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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1914
Page
8
The Washington Post reports on Austro German armies racing to Przemysl to relieve a fortress as war letters reveal tensions over neutrality. Dr Henry Van Dyke warns against using the US legation to transmit hostile war material.
Miss Elsie Aldrich youngest daughter of former United States Senator Nelson Aldrich will marry Stephen Morris Edgell of Newport at the Aldrich home in Warwick Neck. The ceremony is planned for early next month with date between November 7 and 11.
London Oct 11 The Rome correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company reports that cholera is now spreading over all of Austria Hungary with new daily cases averaging 46.
Roumanians, after King Charles death, prepare to crown Crown Prince Ferdinand as king. Ferdinand, educated in Germany, was long groomed for the throne. A love affair with Helene Vacaresco and a marriage to Princess Marie are noted, with five children reported.
Archaeologists at Antinoe uncover ruins showing everyday life including footwear socks and dolls. The Washington Post notes this Cambridge Mass era report mentioning the building remains and the curious use of wrapping tin as described in a 1L dateline.
The page lists multiple obituaries with names and funeral details including Frank Anpeman and Mary Hunt Hace, and notes on relatives attending services at various addresses. It also describes archaeological finds at Antinoe, detailing a boot with eyelets, a carved leather instep piece, a scrub brush, rag doll, toy horse, spade, dentists instruments, and druggist balances illustrating ancient daily life.
Rotterdam dispatch recalls two chaotic days before Antwerp fell, detailing a massive exodus, shattered streets, and bombardment aimed to terrorize rather than destroy. It notes Dutch kindness at the frontier, a firelit riverfront, and the Belgians blowing fortifications as shells and oil fires lit the night.
Tokyo reports the German forts, warships, and aeroplanes unable to halt the Japanese advance around Tsingtau. Japanese warships silenced the fort and drove a German warship from range. Japanese aviators repelled a German air attack by bombing mine draggers over Tsingtau.
London dispatch reports Belgium faces widespread famine under German occupation. The hunger is most severe in Brassela with shortages also in Namur Luxemburg and Hainault as the Belgian minister to the Netherlands warns.
Shells from Maytorena guns struck U S territory during a renewed clash at Naco Sonora. Gen Hill reports eight dead and 57 wounded among his troops. Maytorena’s losses are estimated high. Two Americans Lee Hall and Corporal McAllister wounded, with Hall gravely hit. Large residence and property near the U S custom house damaged as fighting spills across the line.
Thomas A Edison toured the New York battleship and the G-4 submarine at the Brooklyn navy yard with Secretary Daniels and Rear Admiral Fletcher. He predicted submarines could stay underwater longer using a potash battery device to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, enabling extended air supply. He noted the approach could be simple enough for anyone to build and tested his cold climate battery in a naval study, while officials discussed fuel, depth, and ship systems.
Washington reports naval engineers praise the turbo electric propulsion on the collier Jupiter. The system, using dynamos and slow speed motors, promises reduced crankshaft strain and lighter, compact machinery, potentially powering a future battleship built in New York.
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