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The Washington Post 1948 notice outlines subscription options and rates for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier or mail. It urges Washingtonians to have The Post follow them when they move, with advance payment and address updates to keep informed about capital affairs. It also discusses tariff bill hearings and banking needs under new credit law.
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The Nation's Brides and White House Engagements
The nation follows White House marriages with affectionate interest. The essay recalls past brides like Folsom Cleveland Monroe Tyler Grant Roosevelt and Longworth, noting public warmth and enduring support for Miss Jessie Wilson and similar unions.
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Francis Bowes Sayre
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Samuel Gouverneur
Lizzie Tyler
Nellie Grant
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Miss Wilson
Independence Day Reflections on Gettysburg and the Union
A centennial plus thirteen year old reflection notes that independence and the Civil War battle at Gettysburg share deep meaning. It urges preserving the Constitution as the rock of government and cautions against laws that curb individual liberty. The piece links Jeffersons Declaration to the nations ongoing struggle to remain free and united.
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Bankers oppose currency bill over board in touch with banks
Bankers argue the Federal board would lack direct contact with banking conditions, relying on regional reserve heads. They warn notes tied to bank assets resemble fiat money and urge cautious, workable reforms with public hearings and real banking operations to ensure elastic currency.
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Not Lobbing but Worse in Congress Investigations
The piece decries the spread of fictitious legislative control schemes as muckraking abuse. It likens the Mulhall and Lamar exposures to past tariff lobby folly and notes how sensationalism distracts from real conduct. Lamar’s reply to Senator Stone highlights public skepticism toward those claiming influence over policy.
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Roosevelt in West Virginia Strike and Wilson Clash
The article questions how Col Roosevelt could oppose anarchy and support labor under the red flag while upholding law and property rights amid West Virginia authorities. It notes Gov Glasscock’s Progressive stance, Wilson’s campaign ties, and the split over federal control versus open competition during the miners strike era.
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Col. Roosevelt
West Virginia
Wilson
Gov. Glasscock
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Glasscock
Col
Roosevelt
Gov
Hatfield
Tariff Riders in Caucus Spark Cotton Trade Protest
The Clarke amendment to the tariff bill would impose a stamp tax on future sales, drawing unanimous protest from cotton exchanges. Critics warn it would shutter exchanges and harm cotton and planters, with debates shaping a final Senate floor fight and potential wider tax ambitions across stocks and commodities.
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Senator Overman
North Carolina
Senate
Cummins
Roosevelt and Wilson in WV strike clash debated
The article disputes Colonel Roosevelt's claim that President Wilson caused West Virginia strife and sides with Gov. Hatfield's handling of the coal strike. It argues the strife leaders from I W W and Debs were against peace until normal conditions returned and notes Debs Berger found reports of atrocities unsubstantiated.
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Berger
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Hatfield
Tulips and Tragedy From Dutch Gardens to Potsdam
A nature and myth filled tale traces tulips from Ottoman spring festivals to Dutch bulb markets and Imperial gardens. It notes the craze for rare bulbs, the superstition surrounding black varieties, and legends linked to tulips and their growers, with mentions of the Kaiser, Queen Wilhelmine, and historical Florentine and Turkish traditions.
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Orient
National Society of Psychology of France
Paris
Wilhelmine
India
Persia
Turkey
Western
Europe
Charles V
Adrianople
Constantinople
Germany
Amsterdam
Clusius
Leyden
Haarlem
Alexander Dumas
Flora
Dame Mara
Dennis Capley
Savannah
Washington
William of Orange
States General of
Corneliua van Baerla
Vatican
Newmarket
England
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Congress Condensed Senate and House Proceedings
Senate session ended after three minutes with adjournment to Monday. Democratic caucus finished tariff bill review and will meet tomorrow to approve the final draft. Anence committee to organize caucus amendments today. Lobby investigations continued with Henry B. Martin as chief witness. House not in session but to meet tomorrow. Rules committee pressed a resolution to probe Mulhall charges.
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Anence Committee
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Mulhall
Eight Balloons in Bid for Bennett Trophy Race
Kansas City officials announced eight entrants for the elimination contest at Aviation Field to decide three representatives for America in the James Gordon Bennett trophy races in France. Teams include Kansas City II, Drifter, Misa Sofia II, Million Population Club, Duesseldorfer, Goodyear, Capital City, and Kansas City Post with pilots and aides listed. a ninth balloon failed to secure a suitable craft.
