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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1913

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14

Relative of President Wilson Plans Simple Artistic Gift

Denver sources report relatives of President Wilson will send a simple but artistic present to the thirteenth White House bride. Mrs Harriet Woodrow Welles, cousin of the President, says a selection has not yet been made, with attorney Thomas R Woodrow also planning a gift. The Welles and Woodrow families will not attend the wedding.

Denver Washington Post Colo Wilson White House Harriet Woodrow Welles Thomas R. Woodrow Welles Woodrow

Explosions Shake Broadway From Gasoline Waste

New York reports tell of a series of detonations in the upper Broadway automobile district as manholes erupted and flames surged skyward. Accumulated gasoline waste from nearby garages is blamed. fire crews fought fires with water proving ineffective. No injuries reported as pedestrians fled and vehicles sped away amid the danger. Washingtonian Is Honored. Philadelphia notices Dartmouth alumni council names officers.

New York Upper Broadway Washingtonian Philadelphia Dartmouth College JL. M. Hopkins Boston H. P. Blair Washingto Acmer K. Ryes Hanover N. H. Eee

Dogs Kisses In Court Decide Ownership In Passaic Case

In Passaic New Jersey Judge Walter C Cebell heard the Puppy ownership dispute between Theodore Bergner and Joseph Tomer. Expert witnesses offered ages of the dog and the Bergners valued Puppy at 600. A servant testified Puppy kissed her in court and the Bergners prevailed as the rightful owners due to the dog showing affection.

Puppy Bergner Animal Prom Hospital New York Solomon Walter C. Cebell District Court of Joseph Tomer Rutherford Tom Bergners Sses Pappi Tomer

Supreme Court to Hear Race Law Challenge in Annapolis

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether federal amendments restricting race-based voting rights apply to municipal elections. Maryland faced a 1908 act blocking African American registration, while New York City express company licensing also faces review. Federal rulings found the Maryland statute unconstitutional and New York’s licensing barrier to interstate commerce invalid. Early Virginia West Virginia debt case decision also anticipated.

Annnapolis New York Maryland New York Eity Supreme Court Federal Circuit Court Annapolis New York City Bix Express

Paris City Birds and a Rich Widow's Gift

A Paris report notes municipal birds becoming civic symbols as a rich widow leaves 20000 to her birthplace with conditions to entertain her canary and tomcat. Brest reportedly plans a yellow canary and a city cat, noting canaries’ fragility and tomcat companionship in civic life.

Washington Paris Rome Capitol Homer Elvien Rheims Brest Canaries

Officers from France and Britain arrive for Madison Square Garden horse show

Several French and British army officers bound for the Madison Square Garden Horse Show arriving from Europe aboard steamers. On the Savoie are Lieut Francois de Thonel d Orgetx Lieut Jaron Pierre Marie de Meslon and Lieut Auguste de Laissardilere of France. On the Celtic are Col P A Kenna Maj M F Mc Taggart and Capt R M Stewart-Rich ardson of Britain.

New York Madison Square Garden Europe Savoie Marquis Francois de Thonel d'Orgetx Jaron Pierre Marie de Meslon Auguste de Laissardilere Celtic P. A. Kenna M. F. McTaggart R. M. Stewart-Richardson

Navy tugs ordered to aid mining tests in Florida

Navy tugs Patuxent and Patapsco, recently armed with rapid firing guns, left Norfolk for an undisclosed destination. Reported orders place them toward Key West and Pensacola to assist experimental mining tests with cruiser N Francisco. They await clearance in Hampton Roads with 2000 rounds of ammunition and two navy pistols aboard.

Florida Norfolk Navy Patuxent Patapsco Norfolk Navy Yard Key West Pensacola

Tobacco sales figures in Petersburg week totals

Special to The Washington Post Petersburg Virginia reports bright tobacco sales in the past week totaling AG IT pounds. The season to date shows Si pounds sold.

