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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1916
Page
11
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The piece reports Greece pressed toward participation in the war as Bulgarian forces cross into Greek territories and seize forts. Allied forces at Saloniki, including French British and Serbian troops, number about 600,000 and await potential offensive action. Negotiations and threats from central powers loom, with Greece pressured by both sides to accept neutrality or risk further coercion.
A 1908 address by Justice Hughes highlighted American government as rooted in individualism rather than socialism. He warned against excessive central government powers and stressed constitutional limits, separation of federal and state powers, and the need to preserve liberty and legitimate enterprise in a representative system.
The piece argues the nation should consider itself as a whole and asks the two political parties to outline their concepts of Individual liberty that founded the republic. It warns voters to choose the party most faithful to guaranteed rights against enticing reforms.
In this observance the author reflects on Memorial Day as a lesson for peace beyond borders. The piece notes healing after civil strife, unity of old foes, and hopes that Europe’s wars will also end, urging nations to strive for a universal bond of humanity.
The piece traces shifting views on universal military training from Roosevelt’s early advocacy to Secretary Baker’s endorsement. It argues for training through schools and colleges, contrasts universal training with compulsory service, and notes its potential as the next step if army reorganization faces trouble under a 211,000 man plan.
The article notes foreign trade weaknesses from不足 facilities for preliminary training of export clerks managers and foreign representatives It argues export work should be a defined career path for young businesspeople to expand the US international commerce and calls for special training programs at a national level
The National City Bank of New York leads a program uniting 83 universities and colleges to train students for the export trade. Originally 16 schools were invited, with 67 additional institutions seeking inclusion, signaling a push to strengthen U S competitiveness in postwar markets amid rising world tariffs and skilled production needs.
A tribute to James J Hill highlighting how a poor farm boy built a vast empire through honesty, hard work, and vision. The piece argues that anyone can achieve greatness with virtue, optimism, and diligent effort, urging young Americans to pursue integrity and industriousness.
Frits von Friedlander-Fuld rises from Breslau coal merchant roots to join the Herrenhaus in Berlin, backed by Kaiser William. A financier of coal mines in Prussian Silesia and later Romania oil, he builds a vast fortune and a lavish Berlin palace. He funds national projects at the Emperor's request, and his daughter in law is the Dowry heiress of Amsterdam. The piece notes a troubled marriage between the Mitford couple and Mrs Mitford's return to Berlin.
The piece argues marriage does not free women from work and can demand greater labor for those in lower income families. It criticizes the belief that a husband will provide a home and that work is temporary while married life requires continued effort to feed and clothe multiple mouths. It urges women not to abandon career ambitions.
At the Third Street grade crossing in the Santa Fe district a 20 foot periscope is now used to monitor trains around a sharp curve. The device, once linked to war zones, extends above rooftops to improve visibility and prevent accidents.
Joseph Cher was nominated register of the general land office at Helena Montana. River and harbor appropriation bill carrying forty three million dollars was passed. Commerce committee heard protests against the administration shipping bill. Post office appropriation bill taken up. Formal agreement to adjourn from June eight to nineteen with no business except bills and petitions. No action on Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Blakeslea charges. Adjourned at four forty p m. Naval appropriation bill discussed. Ways and means committee Democrats considered revenues measure. Adjourned at six oh five p m until eleven o'clock this morning.
Casimer Watkins, a naturalist, describes a Peruvian river as the Colorado River of Peru with rubber groves and gold finds. He warns that the Mascos, a cannibal tribe, inhabit the area and kill explorers, leaving expeditions returning empty or with bodies cannibalized, or supplies unused.
From the London Chronicle the czar’s ban on vodka in Russia is linked to a broader taint on the potato. The piece notes that potatoes were once blamed for drinking evils and cites a French treatise claiming idiocy rose with the potato’s spread, with medical men of the past condemning it for palsy and other diseases.
Poem by Folger McKinsey in the Baltimore Sun laments Verdun while praising a May day of peace and beauty. The speaker pleads for peace to replace war as spring’s renewal unfolds across fields and skies.
James Carty, motorman of a southbound Broadway trolley, wrecked after colliding with a large open motor truck loaded with mirrors at Ninety Ninth Street. The crash toppled the truck, splintered all mirrors, and injured two bystanders while driver Eugene Morgal and passengers Samuel Cohen and Richard McCrave were hurt. Carty was taken to a West 100th Street station cell amid the ensuing commotion.
The article recalls General Ulysses S Grant writing his May 30 1868 letter accepting the Republican nomination in Washington. It notes his handwritten edit adding the phrase Let us have peace and describes the scene with Gen Hawley and staff in the army headquarters residence.
Waldemar Kaempffert argues in Meilore’s Magazine that a gasoline supply crisis could persist for decades as oil fields near exhaustion. He notes Europe’s dependence on U.S. fuel, wartime shifts in supply, and the high price near 35 to 40 cents per gallon, with questions raised about future discoveries and global oil politics.
The Popular Science Monthly describes how orange peel oil stored in rind cells can spray when bent and ruptured. A lighted match can trigger a small explosion, best done in a dark room to observe the oily mist and flash from the ruptured oil cells.
Anton Ketske, a Mexican, and a companion attempted to ride a handcar stolen from the Chicago Burlington and Quincy yards toward the Loop. Police intervened, the companion escaped, shots were fired, and Ketske surrendered at the police station.
Senator John Sharp Williams contends President Wilsons ideas align with the League to Enforce Peace, yet do not mirror Washingtons farewell counsel. He argues a compact of nations can be an alliance with entanglements, while Washington would favor prudent, limited action.
London Answers surveys historic medical payments noting Dr Israel’s 6000 pound fee plus 1250 expenses for a Sultan operation, 6000 pounds paid to Professor Lorenz in 1903, 50000 to Dr Gave Bristol for a knee cure, and a pattern of large sums to royal and famous physicians, including Catherine the Great’s era.
A London Chronicle correspondent recalls a young Lord Palmerston answering a heckler at a Dublin election meeting. When asked if he would back a measure if elected, Palmerston quipped in a striking line that split the crowd between cheers and jeers. The exchange showcased his famed repartee.
A Pittsburgh Telegraph passerby scene shows a teacher quizzing a pupil. Asked for the plural of man the student replies Men, and for chila the boy delivers Twins, prompting amused reaction in the classroom.
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