Subscriptions Offered by Washington Post Distributor
The notice advertises delivery by Garrrier in Washington and Alexandria with terms for subscriptions. It mentions a one month Sunta and a Daly Sunday option and references bystander safety while the United States government is urged to focus on its own business at this juncture.
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Garrlier
Washington
Alexandria
Daly
Oaly
Bo Trails
Gerous
United States
Charges of Barbarism in the European War Prompt Counterclaims
The piece contrasts German troop actions with Belgian ministerial warnings about alleged violations of The Hague convention. It argues neutral powers will not intervene, notes possible postwar indemnities, and cautions against exaggeration of civilian suffering as brutal warfare escalates.
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la Punlay
Gova Senda
Sundas
Washington Post subscription notice from 1914
The notice urges readers to receive The Washington Post by mail, offering flexible delivery to any part of the country. It lists addresses for subscriptions and explains payment in advance, with instructions on how to change delivery and inform the paper of new mailing details.
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Washington Fox
Nations Readying War as Europe Edges Toward Conflict
England declares war on Austria as France breaks with Austria. Italy faces pressure to join Germany and Austria, risking a broader war. Holland and Belgium potential flashpoints loom with German aims at Antwerp and Rotterdam. Turkey plans neutrality but could pivot against Greece. Montenegro declares war on Germany, Montenegro’s actions threaten to widen Balkan fighting at sea. Clashes between Austrian and French or British fleets seem imminent.
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Italy
Netherland
Antwerp
Holland
Helland
Netherlands
Germany
English
Hotterdam
Belgium
Holtauu
Turkey
Greece
Balkan
Aegean Islands
Aegean Islands Muikurian
Iittle Montegro
Montensero
Austria
Serva Uso
Ange
Montenegro
Mediterranean
France
Great Britain
Manking
Russia
England
Opportune Peace Treaties Amid World War Turmoil
The article questions how European diplomats will view peace treaties offered by the United States during a colossal war. It notes nations’ self interests drive alliances, Italy’s stance against Austria, and warns treats may irritate more than soothe as the war rages on.
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Europe
Wim
United States
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Italy
Friie
Russia
Britain
Austin
Evert
Earl Dais
Ruan
Bellvia
Willard
Ferent
Tistrata Phina Art
Cornwall
Bolivia
London
Cortrou
Anneries
Return of the Innocents from Europe
As American passengers stream home from Europe fears recede. Reports detail mixed losses and gains, with many relieved to reach shore. Travelers recall peril as a gamelike escape, yet pride and relief mark their return to homeland and family.
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Europe
England
Liege
Darkest
Africa
Terra Arma
Masks and Faces in a New York Chemist Tale
A New York chemist with a face scarred by a citric acid explosion shows his wife the hideous visage, provoking her flight. The essay debates whether outward features reveal inner spirit and cites Senator Lane of Oregon on candid oratory as a counterpoint to beauty.
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New York
Lane
Oregon
Congressional
War Costs and the Hope for Peace Across Nations
The piece notes high European war costs, estimates daily spending around 50 million dollars and historical outlays, argues armament funds could boost railroads and merchant fleets, and questions whether patriotism can fade. It concludes lasting peace requires a change in human hearts and a world brotherhood beyond borders.
Lords of Hope Family Ties and Royal Shipwreck Lore
A long feature traces the Hope family lineage from France to Scotland, detailing Lord Charles Hope of French descent and distant ties to Lords Linlithgow and Newcastle. It recounts shipwreck rescues, royal connections, and Paris and Holland branches, highlighting family feasts, heraldry, mottos, and social stature in a period-epic style.
