The Washington Post Subscription Rates 1916
The notice lists delivery areas Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday options. It shows rates for one week one month and one year, including mail and Sunday editions, and payment methods by draft cheque or money order. Foreign advertising reps are named and the issue date is Thursday August 10 1916.
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Washington
Alexandria
Express
Dara Payotts
Washington Post Cqo
Washington, DC
Escondolaga Mall Matter
Pall Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Let the Post Follow You Washington Post Address Policy
A historical notice instructs subscribers leaving Washington to continue receiving The Post by changing addresses promptly. It urges sending old and new addresses with duration of mailing, and notes prepaid mail subscriptions to the Washington Post Company.
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Washingtoniane
POST
Washington Post Company
Great Strike Averted By Federal Mediation Efforts
The leaders of railroad brotherhoods deserve credit for accepting mediation offered by the Federal board to avoid a strike. Mediation is praised as a fair process that probes minimum demands and maximum concessions, leading to mutual agreement. The piece argues national unity and patience can resolve industrial disputes with impartial federal mediation guiding negotiations.
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Brother Gods
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Haat
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Amer- Mane
The Philippine Bill Clash Over Independence Timing
The Clarke amendment proposing four years of independence for the Philippines was discussed after the conference committee report. Restoring the House bill language, it supports a form of U S withdrawal with a table government, while humanitarian and strategic considerations argue against abandoning the islands.
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Wme
Philipppines
Wao Islands
United States
Philippines
Isaue
Philippine Islands
Fragmentary OCR Item Sparks Reader Confusion
A garbled excerpt includes fragmented words and names making meaning unclear. Readers are left with partial phrases and no identifiable events or entities to report.
The Mexican American Commission and its hopes
The Mexican American Commission is viewed as a potential path to stabilize U S Mexican relations and perhaps secure lasting peace in Mexico through a compromise plan. The piece lauds the appointed commissioners especially Lane and Brandt and suggests swift, coordinated action could influence policy before the November election and aid Wilson’s reelection.
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Carranza
United States
Franklin K Lane
Louis D Brandeté
Mexico
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Columbus Mansaocre
Villa Bandita
Villa
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Hughes
Wilson
Japan naval build up and U S counter plan analyzed
The article notes hints that the House will back the Senate plan for four dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers, while Japan announces a next year naval program including five modern super dreadnoughts and two new battle cruisers. It argues Japan may secretly replace aging ships with newer battle cruisers and dreadnoughts, keeping a surprise superiority. The piece says the U.S. plan keeps tempo on paper, but real advantage is uncertain and urges at least four dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers for the United States.
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Senate
Japan
United States
The Crop Decline Figures From August 1 Forecast
The Department of Agriculture revised August 1 crop estimates from July 1 forecasts, showing declines across most major crops. Wheat at 168 600 000 bushels, corn 89 060 000, oats 43500 000, barley 11 600 000, with decreases in rye, white and sweet potatoes, flax, apples and peaches, and a previous large drop in cotton prospects.
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Department of Agriculture
Wheat Harvest Prospects Improve As Carryover Cushions Shortfall
The report notes favorable weather and a generally good quality wheat harvest, with production near 654 million bushels and a 620.9 million bushel U.S. requirement. A large old-crop carryover of about 75 million bushels helps balance domestic needs and export expectations.
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Lois Hart
Aucus Laveran
United States
The Scapegoats: From Mexico to the Danish West Indies
A sweeping critique of scapegoating in politics and foreign policy, tracing how elites blame others for unrest from Mexico to the Danish West Indies. It notes foes of intervention, laments war drives, and mentions figures like Pancho Villa and Col McClure while questioning American attitudes and media influences.
Death and Curse Tied to Newstead Abbey Legacy
A fragmented 1914 article recalls Sir Arthur Markham and the Newstead Abbey curse. It links Markham’s controversial career and family tragedy to legends surrounding the estate and the Byron lineage, detailing attacks on Kitchener, political clashes, and ominous omens tied to the abbey’s fate.
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Sir Arthur Markham
Old Abbey
Not to Be Beaten Highlander’s tune tale
A Highlander known for one tune on the pines plays on a Sunday morning. A minister approaches to rebuke him and asks if he knows the Ten Commandments. The man retorts to whistle the first three or four bars and he will try.
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MacDougall
A Bar Is All This By Eimtermar fe Titnels Prison
A fragmentary poem-like line recalls bars as gateways to vice peril and ruin a bar to heaven a passage to hell reflecting moral judgment on drink and despair through a bleak catalog of harms and warnings about the road from virtue to vice.
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Congress Condensed Senate Reports and House Actions
Senate leaders and finance committee concessions are noted along with tax and stamp duties in finance deliberations. The House adjourned at 4 PM, with conferences on the army bill and immigration, and a favorable Webb bill report from Judiciary. A foreign trade measure and carrier liability bill moved, and adjournment scheduled for tomorrow morning.
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Microphone Mine System to Detect Submarine Approach
Edward F Chandler proposes a mine defense concept using groups of four mines each with a microphone. The setup allows detection of a submarine by listening for propeller hum and lighting lamps on a board. the nearest microphone to the submarine triggers the corresponding lamp, guiding detonation.
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Popular Science Monthly
Hdward F Chandler
Mr Chandler
Watchmen of the Night and a Night Sea Evocation
A fragmented verse recounts a night sea action with England at dawn and artillery fire. It contrasts a wartime patrol ship and distant battle with sleepy homesteads and a rising dawn. The piece blends poetic war imagery with stray civic quips and a local newspaper feel.
Battle of Wilson's Creek Fought 55 Years Ago Today
A fragmentary account recalls the 1861 clash near Wilsons Creek ten miles north of Springfield. Union forces led by Lyons and Sigel attacked the Confederates before dawn on August 10, stalled by heavy resistance, Lyons was fatally wounded, Sturgis took command, and Sigel’s rear attack failed, prompting a Confederate rout. Federals suffered about 1,245 casualties to roughly 195 for the Confederates, with the army retreating toward Springfield and Bell.
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No False Modesty In Sweden In Collier's Weekly
Arthur Hubl discusses Swedish attitudes toward modesty and American ideas as depicted by Zorn and his imitators. He notes vivid imagery in Stockholm print shops of nymphs and sunlit scenes near rivers and baths, contrasted with American reactions in New York. Bathhouses show interracial and gendered tensions, with locals observing women attendants and Swedish bathing customs shaping behavior.
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Collier's Weekly
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Wired Wireless in War Used by European Armies
Prank C Page reports Lieut Col George O Squiers USA did not patent the wired wireless but many European armies now use it in the field. The method lets messages be transmitted along the outside of telephone wires without breaking contact. Messages jump 40 to 60 feet to reach receivers, enabling parallel communications between batteries and observation posts even when wires are damaged. The invention is significant for rapid artillery coordination and avoiding disruption from broken lines during shellfire.
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C Page
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Neuve Chapelis
Views of capital visitors on interesting current events
A compilation of overseas impressions on American politics, war impact, and global affairs. Hobart Tasmania's Alfred T Davis notes New York bustle, Jutland dispatches, and shipping rates while Australia faces labor shortages and war orders. A N Hathway reports on Philippine independence prospects and modernization, noting Americanized natives, education, and expatriate commerce.
Mulles Stalks for Roman Funerals and Cooking Notes
Fragmentary text discusses mullion stalks used as funeral torches in the middle ages and as candle wicks. Mentions medicinal virtues of mullein, smoking leaves and tea for colds. Includes an old recipe note about potatoes and a tip about not soaking seeds, with garbled cooking guidance and a suggestion to test by taste.
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