Washington Post Subscriptions and Postal Notice 1913
A fragment from the Washington Post includes subscription terms mailing options and payment methods. It notes daily Sunday editions, monthly rates, and payment by drafts checks or post office orders to THE WASHINGTON POST CO. at Washington DC. The piece is dated Sunday January 5 1913 with foreign advertising contact details.
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Washington Post CO
Washington
Postoffice
Washington, DC
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Stexer
Chicago
Tremont Building
Bistonee Ee
Enforcement of the Pure Food and Drugs Act
The annual report by Solicitor McCabe shows firmer action against willful violations while steering clear of fanatical prosecutions. Jail sentences began for such violations, with increased prosecutions and higher penalties for proven guilt. Secretary Wilson is praised for enforcing health standards and directing dealers to cleaner, wholesome practices.
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McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Solcitor McCabe
Department of Justice For Action
Wilson
Pensions for Mothers Debate Gains Steam in Pennsylvania
Senator Penrose urges investigation of pensions for mothers arguing it would reward diligence, support single mothers, and benefit orphans. He notes many women fear motherhood due to poverty and suggests a pension could stabilize homes and reduce race death, with wartime pension precedents as context.
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Senator Penrose
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Harriaburga
Exodus from Mexico threatens US labor markets and Mexico's future
The piece argues that widespread Mexican emigration to the United States stems from political chaos and unemployment. It warns Mexican authorities that mass departures could trigger financial and industrial collapse, urging reforms and improved governance to avert economic ruin and bilateral friction. It cites Mexican and foreign press concerns about false promises and the impact on wages, railroads, and northern industries.
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United States
Mexico City
Teiler
Mexico
State Department
Elk Transfer to West Virginia Sparks Curiosity
The Interior Department authorizes 50 elk from Wyoming to be moved to West Virginia as a public experiment. Senator Chilton secured two carloads for release in the mountains with summer forage and winter care by private interests. Elk are highly adaptable and known to seek their birth regions, raising questions about their ability to stay in a distant preserve.
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Interior Department
West Virginia
Wyoming
Chilton
Jackson Hole
Colorado
In Defense of the Bore and a Socialist Fight
Observers debate Mrs. Wickersham’s quip on avoiding the four D's disease descendants domestics and dress. The essay defends the bore as a social ballast and critiques public sentiment on talking points. A second piece surveys socialism’s clash with labor both in Britain and America, noting Debs gains, worker alignment, and party dynamics amid broader political shifts.
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Cleopatra
Antony
Hetty Green
Coal
Johnny
J. Pierpont Morgan
Lyautey in Paris and Morocco's fate in view of radicals
Gen Hubert Lyautey, admired for Morocco’s conquest and now feared by Paris radicals, recently returned to Paris to present medals to Moorish campaign officers and visit the Army Museum. A historic Paris landmark on Boulevards Italiens and Taitbout is being torn down to erect a large office building, revealing tales of Hertford family births and aristocratic Parisian life.
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Hubert Lyautey
France
Oldier
Morocco
Ben-eral
Ide
Paris
The
Union
Agricole
Pomme-de-terre
French Academy
Madagascar
Marocco
Africa
Palace of the Invalides
Lyautey
Army Museum
Napoleon
Austerlitz
Partin
Henry Stymour
Richard Wallace
Lord Hertford
Henry Seymour
Hertford
Seine
England
Richard Seymour
Marquis of
Rue Taitbout
Boulevard Des Italiens
Lord Henry Seymour
Louis Philipps
Duke of Orleans
Dus de Nemours
Lord Henry
Hiis
Fagniani
Khalil Pasha
Napoleon III
Raphael Bischoffsheim
Hertford Mafsion
Marquis de Fontanoy
Brentwood Company
Death of Brig Gen Charles G Sawtelle
Brig Gen Charles G Sawtelle U S Army retired died early yesterday at 19% N Street NW after months of illness. He served in the Civil War and Sioux campaigns, earned four brevets, and was quartermaster general before retiring in 18xx. Burial planned for Arlington. survived by wife Alice, daughter Elizabeth, and son Edmund M Sawtelle of New York.
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Charles G. Sawtelle
Arlington National Cemetery
Sawtelle
Army
Alice C
Burned Jamestown Frigate, Historic Navy Craft, Destroyed
The Jamestown, an old navy frigate built at Norfolk in 1834, burned Friday after breaking from moorings near Norfolk Navy Yard. It gained fame in 1847 delivering famine relief to Ireland, sailed the world on the James Town horizon during the Civil War era, and later carried notable naval commanders. The vessel had been sold by the Navy Department two months earlier.
