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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1915

Page

9

Washington Post subscription terms and constitutional debate

The article lists subscription terms for the Washington Post with various delivery options and payment methods. It then shifts to a constitutional argument advocating elimination of state legislatures in favor of centralized national power to streamline governance and curb state inefficiencies. It warns against reactionary state legislatures yielding to Washington for remedies and urges preserving state rights to tax, regulate, and develop local resources.

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Crisis in National Finances Suggests Bond Solution

The editorial questions how to raise revenue and whether to expand taxes including the war tax. It argues deficits rose to 65.9 million and domestic industry shrank, urging issuance of several hundred million dollars in low interest bonds to fund defense, ships, and internal improvements. It questions Panama Canal payments funded from current revenue and proposes burden sharing with posterity.

Treasury Congress Democratic Party United States Panama Canal

The States and Suffrage Debate Deepens

The article outlines a looming defeat of a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage, noting House polling after earlier defeat. It argues the president will not urge Congress to act and discusses state rights versus a centralized national government, framing the issue as a test of democracy and state integrity.

Congress Democratic Party

Wisdom of Jefferson outlined in editor’s tribute

A historical column extols Thomas Jefferson as an unparalleled statesman who shaped the republic’s life. It cites his Louisiana policy stance, diplomatic letters about New Orleans, and his views on popular government, democracy, and war. The piece contrasts his pragmatic approach with later “impractical Democrats” and notes ongoing relevance of his ideas amid European conflict.

United States Republic Thomas Jefferson Jefferson Louisiana Mr. Jefferson James Monroe France L'Or Robert R. Livingston New Orleans Walter Jones Mexico Santo Domingo Haiti Benjamin Rush Europa James Maury

Jefferson on submarine warfare and neutral waters prospect

The excerpt cites Jefferson's 1796 1807 letters endorsing limited war near neutral coasts and the use of submarine torpedo attack. It highlights his foresight in restricting hostilities in the gulf stream and envisioning maritime defense including trained crews for underwater weapons, noting modern confirmation of his view.

Jefferson James Monroe Gulf Stream Robert Fulton

Jackson Day and Sugar Debate on Sugar Duties

The piece contrasts the presidents Indianapolis speech marking Jackson’s New Orleans victory with the New Orleans site, argues sugar duty repeal harms Louisiana Democrats, details sugar industry collapse, and promotes keeping war taxes to balance the treasury. It cites figures like $50,000,000 revenue and a $65,000,000 deficit, and frames Louisiana as returning to the Democratic party.

United States New Orleans Indianapolis Andrew Jackson Jackson Louisiana Democratic Party Belgium Solid South Treasury Secretary of the Treasury Europe

Earl of Bradford Boer War Veteran A Long Line of Nobility

Lord Newport newly titled Earl of Bradford shares a life of public service from private secretary roles to premiers, service in the Royal Scots in the Boer War, and front-line duty in France. He wed the eldest daughter of Lord Aberdare as mourning shadows a brother-in-law’s death in battle. The Bradford lineage sits at Castle Bromwich with turf prominence and a long noble record. Count de Moretta dies. Cabrera Count Morella, famed for court service to the Kaiser, hailed from Spanish Carlist roots. Lord St Oswald mourns his heir Rowland Winn, a Coldstream Guards officer, with Nostell Priory in Yorkshire. The piece threads in Carlist history, Spanish royalty, and English aristocratic fortunes.

Lord Newport Earl of Bradford Lord Saliebury Arthur Balfour Royal Scots France Lord Aberdare Henry Bruce House of Newport Shropshire Castle Bromwich Birmingham Peera Count de Moretta Berlin Cabrera Count de Moretia Ramon Cabrera Count Morella Robert Vaughan Richards Wentworth Virginia Water Surrey England Auguste Coblert Himperor William Morella Maeztrazga Louis Philippe Ham Louis Napoleon Bon Carlos Afonso XII Don Carlos Alfonso Morelia Lord St. Odewald St. Oswald Rowland Winn Coldstream Guards Onn Nostell Priory Yorkshire Doncaster Henry I Gargrave Kenry VII Gargraves Thomas Gargrave York Richard Gargrave Lady St. Oswald Lady Forbes of Newe Georgiana

Congress Condensed Hearings and Orders Amid Bill Debates

The Philippine committee pressed hearings on the pending bill and sat to study the military importance of the Islands. Treasury order on vessel manifests was debated. Mineral lands leasing began before the lands committee. Government ship purchase bill discussed. District of Columbia appropriation and executive nominations were taken up. After rejecting immigrant amendments, the measure went to conference. adjourned at 4:55 p m and 5:34 p m with sessions to noon and 11 am today respectively.

Philppine Treasury Department Lands Committee District of Columbia Senate House

Midget dog menace fined for perching on street

New York police at West Forty-seventh Street cited Mrs. Mabel Clarke of 268 West Forty-fourth Street for allowing a diminutive Yorkshire terrier to roam the street without a leash. The 13 year old, eleven inch dog nicknamed Terrible Boy prompted a 45 fine after a three hour court wait with no discretionary leeway claimed by officers.

