Washington Post subscription rates and office details
The notice lists Washington Post subscription options with weekly and monthly terms, delivery inclusions, and rates for various plans. It names payment methods and advance terms, the postal handling, and the president Howard B McLean. It also provides foreign advertising representation addresses in New York, Chicago, Boston, and Detroit.
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Postoffce
Washington, D. C
Fifth Avenue
New York
Matlery Building
Chicago
Devonshire Street
Boston
Kresge
Detrois
Allies reply to Wilson note pledges war aims and reparations
The allied powers reject peace now and outline objectives for continuing the war. They demand restoration of Belgium Serbia and Montenegro, evacuation of invaded territories, reorganization of Europe with guaranteed frontiers, restitution of provinces, liberation of peoples under foreign rule, and the expulsion of the Ottoman Empire. They insist the aims justify ongoing war to secure liberty and justice.
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Taw
Wilson
Belgium
Serbia
Montenegro
France
Russia
Roumania
Europe
Poland
Germany
Struggle to Rid Europe of Barbarous Power in Note
A historic note frames the clash as civilization versus barbarism. It argues Germany and the Turk must be crushed, Turkey expelled from Europe, and neutrals will rally to the allies to prevent peace that leaves this goal unfulfilled. The piece portrays a long, sweeping conflict with a knife-edge war outlook.
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Germany
Europe
Alsace
France
Are
Turkey
Americana
J. A. Hayward
New York
Willard
Australia
New Zealand
United States
America
England
Pennsylvania
J A. Luckett
Pittsburgh
Republican Cohesion Calls for Unified House Program
The piece argues Republicans in the House have relied on guerrilla tactics against Democrats, lacking constructive substitutes. It notes a growing movement to unite under a protective tariff program, led by Moore and Madden with Gardner pushing for a conference. Unity hinges on sidelining personal ambitions to present a clear, decisive legislative agenda.
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House
Moore
Pennsylvania
Madden
Illinois
Gardner
Massachusetts
Buffalo Bill Cody Remembered as The Scout and His Times
The article eulogizes Col William F Cody known as Buffalo Bill, praising his courage and public persona. It notes his calm acceptance of death after asking his physician for truth and his final playful moment with family. It extols his representation of the wild West and enduring portrait of a premier scout and hunter.
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William F. Cody
Natty Bumpo
Prairies
Buffalo Bill and the East Gatekeeper of the Happy Hunting Grounds
The essay recalls Buffalo Bill as a friend to royalty who bridged old and new America. It notes his West past and the public appetite for wild shows, before imagining his return to the land loved by many red skins, the Happy Hunting Grounds.
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New York
Waste in Government Says Ex-Treasury Chief
Leslie M. Shaw former Secretary of the Treasury argues only strongly centralized governments can apply business principles to government affairs. He notes savings of 300 million annually might be possible with tighter control, cites Taft commission economies, and calls for a national budget and centralized appropriations oversight to curb pork and waste.
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Germany
England
France
Leslie M. Shaw
the Treasury
Shaw
Aldrich
Congress
Taft
Appropriations Committees
House
College Snobbery and the Cost of Prestige
A reflective essay contrasts college snobbery and social distinctions from Princeton to democracy, noting how artificial hierarchies persist as youths seek ideals. It cites Richard Cleveland’s anti snobbery effort, historic figures, and warns that rich or poor, people fashion new divides while genuine merit remains the measure.
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Richard Cleveland
Princeton
Cleveland
Pitt
Order of the Garter
America
Handsome men favored for British diplomacy debate
The piece argues that prominence in diplomacy should not hinge on beauty alone. It profiles Arthur Ponsonby a Stirling burghs MP and former court pages, detailing his lineage and career, and notes Buxton a former MP with ties to Harrow and Trinity who shifted to sociology and diplomacy.
