Washington Post Subscription Rates and Civil War Era Notes
Rates for carrier and mail subscriptions in Washington areas are listed, with terms and payment methods. The article then notes a Boston or Detroit dateline and quotes a serialization of frontier adventure themes, mentioning Fenimore Cooper and E. Phillips Oppenheim and reflecting on wartime diplomacy and frontier warfare with a western setting.
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Wall Street Transforms from Gloom to Joy
Wall Street moves from gloom to joy as confidence returns across financial markets. Brokers cheer, prices rise, and the street revels in prosperity under Roosevelt and Wilson era enforcement of laws. The piece frames a national mood shift driven by industry, agriculture, and commerce.
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Gen Hugh L Scott reports Piute campaign with plain talk
Gen. Hugh L Scott's official report on the Piute campaign presents a modest narrative. He emphasizes straightforward, man-to-man diplomacy with the Piute, avoiding traps or Machiavellian tactics, and notes an understanding to meet them with the least delay and to let them decide whether to accept his guidance.
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Hall Caine's Offensive Letter on U S Neutrality
The Sunday letter by Hall Caine to Presider Wilson is labeled offensive and reckless, urging immediate U S support for Britain. It accuses the United States of moral cowardice and selfishness, while appealing to self interest and a quick peace through Britain. Overall it fails to sway neutral Americans and is seen as unhelpful to Britain’s cause.
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Rockefeller plan to enlist Gorgas against world plagues
The Rockefeller Foundation could marshal Surgeon General Gorgas and top experts with ample funds to combat typhus in Serbia and cholera in the region. The effort would target yellow fever smallpox and bubonic plague while expanding sanitation in tropics and trade routes to shield Europe and the United States.
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Presidential candidates and Progressive shift in Republican ranks
Two former Progressives now back in the Republican party say they expect to influence the next Republican presidential nominee. Regular Republicans offer little public stance on who will figure prominently at the convention, suggesting focus on public opinion and delegates. The collapse of the Progressive movement is linked to public weariness of agitation and radical measures.
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Road safety call after Piney Branch bridge tragedy
Editorial argues that conservatives may avoid endorsing a nominating candidate, focusing instead on prosperity. It condemns reckless driving, drunken or licensed-free chauffeurs, and joy riding. Calls for harsher penalties, sidewalk on Sixteenth Street, more patrols, and immediate enforcement to curb highway murder and make roads safe for pedestrians and drivers.
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Nation reaches one hundred million population milestone
The United States reportedly reached 100,000,000 people last Friday with the Census Bureau noting the daily, hourly, and minute-by-minute increase since April 15, 1910. The piece discusses population growth, the value of accurate figures, and the broad implications for land use, industry, and national progress, while touching on war, health, and international affairs in a broad, period-toned survey.
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Rare Chamberlain orchids to be sold
A London report notes the late Joseph Chamberlain’s famed orchid collection will be auctioned by his heirs. The article highlights his lifelong passion, highland and hothouse varieties, and the family's decision not to donate the collection to the nation.
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Fire Hero Gets Cell After False Alarm Plan
Samuel Balk a Bronx boy sixteen had learned to shout fire and await a medal. He set small blazes to attract help and shout alarms. Police arrested him after repeated attempts and he was held in a cell until bail was posted for a children's court appearance.
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Canned Sermons and Films Herald New Preaching Trend
Watertown Wisconsin and Milwaukee Leader report that film companies plan to syndicate canned sermons with phono records and matching movie scenes. Reverends foresee aids for worship while some fear overuse. ministers reportedly approve as a potential enhancement to preaching.
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Body in Morgue Identified After Seven Years Missing
In Muskogee Oklahoma a sister and her 18 year old son identified the body of Charles Williams, a San Antonio ranchman, left unclaimed for seven years in a local morgue. The body, found at the Katy dockyards on March 22, 1968, bore a bullet wound and a discharged revolver in his belt. Williams’ wife and daughter reside in San Antonio.
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Oranges Hit Suffragists Aide in Street Protest
Street urchins bombarded the New York Prose suffragist group as they spoke from a motor car at Tenth avenue and Forty sixth street. Mrs Joseph Griswold Deane vowed to return next week, saying she would continue outreach until locals accept the suffrage cause.
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At the Front. War photographs in Europe stun readers
In Europe a photographer captures war scenes while debates rise about the implications. In New Jersey reports mention cultural events, a revival of English literature gains attention, and towns survey extensive cellar spaces amid evolving urban life.
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The Federal Union Must Be Preserved, Jackson Speech
Eighty five years ago today President Andrew Jackson urged preserving the Federal Union at a Washington banquet echoing Jefferson's birthday customs. He opposed nullification, sided with the Union, and his famed toast “The Federal Union, it must be preserved” dominated the gathering and Calhoun’s response.
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Off with the old and on with the new
A collage of verses and jokes from The Boston Transcript and Houston Post sketches. A clock repair tale, a postal quip about stamps, and a trench humor item mix light fare with wartime chatter. The pieces hint at hopeful change, humor, and daily life amid conflict.
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Weather and tide table and regional forecast from Wallington
Wallington reports fair and cooler conditions for Maryland and Virginia with unsettled weather across the Northeast and Great Lakes. A storm near the British Columbia coast tracks northeast, bringing showers to New England and the middle Atlantic states while temperatures fall in the Great Lakes and Ohio valleys. Day and night temperatures and rainfall data are listed, with sun percentages and humidity. A weather aphorism closes the item.
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Treated Like a Cow: Camden County Hotel Keeper Commits Suicide
Frank X. Skalla, a Fishers Station hotel keeper in Camden County, shot himself in his orchard after pinning a suicide note to an apple tree. He died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. coroner and detective noted possible mental imbalance while reporting the grim motive about wife and children.
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Gave Her Wings She Flew On 25th Anniversary Gift
Mrs William Corn told Justice Steyn in New York that her husband bought a paper cap with silver wings for their silver wedding. She said she would fly to see the judge. The argument at their home led to his arrest for disturbing the peace. Sentence suspended on promise of better behavior.
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Man’s record fasting ends with buttermilk taste test
Jim Robinson, inmate at the county infirmary in Warsaw Indiana, set a record by fasting continuously for fifty six days, losing about 100 pounds. He finally drank buttermilk, saying it tasted good. Physicians say his case is one of a kind, with endurance surpassing fifty five days.
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City bans garlic and funds charity with caveat
Hammond council votes to give 500 to charity but only if no funds are spent on garlic. A humorous note describes garlic smells from streetcars theaters and churches affecting foreigners and the city’s charity purchases. The piece highlights demand for garlic from the foreign community.
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Noted Guests Speak at Cap Willard about Neutrality
Prominent figures including Marcus Braun of New York and Judge Horace Kimberly of Oklahoma City discuss U S neutrality, Russia, and Italy amid wartime. Braun warns against false neutrality while Kimberly notes Oklahoma politics and 1916 prospects, with Hough and Doherty offering European insights.
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