New York Herald West Forty-seventh Street New York Mabel Clarke West Forty-fourth Street Ile

A 2100 Per Cent Egg Hoax Captured in Arcadian Tale

A New Jersey plumber Wrensch claims an incubator can hatch a chick in one day with 2109 percent heat. A sequence shows a chick hatching, then growing into a rooster within 24 hours. The tale ends with the rooster dead and the rest of the eggs unrecorded, raising questions about the experiment.

New York Dispatch Phila Public Ledger Wrensch Caldwell New Jersey Bil Bill

Child Plunges Down Well In Yard Rescue By Police

Two Philadelphia police officers rescued 2 year old Ethel Antrobus who plunged through rotten boards into an abandoned well and hung on a water pipe above a pool. The child, exposed and bruised, was taken to Women’s Homeopathic Hospital where doctors expect recovery.

The Philadelphia Inquirer Ethel Antrobus Women's Homeopathic Hospital Ethel Garth Halp

Mule's Heels Kill Coaster On Snowy Coal Bank Hill

Carbondale Pa dispatch reports 14 year old Joseph Nevins died after a mule kicked him while sledding near the Coal Brook breaker. His companion John Duffy suffered facial wounds as the mule kicked both riders. The incident occurred as the youths rode down the hill, frightened mule reacting to the sled.

Carbondale Phila. Inquirer Joseph Nevins Coal Brook W Nevins John Duffy Nevins

Farm tragedy ties rise day to demise in city home

A 17 year old boy named Sheen, an orphan with work at a boarding house run by Mrs Mary Condon, was warned to rise early. He chose a lethal gas dose in his room at 1128 East Seventy sixth Street to end his life, leaving questions about family and ancestry.

New York Herald William Bheen East Seventysixth Street Sheen Mary Condon

Shipping measure called stupid by New York Journal editor

The New York Journal of Commerce denounces government ownership as visionary and dangerous. war has reduced world tonnage by about 13 percent, creating an ocean freight famine. The piece argues against a $40 million shipping corporation and warns such socialistic plans would delay relief and risk international disputes.

New York Journal of Commerce Mercantile Marine Washington United States Congress

There Was a Youth in a World of Song and Wind

A compact excerpt from Kendal Ranning and Arthur White Peach notes. It blends verses about timeless love stories and a prefatory vignette in Cornhill Booklet and Sunset Magazine style. The poem-like fragment contrasts mythic lovers with a mountain wind scene and a gentian in a shattered woodland setting.

Kendal Ranning Cornhill Dian Pan Rome Ascalon Gath Arthur Whilace Peach Sunset Magazine

Firefighters use cider to save estate buildings

In Green Farms near Bridgeport Connecticut a blaze set by a burning haystack threatened barns and a mansion belonging to estate owner George Jennings and other nearby properties. Fifty barrels of cider stored on the premises were poured through pumps and chemical tanks to aid extinguishment and limit damage to the Woodford residence.

Bridgeport Phila George Jennings Green Farms Steward L. Woodford New York Westport Compo Beach

Aviator Wins Widow to Flying Then to Marriage

Albert S. Heinrich, a flight instructor and aeroplane builder, married widow Mary E. Sims after guiding her from flying to a change of life. Sims, who moved to Albany from Raleigh for aviation, learned the speedy monoplane at Hempstead Field and at Morsant school, and the couple celebrated their union after a romance sparked in aviation circles.

New York Herald Aero Club of America Albert S. Heinrich Mary E. Sims Heinrich Sims Hempstead Plain Field Morsantschool Ar. Heinrich Baldwn Ltempstead

Fire Heroine Saves Horses at Pearl Street Stable

Mrs. Timothy Callahan, wife of the owner, entered a burning stable at 26 Pearl Street to rescue ten horses as flames spread to the second floor. After calling the horses by name and leading them out, she collapsed. Damage is estimated at $1,000.

Philadelphia Tequirer Pearl Street Timothy Callahan Callahan

Victim Survives Black Hand Attack on Railroad Tracks

Frank Otto, known as Charlero, was shot below the heart and left for dead on railway tracks near Cokebur e Station. A passenger train crew found him semiconscious, and he signaled the train by striking a light. He was taken to Memorial Hospital and is not expected to recover. State police have several arrests and believe the aim was to capture a Black Hand killer who carried a $1,000 reward.

Phila Frank Otto Charlero Cokebure Eile Memorial Hospital State Constabulary Forte

Weather and Tide Table and Forecast Summary

Weather reports show Friday rains in eastern Texas and the Gulf States with cooler conditions in the lower Great Lakes region and New England. Forecast notes warmer conditions in the Northwest and central plains on Saturday with possible rain along the northern Pacific coast and snowy spells in northern districts. Local figures list temperatures from midnight to 1 pm and humidity readings, with sun hours and rainfall up to 8 pm.

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Wall Street optimism echoed by Dr Wilkinson in Willard talks

The Rev Dr William Wilkinson Bishop of Wall Street reports a buoyant mood despite the New York Stock Exchange shutdown. He notes abundant audience turnout at daily services in the Street, wage preservation by firms, and a broader belief that the European war will end soon, ushering prosperity. He discusses bread lines in New York and contrasts with Oklahoma water prospects, then touches South American trade and celebratory talk around Jackson Day.

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