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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1915
Page
9
The Washington Poet at Pennsylvania Ave near Fourteenth informs readers of subscription options by carrier or mail. Rates include daily and Sunday editions with various term lengths, and a note to Washingtonians abroad to keep The Post informed by mail.
A 1915 editorial argues Carranza seeks dictatorship and graft while Villa and Zapata favor peace. It urges the United States and Latin American allies to cut arms supplies to Carranza to stop the war, allow peaceful elements to organize a government, and prevent further bloodshed and looting.
Dobbs Ferry New York leads in prison reform with electric fans. The piece mocks perceived comforts for inmates and contrasts earlier prison life with modern amenities. It cites the town’s supposed progress amid a satirical critique of uplift and sensational timing.
Quoted remarks advocate easing crime by making it easier to commit and argue for stronger prison security. The speaker endorses a planned iron fence in front of the prison to deter entry by the public.
A DC citizens committee seeks to assist Congress in assessing taxation, gathering exact facts on property assessments, tax levels, and fairness. It emphasizes objective truth, warns against relying on claims, and urges taxpayers to share information to prevent unfair changes and ensure just bases for comparison.
The Birmingham Ledger urges cotton owners to store as much as possible and hold it off the market to cushion the South. It cites government aid possibly coming via Secretary McAdoo and a potential British blockade relief, urging farmers to avoid panic, act independently, and build long term stability through self denial and prudent management.
New England states voice sharp complaints over the high cost of government. Massachusetts cites a state tax of 9,750,000 this year, up from 1914 and far higher than fifteen years ago. The growth is linked to new commissions and costly programs like workmen's compensation and widows' pension laws, expanding public expenditures.
The article argues lawmakers seek new revenue from inheritance, corporate, and stock transfer taxes while income taxes expand. It questions the claimed benefit to workers, warning higher taxes will shift costs to rent, food, and clothing. It warns artificial remedies won’t stop the law of supply and demand.
A proseful argument urges readiness, warning that lack of preparation invites invasion and invalidates moral rights. It stresses that the United States must be prepared to enforce peace, lest war be forced by an unready nation. The piece interweaves references to France, Russia, Britain, Turkey, and Germany with satirical asides on current figures and events.
Victor Napoleon and Prince Louis Bonaparte have permission to observe Italian army operations from headquarters as guests, not combatants. They are distant cousins of King Victor Emmanuel, with ties to Princess Clothilde. Paris reportedly sees no danger to the republic, but France remains wary of royalist influence amid Bourbon sentiments.
From the New York Evening Sun a new Portuguese Bible version has been finished. Brazil will receive most of the edition as its Portuguese speaking population is largest. The move aims to preserve linguistic standards and moral influence amid Brazil’s rapid growth, contrasting with past beliefs about Honolulu’s Portuguese speakers.
The Emperor of the Sahera and Hempstead Plains was captured near Huntington after a five hour march. Sheriff Pettit and a motorcycle unit detained him as he sought to buy cattle. He claimed a need for 350,000 head of long horns for allied forces before night. He was lodged at Amityville Sanatorium after agreeing to purchase 30,000 head from a farmer.
A two year old boy, John Ryan, fell into a rain barrel at his Ninety-Sixth and Botanic home in Philadelphia. He was not found for about an hour until his mother attempted to put him to bed and his 14 year old brother James located him. He had been playing in the backyard and climbed a box beside the barrel leading to the accident.
A fragment from Edith Wharton published in The Century captures a dreamy shoreline scene. It describes sun and sea, orchards and grazing sheep, bees and waves, and a plea for a cooling vision as night falls and a soul drifts seaward.
From an Oconto Dispatch two Qegato girls Dolly Powell and Sadie Bundy operate a 76 acre farm a mile south of Brookside wearing men's clothes except bloomers. They do all work with one sister as housekeeper while they plow seed harvest and manage stock. They say they are independent and profitable, land owned by Bundy sisters and Powell.
Bloomfield New Jersey Dispatch reports Raymond F. Davia’s wife Mrs. Davia plans to oppose him for town clerk in the October special election. She says both are suffragists and will run to keep the office in the family while he recovers from foot injuries.
The Kansas State civil service commission announced new rules barring cigarette users and drinkers from State employment. The commission may refuse to certify applicants who habitually use intoxicating beverages or cigarettes, tightening eligibility beyond the prior ban on liquor users.
A revival of the 1814 British raid on Washington details the burning of the Capitol Treasury and other public buildings. Gen Ross and Admiral Cockburn led the raid, with the city left in ruin and property losses pegged at about 2 million dollars. Secretary of War Armstrong resigns amid the blame.
Two Italian convicts in New Jersey state prison fought with knives in their cell. One, John De Augustina of Cumberland County, died two hours after being wounded. The other, Joseph Ferrato of Middlesex County, survives and faces possible murder trial. Overcrowding left doubles in cells. guards freed the pair after an early morning knife fight.
Surrogate Nicoll of Suffolk county upheld the will of Frances C Whitman of Central Islip. The case noted her unconventional home life including open air bathing and bareheaded runs about the yard. Despite odd conduct there was no evidence she lacked business sense to manage her affairs.
Deacon Hyperbole Meddere asks about air and kitchenettes in the cities. Upson Downs explains that these places mold or cast a flat dweller’s daily meallets, shaping urban life and routines.
At the Raleigh hotel in the capital, Allen Wright of McAlester highlights Oklahoma's record wheat and corn crops, notes legislature tensions, oil prices, and Indian coal wealth, while other speakers discuss Republican prospects, western nominations, and Pacific trade risks with Japan.
A 76 year old piano tuner, Darwin De Wolf of Valparatis, arrives at Hotel McAlpin to enroll in a post graduate course in his trade. He recalls traveling rural Indiana with his instruments and jokes about a self playing piano that baffled him, pinning 9488 to his trousers to protect it on Broadway. He expects to finish in two months and says no piano will stump him afterward.
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