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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1914
Page
13
The text lists subscription options for Washington Post deliveries in Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday figures, then shifts to a satirical or reflective note about the berserker spirit, sagacity, and a quip about milk and fairies in Ireland. It ends with a remark on timing and a humorous line about George and Connie and a missed retort.
The piece surveys the unfolding world war across Europe from South Africa to East Prussia. It stresses German strength and Allied resolve, Britain’s mobilization, and the looming clash at sea as submarines threaten sea power and global commerce, forecasting a prolonged, exhausting conflict.
A column mocks managerial strategy in baseball. It cites Braves manager Stallings and his blunt remarks aimed at upsetting the Athletics and provoking a reaction. The piece argues such tactics foster conflict and poor judgment, suggesting prudence over provocation.
The article warns that unrest in Turkey against Greeks and Christians risks conflict if diplomacy fails. It notes American warships nearby, thousands of citizens there, and abrogated capitulations jeopardizing foreigners. It urges preparedness and strengthened Navy and Army amid broader Pacific tensions with Japan and potential Russia war.
The Boston Braves under George Stallings toppled the Chicago Athletics in a stunning World Series run, proving a ragtag lineup can outplay a renowned machine. The victory, highlighted by four straight wins, showcases Stallings’s fair, developmental management and the Braves’ unlikely rise from a tail-end NL club to world champions.
Sir Charles Johnston is elected to be Lord Mayor of London and will assume office in about three weeks. A Liverpool native educated in Manchester, he chairs Wingate & Johnston ship owners and carriers. He is long associated with the Inn-Holders Guild and the Corporation, with a likely baronetcy at year end. The article notes wartime security measures and the mayor's ceremonial and militia duties.
The Washington team’s triumph with Stallings’s crew shows how discarded stars like Hank Gowdy Rudolph Schmidt and Connolly found new life. Veteran mangers, including McGraw Griffith and Mack, previously rejected key talents, yet the “Old Fox” Clark Griffith built a championship machine from this overlooked material.
Congress condensed report notes ongoing war tax debate with a Republican attack. A resolution seeks state by state income tax receipts. Bills address labels on fabrics and cotton relief. Peace treaty with China and Russia ratified. Philippine Islands government bill postponed to finish consideration. Justice Wright charges to be dropped. Alaska coal land leasing conference report presented. Adjourned 5 23 PM until noon.
Miss Clara Shor, a Bayonne resident, turned on the gas in her West Nineteenth Street home and wrote letters to relatives and friends before starving the fumes. She cited loneliness and poor health, noting prejudice against suicide while others kill for livelihood. She had come from Russia ten years ago and was found by Mrs Blumenthal.
Harry Dickinson, 15, West Livingston, N J, climbed a tree to retrieve nuts. A raccoon blocked his exit. posse crews fired signals and used a rope and shotgun to drop the animal. The raccoon guarded a brood in the hole.
A minister recounts amusing marriage customs and a pompous groom who, after the ceremony, awkwardly congratulates his bride as if saluting her, revealing the awkward pause that follows simple weddings. The tale centers on Mr Smith and his wife.
A red man named Colonel Bunch, a St Charles spaniel, carried notes in his collar for his mistress Mrs John. He died after ingesting poison fed to him in mystery. The note came from Redman, clerk of the county court, a local home affairs figure.
The Russian Ambassador categorically denies speaking to any reporter for a New York daily paper and says he never met a reporter who could have written such an unwarranted article. He has sent a formal denial to the paper, which has not been published.
A London Chronicle report recounts a German spy aboard a transport in an English harbor who was exposed by a bogie call and handed to Havre. The color sergeant recalls other incidents in which German agents disguised in British uniforms were discovered, including a gun breech block incident at Tournai and a saboteur found with detonators in the hold.
South Bend dispatch recounts hawkspillet youths in a St Joseph River stunt imitating a submarine attacked by armored cruisers. A boy, Donald Geould, nearly drowns after a barrel sinks. others, about 12, used rocks to tilt the craft. River bank rescuers save the boy as the barrel floods. The piece blends war fantasy with a boyish dare gone wrong. A second item laments wartime travels from a family trip abroad and echoes homefront anxieties.
The Japanese have occupied Yap and threaten isolation of the island prompting speculation on global repercussions. The verse questions social discourse if Yap is sealed off and considers how gossip, resources, and war rumors would survive such a blockade.
The page carries a sun rise set table for Murra Washington and a cloudy to fair forecast for Thursday and Wednesday. Northeast winds expected with rain in the middle Atlantic and east gulf States, warmer conditions in the upper lake region, and generally fair weather elsewhere. Local readings show temperatures around the mid 60s with variable rainfall and sunshine reports across regions.
A brown leghorn named Sadie secretly rides streetcars under Scovill Avenue trailer 322 for ten days. She selects trailer 322 every trip, ignoring fare disputes, and even lays an egg to contribute to a fund for corn and meat at Bolton barn. City workers and carmen note the hen’s nightly escapades from Bolton barn to the city and back, with barn staff funding her larder.
Edwin Muller of Orange fell from a high tree branch while gathering apples at Harry Vincent’s farm in Pleasantdile New Jersey. He struck a beehive and was stung while unconscious for minutes. Mrs Vincent rescued him by throwing him into a pond where both fled to the water to escape the swarm.
In Morristown New Jersey, Charles Apgar aged 2 12 drowned in inches of water while playing near a shallow brook behind his house with a companion George Gill. His mother searched for Sam and found the baby still under water, face down, dead as the other child watched unable to help.
In Washington at the Willard Hotel, J C Flournoy of Paducah comments on Kentucky Eleventh District race. He notes a Democrat Progressive challenge to Caleb Powers and says Wilson, ex-Congressman, may benefit. Judge Ellis backs Levy's Monticello sale offer to the federal government, urging preservation over privatization. Also reports Quinn on Sherman’s reelect and Alaska fishing faith, plus a joke about a leopard changing spots.
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