Washington Post subscription rates and offices 1917
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including by mail and in-advance payment terms. It names Elward B. Bichlearn as president and provides foreign advertising representatives addresses in New York, Chicago, Boston and Detroit. The issue is dated Thursday January 1917.
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Postoffice
Washington, D .C
Mall
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallers Building
Chicago
Devonamre Street
Boston
Kresge
Detroit
Break With Carranza Stirs U S Mexico Negotiations
The Washington government delays public note on talks with Carranza as Mexico claims he refuses to resume talks until U S troops withdraw unconditionally. Rumors say Pershing may pull back. analysts urge troop withdrawal if Villa pursuit ends. Carranza’s position weakens amid Diaz and Villa pressure.
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Palavicini
Pershing
Villa
Wexieco
Carranza Villa
United States
Chihuahua
Amexico
Pelin Tiaz
Carransa Organization
Carranéa
Arranaa
Pancho Villa
White House
Diaz
Villa San
Dias
National Foreign Trade Council to Meet in Pittsburgh
Studying Foreign Trade, Americans engaged in or desirous of entering Oversea commerce invited to participate in the fourth convention of the National Foreign Trade Council to assemble in Pittsburgh on January 25. The council, consisting of 59 leading merchants manufacturers farmers railroad and steamship men and bankers from all sections, aims to promote sound foreign trade policy and act in a nonpartisan advisory role. The upcoming session will tackle postwar foreign markets conditions and tariff-related trade safeguards.
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National Foreign Trade Council
Pittsburgh
United States
Europe
Foreign Trade Council
Trade problems and Webb bill in tariff discussion
The convention will examine the American tariff system its link to foreign trade and the Webb bill It will cover cooperation in foreign trade development the merchant marine foreign investment by American capital and issues facing small manufacturers and merchants Delegates will share knowledge and experience Congress should note their opinions and facts presented at the meeting
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United States
Congress
The President in the Senate executive session rules
A proposed Senate rule by Mr. Cummins would seat the President in executive sessions for nominations and treaties. The piece debates whether presidential presence would chill candid debate, expose hidden motives, or disrupt decorum, noting past friction between executive and legislative branches.
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Senate
Cummins
Iowa
United States
Wilson
The High Cost of Living and Farm Voices
Farmers argue the high cost of living stems from multiple causes. They cite weather, reduced yields, higher inputs, fertilizer shortages, pests, and altered distribution. They warn urban shopping habits and increased demand from Europe aggravate prices at the consumer level.
Debunking Embargo Impact on Consumer Prices
The author argues that price increases from 40 to 50 percent for consumers are not inevitable. A food embargo could halt about 10 percent of goods from leaving the United States yet would not mirror a equal price drop for buyers. Past trends show no such direct price relationship.
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United States
Britons to Buy Wool. U.S. Should Act, Cherington Says
Harvard professor Paul T. Cherington argues Britain will mobilize Australian and New Zealand wool worth over 160 million dollars to supply clothing for allied armies and sustain British industry. He notes U.S. dependence on foreign wool rising, favors protection to safeguard American woolgrowers, and suggests increasing farm-type wools and cautious tariff steps to prevent market shocks.
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United States
British War Office
New Zealand
Paul T. Cherington
Harvard University
Great Britain
Prof
Cherington
Duchess of Albany Sells Jewels Amid War Hardship
The Duchess of Albany, widow of Leopold, is forced to auction her cherished pearls at Christie’s due to financial strain from wartime. She left Claremont, moved to Kensington, and receives a £30,000 yearly annuity, while her German ties were severed as war actions affected her fortunes.
