Terms of Subscriptions Listed for Washington Post 1917
The notice details carrier and mail subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions in Washington and Alexandria, with options for daily, weekly, and yearly plans. It advises prepayment, address changes, and renewal before expiration, and notes foreign ad reps and mailing practices. It references a publication date of Saturday, August 4, 1917.
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Washington
Alexandria
Washington, D. C
Paul
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallersz
Chicago
Devonshire Street
Boston
Kresge
Detroit
Washington Post Company
War aims and peace terms in WWI analyzed and urged
An editorial argues Allied war aims are survival and reparation with guarantees Germany can never threaten again. It asserts America will not quit, seeks to avoid detailing peace terms, and notes German peace schemes and pressures from London to Berlin seeking any form of settlement. It predicts a turning point as Allied offensives strain German powers and neutral states cut support.
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Wilson
Germany
America
Toonex
London
Berlin
Vienna
Kaiser Wilhelm
Turkey
Michaelis
France
Hohenzollern
Hapsburg
United States
Enforcing the Law on Lynching of Frank Little
The essay argues lynching of Frank Little proves lawlessness cannot solve problems. It calls for swift punishment by proper authorities, condemns sedition treason, and urges prompt federal action to uphold the majesty of law. It condemns mob justice and warns of wartime anti-national sentiment.
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Frank Little
The
Industrial Workers of the World
Butte, Mont
Sam
United States
Butte
Washington
Government direction urged to boost war shipbuilding
An editorial argues labor and steel bottlenecks hinder shipyards as workers and trained riveters are scarce, steel is diverted to subways and skyscrapers, and prices rise. It calls for government permits, embargo on private ship steel, and transfer of labor to shipyards to focus on war needs and raise efficiency.
All the Food Possible for a Nation’s Need
The essay argues food production matters over price fixes, urging farmers to plant high priced seed with belief returns depend on soil, weather, and labor. It praises patriotism in farming, warns against unscrupulous dealers, and stresses that feeding the world surpasses price concerns. It compares farming to national duty and notes even at low prices, high output benefits all.
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Oliver Twist
Congress
Destructive Power of Big Guns Explained
Popular Science describes gun power from 15 inch naval and land guns to 16 inch US weapons. It notes shells through twelve inch steel plates seven miles away and 2,370 pound projectiles capable of sinking ships before they appear on the horizon.
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United States
Panama Canal
New York
Sandy Hook
Bathing at Downing Street and a British cast of scandal
The Marquise de Fontenoy reports on 10 Downing Street lacking bathrooms until Asquith's time, comparing British prudery and cold-water culture with European norms. She recounts Windsor and Spencer House, then shifts to Lord Abinger’s London marriage to a controversial French opera figure linked to Faure, Japy clan ties, and Finlands socialist secession amid pro-German sentiment.
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Lloyd George
Downing Street
Sir George Downing
Herbert Asquith
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Asquith
Department of Public Works
10 Downing Street
Mrs
America
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
Europe
Windsor Castle
Edward VII
Whitelaw Reid
London
Dorchester House
Park Lane
Spencer House
Arlington Street
Green Park
Palace
Lord Spencer
Lord Abinger
Rousin
President Faure
Eveleigh Nash
Great Britain
Abinger
Adolph Steinheil
Mme Japy
Japy
Belfort
Senate
Court of Appeal
Leloir
Comtesse de Dorville-Maillefeu
Dapys
Japy de Beaucourt
Beaucourt
Finland
Russia
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Wire cages for stenographers proposed by Mrs Smith in Boston
The Philadelphia Public Ledger recalls Mrs Charlotte Smith urging a law to require every man to provide a wire cage for his stenographer. She argues the mesh would prevent kind words and bonbons, while preserving appearance. The piece mocks the notion and contrasts it with a veil’s effect and notes a humorous bridge-guard exchange.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Women's Homestead Association
Boston
Senate Proceedings and War Tax Revenue Measures
The Senate did not convene but will meet at noon. Finance Committee plans to report the war tax revenue bill Monday, lifting total to about 2.123 billion after $827 million added. New taxes yield 327 million, including corporate incomes 162 million and excess profits 5 million. Conferees agreed to expand the Interstate Commerce Commission to nine members and to curb freight-rate increases until 1920. Debate featured Heflin accusing absent lawmakers of antiwar activity. his remarks were stricken. Additional items include hearings on the Hardwick bill, the rivers and harbors conference report, and free postage proposals for service members. Secretary Baker asked for an 8.66 million deficiency appropriation for drafting costs.
