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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1914
Page
13
The Washington Post prints subscription rates and delivery terms, with mail options for daily and Sunday editions. The piece includes a political essay urging the United States to resist naval militarism, protect freedom of the seas, and avoid choosing one great power to dominate global oceans.
A debated editorial argues that sea power militarism threatens the western hemisphere more than land forces. It urges Allied powers to curb naval arms and pledge to reduce both armies and navies, warning against suffering slavery under any master and calling for a unified oceanic peace policy.
The Southern Commercial Congress backs a coordinated immigration solution. A forthcoming conference in the city aims to craft a plan to distribute healthy farmer migrants to Southern States, addressing rural education and wage disparities to attract settlers and reduce urban crowding.
A long notice recounts titled British families marrying commoners, highlighting Lord Tavistock's quiet London wedding to Louisa Whitwell at St George's Hanover Square. It notes the Bedford lineage, Duke of Bedford's wealth, zoological interests at Woburn, and the Rusells’ ancestral ties to royalty, with emphasis on social restraint and public life.
Yrap Judge says the community demands more trains per day and plans to take the issue to the legislature. He notes few locals travel, but residents enjoy watching the cars pass by.
From the New York Press the piece outlines who counted as professionals in the census. It lists actors, architects, designers, artists, teachers of art, clergymen, dentists, journalists, lawyers, medical and non medical healers, school teachers, professors, musicians, physicians, surgeons, and more. It notes decade growth, including large gains for women in many fields and comments on immigration and race in labor.
The Kansas City Journal reports that C. O Days and Miss Anna Anderson eloped after using a borrowed car that broke down halfway to Tulsa. Davis persuaded the couple to wed, aided by a minister found in the getaway, and they arrived in Kansas City the next morning.
At the Pasteur Institute on 361 West Twenty third Street eight rabbits and fourteen guinea pigs were stolen. Dr George G C Rembaud confirmed none were inoculated. Investigators tracked tracks and hairs to Michael Feeney of 350 West Twenty fourth Street, leading to his arrest. Six rabbits and four pigs were recovered. two animals died, likely from mishandling.
The California fish and game commission reports that 2099 mountain lions have been killed since 1907, with bounties totaling 41980 paid across seven years. Humboldt leads this year, while Mendocino, Trinity, and Siskiyou follow. Los Angeles county reported 15 bounties in the period ending June 30.
A Vorwaerts correspondent reports a German staff officer appeals for women to send fur muffs to protect German troops in the western campaign during bitter weather. Berlin women in professions are asked to contribute all their furs.
A British Coldstream Guards diary from the early campaign describes brutal combat and high casualties. Entries note moving to cover on September 16, deadly exchange with Germans, and a captain praising a comrade's shooting. The war office sent the diary to the widow.
Jackson Michigan dispatch reports H H Thompson manager of the west prison farm arrested on charges of violating game and fish laws by allowing trusted convicts to capture and pen up several polecats on the farm. Warden department claims this act breached law and a warrant was sought from the attorney general's office. Thompson is held responsible as guardian of the convicts.
A rambling verse reflects on human beings having multiple egos and hidden traits. It claims every man has both good and bad, sane and mad sides, and warns to train all egos to reveal wit for humankind to see, lest a deceptive one harms you.
Ben Schmidke of this place, crippled early by disease, ignores his handicap. He owns a clover hillock engine and moves with squirrellike agility on hands and knees. He jumps headfirst from heights, carries baskets and buckets with a ball held in his teeth, and tends his horses himself, remaining cheerful and charitable.
In Antigo Wisconsin a hunter named David Gibson pursued a wounded deer into Sawyer Lake after wounding it Monday. The animal dragged him beneath the water and he died in the struggle, a tragic end uncovered when his body was found late today near the scene.
A regional summary notes the New York Americas column discussing evolving sentiment in the state’s supreme court as cases seek monetary redress for alleged romantic betrayals. It contrasts past chivalry with modern legal remedies, highlighting damages from minor to substantial claims as judges apply evolving trademark and privacy notions to matters of love and heartbreak.
Kaensas City Star recalls a single day in 1849 when David Rice Atchison, Missouri senator, acted as President due to presidential succession rules after Zachary Taylor failed to reach Washington in time for a private oath. Atchison never signed as president and his brief tenure remains a curious footnote in succession law.
A return to a Hungarian castle finds Count Karolyi humorously consulting a wounded servant. After praising the front line, the count offers a reward and asks for two ears worth of coins, only to learn the servant lost one ear at Shubatz.
Mrs. F Harria of Lomita continues to drive after four crashes in thirty days as she learns to operate a car. She reports her first trip ending in a spin, a ring diamond lost in starting, and a backfire today at San Pedro injuring four teeth and injuring her face though she declined medical aid.
Four year old Henry Alle Zar of Bloomeburg near Jonestown found a loaded revolver in his father James Alle Zar’s hunting jacket and fired it on an express wagon. The shot pierced a finger and killed his 15 month old brother John as he lay on the floor. The infant died early today.
In Raleigh and Willard, visitors from Capital discuss wartime strain on commerce. John H. Sanderson warns investigations and new laws could halt fragile recovery, while Benjamin Herpsman notes altered transatlantic travel routes and ongoing wartime disruptions affecting business confidence.
A New York wholesaler, James Overstreet, argues fur trade remains resilient despite war and political shifts. Professors and officials note stricter passport rules and the need for two photographs with the passport, to prevent fraud, as Americans face changes in travel and foreign policy during wartime.
Michael Peck of Shamokin pleaded guilty to stealing a 25 cent pigton and was sentenced to 19 months in Northumberland County jail. He said he usually made two a day where he worked, estimating the sentence would bring him at least $300. Peck has faced similar charges several times.
A garbled OCR style note describes a scene in which a waitress recalls a line about breakfast and rush to serve before milk soured, with dialogue hinting at a domestic mishap or quip. The fragmentary text mentions a thunder sound and an urgent breakfast order.
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