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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1914
Page
13
Analyzed report argues mediation will not calm the Mexican crisis. Huerta strengthens at Saltillo, Villa presses toward Mexico City, and disease endangers American troops at Vera Cruz. The piece advocates occupying Mexico City to establish order and remove Huerta.
A wartime tone warns that the United States is mobilizing on credit rather than cash. Naval and war departments incur obligations not paid in Treasury funds but carried as deficiencies, with Congress and the public awaiting decisive funding to sustain operations.
The piece warns of European tensions as Russia and Austria-Hungary falter, with Germany and France drawn in. It notes rising gold prices from Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg, a heavy auction supply, and export fears. It highlights U S crop prospects boosting trade, easing finances, and looming Panama Canal and Hay-Pauncefote treaty tensions with Britain.
The Washington suffragist march was seen as an object lesson on a movement already successful in many states. Observers noted decorum and order, while opponents disputed outcomes. The piece frames the event as a measured push for constitutional rights amid public contention.
The Caillaux murder case stirs French politics with crowds denouncing him after Gaston Calmette's death. Caillaux wins a large deputy majority, provoking talk of political leadership and public justice across France. The piece contrasts reactions in Europe with American views on scandal and merit.
Fragmented remarks discuss the number of weeds in the United States and a Treasury secretary figure. The speaker jokes about weed controls and import bans on seeds, suggesting suppression could impact wartime costs with Mexico.
The writing reflects on Segue and frpilites and grandeurs from a bygone era. It contrasts swift revenge with forgiveness in youth, rails against rigid codes, and questions who may judge. It notes women issuing swift, unwavering verdicts and hints at social fear and appearances shaping moral action.
A Madison Peters column condemns commercial marriage driven by wealth. It argues love, character, and intellect outweigh money, warns of gilded misery, and questions status gained by marrying for fortune. It cites wealth's instability and cites farmers producing leaders as proof that true worth comes from virtues, not riches.
Kate Mosely, a wealthy Choctaw woman facing a four year penitentiary term for manslaughter, married her fifth husband Frank Impson less than half her age. The lengthy case involved a stabbing at an Indian ball game in Blanchard where Isaac led the opposing team and was killed. Mosely was convicted and sentenced. Impson’s case was dismissed. Mosely has three daughters by prior marriages. the couple own oil land near Healdton.
A Monon passenger train No 4 derailed after a mail bag event, injuring several persons as a day coach and five sleeper cars went off the track. Dispatches report the incident near Chicora Inter Ocean with local officials responding and passengers injured.
In Brooklyn Sixth District Court Joseph A Dunn of 409 Ashford Street sued Beatrice Probst of 92 St Marks Place for 35 dollars claiming gifts from a year of courtship. Justice Rosenthal ruled one kiss and companionship were enough payment, noting the vase marked settled and the man received full value for his money.
From New York Work, Oakland New Jersey man and boy Chet Billings, known as the rattlesnake catcher, was bitten five times by a four foot rattler while handling snakes in the Ramona Mountains. He sought a doctor for treatment and noted previous near misses. The snake had fourteen rattles, and he once caught a six foot one half inch specimen.
A papyrus in London and Philadelphia sources reveals a hitherto unknown Sappho poem unearthed in Egypt. Cambridge scholar J M Edmonds prepared for the Classical Review a version printed in the Times, praising beauty and affection with references to Helen of Troy, Anactoria, Lydia, and love's enduring pull.
A nostalgic verse from the New York Tribune recalls a Gotham girl on a city street, longing to attend a baseball game but thwarted by rain. The poem juxtaposes lilting imagery with the speaker’s fading hopes, reflecting childhood disillusionment and temporary disappointment.
Ambrose Williams bet 28 dollars to give 15 square inches of skin from his back to aid Rev Dr Morgan who suffered burns from X ray exposure a year ago. He won the wager and was paid 25 dollars by hospital authorities for volunteering.
A group from Colorado Springs and Coronado raised the American flag on a 300 foot Prominent pinnacle on Coronado Islands. They declared they claimed the islands by right of conquest. The islands are Mexican territory and the act drew attention from Californians and officials.
Surgeons in the veterinary department of the University of Pennsylvania recently performed an appendicitis operation on a valuable horse owned by A. Reeder Chambers of this city. The animal recovered fully, noted as the first of its kind to undergo such a procedure.
A garbled OCR fragment cites Billy Sunday and mentions St Louis bank statement and a call to hold four revised entries. The readable names include Billy Sunday and St Louis, signaling a religious figure linked to a local financial matter.
A long reminiscence recalls Frederick Funston’s rise from a basement training setup in New York to commanding troops at Vera Cruz after joining the Spanish American War. It credits Dick Camden for teaching him early military craft and notes Burke’s thrift advocacy, plus wide remarks on Mexican politics and Harvard influence.
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