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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1913

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13

Washington Post subscription terms and mailing details

The notice lists subscription options for The Washington Post with daily and Sunday delivery, yearly, monthly, and other plans. It notes prepaid postage, payment methods, and mailing to Washington and Alexandria. The item is dated Thursday November 20, 1913.

Washington Alexandria Dvetta Washington Post Washington, D. C Postence Washington, I . C Econd-Cines Vereigs Paul Brock Fifth Avenue New York Mallere Weldemms Chicere Trémost Bulidine Botes Rennet

Mr MacVeagh on Mexico and a blockade idea

The interview with Wayne MacVeagh argues for a possible blockade of Mexican ports as a means to influence Huerta without full scale war. It notes Huerta’s access to customs income loans and war matériel, argues blockades can occur without war, and praises candid public discussion from Hearst and MacVeagh to inform readers.

Wayne Mac-Veagh Post Executive Department Jim MacVeigh Huerta MacVeagh Mr. Hearst Mr. MacVeagh

Demand for More Street Lights in Washington

Washington merchants urge more and better illumination in business districts while suburban residents call for restoration of lighting on streets and roads. The District authorities are urged to estimate needed funds and seek an adequate appropriation from Congress as population and traffic rise. Taxpayers are willing to fund brighter streets if actual results are shown. Public servants should prioritise lighting over grand but vague city beautiful schemes.

Washington National Capital Congress

Students Form Nation Reserve Corps In War Camp Plan

The War Department expands student military instruction camps after Gettysburg and Monterey experiments. Four camps planned for next summer aim to scale successes. A new unit called The Society of the National Reserve Corps of the United States has formed among summer camp attendees, lauded as a vital national military asset by Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. The effort seeks to advance preparedness along national lines.

War Department Gettysburg Monte- Tey Society of the National Reserve Corps of the United States Leonard Wood

Military Reserve Reform Offers Training For Offi cers

The proposed raise in the present insufficient military reserves aims to recruit educated men who can become volunteer officers in emergencies. The plan expects to supply a steady source of capable leaders, foster interest in military policy and history, and deliver personal benefits like health through camp life.

Wood

Big Business Less Profit for Baltimore and Ohio Railway

The Baltimore and Ohio system reports gross earnings over 100 million dollars, a record in 75 years, but net income falls to 10,979,359 from 11,548,000. Costs surge as rail operations rise 9,070,000, with rents, interest, taxes, and maintenance driving expenses. Arbitration adds 650,000 to payroll, while early fiscal-year earnings show no relief in costs.

Baltimore and Ohio Willard Arbitration Committee Baltimore Ohio

Modern D Artagnans and the Crime Phenomenon

A study of the recurring gunman attacks in New York as a modern phenomenon, comparing them to historical swashbucklers. The piece questions whether such gangsters reflect a timeless class or a contemporary social trend, recalling Dumas characters to illuminate the discussion.

New York Dumas Henrys of Navarre Valmis Athos Aramis D’artagnan

Wobbling committees spark suffrage clash in Congress

The piece argues against creating a special suffrage committee. It warns that many House panels are redundant or inactive, and says the suffrage question belongs in the judiciary committee to avoid waste and maintain impartial verdicts. It also notes lawmakers’ overload and calls for fewer, more efficient committees.

Lord Elgin and the Elgin relics in Fifeshire legends

Lord Elgin, famed for royal ancestry and Indian viceroy service, is depicted as unimpressive in horse handling yet renowned for historic relics at Broom Hall. The piece traces his lineage to Bruce, the Elgin marbles, and his extended family’s notable roles while noting his rejected marchioness promotion and a notorious equestrian anecdote. It also covers the Comte de Palikao’s Paris club expulsion and Harrison’s Manila arrival style, blending royal, imperial, and diplomatic notes.

