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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
13
A compact report notes activity or events on Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street in Washington DC. Details are fragmentary, but the location is clearly identified with street and avenue references.
Senator Root argues the Panama Canal should not redefine coastwise trade and urges preserving free passage for domestic commerce. He stresses that real coastwise trade remains domestic, while overseas trade travels great distances, and that canal opening would lower inland railroad rates by fostering sea competition.
The piece argues against canal discrimination, urges keeping the Panama Canal free for American ships and cites Western and Southern opinion. It warns of a deadly Vera Cruz climate, disease risks to U S troops, and advocates moving forces to the mountains toward a potential advance if mediation fails.
The Interstate Commerce Commission delays the New Haven investigation to review Morgan firm books after J Pierpont Morgan offers cooperation. The move aims to ensure fairness and avoid prejudice, even as questions arise about the inquiry’s impact on plans to reorganize the New Haven system.
The text discusses conflicts over Morgan firm's securities handling for New Haven, noting claimed profits around 7.338 billion and 3850 billion figures. It critiques public impressions and Mellen plans, citing the Interstate Commerce Commission's push to test Morgan's statement to ensure a fair, prompt review.
Washington residents from cabinet members to lawmakers hailed Col Roosevelt during his ten hour visit. The former president energized diverse groups with his independence, resourcefulness, and bold leadership, prompting realignments and reflections on his ongoing influence in national politics.
A 1582 death tale of James Crichton, the Admirable Crichton, is revived. Douglas Crichton secures a Mantua church memorial after proving Crichton was buried in San Simone. The story recounts Crichton’s vast learning, travels, and sword prowess, his murder by Prince Vincenzo Gonzaga, and the prince’s admission of responsibility.
A hawk hovered above a car driven by Mr and Mrs Welter Fowler near Berwick Pennsylvania as a venomous copperhead clung to its claw. The snake wriggled and the hawk nearly dropped it onto the Fowler automobile during the tense encounter.
The Senate, with the foreign relations committee, debated the Danish arbitration treaty while Shafroth defended the new currency law amid recent attacks. Commiria proposed Panama Canal act amendments, La Follette blocked the Pittman Alaska act changes, and naval appropriations began. Adjournments and hearings continued on Justice Wright charges as Webb became judiciary chair. The Interstate Commerce Committee planned a railroad safety bill and codification of judiciary laws proceeded.
A man arrested on a drunken charge in Upland gave the name F. W. McWilliam but was later identified as Finley Graham. Police found lunch remains, a razor, and a pocket knife on him. Judge George R. Crane sentenced him to ten days in jail or a small fine, then he revealed a stash of bank notes and a savings bank book showing $4,000 in deposits.
Pittsburg Kane enforces written affidavits for fish stories at a local sporting goods store. Three affidavits claim bass catches this season, including a six pound bass with head exhibit. Authorities say affidavits curb embellished tales and reduce verbal exaggeration.
A Kansas City Times item notes Missouri’s nickname origin at the Atlantic Club in Limon Costa Rica Nell Turpin of a fruit company stationed at the Hotel Baltimore was introduced to an English woman who asked about the show me state The man from the state where one must demonstrate drew a smile from the visitor later greeting him as the man from the state where one must demonstrate.
W J Lampton in the New York Sun recounts a Boston view of how the word tip arose at Broadway restaurants. A patron asked about the origin of tipping and learned that in English taverns a box labeled To insure promptness collected pennies for servers, giving rise to the term tips.
Three men attempted a hold up on a piano mover early this morning. The assailants discovered his occupation after he defended himself. He seized a revolver, tore clothing, and restrained the men before reporting the incident to Englewood police.
In La Junta Colorado a Mrs. White reports chicken thefts at night with about 40 dollars in watch value found on the premises. Lords debate ends with defeat of a bill to enfranchise women, with only 2 percent of women eligible to vote.
A Washington Weather Bureau notice provides sun and tide data and a May 27 forecast. The report notes high tides at 4 08 and 6 03, sun rises and sets, and generally warm Atlantic and Gulf states with cooler Rocky Mountain regions. It forecasts possible thunderstorms Thursday and Friday in several regions, with no major temperature changes expected in the East and South. Local temperatures show highs near the mid 70s to mid 90s and humidity around the 60s to 90s, with rainfall and sunshine percentages recorded.
A series of discussions at the Shoreham features Henry BE Herget of Pekin voicing concern that business is not good in the Midwest yet urging less government action and more enforcement of antitrust laws. He says buyers hold off awaiting price movements while bakers report gains and the economy shows mixed signals.
A study of oath usage and profanity explores how words like damn and darn evolved from meanings of punishment to common expletives. Historical examples attribute strong phrases to rulers and knights, showing language shifts from sacred terms to everyday utterances.
A Baltimore Sun poem praising a young girl with May imagery. The speaker vows life and love align in the heart of a child, praising daisies, locust breeze, and melodies of May as romance blossoms through dream and song.
A Kansas City Star item describes a man with a distant gaze and artistic air. He passes a conductor and pretends to have paid his fare, revealing vanity and a moment of comic misdirection.
At Dresden a Society for Aeronautics and Aviation meeting featured Prof. Conheim of Hamburg comparing birds and aeroplanes. He demonstrated that birds without brains could balance by reflex head tail and wing movements, suggesting future automatic stabilizers for planes needing no pilot input.
Bennington Kansas dispatch reports a 7 foot bullsnake that raided a henhouse nest, swallowing a china egg and breaking others. Neighbor Shelby Bullock watched the drama unfold a couple miles southwest of the city, suspecting the reptile sought revenge after an initial loss.
Mrs. Mary Straut of 180 Bridge Street died by self inflicted gas as she marked her seventy eighth birthday. Friends noted her improved health and strength but she told relatives she was ready to die. She drew a gas sack over her head and released fumes, ending her life after years of watching for death.
London Globe based lecture by Oliver G. Pike reports the cuckoo guards its egg, may lay in nests of same species, and exerts control over foster parents. He cites a sedge warbler rearing a cuckoo that then laid in a sedge warbler nest. Birds fed the чужک chick across five species.
A farmer found two hard gold-like chunks in a duck's gizzard in Liberty township. Goldsmiths reported good quality ore. Dr. M A Probert of Bloomdale and J Bari Cunningham of Fostoria plan further investigations after panning sand along the local stream yielded magnetic black sand indicative of placer gold.
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