Egypt Britain United States and the cotton planters
A Washington Post column argues the need for immediate relief to U S cotton planters amid a global crisis. It contrasts Egypt’s government support with U S inaction, calls for swift policy action, and urges Congress to simplify laws to aid agriculture and industry, while warning against exploitation by foreign buyers.
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Egypt
United States
Dean Swift
Thomas Sheridan
Congress of the United States
Great Britain
South
Too Many Laws Perilous For Justice Says Root Speech
Senator Root told the American Bar Association that improving lawmaking would ease court clogging. He cited 62 014 statutes and 63 379 court decisions in five years, urging leaders of the legal profession to resist foolish and unnecessary laws. Lawyers predominate in legislatures, and reform by the bar could curb excesses.
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United States
Senator Root
American Bar Association
Congress
Library of Congress
Root
British financial fails and moratorium remedy praised
The Post reports Sir George Paish and Basil Blackett praised Britain’s banking and government response to the moratorium. They note Bank of England stability, government guarantees for discounts and loans, and laws easing credit for banks, merchants, and manufacturers. The outlook appears improved, with hopes for broader international exchange plans benefiting both nations and others.
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George Paish
Basil B. Blackett
Great Britain
Bank of England
Blackett
Rights on the sea and neutral commerce in war times
The piece argues the United States must uphold the right to innocent neutral commerce against belligerents, detailing Britain's naval advantage, German seizures, and the risk of war to defend US rights. It cites John Hay era policy on contraband and asserts vessels under the American flag deserve respect unless good faith transfers to the flag are absent.
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See
Great Britain
Japan
United States
John Hay
Europe
British Empire Loyal In World War I Era Reflections
A broad column praises loyalty across the British dominions amid World War I. It notes Boer and Indian sentiments, Irish enlistment, Canadian and Australian contingents, and Germany’s struggle. Controversial asides reference figures, politics, and remarks by Redmond and others, with varied opinions on morale and leadership.
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South Africa
Germany
India
France
Ohio
British Empire
Ireland
John Redmond
Redmond
Canada
Australia
England
British Dominions
Berliner Tageblatt
Earl Kitchener
The
Times
Great Britain
Don Jaime Carlist Pretender Foe of the Allies
Don Jaime of Bourbon the Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne remains in Austria after dissolute conduct and pro German activity. His influence fuels anti allied sentiment in Spain, especially Catalonia, while Alfonso XIII supports the allies. Don Jaime faces expulsion from Russia and Vienna limits. The piece also notes a Lord Strathcona bequest funding a leper home in Essex and Germany war reports from Wolff’s Agency.
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Bourbon
Spain
Grodno Hussars
Russia
France
England
Belgium
Alfonso
Don Alfonso
Catalonia
Madrid
Barcelona
Don Carlos
Austria
Frohsdorf
Henry V
Manchuria
Japan
Wolff
Teuton
Associated Presse
America
Tost
Vienna
Why does Wombat speak of his wife so much
In a Loulevile Courter Journal fragment, Wombat praises his wife in extravagant terms and likens his constant mentions to a dictograph gag. A Pittsburgh Post snippet hints the first husband still loves you, suggesting back alimony as the unstated motive.
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Wombat
Congress Condensed Senate and House Actions
Senate considered various bills while House adopted a plaza awards resolution tied to Capitol park extension. Frederick L. Siddona nominated for DC Supreme Court. Conferees on the war tax bill reached a full agreement. Adjourned at 2 22 pm until noon. Judiciary committee report adopted on Emory Speer case. Henry proposition to issue 260000 Treasury notes for cotton relief rejected 125 to 51. Quorum lack halted business for hours. Adjourned at 6 40 pm to 10 am today.
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Capitol Park
Frederick L. Siddona
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Howse
Judiciary Committee
Emory Speer
Georwie
Henry
Treasury
Vesper the fishing dog stirs talk at Laurelton Hotel
Mrs. Barringer’s dog Vesper is described as an ardent fisherman who dives for “files” near the pier and even fetches envelopes from the Laurelton Hotel office. The tale blends Izaak Walton lore with a canine flair, while Mrs. Barringer weighs muzzle options to curb his fishing habit.
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New York
Izaak Walton
Commissioner of Health
Laurelton Hotel
Con Ag
Charon
R. L. Barringer
Vesper
Col. Walton
Neutral valet hunt ends with Swiss immigrant chosen
F H Walker of Detroit seeks a neutral valet during peace times. He rejects German and English servants to avoid capture or impoundment in Germany. John Gurber, Swiss born but naturalized American, is selected and sails aboard the Mauretania with plans to possibly not return.