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Lord Charles Hope
Alexander Hope
Craighill
Pelham-Clinton
Henry Hope
Hope
France
Holland
Thomas Hope
Paris
Faubourg
Germain
Princesa de Sazun
Seilleres
Duchess de Talleyrand
Hopetoun House
County Linlithgow
Faces and Souls Behind the Veil of Beauty and Horror
The passage argues that facial appearances reveal inner character, citing Moore’s Veiled Prophet of Khorassan and Anatole France’s Paphnutius. It notes how masks and grotesque features mirror corrupt or noble souls, while genuine affection and dignity show beyond outward looks, as in old lovers and the Old Campeador.
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Lincoln
Moore
Khorassan
Anatole France
Paphnutius
Congress Condensed Senate Proceedings and Debates
Senate completed two day session ratifying eight of twenty peace treaties urged by the President and Secretary of State. Amendments to extend American registry to foreign built ships were debated. Recessed at 6:45 to 1:00 this morning in Houston. District committee reported a bill to ease settlement in Watson case.
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Senate
Agharat
Houst
J . A. Watson
Humphrey
The Famous Iron Cross Named by German Kaiser
The New Yorker Staats-Zeitung traces the Iron Cross history begun by King Frederick William III and revived by King William I after 1870. The insignia, a simple maltese cross with oak leaves, bears the date 1813 and was redesigned in 1870. it has since honored 49,374 German warriors.
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New York Times
Willam I
New Yorker
Staats-Zeitung
Frederick William XIX
Prussia
Agre Duatemary
France
William I
Imperial Council
Radium Restores Sight Says Chicago Merchant
Seth B Capp, a retired Chicago merchant, told Philadelphia Record that radium treatment restored his sight after months of blindness. He reported one cataract dissolved and the other greatly improved, allowing vision to return in the treated eye and hazy sight in the other, with further improvement expected in a month or two.
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Philadelphia
John Ege
Seth B Capp
Chicago
Capp
Eugenic law affects Wisconsin marriages in early 1914
Madison Wisconsin reports show 6273 Wisconsin marriages for January to May 1914, vs 6707 in the same period of 1913. Officials note eugenic marriage law has scared residents from marrying or caused out of state weddings, with many not reported to the state board of health.
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Wisconsin
Statistea
State Board of Health
Foot Mysteriously Cut Off In Philadelphia Injury
Daniel Devlin of 61 East Huntingdon Street fell at Third and Brown while leaning on a telegraph pole. Policeman McMenamin assisted and Devlin was taken to Roosevelt Hospital where his foot was severed from the leg at the ankle, held only by skin. Investigators found no cause at the fall site for such a wound.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt Hospital
Daniel Devlin
East Huntingdon Street
Devlin
Third
Brown Streets
McMenamin
Seventh District
Devlins Ad
Boy Rescued After Sleepwalking Into Cold River Near Frankstown
Nine year old Harold Hanna wandered from bed into the Juanita River as his fishing party camped on the bank pulled by William Bowser. Rescued with head above water after five minutes of effort, Hanna was awakened by his father LW Hanna upon reaching shore amid a chilling, perilous incident. The report mixes fragmentary remarks from other papers about a fiancé and a wife’s circle, offering a jagged note on domestic expectations.
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Altoona
Philadelphia Inquirer
Harold Hanna
Juanita River
Frankstown
William Bowser
LW Hanna
How Men Smoke Cigars Across Life Stages
The piece traces how male cigar smoking evolves with age from youth to old age. It notes youths seek long, firm ashes as a sign of quality, then shift to flicking ash and smoking briskly, and finally return to savoring and watching the ash grow as memories of youth surface. It presents a reflective view on habit and nostalgia.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lightning Foils Robbers at Williamsburg Store
A bolt of lightning shattered a rear window as two men attempted a burglary at Marcus Berlin’s 203 Broadway shop in Williamsburg. One intruder struck the proprietor with a blackjack, but the noise and blast frightened the thieves into fleeing. Berlin alerted Bedford Avenue police. two men were previously seen casing the store and are being hunted.
