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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1914
Page
1
Cabinet signals firmer U S stance toward Carranza amid British cordiality. Wilson meets Sir Lionel Carden and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice to align on Mexico policy, urging peaceful handling and resumption of U S investigations into Benton's death.
Gen Carranza forms a three man commission to probe the death of British subject William Benton at Juarez. The panel includes Ramon Fraustro Miguel Silva and Miguel Lara as military and legal figures. They travel to Juarez by El Paso route to pursue details, while no new information on American Gustav Bauch is provided. Carranza maintains the English government, not Washington, handles Benton’s death.
Special to The Washington Post from Nogales Sonora dated March 4 reports the first naval confrontation in Mexican revolutions underway at To Polobampo harbor. The gunboat Tampico, recently surrendered to constitutionalists, engages federal gunboats Morelos and Guerrero inside the harbor, with Tampico well supplied with ammunition.
A Washington report claims President Wilson linked Panama Canal toll repeal to British aid in Mexico, seeking to shield the Monroe Doctrine. It says Britain would back repeal in exchange for arbitration treaty ratification and other favors, with possible Confederate bond reparations pressed on Southern states. The piece notes a British envoy visit amid broader Latin American concerns and warns Germany might mirror past moves.
Berlin journal reports Emperor William II ordered a fresh competition among German architects for drafts of plans for a new German embassy in Washington. The March 3 directive aims to select an official design for the U S capital building and oversee construction plans.
A Washington dinner at Mrs. Stephen B. Hikin’s home honored Henry Gassaway Davis with guests including Baltimore and Ohio President Daniel Willard and Senator Owen. Speakers praised Davis and debated rate hikes and Interstate Commerce Commission policy as Major railroad figures urged continued investment and reform in transportation.
Mrs Montague telegrams to Georgia officials requesting executive clemency for Farr. She cites belief in forgiveness over retaliation and pleads for mercy in the name of her two children and late husband.
Mrs Wilson, wife of the President, is slowly recovering after a fall at the White House. She remains indoors and is receiving treatment from Dr Cary T. Grayson. The incident occurred Friday night and was revealed later. injuries described as slight, the greater impact from the shock.
Ferdinand Pinney Earle the American artist and Miss Charlotté Hérman face preliminary testimony in the Charle’s son kidnapping case in Romorantin France. The actual trial set to begin March 6 may last six days. Earle spends his time writing poetry and playing the violin.
Mrs Disie Goelet seeks divorce from Robert Goelet citing cruelty and misbehavior and requests custody and support for two sons Ogden and Peter. Case postponed with no answer as hearings may occur later. settlement could include lifelong annuity of 20000 annually even if she remarries. details reveal she was once Elsie Whelan of Philadelphia.
Pauline Le Roy French was granted a divorce from Amos Tuck French, a New York banker, by Justice Barrows in the Superior Court. Testimony was by depositions. no defense was offered by French. She left him in August 19xx after he said he would never live with her again.
Major General William H. Carter announces a plan to raise U S Army forces in Hawaii from 8 000 to about 14 000 or 15 000. About 1 000 reinforcements will join the Oahu garrison immediately, with the rest to follow as troops are released from Texas border duty.
An army of the unemployed, led by General C. T. Kelly, formed 24 companies of 90 men each in San Francisco. The march to Washington began today from a vacant lot with drum and bugle corps supplying leadership and a full officer cadre except paymaster.
Nome Alaska March 3 Victory in the Solomon derby dog race from Solomon to Nome was won by Fred Ayer whose dogs covered the 6 miles in 6 hours 30 minutes and 4 seconds. Anished second two minutes behind Ayer there were five entries. Mrs C E Darling of Berkeley California was part owner of one team.
Breslau March 3 Cardinal George Kopp died early this morning at Typppau Austrian Silesia. Meningitis was the cause. The prelate in his seventy seventh year was the highest dignitary of the Catholic church in Germany.
William du Pont, brother of Senator Henry A. du Pont, announces the purchase of four Glynn County plantations Altamaha Hopeton Elizabethfield and Carrs Island near Brunswick Georgia. The 6,529 acre estate centers on a large oyster shell mansion and aims to establish a game habitat with deer ducks quail wild turkeys and good fishing along the Altamaha River. He plans improvements and winter visits to a property linked to antebellum plantations and historic owners.
G W Rost a California to Minnesota patient travels by special train from Santa Barbara to Rochester for a surgical operation. He is accompanied by Mrs Peatt and a physician. Doubtful if he will survive the trip. Rost is a prominent Battle Creek manufacturer.
President to urge repeal of the Panama Canal tolls exemption claiming it violates the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and endangers national honor. White House arranging joint session with Rep. Adamson of Georgia and leadership in both houses for noon tomorrow. British envoys Spring-Rice and Carden reportedly briefed but not on tolls.
Special to The Washington Post from North Adams Massachusetts reports Mrs Francis B Sayre daughter of President Wilson forgot her pocketbook during a shopping trip in Williamstown She blushes then is reassured by a clerk who offers to trust her for the whole store German tobacco trust protest in Bremen is noted as a German industry threat with a derigus- deprting tone
An overview of today’s newspaper sections covering the White House conference on Mexico Anglo American Entente Sgen and other items. Includes notes on divorce proceedings delayed suffrage leaders warning Democrats and various society and financial topics.
London March 3 Winston Churchill defied critics in the house of commons. He said the admiralty would seek armor plate abroad if prices were artificially raised in Britain.
Five indictments returned against a former Nassau County jail warden and four keepers following a grand jury probe into a jail scandal involving female prisoners. A prisoner alleged using the jail for loot and to cover past burglaries as investigations continue.
Special to The Washington Post reports John D Rockefeller ordered his large limousine to New York for use that day. His staff loaded the car on bobsteds after snow blocked roads and pulled the sleigh with ten horses toward Yonkers then south along Broadway, the street cleared for travel.
James Plew was hanged at Wethersfield State Prison for the June murder of William Wakefield in Middlebury to marry Mrs. Wakefield. Mrs. Bessie J. Mead, widow of Wakefield, was convicted of the same crime and sentenced at the same time, with appeal to the supreme court.
German and French officials praise ambassadorial efforts as cabinet members and diplomats honor the guest of honor. Eero of Panama receives widespread acclaim from Congress members and women alike. Bryan acts as toastmaster, modestly acknowledging the man who dug the grand canal.
President Wilson honors Col George Washington Goethals for completing the Panama Canal at the ninth annual National Geographic Society banquet in Washington. The event drew the president, cabinet, diplomats, and top officials as speakers praised the canal’s global impact on trade, relations, and civilization.
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