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New York
Rimes
F. H. Walker
Detroit
Hans
Wilkins
Mr. Walker
Germany
England
Rotterdam
Wilkina
Europe
Walker
Luis Victor
Biltmore
John Gurber
Gurber
Carey Bride From Hotel in Atlantic City Kidnapping
Mrs. Sarah Rosenthal bride of Ralph Rosenthal a Boardwalk merchant was seized from Grossman’s Hotel on New Jersey avenue within a half hour of their wedding and carried to the mainland. After three hours she was returned to her husband. banquet plans in Philadelphia were canceled and the couple then drove to Lakewood. The bride’s abduction occurred during a wedding supper when a scarf was placed about her head and she was hustled to a waiting car.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia Record
Sarah Rosenthal
Ralph Rosenthal
Boardwalk
Grossman's
Sarah Blatt
Rosenthal
Borrowed Quarter Leads To Death Of Former Sprinter
John Tomlinson aged 2 from 5163 Worth street died by inhaling gas using a borrowed quarter to start the flow. A former professional sprinter now crippled, he placed a pet cat out of reach before the fatal act. His son and daughter-in-law found the body when they returned home. The case notes possible mental decline from long-term illness.
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Cupple
Philadelphia
John Tomlinson
Worth Street
Tomlinson
Edison 18 Studying Fish For Submarine Ideas
Edison at Llewellyn Park studies fish in a tank to model muscle movement for a new submarine design. He plans a Detroit trip to visit Henry Ford and discuss installing electrical machinery to improve factory efficiency. The piece also notes past joint visits with Ford and John Burroughs.
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Thomas A. Edison
Llewellyn Park
Mr. Edison
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Josephus Daniels
Wizard
West Orange
Detroit
Henry Ford
New England
Edison
Ford
John Burroughs
Fort Myers
Mia
Mr. Ford
Edison Laboratory
Tight Skirt Trapped Girl By Car In Rochelle Street
A 19 year old woman in a brown velvet suit and narrow skirt was struck by an automobile on Center avenue in Rochelle but suffered no injuries. She and a young man with her refused to name themselves. The car owner apologized after the incident, and the woman quipped that he had “sured me of being too fashionable.”
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New York Times
Center Avenue
Rochelle
Huguenot Street
Affrighted Animals Flee From War Tides Across Alps
Wild animals flee from German and Austrian battle zones into Swiss forests and the Engadine Alps. Bears and boars cross borders as shooting remains banned. birds crowd Swiss rivers before resuming southward migration. The scene shifts amid war's reach across Europe.
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Germany
Switzerland
Noles
Geneva
New York Tribune
Austria
Alps
Lower
Engadine
Swiss
Black Forest
Jura Alps
Baby Elephant Wept Aboard Minnewaska During Sea Voyage
Alfred Austyn arrived in port from London after being tasked with caring for a crying baby elephant found in the hold of the Atlantic Transport liner Minnewaska. The animal wept constantly, drew buckets of water, and distressed the crew, with Austyn noting the elephant’s apparent desire for companionship and maternal separation.
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New York
Alfred Austyn
London
England
Austyn
Anastyn
Chewing Gum in Army Use Revealed by Housewives Club
The Housewives League Magazine notes chewing gum, of American origin, aids soldiers by keeping the throat moist and reducing exhaustion. Greeks in wartime received U S gum via a New York paper after Queen Sophia’s court thanked donors.
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America
England
Australa
Cape Town
Germany
Greece
Balkans
New York
Angelica Contestavion
Queen Sophia
Angelica Contostavlon
Sun and Tide Table and Weather Forecast Late Edition
Weather bulletin shows sunrise and tides with high tides 1014 and 1033 am and low tides 424 and 428 am. Forecast for District of Columbia eastern Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia calls for fair Thursday and Friday with cooler temperatures in the Northwest. Local rain expected in Texas and the Northwest with some cooler spells, otherwise generally fair. Temperature readings show midnight 67, noon around 67, max 75, min 60. River report notes Potomac and Shenandoah rivers both clear.
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S. Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Missouri River
Upper Lake
Mississippi
Missouri
Taos
California
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Texas
Utah
Southwest
Midae
Hedges Views on Campaigns and Washington Visit
Job E Hedges a Republican primary candidate joins the American Bar Association sessions in New York. He declines to discuss New York politics beyond remarks that Whitman will be elected. He visits Mount Vernon, praising Washington as the nation’s greatest president. Cosson praises Occoquan reform and Whittaker’s work there while White criticizes the Underwood Simmons tariff.
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Job E. Hedges
New York
Sessons
American Bar Association
Hedges
Tanner
State Committee
Whitman
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Bar Association
Mount Vernon
Washington
Mr. Hedges
Long Island
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Congress
Monticello
Occoquan
Whittaker
George Cosson
Iowa
New Willard
Cosson
District of Columbia
Missouri
Leavenworth
Joliet
Michigan City
Mansfield
Ohio
West Virginia
George E. White
Weston
W. Va
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White
John W Davis
Nathan Goft
Wellsburg
Wheeling
Clarksburg
Mr. White
Fairmont
Consolidation Coal Company
Baltimore and Ohio Raillroad
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