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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1913
Page
11
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Pennsylvania faces a three-ticket contest as Democrats Progressives and Republicans prepare for the 1916 senatorial and gubernatorial fights. Pinchot and Lewis are named Progressive possibilities while tariff disputes influence cross-party shifts and potential fusion talks. Penrose’s reelection prospects hinge on anti Penrose vote dynamics and tariff reaction.
Dublin strike leader James Larkin rises in London political life with a fiery cross campaign. His rough, distinct speech attracts wide praise and alarms the liberal party as labor unrest grows. Larkin opposes government action, challenging factional lines amid sectarian tensions and calls for workers' rights to dominate the upcoming parliament.
France objects to the Underwood tariff books inspection as an insult and warns a trade war looms unless the U S backs down. Paris says the demand harms French exporters and the clash risks broader economic harm to both nations amid disputes over undervaluation and imports.
A bill by Representative Crosser suggests adopting Gary Indiana style school features to boost capacity and efficiency. The rotation plan would double capacity, assign teachers as specialists for two to three subjects, and have classes rotate through stations to cover more material with less cost.
A column of satirical observations on Shaw and religion, noting his assertion Christianity died with the crucifixion and contrasting it with modern civilization. The piece weaves in politics, court life, and social foibles, lampooning figures from Washington to Chile, Pinchot, and Garritt Serviss asides.
Berlin reports detail Princess Alexandra von Isemburg Budingen implicated in a high profile fraud and usury case linked to Countess Treuberg. The duchess family’s history is cited as a cautionary tale of dissipated fortunes and social scandal across Germany and Switzerland.
Henry Edward Fenn known as Uncle a longtime divorce court reporter for 34 years died in England The Manchester Guardian hints at his symbol like Balzac in Fleet Street The Literary Digest recalls his 38 years observing lovers and ghastly truths of wedlock yet describes him as friendly and wise with a hint of sinister mystery in his quiet life
A Kansas City era piece cites a Chicago laboratory chief who sampled crowded streetcar air and found millions of bacteria floating in the breathing space. Ventilation is urged as a countermeasure as carbon dioxide levels rise and germs including streptococcus varieties are documented in the car atmosphere.
A monstrous rat entered the Kemmerers' Pennsburg bedroom through an open window and attacked Russell Kemmerer. After a half hour of fierce struggle he smothered the intruder with a sheet. Blood poisoning fears rise from the many bites.
Knight E Rog ers, a years old South Manchester Conn manufacturer, shot himself in the temple while riding in a hired victoria near Baranag Lake. The bullet passed through both front brain lobes but he survived. surgeons say recovery is unlikely and illness is blamed for the act.
Four renowned big game hunters Alfred M Collins of Bryn Mawr Gapin Lovering of Jenkintown Marshall Scull of Overbrook and Dr Arthur W Elting of Albany NY return from an Arctic voyage with five polar bears four black bears two brown bears fourteen walruses and eight caribou Their small boat was threatened by enraged walrus after one was killed. They hunted north of Bering Strait near Siberia and along the Kenai Peninsula Alaska.
Forest and Stream recounts Game Warden Burtis and William Monroe visiting a lake near Asbury Park to study stocked black bass. A swan feeding at the bottom disturbed the water and caused perch to swarm and follow the swan, as the men observed the fish trail the swan across the lake.
The Daily Censule reports that films shown in Italian cinemas educate illiterates for the new suffrage law, increasing district electors from 41,000 to 144,000 in Catania. Similar films by a political party and in assembly rooms aim to teach proper ballot casting and even prompt broader health education discussions among physicians.
A Chicago-Record Herald excerpt reports New Mexico boasting 4,000,000 acres of coal fields, largely within Navajo lands. Robert F. Ervein notes state coal availability depends on government release, with 12,900,000 acres of state lands suitable for farming and grazing but needing capital and time to develop.
A prolonged disturbance moved northeast from the lake region bringing light rains to the Ohio valley and New England with brisk winds. A large high pressure area settled over the center of the country yielding clearer skies and cooler temps, except Texas saw rains on the north-central area. Other regions forecast rain along the Pacific coast and the southern states Monday with fair weather elsewhere. Winds shift from northwest along various coasts and lakes with temperatures varying across regions.
Washington letters quote Warman and others on railroads, Ulster events, and living cheaply in the south of France. Notes include rail interest in Texas, home rule talk in Ireland, Nice market life, and social views on race segregation and daily life abroad.
A critique of old fashioned indictments in Kings County. The piece argues that lengthy descriptions of acts waste time and money, advocating reform to simplify indictments and reduce tautology in legal procedure. The author blames courts and lawyers for costly, slow litigation and calls for streamlined reform.
The University of Pittsburgh studies show soot and acid in smoke shorten metal roofs and gutters by about half and double repaint needs. Pittsburg spends over 1,000,000 dollars yearly on protective work. Cities seek to reduce smoke as the cost of pollution rises and pride in a smoky image fades.
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