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Jamestown
Norfolk Navy Yard
Navy
Navy Department
Norfolk
Boston
Cork Harbor
The
Department
Cruiser Salem to Test Wireless Power Across Distances
The scout cruiser Salem with the navy's strongest wireless gear will begin tests this month at Arlington. From January 18 to February 2 she will flash messages to Arlington from Philadelphia and Hampton Roads, then go to sea after February 1 to send messages 3,000 miles from Arlington and from Gibraltar and other distant ports.
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Salem
Arlington
Philadelphia
Hampton Roads
Gibraltar
Army Orders: officers assigned and duties for early 1913
The army issues orders detailing absences for Majors Thorn Durgh Hall Sloan Dutton Newman, Col. James S Roghhes, Majs Hillman Shinkle and others. Escorts of medical corps meet Jan 20 1913 at Forts Bennjmin Harrison, Barracks Idaho and more to examine applicants. Includes transfers, detachments, and station changes across multiple forts and commands.
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Robert M. Thorndurgh
Medical Corps
James ¥. Hall
Albert 8. Sloan
Thirteenth Infantry
Salmon F. Dutton
Quartermaster Corps
Leonid Liett
Richard D. Newman
Twenth Caverr
James S Roghhes
Infantry
Western Division
San Francisco
Cal
Honolulu
Mawaii Territory
Lhroyt Hillman
Ordnance Department
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Edward M. Shinkle
C. Ho Cowdray Machine Company
Fitchourg
Mass
Medical Corps of the Army
Fort Benjamin Harrida
Ind
Douglas F Duval
Clarence C Fronk
William B. Meister
Boles Barracks
Idaho
Edward R Schreiner
Fort Crock
Nelir
Frederick 4. Dale
Harley J. Harley
Fort Jay
Albert 2. Truby
William T. Munrry
General Staff
National Rifle Association of Ameriea
Philip W Porbusier
Highth Cstvalry
Sdvice
Terence B. Murphy
Auartermaster Corps
Thomas Moorman
Eighth Infantry
Chase Doster
Paul L. Freeman
Toadbeaf Corps
Philippines
Army Transport Service
Allan C Read
Eighteenth Infantry
Porto Rico
Carl 2 Ballinger
Seventh Infantry
Wyatt Q. Selkirk
Cough Artillery Corps
Galveston
Tex
Naval Orders and Vessel Arrivals At Major Navy Yards
Navy orders detachments of engineers and Marines to various yards and stations including Cleveland, Great Lakes, Philadelphia, and Charleston. Multiple ships arrive at Hampton Roads, Newport, New York, and North River, with transfers between Washington, Norfolk, and Guantanamo Bay noted in naval movement briefs.
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Ensigt
F. H Weaver
Cleveland
J. Y. Rockwell
Navy Yard
Charleston
Bureau Yards
TF. T. Chambers
Naval Training Station
Great Lakee
Thartesios
Marine Corps
Lipnt
N. A. Dastman
Philadelphia
Marine Barracks
Hey ‘West
Lient
B. A. Blair
Dteh
Georgia
Iaha
Minnesota
Nebraska
Ohio
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Patterson
Newport
Florida
North Dakota
Drayton
Paulding
Roe
North River
New York City
McCall
New York
Patuxent
Albany
Fooohow
Potontac
Washinngton
Hampton Heads
San Francisco
Rewport
Guantanary
McCail
Navy
Tera
Norfolk
Hempton Honda
Arkantes
Des Moines Officials Debating Washington Expense Bill
Des Moines commissioners challenge a $400 itemized bill by city finance chief Needham for Washington market house inspections. Mayor Hanna and two commissioners say $200 suffices for such investigations. Needham cites visits to Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, while the trio in the old triumvirate clash over the expense.
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Washington
Dexa
Des Moines
Needham
Finance Department
James R. Hanna
van Myerly
Fred van Liew
Zell Roe
Washington Market
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Iowa
Washirngton
Washlington
The Cause of Divorce and Patent Law Views
Prof Feliz Adler argues 100000 yearly divorces reflect mind states and women’s independence rather than immorality, urging family unity and warning against life as a triangle. Thomas A Bilason questions patent suppression claims, defending public access to improvements while cautioning against rushed law changes. From Popular Magazine and Democratic convention anecdotes include a quip about a hair part and Cardinal Gibbons.
