Washington Post Subscription Rates 1914
The notice lists subscription plans for The Washington Post dated August 7, 1914. It specifies delivery areas Washington and Alexandria, options for daily and Sunday editions, mail rates payable in advance, and instructions for address changes and payment methods. Includes advertising rep contact and postal terms.
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Boston
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Aid for Cotton Planters Amid Ocean Transport Crisis
A call to extend prompt relief to Southern cotton planters due to failing ocean freight and delayed financial legislation. The writer urges Treasury, banks, and Congress to devise swift, efficient aid to prevent losses from market delays, ensuring no planter suffers during the export halt.
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Congress
South
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
From Flying Dutchman to Wireless Age in History’s Tides
A historical reflection traces the 1815 New Orleans battle and American valor, parallels Morse’s telegraph birth with What hath God wrought, and the rise of wireless power shaping nations while preserving romantic legends of the Flying Dutchman. It links war memory, tech leaps, and enduring mystique of maritime legend.
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New Orleans
Ghent
Kron
Cecelia
York Harbor
Andrew Jackson
Morse
War news handling and Italy's stance amid European conflict
The Post cites Allied and German fronts, noting a rigid censorship and cut wires between the Azores and Europe. It discusses Italy's possible alignment with the triple entente against Germany, and the strategic implications of a Turkey Greece naval clash and the shrinking Turkish presence in Europe.
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Preas
Germany
Azores
Europe
Adriatic
Italy
Dalmatia
Austria
Albania
Bervin
Russia
France
Great Britain
Servia
Wiliam
Turkey
Greece
Vermont
Britain Prepares to Resume Business and Open Markets
England plans to revive trade with a lowered discount rate from 10 to 6 percent. Citizens urged to limit bank withdrawals to essentials as London contemplates reopening the stock exchange after a debt suspension. Officials see a path to normalcy and reform in the new banking system. American bankers seek a swift end to emergency currency.
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England
London Stock Exchange
Britain
Stock Exchange
No War Correspondents Death of Mrs Wilson
The article laments the loss of Mia Wilson wife of the President amid World War I coverage. It notes public mourning, her influence as First Lady, and questions the fate of war correspondents under censorship. It reflects on journalism, neutrality, and ongoing European conflict implications for reporters.
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Europe
United States
Mia Wilson
White House
Lessons from the War for Tourists Abroad Warn of Seizures
An Atlantic observer notes Europe’s wartime rules seizing vehicles yachts and transport under imperial impressment acts. British mobilization and census controls allow entry to stables garages and hangars. fear rises that American cars boats may be pressed as forces move across the continent. Admiral Jellicoe’s brief stature masks a famed fighter career as he guards Britain’s shores amid the global conflict. The piece also surveys noble titles and social ties linking French and British elites amid the war’s upheaval.
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Europe
England
Ireland
Hingland
Engish
Great Britain
King Georges Dominions
French
Germany
Austria
Mey
Italy and Austria in World War I rhetoric
The piece critiques Italy's mixed stance in World War I, noting half hearted alliance ties with Austria-Hungary and a declared neutrality. It argues the Italian army and navy could have impacted the Balkans and French fronts, while questioning Italian public loyalty to the alliance amid rivalries between the two nations.
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Austria-Hungary
Germany
Balkans
France
Congress Condensed on Registry Bill and Mrs Wilson Role
Petitions flood Congress as debate on granting American registry to certain ships continues with no vote. A bill to end the “slums of Washington” and benefit Mrs Wilson is approved. Senator Kern reports Mrs Woodrow Wilson’s death. House adjourns after discussions of the railway mail pay bill and the Johnson bill.
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Wilson
Kern
House
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Underwood
Generous Widow Replaces Debt With Gift to Bryant Family
Mrs Juliett Lamont widow of Col Daniel S Lamont gave the title to a West Forty eighth street house canceling a debt owed to the Bryant estate. The loan of 4000 dollars to Dr Joseph Bryant, physician to Grover Cleveland, enabled the purchase, with repayment set for two years. The move honors friendship with Dr Bryant and his daughter Mrs Florence Bryant de Peyster of Chicago.
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New York Herald
Juliett Lamont
Daniel S Lamont
Grover Cleveland
Mra
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Chicago
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Bryant
Joseph
Grover Claveland
Col Lamont
Weet Forty-eighth Street
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Aettle
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Jan
Powerful Golf Shot Defies Distance At Shawnee
Ray surprised spectators by swapping driver for a cleek on the Shawnee sixteenth hole. He carried a brook and uphill slope with a single thunderous stroke, the ball rolling to within feet of the cup while other long hitters failed with drivers.
