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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1913
Page
13
An ad lists subscription options for the Washington Post on Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street. It details delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria, with daily and Sunday editions, monthly and weekly rates, and notes a Monday start option.
A Washington Post editorial questions a New York proposal to create a model District government. It argues the plan, backed by John Purroy Mitchel, risks wasted funds and electoral disenfranchisement, urging Congress and the District to continue governing without New York input.
Critics question rising sexual content in contemporary plays. Some works reveal social issues while imitators promote vulgarity for shock value, challenging managers and audiences. The piece warns puritanical backlash and the risk of unwholesome curiosity undermining enlightenment.
Critics argue from behind the footlights that certain theater portrayals blur lines between art and decay. They contend a dissecting room is not a charnel house and urge the stage to abandon indecent portraiture for cleaner patrons and a healthier future.
The piece questions European powers sending warships to Mexico while Balkan atrocities worsen, asks if diplomacy is a rope of sand, and urges adherence to Washington's non entangling foreign policy while pondering U S involvement in Europe if aided in Mexico.
The piece honors Philip Mohr of Elizabeth New Jersey who first made ice cream soda and died of acute indigestion. It frames his contribution as a lasting legacy and a radiant example of a life that benefits others, contrasting worldly glory with his quiet achievement. The tribute imagines a future portrait of Mohr at his fountain and freezer as the Great Idea unites them.
The nineteenth annual report of the Southern Railway Company for the year ended June 30, 1913, highlights record income and growth. It notes increased passenger revenue, expansion of locomotives and cars, and a policy of superior passenger service. The article emphasizes coal production, new industrial plant creation, and regional economic impact, with praise for President Finley and the company’s role in southern development.
The Fon John Mitford, under two years of continental banking study in Berlin, is reported to have won the hand of Marie von Friedlander-Fuld, the 20 year old daughter of Fritz von Friedlander-Fuld, a dominant oil magnate in Berlin and a major German financier. The match would significantly transfer wealth to English hands, following Friedlander-Fuld's rise from a Breslau coal merchant to a vast fortune through mining contracts and strategic marriages. The engagement mirrors high European circles, with influence in Berlin society and ties to the Kaiser, Catholic conversion, and prior Russian alliance attempts worth noting.
Senate not in session today but to meet at noon. Banking and currency committee pursues bill in executive session. Charles M. Pratt testified before the West Virginia coal strike investigation committee. Lloyd proposes railroads pay the cost of weighing the mails to estimate carrier compensation. Bell seeks general higher pay for rural letter carriers. House adjourned for lack of quorum at 12:33 p.m. until noon today.
A 15 year old, Charles Cantone, sought a ticket to San Francisco for $140. Police race details show he burglarized his sister Mrs Lillie Falco at No 154 Mott Street, stealing $1000 and arming himself with a revolver and bowie knife before attempting to buy passage. The Falcos rushed to Jersey City to claim the cash.
Denver dispatch to the New York World advertises a eugenic marriage contract seeking a healthy young woman aged 3 to 3 years. It promotes Dr. Hunter and Paul & Hunter as organizers with Bowen, a Denver official, as the prospective groom described as tall and good looking.
Venice dispatch reports Capt Cavannagh of the police plans to buy and serve hot coffee to all intoxicated men at morning release to curb alcohol cravings. He says coffee kills appetite for more liquor after a spree as men seek whisky to regain a desired effect. The piece notes a Boston Transcript cartoon caption about a wife and aviator joke.
Leave of absence for First Lieut Rodman Bout Ler ten days. Lieut Col Richmond McA Scofield to Philadelphia for quartermaster business. Capt John JY Ryan to Fort Riley for construction duty relieving Maj Davidson, Davidson to Jeffersonville for depot quartermaster duty, PERRY to depot quartermaster. Ryan to Fort Riley relieving Capt Hamilton, Hamilton to sail to Philippine Islands. Capt Harry T Matthews to oversee construction at Fort Warren Fort Strong Fort Revers and Fort Andrews Mag. Lieuts Walter Br Taliaperro and Joseph Carbr Ry to Hammonde Port for Curtiss Aeroplane works courts of instruction. Pay Clerk Dudley M Brown to Fort Sam Houston for duty.