Lord Higin Lord Waleran Suffield Frederick Ogilby Royal Navy Cable Ottawa Canada Lord Elgin Order of the Garter India Colonies Herbert Asquith Henry Campbell Simla Ghine-Camy Alt-De-Camp A. Cp. G Lord’ Elgin Broom Wari Broom Hall Fifeshire Elgin Robert Bruce Athens Earl of Elgin United States Champaarie Scotland Lady Elgin House of Carnegie Earl of Southesk Lord Bruce Comte de Palikao Jockey Club of Paris Montauban Count de Pelikao Napoleon Iit Peking China Cuba Marrison Manila Francis Burton Harrison The Philippines Mantis Tropics

D'Artagnans Decline as Old Pirate Tales Fade

The passage condemns romanticized fire eating and picturesque literature that once swamped Mediterranean regions, noting modern times have passed for such figures. It calls for harsh justice, implying the electric chair is needed rather than gallows.

Stanley Weyman New York Ban D’artagnans

End of the World Sermon Sparks Skepticism in Philadelphia

A Philadelphia audience hears Rev Dr C J Schofield warn that the world will end soon. He bases this on Nebuchadnezzar’s visions interpreted by Daniel, but observers note the universe has survived similar claims before.

Fron The Ohio State Journal Philadelphia C.J Schofield New York Nebuchadnezzar Daniel Thile St. Paul St. Luke Earth

Jockey Marries Berlin Beauty Aboard Amerika

On arrival at Hoboken the Berlin social beauty Miss Claire Hamel was greeted by jockey George Archibald. The couple hurried to city hall and then to West Eighteenth Street where Miss Hamel became Mrs Archibald in a two hour whirlwind romance that Archibald calls record speed.

New York World Amerika Hoboken Mies Claire Hamel Berlin George Archibald Manhattan City Hall George Barber West Eighteenth Street Misa Hamel Archibald Hamei Bertin

Dog Inheritance Tax Question Baffles Queens Official

A New York Tribune note reports Mike the dog, once owned by Mrs. Hendrickson of Creadmoor, is left a fund for his maintenance. The estate totals about 5000 dollars, with Edward Martin of Flushing as beneficiary. Deputy Tax Appraiser Philly Frank questions whether inheritance tax applies to the dog’s legacy or to the trustee. Friends argue the bequest under 1000 dollars should be tax exempt.

New York Tribune Mike Madatern Hendrickson Creadmoor Edward Martin Flushing Philly Frank Borough of Queens Frank Rika

Army Orders On Duty Relieved Officers and Promotions

Leaves of absence for Capt. Henry M. Miriam. Boards of officers to meet in Honolulu and Addison, Texas for medical corps examinations and promotion fitness. Machine gun board to Fort Sill. Transfers within cavalry. Coast artillery officers reassigned to companies and defenses, with multiple postings to Fort Monroe and related installations.

Henry M. Miariam Coast Artillery Corps Frederick F. Reynolds Medics Corps William RB. Davis Medical Corps Leartus J. Owen Honolulu Hawaii Territory Merritte W. Ireland Paul F. Btraub Lloyd L. Smith Afdiutie P. 1 Machine Gun Board Lisut Ernest Hinds Fifth Field Artillery Walter G. Penfield Ordnance Department William R. Bmedberg, Jr Reginald EB. McNally Ninth Cavalry First Cavary Lawrence 8. Carson First Cavalry Twelfth Calevry Coast Artillery Coast Artilery Acheon Fort Monroe Henry L. Morse Highth Guy L. Guarhart Harry P. Wilbur John McBrich, Jr Raventy-seventh Ghorgh A.wiezorek John G. Hotz William P. Currier Forty-fourth Company Edward A. Brown Ninety-sixth JOHN @. _DONOVAN Morty-third Company Allen Kimberly 16Th Charles L. Williame Fifty-ninth Company Robbed B. Vo8e Seventy-second James W. Lton Robert C. Edwards John H. Piriz 116Th Company John N. Reynolds 150Th Company Louis D. Pepin Willis C Knight Seventeenth Robert ©. M. Goolrick Fifty Third John B. Maynard Jacob Frank Warren R. Bell John T. Rowe Frederick J. Martin Coast Pierre V. Kieffer The Delawaree William P. Willson Roston George Ruhlen, Jr Long Island Sound Guy A. MIX Charleston Marcel 8 Krenz Potomac Otto H. Bchrader Coast Defenses San Diego Coast Artillery School Ghorgh A. Wildrick Thomas F. McNeill

Naval Orders and Vessel Movements Report

Navy dispatch lists Lieut DR P Wickersham reassigned to Minnesota and Lieut R E Rogers detached to Florida with other officers moving between F-2 and K-3 commands from Oct 23 1918. Vessels Whipple Stewart Paul Jones Perry Truxtun Vestal Celtic Wyoming arrive San Diego Pensacola Lambert Point Villefranche sailing from Charleston and Philadelphia to various ports. In Simplicitissimus a child makes broken toys for Christmas for poor children.

