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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1914
Page
11
A reflective piece on jealousy rooted in the Carman case, tracing private motive as a cause of tragedy. It compares possessive love to a universal drive, notes jealousy as the green eyed monster, and links personal envy to wider conflicts, including nations.
The notice lists subscription options for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier and mail including rates, payment methods, and addresses. It identifies Washington and Alexandria delivery areas, postal classifications, and foreign advertising representatives with addresses in New York, Chicago, and Detroit.
A proposal to use the merchant marine as a training pool for the Navy argues for shorter enlistments and a two-year merchant marine experience to qualify for one year of naval service. It highlights reform of merchant seaman laws to build a ready reserve and match Germany's conscription model with voluntary enlistment.
The article details the German push toward Belgium and France and the British naval advantage. It notes German submarines, mined channels, and limited successful German use of heavy guns. Verdun looms as the likely breakthrough, with French and British reinforcements crossing the channel. The stalemate persists as fresh troops arrive and artillery duels continue with limited decisive results.
In England France and Germany wartime pressures push marriage as a duty to sustain populations. Rings lend for weddings then melt to fund the war effort while iron substitutes replace gold. The piece questions romance amid loss and urges patriotic gains, noting clergy support and the uneasy balance of love and duty.
The article reflects on mass movement of European populations driven by war and ruin. It notes Belgians fleeing to Holland France and England and predicts a westward exodus and future immigration to the West Indies as ships add space for Haiti and Trinidad signaling rising movement of people seeking new homes despite ongoing conflict.
A long session ends with a $100,000,000 war tax and a defense of Democratic policies. The piece mocks constituents and Southern loyalty, notes taxes on telegraphs, beer, tobacco, and other items, and satirizes campaigning rhetoric and canal politics. It lampoons travel customs, court tales, and world events with wry humor.
Admiral Milne faced public scrutiny over allowing Breslau and Goeben to escape Messina and reach the Dardanelles. A court of inquiry, led by Admiral Meux, will probe how Rear Admiral Troubridge permitted the escape. The case marks the first naval inquiry in over a century, with high officials attending.
The article notes that famine, famine-driven migrations, and war push peoples across regions. It cites ancient exoduses from famine in Egypt, Tartar movements, and German emigration in the 1840s, arguing that while Belgium relief helps, the fate of individuals remains grim and only in extraordinary upheaval may relief arise from deeper forces beyond Red Cross aid.
Senate met until 1:34 p.m. before ad journing to today at noon after futile efforts for a quorum. Conferences pursued a home agreement on adjournment. House lacked a quorum and blocked adjournment with tactics for relief of Southern cotton planters. no business occurred, adjourned at 1:45 p.m. to noon today.
In Atlantic county near Mays Landing a starving wildcat attacked a hunting party. Thomas Campbell killed the beast with a heavy club after Gedas and others were unable to defend themselves. The cub, emaciated from drought, was struck down as hunger drove the animal to attack. The party returned home with the carcass as proof of the harrowing encounter.
Belgian captain and German crew member fought a knife duel in the sea after German soldiers entered their village and attacked the captain's family. A harbor pilot intervened as both combatants were wounded, and port authorities separated the ships to prevent a recurrence.
Mrs Matthews dropped a 360 dollar diamond ring while fishing from the Venice pier on a Friday afternoon. Divers failed to recover it. Fay Williams, who runs a Playa del Rey fish stand, found the ring yesterday and alerted Capt Lingo and the Venice police. The ring was traced to the owner, identified, and returned.
Carlisle Dispatch notes Pennsylvania woman Mia Samuel Sipe Cumberland County’s oldest resident and friend of Molly Pitcher. Though unable to walk, she remains alert with sharp memory. Born October 5, 1812 in Switzerland, she sailed to America, lived in Philadelphia, then Carlisle. She recalls stagecoaches and Cumberland Valley’s first train. Her Molly Pitcher stories recount unique incidents from the heroine’s era.
A brief Brooklyn Citizen exchange quotes a man asking if she believes in early marriages and her reply endorses cautious timing. She notes she once believed in early marriage but now favors the idea that better late than never can apply to marriage as well as other matters.
A playful caption hints that a tight rope professor balances with a five cent cigar in his mouth not for bravado but as a balancing aid. The scene evokes curious theater at the county fair as readers imagine the risky act.
A technical world article describes an American invention by Joseph A. Steinmetz to counter Zeppelin dirigibles. A bomb with contact hooks mounted on agile planes would lunge, snag the dirigible with a wire, and explode, a simple yet deadly destroyer of aircraft and bombers.
A 18 year old in New York is mistaken for a husband and ambushed by a jilted 93 year old woman in a public disturbance near Sheriff street. Police arrest him after a domestic relations court inquiry confirms his identity amid a crowd scene and a tainted tale of mistaken marriage.
Alkali Ike, a deputy sheriff from the desert, storms the U S Grant Hotel buffet with a drawn forty five pistol. Guests dive for cover as Commander Schuler and Irish and Germania escorts subdue him. Ike pleads for his gun and vows to reach the sand hills.
Gloucester reports a astonishing near death for the Tattler schooner under Captain Alden Geel. Swept across Birgin Rock after a gale loosened her anchor, the vessel reached safety in deep water with minor hull damage and two and a half crew aboard. An improvised rudder from a floating rope kept her from further peril as she steamed to St Johns for repairs.
Gustave Chatain five years old, called a gamin and a soldier, lied wounded amid healing rooms and yearned to return to the front. After receiving a uniform and army congratulations, he insisted on resuming his game of war and declared a wound makes him grow, vowing to find a way to reach the front rank if rejected.
The Chicago Herald reports at Emmanuel Church the Evangelical Lutheran Society of Northern Illinois conference heard Rev. H. F. Zimmerman of Mount Morris NJ discuss Jonah and the Whale. He said Jonah became low in spirits inside the whale, a experience that brought him to know God, and warned against church floaters who take benefits without giving back.
A duck attempted to swallow a six inch mud cat and choked to death. The bird, a sawbill, floated ashore near Vancouver and was later exhibited by L. Seymour, a Vancouver ferry deckhand.
Daily sun and tide data with high and low tides and a detailed weather forecast from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau for Columbia Maryland Virginia and surrounding areas. Forecast calls for fair weather Saturday and Sunday with winds east to moderate and varying rain and temperatures near seasonal highs. Local report includes sunrise sunset times and sunship hours with temperatures and humidity details.
In a Raleigh hotel lobby, Judge John F. Philips and others discuss politics and the war's impact. Philips reflects on Missouri history and predicts a Democratic win in Senate races. California judge Thomas Haggerty and Senator James P. Taliaferro discuss China, the war, and U S business prospects. California women oppose an eight hour law, arguing it harms workers and productivity.
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