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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1914
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text hints at labor tensions and authorizations around railway workers and unions. Mentions Gompers and Brotherhoods, with stray phrases about voting, trust, and political action. Content is garbled but signals a historical labor conflict context and possible calls to vote or authorize actions.
Reporters protest British embargo on rubber trade citing harm to industries. Delegations from allies push for restraint, while British officials claim efforts to protect trade reputations and avoid interfering with commerce. Government cautions rubber shipments to be halted only if hostility persists, seeking a negotiated solution with hostile countries.
The readable text fragment mentions American baggage, war, and written orders. It references a minister and a tense release process, with notes on the absence of details about a 4th and mentions of deserters or prisoners. The fragment lacks clear dates or places.
The General Dispensary and Emergency Hospital appeals for funds to furnish and equip a new hospital building after treating 7147 new cases in the year ending June 30 1914. 4725 operations and 3420 ambulance calls occurred, excluding police and other conveyances.
Police notes report a string of thefts assaults and accidents across Washington and surrounding areas. Objects stolen include a $20 blacksmith toolset and a gold water revolver valued at $15. Victims cited include Arthur Lithgow Samuel Cuttings and Albert Tabbitt among others. A boy of 2 was injured by a fall at 2nd Street and New York Avenue NW. A 17 year old Mount Pleasant employee was hurt attempting to board a trolley at 4th Street SW. A man was struck by a car near Thirties Street and R Street NW. Multiple injuries led to treatment at Casualty Hospital and Georgetown University Hospital. Police preserve details of incidents for investigation.
Reports from Gleiwitz and Hasel in German Silesia describe American units converting a theater into a hospital and running an 80 bed facility expandable to 100 under Dr Bilal F gradbury. In England unit D joins the American Women’s War Hospital at Palenton, run by American surgeons and nurses. Austria reports place units in Vienna and Budapest under Dr Cary A Snoddy and Dr Charles E MacDonald.
The will of Aileen A Bell dated April 7 directs distribution among her sisters and nieces with specific bequests of jewelry and wearing apparel. Robert W Bell is named as nephew to receive tools and sale proceeds, Annie McKenna remembered, and Lar Lindness noted. A trust at American Security and Trust Company pays net income to Lily F Kerr and Laurien J Kerr, executor appointed. The testatrix died November 12.
The Fifth Infantry sailed for Panama yesterday from Weehawken New Jersey aboard the SS Buford to join the permanent force for fortifications. Officers, men, and families of married officers were aboard. The regiment had left its barracks in Plattsburgh and arrived late Saturday night. The Buford came from Vera Cruz via Weehawken last Tuesday.
A poetic wartime ode laments Belgium as a victim of invasion, vows that justice and liberty will prevail, and urges nations to sustain freedom while honoring the fallen. It recalls Belgium’s sacrifice, the pain of war, and the promise of a peaceful future under righteous leadership.
Willam G Sharp will present credentials as American Ambassador to France to President Poulmeare on December 1 and assume the office formerly held by Miron F Hernek of Glia. Narrowed by wartime delay, Ambassador Herrick remains briefly in Paris until the transfer. Sharp, former congressman from Elyria Ohio, will return to the United States after completing the handover and Herrick likely heads home.
Supt Whittaker urged the District penal code be amended to allow indeterminate long sentences for vagrancy and minor offenses, with six months parole supervision and employer oversight, arguing high walls and short sentences fail to reform inmates and burden society. He cited Occoquan workhouse conditions and endorsed a path toward self supporting facilities and better post release supervision.
Memorial rites were held yesterday at the Florence Crittenton home to mark five years since founder Galliyter Charges Crittenton. Delegates from multiple circles attended, with devotional services and an address by Ms Robertson. About forty delegates joined the observance. nine inmates remained, 153 returned to families, and 153 inmates died during the year.
The speaker asserts Perkins will stand for high quality men’s clothing with fair pricing. He rejects the idea that luxury requires inflated prices and notes customers prefer reasonable costs over haggling. He argues such a shop would be accepted in Washington, arguing for rational pricing.
Raymond Norris aged 15 son of Lt Norris of Seventh Precinct died at Emergency Hospital from skull fracture and internal injuries after a bicycle accident when struck by Everett DuFour’s auto yesterday afternoon at Tenth Street NW. DuFour jailed then released on $5 100 bond. coroner to hold inquest at morgue today.
A century old panorama recalls the Suez Canal opened forty five years earlier after immense expense in money and lives. The piece notes wartime context, French and British competition, Ismail and the Khedive, and the canal's controversial labor and corruption costs. It highlights the broader imperial power shifts and the canal’s impact on global trade routes and colonial dynamics.
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