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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1914
Page
11
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The new Federal Reserve financial system has launched and is already responding with improved facilities. It favors merchants and manufacturers, expanding opportunities for sound, profitable ventures and aims to empower energetic business leaders to drive growth across the United States.
Fragmented OCR notes discuss Albert Gallatin and early American history with references to a speech or depiction of Gallatin by a source citing Henry Cabotlodge. The text blends stray phrases about dates, people, and reactions, mentioning a “Father” Gallatin and reactions of a woman interpreting events, with an aside about modern youth. The passage appears to be a garbled historical commentary or reminiscence from a 19th or early 20th century column.
The American College of Surgeons seeks to raise endowment to 1.9 million dollars and build a Washington headquarters for research and as the college center. Endorsement urged from laymen and surgeons nationwide to fund a perpetual memorial to public spirit and scientific progress. The plan aims to attract top investigators and spur national medical research and policy.
A critical opinion argues censorship fails to stop exaggerated wartime tales. It says atrocity reports are often false or inflated to provoke American revulsion or solicit money. It notes vast casualty figures are unlikely and implies editors and censors may shape messages to suit nations at war.
Norman E. Mack argues for protective tariffs to revive U S industry, claiming war shortages prove the need as Europe recovers and imports cheap goods. The piece lauds President Wilsons push for prosperity through Democratic policy and federal measures, with broader notes on foreign affairs and domestic rebound.
The silver wedding festivities for the King and Queen of Greece were canceled amid the war crisis. Kaiser Wilhelm suspects Greece may join the Allies and contemplates seizing Achilleion palace, while Greek rulers recall past German hostility. The article traces royal tensions across Europe and notes the Orleans and Montpensier lineages, chateaux histories, and Brazil's former empress connections.
From the Philadelphia Frening Ledger a portrait of George Brummell known as Beau Brummell. A famed dandy and ally of the Prince of Wales whose quarrel led to social exile. Brummell refused to yield and famously asked Sherry who’s your fat friend sparking his fall yet leaving a lasting rebuke in fashion history.
James S. Fempleton, once a Board of Trade operator and philanthropist, retired last year due to nervous breakdown. A car crash in Vermont, with head injuries and a broken arm, supposedly cured his nerves. He credits the shock and a head injury with restoring his health and youthful vigor, prompting him to leave business to his sons and enjoy recovery.
A Philadelphia Bulletin summary reports a Boston sewer disaster killing six workers, tied to gasoline and naphtha vapor in the sewer system. The official study warns of continual fuel flow in sewers and calls for stricter gasoline storage and handling rules to prevent future fires or detonations.
A Waldorf information clerk recalls a man in the 167th Street subway station who asked to leave three tickets for his wife Mrs Jones. The cage operator joked it was the first time the ticket window acted like a theater box office. Also a Boston Transcript quip reflects on seasonal finances with a joke about being dead broke.
A fragmentary note mentions a judge and a question about a son’s progress in the city. It references a pool committee in a club and a short quoted exchange about how he is getting along. The text is sparse and lacks clear events or named entities.
From the London Tid-Bits the piece notes Britons who faced school sacking. Robert Southey was expelled from Westminster for a magazine article, Byron was expelled from Tiarrow, and Shelley was sent down from Oxford. Clive left Market Drayton and finished at Merchant Taylors amid recurring mischief and tales of radical school moves.
An archival poem extols the Emden's crew for their daring raid and steadfast resolve. It evokes naval combat imagery and honor, praising bravery amid peril. The piece laments the fate of all who faced the foe, invoking historic ships and legendary melee at sea.
Promoted in the New York American the piece notes Major General Funston's unassuming manner yet asserts his readiness to act in crisis. It portrays him as the man to “put things right” and suggests his future role in guiding a large army to end the war and stop bloodshed in Africa.
Missouri official Jewell Mays urges a practical hog for every child to build wealth and ambition. He claims a pig owning child would fund books, clothes, and college, fostering thrift and less street life while promoting farm and agricultural progress. The piece cites the idea as superior to purely scientific losses.
An account from the Russo Japanese War era describes soldiers demanding bands during music bans before battles. A Mukden eve moment shows music lifting morale, with a dying soldier clutching his favorite march. The piece argues music sustains morale, steadies resolve, and helps uneducated troops become brave patriots under fire.
E McDonald of Pioneervine and his brother, Southern mountaineers, paid $7.50 to check a mongrel to St Louis on a rail journey to Nashville. The station agent quoted higher fees, and McDonald argued that loving the dog should allow through-ticket handling. He finally paid and placed the dog in the baggage car with a parting pat.
A New York Times report notes wireless messages between the German station at Nauen and the Eiffel Tower. The exchanged verses mock German plans and questions about their armies, with a playful interchange that ridicules the German leaders and recalls Sedan day.
Weather notes from the District of Columbia and surrounding areas show fair and warmer conditions in the near term with a cold snap over the upper Midwest. Strong high pressure advancing eastward brings warmer readings in the middle Atlantic while the Great Lakes stay cooler. Snow or sleet is possible Thursday from the Ohio Valley to New England, with mixed precipitation patterns across the region.
In London Judge Charles Lindley praises Herbert Hoover for leading relief work assisting tens of thousands of American refugees at the outbreak of war. Hoover, described as an outstanding engineer and mining executive, heads the American Belgian relief committee and has organized aid from Pres. Wilson era through to Allied efforts. His wife is noted for mobilizing public sympathy to support shipments to combatants and civilians.
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