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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1914

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Carranza Defiant Retort Over Consular Credentials

Secretary Bryan faces a striking reply from Gen Carranza the constitutionalist chief who states foreign governments may present requests through their own channels or unofficially via U S representatives. The note marks a test of diplomatic limits as Britain and others weigh official recognition while Huerta tightens control and O Shaughnessy seeks embassy protections.

Bryan Carranza Amatican Mexico State Department Carianée Baing Fijan Tneh Huerta Vnta Constitutionalist Army Washington Vextan Destagane United States Mbassy Itgation Ger Charan Cum Ou Ahazure Oaly Carranz Bryant Mexico City Geniberta Butt O'Shaughnessy Army Admiral Fletcher White House Navy Vera Cruz War Department Bauch Gustav Bauch Pancho Villa Juares House Foreign Affairs el Frego Baca Albuquerque Mex Congress Baca J. J. Baca New Mexico Villa Benton Juarez

Ulster Unionists Drill 90,000 Strong for Home Rule Clash

London reports a stubborn Irish home rule deadlock after concessions to Ulster. Ulster covenant signers demand full exclusion of Ulster, not just four counties, with Carson promising action. Churchill warns the first British casualty among Ulster defenders could trigger a nationwide explosion.

Churchill Asquith Ulster London House of Commons Antrim Armagh Londondarry Down Carson Howard Carson Ulster Unionists Belfast Winston Spencer Churchill British Admiralty Bradford Yorkshire Edward Russell Premier Asquith Wnting Liverpool Daily Post Redmond Edward Carson Coast Guard Orangemen

Two Mexicans Held in Train Bandit Killing

Thirteen Mexican track laborers are jailed after the murder of engineer Arthur Fisher on a Chicago and Northwestern freight train at Manlius, New York. Two prisoners were captured after a bunk car fight near Langly, one deputy wounded, another fatally, as deputies pursued suspects. Sheriff Beyer detained many Mexican workers as further suspects. An Easter outing ad invites travel to western North Carolina by Southern Railway through trains.

Princeton Manlius Nil Arthur Fisher Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Fisher Langly Beyer North Carolina Southern Railway 15Th F Sts

Pageant director Gibson accepts Greek drama post

Preston Gibson, Washington playwright and society leader, is named director general of the Greek pageant drama The Fire Regained to be staged in May. Miss Genevieve Clark accepts leading role as Pallas Athene and about 200 of her friends join the cast. The outdoor spectacle will be built on the horse show grounds at Eighteenth and D streets NW with a grand temple scene and charity proceeds to local organizations.

Genevieve Clark Preston Gibson Washington Isaac Gans Gangs Gans Gibson Board of Trade Chamber of Commeroe Charity Miss Clark Athene Pallas Athene Speaker Clark Greece Gansl National Capital Horde Show Association Henry T. Aten U. A Arthur D Addison Melvin C. Hazen William Littauer Rozier Dulany J. William Henry Cuno H. Rudolph Henry Breckinridge Ana Q i Calan Qlaughiin

Taft declines Delaware College presidency offer

Former President William H. Taft will not pursue university or college leadership. In a New Haven dated letter to Dr George W Marshall of Milford Delaware he declines the Delaware College post at 5000 a year saying he is content with his New Haven position and not suited for college administration. The exchange became public today.

Washington Post Wilmington Del Marthao William H. Taft Lane George W. Marshall Milford Delaware State Senate Delaware College Newark Marshall Taft New Haven

Secret Russian Conclave Discussed German Situation

In St Petersburg on March 14 Premier Goremykin and cabinet ministers met secretly with leaders of the Duma parties and Duma members. Reports say the conference centered on the Russia Germany situation and national defense.

Duma St. Petersburg Goremykin Russia Germany

Wilson for Harmony Owe Party Solid Support

Wilson urges party unity under the banner Duty and Privilege. He says the approach has fostered hearty teamwork and helped the administration grow more effective. He cites recent months as evidence that causes of strife have been settled.

