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The notice outlines subscription terms for The Washington Post. It requires advance payment for all subscriptions by mail and specifies payment methods to The Washington Post, Washington, D C. It lists advertising representatives and mailer addresses and notes entry date as Sunday, February 2, 1919.
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Peace terms shaping Germany's fate, Paris urged
From Paris comes encouragement that allied powers are drafting post armistice terms for Germany and other enemies. If they enact these measures this month, it could curb German aggression, prevent renewed war, and bind the nations to a new world order. The piece urges strict, lasting disunion of German states and a stronger France and Poland to deter future conflicts.
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Paris
Peace Council
Europe
Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
France
Poland
Gates of Claims
Atpontiers
League of Nations
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Reichsbank
Asies
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Congress
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Great Britain
Central
America
Russia
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Russian Empire
Big Navy Bill Leaves Open Questions on Armament Goals
The House committee reported a bill proposing $750 million for ten superdreadnoughts at $21 million each and sixteen scout cruisers at $4 million each, with other ships. It aims to defend the U S while honoring possible universal disarmament and delays contracts until February 2 1920 to align with peace treaty outcomes. Across opinions it reflects a tension between preparedness and restraint, with administration support for guaranteed reduction as treaties shape policy.
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House Novel Committee
United States
League of Na‘ions
Aftermath Talk in Paris on German Burden and World War Costs
In Paris, press commentaries discuss German reparations and the war’s toll. Analysts debate Germany’s gold reserves, potential for colonization, and the impact of closed frontiers on trade. Predictions warn of a mass German emigration, industrial decline, and shifts in global power dynamics if sanctions persist.
End of Washington terror leads to swift trial plea
A week long maniacal terror in Washington ended as the gunman was captured and confessions sworn. Police praise the breakthrough and urge rapid trial to deter future crimes, with women and children living in fear until justice is served. The case nerves the community and heightens calls for firm action.
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Washington
Muynier
Morgan to join London Goldsmiths Guild leadership
J Pierpont Morgan is described as likely to gain membership in the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, a historic London guild with royal ties and centuries of influence. The piece notes guilds control property, dine lavishly, and influence city government, often walling off state oversight. It mentions linking roles such as mayoral influence and election procedures tied to guild membership.
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London
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Tudor
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Goldmine Company
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Goldsmiths’ Hall
Goldsmiths’ Company
Guilds
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House of Lords
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Duke of Portland
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Winston Spencer Churchill
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Lloyd George
Lora Curson
Lord Milner
Colonies
Lord Kitchener
Guarlds
City of London
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Goldsmiths Company
J. Plerbont Morgan
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Court of Common Adit
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Court of Aldermen
Memorial services and Senate actions recalled
Memorial services were held from 5 to 2 o'clock this morning for late Senators William J. Stone and Ollie M. James amid debates on post office provisions, road funding, airplane mail, and war revenue. Conferees announced a tentative war tax plan, farm support bills advanced, and agency spending discussed in wartime measures.
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Missouri
Ollie M. James
Kentucky
Post Office Sp
Senator Tones
Washington
Jones
Alaska
Senate
House
Pittman
Francis H. Kinnicutt
Fboard
New York
W. A.glasgow
Food Administration
War Department
Camp Bennings
Labor Service Attacked by Lobby Against Federal Bureau
Federal employment chief John B Densmore cites lobbying by private employment agencies to abolish the U S employment service. He says 1450 returnee bureaus plus 750 service offices have placed 100000 soldiers, with 4000 men moving weekly to balance state labor surpluses and shortages amid rapid demobilization.
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Congress
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National Defense
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War Risk checks cleared after backlog relief effort
Director Lindsley announced the War Risk Insurance Bureau cleared a two months backlog by night shifts and stamping machinery. In January the bureau distributed 2,096,000 checks totaling 52,190,000 dollars, while over 260,000,000 dollars in insurance applications were received for soldiers and orphans benefits.
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Moldiers’ Oranilors
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Trains To Principal Cities From Washington
The Washington Schedule lists departure times to major cities including Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Louisville, Memphis, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Richmond and St. Louis. Times are drawn from railroad administration data and vary by day as schedules change.
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Treaty Continues In Force Between United States and Norway
The United States and Norway extend the 1927 treaty of commerce and navigation with changes removing articles conflicting with the Seamen's Act of 1915. The agreement, denounced previously, remains in effect without the eliminated provisions, preserving the rest of the original terms.
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Norway
Senate
Phillips
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State Department
Passport refusals block Negroes from Paris congress
The State Department announced that passports will not be granted to Negroes aiming to attend a pan African congress in Paris. The French government reportedly views now as an unfavorable time for such a gathering and officials cite this stance in denying travel documents.
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Paris
Paasiporta
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Paria
U S Labor Service Extended to Insular Possessions
The Department of Labor announces extending the United States employment service to American insular possessions. Miss Therese Haley will sail for Porto Rico to establish the work at Ban Juan. The notice cites poor island working conditions especially for women and aims to introduce department standards there.
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United States
Department of Labor
Therese &. Haley
Porto Rico
Ban Juan
Department
U S Student Home in Paris Gifted City Site
Paris transfers a $100000 site to the American University Union for a building to house American students in Paris. Henry B. Thompson accepts for the union as MM Chassaigne-Goyon and James Hazen Hyde attend the ceremony at the Inter allied Club. Funds will be raised in the United States. The home will also inform French students about American universities.
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American University Union
Paris
Henry B. Thompson
Prineston
MM. Chassaigne-Goyon
Paris Municipial Council
Paris Municipial Council, Represented the City of Paris. James Hazen Hyde
United Statos
War Stories to Aid Loans in Propaganda Drive
General Pershing wired Secretary Baker with one hundred best war stories for the next liberty loan campaign. The tales will appear as newspaper ads and moving picture scenarios, and will be distributed in pamphlets for public speakers and schoolchildren.
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Baker
Pershing
Liberty Loan Bureau
Timely Topic On Roosevelt Extradition Precedent
Former Missouri Governor Joseph Folk recounts how President Roosevelt approved a plan to extradite Kratz from Mexico over bribery in a trust company, creating a treaty-backed remedy. Hay resisted, Knox approved, and Kratz was brought back, with the President praising the precedent.
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Missouri
Col. Roosevatt
the Willard
Col. Roosevelt
St. Louis
Krats
Mexico
Krata
United States
Roosevelt
Senate
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Memorial Highway Urged For A World War Memorial Road
A.T. Appleman, American road engineer, argues for a US transcontinental highway as a living memorial to World War I heroes, citing French road systems and battles won by mobility. Col A M Stevenson reflects on US electoral politics, recounting Pettus and Know Nothing era tensions in Alabama, noting Democratic divisions and the line between living and dead opposition.
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Colorado
Willard
Democratic Party
Alabama
Pettus
Senate
Aramais
Winston
Shortridge
Huntsville
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