Washington Post Subscription Rates 1916 Notice
The Washington Post pricing details delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria and by mail prepaid are listed for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include one month one year options with quarterly and weekly terms. Remittances paid to The Washington Post Co. and foreign advertising reps noted. Published July 3 1916.
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Chicago
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Boston
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Let The Post Follow You In Wellington Or Any City
The notice urges Wellington residents and distant readers to keep informed by the Washington Post. It explains how addresses may be changed and requests clear mailing duration. Subscriptions are available in advance, with mailing options nationwide.
Crisis of the Great War press analysis
The article argues Britain under Kitchener presses into northern France and Flanders with an army of about 1.5 million amid heavy bombardments, while Germany, hampered by redeployments to Galicia, braces for a high-stakes, multi-front clash. It notes Russian offensives and Italian activity, predicting prolonged operations into another year with potential Balkan campaigns and eventual peace considerations.
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Earl Kitchener
France
Flanders
Rhine
Teutons
Batons
Lovonoo
Germany
Galicia
Volhynia
Austria
Greece
Bulgaria
Turkey
Constantinople
Balkans
Exports Reach Record May Total Despite War Decline
Exports grew to a May total of 472000109 dollars, the highest ever, beating March by 11006000. War orders waned while the stock market fed by “war babies” adjusted, and May’s output exceeded the 1901 1914 May averages by about 8 percent over the period May 1914 to May.
Uplift in Gold Movement Signals Economic Strength
Fragmented OCR notes discuss a June to July period with hints of gold movements and economic prosperity in the United States. The text references totals around $53 million and a past movement near $20 million per week, noting a shift toward reconstruction needs and wartime to postwar transition. The overall tone asserts solid economic foundation and ongoing recovery despite war orders.
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Repeal of Confederate Pension Bar Marks Unity in House
The House unanimously repealed a clause denying Confederate veterans and their sons a pension for Civil War service, a move praised as national unity. The measure was offered during the army appropriation debate by Rep Huddleston of Alabama, with support from Minority Leader Mann and both parties applauding.
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House
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Alabama
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Mann
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Southland
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Mason and Dixon
United States
Mexico
Tanff Equality and Subsidies for Japanese Firms
Japan to subsidize all corporations and arms manufacturing with half capital from Japanese subjects. Subsidies last ten years and aim to establish dye industry leaders paying eight percent dividends during the subsidy period. Firms able to pay dividends without government aid unlikely to share benefits. resembling England’s policy, with implications for the U.S. market.
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Japan
Japarane
Ecome Firma
Ible
Rovernmart
England
United States
Tariff Talk on Dyes and Domestic Industry Dependence
The text argues for tariff protection on dyestuffs to shield American manufacturers from German imports. It cites past reliance on German dyes, calls for tariff parity to spare U S industries, and warns that without protective measures the United States risks economic dependence and vulnerability.
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United States
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Preparing for Conflict on the Mexican Border
The article details Mexican high command tensions with the United States over cross border troop movements. Pershing strengthens defenses with 30,000 National Guard and 8,000 regulars, while Carranza presses for withdrawal. A cautious path to peace remains but war could erupt if demands shift.
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Mexico
United States
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National Guard
Pershing
Columbus
Colonia Dublan
Casas Grandes
Final Word in Warfare and Human Aims in a Changing Era
The passage surveys evolving military tech and science’s role yet highlights optimism in human progress. It notes wireless torpedoes and other feats while cautioning that wars persist. It cites artificial limbs, a radium screen to aid the blind, and hopes for peaceful advantages amid ongoing conflict.
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Pittsburgh
Lord Crichton Heir to Grandfather Title Shocks Peerage
The death and discovery of Lord Crichton at Wytschaete on November 14, 1914 leave his son as the fifth Earl of Erne by succession after his grandfather. The 50,000 acre Crom Castle estate in County Fermanagh, historic lineage to Scotland, and guardianship by his widowed mother are noted as the family adjusts to a new head amid Irish estates and old aristocratic traditions.
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Crichton
Wytschaeste
Belgium
Germany
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Mary Crichton
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Edinburgh
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Edward I
England
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Black Douglas
James Tie
Crichtons
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Lochmoben
Frisky six legged lamb shown to delight city
A six week old lamb with six legs arrives in Ogden by Frank Smyth of the Intermountain Land and Live Stock Co from Berelder county. The extra limbs attach to the ribs behind the shoulders and do not hinder normal forelimb use. The pet roams the Smyth home lawn and amuses neighborhood children as a living object lesson.
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Ogden
Utah
Dmtspaten
Frank Smyth
Intermountain Land and Live Stock Company
Berelder County
Smyth
Crows Poisoned by Strychnine Survive Chickens?
Hartabirg reports the State Department of Agriculture was asked why strychnine kills crows but not chickens when eaten. The State livestock sanitary board urged crow extermination by poison, noting a farmer’s test with corn fed to brown leghorn chickens survived, while crows died. quail reportedly unaffected. Experts defer to college researchers for explanation.
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Collegen
Thief Sought After Chickens Stolen Near Brown County
Farmer Philip Weddle of Johnson Township Brown County seeks an affidavit against a man named George after 65 hens were stolen in two incidents. A pocketbook dropped at the scene contained a note from a woman signing Ella asking George to meet and explain himself, prompting Weddle to pursue the suspect and identify Ella’s sweetheart.