Dems in Tennessee urged to unite after dynamite incident

Two boys injured when they tossed a box of dynamite caps found in a gun factory into a bonfire near Germantown Avenue. Frank Hawke aged 13 and Ladislaus Nesgee 10 from Nicetown were hospitalized with burns and injuries. A White House statement urged Democrats to reconcile past differences and stand together for the party’s national service and prestige.

Washington Rosu Philadelphia Germantown Avenue Lycoming Street Democrats of Tennessee Wilson St Luke’s Hospital Senator Shields Frank Hawke Hull Nicetown Ladislaus Nesgee Doremus Paulcewler Democratics Lea Tennessea White House Tennessee

Robbers Loot Hartman Furniture Safe at Wentworth

Five armed thieves broke into the Hartman Furniture mail order branch at 9918 Wentworth Avenue early today. They blew the safe and stole 15000 dollars in cash and 340000 in money orders while tying and gagging a watchman and two other employees. A telegraph watch led a guard to be escorted inside and bound.

Chicago Hartman Furniture Company Wentworth Avenue Oataldi-Guard Hartman

Wedding Rings Relics of Barbary Says Mrs Boissevain

Mrs Ines Milholland Boissevain denounces wedding rings as relics of barbarism and women being chattels. She says wearing a ring would make her feel slave like, and notes she does not wear one, stirring curiosity among suffragists.

Plague Reported in Mexican Town and Cattle

A strange disease resembling cholera is reported raging at Jecorl Chihuahua with rapid human deaths. Cattle in Bahuaripa near San Nicholas show a swelling starting in hind legs, turning flesh black as the carcasses die, prompting serious concern among cattlemen.

Douglas Aziz Jecorl Chihuahua Bahuaripa San Nicholas

Australian wreck bills 10 Three members 91 4

Ten passengers died and fifteen were injured in a fog bound collision at Exeter Station near Moss Vale. A man and his two daughters were returning the body of his wife from hospital when the crash claimed their lives. One other family member was severely hurt.

Pertapeer South Wales Exeter Station Moss Vale

Princess to Testify as Cousin of the Czar

Grand Duchess Pavlovna of Russia wife of Prince William of Sweden is summoned to Stockholm to answer a charge of desertion in divorce proceedings. Prince William, now in Uganda, not expected back before late April. Hearing date not fixed. witnesses to be heard under Swedish law with no royalty exception.

Pavlovna Sweden Stockholm Pavlovia Russia William of Gustav VI Africa William Uganda St. Petersburg Paul Alexandrovitch Prince Lennart Court of Assizes Paris

Toll Speech A Classic London Panama Canal Opinion

Alfred G Gardner of the Daily News called Wilsons Panama canal message a classic for English speakers. He spoke to the American Luncheon Club praising candor in diplomacy. In Boston, a March 13 House vote defeated a resolution opposing Panama toll repeal by 105 to 91.

London Wilson Panama Canal Alfred G Gardner The Daily News Boston Panama House of Representatives

Baroness Vaughn to wed Jean Juitry in France

Paris dispatch reports Baroness Vaughn widow of a Belgian king is engaged to Jean Juitry brother of playwright Sacha Gultry. Since divorce from her second husband she has lived secluded but recently resumed social life in the Riviera. The couple plan honeymoon trips on donkey back in the southern French mountains with no wedding date announced. Egon Marwig of New York teaches the latest dances. Lewis Hall, 1502 14th St N, Photie North 511.

Washington Post Paris Vaughn Leopold Belgium Jean Juitry Sacha Gultry The Riviera France Egon Marwig New York City Lewis

New Haven boards trustees as DOJ seeks trolley deal

Department of Justice and New Haven Railroad reach an understanding to place Connecticut trolley lines under trustees. Board to meet in New York Thursday with directors and attorney general’s staff. five trustees to manage Connecticut lines and five to take Rhode Island lines. DOJ denies pushing sale of docks and wharves. sound rights and intercity control remain under discussion.

Railroad Board New York Interstate Commerce Commission New Haven Department of Justice Connecticut T W Gregory Jesse C Adkins Eliott Bavars Department Mc Reynolds New England Boston Maine New Haven Railroad Frovidende Fall River New Hngland Feather Sound

Kaiser bans women riding astride in army circles

Berlin reports the Kaiser disapproves of women riding astride and orders wives to use side saddles. The warning comes after a trend of stylish women riding astride in Tiergarten, signaling a shift in courtly behavior and military circles.

