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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1916

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11

Washington Post Subscription Terms and Addresses

The Washington Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail, with terms prepaid and options for all days, Sundays, and exclusions. It lists payment methods, foreign ad reps, and office details, dated Thursday January 20, 1016.

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Britain’s Gamble With Neutral Nations Condemned By Critics

The text condemns Britain for violating international law and neutral rights over the Dardanelles and denounces its treatment of Denmark 1807 as a stain. It argues that Britain’s war policies alienate neutrals like Greece Sweden Norway Chile Argentina and the United States, urging a return to lawful conduct.

Great Britain Dardanelles Germany Austria Centurion Greece Sweden Norway Denmark Holland United States British Apologiata Chile Argentina

British mis treatment spurs Denmark and others to resist

The passage portrays Denmark rejecting British subordination, Holland under a British controlled trust, and U S citizens demanding government action to protect sea rights from Britain. It urges Britain to abandon risky policies, respect international law, and treat all nations fairly to acknowledge the republic’s independence.

Denmark Holland United States Britain

Britain cannot blockade Germany without wide reach

The London Daily Chronicle urges a practical blockade strategy and warns Britain against partial or discriminatory actions that would harm neutral commerce. It argues that only a broad, impartial blockade of all German ports is lawful, citing U S precedents and the Springbok case to insist the United States would protest an ineffective scheme that blocks United States trade while sparing other neutrals.

England Germany London Daily Chronicle the Chronicle Holland Scandinavia United States Hagland Russia America Baltic Chronicle Earl Russell Washington Norway Sweden United States Supreme Court Europe Great Britain Texas Mexican Brazil Christendom Mediterranean

Moundsville Tailors Strike in Prison Union Push

In Moundaville penitentiary twenty convict tailors have declared a strike challenging conditions. They demand better treatment and living standards, citing insufficient sustenance and harsh confinement as core grievances. The protest reflects unrest within penal labor and raises questions about inmate rights and management response.

Moundsville Moundaville Penitentiary Hope Moundaville Bess

Vindication of Tailors and Press in Mind of Freedom

A call to value manly rights across trades, praising tailors in prison reform and the press. The author recalls historical oppression, likening Bastille walls to ideas that outgrow confinement, urging noble disregard for consequences. The piece celebrates intellectual liberty enjoyed by craftsmen and writers alike.

Congress Durance Moundsville Ati Il Moundarville Walla Bastille Thay

Parliament to Vote On New British War Loan Demand

The piece argues Great Britain will exhaust loan funds within 30 days and face a new public issue to finance expanded military and naval operations in Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia. It cites daily outgo near 25 million, rising materially to about 20,000,600 daily costs, and projects 8.9 billion pounds in expenditures through next October with a near 1 billion annual interest. It notes French manpower nearing maximum and the political debate shifting to finance as Parliament weighs the loan and wartime strategy.

Great Britain Greece Egypt Mesopotamia France

Heir of the Duke of Rutland to wed commoner's daughter

The Marchioness of Granby, heir to the Duke of Rutland, will marry Kathleen Tennant, 22, daughter of Francis Tennant of Lympne Castle. The Tennants, once close to Mrs Asquith, connect the Rutlands to the Tennant family amid oil interests and European politics.

Duke OF Rutland Numbber Marquis of Granby Leicestershire Rome Kathleen Tennent Francis John Tennant Lympne Castle Lympne Kent Asquith Francis Tennant Lord Glenconner Brancis ‘Tennent Charles Tennant Ayreshire Tennants Mrs. Asquith Duchess of Rutland Margot Tennant Henry Manners Tennant John D. Rockefeller Baku Russia Standard Oil Company

Won't You Resign To g Tog Chief of Police in Irwin

Irwin's lone officer Charles A Livingstone has tendered his resignation as chief of police to the borough council in a letter detailing three years of service for a 10 000 population area. He notes arrest attempts and disputes over force and cites mock offers of $80 a month to take the job.

Irwin Pa Disputch Chicago Daily Journal Charles A. Livingstone Irwin

Cause of the Collapse in a Philadelphia House

The foreman reports to the boss that one of the contractor’s new houses collapsed overnight. The problem, he says, lies with the workmen who removed scaffolding before the wall was finished, causing the structure to fail. The boss listens as the explanation unfolds in a tense exchange.