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Atlantic
Arthur Ponsonby
Charles Roden Buxton
Stirling Burghs
Queen Victoria
Henry Ponsonby
Lady Ponsonby
Bir
Henry
Windsor Cantle
Col
Sir Frederick Ponsonby
George
Eton
Balliol College
Oxford
Constantinople
Copenhagen
Foreign Office
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Earl of Bessborough
Earl Grey
House of Lords
Diplomatic Service
England
Harry Johnston
Ponsonby
Lord Ponsonby
Paris
la Bastille
la Lanterne
Ashburton
Devonshire
Harrow
Trinity College
Cambridge
Texas
Marquish DE Fontenoy
Bad Luck With Loganberry Juice On River Vessel
A Spokane Spokesman-Review item notes Myrtle Knudson smashed loganberry juice on the four master Alpha causing a jam at the river pier and a faux victory for temperance advocates. Engineers fail to move the vessel, blamed on loganberry juice by aging seamen. Domestic Sacrifice notes a Fort Worth Star-Telegram joke about marriage spending limits.
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Spokane
Logan Perry
Fort Worth
Proceedings of Congress and Work of Committees Brief
A Senate session covers bills on liquor advertising, the Walsh water power measure, and Wilson arbitration. nominations to the shipping board stall. calls for universal military training. navy report requests. economy moves in public printing. district road and reform measures. impending adjournment and possible extra session. Intercommittee notes include postoffice, rivers and harbors, and Niagara Falls power regulation.
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Senate
Townsend
Walsh
Interstate Commerce
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Commerce Committee
Bernard W. Baker
Baltimore
James B. White
Kansas City
Shipping Board
New York National Guard Cavalry
Senator Lodges
Secretary of the Navy
Interstate Commerce Committee
Gallinger
Wyoming
Congress
House
Kern
Washington-Wall Street
Postoffice
Moon
Postoffice Committee
Gardner
Massachusetts
Hicks
New York
Baker
Todd
Naval Radio Service
Merchant Marine Committee
Mann
War Department
National Guard
Border Service
Randall
Foreign Affairs Committee
Niagara Falls
Mondell
Yellowstone Park
Sherwood
Ohio
United States
Sinnott
Oregon
Owyhee
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Burleson
National Grange
District Committee
Lewis Bill
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Nelson
Wlisconsin
Judiciary Comunittes
Friends of Legislation
John Hancock Declaration Signer Born 180 Years Ago
The history student learns of John Hancock a key Declaration signer who led Continental Congress and influenced the American Revolution. Born January 12, 1737 he helped shape early Massachusetts politics and boldly supported actions to end British rule. His leadership and stance helped propel the fight for liberty.
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John Hancock
Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
New England
John
America
Massachusetts House
James Otis
Thomas Cushing
Samuel Adams
Eliot
Congress
Gen. Gage
Gage
Sam Adams
Boston
Hancock
Washington
Pearl of Mystery Pearl Sold After Long Recovery
The London Times reports the finest pearl from M. Max Mayer's famed necklace, the central gem weighing 471-16 grains, was sold for five figures to Lloyd's underwriters after remaining unaccounted since the 1913 theft. The complete necklace valued at £135,000 had most stones recovered earlier that year and the central pearl only surfaced in February following months of public interest and a £10,000 reward.
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London Times
M. Max Mayer
Lloyd's
Paris
London
Highbury
M. Mayer
Convict Chemist Claims Extracted Rubber from Chutung Bark
Dr Emerich W Ritter a former Cleveland chemist in the Columbus Ohio prison claims with a crude home lab he is extracting rubber tannin and a red dye from Chinese chutung tree bark. He cites Department of Agriculture shipments and notes the bark yields two ounces of rubber per pound. He says he will plant the tree in the U S and form a company to exploit the product.
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Columbus
Obio
Emerich W. Ritter
Cleveland
China
Department of Agriculture
Ritter
Dr. Ritter
Germany
Jan- Toche-Kiang
Pei-Ho
Massachusetts
Virginia
Views of Capital Visitors on Interesting Current Events
Judge Shaw of Portland urges a Pacific Northwest ship line and shipping law reforms to boost lumber exports. He supports subsidies for shipbuilding and Panama Canal access to stabilize Oregon Washington prosperity amid a lumber revival and tariff impacts. Fred Wood backs universal military training in schools, praising youth drills and National Guard examples.
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Pacific Northwest
A. C. Shaw
Portland
Oreg
Shoreham
Oregon
Washington
Orient
South America
Tom
Northwest
Panama Canal
Judge Shaw
Congress
William Denman
San Francisco
Shipping Board
Denman
Pacific Coast
Prsons
Fred T Wood
Minnesota
Natonal Guard
Willard
Universit
Pope
Rio Grande
Gen. Wood
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