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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1916
Page
11
The Washington Post lists subscription options with daily and Sunday editions, rates by month week and year, mail and carrier delivery details, and payment methods. Advertising reps are named. issue date noted as Wednesday May 10, 1916.
European food shortages drive demand for U.S. farm products as nations endure wartime rations. The Amsterdam report on flour cuts and bread, Dutch shortages, and horrific French civilian hunger underline the global impact. Britain faces labor shortages at home while ships and trade politics constrain supplies to neutrals, Press notes warn of a looming crisis without more farm outputs from the United States and Canada.
Two House members were absent when Congress voted on a regular army of seventy thousand men and the tally stood 121 to Liz against the plan. The West and middle West communities are said to oppose a large standing army, though lawmakers dispute this claim.
The text argues Western pacifists are noisier than those in Hast and contends that foreign aggression risk is clearer in the Hast. It states Americans must support ample national defense and understand it takes about a year to train soldiers, warning that the U S could be almost helpless if attacked soon. It notes the Columbus New Mexico attack and the Big Bend raid highlight regional urgency.
The piece argues the U S government mishandles border policy, criticizing Carranza Obregon and Villa for deceitful acts. It urges Pershing to pursue Villa, condemns halting operations, and predicts Carranza aims to delay justice while noting costs of war and calls for decisive action.
Estimating the cost of the European war proves daunting as figures show military outlays over 45 billion dollars for two years. The first year receipts top 17.5 billion, the second at least 28 billion, with no accounting for city destruction, infrastructure loss, or human life.
The article surveys Bryan's likely exclusion from Nebraska delegates to the Democratic national convention and forecasts a clear split with President Wilson on foreign policy and military preparedness. It notes Bryan’s possible acting role via followers, the platform battle in the committee, and the anticipated sensational party struggle.
Norway becomes the first nation to appoint women as cabinet ministers after parliament passed a law allowing female ministers. The change comes amid broader global debates on women’s political roles and ties to earlier discussions of capital punishment exemptions for ministers.
Redlands University freshman Herbert Hin wagered a dollar that a blackbird could be hit. Hill threw the bill, the bird swooped, seized the dollar and vanished into a tree, leaving the bet unsettled with the money hidden somewhere in the park.
Federal officers in Alabama consider a search after a jaybird stole a letter from a postman’s box at 21st and Mobile streets. If identified, the bird could face action before the next federal grand jury session.
The army reorganization bill sent to conference after Senate amendments. Banking committee reports a bill widening gold reserves. Democrats accept House Philippine bill. Passed pensions for survivors of Indian wars 1865 to 1891. Kenyon challenges river and harbor funding. Recessed 5 10 until noon. rural credit discussion resumes. Farm loan board salaries cut to 7500. Judiciary panel to report on Tenth circuit. Adjourned 5 39 pm until noon today.
Katherine Fullerton Gerould discusses intermarriage in Honolulu during the monarchy era, noting nobles marrying Anglo-Saxons and the decline of Hawaiian language use among Americans. She laments language loss and the rise of pidgin as native speech fades.
A World War I era poem describes No Man’s Land as a gray dawn waste where no living soul remains, only rotting clay and ruined earthworks. Patrols cross under star shells and bursts, while danger and death pursue the lone sentry amid shattered trenches.
San Francisco Chronicle life story portrays Frankie Lewis, aged 10, who with his blind mother Frances Lewis has supported them for two years. The tale notes her blindness born before his birth, their struggles after moving to San Francisco, and Frankie’s early work selling papers to fund a modest room and meals. The father George Lewis is mentioned as disabled, while Frankie’s courage and maternal patience are highlighted.
A mother boasts her daughter needs three servants while she arranges a marriage. The suitor counters that he will prove the daughter can live with only one servant. The exchange highlights wit over domestic expectations and future support.
Fragmentary OCR recounts Ethan Allen and Green Mountain Boys capturing Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775. Benedict Arnold initially sought 400 men. Allen led 280 Vermonters and surprised a sleeping garrison, forcing surrender amid wartime morale rise in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Percival Rosseau narrates a naval admiral tale of a Russian setter trained to wig wag signals. The dog alerting to a grizzly bear during a mountains shooting trip showcases the quirks of dog stories told by fishermen and dog fanciers at Knoedlers Galleries.
A Cleveland horse shown a ragtime taste trotted across a sidewalk pulling a Wells Fargo wagon. The wagon jammed in a store door as the animal, drawn by the phonograph melody, resisted until the driver Joseph Davis shut off the record.
From the Kansas City Journal a glimpse of a young office boy envisioned thirty years hence. The piece imagines the boy as a tired businessman whose potential and future are gently speculated upon.
Reports from Washington hotels recount campaign chatter as Representative Robert F Henry of Texas returns after six weeks and predicts a Henry victory or a contest with Campbell or Brooks. Dr Phill Smith urges Pan American cooperation on animal and human disease, while Capt A B Hart notes British Guiana’s sugar and timber potential. Conference talk stresses Chicago’s looming Republican convention and hotel demand.
A Winnipeg man known for hydrophobia fooled a Detroit judge in police court by claiming water hatred. He was fined five dollars plus costs, then sentenced to several days in jail as an alternative. When pressed, he explained hidrophobia as hydro and phobia meaning hate water, provoking a water pitcher being brought to the stand.
Pitman will miss the camp meeting grove this year as the Camp Meeting Association removes trees and installs a full electric lighting system. An arc lamp will illuminate the inner circle, with 150 tungsten lights in other grove areas, brightening dusky avenues for attendees.
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