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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
11
Announcement of subscription options for The Washington Post in 1943 detailing daily and Sunday delivery, mail rates, payment methods, and forwarding service for readers leaving Washington. Notes advance payment requirement and mail handling, with contact and request for address changes.
The Maine Third district election shows no clear party triumph as both Democrats and Republicans fail to gain due to a split vote. Voter turnout rose for both major parties while Progressive Lawrence attracted 6,487 votes, indicating where Democratic and Republican losses went and signaling ongoing divisions within both parties.
Thaw, freed by Canadian authorities and hunted by New York State, appears briefly as a sympathetic figure after capture at Coaticook. His defense, led by high priced lawyers, twists the law as officers close in and public judgment softens under the glamour of his brief liberty and dramatic pursuit.
The discussion centers on Thaw and the fugitive's deportation issues. Advocates condemn sensationalism while noting the harm caused by his disregard for others. Public opinion splits between sympathy for the hunted man and his personal recklessness.
Railroads contest a proposed law demanding fully steel cars, arguing a $638 billion burden. They urge rate increases or bankruptcy unless the government allows losses to be absorbed. George Baer cites discipline as the key to preventing wrecks, not steel cars.
A, s er, era, and a s are evoked in a fog of anti New York sentiment. The piece mocks theatrical vice in New York and urges a figurative war on the metropolis. It cites political turmoil crime and corruption as justification for a campaign against the city and its voters. The World is cited as claiming New York lacks public spirit and roots while residents are described as transient tenants.
The piece discusses Treasury loan offers and deposit schemes amid war crop fears. It notes small uptake of the promised 50 to 100 million dollars, uneven distribution to Baltimore, Washington, and Southern districts, and questions the legality and purpose of shifting funds. Officials warn of misallocation while market chatter suggests a broad money surplus in the South and West.
A 1918-era analysis discusses Austria’s diplomatic service, naming officials in Vienna and St Petersburg. It highlights cases of non aristocrats rising to high posts, including barons from humble origins, and recounts satirical anecdotes about the patronage system and aristocratic bias in postings.
The Senate adjourned at 8:45 with currency legislation under review as the House aims to close general debate by Saturday night and execute day and night sessions. Hearings included Samuel Gompers on labor matters and discussions on municipal contracts for iron lampposts while an Interstate Commerce Commission bill to mandate automatic train stops was introduced. The currency debate continued into the afternoon with adjournment set for noon today.
The piece traces dentistry from ancient times noting early tooth pulling and later tooth fillings. It cites Herodotus and Gatien, mentions sixteenth century gold leaf fillings, corrects the myth of gold-filled mummies, and reports Prof Saville and New York Sun observations of pre-Aztec to pre-Hispanic skulls in Ecuador and Mexico showing gold cement fillings and gold bands used for preservation and utilitarian purposes.
Naples reports the harbor of Pompeii has been located inland from the current beach by sculptor Lorenzo Cozza, who has continued his father’s investigations. The site lies about 1,260 yards from the shore and 700 yards from Pompeii’s gate. A Sunday dig by two boys recalls a passerby’s lecture on diggings being a sin without necessity.
Army notices list Mel George T. Patterson adjutant general on leave for seven days and William C. Stoll two months. Col Orin Byam Micham to inspect armament at Port Bloom, Port Totten, and Fort Schuyler. Lieut Col Joseph E. Kuhn on engineers board in New York. First Lieut Albert B. Dockery to visit California and Tacoma. Pay Clerk Charles H. Hay relieved from San Francisco to Fort Stevens, Oregon for duty.
Navy orders show Commander M M Taylor to command at Buffalo and Commander De Witt Blamen assigned to Puget Sound, with multiple lieutenants and ensigns detached to Norfolk and Great Lakes training stations among others. Several officers transfer between ships and yards including Jersey New Jersey and Minnesota postings with naval training station assignments.
Captain Dunn pursues the Ravengcourt after an insane crewman wounds the chief officer and carpenter. The ship, last seen leaving Bull Bay, Jamaica, with every sail set, is pursued for miles to sea then sighted at Hope Bay before it again departs. Dunn races to intercept aboard a gunboat yet learns the bark has sailed.
Haston Herald describes Cape Cod cranberry picking with mixed crews in khaki and calico, harvesting in bustling beds..good weather and strong profits mark a bumper crop as Massachusetts growers plan for the year. Early notes compare 1910 Boston receipts with later figures, highlighting regional pride and the Cape Cod image beyond the canal area.
Magistrate Thomas Nolan left Essex Market Court by a side door when a disturbing package on the top step prompted the exclamation a bomb. Police opened the box found harmless lunch contents including peppers, sandwiches and pastries, wrapped with wire. The man on the adjacent building site had previously dropped a big lunch.
Angered by whispered spelling bee mischief, Summers village teacher H E Sherman faced punishment for pupils when a bee swarm seized the vacant schoolhouse. Floors were removed and walls tapped to smoke out the invaders as authorities report the unusual incident. The piece also recounts a joke about a father's failed lesson in business.
Henry Van Dyke, newly named American Minister to the Netherlands, bade farewell to President Wilson and sails to Rotterdam to discuss the Hague peace conference. Morgenthau also visits the President as ministers from Central America press a banana tariff dispute. Oklahoma lawmakers urge Wilson to attend the International Dry Farming Congress in Tulsa. Wilson may attend Grove City College inauguration. Haberman, Austrian parliament member, paid respects via Wisconsin reps.
Berlin reports that the Commercial Treaty Association completed an independent inquiry on Germany taking part in the Panama Pacific exhibition in San Francisco in 1915. It found only eight firms prepared to exhibit and about one third refused due to tariff policy. Another third cited impractical costs and distance from core markets, with many firms opposing exhibiting in the future.
Lima Sept 10 President Guillermo Billinghurst sent a special message to congress detailing Peru’s worsening economy and urging negotiation of a 33 million dollar loan. He warned that abuses and corruption in the labor field for public and private wealth must be extirpated.
U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau bulletin reports frost in northern New England and eastern New York, and warm spells in California. Local showers expected in the central southern Rocky Mountain region and gulf states with fair weather elsewhere Thursday and Friday. Temperatures vary across regions with winds from the east to northeast along coasts. River bulletin notes muddy Potomac and Shenandoah.
Habana businessman Dio nido Velasco argues Americans own the majority of sugar plantations in Cuba and credit the United States with Cuba’s independence while supporting continued American capital here. London observer H C Willing notes Balkan war driven perfume price hikes affect women, and Baltimore politics showcase Tammany strength amid reformers and mayor Preston. Massachusetts and Maine races draw focus on Gardner Benton and Walsh with potential Foss independents.
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