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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1914
Page
5
Fragmented rental listings from a city page describe many private rooms and apartments for rent. Entries mention furnished or unfurnished spaces, heat and gas, various streets in Northwest, and nearby sectors with prices and occupancy notes.
A chaotic list of rental notices across Washington DC areas from NW to SE. Ads offer furnished or unfurnished second floor rooms with hot water heat, private baths, or shared facilities. Various addresses include 302 R St NW 19 17 & St SE 11th St NW and more, with weekly rates around $12 to $50 and notes on privacy, phonelines, and nearby amenities.
Tiny classified style notice describing multiple rooming requests in many addresses. Prospective lodgers seek furnished or unfurnished rooms with board, housekeeping, or private baths. Interests include central heating, southern exposure, quiet homes, and proximity to landmarks and transit. many ads mention boards and meals.
A notice seeks a board for a new home offering a room and a porch. Contact details are exchanged for possible occupancy and shared living arrangements.
London dispatch recalls vivid accounts from officers and troopers of the Royal Irish Dragoon Guards and other units. A wounded comrade manfully carried a companion to a farmhouse under German fire as a patrol threatened the dwelling with a machine gun. The two men died rather than surrender the gun’s threshold, while others aided wounded comrades amid brutal combat. A Gloucestershire rifleman, wounded, steadied a retreating unit and fought on with his arm tied, then betook himself to aid others as Red Cross detachments moved in. Corporal G Peacock of the Grenadier Guards describes a difficult retreat after a long march and heavy engagement, ending as prisoners of war after hours of fierce fighting.
A collage of sale notices and ads for shops in Baltimore appears alongside wartime letters and reports. The page includes listings for barbershops and furniture stores, a bakery and grocery ad, and a dairy taller, as well as accounts from soldiers and sailors describing actions near Chatham and the sinking of vessels, with letters detailing bravery, discipline, and captures.
Sir George Paish’s official visit to the United States signals a British treasury mission amid calls for international banking cooperation. Analysts warn stock exchange reopening hinges on broader monetary accords, with Russia and Britain expanding purchases while U S exports rise. Russia seeks to pay with credit as U S bankers show caution toward Russian treasury notes.
Multiple short loan advertisements offer money to loan on district real estate and second trusts. Aimed at $200 to $5,000 and up to large sums, with quick three day processing and various payment options. Names include Paul V. Mitchell & Co, WM H Saunders & Co, Tyler & Rutherford, and The Farh Smith Company.
London reports suffragists channeling resources to needy women as war times push 90,000 former earners into poverty. Active Service League coordinates relief with 60 societies, running workrooms paying 10 shillings weekly, aiding Belgian refugees, German women, and others. Stories include a nurse in Paris, a Belgian mother sheltered by a hostess, and relief across Manchester Southampton and Dublin.
Carrie pressures Helen to let Winifred attend an entertainment despite Helen's misgivings. Carrie asserts the child should enjoy life, while Helen fears social risk and Warren's influence. The exchange reveals tensions over Louise, Bob, and family judgment as Winifred’s hat and chores surface.
An awkward situation arises as Russia restrains gold availability for payments on American purchases. With Britain expanding imports in the United States, the resulting pressure on the foreign exchange could lessen the need to draw the full $100,000,000 in gold for Canada or other obligations after meeting immediate U S duties to Britain.
Bank clearings for the week ended October 15 total 2,367,230,000 in the United States and 138,640,000 in Canada, with percentages versus last year. Major centers listed include New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, St Louis, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Omaha, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Louisville, Seattle, Buffalo, Portland, St Paul, Denver, Indianapolis, Providence, Memphis, Richmond, Fort Worth, Seattle, Washington, Nashville, Albany, Columbus, Salt Lake City, Savannah, Toledo, Des Moines, Duluth, Norfolk, Birmingham, Wichita, Wheeling, Wilmington, Houston, and Galveston. Total combined United States and Canadian clearings shown with year-over-year percentages. final note indicates data made up on a new basis.
London dispatch notes that at least two American journalists tried to quiz Lord Kitchener while British reporters avoided the task. A secretary said Kitchener was too busy, and Winston Churchill later gave an interview to a Raw post paper, leaving many papers unimpressed.
An accidental break of a typhus culture vial in the pocket of Wallace Morrison, a 18 year old student at the University of Missouri, caused his infection and death after he reportedly drank a bottle he was handling. The incident occurred during laboratory work at the university.
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