Washington Post Subscription Terms Listed in Fragments
A fragmentary notice outlines subscription options for The Washington Post with carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria and mail rates. It lists daily and Sunday editions, weekly and monthly plans, and payment by drafts, checks, or money orders, payable to The Washington Post Co in Washington, D C.
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Washington
Alexandra
Paoly
Fene Daly
Fay
Bandav
Washington Post Co
Washington, D. C
Postofice
Washington, Doo
Cass
Fifth Avenue
New York
Malters
Devoountre
Boston
Kresge
Detroit
Ford
Guard the Panama Canal amid looming war peril
The article warns the Panama Canal is a critical vulnerability if Japan or other belligerents enter war. It argues an attack or neutralization would enable the Pacific takeover, endangering Alaska, Hawaii, and the Philippines, and urges stronger canal protection and neutrality enforcement. It notes Goethals’ plea for safeguards and criticizes administration inaction. It also covers a separate legal opinion on a wife's rights and equal privilege before the law.
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Panama Canal
Aag
Japan
Atlantic
Canal
Pacific
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Corregidor Island
Tsingten
Philippine Islands
United States
Great Britain
Panama
Col. Goethals
Col
Tioethals
The Patronage Fight Delays Abmed U S Attorney Nomination
The piece discusses a looming clash between the President and Senate over appointing John D. Lynn as U S attorney for the Western District of New York. It argues the Constitution assigns appointment power to the Senate and notes potential recess appointments and Senate checks to prevent overreach.
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John D. Lynn
New York
Garfield
Conkling
United States
Senate
Supreme Court
Congress
Cleveland
A Blow at American Industry Sparks Debate on War Exports
A Chicago suggested plan to ban export of American made goods to belligerents drawn strong opposition. The piece argues such prohibition harms U S industry and taxpayers, fails to end the war, and undermines neutrality. It notes Britain can obtain goods now, Germany could later, and warns against measured trade bans as counterproductive.
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United States
Great Britain
America
Germany
Schwab
the Post
Europe
Gonzalo S. Corda
Minas
Ecuador
MM Cordova
Washington
New York
Se Pal - American Commission
Mr. Cordove
Willard
Cordova
pan-American Commission
The
American Commission
South America
Leland
France
Arar Manta
Foamsie
Cleomenes
Gree
Unmier
Navy Yard
Stettr
Baltic Sea
Bordeaux
Het
Iso
Indian Head
The Worm Turning and Air Routes Safe Calvary
A collage of satirical observations on wartime policy and public sentiment. It notes hopes for air travel safety for Santa, compares internment versus interment, and comments on an American movement to scrutinize government under the pretext of public accountability. It mentions Senator Sherman, critiques on government efficiency, and whimsical asides about Taft, peace treaties, and war news.
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Chicago
United States
France
Scarborough
Sherman
Illinois
Djemal Pasha's Rise and Ottoman Plans Against Egypt
Djemal Pasha, appointed to command Ottoman forces for an Egypt invasion, is portrayed as a foremost Turkish political figure with mixed military confidence. Once hostile to Germany, he now leads a force of over 100,000 for an offensive linked to reclaiming Egypt, Tripoli, and Tunis while Enver Pasha works to secure Turkish aims amid Western power dynamics.
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Min- Later
Marine
Suez Canal
Germany
Parla Temps
Turkey
Great Britain
Djemal
France
England
Ottoman Empire
Teuton
Constantinople
Themal Pasha
Atic
Enver Pasha
War Department
United Kingdom
Adana
Austria
Djemadia
Servia
Tripoli
Tunis
Louis Mattet
Dijemal
The
Nile
Serf Djemal Pasha
Lower
Convicts to Earn Money Plan at Joliet Penitentiary
Father Peter Crumbley chaplain proposes a program at Joliet penitentiary to allow inmates to earn money for families. Warden Allen approves pending official sanction. Details not yet arranged and may take time.
Haircuts and humor mix in New Hampshire tale
The Moral from the New York Times recounts thrifty town mothers who cut children’s hair with shears and a bowl, a Sunday school Samson and Delilah moment prompts a boy to answer that a man who lets a woman cut his hair never pays. The Chicago Tribune notes a sharper punch as a boy retorts that both his parents are hard of hearing.
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New York Times
New Hampshire
Samson
Delilah
The
Chicago Tribune
Henry
Senate Notes and Actions On Prohibition and Bills
Congress condensed with eulogies for Senator Bacon of Georgia and notices of forthcoming speeches by Senators Sheppard Jones Bankhead Works Martine. Legislation discussed included waterpower land leases, coal rate charges, immigration literacy tests, and an agricultural census repeal. Rivers and harbors appropriations set at 34133580 dollars. Adjournment at 5 40 p m to noon today.
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Senator Bacon
Georgia
South Atlantic
Sheppard
Senator Jones
Senate
Bankhead
Senator Johnson
Alabama
Works
Public
Martine
Bacon
Seerteary Hrgan
Fiske
Navy Department
Naval Committee
Old Soldier Proposes After Woman Barber’s Shave Romance
John A. Kelley a 56 year old farmer from Wood County visits the Ohio Soldiers Home esthetics and meets Bertha Smith a 43 year old barber. After a shave they attend a moving picture show and marry with Chaplain Frank G. Mitchell officiating. The bride ran a barber shop for two years and reports many veterans shave daily.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Blade
Moving Picture Show
John A. Kelley
Wood County
Bertha Smith
Search of Years for Heir Keith Dalrymple Disappears
A Port Allegheny boy Keith Dalrymple who inherited 365000 to 565000 vanished after moving to California to live with his grandmother. After over seven years of searching no trace found leading relatives to fear foul play. The guardian's and executor's accounts confirm the estate balance of 365000 for Keith.