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Senate
Seasion
Simmons
House
Treasury
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
American Union
Military Committee
Hardwick
Heflin
Alabama
Mason and
Britton
Ilinois
Rodenberg
Mlinois
Dyer
Missouri
Committee On Rules
East St. Loula
Congress
Washington Post
Baker
Steenerson
Minnesota
Treasury disbursements and assets in August report
United States Treasury discloses ordinary disbursements for the month and year to date with revenue receipts for the day and month, compare last year, and list general fund assets and liabilities. It details available gold and silver, various notes, coin, bullion, and balances in Federal reserve and national banks.
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General Fund
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Bane
Sae
Walavene
Federal Reserve Banks
Philippines
Aptly Illustrated From the Christian Register
A gentleman chosen to illustrate the contrast between alt and set quips that the United States is a country where the rest of the world never eats and Americans never wait, reflecting a wry take on national habits and tastes.
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Christian Register
United States
Calais Seizure Chronicle of Edwards Siege in 1347
An account of Edward III’s 1347 siege of Calais, its brutal surrender after a year, mass executions, and the town’s repopulation by English settlers. It describes the siege with cannons, arrows, and provisions, plus Edward’s later excesses and the creation of the Order of the Garter.
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Creeay
Edward III
England
Calale Calaise
Edward
Newtown
Calais
Butis St. Pierre
Philippe
Army Officers Assigned to Aviator Duties and Base Posts
Numerous Army officers are detailed for aviation related duty and base command posts. First Lieuts Henry Abbey Jr and Dexter C Ramsey will go to San Diego for aviation duty. Major James A Moss is detailed to the Adjutant General's department in the Panama Canal area. Capt George B Foster Jr is stationed in Atlanta. A group of captains receives instruction at Fort Sill. Additional officers are named for aerial combat duty and signal corps assignments across multiple locations including Leon Springs Fort Leavenworth and Camp Upton. Senior Surgeon Joseph H White is relieved to report to Southeastern department for duty. A humorous World War I era grammar anecdote follows.
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Henry Abbey, Jr
Dexter c. Ramsey
Cavalry
San Piego
Cal
James A. Moss
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Adjutant General’s Department
Panama Canal Department
George B. Foster
Atlanta, Ga
Fort Sill
Oklo
James HB. Abbott
George C. Lawrason
Harry L. King
Walter H. Neill
William OD. Geary
Rudolph E. Smyssr
George J. Oden
Edmund &. Sayre
Leonard W. Prunty
Arthur G. Fisher
Frank M. Andrews
Willam H. Bell
John G. Winter
Jens B. Stedie
Rowland B. Ellis
Horace
Tex
Irving J. Carr
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Alvin C. Worts
Infantry
Signal Corps
Hanson
Jay D. Whitham
Camp Upton
Yaphank
Long Island
N. Y
William J. Sheep
Camp Travis
Fort Sam Houston
Omar H. Quade
Camp Meade
Annapolis Junction
Ferdinand Schmitter
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Joseph A. Worthington
Camp Taylor
Louisville
Shelley U Marietta
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Joseph H White
Public Health Service
Memphis
Tenn
Southeastern Department
William W. Hamilton
Coast Defenses
Portland
George H. Crabtree
Foreign Legion of Aliens
Col
A. T. Arnold
Willard
United States
Serbia
Washington Willard talks on 1920 Democratic hopes
In Washington hotels discussions center on James M. Cox as a potential Ohio governor and 1920 Democratic candidate. E W Moore, Ohio national committeeman, says Cox could be a strong nominating figure if renominated and reelected. Other voices push for aliens in war service and foreign legion ideas amid broader war and crop notes.
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James Moore
Thio
Lanvere
Tere
Merte
Buckaye
Cox
Seri Ouuy
Fresidert
Ohio
E. W. Moore
Willard
Mr. Moore
Obie
Liberty Loan
Red Cross Fund
Washington
Voyage of Marian Leabes Boorm Description
A fragmented maritime elegy depicts Marian Leabes Boorm and a sea burial at night. It evokes pearls, sea life, and regal dimness as ships sail past while waves churn and the sea remains timeless beyond mortal help.
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Marian Leabes
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