Great Britain's War Subscription Terms Published
Ube Washington Bort aot near Fourtest Orient in Washington but it proclaims Britain's terms of subscription for war upon American commerce. The notice, printed by The Washington Post Co, outlines mail and payment options with various subscription plans and foreign advertising contacts. The date shown is Wednesday December 30, 1914, with approvals and postal details.
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Carrier
Washington
United States
Sunmuay
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
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Wirth Avenue
New York
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Chicago
Devonshire Street
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Kresge
Detroit
Russia
France
No Surrender of Our National Rights in The Post Call
The Post lauds the United States stance on freedom of the seas and condemns British efforts to curb neutral commerce. It argues for neutral rights, warns against entangling alliances, and analyzes wartime diplomacy including fears of separate peace and the impact on American trade and sovereignty.
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United States
High Seas
China
Great Britain
Germany
Ltilal
Japan
Russia
America
Unite States
British appoints Sir George Gibb to oversee war contracts
Lord Kitchener names Sir George Gibb civilian member of the army council to supervise war department contracts amid graft concerns. Gibb, Aberdeen born lawyer with rail leadership, previously helped reform the war office and reduce waste in the Boer era, inspiring confidence in the appointment. Emperor William’s heir and Sir Henry Howard also feature in the broader war and Vatican dispatches.
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England
Lord Hitchener
Sir George Gibb
Army Council
War Department
George
War Office
South Africa
Sir George
Aberdeen
Metropolitan District Railroad Company
London
Tube Railroads
North Eastern Railroad
Lord Kitchener
Reform Club
Congress Condensed Deliberations on Immigration and Legislation
Senator Walsh introduced a resolution seeking information on copper seizure in transatlantic trade. Senator O Gorman attacked the literacy test in the immigration bill. Vermont Democrats protested the Brattleboro post office nominees. Debates continued on the post office and Army appropriation bills with $101000000 reported favorably. Hobson revived a national prohibition constitutional amendment resolution. The Kettner bill to create an Imperial County land district in California was favorably reported. Leaders eyed a vote on woman suffrage constitutional amendment. A naval subcommittee prepared the naval appropriation bill draft. Adjourned at 5 29 p m to noon today.
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Alabana
Kettner
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Public Lands Committee
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Naval
LIMIT TO SELF GOVERNMENT IN PHILIPPINES
Cincinnati Enquirer argues against promoting self government for unready nations like the Philippines. It cites Jefferson’s limits on popular power and warns that such theories risk insurrection and turmoil seen in Santo Domingo Haiti and Mexico. The piece endorses restraint until societies are ready to exercise government safely and consistently.
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Wild Geese Block Train Near Nevada California Railroad
Geese congregating along the Nevada California and Eastern Railroad right of way near Klamath Lake Oregon disrupt train operations. Birds number in the dozens and require trains to stop for safety. Geese feed at nearby grain fields and marshes. Lack of sand on the marshes forces birds to the rails for digestive aid.
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Klamath Lake
Quest Bites Xmas Tree At Ackerman Dog Party
A New York Press item notes Irene Ackerman hosts a sixth annual Christmas party for dogs at 101 West 75th Street. About a dozen canines, led by Chump the black and tan, enjoy treats, gifts, and a toppled Santa as the hostess’s pet ward naps on a lounge.
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West Seventy-fifth Street
Santa Claus
Chump
Milas Ackerman
Muff
Miss Acker
Chinese Freight Car Survivors After Harsh Winter Ride
Six Chinese men were rescued from a frozen freight car in Erie Railroad yards Jersey City after about three days with no heat. Thawed at the police station, they said they entered the car in Buffalo aiming for New York where friends awaited. Authorities investigate potential smuggling under the exclusion law.
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Teen dies on streetcar while finishing Christmas gifts
Theodore Kanierski, 18, of 547 West Sixty fifth Street, died on Fulton road southwest street car while returning home with toys and bank books for his sister's children. He was found after 6 p.m. and taken to the country morgue. the bank book identified him.
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Fulton Road
Theodore Kanierski
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The Lonely Child by Emma A. Tente
A child writes to Mothers Magazine from a farm home with Auntie, revealing neglect and longing for a late mother. The voice contrasts past loving days with current isolation, asking if God needs mothers more than children.
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Song of the Ticker and Battle Month Facts
A humorous verse from the Westminster Journal traces economic and industrial zeal while the idle days end. It blends notes on mines ships wealth and brisk industry with a march like rhythm. A December calendar anecdote from the Philadelphia Record contrasts battle counts with July and August.
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Westminster
Need of Business-Minded Men on the Federal Trade Board
The New York Sun argues for a Federal trade commission staffed by business-minded men who understand enterprise. It cautions against political, public-interest focus and urges appointees to foster rather than hinder business, warning the Interstate Commerce Commission’s history of overreach. It stresses practical know-how to balance corporate growth with public duties.
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Penny Pains Conscience Restitution From Weighing Penny
Abilene woman writes to Union Pacific agent in Junction City confessing she joined daughter on a weighing machine to ride free over a year ago. She paid a penny’s worth of guilt with a stamped request to restore balance by placing a penny in the machine.
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Weather and tide notices from Washington DC district
Today includes sunrise and sunset times, high and low tide figures, and an extensive weather forecast from the Weather Bureau. District area expectations call for partly cloudy skies, colder conditions midweek, with strong westerly winds and potential snow in lake region and upper Mississippi Valley. Cold wave warnings extend through Illinois Missouri Ohio western Pennsylvania and West Virginia while Atlantic coast storm warnings persist. River report notes muddy Potomac and Shenandoah rivers at Harpers Ferry.
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Minnesota and Europe war views from Raleigh visitors
Visitors at the Raleigh interviewees discuss Minnesota crop prospects and political trends. They note a record corn harvest valued above wheat, with high quality grain ready for storage. They also consider the war’s toll and Americans aiding relief, alongside varied European wartime forecasts and personal losses.
Sheriff Burglary Haunts Pillow Theft at Courthouse
Boulder dispatch quotes a humorous tale where Sheriff Buster dreams of raiding bootleggers but is robbed in his sleep. Thieves take his revolver, star, trousers, and a pipe, stumble with a sewing machine, then vanish as he awakes. Local humor notes the humiliation more than the crime.
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