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Kane
Philadelphia Inquirer
Keith Dalrymple
Port Allegheny
Long Beach
Cal
F. H. Arnold
Jana
BE. l. Dalrymple
Keith J. Dalrymple
W. A. Dusenbury
J. E. Dusenbury
E. P. Dalry
Medicine Bill Grieves Hair Loss Over Conviction
William Melvin known as Medicine Bit, a noted medicine faker, sobbed as the Bertillon room superintendent ordered his hair cropped at the Ohio penitentiary. He had been committed for white slavery on an indeterminate term of three to twenty years, and he lamented losing eighteen years of growth more than the prison sentence.
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Columbus
Ohio
N. S
William Melvin
Middle West
Bertillon
Ohio Penitentiary
Nurse's Bold Rescue Sparks Bachelor Romance at Plum Lake
Peter Jans, a Chicago Tribune photographer and part time bachelor, was injured near West Chicago last summer and treated in Geneva. Mercy Hospital nurse Mae Burns, a Des Moines undergraduate, arrived by rail to aid him and revealed her plan to marry Jans in the spring, after confessing she acted to prevent Geneva nurses from stealing him.
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Chicago Tribune
Peter Jans
Plum Lake
Wisconsin
West Chicago
Colonial Hospital
Geneva
Peter
Mae Burns
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Jana
Miss Burns
Des Mouines
Evanston
Jans
Infant Saved After 26 Hour Pulmotor Rescue
Philadelphia dispatch reports at Mount Sinai Hospital Dr Louis Ederken restored a dying 11 day old infant after a heavy morphine dose given in error. Father Samuel Torken carried the child in. an interne declared the infant dead, but 26 hours of continuous artificial respiration revived the baby, with the drug’s effects wearing off.
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Philadelphia Dispatch
Herald
Louis Ederken
Mount Sinai Hospital
Samuel Torken
Torken
The Emden Sails No More A War Chronicle
A Los Angeles Times page memorializes the Emden, praising the crew as gallant foes and lauding their last stand at sea. It honors captain and officers and crew, noting their steadfast defense against superior powers and the enduring record of their actions.
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Marshal Senth
Los Angeles Times
Tal
Lonely Isle
Emden
Old Crip the three legged antelope killed near Camfield ranch
Brigesdale Colp dispatches that Deputy Sheriff Charles Peterson received a Denver order by phone to end the misery of Old Crip the three legged antelope. The animal, shot in its hind leg, had become a family favorite for local children. The carcass was taken to Greeley for skinning by George Dautch and the hide mounted for presentation to the Holks lodge.
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Brigesdale Colp
Denver Post
Charles Peterson
Denver
Camfield
Greeley
George Dautch
Holks
Carnation Day founder Joseph Adams dies at 45
Joseph Adams former city treasurer and originator of Carnation day died at his home after a brief illness from typhoid fever. He gained national fame for proposing an annual carnations tribute to President McKinley. Carnation day on January 29 was widely observed across the United States.
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Joseph Adams
McKinley
Kalamazoo Dispatch
Toledo
Adams
William McKinley
United States
Engagement Dilemma Sparks Confidant Exchange
Mrs Platte-Wait urges patience as Mr Flatte emphasizes a rush to keep a soon approaching engagement. The brief exchange hints at social expectations and scheduling pressure in a Yonkers Statesman snippet.
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The
Yonkers Statesman
Freak Guardian Seeks Separation Over Zip Barnum
Elise A. White filed for legal separation in New York County claiming years of confinement with Zip the Barnum oddity. She says the husband kept Zip in their room, made her the keeper, and refused to part with the strange exhibit, moving them to San Francisco.
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Zip
Barpum
N. Y. Herald
Elise A. White
Jamaica
New York
Barnum
Lana
San Francisco
Notorious Higgins Case Star Now A School Reporter
Julia Flake, the 15 year old girl from the Higgins murder case, is listed as a staff writer for the Geneva State School for Girls training journal. The first issue of the Training School Chat is distributed with her piece praising Willard Cottage and noting lighthearted school happenings.
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Julia Flake
Higgins
Aurora
Chicago Tribune
Mamma
John Higgins
Geneva
Willard Cottage
Mra O'Connor
Jennie Clark
Frances FE
Willard
Letters for Airship Mail From the Kansas City Star
A letter from IT Truby of New Kensington Iowa urges the airship mail line between Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri. Postmaster William Firatenberger on the Kansas side reports receiving eight letters and four postal cards to be sent on the first airship.
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Kansas City Star
Kansas
Union Station
A. Truby
New Kensington
William Firatenberger
Truby
Kansas City
Ekans
Kansasity
Weather and tide table and district forecast snapshot
Weather bulletin from Washington DC area reports high and low tides, plus a long-range forecast for the District of Columbia and nearby states. Includes temperature notes, wind directions, unsettled conditions, chances of rain in gulf states, and snow in upper Mississippi and Great Lakes regions. Describes past temperature lows and record trends with a Harpers Ferry current river status.
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Dept of Agriculture
Washington
BD. C
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Plains States
Northwest
Straton
Florida Peninsula
Texas
Califorpia
Plateau
Missonri
Misnin Wippi
Upper Lake Region
Lower Lake Region
Olio Valley
Middle Atlantic
New England
Visitors from Capital Speak on War and Policy
The Willard hosts a series of interviews with political figures and foreign observers. Senator-elect Beckham of Kentucky argues for continued Democratic strength and warns against war hysteria while Cordova of Ecuador urges neutral trade freedom amid European conflict. Greek envoy Cleomenes discusses neutrality amid armored ship contracts, Tawney critiques peacetime arms spending, and a closing quip reveals a jail scene as a prisoner’s wife waits.
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