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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
11
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Editorial argues Pershing’s frontline communications must be preserved at all costs as Villa’s raids threaten U S lines. Calls for 59600 volunteers, warns Carranza obstructs the pursuit, and asserts Villa’s elimination would ease U S Mexican tensions while avoiding a larger war.
The article explains Democratic leaders aim to curb debate on bills in the House to finish business this session. President Wilson reportedly favors a June adjournment, but continued debate may be needed to avoid a clash with October session. Key items include army reorganization, water power, Philippine Independence, naval, and revenue measures.
The Senate moves slowly as most bills are remade in committee. At the current pace, final approval for principal bills may not occur until December. The Congress has a habit of speeding up late in the session, but without that pressure the session could extend indefinitely.
President Wilson clings to a tariff for revenue as the Democratic policy and urges Congress to raise duties this session. He warns of a flood of foreign goods after the war and urges swift revision of tariff schedules to protect American industry and jobs. The message emphasizes preparedness and avoiding adverse foreign competition.
The piece argues for social change sweeping beyond Texas into Indiana and other regions. It notes wage demands and benefits for hired help, discusses the shift toward motorized farming life versus the traditional buggy, and questions how the back-to-the-farm movement will spread amid evolving labor and transportation norms.
The passage questions whether cities shape content and recalls a debate over who may use a family limousine. It hints at social privilege, secrecy about occupants, and a fictional figure Cyclone Davia from Manhattan urging elites to demand freedoms and rides in the family car.
The article notes Russian forces reach Ispahan and move toward Bushire, risking Britain's hold in southern Persia and potential clash with Britain over Mesopotamia. It argues alliances in Armenia Mesopotamia and Persia show two edged swords, with Russia Japan and Germany pursuing gains at Britain's expense and endangering India.
Count Jacques Decases, heir to both the French Decases and Danish Glucksbjerg dukedoms, was killed last week in an air battle near Vargun while serving as lieutenant in the French aviation corps. He was half American through his mother Jeanes Singer and married to Germaine Couturie, daughter of a Saxon merchant, who helped him purchase a estate near Chantilly. The Decazes line, once bourgeoise in origin, rose under Napoleon era favorites and received the French dukedom from Louis XVIII as a gesture of consolation after earlier public service and marriage.
Oscar Burglund, an escaped prisoner from Wisconsin’s Waupun Penitentiary, is hospitalized in St. Paul in critical condition after slashing his eyes with a razor. He reportedly vowed never to look at prison walls again, claiming he will not see again if he lives. Burglund, captured after fleeing last October, had a prior sentence for writing bad checks and escaped by climbing a pipe ladder. The man was apprehended at his mother’s home.
Congress discussed doubling West Point cadets and President to call 50,000 Mexican service volunteers. Army reorganization deferred until Hay bill arrives. Indian appropriation, railway mail pay, Porto Rican labor, and convict-made goods topics continued. Adjourned 6:15 p.m. to noon. later 5:40 p.m. to moon.
Louie La Porte, veteran showman, faces grand larceny charges after a missing ring and rabbit foot he claims were essential to his luck. He alleges John McMahon, rancher and partner, was robbed of $75 and a $400 draft, while disputes over show profits and a damaged truck color the court scene.
The Philadelphia Record reports Dr. Katherine M. H Blackford argued at the MCA auditorium that European kings and American presidents have predominantly light hair. She claimed Lincoln was the last brunet to hold the presidency, with a trend toward blond or red-tinted hair among leaders since the Emancipation. Blackford, a New York character analyst and globe-trotter, spoke on a new science to help individuals choose careers.
A wartime lyric by Clinton Scollard from the New York Tribune contemplates the death of an American soldier on a Mexican battlefield. The verse questions pride and vengeance, urging restraint while honoring the fallen and the costs of conflict.
Bremer school continues a medieval tradition with Echoes of Bremer a weekly newspaper spoken from the auditorium platform. Enthusiastic crowds hear clever thoughts as if the words were printed on a page in this oral edition.
Mrs Murphy speaks of Barney’s letter stating he will be home tomorrow due to a month off for good behavior. The exchange mentions pride in a son and a life lesson about swatting flies to prevent typhoid.
A historic U S expedition led by Gen Frederick Funston captured Emilio Aguinaldo after a stealth mission near Casiguran. The search involved 78 trusted scouts and several officers posing as prisoners, leading to Aguinaldo’s surrender and oath of allegiance in Manila on April 2.
A Philadelphia North American feature explains a beetle with a spring in its back that acts as a backbone. When on its back it can spring up, perform a backflip, and land upright, using the spring to move efficiently. The mechanism aids jumping and is shared by related beetles in decayed wood and trees.
Chicago Dispatch Philadelphia Record reports a dog with a broken leg dragged to Mercy Hospital in Gary. A uniformed officer shot the animal as bystanders and a nurse watched, then kicked the dying body to ensure extinction.
Denver Dispatch reports the Denver Housemaids' Union will demand twelve dollars a week, no Sunday work, shorter hours, and better treatment. Members vow no general strike, but will pressure employers with persistent demands, including training mistresses on proper conduct and renting a house to live between jobs.
A Sunbury Dispatch report says James Gulick, 18, fell from a horse near his home three miles east of Stonington while riding to a store. The horse returned home and pawed at the door, guiding family members to Gulick who lay unconscious and nearly frozen, rescued by local aid.
In a brief exchange the novice questions whether the first kiss was his best effort. He replies he is no expert but doubts the kiss was as bad as she implies. The light banter focuses on romantic awkwardness and curiosity.
Reports from the Ebbitt and Raleigh recount Col B E Fly praising the Yuma dam built on quicksand using cofferdams, with a $10,000,000 cost and plans for irrigation expansion. Also notes on Hay bill federalization support, Ohio politics, and a Knights of Columbus gathering showing strong Americanism amid hyphenated citizens as Germans join in The Star Spangled Banner.
From the London Chron. Lake Doiran in the Balkans borders Greece Serbia and Bulgaria. The inland sea covers about square miles and sits nearly 540 feet above sea level. The lake hosts abundant fish and flocks of coots and waterfowl, around which locals practice a stone sling sport to bag birds, some using long strings to haul back catches while others recover via boats.
A dialogue from The Right View in the Boston Transcript recounts a man who planned a business of his own but finds work unloading other ships as a stevedore instead, suggesting adaptation over failure.
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