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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1914
Page
13
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An article questions the administration plan to evacuate Vera Cruz on the 23rd and criticizes the reasons for the bombardment and occupation. It argues Americans were endangered by Mexican mobs and decries perceived U S weakness while praising actions to save priests and other foreigners from violence.
Support for Representative Gardner of Massachusetts drives a plea for a sweeping national defense inquiry into army and navy preparedness. President Wilson calls it good mental exercise, while the public and Congress push for impartial study and full disclosure from the administration.
Congress may ease immigration rules for agricultural workers to relieve farm labor shortages. The Burnett amendment and related proposals aim to allow able bodied foreign laborers, under safeguards to avoid contract labor violations, with emphasis on placing workers at specific farms and preventing public charges.
The speaker argues the administration's order to evacuate Vera Cruz was correct but claims the army and navy should not be deployed there. He questions why forces should not instead be dispersed along the Rio Grande.
The Illinois court case centers on Rev. Dr. Schiller of Freeport accused of mail fraud against sick people. He urged a prospective assistant to grow a beard, specifically a Vandyke beard, arguing facial hair boosted credibility in the healing business. The judge’s discussion shed light on whiskers in general.
The text muses on whiskers as a sign of virility and trustworthiness for medical men and holy figures, arguing whiskers project authority and gravity. It notes confusion in linking whiskers to healing and hints at broader psychology, then shifts to a charity appeal for an Emergency Hospital in Washington, urging public support for funds to equip the facility.
Captain Edmund Antrobus of the Grenadier Guards, heir to Sir Edmund Antrobus of Rutherford and Stonehenge, is listed among officers killed on French battlefields. The piece outlines family ties to Ruth er ford, Delineates connections to the Antrobus and Rutherfurd lineages, and recounts Stonehenge ownership and legal battles over preservation.
The robber dressed as a woman, wearing a blue kimono and veil, snatched Frederick Goslin's gold watch and four nickels near Derbny Street and Esplanade Avenue after a Claiborne Avenue car ride. He fired a revolver and fled, prompting Goslin to alert police chief Long. A similar recent sighting involved Anthony Gomes at 2817 Onzaga Street.
A baby elephant named Nero in a midget troupe blocked Broadway after a rear axle broke on a Harlem bound truck. Fire officials and policemen attempted to move the animal as onlookers stared, while Nero theatrically sprayed water and refused to budge, drawing a crowd and threats of arrest until operable by handlers.
Santa Barbara man G H Wilson of Wilson and Schwab automobile firm was attacked four hundred feet from Serena Beach in a life and death struggle with a large jelly like sea creature. He broke the mass into fragments but reached shore exhausted and was treated at Cottage Hospital where he improved though pain remained intense requiring morphine.
Six thousand volts and a 20 foot fall could not kill Edward Krout of Spring Grove. He was found alive after companions believed him dead on the Western Maryland Railroad bridge. Earlier, a dinner guest recalled a comic moment as a roast caused a cook to burn her nose.
Dramatic Construction critiques a press agent’s effort as the worst in twenty years. It discusses a beautiful young wife who, despite happiness and a husband, follows dangerous societal expectations. The tone reflects sharp media satire on sensational storytelling and gender roles.
The Wall Street Journal essay notes a shift after an election in the American psyche. It argues that free market principles should govern finance, criticizing government meddling, and praises bankers openness to reopening markets. It frames speculation as inherent and essential to American creativity and recovery.
City Clerk Newton injuries arose after a car rollover and a forceful sneeze. Doctors later diagnosed three broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder, leaving Newton unable to work while his friends question if sneezes caused the damage.
Dr Sarton J Powell of Stockton learns a quail feather can reveal bone under light as Indian guide demonstrates. The feather allegedly shows bones through gelatin like a powerful x ray, with buzzard feathers claimed strongest. UC experts may shed light on this Indiana trick, a curious medical curiosity reported via Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Weather forecast and tides with scattered place names and dates. Mentions precipitation, temperatures, and wind patterns across days, with references to Canadian provinces and coastal areas. Includes partial notes on daily highs and lows, rainfall, and notable meteorological terms.
A Guatemalan minister to Belgium, Jose f Tuble Machado, at the Shoreham Hotel, argues England must accept peace overtures from Germany to end the war quickly. He asserts Germany could strike peace with Russia or France but England’s terms could prolong conflict seven to eight years. He praises German preparedness and logistics, notes neutral Sweden, and describes Belgian suffering from Antwerp to Havre while German invasion motives and atrocity reports are discussed.
The article portrays Washington as a future art hub as Europe’s war ends. It cites Elia Barhus of Columbus Obie and others praising America for hosting enduring art and sculpture, while Europe’s cues fade. It notes shifts in patronage and debates on imports, exhibitions, and national policy affecting art and culture.
A garbled OCR style passage with scattered phrases about war and bookseller references, lacking clear events or named individuals. Reading shows stray terms like meet, store, stage, and dates, but most words are unintelligible, preventing a coherent summary of a specific article or outcome.
A soldier poet wrote and composed The Marseillaise in April 1792. Rougel de Lisle, a captain in the engineers, crafted the hymn after being urged by volunteers at Strassburg. He reportedly finished in one night and debuted it in a mayoral room as French volunteers sang for war. The title later became Marseillaise after hearing Marseille volunteers.
Two middle aged women meet on Union Station platform and discover they are Migters from Ohio who reunite after years apart. Mrs Taura Kranz and Mrs Bertha Martin, once separated by life travels, realize they are sisters after a dramatic embrace and recall a long journey of lost kin. The pair heads to All MM to tell parents, aided by a doctor’s past act of removing a mark.
An apparent small device or malfunction caused a power interruption and streetcar stoppage in the town. Edward Berson, assistant engineer at the plant, attempted to restore service but suffered injuries to hands and face from flying debris as repair efforts continued.
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