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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1915
Page
11
An advertisement outlines carrier delivery terms for The Washington Post in Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday options. Rates shown include monthly and weekly plans, though the text is fragmentary and contains stray punctuation and location hints.
Citizens moving from Washington should keep The Post with them to stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Send orders with old and new addresses, and how long to mail. Subscriptions are payable in advance to The Washington Post Company.
The nation faces a lesson from Europe showing the perils of unprepared defense and finance. It urges Congress to rapidly expand the army, navy, coast defenses, and a robust merchant marine, with all war materiel produced domestically to keep expenditures within the United States and benefit American industry and taxpayers.
The fragment states that funds should be expended here and both be spent in foreign countries by their own government, reflecting a stance on international financial policy and sovereignty.
A dispassionate study argues Americans should avoid British vessels to prevent provoking Germany and save lives. It notes neutrals may travel on belligerent ships but urges caution, asserting the U S government will not waive citizen rights yet individual travelers should consider safety and national duty.
The essay argues modern war erodes chivalry and personalized honor. It contrasts past duels and individual valor with gunpowder and cannon, noting that distant, impersonal destruction diminishes the glory once tied to the regiment and single combat. It suggests a general drift toward less visible acts of courage.
The State Department rejects a proxy American imposed government in Mexico and calls for a Mexican led solution. Leaders like Iglesias Calderon Vazquez Gomez and de la Barra are named as possible provisional presidents to restore order, peace, and progress without further Carranza Villa or Zapata opposition.
Police Commissioner Woods discusses lessons from Plattsburg camp on military science and training. He warns against a voluntary army myth and stresses need for armed, equipped personnel who understand modern warfare. He condemns pacifist and simplistic notions and urges national readiness amid global tensions.
Edward Holden is described as the leading English banker, head of a vast British banking coalition overseen with Lloyds and Smiths Bank figures, controlling hundreds of branches and deposits across the empire. The profile notes his self-made rise from clerk to financier, his role in fusion of banking interests, and his knowledge of German finance as Britain navigates wartime strain.
A crowded tent at a Northfield carnival was the scene of a fatal attack when a huge male lion seized Maj. Joan Dumont by the leg and hurled him to the floor. A female lion then killed him as two other lions joined the attack. James Patterson and circus staff eventually killed the enraged lion and seriously wounded others.
SAYS WOMEN HELP BRING WAR. A British party member argues in favor of women’s role in the war effort and links education to preventing future wars. She contends women must adopt servicelike uniforms and stresses education as a remedy for militarism and social ills.
Frederika L. Galm of Newark sues May E. Picha for return of an engagement ring given last April after their betrothal ended. Picha, of 808 Bergen Street, Newark, faces Hast Orange police court appearance to explain why she keeps the ring and ends their engagement.
The speaker urges perseverance in a boxing metaphor, urging the fighter to ignore easy streets and keep working hard. A buyer warns against quitting, insisting grit, courage, and one last push are needed to survive the final round. The lines compare dwindling finances and resolve to a battle, urging endurance and a last effort.
The Richardson spite house at Lexington Avenue and Eighty-second Street, built on a narrow 5 by 102 foot lot, will be razed to clear space for a modern eleven story apartment building. Bing and Bing bought the land from Charles Stein, who bought it at auction in 1909 for 12 500. The adjacent houses were sold by J. S. Murphy. Joseph Richardson built the house before his 1807 death, offering 5 000 for land while neighbors paid only 1 000. The property now assessed at 17 000. Richardson used bay windows to extend rooms into the narrow width without infringing on neighbor rights, and the house reached the building line, blocking light from the avenue side of the others.
Mrs. Charles B. Vincent found a small paper in a sweater pocket that proved to be her late husband’s will. Dated before his March 29 death, it left real estate at Pine Brook New Jersey to the widow and was admitted to probate after a long search failed to locate the document.
A colorful suburb tale notes a colored parky named Bam seeking reconciliation after Lucinda repelled him with a stove and chimney threat. A Philadelphia lawyer counsels patience as Bam admits a flawed attempt at romance and vows to move forward.
The Union Army under Hancock and Gibbon attacked near Globe Tavern and Reams Station to destroy the Weldon Railroad. Fierce fighting with Miles, Hill, and Hampton followed, yielding heavy casualties on both sides and ultimately ending with Hancock withdrawing at night. Confederate losses were lighter, while Federal losses totaled about 2,740 with 12 colors and 9 guns captured or lost.
Pitman New Jersey reports Cupid disrupts the Independent Order of Bachelor Maids as three leading members break their pledges. A further blow comes with the engagement of Miss Vestina Porch, an officer, to Harry Edwardes of Bustleton Pennsylvania.
Miss Lillian B. Woehrie, 20, a stenographer in the recorder of deeds office, was struck on the head by a hammer dropped from a four story building on Washington avenue. A wire in her hat prevented a fatal skull fracture as she was en route to the courthouse and she is hospitalized with a severe scalp wound.
Bangor Me dispatch reports a bolt of lightning at the summer cottage of Mr and Mrs Alfred P Lasher of New York at Hancock Point. It struck the bed area, burned a rug hole, tore floors and ceiling and shattered the house. Mrs Lasher was stunned but recovered. No trace of where the lightning left. The Lasher cottage formerly belonged to Ezra L Stearns of Bangor. Me Lasher is described as a wealthy retired lumberman.
An outtake from Jude titled Theory and Practice shows Mrs. Blough insisting she will not tailor herself to others while a caller, the staff photographer for the Scarehead, and the Sunday editor push for a quick photo. The scene captures a hurried exchange as she prepares to dress in a bit.
Former Kentucky governor candidate A O Stanley spoke in Washington after a Wisconsin hunting trip. He touted Kentucky’s local option stance, claimed vast county support, and predicted a November victory. Other remarks covered Fairbanks for president, Indiana support, and expectations of reduced wheat and corn crops due to prolonged rains.
New York World reports Diamond Jim Brady wearing a dazzling set of jewels at the Harris Theater premiere of Rolling Stones. He sported two diamond motorcycles with diamond tires, emerald headlights, ruby saddles, and a jeweled wheels device teased by a press agent. Brady drinks only water and orange juice.
In a country night a girl pair overhears frogs at a pond causing whispers and guesses about sounds. A peeper's shout and a basso profondo frog prompt comic misinterpretations as they identify the noises.
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