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Edward
Leopold
Christie's
London
Queen Victoria
Deaser
Atlantic
India
King George
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Claremont
Almeric Paget
Harry Payne Whitney
New York
George
Kensington Palace
Duke of Albany
Saxe- Coburg and
Gotha
Alexander of
Teck
Mary
France
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Eton
Belgium
Great Britain
Order of the Garter
Heir to Lord Polwarth Aims for Family Succession
Long article traces the Polwarth title to Capt Hepburn Scott heir, his grandfather Lord Polwarth, and Harden lineage. It notes the front-line service in France, the Mackintosh chain of inheritance, substantial property sales, and references to Marmion and Sir Walter Scott. Also mentions Browning’s Magazine excerpt and Ohio winter drift reports.
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France
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Harden
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Poltwarth
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Earl of
Marchmont
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Hugh Scott of
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David T
Holyrood
Selkirk
Roxburghshire
Merton Park
Lord Ellesmere
Sir Walter Scott
Lord Potwarth
Merton
Meg
Marquish DE Fontenoy
Proceedings of Congress and Committees Briefly
Proceedings outline executive session delays on ICC nominee W M Daniels. Senate debates Lodge attack on Bernstorff and discusses universal military training with Foote and Rhodes as witnesses. Navy land policy talks fail. railroad inquiry continues with Wheeler Hathway and Chambers. Lansing seeks salary increases. Garden/clerical pay amendments proposed. Adjourned after a long day with multiple committee activities and notices of upcoming sessions.
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Lodge
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W. M. Daniels
Interstate Commerce Commission
Stephen M. Foote
Coast Artillery School
Charles B. Rhodes
Mounted Service School
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Federal Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Everett P. Wheeler
Reform Club of New York
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Stone
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Lansing
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H. M. McLarin
Federal
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Rules Committee
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Tennessee
House
Appropriations
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Montague
Virginia
Richmond
McArthur
Oregon
Houge
Congress
Naval Committee
Crozier
Adamson
Interstate Commerce
Newlands Railway
The Boy That Was and Lost Boyhood Echoes
A Dellat Pree Press poetic feature reflects on aging and memory as men long for lost boyhood joys. It recalls a stubby brown faced youth and the freedom of sundrenched play, contrasting past wonders with present life. Also reprinted are brief lines from the New York World and Boston Transcript critiquing price fixing and a playful dialect quip about Casey.
Horace Binney and the United States Bank Fight
Horace Binney, Philadelphia lawyer and defender of the United States Bank, fought in the Twenty third Congress against Jackson's removal of government deposits. The Star Congress included future presidents and leaders. Binney later declined offers to join federal and state benches, while Jackson praised his principled stance.
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Philadelphia
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Bank
Institution of
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Senate
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John Tyler
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John C Calhoun
Frelinghuysen
Webster
Benton
Ewing
John Quincy Adams
Polk, Fillmore
Pierce
Richard M. Johnson
Rufus Choate
Edward Everett
John Bell
Thomas Corwin
Thomas A Marshall
Henry A. Wise
David Crockett
Hfinney
Secretary of the Treasury
Polk
Binney
Ways and Means
National Congress
Two Ages Race: Cossacks Meet Motor Cars
Arthur Rablip in Colliers Weekly describes a clash of two ages as Cossack horsemen and fast motor cars race toward two distant outposts. The scene contrasts horsemanship and machinery, noting the horses’ grace and the cars’ soulless efficiency as they chase along a soggy road.
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Arthur
Every Man His Own Cleaner in Toledo Blade Oddity
A Toledo Blade item recalls a boy in Apostoria who fixed an electric vacuum to the kitchen floor and let it do the cleaning. The Detroit Free Press notes the doctor’s diagnosis of overwork, urging readers to trust medical advice more.
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Toledo Blade
Detroit Free Press
Views of world travelers meet in capital hotel lobbies
In the Willard Hotel discussions, Dr. W. O. Thompson of Ohio State University argues for military training as a path to citizenship and defense, while commenting on Ohio politics and the 1920 campaign. Dr H Q Hasden praises Dutch agricultural advances in Sumatra and Java. Others discuss Republican prospects in Pennsylvania, capital punishment, and crime dynamics.
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Ohio State University
Willard
Germany
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Hughes
Ohio
Dr Thompson
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H Q Hasden
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