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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1913
Page
7
Treasury experts wrestle with how a $4000 combined exemption applies when two married individuals each earn $3000. If both file jointly, who pays the tax and at what rate remains unclear. Officials emphasize secrecy and note returns will be kept confidential.
The report chronicles several incidents across the city. A 6 year old boy was knocked down by a car on U Street NW but sustained only minor bruises. a 4 year old collided with a horse and received a cut above the eye. a vehicle wreck near Thirteenth Street left the occupant uninjured. A street car damaged an electric coupe but caused no injuries. Precinct officers were asked to round up nine goats escaped from a stable. A chauffeur fainted at the station and was relieved of duty. A fire at a livery stable caused $1,500 in losses but most horses escaped. A burglary involved jewelry and cash at 1506 Thirteenth Street NW. A baby girl died ill at home. a one year old disappeared from Bladensburg Road area. A rough Italian man sought to see the President at the White House and was sent to a hospital.
The Post promotes the Eastman Promo Camera as an ideal Christmas gift. It promises a first rate camera at nominal expense with full instructions and a twelve film pack. The device offers 2 1 2 by 3 1 2 size photos and access to time or snap exposures for immediate use.
A six and a half carat pear shaped diamond pendant with 85 smaller stones will be the wedding gift from the House to Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson on November 25 1912 in the White House. The gift committee led by Representative Mann collected over $2 000 with input from Genevieve Clark to select a unique personal keepsake symbolizing national love and the American people. Jewelers flock to Martine’s office as many proposals arrive and a procession of salesmen seeks to present catalogues for the ornate piece.
The White House family works quietly, unsealing packages for Misa Jessie Wilson ahead of her November 25 wedding to Francis B. Sayre. Gifts from officials abroad arrive, with jewelry favored over silver. Honeymoon cottage fittings and other homeware will come from both families, while Southern mountain women send homespun towels and quilts to the gift pile.
New York on November 11 reports Miss Jessie Wilson’s wedding cake was baked today. The cake will weigh 35 pounds, stand about 2 1/2 feet tall and cost around 8500, containing nineteen ingredients.
News from Washington indicates few trousseau gowns for Mise Jessie Wilson, with a local dressmaker handling most outfits including a pale blue rampar gown and a cream satin design. Separately, the Southern branch of the Woman's Wilson and Marshall Organization debated appointing a woman superintendent, ultimately declining to vote on the issue.
A Washington feature reports Mrs Wilson and a bride-to-be laboring on home made wedding gowns and hand embroidered waists. The article details satin purchases, button fronts, V necks, and a wardrobe of dainty blue trimmed and white net waists with lace and tucks. Suffrage efforts and a teachers committee are noted alongside the wedding preparations.
New York November 11 report on preparations for the bridesmaids gowns for Jessie Woodrow Wilson. Efforts to obtain details about their attire failed, but hints indicate hats with shallow crowns and pink shades, and dresses featuring light hoop styles in colors from shell pink to American beauty.
At a regular association meeting Ramile Highlands teachers endorsed leaving the superintendent appointment to the board of education. The group named several principals and training directors in support of a reception tribute idea and urged district officials to consider a qualified candidate from within or beyond.
President Wilson reviewed the dispute over letters alleging Senator James Hamilton Lewis offered Henry M. Pindell a Russia ambassadorship. Pindell, in Washington with Bryan and Graham, provided correspondence while Lewis faced questions. Pindell expects to return home. aides suggest a clarifying statement may come from White House or State Department.
Martinsburg West Virginia reports Henry F Sharff aged 74 died near Jones Spring today a farmer of Back Creek valley He is survived by his wife and nine children
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