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Nash
Indianapolis
Philip Weddle
Johnson Township
Brown County
George
Philip
Weddie
Ella
Out Goes the Pet Monkey in Sanitary Camp Shutdown
In a Chicago Herald dispatch from Springfield Til, Battery C faces ejection after the M D orders removal for unsanitary conditions. Lorenzo the small monkey wanders from his cage toward Arigona the pole pony as orders to move the goat mascot and Battery B follow, under sanitary corps direction.
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Springfield
Dispatch
Chicago Herald
Battery C
Lorenso
Arigona
John Matz
M.D
Lorenzo Grea
First Cavalry
Sanitary Corps
Motoring Pair Meet a Bear on Wilcox Road
Emil Petoks and E J Dohnal with separate cars encounter a bear on Wilcox road while returning to County Line. They summon hunters and guns, track the animal to a brush pile, Ed Clear shoots and kills it. Dohnal buys the bear from the hunters and mounts it in Marinette.
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Mr. Dohnal
Marinette
A Village Monopolist
Stanley Hofflund in Life, An Evolution depicts a village smithy turned gas pump tycoon. Under a "Garage" sign the man profits from gasoline, eyeing the world with a stern conscience as cars line up for his single source. Week after week he toils, pumping with a measured pace while customers await their turn.
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Stanley Hofflund
Smith
Two Mice Prove Hardy After Year In Crib
Barred from water in a corn crib, two mice bred in Heathaville Virginia survived twelve months. They were yellow when freed, ate corn, and drank no water during the year, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer report.
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Heathaville
Dispatch
Richmond Times-Dipaten
R. S. Brent
Texas ships at Santiago destroy Spanish fleet in 1898
An Associated Press correspondent recalls the July 1898 battle off Santiago de Cuba aboard the Texas as it and allied ships chased two Spanish warships ashore. The Texas crew unfurled battle flags, pressed the chase, and witnessed the Oquendo’s explosion as the fight ended with Spanish surrender.
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Vmpanese
Averican Navy
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Areus
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Texan
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Lisut. Hellner
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Vimcaya
Brooklyn
Oregon
Oquendo
Cristobal Colon
Indiana
Viscaya
New York
Siboney
Drink makes him a soldier in Baltimore Sun tale
Frederick Fletchner a local newsman failed the enlistment weight check for the Fifth Infantry after a night of heavy drinking water. He reattempted at the Fourth Regiment Armory, gained about seven pounds in under ten hours, and finally qualified for the physical examination after the weigh-in.
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Baltimore Sun
Fifth Infantry
Frederick Fletchner
Fourth Regiment
Fletchner
Fifth Regiment
Ring in the Gutsy Catch Sparks Local Tale
Adam Musial of Stevens Point is credited with the season s best catch in fishing circles a diamond ring found in the stomach of a rough fish. The story circulates from Irene Point Wisconsin while a Chicago Journal gag about a garden gate loaned by a sweetheart frames the piece.
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Dispatch
Millanee Sentinel
Adam Musial
Stevens Point
Adam
Munstal
Venice girl rescues kitten from 50 foot telegraph pole
Miss Gertrude Hemingway climbs a fifty foot telegraph pole on Washington Boulevard to rescue a kitten stranded for two days amid high voltage wires. The brave act occurred in Venice as police and bystanders watched the daring rescue.
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Los Angeles Times
Gertrude Hemingway
Venice
Hammpway
Mina Hemi
Washington Boulevard
New York Republicans weigh impact of State race on national ticket
Commentators in Washington discuss how New York politics shape the 1908 presidential contest. Otto T Bannard predicts a Republican edge in upstate New York offsetting Democratic gains, while Seabury’s candidacy tests Wilson in a Tammany-influenced city. Hughes’ strength varies by state, and organization remains key.
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Otto T Bannard
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Repubican
Maye
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Hughes
Barnard
Willard
Whitman
Justice Seabury
State Supreme Court
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Tammany
Wilson
New York City
Nations
Queens
West
Empire State
Rival Senators Muddle Names And Wardrobe Jest
A light quarrel arises between Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois and Senator Sherman over a misattributed speech on Mexican policy. Lewis protests the mix up while noting their names do not resemble each other. Ohio National Guard news highlights rapid recruitment and dedication as talks of possible war with Mexico loom.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Illnois
Lawrence ¥. Sherman
Notoo
Sherman
Illinois
Lewis
Democrats push civil service retirement plank in platform
William Golden of San Francisco, a former government clerk, hails the Democrats retirement plank for civil services at the Ebbitt and says action this session would boost their prestige, though many see it as a ploy. He notes an Ohio Democrat backed the civil service bill, and predicts Hughes gains with independents. California support for Gov. Johnson strengthens GOP position.
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William Golden
San Francisco
Ebbitt
Ohio
Hughes
California
Johnson
Robins Nest Found Under Repaired Car in Vancouver
Vancouver dispatch reports a robin built a nest under a railway car in the city and hatched three young. The workers, after punching the car on the repair track, found the nest inside a mail box cut to fit and nailed to a post. The mother bird remained nearby and fed her chicks many times daily.
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Wash
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