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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1916
Page
13
The notice outlines delivery terms by carrier including Daily Sunday editions with various durations such as one month one week and one year. It specifies prices like 486 for annual prepaid and 300 for annual with other rates for Sunday excluded or included. Orders are payable in advance and may be by mail.
The Carranza government demands US troops withdraw as clashes flare at Parral. Carranza says no consent given for crossing. notes indicate a reciprocal border arrangement only if an outrage like Columbus occurs. U.S. must act to pursue Villa while avoiding broader conflict and keeping talks open with Mexico.
The value of farm lands in the United States has risen to about $4655 per acre from $4085 a year ago and $36.23 four years ago. Land values grow roughly $2 per acre per year, driven by population growth and wartime price boosts for grain. Rural credit bills in Congress vary, reflecting European models, but fail to fit American conditions.
The article argues for states to manage rural credit and supports cooperative associations of farmers modeled after building associations as a closer fit to regional needs than federal congressional bills. It emphasizes local adaptability and warns against a uniform national system.
A April 12 Laredo telegram cites dangerous shipments of war material to Mexico and urges an immediate embargo on all arms and ammunition. It warns Carranza’s forces could threaten American troops before May 1 and calls for sealing the frontier and coast while U.S. troops remain in Mexican territory. Several hundred thousand rounds and thousands of pounds of dynamite are noted as sent yesterday.
The piece argues against extending free postage to letters to senators and representatives about pending or proposed federal legislation. It questions how to determine relevance, warns of abuse by letter writing activists and organizations, and suggests removing franking to cut government costs and printing waste.
A Madison professor explores emotion motion rates and telepathy hints. The piece muses on truth lagging scandal, speed of unspoken thoughts, and a color driven theory tying vital forces to emotional states in a speculative, period-tinged commentary.
A Wisconsin professor pushes a theory linking geometric ideas and art notes to the pace of knowledge and wisdom. The discussion frames poetry and futurism within a debate about velocity of waves and perceptual interpretation.
Britain and Germany clash over submarine warfare and food supply. Neutral ships carry a third to half of England’s food, prompting calls to force neutrals to use interned German vessels and seize enemy goods. The piece notes the risks of starvation as a weapon and laments the folly of such strategies while highlighting shifting neutral attitudes and the global impact on commerce.
Mile de Foras daughter of Count and Countess Max de Foras has announced engagement to Charles Campbell Jr secretary of the United States Negotiation at Berne. The couple’s backgrounds trace to American and European aristocracy, with connections to Gen Meredith Read and the Bulgarian royal household.
Congress adjourned twice as committees weighed bills on postoffice funds and shipping board powers. Mexican crisis talk spanned intervention as Senator Jones warned only interplant can resolve issues. G Moore faced rejection for land office post. Adjournment timed at 5 40 p m and 5 55 p m for today.
Louisiana education board removes a reader series containing Mother Goose rhymes during a five year textbook selection. Gov. Hall and several board members oppose rhymes they deem belittling to farmers, arguing the lines insult Louisiana citizens while other officials advocate keeping the readers. The vote ends attempts to preserve the rhymes.
Montclair New Jersey authorities have granted W W Myers a permit to shoot starlings that gather around his home creating a nuisance. The permit comes with a state fish and game commission endorsement noting starling protection status. Starling flocks have become so bold they have targeted his roof removing shine from the shingles to locate their nest.
A lyrical reminiscence recalls a distant farm idyll and a lost love. The speaker fondly remembers maples, doves, cattle, and clover fields, then laments a swift parting. Nostalgia grows into a tranquil, lasting grief as sunset gilds harvest rows.
Judge Thomas P. Castella sentences Frank La Zara after a Sunday kissing incident near Passaic. La Zara hugged 18 year old Anna Pragna, admitted guilt amid intoxication claims, and faces a $175 fine or one year in county jail. The judge condemns such acts as a warning to protect women in Passaic.
Ada Cloudman of Drummond Island fought a timber wolf with a club after meeting it near her home while returning from a neighbor. She killed the beast and collected a $30 bounty from Chippewa county. The rapid struggle ended with a decisive blow to the wolf’s head.
A humorous scene at a party shows Willie asking for a second piece of pie. His mother is not present, and Willie insists that his mother would not mind because the pie is not hers. The exchange highlights home rules versus social setting.
Dr. Anna Manning Comfort recalls 50 years of reform for women in medicine at a Delmonico's luncheon. She describes early discrimination at New York Medical College and Hospital for Women, including jeering, denied hospital work, and resistance to female physicians. Her persistence helped pave the path for later generations.
Lenox Iowa residents tell how a homeless black and tan dog named Sport saved a merchant’s family from a house fire. Two months earlier merchant W F Steinkamp paid dog taxes and adopted the canine, who later awoke the household with frantic barking. After the alarm, Steinkamp and his three children were saved as the home burned. Lenox plans to honor Sport with a real hero medal on a collar.
In Philadelphia the Baptists of Tacon dedicated a church built from grindstones dug from Henry Disston and Sons waste pile. Pastor Rev George W Tyron oversaw months of digging and placing the stones. The $11,000 project used over 2,500 stones in an 87 by 43 foot building. Rev Tyron led the dedicatory, with Rev Dr A J Rowland preaching.
Eugenia Barion, famed as the musical fisherman, hooked a 400-pound sturgeon in the Sacramento River at Middle Creek. His 200-foot trot line with twelve bells rang as the fish struck, drawing neighbors to help land the seven-foot fish. The catch earned $63.
Sunbury dispatch reports Northumberland County seeks buyers for a gallows stored in the prison. The device, once used after Polichinus execution and kept after electrification, may be sold as the county's new warden vows not to keep the instrument of death.
From World, Mrs John scolds her husband for taking medicine amid a grip while he wakes from a fourth doze and protests another game, insisting this is the last.
Park City traveler A H Mayne touts Alaska as three times Texas in size with 60,000 people and unlimited mineral and agricultural potential. He cites Seward climate ranges, 25 years in public view, and Roosevelt coal lands withdrawal as wise. He foresees railroad driven farming and prosperity balanced by resource limits and markets.
Emil Halvorson, while hunting in Bancroft township, surprised a large animal resembling a fox with red neck fur and a gray body and a black stripe along the back. A second specimen was later captured, prompting speculation it may be a hybrid or a stray from its native range.
In a staged comic bit, the villain taunts the first assistant in a blacksmith shop about forged papers. The exchange shifts to a Pathfinder line and a landlady boast about keeping boarders longer, with sly quips about thin lodgers and length.
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