
4
Leading Magnificent Distances citizens view the new excise law as easy to evade. Clubs prepare lockers and stock up while the Bacchanalian Knights push for a post midnight drinking extension. Officers doubt enforcement, deem the law unconstitutional, and expect saloons to linger after 1 am until July.
A boastful ad claims GETS IT is unmatched for corns and promises a revolutionary effect. The copy emphasizes its uniqueness and novelty as the best corn remedy, urging readers to try it for relief.
President Bili sario Porras promised to summon a special assembly to modify the strict Chinese immigration provisions. A Colon Chamber of Commerce delegation pressed for change, reflecting public sympathy for the Chinese community.
Following a White House and National Museum precedent, paid guides will be excluded from the Treasury building. Secretary Wilmarth recommended the action after investigators found misrepresentation and extortion claims. Guides licensed by the government may escort visitors to approved areas only. A guide claimed the private White House elevator cost 36 million, and promises to show interiors were not possible.
The naval board of inquiry reviewed an unfavorable illness report on Capt. J. B. Quinby, commander of the receiving ship Franklin, as prepared by Rear Admiral Robert M. Doyle. The accusation of inebriety was not sustained, while other unfavorables were sustained. Secretary Daniels ordered the findings filed and the affair closed.
The Washington Post describes a summer road construction project on the old macadam road between Camp Springs and Meadows near Upper Marlboro Maryland. A new route is outlined as the shortest best path to Marlboro while the work finishes. The trip is documented as a Buick test drive with E W Wallace.
Five hundred orphaned children will be entertained tomorrow afternoon by Washington motorists. Donations buy ice cream and drinks for the event. Orphans from Washington City Asylum Bruen Home St John Episcopal Home Jewish Home and St Rose will ride in cars to their shelters then return to Fourteenth street for flags and a parade to Glen Echo.
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