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New York Tribune
Marcus Berlin
Broadway
Williamsburg
Herlin
Berlin
Bedford Avenue
Broadway Echoes Across Cities In Song And Dream
A poetic fragment shows John O Keefe praising Broadway's glow from New York to London and Berlin. Voices recall the famous street as a beacon of fashion and home, urging fair play and the return to Broadway’s bright radiance and familiar comfort.
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John O Keefe
New York
Mayfair
Tara
Broadwa
Broadway 1
Home
London
Fleet
St Pauls
Ald
Broadway
Home Sweet Home
Marys Lam and the Scrubbed Drive at Golf Match
In a Boston Transcript verse Mary tees a ball described as pale the caddie mocks her shot and the poem notes Marys slam as she whiffs and the ball ricochets into rough. The jeer erupts from a cynical imp as the scene unfolds with playful humor.
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Hoow
Boston Transcript
Mary
Tea tempering British wrath via modified diet
A London Chronicle piece links national calm to a lighter modern diet while recalling older feasts. It notes past meals included wine and honey with beef, sugar in many dishes, and claims forebears were more prone to anger under heavier breakfasts.
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London Chronicle
Walter Besant
Why He Rushed to the Bank in a Troubled Love Tale
The husband rushed to the bank amid a tense scene described by readers. A student or observer prompts an explanation, and a voice asserts the motive as securing insurance funds, suggesting a motive rooted in financial gain.
Does Woman Dress For Man or Herself in Fashion Debate
The passage debates whether women dress to attract men or please other women, noting historical icons like Helen of Troy and Cleopatra and weighing a third view that women dress solely to please themselves. It argues fashion reflects both male influence and female self-expression, illustrated by imagined scenes at Ascot and Goodwood.
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London Times
Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
Bo Long
Ascot
Goodwood
SHE LANDS FRENCH SOLDIERS IN PARIS
Paris correspondence reports Henry, wife of an American army officer attached to the embassy, testifying to French soldiers gallantry as she traveled from Boulogne with four trunks including her husband’s uniforms. At customs she identified as a soldier’s wife, received help, and a crowd escorted her to her hotel amid cheers.
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Mesore Henry
May Henry
Embass
Boulogne
Aresau
Train costs him a bride in wild race to court
W J Folk of Wann Okla raced a freight train to win Whew Sudie West’s hand. Rival Charles Meac and Folk both pursued Miss West after a telephoned ultimatum. Folk arrived first, and the couple wed in Bartlesville after a hazardous motor ride.
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Okis
New York Tribune
J Folk
Okla
Sudie West
Charles Meac
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War prophecy found in old Bible near Gillett
George Fletcher discovered a 22 year old Bible prophecy by his father William Fletcher. It claims that in the year 1114 there will be wars in every corner of the earth based on biblical calculations and the handwriting is said to be by William himself.
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Staffordshire
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Sondon
Coutte & Co
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Anne
National Institute of Bankers
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Liege
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Ins
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Weather and tide table reports scattered thunderstorms and cold fronts
Forecast notes a moderate low pressure area over the upper lakes bringing thunder showers in Ontario and surrounding areas. Hints of showers across Missouri, Indiana, the south, and plains with warmer temps in the east and south. Tides listed with hourly temps and humidity, noting Potomac and Shenandoah conditions with cloudy skies and river bulletins.
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Agiculture Weather Bureau
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Ontaria
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Missouri
Mites
Indiana
Lees
Allanir
Texas
Bowes
Aloni
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Ohio Valley
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Regin
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New England
Anante
Tollewaad
Avense
Interviews with Capital's Visitors in Washington
In Washington, William Flinn of Pittsburgh discusses Pennsylvania politics and fusion efforts between Progressives and Democrats to challenge Senator Penrose. The interview covers Roosevelt support, Republican-Progressive relations, and broader views on postwar commerce and American ship registry amid shifting global trade dynamics.
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Washington
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Finn
Ido Prekot
Secord
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Roosevelt
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