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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1914
Page
11
A worn Washington Post page includes a subscription table for daily and Sunday editions, mail and carrier delivery, plus an editorial on the 1914 House balance. It discusses party strength, Speaker Champ Clark, and Republican leaders like James R. Mann, with notes on committee control and conservative policy potential.
The piece surveys potential Republican presidential candidates amid strong 1910s party gains. It highlights New York figures Gouvernor Hugh Whitman and Senator Wadsworth, notes Ohio leaders including Garfield, Taft era names, and praises Frank Willis for turning Ohio back to Republicans. The article argues these figures could unite the party nationwide if nominated.
A young officer in Gen French’s staff notes that wartime shifts to motorized transport alter strategy. American auto firms are preparing desert suitable machines for Egypt, with tire adaptations to sands and vehicles built to outrun traditional forces. The piece warns that motorized wheels may challenge tribes and old tactics, yet still faces danger from modern firepower.
Pension payments, once peaking three years ago, are now on a downward trend after supporting vast outlays since the Civil War. The United States government has paid out over three and a quarter billion dollars since its founding, a figure far exceeding the current interest-bearing debt, as the pension roll continues to grow even as payments decrease from their wartime peak.
The pension system shows a slight decline in the latest fiscal year after long growth since the Civil War. Of 785,239 pensioners, 395,760 are Mexican and Civil War survivors with an average age near 71, life expectancy about eight more years, signaling a continued decrease in outlays as older beneficiaries pass away.
Reports from the front detail German forces massing around Lille and along the coast while Allied troops bolster defenses and flood the region. Grand Duke Nicholas claims a major East Prussia victory as German forces retreat 75 miles. Russia expands in Armenia, threatening Constantinople, as Dardanelles bombardments continue with limited damage. Other notes touch on naval actions, political tensions in the Americas, and curiosities from war zones in a broad capsule.
Millicent Duchess of Sutherland converts to Roman Catholicism after wedding to Maj Perc y Desmond Fitzgerald of the Eleventh Hussars at St Josephs Roehampton. Her shift downgrades rank to commoner, altering court precedence and legal status while she remains known as Millicent Duchess of Sutherland.
An article discusses the Dumdum Ammunition Works import of nickel jacketed bullets used in India. It explains how stripping jackets reveals lead heads producing mushroomed wounds, their ease of acquisition and use by soldiers, and contrasts with the Spitz bullet and explosive-appearing wounds caused by high velocity projectiles.
Brewerton dispatches a New York Tribune report on geese from the Binn farm that carried hens across the river. A fox and strange geese were blamed as 40 hens joined the Binn flock. Bagg recovered his birds and the geese were penned.
A Card Times article describes a busy businessman who tries to stop a telephone exchange chat between a young woman and her friend. After interrupting unsuccessfully, he theatrically yells that he can smell steak and onions burning to get the number.
Postmaster English at the Wilmington inspection ordered 100 letter carriers to remove beards and stop long hair. Carriers gathered in small groups for the annual check and winter uniforms were laid aside as the policy took effect immediately. The postmaster, himself hairless, suggested a neater look, and the men agreed.
Joliet dispatch reports Steve Badare sold his wife to Alex Wadas for $1 after deciding he had been married long enough. Wadas took the wife to his home but Mrs Bedare alerted police. Bedare was jailed and Mrs Bedare expressed a desire to reunite once he is freed.
A prisoner explains his jail entry came from an optimistic bet on a rising market. He backed his optimism with others' money, convincing a visitor of a future rise. The exchange shows how misplaced confidence can lead to financial trouble and imprisonment.
In a New York American extract, a club scene unfolds as a bridge hand ends and a governor informs the players that his two sons have fallen in the war. The moment captures England's stoic resolve, the unspoken sorrow, and a man’s duty to break heartache to a mother while war’s enormity presses on all.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger piece contrasts marriage and housing size through a girl who initially craves a grand mansion with a large library and salon But a later scene shows happiness in a tiny frame house with a baby and husband The narrator notes the heart’s size matters more than the home’s size and that big hearts fit small spaces
A speaker laments war dominating front pages and longs for familiar, lighter headlines. He imagines stories about peace, everyday feats, and curious science replacing endless reports of battles, explosions, and military figures. The piece laments sensational war coverage and yearns for calmer, human-interest items.
Tosette Woodworth Reeve illuminates a Dellavalun scene of All Saints Day. The poem contrasts how different kin think of the dead and how visitors leave flowers such as white rose red phlox and mignonette on grave plots while contemplating life and a safer path with God.
Samuel Thompson, wealthy farmer near Walkerton, reopened his old home as a silent memorial to his wife who died fifteen years ago. He planned to close it again after the funeral in Chicago, leaving the walls to crumble. A separate Houston case notes a New York merchant selling gold toothpicks at reduced prices, showing wartime frugality does not stop some from indulging luxury items.
A German doctor describes ophthalmophobia in three stages from fear of being stared at to belief in the evil eye. The text notes trembling, cold hands, and avoidance of gaze, with possible progression to delusion and psychosomatic illness, influenced by belief in the evil eye.
A gas launch towing a traveling menagerie hit a snag and sank near the North Fork river, flooding cages and freeing a menagerie including snakes and a prized horse. The escaped animals swam to shore while handlers corralled the rest. a dog named Chester and a few pets survived amid chaos. The incident involved the Sound Amusement Company of Seattle and damaged property valued at thousands.
A family cow in Denver caused a near injury to Mrs Paus Cogburn as it knocked her down and trampled a hat and ornamental trimming. The animal showed fondness for fruit, leading to the mishap as the woman left the house for the day.
Local weather forecast notes fair conditions across New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland and Virginia with warmer Sunday. Tides listed high and low times. temperatures range from near 43 to 89 degrees at various stations. River bulletin reports clear Potomac and Shenandoah rivers with typical autumn conditions.
Interlinked legal actions shaped the New York state vote as Judge Seabury, who sentenced Becher to the electric chair and later presided on Stillwell's case, ran as a Democratic winner in a slate boosted by independent and Progressive backing. Voter sentiment tilted toward accountability for graft cases amid party disappointments and shifting alliances.
A woman calling herself Miss Luna Gaffney of 35 Sterling Place was assisted after a leg injury near Albany Avenue. An ambulance was summoned from a hospital after parts of a leg fastening loosened, and Dr Fenton suggested the artificial leg had malfunctioned.
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