P. Wickersham Minnesota R. E. Rogers Hennthel Florida C. M Yates Ft, Chew Assi J. N. Bassin Stephen McCarthy Ontario Ilinois Whipple Stewart Paul Jones Perry Truxtun San Diego Vestal Pensacola Ftatus Lambert Point Celtic Wyoming Villefranche Cummings Charleston Philadelphia Nérfold eReen

Petticoat Government in Dress and Duty

The piece explores how clothing and ceremonial dress reflect governance and personal freedom. It cites Mrs Godiva as a symbol of bold challenge to oppression, arguing that attire can both restrain and empower, and that moral action may require stripping away conventions.

William Blake Eaven Hell Godiva Coventry

Short Card: Passengers Tell Of Professional Gamblers Aboard

London cable reports Kaiserin Auguste Victoria passengers recount professional gamblers attempting to fleece wealthy Americans from the West. One passenger lost 3000 dollars in valuables from a stateroom and urged authorities to search others. Colorado mine owner William Aiken allegedly stopped a gambler in the smoking room after a 400 dollar loss. S. B. Stern reported 300 dollars in cash, a 2000 dollar letter of credit, and a 600 dollar pearl pin taken from his stateroom.

London New York World William Aiken Colorado Mr. Aiken Stern

Cry of Little Brothers and Prose on Poets and Scientists

A column features a cry from homeless children pleading for aid and dignity, contrasting human neglect with calls for mercy. It also discusses Alfred Noyes and the divide between poets and scientists, arguing for separate paths though noting shared origins in protoplasm.

Sun and Tide Table and Weather Bulletin

Weather summary from the Department of Agriculture notes unusually high temperatures across the south and west with rainfall in the northwest and coast states. Forecast calls for unsettled north and western weather with possible snow in the south, clearer conditions later in the Plains and upper Midwest. Local readings include midnight to 6 p.m. temperatures and humidity. weather area updates for Washington and nearby rivers.

Dept. of Agriculture Washington Wednanlay Berthyre Rocky Mountains South Atlantic North Pacific Gates Iowa Ontario Lake Michigan Upper Lake Region Inks Missiaippi Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic Mates New England North Atlantic Coast Middle Atlantic Florida East Gulf Eduthesst West Gulf Moderata

London style law and order impresses American visitor

Matthew Minor of the New York Times reports from Washington about his London trip noting strict traffic discipline, trained police power, and nonresentment of authority. He contrasts London’s 300 traffic deaths annually with New York's higher toll and praises the bobbies who signal with a leather thong. He also cites London treatment of intoxicated individuals and strong legal authority.

Matthew Minor Washington Eurepe London Ireland New York Piccadilly Circus Bobbie England Police Department of Londons

Tango Mania in History and Its Public Demonstration

From the London Chronicle a vivid note on tango fever spreading through shops, drawing rooms, and private lessons as tango balls approach. It cites M. Jean Richepin and medieval tarantism as context, with an expert warning that dancing mania could lead to mortal exhaustion.

The London Chronicle M. Jean Richepin New France Spain Italy

Ghosts and Gas Expose Haunted House Illusion

An article reports on a Beaton professor’s investigation of a Back Bay mansion alleged to be haunted. Residents suffered fear and paralysis until MIT’s Professor Schneider traced the “ghosts” to a defective furnace releasing poisonous gas, revealing the haunting as a plumbing fault.

Cotlier’s Weekly Beaton Back Macachusetts Institute of Technology Schneider Imbo Plumberg The Society For Psychical Research

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