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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1914
Page
7
A sensational 19th century style report contrasts German and French executions. It recounts two women, Madeleine and Wendel, sentenced at Strasbourg Alsace Dorminy for arsenic murders, the former executed first in a guillotine and the latter in a German style setup. It details their motives, trials, final moments, and the grim public spectacle.
A Washington woman filed for annulment on March 1 1913 alleging her husband Charles B. Smith abandoned the home, traveled to North Carolina and Mississipp, then disappeared after August 1913. She states he left after a brief return and has not been heard from since.
United States Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia is reported to be a grandfather today. Twin daughters were born to Mr and Mrs Marion Smith of Atlanta, the senator's only son and his wife.
Fragmentary OCR mentions rooms to city with items like steel veil foam slower baths and tele phones. Includes prices 81.00 and 1.50 per day and special weekly rates but details are garbled and uncertain.
A London tied engagement reveals Lord Lisburne, 22, of the Lisburne earldom and BITTENCOURT Scots Guards, set to wed the daughter of Don Juno de Bittencourt, chief envoy to the British legation in London. The match, rare for aristocrats, links a Welsh estate with South American ties and prompts comment.
A lengthy early 20th century society note outlines Mrs. Douglas, a prominent athlete who traveled from New York after surgery, her marriages, social standing as daughter of banker Guther Kountze, and her sports record in tennis swimming and mixed baseball.
Secretary Daniels and Rear Admiral Fletcher, famed Vera Cruz hero, posed on the east portico of the State War and Navy Building for a movie photographer. The exchange included jokes about Fletcher’s coal barge jump incident and his jail quote, with both men reportedly enjoying the moment.
A long list of Army and Navy personnel actions dated 1914 covers retirements, extensions, transfers, and duty assignments. Capt. Edward Hartman and Capt. William Tremaine appear among officers to be reassigned or retired, with several others moving to Fort Hancock, West Point, or hospital posts. Details include dates, units, and destinations across various commands.
Movements of various naval ships and transports are listed with departure and destination ports such as Sapenes Duffale Ck Alaska New Orleans Manzanillo Annapolis Guaymas Saratoga Shanghai Caover Puerto Mate New Hampshire Norfolk Uncas Dover Neples Patapsco Vera Cruz Petrel Portsmouth N Hu Charleston Whipple Mazatlan Manzanillo Ranger Candwana Boston Gloucester New York Navy Yard Charleston Cheyenne H 1 H 2 and H 3 San Francisco Astoria Washington York West Virginia Guaymas La Paz Ponsaloca Hampton Rosas Sanama Vera Cruz Puerta Mexico Alvarado Prairie Vera Cruz Annapolis Patuxent Vera Cruz Galveston New Orleans Mansanilio Acapulco Galveston Shanes Ghetor Palos avi Momoeacy and related notations.
Resolutions of regret adopted by the Pan American Union express sorrow over the death of Dr Pedro Brequiel Roja minister of Venezuela. A three member escort including Costa Rican, Peruvian and Ecuadorian ministers will accompany the body from Washington to Hampton Roads then to La Guaira.
Boston June 2 The letters purporting to be Wadaworth Geoil Tuck a Harvard Medical School graduate describe a tangible spirit world. Spirits work as physicians in hospitals and discuss tobacco decline, soul marriages and mind children. Secretary Daniels to speak at Plattsburg centennial battle events.
Congregations of several District churches with winning pastors in The Poor's Holy Land contest prepare godspeed events. The Rev Charles E Fultz of Memorial United Brethren will receive farewell at the chapel tonight after winning first place and a ten week trip plus 500 prize for his church. The Whitney Avenue Christian Church hosts a reception for Rev Walter F Smith, another winner. First M Y Church bids farewell to Rev W A Melvin with a generous purse from the stewards. Asbury M E Church will be under J F Chestnut in charge while Rev Matthew W Clair is away. during the absence the church site will be torn down to make way for a new building.
Mary Donnelly, a noted suffragist, leads the new dancing hall venture in New York while promoting the sockfoot rag craze as a platform for reform. The piece credits her with starting the dancing craze, aiding East Side cleanliness, lobbying in Albany, and delivering thousands of speeches for women’s votes.
A Washington Evening Post dispatch reports State Department consideration of George T. Marye as U S ambassador to Russia, with France said to object on domestic tariff grounds. It also notes Thomas Nelson Page’s protest over broad Panama official powers granted to Morris and mentions Morris’ potential approval as U S minister to Sweden.
A new gown features rich flowing lines and graceful tailoring, offering refined silhouettes for formal wear. The design emphasizes clean structure and elegant drape, suitable for evening events and social occasions.
Nine of sixty pension office clerks who faced dismissal were told yesterday they will be kept on. ten who were slated for pay cuts were informed the reductions will not go ahead. The July 1 changes stem from a reduced appropriation, with 140 salary reductions and ten discharges previously planned. Congress extended current funding for two weeks to continue existing personnel and salaries.
The Russian government authorizes contractor Boyle Robertsonon to add a connected chancery to the embassy on Sixteenth Street between I and M, facing the garden. The cream brick building, four stories, mirrors the main structure and costs about 12500. Architect Nathan Wyath Thomain drew plans. the site was once Mrs. Pullman’s house, later sold to John Hays Hammond and then to the Russian government for 300000. The current chancery occupies a colonial dwelling between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
District Commissioners issue Independence Day rules to prevent mishaps during Fourth of July observances. Fireworks forbidden in most areas without special permits. firearms require written permits and restrictions extend near rivers, roads, schools, parks, and crowded places.
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