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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1914
Page
2
A Democratic bill seeks a total of 37,238,278 for legislative executive and judicial costs. It details pay for senators aides and relatives and limits use of funds for vehicles. It also proposes abolishing one Treasury post and creating a new assistant secretary role.
A readable fragment reports a man with ear trouble recovering hearing after seeking relief. He gradually learns to hear conversations train bells and birds without medical devices. Contact Edward at Forses St Jamaicn Plain for information and a stamped self addressed envelope.
Harry K. Thaw plans a summer escape from Concord staying with Sheriff Drew and Stevens. They will camp at Lake Massasecum near Bradford before moving to a Gorham hotel in the White Mountains after a Lake Sunapee visit.
A fragmented death notices column lists numerous individuals with ages and last known addresses or hospitals, including Pauling Sullivan 62, Grace Hunter 82, Jet Plemmons 45, Adolph Sauerman 67, Rebecca Borant 7 years, Lucia Wilson 2, Mary Colbert 64, and others. The text references several institutions such as Government Hospital for the Insane, Tuberculosis Hospital, United States Soldiers Home Hospital, Garfield Hospital, Freedmen's Hospital, and Children's Hospital, with scattered street addresses and wards.
Birth announcements list multiple families with newborns including Wolfe Selinger Page Peek Hopkins Feldman Egdal Dawson Burdette Hopkins Campbell Coates and others. Each entry notes parent names and the child’s gender, primarily girls and boys.
A 23 year old woman Julia Winterstein drank poison at midnight on the eighth anniversary of her mother's death, hoping to join her. She collapsed at 1117 Main street, aided by a neighbor, and was hospitalized. She claimed she had nothing to live for after job loss and a difficult family history, with ties to Covington and courtship rumors. Graduation day's Naval Academy events described separately.
Annapolis Md May 16 joy at the near approach of June Week as a cadet corps celebrates the end of navigation examinations. The moment comes with anticipation of drills and ceremonies marking the annual culmination of training.
Tarentum Chief William Hazlett shot and killed a dog owned by Jotun Huey. Huey sues for damages claiming loss of sleep and emotional distress from the pet’s death. He seeks 35 dollars, arguing money cannot ease his grief but should compensate for the dog’s affection.
May 16 report details a deadly blast in the mixing room of the Mexican Crude Rubber Company on the West Side. Ten men died including nine named workers and Mexican laborers. four others were hospitalized, two seriously, after a one story concrete plant building was wiped out. Superintendent John H. Evans and manager John C. Treadwell survived. Estimated loss set at $50,000. Cause of the molten rubber vat explosion remains unclear.
High and low tides listed at 4 47 and 7 08 with remarks on high pressure and widespread unsettled weather across eastern districts. Weather bureau notes showers and thunderstorms in the west and plains while fair conditions persist in other regions. Temperatures near normal overall with no decisive changes expected in two days.
Ironwood Michigan May 6 three men were shot during a revolver fight between Samuel Porter and police. Patrolman Hart was wounded in the jaw Mrs Gustave Friedberg in the groin Porter was struck in the right leg. Friedberg in serious condition. Porter captured and jailed at Bessemer after firing at Patrick Fitzgerald Richard Frank and others.
Fifteen line officers must be removed from active service this year to satisfy a law requiring annual promotions in each grade. Last year fourteen officers were removed, with at least two seeking reinstatement in Congress. The 1913 list includes five captains, four commanders, four lieutenant commanders, and two lieutenants, with a board of Rear Admirals Southerland Knight Reynolds Caperton and Captain Walter McLain selecting them.
Arthur Bryde, a seven year old from E Street SE, rode away from home and was found by a Fifth precinct officer after a lengthy ride. He was returned to his family as police noted the spirited voyage and brief absence. Ira Reed, a navy yard mechanic on Kentucky Avenue SE, injured two fingers while adjusting a joining machine and treated at Casualty Hospital. A well dressed woman found wandering in Potomac Park near dawn was taken to detention, claimed to be Shib Jey with no verifiable relatives, and later handed to the Board of Charities.
The 1910 census mother tongue bulletin reports that English and Celtic groups including Irish, Scotch, and Welsh form the largest portion of foreign white stock in the United States at 10,087,420 individuals. Germans follow with 8,872,271 and Italians with 2,151,422. other languages list smaller totals and unknown tongues.
Fragmented OCR lists several marriage notices from Virginia and Maryland. Pairs include John W Te and Macherine Branzill. Robert W Parris and Olivia Fitzgerald. Hubert J Wright and Grace B Watte. Frank A Wandfeld and Juliet Holisn Qi. Wille M Malton and others. The notices reference reverends and counties such as Montebello Rossville Hagerstown and Washington DC.
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