Prom Philadelphia Telegraph Bossa Notse

Congress Condensed During Early War Debate and Bills

Foreign relations committees discussed the Mexican question with near action and planned pigeon holed resolutions. Indian affairs hearings continued on Osage land leases. Senator Cummins urged government armor and munitions factories. Pinprick independence debate continued. Senator Hoke Smith spoke on the British blockade. Adjourned at 4 45 pm until noon. House urged rules committee to back investigation of preparedness supporters and opponents. Urgent deficiency bill reported totaling 12 572 304 dollars. McAdoo sought 3 assistant secretaries salaries to rise to 7500. Ford requested 27205 for printing office compliance with laws and holiday pay. Kingman reported Piscataway Creek improvement inadvisable. Knapps Narrows report same. Herosinal urged 140000 for Mississippi River levees repairs. Shackleford bill debated to fund 26 million dollars for federal post roads. Frear introduced bill to probe waterway lobbyists. Military and naval committees continued defense hearings. Southern filibuster blocked Keating child labor bill. Litton opposed Hughes Smith film commission. Rainey introduced repeal of tax on mixed flour. Adjourned at 6 pm until noon.

Cummins Senate Hoke Smith House Gardner, Tavenner Hennley Rules Committee McAdoo Treasury Ford Government Printing Office Gen Kingman Army Engineers Piscataway Creek Prince Georgea County Knapps Narrows Herosinal Moers and Harbors Martin Littleton New York Hughes-Smith Aederal Motion Picture Commission Committee On Education Rainey Illinois

Witchcraft Rumors Plague Indiana Polish Settlement

The South Bend Dispatch reports Polish residents on the West Side are practicing witchcraft. An insanity inquest revealed an aged woman posing as a witch who allegedly induced a mother to give her infant a drop of blood to save the child. The mother paid nine dollars and soon became temporarily insane. The tale also mentions the witch scourging children to drive out the devil.

South Bend Ind Indianapolis West Slde Jan Bykowsky

Dentist Struck by Tooth During Extraction in Athens

Dr BE Rhinebold of Athens was severely injured when a tooth fragment fractured during extraction in Towanda. The piece traveled to his right eye, causing a serious injury and infection within two hours despite treatment. he was hospitalized for care.

Towanda Philo

Thieves Take Hildaboro High School Records

Reading Dispatch reports that a thief forced entry into Hildaboro High School, tested 72 of the 75 talking machine records, left three with thumb marks, and took mostly ragtime and march selections while rejecting a few titles including Lead Kindly Light and Nearer My God to Thee.

Reading Hildaboro High Schoo Wers Arolén Jesus

Henry Clay Defied European Royalty 92 Years Ago Today

Henry Clay in a January 30 1824 speech to the House of Representatives urged sympathy for Greece denouncing European throne pressures and the clergied zealotry behind perfidious war. He criticized commerce fears and warned against sacrificing liberty for profit.

Henry Clay House of Representatives Greece

Purple martins seek eight room bird houses for spring nesting

From the Philadelphia North American, about April 10, news urges households to offer purple martin nesting boxes. The blue black birds, colonies of four or more rooms, return from winter southward on April 16. Builders are advised on box size, porch placement, and sparrow protection to attract the birds for the season.

Philadelphia Martin

Thaw Out Submarine Crew

The German U boat crew, frozen by Baltic ice, boarded the American steamer Moreni to thaw out for a few hours. Captain Wheeler ensured only Americans aboard, and the eight sailors returned to their submarine as dusk fell after hot drinks.

Philadelphia Reco Baltic Sea Moreni Copenhagen Philadelphia Wheeler Baltic

Views of capital visitors on interesting current topics

An array of speakers in Raleigh discuss Poland's famine and Polish relief, urging Britain to permit aid into Poland via Danzig. They cite Poland’s wartime losses, Belgium parallels, and call for rapid action and relief supplies. Also covered are outlooks on U.S. business, politics, and calls for federal butter inspection to curb disease risk and uphold pure food laws.

Porto Russia America John F. Smulaki Chicago Polish Relief Society Raleigh Poland Mr. Smulski Polen Great Britain Belgium Danzig Vistula Robert C. Mann United States Auch Creameries Department of Agriculture Congress

Suspending buckle saves officer in Gallagher arrest

San Francisco Chronicle report says Motorcycle Policeman William Zocchi avoided serious injury during an arrest at Steiner and Waller streets when James Gallagher drew a knife. The knife tore the uniform, but the suspender buckle redirected the blade away from the heart, and Gallagher allegedly struck Zocchi below the shoulder.

San Francisco Chronicle William Zoosh Serioss James Gallagher Steiner Waller Zocchi Gallagher

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