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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1914
Page
11
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Great Britain France Russia and other allies are ramping up purchases of war supplies in the United States. Five days to last Saturday saw exports reach 15 89 585 dollars, up sharply from the previous week and the prior year. Reports from Rome mention a military commission to contract army supplies and remounts. Copper shipments rise toward normal, while domestic demand grows across railroads autos and crop handling sectors. The financial outlook remains solid as wartime strain tests ease.
The piece explains how war taxes alter import valuations and duty calculations, noting prewar valuations, market value shifts, and potential price changes for European goods. It discusses how exports and domestic prices could affect duties in the United States and suggests a broader tariff inquiry by Congress.
A fragment discusses protecting American industries and, incidentally, the manufacture of goods needed from Europe and South American countries. The passage reflects debates on tariff policy and domestic production to reduce reliance on overseas suppliers.
Japanese newspapers quote fake American sources claiming U S intends to attack Japan and defend China with force. Officials on both sides deny rumors while warning of organized propaganda aimed at spurring anti foreign mobs. Authorities say vigilance and prompt exposure will keep the United States from entering war.
The piece argues war taxes affect all classes, not just investors, raising prices and prompting citizen resentment. It notes storekeepers cite higher costs and questions about timing amid a looming expiration before the next presidential cycle, with voters recalling these hardships.
An unflinching diary recounts mutinous disorder on the relief ship Red Cross returning to New York after mercy missions in Europe. Four crew jailed for on deck clashes as stowaways surfaced and a raiding melee erupted amid cargo chaos and mutinous tension.
The diarist mocks utopian promises and moral uplift as ships carry peaceful missions. He notes only some men improve while the millennium stays elusive, and the four returning figures symbolize inner remains of the old Adamic nature despite hopeful rhetoric.
In a broad survey Senator Norris argues for abolishing political machines and parties to eliminate bosses. The piece traces the rise of ward leaders to national power, warns new bosses will emerge, and notes the persistence of political organizations yet the need to reform them. It also touches on war terms, Europe, scholars, and social images of the era.
London officials reaffirm the lord mayor elect Sir Charles Johnson will host the annual banquet at Guildhall on November 9 with the usual pomp. Prime Minister Asquith, Churchill, Kitchener, and other dignitaries expected to speak. Also notes the absence of Austrian and German ambassadors and potential Ottoman attendance amid tense wartime relations.
Pasadena Dispatch reports Andrew J. Shoup, electrician, invented a device to block eavesdropping on a party line. Mrs Gertrude Wood accuses him of tipping off neighbors. Shoup is acquitted. The gadget acts like a small mousetrap circuit breaker to sever connection to the next door.
Parisian noble Athanase de Mezieres ruled for Spain over tribes and frontiermen in Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas from 1768 to 1780. Bolton edited his letters found in Mexico and Spain. Barker notes a vivid frontier tale for fiction portraying Spanish resistance French Spanish frontier policy and southwest fur trade.
In New Orleans the bull bats or goat suckers appeared in large numbers over Canal Baronne and adjacent streets Tuesday night near 10 o clock. Sightseers and residents witnessed flocks moving low through the city while theories blamed annual southward migration or driven mosquitoes from marshes.
Arthur Bender who runs a chicken farm near East Lake golf course nearly quit poultry as golf ruined the ranch. His hens, trained to hatch anything egg shaped, followed balls to the No 11 green and set on knobs or any egg like object. The hens marked each ball with a setting hen, aiding finders but hurting his business.
William Wilson, a Bedford farmer, exhibits a calf born without a tail but with a rabbit like growth. The animal can only jump erratically and cannot walk. Hundreds visit the Wilson farm to view the freak calf as reports spread locally.
A lone robin endures winter seeking to be a hero for an idea rather than a song or wife. He faces cold, hunger, and indifference as others depart, clinging to his cause until a passerby finally questions his behavior and belittles him.
In Harper's Magazine Maeterlinck argues the dead may live on in the subconscious, blending with the living. He questions total annihilation and suggests posthumous ego endures, making spiritualist ideas plausibly admissible despite critics. He warns against narrow misinterpretations by spiritualists.
Roy L. Moulton in the Topeka State Journal repeats a rousing cheer for football season. The verse mocks rival players, glorying in violence and victory with chants of strength, splints, doctors, crepe, and relentless taunts as fans ready for gridiron action.
Hundreds of pedigreed cats from many states flooded the Burlington Route offices as P R Welsh, traveling passenger agent, wed Miss Pauline Walker. An earlier newspaper ad promised purchases for all pedigreed cats sent to his office, and boxes poured in from Wichita Alexandria Chillicothe Lafayette Green Bay and other points with names like Socrates Horace Sir Lucius O Trigger Friar Tuck Florizel and Lalla Rookh. A Verona Animal Rescue League president offered 1000 cats but was refused.
Paleontologist W T Stanton of the US Geological Survey reports marine fossil shells embedded in Heart River bluffs west of Mandan, about a mile north of the Northern Pacific main line. The discovery, first-hand data for a federal geology publication, confirms marine fauna in this inland region. A Hancock-led party surveys the Muddy near Almont, mapping coal-forming geology across the western United States.
Millcreek resident George Davis learned by telegram he is heir to about 20000 dollars. He discarded his overalls, bought a new suit, and boarded a train to Milwaukee to prove his claim. He quipped that he would own his own onion patch on return.
Daily sun and tide readings for AM PM with high and low tides. Weather forecast from the Weather Bureau for District of Columbia Maryland and Virginia noting partly cloudy conditions Monday and Tuesday with light to moderate winds. Tropical disturbance near Yucatan Channel and another system from Ontario discussed with calmer Western conditions and chances of rain near the coast Sunday into Monday. Temperature readings across times and cities listed with sunshine hours and humidity. Potomac Shenandoah region reported as clear in latest bulletin.
J B Dollard recounts the Munster Fusiliers march from Tipperary to battle at Charterhouse Charterel and Mons. The lyrics evoke pride, farewell songs, and the soldiers marching to a field of death and gore as they fought for Ireland’s name and endured a glorious fate.
An eight inch centipede invaded a French class of nine girls at an Austin high school. The insect crawled up Mme Muenter's dress, prompting screams. Miss Lucile Wooten knocked it from clothing, and with the janitor and a helper, the centipede was captured using a broom and a bottle.
Prominent New York lawyer argues to maintain steel trust under supervision, praising its stability and urging federal oversight. Other speakers discuss parcel post benefits for farmers, direct farmer to consumer sales, and South American meat potential with Argentina and canned salmon notes amid wartime demand.
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