Washington Post subscription rates 1917 notice
Public notice lists daily Sunday and excluded day subscription prices for one week month year and varying mail options. Remittance methods include drafts checks postoffice orders and registered letters payable to The Washington Post Co. Edward B McLean president. Entered as second class mail matter. Foregin advertising reps listed. Wednesday January 24 1917.
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Postoffice
Washington, D. C
Foreigen Advertising
Pau
Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallers Building
Chicago
Devonshire Street
Boston
Kreege
Detroit
Two Gigantic Strides for Wilsons World Peace Plan
A historic Senate address argues two mega steps for US policy. First, replace imperialism with democracy in Europe by boundary and system readjustments to test government consent. Second, abandon the Monroe doctrine and allow European roles in American affairs. Senate has guarded this doctrine, needing broad public support to shift, while seeking acceptance of a world peace league.
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Europe
United States
Wilson
Senate
Thea
United States Senate
Thea Hague
Hagua
United States of America
Permanent Court
The
Hague
League of Nations
Sickness Drives Poor Relief in New York Census
A New York charity reports that 96 percent of 156000 spent on material relief went to families whose wage earner was sick or dead. The year aided 6415 families totaling 28568 people with money, food, clothing, rent or aid. Over 10000 individuals were treated for illness or defects and nearly 2000 convalescents received country care. desertion and non support affected 556 cases.
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New York
New York City
Unemployment Virtue Noted in Period Report
The report highlights minimal unemployment, cites an employment bureau aiding men with handicaps, and praises American citizenry. It notes poverty arises mainly from illness, not laziness, and credits New York’s low destitution to work ethic, with few cases due to desertion or alcoholism.
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New York
Debate over Government Pay Increase in Congress
Washington government employees press for a pay raise as Congress debates the issue. Objectors offer several reasons but none refute the need for higher wages to meet rising living costs. Authors argue private sector pay rises and public duties justify honest pay for honest work.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
United States
Redfield urges speed in tariff and training safeguards
Secretary Redfield warns 400 Philadelphia Commerce Club members that postwar European regeneration will heighten US business competition. He argues for decisive home efficiency, reduced waste, and broader scientific training, and urges protecting American industry with an adequate tariff now rather than after the war. He notes record US gold reserves and bank deposits as leverage for investment if protections are in place.
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Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Redfield
Department of Commerce
Europe
United States
America
Tariff Commission Urged to Act Promptly on Encroachments
The piece argues that encroachments on the American market require a prompt, effective tariff commission. It stresses that there should be no further delay in forming a body capable of aiding American business, a point nearly all sensible men now recognize.
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New
Tariff Commission
The Art of Flying and the War’s Lessons
The piece notes two American aviators lost after a San Diego departure and later found starving in Mexican wilds, while European airmen endure harsher conditions. It emphasizes rapid aircraft progress, adaptability of pilots, and that mastery comes from practice rather than ready-made devices.
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San Diego
Calexico
Europe
Enabling Acts for Migratory Bird Treaty Enforced
Senate and House introduce enabling acts to enforce the United States Canada migratory bird treaty with a $170000 appropriation. Audubon Society urges early passage, noting benefits to wildlife and pest control, while defenders cite economic and sportsmen’s gains.
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Senate
House
United States
Canada
Committee On Agriculture
Committee On Foreign Affairs
National Association of Audubon Societies
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
New York
Pennsylvania
Maharajah Jam Saheb Receives Order of the Star of India
King George bestows the Star of India on Maharajah Jam Saheb of Jamnagar known as Ranji for loyalty to Britain. He supplied a 1000 infantry, two squadrons of lancers, 200 horses and 15 motors for service against Germany in France. The article traces his Cambridge education, cricket fame, and rise from poverty to palace wealth. It also notes Baron Eckhard Stein’s imprisonment for treason and mentions Sir John Blundell Maple and the Marquish de Fontenoy in passing.
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George
India
Maharajah Jam Saheb
Jamnagar
Ranji
Germany
France
Maharajah
England
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
Great Britain
William Grace
United Kingdom
America
Canada
Australia
South Africa
Antipodes
Maharajah Jam
Berlin
Hermann von Eckhardstein
Moabit
Reichstag
Socialist Party
Eckhard Stein
New York
Washington
Metropolitan Club
London
John Blundell Maple
Great
Maple Retail Furniture Emporium
Tottenham Court Road
Ernest Eckhard
Frederick the Great
War Department
Count Kleist
Sir John Blundell Maple
Childwick Stud
Childwickbury
St. Albans
Hertfordshire
Newmarket
Falmouth House
Jockey Club
Blondel
Richard Coeur de Lion
Sir John
Blundell
Marquish DE Fontenoy
Mississippi River Revival Sparks Coal Towage Boost
The Memphis Commercial Appeal notes a predicted revival in river transport on the Mississippi this year. Key factor: a large coal towing push to the southern territory. Barges under construction at Ambridge, Pennsylvania by the American Bridge Company. Rail congestion and cheap water shipping drive shifts as long term rail contracts near expiry. A Pittsburgh firm that moved coal by its own fleet did so at one-eighth the rail cost.
