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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1915
Page
5
Congress presses toward a continuous session as the House deadlocks on the ship purchase bill and returns it to conference. Conferees face authority disputes, while Senate and House work on naval, army, and fiscal measures with major appropriations debated and reports awaited.
When Austrian troops recaptured Stanislau in Galicia they condemned to death and executed 3 civilians. Among the executed were two Polish restaurant proprietors and several railroad laborers. Russian authorities had warned residents as Russians were in Stanislau before the Austrian move, but the men refused to leave, trusting Austrian citizenship for protection. The Austrians reportedly entered Stanislau with lists of citizens chosen for punishment for supposed offenses against the state.
New York physician’s wife eats an oyster containing a pearl planted by her husband’s waiter. He paid a hotel tip to place the gem in an oyster served to the couple, hoping she would find it. She swallowed the oyster whole, prompting the husband to exclaim in a hotel lobby that she finally failed to chew an oyster.
Clara I Dorr fourteen years old was awarded five thousand dollars by a circuit division two jury in the District Supreme Court against the Chesapeake Beach Railway Company for injuries from a collision in August 1913. Testimony described her being thrown forward, with arm, nose, and other hurts, while suing through Louis W Dorr as next friend for twenty five thousand dollars. The railway company was represented by multiple attorneys. The docket also notes another injury suit against the Washington Railway and Electric Company for sixteen thousand dollars and a separate motion in a police court over morphine set doses involving Dr Thomas J Kemp. Will probate items for Sophia Volat and other estates are listed.
A troubled husband planned to flee with his wife after a series of letters and a fading relationship. In a New York telegraph note, a man warned of imminent death. The couple, identified as Mr and Mrs Strait, were found dead in a hotel bathroom after a shooting and a suicide, with a small inscription on the woman's clothing.
Explosions at Quinnimont Mountain mill mine trap workers while US rescue teams of sixteen men enter the shaft to aid two crews who had labored all day. Heavy falls and past blasts slow progress as officials report no immediate relief for entombed miners.
Officials of the National Association and the Smithsonian announce a portrait exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution. A social view waits as the exhibit debuts with portraits displayed near the Foot of Tenth Street Northwest.
A petition signed by 41 Democratic senators calls on Majority Leader Kern to appoint a five member special committee to report to the Democratic caucus next session a revision of Senate rules and contemplate curbing debate. Opposition comes from the Rules Committee and longtime senators wary of ending debate, while proponents argue cloture could reshape legislation and aid administration measures like the ship purchase bill and bank reforms.
Official bulletins from Petrograd Vienna Berlin and Paris report on March 1 fighting fronts across the Niemen Vistula Pissa Roosa rivers and Carpathians. Russians advance near Grodno Ossowetz and Radzanow while Austrians claim gains in Galicia and Carpathians. French and German actions include artillery duels and trench gains with heavy losses on both sides.
Maj Gen Cyrus Bussey longtime Washington resident and former Cavalry chief in Grant's army at Vicksburg died after a brief illness at 1204 N Street NW. Born October 5 1833 in Hubbard Ohio he organized the Third Iowa Cavalry and held key commands during the Civil War. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the Interior and practiced law in Washington. He is survived by daughter Mrs Isaac Lee Hills and grandson Forrest Bussey Hillis of Des Moines Iowa.
Paris March 2 The physicians bulletin reports Mme Bernhardt suffers an indisposition to which she has long been subject and which is not connected with the recent amputation of her leg.
The note outlines German proposals to limit submarine warfare and avoid attacking neutral merchant ships, urging protection for neutral trade and food shipments. It discusses allowed practices, such as holding up ships for searches, and calls for restrictions on using neutral flags to disguise identity.
Miss Rachel McQuiston, a National Park Seminary teacher, married Henry Roemer Kaspar, dean of its School of Music, at the bride's parents home. The couple left for a Southern honeymoon and will reside in the Ashton apartment after April 1. Mrs Wasper is a Pennsylvania College for Women graduate. Mr Wasper studied in England.
Plant, comptroller, told a Southern Railway Relief Association dinner that loyalty and efficiency of salaried workers have long been the road’s foundation. He urged mastering one’s own work, studying ahead, and crowding the man behind to become a successor, praising the accounting department and leadership of President Fairfax Harrison. Officers elected for the relief organization were listed as well.
Alexandria Commissioner of the Revenue Charles T Wallahan was directed by State Auditor Lew Moore to defer the annual mate tax assessment until after the General Assembly. Taxes due by July 1, with assessment typically starting February 1. John Oulaghlin of Philadelphia, head of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, visits Alexandria March 11 for a reception and contest at Lyceum Hall, replacing St Patrick’s Day celebration. Also, State Senator George Latham Fletcher may seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Osceola and Seminole Tribes lodge a degree ceremony in Herndon, with Alexandria delegates traveling by special train.
President Wilson indicated the United States will not define a full policy on allied blockades yet and will study allied notes. Britain may reject shipping of foodstuffs and contraband to Germany if allies’ overall stance allows. Washington stressed the need to clarify policy with allies while preserving international law.
The readable portions discuss the neutrality stance amid Congress, trade, and the bombing era. Officials debate the effectiveness of a blockade and the impact on American exports, with concerns over neutral commerce and international reactions shaping policy.
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