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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1916
Page
11
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The minority on the House naval affairs committee calls for substantial navy increases beyond the majority plan to restore the United States to second place among world powers. They urge two additional dreadnoughts, a new battleship, coast defense submarines, destroyers, support vessels, and a larger aviation and manpower program, arguing delay risks falling to fourth or fifth place.
Ways and Means committee members seek to double income tax and add new levies on war munitions inheritances and amusements while aiming to raise 150 million dollars promptly before party conventions. The public dislikes war taxes even amid prosperity, and proposed whisky and beer tax hikes are noted alongside theater taxes. The administration is expected to push the bill through to secure required funds.
The article argues that no explicit war tax is needed yet implies another levy could irritate veterans. It suggests Democrats should seek more revenue from tariffs rather than direct taxes to better endure the upcoming campaign.
A Carranza agent heads to Washington with a note demanding U.S. troop withdrawal. The piece accuses Carranza of betraying the United States and shielding Villa while urging harsher action to pursue Villa. It calls for removing Carranza from command and continuing pursuit of Villa to avenge Columbus victims.
The League to Enforce Peace, meeting in the city, grows as a serious force with Taft among its leaders. It seeks a tribunal for justiciable disputes and a council of conciliation for political questions, aiming to reduce war risk through negotiated, legally supervised settlement.
The passage describes signatories joining to deter war by joint economic and military force, with arbitration first and consultations to avoid endless conflict. It notes conferences to codify international law and praises the League’s moderate, gradual approach as its strength.
A sweeping critique of sensational court drama and public appetite for scandal. The piece links Waite poisoning coverage to familiar moral motifs, mocks media sensationalism, and surveys political and social absurdities from war talk to urban gossip, ending with witty asides on cannibal tastes and politics.
Princess Leonile Sayn Wittgenstein celebrated her 100th birthday at Lausanne on Lake Geneva. She recalls witnessing the Decembrist revolt of 1825 from the Winter Palace and has lived through Paris revolutions in 1830 and 1848, later hosting royalty at her villa near Ouchy. Her long life ties to Sayn Wittgenstein lineage and Empress Augusta with memoirs promised.
Wells Fargo agent Mike Flanagan attempted a salt based trick on a bull that escaped its cage amid a bear aboard a Baltimore and Ohio train. The bull roared and charged, forcing Flanagan to jump a fence as BH Tambert pursued. The fragment mentions a Louisville Courier-Journal query on international law and a blunt reply about practice.
A lean summary notes actions in Congress including a ship purchase bill sent to the commerce subcommittee for hearings, Brandeis case extended in executive session, river and harbor bill recommitted with reduced funds, rural credit differences reconciled, and adjournment at 6 58 p m until 11. The record mentions Navy bill speed change, hearings on advertising dishonesty, and an appropriation for the army of 146 million dollars.
Aged geese Dick and Mary, ages 36 in the tale, win pension status and relocation to a pond and grass plot at Brookside Zoo. Raised by Mrs John Banns, they gain humane retirement after Mrs Boey seeks council aid to provide proper care beyond her yard at 3420 West Forty-ninth Street.
Hustling commuters at Overbrook station pause their morning rush to watch a pair of birds build a nest in the rocks beneath the bridge under the Pennsy trestle. Trains rumble by daily as smoke hovers and the birds endure showers of cinders while the phoebus or possibly swallows care for their home beneath the Pennsylvania Limited.
Fragment from a poem describing a walk with Love in Arcady through green hills and birds, then bare hills and absence of blossoms. The speaker quotes Love on joy and grief, noting that happiness or sorrow are tied to a kiss and the changing landscape.
Greenwich dispatch describes Sheriff Simeon Pease bringing legal papers to Helen Green at seven months old. The infant allegedly munches the documents as her mother notes Helen will not speak, while the suit seeks to break James Green's will benefiting Helen with a $60 000 fortune.
The article traces Bossuet known for the phrase l Angleterre ah la perfide Angleterre cited in 1794 by Barere. It notes Sevigne Boileau and Burke reflections on perfidy and the phrase’s ecclesiastic and political uses.
Larry W. Wayne, in T P's Weekly, describes the German upbringing from infancy to apprenticeship. The state fosters education, language, cleanliness, discipline, and loyalty to the nation, guiding the child toward a chosen trade with early technical schooling during the working day.
A York County family owes their lives to a pat dog whose bark woke them as their Dover township home caught fire shortly after midnight. The dog’s warning allowed the sleeping family of farmer Wilmer March to escape while flames trapped the intruders. Firefighters were alerted and arrived to control the blaze.
A collection of anecdotes from attendees at the Capital Hotel, including Representative Ben Focht of Lewisburg Pa, discussing Memorial Day speaking engagements and GOP regularity. The piece features remarks by former Senator Towne and Detroit journalist Winston, plus commentary on Henry Ford, Hawaii sugar politics, and Japanese immigration trends in Hawaii.
Helen Keller, deaf and blind, spoke on Happiness and shared her new dream to sing. She has been taking voice cultures from Charles White of the New England Conservatory, and her lecture showed clearer tone and enunciation. Keller hopes further training will enable singing as she remains highly sensitive to musical vibrations.
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