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Memphis
Ohio River
Mississippi River
Ambridge
American Bridge Company Plant Ia
Pittsburgh
Proceedings of Congress and Committees in Brief
President Wilson announced the exchange ratification of the Danish West Indies sale to the United States and the Senate disclosed the secret treaty. Nominations to the shipping board were confirmed, and caucus plans were set. Debates arose on peace, foreign relations, and salary increases, with action on bills including railroad, revenue, and appropriation measures. Adjournment followed amid committee activity and district telephony hearings.
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Wilson
United States
Senate
John A. Donald
New York
Shipping Board
Cumming
Stone Fort
Tee
Emoot
Naval Affairs
Presa
California
Administration
Webb
Sherman
Edgar Z. B Steever
Hoka Smith
Martine
Jones
Alaska
Hoke Smith
Engineering Schoola
Kenyon
District of Columbia
Benator Sterling
Interstate Commerce Committee
Slayden
Texas
Admiral Dupont
Dupont Circle
Washington
Ways and Means Democratic
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Territories
Hawaii
Judiciary
Lewin
District
F. H. Bethel
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Arthur Hunt
District Health Department
Courtship Lasted Twenty Three Years in Jersey City
From the New York Tribune Miss Anna M Dollman and John R Burgess wed in Jersey City after a 23 year engagement begun in 1894. The couple postponed marriage until Burgess's mother, who lived with him, died last November. The ceremony occurred recently at Bridget's Church.
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New York Tribune
Anna M Dollman
John R. Burgess
Jersey City
Misa Dollman
Mr. Burgess
Miss Dollman
Mr. Burnees
Ay Bridget
Why not hire an efficiency expert to reorganize
In a Pittsburgh Dispatch quip a businessman recalls hiring an efficiency expert who reorganized his office so thoroughly that every employee quit. He then fired the expert for fear the reorganization would continue.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Gold discovery at Sutter's Ranch marks start of California rush
The report recalls the January 24 1848 moment when John W Marshall found gold at Coloma California sparking the California gold rush. It traces Sutter and Marshall, the Sutter mill, and the rapid migration and rising gold yields through 1849 and 1863.
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John W. Marshall
New Jersey
Coloma
Cal
California
San Francisco Bay
Sutter
Marshall
San Francisco
The
Californian
California Star
Motors Supplant Camels In Desert Transport
W T Massey reports from the Egyptian desert that cars have become essential for military supply, replacing camels in many routes. Cars travel on timetable, meet convoys, and endure extreme wear, with American-made models most common while British cars show better longevity.
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W. T. Massey
London Telegraph
Trapping Coyotes by Motor Car in Idaho
Z. J. Lynch of Milner recently trapped 242 coyotes in a week near Twin Falls, Idaho. He rode a motor car across 50 miles with 600 traps, earning a $2,650 bounty per pelt and about $600 in fur sales.
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Salt Lake
Fire damages historic Mansion House hotel in Belleville
John Segner roomer at the Mansion House on High and East Main streets set fire to the building in Balleville after a quarrel with landlady Mrs Bertha Leetteg. About 100 dollars in damage resulted. The Mansion House was Belleville's principal hotel and hosted Charles Dickens in 1843 during his Belleville visit noted in American Notes.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
John Segner
Main Streets
Balleville
Bertha Leetteg
Belleville
Charles Dickens
Viewpoints of world travelers converge in capital hotel lobby
Senator-elect William F Calder of New York discusses the president’s peace address and GOP harmony amid internal quarrels. Herbert W. Meyers of Seattle defends Prohibition’s benefits, praising Seattle’s economy, housing, crime decline, and Seattle’s allure compared with New York while noting strong travel and a thriving nightlife without alcohol.
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William F. Calder
New York
United States Senate
Calder
Washington
New York Statesman
Republican Organisation
Old Guard
Republican Party
Willard
America's Share of War Cost Says Tipton at Raleigh
5 A Tipton of New York warns that end of the European war will leave the United States in a difficult industrial position. He argues profits from the war may vanish when costs are tallied and Europe’s conditions could shock American complacency as nations reset industries. He notes burned raw materials and a war fought with coal iron steel copper and wheat could reshape national strength.
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United States
A. Tipton
New York
Raleigh
Europe
England
California's Growing Wealth in San Francisco
H Chambers of San Francisco at the Shoreham extols California wealth verification. He claims San Francisco holds most wealth in the mountain and Pacific states except Washington, with high incomes and low mortgage indebtedness relative to land value. He notes banking resources, large bank clearings, and widespread savings, asserting the city’s prosperity and non dry status. New era per Ralphies.
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Herbert W. Meyers
Seattle
Washington
Willard
Europe
Puget Sound
America
New York
New York City
United States
Portland
Second Avenue
Broadway
San Francisco
Our
H. Chambers
Shoreham
California
Mountain
Pacific Coast
Oregon
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