Navy announces a series of officer and staff detachments and new assignments. Lieut. Gomdr. R. Train is detached Walke and assigned to Benham for fitting out and command upon commissioning. Lieut. Comdr. C. Fsumann detached San Francisco to Rhode Island as lieutenant. Lieut. McNair to New Jersey as ordinance officer. Lieut. B. St. Smith to naval recruiting Portland Oregon. Ensign August Schulze to Mare Island for temporary receiving ship duty. Ensign J. K. Meredith to training station St Helens Virginia. Ensign Ralph Martin to San Francisco from navy yard Washington. Assistant Burgson T. Bord en to instruction at Naval Medical School. Assistant Paymaster H. J. Hauser detached Buffalo to Mare Island. Civil Engineer E. R. Gayler detached Honolulu to bureau of yards and docks. Paymaster's Clerk James Fmllis appointment revoked.
Movements of vessels listed including Artived Lawrence Farragut Hull and Goldsborough arriving at Sausalito Jupiter Tiburon Cal Nereus Hampton Holds Ashed Buffalo from San Francisco bound for Corlato Lawrence Farragut Hull Goldsborough for Sausalito Uncas from Portsmouth XN JH for New York Birmingham Jarom Cristobal for La Gualra.
From the New York Times, Albert, Prince of Monaco, emerges as a curiously mixed figure. An advanced scientist and generous promoter of science, he finances an extravagant Monte Carlo scene with questionable funds while pursuing studies of the sea’s physics and biology, a paradox that intrigues and unsettles observers.
London correspondence to the Sun describes dogs recalling former owners. A dog recovered delight when meeting Maj. Fair after three years and again recognized a coachman years later. A Bullis Bullis dog and a tiercel tale show lingering memory across years and miles, though some animals do not recognize former masters after long separations.
The Hartford Courant presents a rustic verse celebrating huskin time through seasons and nature. The poem recalls April May blossoms and summer honeybees then shifts to the harvest and fall, praising rest and contentment as katydids and crickets call Huskin time.
The Domesday Book of William the Conqueror is analyzed as an ancient survey that catalogued acres wood pasture meadow mills fish ponds fisheries plows hides cattle and slaves. It compares past valuations at Edward and at the time of the survey to modern aggregates showing how industrial conditions shape value while noting changes in property use and social value.
The article profiles Ralph Rose, famed shot putter and discus thrower, who recently died in San Francisco of typhoid fever. It notes his Olympic success in Stockholm, his world records, and his remarkable build, including height of 6 feet 6 inches and measurements once praised by Michigan athletic staff.
Joseph De Long marked his centennial at home in Brooklyn with five generations present including six of his seven children, 27 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren. A large cake with 100 candles sat atop the table as neighbors gathered on Devoe Street decorated with lights lanterns and bunting. De Long appeared on the porch to cheers.
Julius Chambers recalls Bill Tweed’s last public utterance before arrest at a East Broadway Canal Street meeting. An eyewitness, Chambers says Tweed faced jeers and thrown objects as the crowd wrecked the platform declaring enemies of the honest administration now governing the city.
Mrs J Borden Harriman accepts the chairmanship of the National Industrial Commission and will relocate to Washington. She plans to move early next month and expects to secure a suitable house before beginning her work there.
Weather bulletin from the Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes a western disturbance nearly vanished with recent rains in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and snow in the upper Mississippi valley and lake region. Temperatures fell in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys while rising in the Rockies, with generally fair weather anticipated Thursday and Friday nationwide except for Florida rains and local snows around the Great Lakes. Storm warnings at Key West, winds vary by coast, and local temperatures show a midnights 52 up to 63 by 6 pm. Potomac and Shenandoah rivers reported very muddy at Harpers Ferry with a special note from the Washington Post.
A late 19th century political panorama recalls James Darling of Tammany Hall and other leaders as factions battle McLaughlin and the old Met regime. The text outlines key figures, senatorial races, and the scrap of power in New York politics, with notes on Hennessy and the Sulzer era.
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