Washington

Fire Drill Saves 400 Girls in Newark Factory Blaze

A Newark Minnesota four story white goods factory on Clinton Street caught fire, destroying the printing and stationery plant of William Bakely. Perfection in fire drill saved 400 girls from danger as the blaze spread to adjacent buildings. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars. Four alarms summoned city apparatus.

Newark MN. J Clinton Street William Bakely

Viscountess hosts Amazon ball with playful ecard charm

Washington dispatch reports Viscountess Benoist d Azy hosting a costume Amazon ball in New York. Women portrayed historic feminine characters while the hostess gave guests women’s cards inviting them to be assisted hostesses. Each card allowed introducing gentlemen who might seek flirtation, with the aim to ensure social attention.

Washington Post New York Washington Dispatch American d’Azy Gaul London Benoist d'Azy

Boy Shot in Spine Recovers After Rare Operation

Special to The Washington Post reports Barton Deitz a nine year old of 9053 Upland Street was paralysed for nearly two years when a bullet edged against his spine. On Thursday at Medico Chirurgical Hospital Dr Ernest La Place performed a rare operation and the boy is believed to be on the road to recovery.

Washington Post Philadelphia Barton Deitz Upland Street Medico Chirargical Hospital Ernest la Place

Heirs Easy Victims Swindle Revived in U S

London dispatch reports a longstanding estate swindle reemerging in the United States. American heirs are flooded with letters claiming dormant chancery fortunes, often forged by pseudo representatives. Henry White’s 1910 inquiry showed most claims are imaginary and funds scarce.

London United States Ameriy Car “Heirs Chancery Court White State Department Washington Henry White Court of Chancery Bank of England Clair

Weds Robert Y. Conrad in Baltimore Ceremony

Mrs Helen Wyle McLaughlin daughter of Mrs Wylie and the late William Wyle married Robert Young Conrad son of Mrs Folmes Conrad of Winchester at Mrs Wylie’s residence in Baltimore. Rev James H. Lacy of Winchester Presbyterian Church officiated. brother William Bruce Wylie gave the bride away. After a wedding breakfast the couple departed for New York and then sailed Tuesday on the Caronia for Europe on their honeymoon.

Washington Post Baltimore Helen Wyle McLaughlin Wylie William Alexander Wyle Robert Young Conrad May Folmes Conrad Winchester James H. Lacy Presbyterian Church of Willam Bruce Wylie Conrad New York Caronia Europe

Judge Brumm Seeks Progressive Nomination for Governor

Schuylkill county judge Charles E. Brumm announced candidacy for the Washington Progressive party nomination for Pennsylvania governor from Pottsville. A recent state conference featured Brumm and university law dean William Draper Lewis, who agreed to run as a gubernatorial candidate while not blocking others from seeking the nomination.

Brumm Penneylyanig Pottsville Charles EL. Brumm Schuyldi0 Washington Progressive Party Pennsylvania Washington Party William Draper Lewis Law School University of Pennsylvania Iman

May Marry in June Nuptials Private Despite Attendants

Announcement notes a planned June wedding to be kept private by Mrs. Wilson while recovering. Despite the secrecy, crowds are expected to gather like at Mrs. Sayre’s wedding, and the nation sends greetings to the secretary as the White House faces a disturbed mood from fiends.

White House James Hoke Smith Cabinet Supreme Court Jessia Wilson Sayre

Engagement Ring Shines On Eleanor Wilson’s Finger

A handsome Washington engagement ring features a huge white diamond solitaire in a claw setting with a small engraving on the back, gracing Miss Eleanor Wilson’s finger.

Washington Eleanor Wilson

Engagement of Miss Eleanor Wilson and William G McAdoo

Celebrations at the White House marked the engagement of President Wilson's youngest daughter Eleanor to Secretary of the Treasury William G McAdoo. Guests toasted with best wishes as a large diamond ring and a private summer wedding were hinted, possibly in June, with the White House as a likely setting.

White House Eleanor Wilson William G McAdoo Secretary of the Treasury Miss

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