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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1915
Page
11
Fragmented notices outline subscription options for The Washington Post with delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria, noting Sunday inclusions and varying periods. Terms list monthly, weekly, and yearly rates, with prepaid mail and advance payment requirements, all presented in a period newspaper style.
A column argues against delaying defense funding noting a $65 million tariff deficit and war tax impact. It advocates a federal bond issue of 2540,000,000 to 946,090,000 for immediate national defense, treasury upkeep, and public works, asserting benefits at home and readiness against potential war. It warns postponement harms patriotism and national security.
An editorial lauds the Senate committee for supporting the half and half system for District appropriations. It argues Washington residents pay high taxes without self-government or control over spending and must accept limitations on voting and local fiscal power. The piece notes the city enjoys wide streets parks and strong police protection but bears excess tax burdens from national taxes.
The Belgian relief effort, directed from London and aided by Herbert Hoover, reports over 8 million dollars in cargo commitments and extensive distribution through Rotterdam. The operation maintains 1 percent admin costs and coordinates with New York, with Norton, Lilly & Co. providing pro bono shipping services.
The Rev William Sunday addressed Philadelphia audiences with a forceful critique of society. While many listeners praise his dynamic and persuasive technique, others question the broad invectives he casts on social strata, noting mixed reactions across ranks.
The piece contrasts religious critique of societal hypocrisy with the enduring Christian ideal. It cites Jesus, Savonarola, and Billy Sunday, arguing that true society is a moral code beyond appearances. It lauds Philadelphia’s need for Sunday’s message while affirming grace and universal salvation.
The National Popular Government League’s aim to end political parties sparks a critique. It argues that removing party labels would yield chaos, undermine coherent policies, and erode the continuity of responsible public service, threatening the republican system. It contrasts China’s era without parties with the need for organized leadership and principled platforms.
The Dorias palace in Rome, tied to Genoa's Doria Pamphilj line, mourns Don Alfonse Doria Pamphilj chief of the family. His only son, 31, inherits vast estates and titles including Italian dukedoms and a Holy Roman Empire prince’s rank. The clan’s history spans Genoa, Rome, and European nobility with villas, art, and royal connections.
Congress adjourned after a busy session reviewing health discrimination remarks, criticizing Mexican policy, and noting Borah and Stone on foreign affairs. A Missouri marshal nomination failed and Maryland appointments were settled. A Bruckner bill empowers passport collection for returning citizens. Eulogies were paid for Payne and Merritt.
Boward Jansen, 200 pounds, cried Save my hat as he treaded water near Patchogue in great South Bay after a scooter sank through thin ice. Rescuers pulled him, Harry Richter, Oscar Fredericks and the craft from the frigid water. Jansen saved his hat.
Michael Angelo, night watchman at Eureka Baking Company in Athenia New Jersey, fainted dawn yesterday while passing through the boiler room. He seized the whistle rope and clung to it as he fell, the whistle sounding and awakening the town. Fire department responded, a doctor revived him.
William Navitski a 12 year old pupil in a fifth grade grammar school pricked a dynamite cap with a pin found on his way to school. The cap exploded blowing off ends of four fingers on his left hand breaking two bones and causing severe lacerations. He was knocked to the floor as pupils screamed. Miss Jennie Ormsby rang the school bell to avert panic as a crowd gathered outside the room.
Canton farmer B Truesdell, who swallowed a small pin as a boy, carried it in his body for 65 years. A pin finally protruded from his left ear last week, causing near deafness and head pain. Doctors removed it, and his hearing is now normal with no pain.
The reader asks if slanderous words spoken of another in the District of Columbia can lead to criminal prosecution. The answer given is no, as indicated by the subscriber. The piece presents a brief reader query and a dismissive response.
A compact collection of wry maxims and social observations. Includes lines about love and marriage, trivial social rituals, and ironic takes on gender roles. Notable miniatures reference Copernicus and common sayings, framing wit and social folly.
William Randolph Hearst urges strong support for a government owned merchant marine in a Springfield Republican piece. He argues public ownership should apply to shipping as rail and other sectors, promote shipbuilding in America, and keep essential industries under state control if private operation fails. The message stresses national growth through American producers and ships.
Margaret Mulligan aged 70, longtime public charge at Grange City Home Livingston, was discovered carrying twenty dollars in her shoe since last August. A board bill of 83.10 for admission was paid, she agreed to reimburse St Marys Hospital for summer care, and planned to enter the Home of Divine Providence Ridgewood for lifelong care.
The Alaska native population totals about 26,000 across 360000 square miles with settlements along 14000 miles of coast and the Yukon basin. About 11000 belong to six tribes in Southeastern and Southern Alaska and the Yukon valley. Roughly 11000 are Eskimos on western and northwestern coasts by the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean. A little more than 43000 are Aleut and mixed heritage through the Aleutian islands.
Steeplejacks on Oxford Presbyterian Church tower 209 feet up found the rumored treasure in the gilded ball below the weather vane to be gold leaf on galvanized iron. After five days the crew lowered the six foot ball, revealing the gilded ornament was not valuable. The condemned spire dated from 1884 rises 186 feet above Broad Street in Philadelphia.
John K. Schuster, freed after nearly eight years of a life sentence for a murder, is allowed to keep pigeons he raised in custody. He maintains his innocence amid doubts and a later confessed crime by another man who repudiated the confession. Pets were shipped to him in a large crate after pardon officials delayed a decision.
Georgetown Delaware Dispatch reports Lewis Jefferson of Blades amputated hand buried for six weeks. He dug it up and straightened the fingers, then reburied it. He experienced intense pains and itching prior to the act but says all pain vanished afterward and has had no further trouble.
The notice covers daily sun and tide data, weather conditions across the nation, and temperature readings. It notes rain and colder spells in the Midwest and eastern regions, fair and cooler conditions elsewhere, and gales along the Atlantic coast with warnings from Wilmington to Bangor.
Glenn H. Curtiss predicts a German air raid on England may occur soon. English planes likely to defeat the Germans, with Curtis citing superior Allied aircraft. Reports from Calais and Paris show optimism in France, doubt about Allied defeat, and business conditions steady as war reshapes markets. International visitors in Washington remark on urban contrasts and the city’s lack of heavy industry.
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