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The
New York Times
Feliz Adler
Women's Conference
Society For Mithical Culture
Bavaria
Ellen Key
Ife
Popular
Baltimore
Atearma
John Bolan
Toledo
Joseph Dowling
Dayton
Bolan
Cardinal Gibbons
Ohio
Jon
Dowling
A Country Paper Interview Sparks Party Truth
A young lady reporter visiting a residence asks to interview the gentleman of the house. The large woman at the door refuses and declares she is the party the gentleman belongs to, saying, Take a good look at me.
What is tha mother tongue Cleveland Pisin Dealer
A humorous dialogue defines tongue types with a playful, regional spin. The mother tongue is described as the native language of a race or country, a father tongue as swear words, and a child tongue as slang. The piece uses local dialect to lampoon linguistic labels.
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Cleveland
Fewer School Board Meetings Considered by Capt Oyster
Capt James F Oyster, board president, suggested the school board hold regular meetings only once a month, depending on superintendent Dr William M Davidson’s view. He said the change could streamline work without long sessions, while Dr Davidson noted such decisions are for the board to decide. The issue likely arose at the board’s next meeting after December.
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Capt. Davidson
Board of Education
James F. Oyster
Walliam M. Davidson
Davidson
Capt. Oyster
Deny Shoe Machinery Trust in Supreme Court Briefs
Attorneys for United Shoe Machinery Company filed briefs in the Supreme Court arguing the company’s executives did not violate the Sherman antitrust law in forming the firm. The Massachusetts Federal court’s indictment dismissal is urged to stand, describing the company as a coalition of independent manufacturers.
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Supreme Court
United Shoe Machinery Company
Massachusetts Federal Court
William A. Sargent
Frederick P. Fish
Charles F. Choate, Jr
Malcolm Dottald
Shoe Machinery Company
Tham
Ne Rice
Dreams of the Sea by William H Davies
Poem recalls yearning for the sea despite peril and death. The speaker remembers storms, tranquil winds, and the sea’s power over life and blood. A drowned sea boy onshore haunts the speaker as he longs to sail again. The verse shifts between awe and loss in stately lines.
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Wiliam H. Davies
Galilee
Jesus
Simon
Youre a dog and a line of ancient wildlife fate
A rough blend of dog verse celebrating canine valor and service to humans contrasts with notes on prehistoric England. It cites Sussex and Tiford for ancient remains and hints at early Thames valley dangers. The piece mentions elephants rhinoceros bears tigers and bisons in early English fauna and tooth discoveries at liford.
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England
Sussex
Essex
Tiford
Geological Research
Thames Valley
Liford
Pointed Paragraphs From a Chicago News
A satirical collection from the Chicago News features pithy lines on modesty money procrastination and social quirks. The verses imply sharp social commentary through humorous aphorisms about love death wealth and public perception.
Reflections of a Bachelor from Talk Press
A humorous reflection on gender roles and romance. The piece notes that a woman seeks hope in a situation that may be hopeless and that men and women fail to fully understand each other. It contrasts a woman's endless forgiveness with a man's limited grasp of love and devotion.
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Chicago News
New ‘Talk Press
Aioe
Nepal
Visitors in Raleigh discuss sugar duties and Missouri politics
Louis Le Bourgeois of Lake Charles warns against lowering sugar tariffs as Louisiana sugar growers fear ruin and land sales. Ed A Gilann of Louisiana, Mo, praises Governor-elect Bilott W. Major as a strong, homely orator and progressive reformer who won his attorney general post and contributed to major trust prosecutions under Champ Clark.
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Louisiana
Louis le Bourgeois
Lake Charles
Congress
Raleigh
Republican Organization
Missouri
Ed A Gilann
Glenn
Clark
Ilinois
Bilott W. Major
Dave Ball
Gov. Major
Champ Clark
Pike County
Major
Folk
Hadley
Dusiness
Chicago
William J Stone
Francis
Stone
White House Receptions and Hands Across Power
New York Sub. Gov. Wilson quips that steel fingers could not ease the burden of 7000 New Year handshakes. The comment targets presidential vanity and calls for a tradition rooted in George Washington rather than permissive popular touching.
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White House
New York
Wilson
Tate
Weither
George Washington
Gutters Ran With Rum at County Courthouse
Report from Kansas describes a four hour scene in front of the courthouse where gutters streamed with beer and whisky after raids seized over 10,000 worth of intoxicants. Sheriff and deputies hauled out kegs, barrels, cases, and small packages, breaking open 200 kegs and 300 barrels of beer and 156 cases of beer plus 5 barrels and 10 cases of whisky.
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