Petersburg

Suffolk Mayor to Demonstrate Detecto Police Device in Washington

Mayor J K B Holladay of Suffolk Virginia will travel to Washington to demonstrate his invention the Detecto before the police department and at the Department of Justice The inventor says police chiefs in many cities have requested demonstrations and he plans to go to New York next if well received Officials at police headquarters said no announcement had been made about his visit and the mechanism remains unfurnished with little official excitement from the department

J. K. B. Holladay Suffolk Washington Police Department Holladay Department of Justice New York Sylvester Convention of Chiefs of Police Senate Washington Post Rome Marconi Victor Emmanuel Gionti Bisbeng

District Eyes Farm Courses in Public Schools

Vice President of the District Board of Education urges introducing agriculture into public schools. He seeks to use Mall space for an experimental farm and to teach farming from lower grades through high school. Dr. Davidson supports the plan with Agriculture Department aid, while advocates cite dairy and truck farming needs and outdoor study for children.

Board of Education Mall Ernest H. Daniel William M. Davidson Department of Agriculture Daniel Mr. Daniel Washington

Bailey Divorce Suit Details Alleged Chair Attack

Mrs Jessie Emerson Moffatt Bailey, known writer, sues Frank Dun can Bailey of London for divorce alleging he assaulted her with a chair. They wed in New York on June 8. She alleges he portrayed himself as a man of very superior habits before marriage.

Jessie Emerson Bailey Frank Duncan Bailey London

Government seeks egg shipping crate to cut costs

Mail to cut egg cost by farm to city parcel post. Animal Industry Bureau tests containers to protect eggs during transit. Daily egg shipments from 50 mile zone are evaluated with several container types. If a suitable design is found, farmers will ship fresher eggs to urban buyers, lowering prices and boosting revenue.

A. D. Melvin Bureau of Animal Industry Parcel Post Melvin Postofice Department Department

Crew of Bark Manga Reva Mutinies Near Lewes

The bark Manga Reva, en route from Philadelphia to San Francisco, returned to the Delaware Breakwater after a mutiny by the crew. Captain Townsend said he and the mate were confined in their berths as the outbreak began and they were later released to navigate the ship. A marshal and a revenue cutter will board the vessel and assist with the situation tomorrow.

Lewes Del Philadelphia San Francisco Delaware Townsend Delaware Capes United States Odessa Ahtus Oregon Secretary of the Navy Thear Mae Atlantic Cuba Imaam

Four Die As Straw Ride Vehicle Struck by Train

Four killed and several injured when a straw ride carryall carrying about twenty people was struck by a Delaware Lackawanna and Western train near Jamesville New York six miles south of Syracuse. The accident threw the carryall into a ditch beside the tracks. Victims identified include William Crouder driver Minnie Price Kathleen Springer an unidentified man. Sophia Marshall and Adam Wolosky were fatally injured?

Syracuse Jamesville Here William Crouder Minnie Price Kathleen Springer Sophia Marshall Adam Wolosky

Holland outlines vast problems confronting New York's new mayor

The article argues New York City faces heavy borrowing for a vast subway and port improvement program under Mayor elect John Purroy Mitchel. It notes soaring debt, need for a large dry dock, and strain on money markets, with national economic effects and tax pressures likely in the coming four years.

Holland New York Sorte New York City John Purroy Mitchel Hugh J. Grant Grant Theodore Roosevelt Hamilton Alexander Jlamiiten Mr. Mitchel United States Mitchel Europe

Radiography Reveals Inner Workings of Minute Objects

The article explains X ray photography can reveal internal structures of tiny objects without dissection, showing veins inside leaves and organs inside small animals. It notes magnified radiographs of foraminifera and snails, enabling detailed study while preserving natural form, and contrasts with destructive traditional dissection. Dr Thomas Amiss, a physician, is mentioned in a memorial note.

M. Pierre Goby Grasse France M. Goby Enail Fels Globe Dheir Centur

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