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Let The Post Follow You for Washington News
August 5 1916 notice urging Washingtonians to subscribe and have the Post mailed to new or old addresses. It explains address changes, mailing duration, and advance payment for mall subscriptions to the Washington Post Company with contact details.
The New York Strike and the Labor Clash
Theodore P. Shonts argues the street railway strike stems from regional disputes and warns that alliance with foreign organizations risks New York transit disruption. Employers say strikes arise from bargaining rights denial. The piece calls for arbitration, criticizes sympathetic strikes, and urges balanced unity between workers and management.
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Theodore P. Shonts
War pensions and costs of unpreparedness
The piece argues that unpreparedness raises war costs and pensions. It cites Britain debating 30 million dollars for widows and dependents of officers and men, tied to estimated deaths. suggests better prep could have reduced losses and pension burdens.
Pensions Rise With Nation’s War Unpreparedness
The text argues that hundreds of millions spent on pensions could be saved by preparedness. War costs are usually counted by munitions and upkeep during conflict. Preparedness would cut these outlays and pensions rise in proportion to initial unpreparedness.
Carranza names commission to seek limits on border crisis
The Carranza government selects three members for a commission aimed at resolving U S Mexico border tensions. The note stresses focusing on withdrawing American troops and pursuing joint actions against border bandits, while avoiding a full plan for peace. Public opinion favors keeping U S forces until Mexico guarantees order and mutual arrangements are in place. The key issue is expanding the commission’s mandate beyond troop withdrawal or cancelling the plan if Carranza rejects broader scope.
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el Paso
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A Spellbinding Campaign Revival Of Oratory Across Campaign
Representative Relph D. Cola of Ohio predicts a revival of stirring street corner speeches and public oratory in the coming presidential race. He notes journalists focus on war news, boosting interest in foreign affairs and political matters. Both parties expect a flood of speakers from senators to veterans, with Democrats leveraging cabinet officers in big meetings.
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Colemad
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Pacific
United States
Danish Treaty and Denmark West Indies Sale Details
The Danish West Indies sale treaty has been signed and the Senate will soon receive an explanation of why negotiations occurred now and why the price was set at 25 million dollars. The public expects a confidential transmission, and the treaty appears to stem from Danish government overtures made months ago with ongoing condition discussions.
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Debate over Denmark’s West Indies sale price and US purchase
The piece argues the United States should buy the Danish West Indies despite high cost, noting Denmark’s lack of increased stake, and recalls Seward’s stance and Britain’s Cuba transfer. It suggests avoiding a European transfer by purchasing the islands, even at a premium, and mentions a document signed in New York by Secretary Lansing and Minister Brun.
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Mother Earths Returns and the Sense of Relief
Comment on nearly eight and a half million dollars for flood relief in the Southern States. Argues seeds and rapid crop growth could restore self support. Warns against misallocation while praising Earth’s bounty and world harvest needs amid war and hunger. Mentions political figures, colonial interests, and arctic discoveries.
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Fateful Tales of European Nobility and Power
A 1916 dispatch traces the troubled histories of the Duke of Brunswick and royal Hanover line, noting insanity amid war horrors, familial downfalls, and a chain of nobles including Sir Thomas Power and Sir George Power. It blends tragedy with lineage, citing battles, misfortune, and a famed stage career connected to Kilkenny heritage. The piece closes with MARQUISE DE FONTENOY as copyright notice.
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John Power
Adam
Buenos Aires
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Eliott Power
Kilkenny
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Plassy
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Samuel Houlton
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Dominion Car and Chemical Company
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Bare legs approved on city beaches in Chicago
Chicago Herald reports under new bathing rules girls at municipal beaches need not wear stockings and most do not. Alderman Block states no complaints about the costumes and notes bare legs are less objectionable than gaudy stockings. Christian Herald recounts a asylum service interruption anecdote with a keeper’s quip about a man’s rare lucid moment.
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Congress Condensed Morning Session Briefs
Senators Hardwick Brandeges and Thomas attacked the child labor bill while Borah urged its passage. J Hamilton Lewis planned a defense of the administration’s Mexican policy in an afternoon talk. Naval conferees resumed talks but halted with no decision. Army bill conferees also failed to agree. Interstate commerce panel shelved a railroad investigation resolution. David J. Kaufman was confirmed to the Board of Charities. Adjourned 6:20 p.m. until 10 a.m. Conference on the agriculture bill adopted. Webb recommended dropping impeachment proceedings against District Attorney Marshell. Minor bridge matters discussed by interstate and foreign commerce panel. Adjourned 6:16 p.m. until noon tomorrow.
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Epidemic of bad boys shocks wartime England
The Manchester bishop appeals for homes for boys 14 to 16 amid postwar strain as mothers bear discipline alone. War has emptied fathers from homes, leaving youths to stray into petty crime while police detain many too old for maternal control and too young for service. The piece frames the issue as a national moral strain and a wartime penalty on youth development.
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Ghosts and the burden of fear in late childhood
Judé Mortimer Lewis recalls childhood fears of ghosts and death in the Houston Post poem. She describes night terrors and cold hands, then learns there are no spirits or death to dread, framing death as a doorway to glory. The piece moves from fear to philosophical acceptance.
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Houston Post
Bean Corner Smashed Signals Bean Market Break in Boston
Seaton Post reports a housewives boycott forcing beans down to 26 cents a quart in Boston. Wholesale grocers expect prices to fall further to about six dollars and fifty cents a bushel as New York traders weaken and demand shifts to green vegetables until the new bean crop arrives by mid autumn.
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Would Pick Cooler Month Foe Dearie But Likely Not In July
Detroit Free Press notes a lighthearted exchange about marriage timing with playful banter over July. The snippet hints at social chatter and relationship jokes rather than a formal event or report.
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King James Escaped Gowrie Plot 316 Years Ago Today
The August 5 anniversary recalls James VI of Scotland I of England narrowly escaping a Gowrie plot at Gowrie Hall Parth with his retinue. Ruthven, a rival noble, attempted to seize the king. a servant aided the escape and Ruthven was killed, Gowrie and his brother also slain amid lingering mystery.
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Going Back to Herbs in Indiana Kitchens
In the Indianapolis News a nostalgic look at old time herb gardens in Indiana kitchens. It recalls herbs like mint sage thyme and marjoram once common in pantry gardens and valued for flavor and digestion. The piece notes USDA support for reviving herb gardens beyond the East and urges homemakers to reclaim flavorful cooking with homegrown herbs.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
New England
United States Department of Agriculture
Weeds Prove Theory From Two Papers
A fragmented clipping argues the survival of the fittest favors those who fit many to survive, claiming weeds thrive in gardens. It quotes a Birmingham Age-Herald remark about a Daubson artist, noting he earns $20,000 annually and seldom draws a public bath scene.
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Washington Hotels Hearings On War Dye Trade Debated
In Washington hotels, officials discuss postwar duty on dyestuffs, with George A. Peck arguing the Senate should not delay the bill until peace is declared. Analyses cover Germany’s dye surplus, potential market impacts, and the timing of armistice and cargo releases.
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