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Cleck
Jerome D Travera
Thera
Shawnee
Vardon, McDermott
Atec Smith
Girl Hides in Tree All Night Escaping Kiddappers
Beatrice Walker, 19, of Dixpatch near Jinghane New Jersey, recounts being dragged to a boat on the Delaware River by two men and fleeing to a tree a half mile away. She remained aloft all night fearing capture as authorities conduct a threefold search for the strangers.
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Jinghane
New York
Beatrice Walker
Delaware River
Woman fails to identify husband in desertion case
Mrs Jessie Welsch testified in court that she did not know her own husband after eighteen years of marriage. She admitted living with him only ten days in the period. When asked to point him out he sat only a few feet away, and Judge J D Miller dismissed the charge and placed the counter on her.
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Pittsburgh Gazette Times
Jessie Welsch
J D Miller
Pigeon Returns After Two Years, Aims at Peace
A Kansas City homing pigeon reappears after two years away, signaling a long period of absence. The article notes its journey and the broader human interest in experiments and survival themes amid conflict and scarcity, hinting at pearls and pearls from oysters as a metaphor for hidden value.
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Kansas City
Dove of Peace
Copperhead Hurls At Lantern in Lewistown Narrows
Patrolman Bishop on Penny's tracks in Lewistown Narrows fatally struck a large copperhead that lunged at his lantern reflector. The snake measured about four and a half feet long and was as thick as an ordinary man's arm.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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Lewistown Narrows
Her Literary Taste in a Cold Exchange
In a Boston scene a cultured young woman asks about Crabbas Tales while a Chicago-born Raven’s girl confesses she’s “dead stuck on lobsters.” In Seattle the ribald exchange continues with a risqué remark and a plan described as a knouting.
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Boston
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Chicago
Marion's Leap For Life A Swamp Rat Clears Fence
Gen Marion, famed South Carolina fighter, rides a swift horse across a water ditch barrier. Surrounded by British dragoons, he clears a 4 foot ditch and a tall fence, then fires, wheels, and escapes, riding away to safety.
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Pennyworth of Goodness Fraudulent Promise
In a hospital Jim narrates a tale of guilt and longing as a kindly old lady urges him to earn a penny by behaving well before a gala. He admits mischief, but beneath the plea for forgiveness he asks for a penny, revealing his desire and remorse.
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Therald
War Amidst Fields and Flags in a Grieving Nation
A vivid polemic likens war to harvests of manhood with fleets in brass buttons and striped pantaloons. Citing a nation divided by blue and gray forces, it laments bloodshed, death, and the devil’s gleeful refrain as ghoulish figures ride toward “battle won” and a brutal horizon.
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New York Times
Sons of the Sea
65 Mile Death Race by Gypsies to Save Baby
Gypsy caravans raced 65 miles from near Vinita to Muskogee to save a Stanley tribe baby, swung in a stretcher as horses pulled light wagons. The child died in hospital three hours after arrival despite native medicines and swift action. Burial followed an ancient rite with toys, soap, towel, comb and brush. The report also notes Gypsy graves in Muskogee and recalls a queen of a tribe.
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The New Romance of War and the Dreadnought Debate
The piece surveys emerging warfare shifts as submarines aeroplanes and airships challenge battleships. It cites Sir Percy Scott arguing submarines guard coasts while battleships grow vulnerable. It notes airships bombing fleets under Hague norms and speculates on future naval combat dynamics.
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Irish Sea
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Mexico
Grasshoppers Burden a Sermonilike Swarm at Meeting
Pastor H E F McDade faced a bizarre open air service disruption at Marcus Hook Church when a swarm of grasshoppers settled on him and his coat. He recalled Ecclesiastes and noted the insects burdened him yet he stayed to finish his sermon.
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Philadelphia
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H EF McDade
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Paper plates and tumblers gain favor in England
The New Vere Sun reports English households increasingly adopt paper dishes as the American cup threatens invasion. A Blackpool sanitary conference speaker warned against crockery, saying washed dishes retain germs and that it is safer to learn the whole service after each meal, a stance reflecting harsh housekeeping realities and stresses in modern domestic life.
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Weather Forecast Delivers Warm, Partly Stormy Conditions
The Weather Bureau reports above average temperatures for the central valleys and lake region with local thundershowers in the upper Mississippi valley and eastern South Atlantic states. Highs Friday extend inland and into the Atlantic. cooler clearing Saturday with scattered showers in the West and Rockies. East coast fairs Friday into Saturday with widespread conditions, and readings show temperatures and humidity across various cities.
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Noted Texans Clash Over Prohibition In Hotel Talks
In the New Willard lobby, Judge Tom Simmons cites two Democratic representatives at large McLemore and Cyclone Davis as opposite on prohibition. The discussion recalls Texans known for speaking halves, including Fort Worth’s Tom West and Cal Smith West, and recalls Cyclone Jim Marshall’s quiet Congressional tenure.
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