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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1913
Page
13
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The piece argues that Wilson and Congress enacted a law to free business but ignores majority business opinion. It questions the idea that such legislation proves a revolution and predicts friction with the majority and burdens on banking, tariffs, and reciprocity. It warns against rushing to crown themselves with honor and highlights the policy tension between free business and forthcoming tariff measures.
The Nicaragua loan signals a shift from dollar diplomacy to Taft Knox aid ideas while the State Department weighs a Central American union. Officials see financial motives behind Central American loans as Nicaragua seeks credit, but Senate ratification and U.S. influence limit any treaty or merger prospects amid delicate regional politics.
The article lauds southern states from Maryland to Louisiana, highlighting robust agriculture and industry, favorable climate, and growing river and rail networks. It predicts renewed prosperity with the Panama Canal trade, port utilization, and increased ocean tonnage reaching future levels, while noting cotton and corn weathered recent setbacks. It ends with reflections on dramatic literary figures and a broader cultural view.
A dated House debate on whether cooking or wit better secures male affection, arguing women once valued cuisine while now pursuing vanity and looks. The piece laments lost cooking tradition, claims national impact on feeding and efficiency, and notes men becoming dyspeptic and bald as wives chase fashion over meals.
With death looming, Maxim Gorky continues work on several literary projects to be published by his son after his passing. The famed Russian author sustains a steady pace in what is described as a hand to hand contest with death, shaping works to appear posthumously.
A lengthy editorial argues the American Bible Society may move its publishing plant abroad or cut wages to European standards if protection is lifted. It cites 2,000,000 family Bibles produced last year and warns of swift penalties for wage cuts, while noting broader political and social jabs on tariffs and public figures. The piece weaves satire with policy, referencing Secretary Redfield, Mrs. Pankhurst, and a looming shift to foreign production.
The article recounts a Belgian police seizure of confidential papers from the Argenteau estate linked to Count de Mercy d Argenteau. It notes later discovery of seven large crates in New York containing letters from Maria Theresa to Paris ambassadors and other European figures, tying to the Marquis de Mercy d Argenteau and the Montelyon princess Rosalie de Mercy d Argenteau.
Washington discusses the gold standard crisis as Europe and Britain struggle for gold supplies. Bank of England rates rise, Germany and France seek gold, and critics warn that expansion relies on scarce gold. Journal notes rising demand for reform in banking and currency to sustain world commerce.
Military notices list leaves of absence extended for Col. John R. Williams Col. Charles L. Phillips and others with durations from one day to three months. Transfers within engineers and ordnance sections noted, plus duty changes at the War College and naval movements. Arrivals and departures of ships and vessels are listed with destinations and routes.
New York Times notes rapid growth in PEI fox breeding with 16 corporations paying $1.5 million in dividends after stock delisting. Dividends ranged from modest to 320 percent, giants like Dalton Co. top with $250,000 on $625,000. Total capitalization nears $9 million plus 120 ranches and 2,480 foxes valued at over $8.8 million in silver blacks.
An analysis of vacation timing, arguing autumn boasts better open-air rewards while summer life in the city feels harsher. The piece suggests longer breaks would improve appreciation of work, and laments the brevity of vacations, proposing a two week annual respite sprinkled through the year.
A south London boy answered a Brighton area school advert for a hallboy duties include boot cleaning windows doors and kitchen chores for 2 dollars weekly. He must be early to rise stay sober pray Anglican and sleep on site with weekly evenings and biweekly Sundays off.
Milwaukee sues for secrecy after a butcher protests publication of his marriage license. He claims wealth draws matchmaking mothers and warns of a boycott if news leaks. County clerk agrees to suppress the man’s name to shield his business.
A Knoxville era style note recalls a 1909 Stockbridge marriage between Jennie Peltertier Larson and George H. MacLean, picked up by Mrs. H. H. Strang on Jamaica Bay. The tale fades as clerks and ministers offer no record. the piece includes a Cincinnati Enquirer quip about liquor.
A Buffalo News fragment recounts a man who kept a counterfeit quarter for weeks to bolster his credit. He used it at stores to appear honest, until a concealed badge-wearing man exposed the scheme on a downtown trolley. The tale contrasts vanity and risk with a quiet moral.
Poem fragment presents Edward Storer in Living Age with a northern gaze toward the south and a devotion to Italy. Imagery contrasts frost and vines as the speaker surrenders monuments for a moment of shared sun and landscape, a lyric meditation on belonging and time.
German wild animal expert L Hagenbeck praises Washington parks and argues wild hunting risks are often overestimated. He critiques U S excise law, notes German workingmen protections, and contrasts domestic and imported beer. Other visitors discuss hidden Washington landmarks and a 1850 Wisconsin Ave monument near the canal.
Testimony before the Senate banking committee by George W Rogers of Little Rock warns the proposed administration bill risks destroying country banks unless amended. He argues reserve and clearing arrangements are misfit for the bill and urges relief to protect small banks. he contrasts city and country banking needs and cautions against reliance on federal bureaus. The narrative includes a poem snippet about mispronounced names.
London Tit-Bits notes that blast furnaces produce fire dust from iron ore limestone and coke which was wasted but is now briquetted. The process yields merchantable iron worth about £2,500,000 yearly in the United States, turning a waste into a valuable material.
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