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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1916
Page
9
Rev Randolph H McKim of the Church of the Epiphany denounces pacifism as incompatible with Christian duty. He argues Christians must resist invasion and support defensive war, citing Washington, Lee, and Jackson, and condemns pacifist slogans as unChristian.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels urged national preparedness in New York arguing nations exalt power, pledging a historic defense appropriation. He said the American people cherish Independence and will sacrifice to preserve it, noting the city’s preparedness parade as proof.
Actress Virginia Hammond defends blondes against charges of shallowness, denying the stereotype that blondes are giggly or brainless. She argues blondes are not a gold brick but a gold mine with real emotion and ardor, urging readers to judge by character, not hair color.
Mass meeting at Wisconsin Avenue and M Streets spurs union leaders to resist. Strikers refuse to return until wage and condition demands are met while Amalgamated Association faces possible expulsion. Company officials anticipate traffic resume when possible. A $5,000 reward is set for damage to rolling stock.
The Home Club Players stage William Gillette comedy tonight and tomorrow at Immaculate Conception auditorium Highth and Netreets. Leading roles go to Misa Marguerite Louden Roscos Banga with a large ensemble cast including George H. Campbell Mrs Margaret Hopkins Worrell Mary P Thyson Audrey Ballard and others. Interior Department officials have subscribed for tickets.
Henry Morgenthau ambassador to Turkey will address the Armenian relief meeting at Rausther's tomorrow afternoon under Washington auxiliary committees. It marks his first Washington talk since war service in the Turkish empire. Macfarland will preside. He recently spoke in Carnegie Hall and will speak in Philadelphia tonight with no admission or collections.
Williamson, W. Va., May 14. A pigeon on H. T. Williamson’s farm hatched a hen chick after deciding to brood the egg. The anxious bird now tries to teach the chick to fly, expressing concern as the chick shows no interest in flying.
William Stanley, 58, an inventor pivotal to electrical engineering, died at his home in Great Barrington Massachusetts. He helped pioneer the electrical transformer and alternating current long distance transmission. Stanley was chief engineer at Westinghouse Electric from 1880 to 1884, later led Stanley Electric and Stanley Instrument Companies, and held Edison medal honors among many society memberships and diplomas.
Col George Squier, military attache at London, arrives in New York to take charge of the aviation service of the U S army aboard the Philadelphia from Liverpool. I J Sealy, European rep for an American airship concern, is aboard. A colored man named Gibson went insane in the Philadelphia’s second cabin, attacked a steward, was restrained, and died the next day.
A 10 000 volume library devoted to the United States, funded by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was shipped on the Voltaire to the Museo Social Argentino in Buenos Aires. Officials say it is the most complete collection of its kind, intended to symbolize goodwill and reflect American thought and activities to Argentina.
In Petersburg Virginia on May 14 James T Noel a drug clerk and table boarder shot Mrs Lottie M Robertson in her kitchen after a quarrel. The bullet hit her abdomen and caused internal hemorrhage. Eyewitness Bertha Robertson, 15, said Noel declined to speak and made no attempt to flee. He is held on a murder charge. Both families described as prominent in Notto way county.
London May 14 Lieut. Gen. Sir Wolfe Murray named general officer commanding in chief, succeeding Gen. Sir Leslie Rundle who resigned. Rundle had been appointed to command the new Sixth British Army on May 6, 1918, while governor of Malta. Murray previously led the imperial troops in South Africa.
Mexico City on May 14 reports the department of communications canceled the concession for the southeastern Mexico branch of the National Railways. The line would connect Tehuantepec to Campeche, linking the central system with the United Railway of Yucatan. William Primm Wood of Louisville, Kentucky had been the original concessionaire for the project.
Judge Ivory G. Kimball, longtime jurist who argued in local courts and before the U.S. Supreme Court, was reported in grave condition at his residence on North Carolina avenue southeast. Friends and relatives said his death was anticipated at any moment.
Rev Lucius Clark delivered morning and evening sermons at Hamline Methodist Episcopal Church praising the value of experienced men and women alongside youth. Epworth League marked its twenty seventh anniversary and mothers day with a reading of The Lost Word by Henry Van Dyke led by A Arnett.
A British force is hosted by the King of Fumban after capturing the province from German forces. The event features a throne ceremony, a dance on palace grounds near the market, and a photograph with the king and his numerous wives and children. The king, dressed in blue, speaks in native tongue and pidgin English urging civility toward conquerors.
Floods sweep Jamaica with heavy rains across the island. Rivers overflow, roads become impassable, and banana crops suffer heavy damage. Several lives are reported lost as Kingston records extensive disruption.
Special to The Washington Post New York May 14 A deadlock in mediation between the New York Central and West Shore railways and their telegraphers and signalmen threatens a strike on both lines from New York to Chicago. More than 5 000 employees await word from Federal conciliator G W Hanger that he is through. The railroads have stood firm against the telegraphers union while the union refuses to yield on a vital principle.
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