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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1916
Page
11
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The State Department shields U S mining titles in Mexico and instructs consuls to push back against Carranza decrees. A full telegram from December 28 1915 is released praising Secretary Lansing for defending American mining interests and urging no action that could cloud titles.
The text argues that Carranza's actions threaten foreign owners and Mexican workers alike. It stresses keeping 560,000 Mexicans employed to avoid mine closures and a drift into disorder, highlighting the stakes of constitutional decrees on industry and labor.
The piece argues for immediate enactment of a bill to expand shipping capacity, noting opposition on political grounds and the belief government should not compete with private business. It highlights South American trade, emphasizes urgency, and cites the U S Chamber of Commerce backing a shipping board with a government ownership provision to be phased out once private capital assumes control.
A speculative piece on forming a deep sea dredging venture to recover sunken treasure and gold from salt water. The narrator recalls legends and the romantic allure of underwater hoards, contrasting it with a practical age and the allure of wealth beyond the rim of riches.
A Denver youth, posing as a dime novel bandit, robs a department store buyer but finds the purse empty. He discards the weapon and sells it for 30 cents. The tale notes bandits fade as mountains shelter them and death follows the old, lingering end.
Greenhut cites frequent bia beat dealings from the bottom of the pack and features Pancho Vila as a shining instance. He recalls knife wounds and near death as bandits die and rise, comparing them to fictional figures like the Wandering Jew and Missourian Bill Nye while narrating a restless cycle of exits and entrances.
The United States Steel Corporation reports a new high in unfilled orders for April 30 at 9,620,561 tons, up 498,550 from March. Daily shipments near 1,000 tons with 71,000 tons daily bookings, signaling widespread infrastructure growth such as bridges, rails, and steel buildings across the country.
The United States exports are concentrated in New York but the South is forming independent efforts to expand foreign markets, especially in South America. A new Atlanta branch of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce will coordinate with Southern manufacturers and shippers to seek markets and connect business leaders. Government support aims to amplify Southern trade growth and industrial development.
A historic French throne recovered from a Palais Bourbon lumber room after nearly 90 years is now in the State Museum of Decorative Art in Paris. It is the sole remaining French throne, dating from Charles X’s era, with other royal thrones scattered across Europe. The article recounts the fates of thrones from Tuileries to Buckingham, and notes Denmark and Spain also house notable royal thrones with symbolic beasts and past coronations.
Bray Wepatch Chicago Herald reports a humorous scene on a Vandalia Pennsylvania fast train. Mail clerk Walter Withers spots a white flag waved from a Brazil house, then jokes about a pink signal for a girl or a white flag for a boy. He telegraphs congratulations to his wife.
Dispatch letters from Mobdamin Iowa report the Mississippi River’s advance threatening farm property. Taylor of Lincoln Nebraska bought a river bottom farm last year and now struggles to save buildings as land is swallowed. Weldon’s farm, largely eroded, forces relocation with thousands in losses.
The fragmentary dialogue suggests a playful exchange about envy and colour. It oddly references a character named Frou Indge and a humorous remark about harmony with her complexion, indicating a lighthearted newspaper snippet or cartoon caption from a vintage page.
Congress condensed action on river and harbor legislation as Sen Sherman presses the fight while Sen Kenyon aids. Debates over mineral land leasing and child labor bills proceed, with subcommittees on Bratainia nomination set to hear witnesses today. Army bill conferees end in a deadlock after a long session. Interstate Commerce Commission reports on rail and water carrier ties. Secretaries urge quick $3 million submarine base funding for the Panama Canal as sessions adjourn late into the night.
From the Christian Science Monitor Bradbury recollects William Black a beloved Highland figure. He was close to sailors and fishermen and could identify every seabird and landmark from the Firth of Clyde to Thurso. Black helped needy children and once helped crofters with gifts and knowledge.
Fragmentary verse praising birds and their cheerful dawn greetings. The readable lines celebrate birds building nests, waking joy, and nesting homes, with a tone of gratitude and peaceful night.
Harvard graduate George C. Griffith quits law in Boston to raise pigs at his Peabody farm. Belmont labels the breed sapphire swine and Griffith hopes to blend black red and white strains into a red white blue hog. He now owns about 9,000 pigs and says pig profits exceed his former legal earnings.
A steer rampaged through Grove street near J Lucy’s Church causing panic among worshipers and children. Policeman John Dempsey fired a revolver to shield the crowd. shots chased the animal, which trampled toward a yard and derailed a locomotive. Wounded, the steer was finally lured away as officers fired.
Dante Gabriel Rossetti an early Preraphaelite founder born in London May 12, 1828. The article outlines the formation of the Preraphaelite Brotherhood in 1849 with Rossetti as the moving spirit, its aims, key members, and Rossetti’s later life including criticism by Robert Buchanan and his sister Christina Rossetti.
A six month old toy terrier named Tiny, raised entirely on a bottle, slept on a hot water bag and warmed by owner Hobart Kramer, a 14 year old Columbus High School student, according to local reports.
A St Louis Post Dispatch item profiles Aurilius Rico a Mexican of 1111 North Seventh Street who must replace his silver nose every five years. He has worn a silver prosthetic for twelve years and endured multiple grafts and unsuccessful plastic nose attempts after skin disease forced nose removal years ago. He finally uses a tinted silver nose held by spectacles.
Detroit Free Press reports a 13 year old girl Elizabeth Roberts and a boy described as Robert aged about 14 married after a nine hour honeymoon. They were arrested and separated to juvenile facilities. Prosecutor Jaenowski and Judge Hulbert released them on condition they not speak for one year, with potential reconsideration after that period.
Miss Elenora Appel, 18, of Granite City, is reported recovering at St Luke's Hospital after a cranial procedure to patch a skull opening. Three years earlier part of her skull was removed and the repaired bone began pressing on the brain causing mental strain. Two weeks ago she was taken to the hospital for removal or trimming of bone segments to fit the fissure. The doctors say the healing is progressing and the operation was successful.
In Shoreham and National Hotel lounges Washington officials and visitors discuss global suffrage, education in Mexico, and American politics. H A Wilson of New York argues Mexican women seek education now and suffrage later, while TM W H H H. Stowell recalls Congress days, and others weigh Tacoma’s rise, Burton’s possible GOP nomination, and Bowthern Pacifi era cases.
A Westwood California dispatch reports that a camp crew felled and bucked a white fir tree yielding over 60 pounds of honey combs when cut by a bandsaw. The discovery was avoided as the log escaped notice amid rough handling and ice blockage.
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