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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1915
Page
9
The notice lists subscription terms for Washington Post deliveries including daily and Sunday options by carrier or mail. It details pricing for weekly monthly and yearly plans, advance payment requirements, and how to remit. It also notes foreign advertising representation and requests subscribers to update addresses to ensure delivery nationwide.
The Post endorses strict impartial neutrality in the European conflict, urging immediate action to defend American rights on the high seas against British interference. It rejects evasive policies and calls for open, firm defense of commerce, criticizing delays and foreign settlements that threaten U.S. sovereignty.
The statement expresses a trust that the government will act quickly to implement policies that enhance the republic’s prestige and advance its people’s interests. It emphasizes urgent action and national benefit.
The editor denounces calls for arbitration with Great Britain, urging the United States to stop the deliberate violation of neutral rights now. It argues Britain and Germany ignore lawful neutral protections and warns trade and lives would suffer under arbitration and continued wartime damage. It condemns surrendering rights for any payout.
The article notes former Gov. Eugene Foss of Massachusetts, a three term Democrat turned Republican, who abruptly altered his political direction. Foss, a versatile figure once elected governor as a Democrat, faces a new independent candidacy as others compete in a turbulent party realignment.
The Nation faces broad prosperity from abundant agricultural yields and high world demand for industrial products. A rising need for labor, ships, naval and army capacity, and merchant marine expansion accompanies calls for infrastructure, defense, and economic extension across sectors.
Report notes John Gordon Sandilands succeeds to the Torphichen title and Calder estates after his father’s death. It covers his Scottish title, landholdings in Alberta and British Columbia, and the family’s long tenure since the fourteenth century. Also discussed are the Duke of Marlborough’s new role as lord lieutenant, his prior public service, and his standing in England.
Elizabeth Mann of 3438 Taylor Street believed she would die from heart disease after a cousin’s death. Doctors found no heart issues, but she remains haunted by fear while a note pinned under her dress directs what to do if she collapses. The case highlights a severe health anxiety stemming from tragedy.
From the New York Herald. Castor canadensis the beaver of the Bronx, evading capture for two months, chewed many elms and coveted rare maples and water species. A trap baited with red cedar roots now captures the bandit after a seven week rampage.
Queen Eleanor of Bulgaria and Miss Helen Scott Hay attended a marriage near Sofia. They greeted the bridegroom and bride and offered best wishes for happiness. Hay plans to open nurses training school in Sofia and study Bulgarian as she prepares for her work.
A fragmented poem era outlines a golf update line about starting anew after a bad previous round and asks to tee afresh. It blends sports refrains with a dreamlike meditation on a sanctum in a wooded landscape of sunlit vines and perfumed petals. The verses juxtapose golf terms with nature imagery and spiritual serenity.
Riverside California man Herbert McCrea of Corona sues his wife Fannie McCrea for divorce in superior court claiming extreme cruelty. He alleges her casting the deciding vote to oust him as secretary treasurer and manager of Circle City Garage left him without means.
The article recalls Christopher Columbus starting his 1492 voyage with three ships from Spain toward Asia, but discovering America. It covers the crew’s fears and perseverance, signs of land, and the sighting of San Salvador with Columbus returning home in March 1493.
Seaford Delaware dispatch notes a bronze gobbler owned by Carl Bislow near Centerville hatches sixteen ducklings after a test of his fidelity. The 20 pound tom, a year old last fall, will be shown with his brood at the state fair next fall.
John Evans testified at a hearing that he reached under his wife’s bed for a slipper and felt a shoe with a live anchorage. Alderman Michael Ruddy released Elias Shaffer due to lack of corroborated evidence that the foot belonged to Shaffer.
John Miller of Fairfield Avenue West Caldwell NJ mourns as his collie sacrifices life after tackling a copperhead in the path of six year old Agnes and her sister Clara The dog dies from snakebite but saves Agnes according to accounts from the New York World and Boston Transcript
The article reports on foreign observers in America discussing Swiss mobilization and military strength, German perceptions of Switzerland, and Swiss service details. It covers Progressive movement shifts in Kansas politics, including leaders who rejoined the Republican party, plus a West Virginia journalist’s note on Britain receiving 1500 horses daily from the United States and related wartime logistics at Hinton.
Parrot carried by United States Marine R A Whitby fought police when officers attempted to place him in a patrol wagon. At city hall the bird refused to be separated from Whitby, insisting on shared confinement. Both Whitby and the parrot were released after a hearing.
An impatient motorist squeezes through a narrow country lane demanding passage. The farmer atop a hay wagon jokes that he is not in a hurry while the car accuses the horse of eating hay. The exchange ends with a wary concession as the carriage passes.
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