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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1913
Page
15
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Editorial argues US European cooperation is vital to resolve the Mexican situation. It cites Monroe doctrine limits and urges joint action, noting European powers should assist rather than threaten. Col Watterson backs the idea, urging a formal conciliation policy with clear aims.
A Massachusetts osteopath known by day as a respectable practitioner dies by accidental self-inflicted gunshot after a patient attack. The piece argues suggestion and autosuggestion may prompt criminals, citing the case and other incidents like the Mona Lisa theft, while noting the unsettling influence of patient remarks.
A commentary argues for balancing trade through revision of the metal schedule and cautions about modern movements intruding into crime and vice. It cites Hugo on the abyss, urges wise thinking on good associations, and warns that weak natures can be drawn to extremes once latent powers are aroused.
Editorial argues for a legislative recess to restore contact with constituents and gain fresh perspective on the currency bill. It warns constant sessions dull perception, notes lobby influence, and urges lawmakers to return home, consult neighbors, and then reconvene with renewed judgment on a major issue.
A.Cressy Morrison argues in a House Ways and Means hearing that foreign steel shipments into the U S can undercut domestic producers from port to interior. He warns of legal discrimination against U S industry, praising European electrification and urging a more patriotic American stance to favor domestic investment and energy use.
A satirical essay criticizes women wearing trousers, argues they are cheaper but may disrupt attire norms, and jokes about fashion economics. It shifts to humorous quips on politics, industry, and society, noting editors and public figures in a stream of caustic, era-typical wit.
A speech argues laws should favor native citizens, encourage local capital, and boost prosperity for the nation rather than benefit foreign powers, urging a focus on home growth and economic strength.
Dolls and toy trains gifted by presidents to foreign princesses and czar children shaped alliances and memories across Europe and Asia. From Poincare in Madrid to Loubet in Rome and gifts to Czarina’s grandchildren, toy generosity linked nations, with figures valued up to $60,000 and courtly souvenirs preserved in museums.
The piece traces how bathing spread from hospitals in England France and Germany after the Crusades. It notes public baths grew by the fifteenth century, Turkish baths in the seventeenth, sea bathing in the eighteenth, and explains Saturday bathing as preparation for church on Sunday with bath money aid for needy children.
Amsterdam owns gas, water, electricity works, street railways, telephones, many docks, and central ground. On January 1, 1913 debt stood at 50.6 million dollars, reduced by 1.2 million last year. 1914 receipts and expenditures are estimated at 15.65 million, with taxes and municipal undertakings the main revenue sources. Interest and debt payments total 3.5 million, education and welfare about 2.8 million, policing and fire roughly equal to these sums.
A report from the Christan Herald details tablets found in Nippur showing a temple of learning over 5,000 years old. Professor S. H. Langdon of Oxford, studying for the University of Pennsylvania, notes tablets indicate priests ran this temple college as early as 320 B C, existing about a thousand years.
Cincinnati dispatch reports Rev. G. H. Seers testifying in county divorce proceedings. He argues divorces rise as women pursue piano singing and voice culture while neglecting sewing and cooking, blaming high living costs and low wages for workingmen.
Army orders list leaves of absence and reassignments for officers across coast artillery ordnance cavalry and medical corps. Oscar I Straub and Julius T Conrad receive leaves or detachment notices, Herman W Schull remains on ordnance duties, Allin W Williams and Henry M Merriam shift posts, and Clarence B Smith moves from inspector instructor to the 15th company in Washington.
Ensign H C Ridgely assigned to Mississippi and Ensign F L Riefkohl detached Roe to fitting out Benham and aboard on commission. Surg Lewis Morris detached from marine recruiting station New York to chief surgeon. Asst Surg A T Weston M R C to marine recruiting station New York. Payne and Clerk C M Johnson reassigned to Pompey with duties and wait orders.
The piece contends that divorce rises in England in the eighth year of marriage, arguing traditional engagement norms clash with biology and social constraints. It cites Mr. Gibbs and broader patterns like embezzlement in midlife, suggesting good motives can mask bad actions as life pressures mount.
Gertrude Munagle, once a telephone operator, believed she was not pretty and grew bitter. After a hospital stint she told attendants she would kill herself. Word came that she did so at the State Hospital for the Insane in St Joseph.
Popular Mechanics describes the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915 adopting a modern indirect lighting system. Flood lighting will bathe the grounds to 125 feet, using nearly 4 billion candlepower without glare. Five light sources include luminous arc standards, diffused white glow from fountains, concealed arcs for shadows, and large chandeliers with glass prisms to distribute uniform daylight-like illumination.
A collage from old periodicals features Ted Robinson in a playful poet’s stumble over rhymes, a Forum misprint, and a courtroom quip about a Louisville negro with hides. It traces jokes on language, justice, and social scenes with brisk, period-voice teasers.
The piece recalls West Virginia contests in 1888 as Democrats and Republicans battled for a House majority. It notes John Pendleton and Judge James Monroe Jackson receiving certificates and a quorum ruling by Speaker Reed. It contrasts that era with Matthew M Neely’s current plurality and notes no change in Democratic control.
In New York, Dudley Field Malone's banquet speech draws Crosstown critique from Michael Offan of Manhattan, arguing Democrats deserve a turn in the consular system and noting Republicans shifted to permanency in office. Arkansas enacts restrictive prohibition with whites voting for licenses, threatening city saloons from Little Rock to Fort Smith. Col. H. M. Toomer cites health grounds and the Arkansas Supreme Court upholds the measure as a public safety step. The law bars black voters and requires county white adult suffrage, potentially closing major saloons on January 1. A joke cartoon from Lennon Punch contrasts golf temperaments with a punchline.
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