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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1915
Page
9
Ube Washington Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday delivery in Washington and Alexandria with mail options and advance payment. The article also urges bipartisan cooperation in Congress to address the American people's demands, calling for unity beyond party lines.
The article argues that Mexico may split into two independent republics, northern and southern, due to irreconcilable leaders Villa and Carranza. It discusses the capital’s vulnerability, regional stability differences, and the possibility of U.S. recognition of a divided future to restore peace and allow daily life to resume.
The Post asserts a U S merchant marine is vital beyond party lines urging Congress action. It criticizes both parties for neglect over decades and calls for government-led, financially supported shipping to protect national commerce against foreign competition and private capital limits.
House discussion on tariff reform centers on whether a tariff commission can solve disputes or merely prolong conflict. Critics warn constitutional changes would be required and reports may be ignored if they clash with committee views. The piece contrasts protectionist prosperity with calls for broader inquiry.
The Philadelphia financier Edward T. Stotesbury spoke at the Five O’Clock Club last Saturday night, lamenting a mood of global decline. The piece argues his view overstates distress, insisting the world remains strong with rich soil, abundant resources, and a capable people, urging leaders to restore order.
The piece argues the Democratic platform did not force a one-term constitutional amendment. It says the party pledged the presidential candidate to a one-term principle, leaving the decision to the candidate and President. Delegates may release or bind him at the next convention depending on stance. The author emphasizes discretion over a forced one-term law.
Dublin notes the Guinness family influence and claims of ancient lineage as Lords Iveagh and Ardilaun, detailing the family’s rise from archbishopric periods to brewers. It questions the Magennis origin with archival clues and describes the expansion of the St James Gate brewery into wealth, public works, and a Dublin statue in honor of Lord Ardilaun.
A fighting eight foot tall ostrich from Africa, named Mike, arrived in Bermuda aboard the Oceana and nightmarishly attempted self harm by striking his right eye with a tethered hose. Longshoremen subdued him after a scuffle, sending him back to the ship to reflect on life.
Boston Dispatch reports Dr. W Lincoln Chase wealthy Brookline physician ends all professional and personal ties with his wife and Hartley Dennett to establish a permanent home on a farm in East Alstead New Hampshire. Mrs Chase and Dennett have lived with Chase children for two years. Chase says he will find joy in his wife’s happiness and Dennett’s role as friend.
A Kansas City dispatch reports a surge of interest in lonely Anston dormitory residents. Bachelors receive calls about every two minutes and hundreds of letters from young women seeking companionship. The Social Splinters Club proposed a ten-person party funded by the bachelors, raising concerns from employers over daytime disturbances and perfumed mail.
Mrs Wehrle stepped from a moving Rock Island train between Grand avenue and Main street viaducts when she misjudged the stop. The brakeman halted the car and she brushed cinders from her fur coat with only a slight bruise on her arm. The Wehrles traveled from St. Louis to Meade, Kansas.
Famous tenor Enrico Caruso purchased a gold lace Imperial skirt and four flounces at the American Art Galleries as part of the Duc d Avaray collection sale. The items include eighteenth century Argentan point and three others, valued at 3650 in total with individual flounces priced at 1000 3200 760 and 600. Caruso bid again at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for antiques. The Atlanta Constitution notes a poker scene line: Never got a hand.
The Fortland Journal recounts President Cleveland testing John Barrett for a Siam appointment. Barrett misidentified Siam as the land of famous twins, then earned Cleveland’s praise for honesty. He later served four years in Siam, becoming the youngest U S minister plenipotentiary. A Los Angeles Times note adds a burglary tale. Police link a masked intruder to a letter offer from a “burglar general delivery” parish.
A 12 year old boy Henry Myers stood in the road near his home entranced by a new automobile horn. He walked into a passing car and was struck but suffered only scratches and abrasions. The driver stopped, treated him at a doctor, and the boy was sent home in a daze but not seriously hurt.
An 18 month old boy, son of Paul Clary, underwent a successful appendicitis operation here. The operation involved three physicians led by Dr Jackson Temple, the city health officer, with Dr Pryor and Dr Stammell assisting. The patient recovered well from anesthesia.
A collage of verse by Richard Le Gallienne from Munsey's Magazine on fading season and autumn imagery, followed by fragmented newspaper text from the Milwaukee News and Adamsa Enterprise. The Kansas City Times discusses Findon haddock origin, plus stray local items on war, politics, aging, dancing, and revival.
Summary of sun and tide data with temperatures and hourly readings. Forecasts from the Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau cover Colombo, Maryland, and surrounding regions. Strong northeast winds, mixed precipitation likely in northern and eastern areas, with colder temperatures across the country and storm warnings along the Atlantic coast.
Pablo Floussfisch of Buenos Aires urges closer US South American ties as war disrupts European trade. He cites record 1914 crops and a $100 million cereal value, noting German vessels idle in Buenos Aires harbor, imports down, but Argentines remain cheerful with abundant money. He predicts expanding US exports of wheat corn fertilizers skins meat and Argentine beef shipments growing.
A Chicago observer lauds German farming gains citing record wheat crops and seed selection methods. He cites Mexican farmer Dominguez as Burbank of Mexico, compares yields, argues Americans lag in intensive methods, and notes Hawaii sugar, Argentina rail hubs, and Buenos Aires subway as signs of global progress.
A Baltimore man lawfully detained for drunkenness claimed he had just left a hospital where he broke his leg. Patrolman Luke Dyser applied first aid in the street and at the station while Trent Millon advised on correct technique. The man Lawrence Meeks from Harford County apologized, and Justice Levinson dismissed the charge with a warning.
Shamokin residents visiting the Northumberland County jail were locked in a cell room when turnkey William Neary’s key broke off in the lock. Local locksmiths failed to release them for hours until a Philadelphia expert opened the door the next morning, with Warden Wallace W Barr delivering their suppers.
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