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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1913
Page
11
The notice lists subscription rates and terms for the Washington Post in 1913, detailing daily and Sunday delivery options, rates by period, and accepted payment methods. It notes mail subs Paid in Advance, and provides office and press details, including foreign advertising contacts and post office registration.
The income tax constitutional amendment nears ratification with New Jersey and New Mexico advancing. President-elect Wilson urges timely vote as tariff reform shifts emphasis. New Mexico leads the push while New Jersey moves to final passage this week, shaping fiscal policy ahead of the Sixty-second Congress.
The article weighs rising strike threats in steel mills and railroads, noting potential manufacturing slowdowns, risk to air transport, and political disruption. It discusses Erdman law, arbitration, and warns against party fragmentation if reformers’ ideas spread, emphasizing the need for organized effort and leadership.
Democratic leaders warn against disapproval of high Congress spending while noting past criticism of the billion dollar Congress. They argue river and harbor, pension, and public building bills channel money back into circulation, and oppose major cuts to the army or navy.
A mock news item reports about 200 hoboes at the national convention in New Orleans adopting militant suffrage tactics. It claims they plan to respond to police and business restrictions with threats, brick-throwing, and demands for meals, while noting their desire for primitive justice over the vote.
Senator elect Norris renounces all party ties, saying his election crossed Republican, Progressive, Democrat, and Populist lines. He vows support for President Wilson policies regardless of party and rejects secret caucus voting, aiming to act independent of caucus discipline.
The essay recalls a century of wealthy offenders escaping jail, citing Henry Clay and other politicians convicted by fearless prosecutors like Tanlane. It argues the law treats rich and poor alike, noting widespread political and municipal corruption while urging vigilance. The piece ends with satirical notes on public figures and cultural references.
Vienna reports a criminal warrant issued for Hermann of Saxe Weimar, once heir presumptive, now stripped of royal status. His turbulent life includes failed engagement schemes with Marie Bonaparte, a London insolvency, and a Paris divorce. His brother Prince William, exiled in America, faces European scrutiny as the family’s troubles unfold.
The weather bureau bulletin indicates temperatures this week will average near normal nationwide with well distributed rain and snow. A disturbance currently over the Southwest will move into the Eastern States by Tuesday or Wednesday, bringing general rains and snow.
New Orleans February 2 The national hobo convention ends amid claims it failed due to socialist propaganda led by James Eads How and supporters Davis proposes separate migratory worker groups The hobo code aimed at portraying hobos as workers rather than bums. Police caution delegates to leave city to avoid Mardi Gras imprisonment.
Miss Margaret Porter, daughter of the late writer O. Henry, and Miss Violet Irwin lease an atelier on Quai de Bethune Isle Saint Louis. The 23 year old blend of wit and talent plans to write short stories and a suburban Long Island comedy while staying in Paris to establish her own literary identity.
Trade with Asia and Oceania rose sharply in 1912 with imports totaling 220 million dollars and exports reaching 190 million. The United States shipped 35 million pounds of raw cotton to India and 14 million to China, while Japan received 209 million pounds, marking a shift driven by U S ties with Japan, the Philippines, and India.
Yale Dean Jones orders barring the public from Tap Day on campus Feb 2 New Haven Conn mothers wives sweethearts of juniors will not be allowed to attend any campus buildings move to remove spectacle from the senior secret societies taps follows year of disappointments for unchosen candidates and past public attendance by notable undergraduates.
From a Chicago News column a witty sketch notes social judgment and gender humor. It quips that a shy girl runs ahead of a man, a woman fearing fat may pretend illness, and women avoid politics to guard their spending on sponges. The piece ends by hinting at romantic manipulation as desire.
Interior of a man head counts as second thoughts arrive in time. Few are perfectly happy and few deserve it. Charity at home often fails to merit mention. Many swim with unclean records. A woman rarely trusts a husband by detective means. Respect comes from distance not intimacy. A fortune teller may spark belief. otherwise she doubts. A loaned $2 may ease a sick man more than twenty friends.
The National Defense League was organized in the House office building to strengthen military forces and national guard, while embracing peace through preparedness. Its executive committee is led by Rep Julius Kahn with vice chair Rep Robert Broussard and counsel James Blount among others. The board includes Gen Charles Harris, Rep Joseph St Knowland, and others, with governors urged to appoint two members each. Offices opened in the District National Bank building as nationwide propaganda begins.
Maryland representatives in Congress paid high tribute to the late Senator Isidor Rayner on the House floor. Covington Talbott Konig Linthicum and Lewis voiced praise, noting his faithfulness and honesty. Several hundred Marylanders attended as Covington highlighted Rayner’s defense of Admiral Schley and his constitutional explanations.
New York reports that the Duke of Westminster, second richest peer in Britain, has leased a Westbury Long Island house for June international polo matches and will spend 500000 to aid the Hurlingham Club in reclaiming the polo cup. He may compete with Harry Payne Whitney for top polo ponies as Fifth Avenue anticipates social events tied to the duchess's possible visit. The duchess, Mrs W Cornwallia West, is noted as vivacious and a poised hostess. The duke's income is estimated at two million dollars a year.
Harrisville Pa February 2 A new device by John Gilmore enables a church collection to be recorded by signals. Each coin activates distinct sounds and a tickler to awaken sleepers, with separate apertures guiding money to its share.
H. M. Wilson, engineer in charge of the Federal Bureau of Mines experiment station at Pittsburgh, has been chosen chairman of the executive committee of the American Mine Safety Association. The group aims to reduce mine and quarry deaths and relieve injuries to more than 60,000 miners each year, with leaders from coal and metal mine operations, engineering, and sanitary safety.
Paris reports Countess de Chevannes formerly Miss Benson of Philadelphia, once wealthy and noted authoress, living in extreme poverty after an international marriage. She claims a future inheritance from an uncle in California while recounting a lavish life and a book about her courtship and wealth chase.
A February blaze in Savannah Georgia caused about 1.5 million dollars in damage across two riverfront blocks. It destroyed Merchants and Miners Transportation Company wharves, several warehouses and Planters' Rice Mill. No deaths, some firefighters injured, largest loss borne by Central of Georgia Railway.
Canal officials say landslides in the Culebra cut do not delay the plan to turn on waters at the appointed time likely before year’s end. Dredging will replace steam shovel work as final construction continues in Colon Sir George Le Hunt governor of Trinidad arrived to visit the Panama Canal in its final stages.
Sunrise and sunset times omitted. Rain and snow spread across gulf and middle Mississippi valleys with colder weather in the northwest. Warmth in central valleys. general forecast for Monday and Tuesday includes more rain snow. Winds vary by coast and region. cold wave warnings posted for several northern states.
Judge Martin J. Wade former Iowa Democrat and ex House member meets in Washington with Iowa friends and leaders. He says Wilson will form his own cabinet and vows Democrats will fulfill Baltimore promises to reduce tariff costs and stabilize currency. Also notes dinners planned by Senator Burton and Senator Smith for veteran lawmakers and remarks on gold mining near Washington and Arizona’s growing metals industry.
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