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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1914
Page
6
A historic company statement detailing Locomobile aims to build the best car with limited production, emphasize quality over quantity, and provide extensive after sale service. It describes in detail the fully in house construction, rigorous testing, style and safety goals, and a nationwide branch system established since 1899 to ensure owner satisfaction and convenience.
A flurry of events fills Washington life from university prizes to debates and lectures. Stella W Seharst wins first in The Cherry Tree’s short story contest, while Thomas I Chapman earns a second prize with Fireman. Intercollegiate debate in April pits George Washington University against Cornell, deciding the East championship. Union College President Rev Charles Alexander Richmond attends Washington events and preaches at two churches. The Commerce Department reshuffles personnel, and local groups announce meetings on spiritualism, shoe making demonstrations, and a Navy yard employment briefing.
An old advertisement extols Danderine as a 25 cent hair product that removes dandruff cleanses the scalp and promotes new hair growth. It claims immediate shine and softness with weeks of use yielding finer downy regrowth across the scalp and urges purchases from druggists or toilet counters.
Mrs. Leonna Kuranaga files for divorce from Frank T. Kuranaga amid fear of violence and nonpayment claims. The 1902 Reno marriage at center of national debate, with the wife fleeing with her 10 year old daughter Juna and seeking protection, cites insult and threats that she should be grateful for bread and water as his wife.
Commander John F. Hubbard U S N died January 10 in Hong Kong China Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3 PM in the Fort Myer chapel with burial at Arlington Cemetery escorted by Marines under Commander James H Reid Retired The honorary pallbearers are H A Wiley F R Bassett Jr John E Robison L H Chandler USN and Lt Col H K Cole USMC Also listed is Samuel Hoover another honorary bearer. Also noted are funeral services tomorrow at 2 1 2 PM for Samuel S Troover longtime Washington resident who died at 1118 Ninth Street Northwest Interment follows at Glenwood Cemetery He is survived by a wife and nine children.
New York report states Frank Tannenbaum, leader of the unemployed, was convicted after days on trial for participating in an unlawful assemblage. He was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and fined sixty dollars, with a default penalty of an extra day in jail per unpaid dollar.
A titled listing of multiple individuals with ages and addresses, including George Berg and Maud Franz at marriages, plus ages and locations for others in institutional or residential records. The fragment resembles a society or personal notices page with assorted names and places.
A list of newborns including Wort twins girl, Tepper son James, Skidmera girl, Reddington girl, Muler boy twins, Levin son, Lusby son, Kersthoff daughter, Hollis son, Himelberg son, Garber daughter, Erskine son, Davis daughter, Bradford daughter, Bagley son, Wood son, Johnson daughter, Harel son.
An advertisement touts Williams Treatment for kidney bladder disease rheumatism and uric acid troubles claiming relief from stiffness pain and fatigue. It offers a free 60 cent bottle trial to readers who mail name address and 1 cent for distribution costs to The Dr D A Williams Company.
The Department of Justice investigates a new trust alleged to monopolize natural gas production and sales in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The complaint charged small companies in the area with combining to dominate the Pittsburgh and Wheeling region. No report or action has been announced after weeks of inquiry.
Special Cable reports from Peking that treachery suspects are executed en masse as authorities crush rebellion. Two presidential palace secretaries, five former senators, lower house members, and others have been summarily shot after drumhead court martial. In Shanghai three revolutionaries killed and a political killer ordered strangling.
United States Ambassador James W. Gerard presented a formal memorandum to German Foreign Minister Gottlieb von Jagow protesting the petroleum monopoly bill. The note seeks fair compensation for American investors, notably the Standard Oil German subsidiary, if investments are canceled. No German reply was made and the death of the bill may end the matter.
A string of street crimes and mishaps reported across Washington includes a sealskin coat stolen from William Loch’s home on 11th Street SW valued at 75 dollars. Abner Moore of the Steamboat Newsport News was robbed of a 10 dollar coat. Auto thefts hit a car owner on D Street NW for a 15 dollar tire. A Merchants' Transfer delivery wagon and two autos collided on Tenth Street NW, causing minor damage.
Earlier reports note a woodshed fire behind 327 F Street Southwest with eight residents present, origin undetermined, $200 loss. Another woodshed fire at 997 Desmond Court occupied by Maj. William Scott, origin unknown, $200 loss. A spontaneous combustion fire erupted in a storeroom at George Town University Medical School, 1325 H Street Northwest, causing $50 loss. Later, a fire at 1505 Twenty second Street Northwest in Mrs. George Heitmuller’s home, origin unknown, resulted in unspecified loss.
The article argues the six cylinder design offers smoother operation, less vibration, and lower wear compared to fours, backed by consumer experience. It notes 37 of 42 major U.S. builders favor sixes, cites fuel economy as weight-dependent, and counters European bias while praising America’s leadership in auto engineering and six-cylinder adoption.
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