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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
11
The Washington Post details subscription options and rates including daily and Sunday delivery, with prepaid terms and accepted payment methods. It lists foreign advertising reps and notices entry and indicates a labor convention discussion in Philadelphia with a resolution referred to a committee for an unfavorable report.
The Secretary of Agriculture advocates relocating Belgian and northern French refugees to U S farms. He argues refugees are skilled, frugal workers who would boost farm production and help rebuild livelihoods. The appeal urges nation, states, and agricultural groups to provide transportation and employment on American lands.
The Turkish government assures Ambassador Morgenthau that noncombatants will be shielded, but the risks to Americans rise as mobs target foreigners. With Anglo French, Russian, and Balkan involvement looming, prompt withdrawal from the danger zone is urged to prevent entanglement of the United States in war.
Delegates at the American Federation of Labor convention in Philadelphia debate a proposal to form a permanent labor party. Opponents argue it would divide workers from broader national interests and reduce influence by removing labor from existing major parties. A political split could risk backing for working-class needs.
Credit men foresee an unprecedented era of growth as Europe’s war opens markets. The United States gains access to South America through new bank branches, with Americans ready to supply goods. R. O. Briley notes strong reception for American business, as Latin markets clarify their finances and await extended trading.
The United States makes headway in South America as crops surge. Wheat yields rise by 128,060,000 bushels with a $271,000,000 value increase. corn up $155,000,000. twelve key crops gain $104,000,000 despite cotton plunging from $880,000,000 to $462,000,000. Mr. Smith calls this an avalanche of prosperity.
The Fourth Minnesota district, normally Republican, elected Democrat to succeed Fred C. Stevens in a victory viewed as turning the tide for the Wilson administration. Stevens opposed tolls and Panama Canal policies, fought for free passage, and faced defeat amid national Republican gains. The piece labels his defeat as ingratitude and laments political shifting winds.
Prince Jean Sapieha of the Polish house is engaged to the widowed Countess of Amherst after residing in England as a prisoner of war. Details trace his family’s role in Polish history, the Austro Hungarian estates, and ties to Lady Amherst’s marriages.
A London Chronicle story recalls a wounded soldier who, after Mons, quarrels with a nurse over a bullet kept as a memento. He returns to Cookham Dean to rest, plans to rejoin his regiment, while the nurse wins the keepsake. The piece notes his evasive take on European wars and prints other brief anecdotes from various papers.
A Washington Indiana mother, Mrs F L Haffey, traveled to Nebraska State Prison with a sack of cookies baked for son John O Brien, who had drifted west and was imprisoned for burglary under that name. She believes he is alive after twelve years apart and plans to reunite and start him in business upon his release.
The Mexican Herald reports the German and French Riding Clubs have lost members to European conflict. Fox hunts, once popular among colonial riders, are unlikely to resume due to wartime dispersal, political instability, and unsuitable roads in the rainy season.
A large goat named William attacked Tollerman Fallon near Ninety-eighth Street and First Avenue, then charged into Harlem Market overturning carts and scattering vendors. Fallon chased the animal to Second Avenue and 100th Street, securing it with a rope as Policeman Gowan assists. the goat was taken to the pound at Twenty-fourth Street and Avenue A.
From St Nicholas the essay traces Yarmouth links to Shakespearean Falstaff. It notes Falstaffa or Falstaffs as a local Yarmouth family with bailiff in 1281 and MPs among early representatives. Sir John Falstelfe, tied to Caistor lands, is praised as benefactor of St Nicholas Church, contrasting Shakespearian portrayal.
An irate patron protests a $1.50 garlic charge on a dinner for six at a New York restaurant. He notes racks of lamb priced at $18 plus $1.50 for garlic, calling the garlic fee excessive and alleging a 7600 percent markup.
Borough Cornishman, a stallion valued at 32000 pounds, traveled from New York to Sadorus by private car after quarantine bans. Clifton Chambers of Sadorus hired through Wella Fargo Co to ship him via Minnehaha and Menominee, landing restrictions prompted sealing and rail transfer to Jersey City before onward freight.
Arthur Wallace Peach presents a reflective verse scene where a child asks why death must come. The speaker notes human longing for meaning, contrasting it with faiths and hopes that endure beyond sorrow, echoing across generations.
Satirical verse contrasts the peaceful farmer’s routine with the urban social whirl. It depicts the farmer rising early, tending fields, and sleeping early while the city man savors nightlife, wears fine gloves, and spends days amid business and frivolity. The poem hints at a vast economic gap as the farmer’s toil yields large crops and wealth.
Deer driven from the Palisade interstate park by forest fires have wandered into village streets. A large buck swam the river and appeared on the Tower Ridge Yacht Club tennis court. Irving L. Smith, the club steward, tried to corral the animal but was knocked aside and slightly wounded. The buck then hopped the hedge into Dr. Albert Shaw’s grounds. Other deer were spotted in Tarrytown and Uniontown, with three seen on the main street of the former village.
Tit Bits anecdote recalls a miserly baronet famed for a grand dining room and scant fare. A celebrated wit attends dinner and, when asked about the room, quips that leaf gilding and more carving would suit the house—humor about taste and excess.
In Seattle a paralyzed telegraph expert John Cooper Mann, unable to speak or move, approved a power of attorney through eye and finger taps on a telegraph key. His sons and attorney Thomas B. MacMahon arranged the transfer, with the document later filed in superior court as Document 968,925 authorizing Leroy Henry Mann to act.
The article cites Dr Woods Hutchinson and the Saturday Evening Post arguing tea and coffee, with sugar, greatly aid soldiers. It notes coffee and tea in meals and canteens reduce temptations to drink unsafe water, lowering typhoid and cholera risks, a view echoed by army medical men in late war observations of Russian and Japanese forces.
Riverside Water Company reports artesian wells eject rocks from the San Bernardino valley area after uncapping. A 201 pound bowlder was brought to Riverside office and previously an 11 pound rock issued from a well. Pressure and water volume are linked to the Water Conservation Association’s spreading operations on Santa Ana River debris cone.
The notice provides a daily sun and tide table, an am pm forecast for the District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia through Thursday and Friday with light northwest winds and probable rain in gulf coast areas. It also includes temperature readings and a River Bulletin noting the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers are cisax with Harpers Ferry reporting on Nov 1.
At the Raleigh hotel Joseph O Connor of New York recalls how recruiting songs shaped enlistment in wars from Galway to Garry Owen and There ll Be a Hot Time in the Town Tonight while noting Roumania Bulgaria and Romania as factors in the European conflict. Other voices discuss Western Canada crop optimism and Kansas drought fears amid World War era turmoil.
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