Memorial for Signers Urges National Monument
A Post editorial pleads for a national monument to the signers of the Declaration of Independence. It argues that after 128 years the nation has failed to recognize their pivotal role with a memorial, noting international gratitude for other leaders and praising the signers as among the bravest in our history. W. K. McCoy comments support the call.
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Eadttor
Wiliter
United States
England
Hislm
Congress
W. K McCoy
America
South
Washington
Potomac River
District of Columbia
Salvation Army
Board of Charities
J.C Cunningham
Swift_& Co
Clergy Defend Whipping Post Cause of Wife Beating
A St. Louis Post editor argues clergy bear blame for the urge to punish wife beating through a whipping post. He says marriage vows and church influence encourage domination, urging churches to strike obedience from vows and the state to block such laws. He condemns the idea as medieval and demoralizing.
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Kent
Church
Alex Kent
Congress
Iis
Supreme Court
Wilson
J. N. Johnson
From the Waiter’s Side in Greenberry Record
A letter discusses waiter standards and attire, detailing hair, shave, collar, cuffs, necktie, shirt, pants, creases, and polished shoes for dining room staff. It argues tips support wages and questions abolition’s impact on employment and appearance for guests.
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Buster Post
Greensbory Inc
Genieman teJls
Walters
Walter
Jie
L Evers
Montana
Coleman Hohner
All Quiet on the Potomac authorship claim revived
The Post runs a long note reviving the dispute over the authorship of the poem All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight. It cites Ethel Lynn Hees as the author in An American Anthology and recalls earlier claims by May Fontaine, which friends doubted. The piece questions credibility and notes Fontaine’s Confederate ties.
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Fontaine Hyves
Gyons
Miss
Br.il
Palmer
Ans
Cotton Planter's Protest Over Cotton Ginning Report
Letter from a Louisiana planter denounces the December cotton ginning report and Theodore H Price's advertisement claiming 6,666,663 bales in hand of planters. He questions Concordia parish cotton totals and urges government officials to clarify the figures to protect southern planters from fabrications and fraud.
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Ildieur
North
Theodore H. Price
Britton
Fish Pond
Free trade and open immigration urged by Charles Calvo
Letter from Charles H. Calvo argues for tariff revision with no fixed principles, endorsing universal free trade and removal of immigration barriers. He appeals to Christian ethics, warns against trusts, and condemns pennifin immigrant rejection. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is advertised as a healer.
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Liabter
Charles H. Calvo
Militia Company Demands Better Quarters for Inauguration
Captain Charles H. Cutler of the Highth Mass infantry defends volunteers in the militia against tent housing during the March inauguration. He argues soldiers will endure hardship when needed, citing Manassas maneuvers and past service in 1776 and 1861, and states his unit will bivouac with blankets if required.
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Manassas
Charles H. Cutler
Co. C
Highth Mass. Infantry
Two condemned women face death sentences in US
Editor Lillie Devereux Blake urges commutation for Mary Rogers of Vermont and Kate Edwards of Pennsylvania, arguing executions are cruel and unjust. She notes state constitutions disparage women, calling for governors Betl and Pennypacker to commute the death sentences to milder punishment.
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United States
Mary Rogers
Vermont
Kate H Edwards
Pennsylvania
Free States
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Wome
Penn-sylvania
Issane
Gov Betl
Gov. Pennypacker
Clean sidewalks debate on who pays for public duty
Letters argue sidewalk cleaning should be funded by public revenue and charged to adjacent landowners if residents neglect duties. Contends streets gain value from cleanliness, benefiting owners, tenants, and businesses, with taxation to cover public services and enforcement through local taxes.
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J. H. Roov
Dr Miles Restorative Nervine Claims Healers Nervous Ailments
Dr Miles Restorative Nervine described as rebuilding worn nerve tissue and treating brain spine and nerve disorders from dizziness headaches to epilepsy. A testimonial from J S Wilson of Dallas County Missouri credits it with restoring his son's health after physicians failed, with a money back guarantee if the first bottle does not benefit.
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Miles
J. S. Wilson
Dep. Co
Dallas Co
Sunday Sabbath debate spans history and law
Editor Post prints a wide exchange on which day is the Sabbath. The Rev J G Butler argues the seventh day is divine and Sunday laws threaten liberty, while critics defend the first day and cite scripture and eclipses to support weekly continuity. Local editor G W Stilson and Oscepha Powers respond with Bible‑based rationale and calendar history.
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J. G. Butler
Noah
Christ
Apostles
Luther
Dr. Butler
Bishop Satterlee
Israel
S. Colcord
Wilbur FL Crafts
District of Columbia
Y Jay
Luther Memorial Church
Ptolemaeus
F. Kampi
United States Corps of Engineers
Russia
Washington
St. Petersburg
G. W. Stilson
Takoma Park, D. C
W F. Crafts
Money To Loan At Low Rates Of Interest In DC Real Estate
Numerous lenders advertise DC real estate loans with rates from 3% to 5% and terms from 100 to 700000 dollars. Firms include Frank & Rawlings, WM. H. Saunders & Co, The Ins. Policies, C. A. Baker, Reed at Corcoran Building, Stone & Fairfax, Moore & Hill, and Thos. J. Fisher & Co. The notices emphasize quick service, salaried borrower eligibility, and security requirements, while also containing unrelated public notices about Sabbath legality and church-state separation opinions from EBENEZER WILLIAMS.
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Walter H. Acker
A. FB. Fox & CO. (Inc
F St
Tyler & Rutherford Incorporated
Frank & Rawlings
Arlington Fire Insurance Company
D. C
WM. H. Saunders & CO
Metzerott
C. A. Baker
I,hl Smith CO. Bond
Y. 1 Avenue
D.C
Stone & Fairfax
Moore & Hill
Thies Tmi
Idth St
Thos. J. Fisher & Co., Incorporated
Valuphia Warlaces
American Loan Co
14Th Street
N. W
Horning
Principae
Tolman
Corcoran
Senator Bulkeley Crowbar incident revisited in CT history
Washington January 14. W A Countryman reports a review of the Connecticut governor dispute between Gen Merwin and Judge Morris. The article notes a Democratic attempt to bar Bulkeley from executive rooms, a crowbar entrance, and guards at the capitol while a suit determined rightful seating. The crowbar protected rights of Merwin and the people amid disputed votes and withheld seating.
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Geal
Merwin
Judge Morris
New Haven
Bulkeley
Bridgeport
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Morris
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Lynn, Wall & CO
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Havenner & Kennedy
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Melrose
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Henry Clews & GO
Bankers
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N. Y. Stock Exchange
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Interes
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New Orleans
Griffin Halstead & Co
New York Consolidated Stock Exchange
Wade & Hedde
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