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America
France
Myers
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John Watta
George Quisenberry
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Drifter
Cincinnati
Albert Holz
Louis A. Horn
Misa Sofia II
St. Louis
William F. Ass- Mann
Frank Middleton
Million Population Club
Dept
John Berry
Albert von Hoffman
Duesseldorfer
Indianapolis
G. L. Beumbaugh
Ald
Goodyear
Akron
Ohio
R. H. Upton
P. A. B. Preston
Springfield
Roy Donaldson
E. E. Lanning
Kansas City Post
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H. Honeywell
Ward ‘Guitora
L. B. Custer
Dayton
Potts Receives Naval Honor On Retirement Day
Newport R I July 3 Captain Templin M Botts of the battleship Louisiana retires by the navy plucking board without rear admiral rank. His crew cheers and presents twelve oars at the gangway. Potts had earlier received a farewell letter. Captains Field and Andrews shift commands to Louisiana and Maryland respectively while Chambers retires. Lieut Towers, injured in a fall, may lead aviation work in place of Chambers.
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John M. Ellicott
Washington S. Chambers
John H. Towers
Annapalis
Battleship Louisiana Back In Service After Accident
Rear Admiral Badger announced the battleship Louisiana, after a Wednesday accident in Narragansett Bay, is again ready for service and has proceeded to Bristol Rhode Island to take part in the Fourth of July celebrations. The overload incident involved flooding in the engine room during starboard outboard discharge overhaul. Belgium Accepts Bryan Peace Plan. Belgium became the twentieth nation to accept Secretary Bryan's peace plan and to seek details.
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Narragansett Bay
Badger
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Navy Department
Bristol
R. I
Belgium
Bryan
Army Orders Summary of Officer Duty Assignments
Army orders list officers leaving or reporting for duty across departments. Maj Leon Roudiez moves fifteen days. Capt Hat Sthad P. Councilman one month. Maj Charles Hede kin to Militia Affairs for duty replacing Maj Samuel Jones. Capt Sam Rule Van Lhr to remount inspection, Lt John W Lang to Twenty-ninth, Lt Royal Greene attached to coast artillery, Lt Jacob Mack reassigned as inspector for New Hampshire coast artillery reserves, Lt Emmet Harris to camp quartermaster duty, Lt Townsend Whelsen relieved from Twenty-ninth Infantry.
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Sthad P. Councilman
Ordnance Department
Charles A. Hedekin
Fifteenth Cavalry
Division of Militia Affairs
Samuel G. Jones
General Staff
Carroll Power
Coast Artillery Corps
Columbus Barracks
Oto
Davenport
Iowa
Samurle van Lhr
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Keogh
John W. Lang
Infantry
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Royal X. Greene
United States Military Academy
Greens
Hore Hamilton
Pirat
Jacob A. Mack
Coast Artille| Corps
Coast Artillery
New Hampshire
Emmet R. Harris
Blaventh Cavalry
James A. Logan, Jr
Camp Quartermaster
Townsend Whelsen
Naval movements and orders for officers and ships
Commander H J Ziegemeier is detached to command Annapolis and Lieutenant R S Fay moves to Severn. Lieutenant C L Arnold goes to Navy Yard Puget Sound. Ensign C H Boucher to Virginia. Ships Arrived include Georgia Rhode Island at Rockport Massachusetts New Jersey at Belem etc. Several vessels listed with destinations noted along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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Annapolis
Lreut
C. L. Arnold
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Puget Sound
Wash
T. R. Kurtz
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R. S. Fay
Virginia
Severn
C. H. Boucher
Georgia
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New Jersey
Belem
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Utah
Gloucester
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Greenport
Neptune
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Mars
Hampton Roads
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Fortune
Hoquiam
Nanshan
San Francisco
Fat Diego
Sooth Dakota
San Diego
Ventera
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Perry
Santa Barbara
Santego
Roe, Drayton
Terry
New York Ward
Rockport
Dust across cities shows varied airborne particles
A Chicago Examiner piece explains dust composition differs by locale, with residential streets yielding iron, leather, fibers, and bacteria, while busy districts add metal fragments from factories and tires. City dusts also include plant matter, rubber, and soot, with each city harboring unique dominant particles.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Augustine
New York Gem Imports Hit 48.79 Million in Fiscal Year
New York Harbor port receipts for gems reach 48 788 997 for the year ended June 30 with June setting record totals. William R. Treadwell, jewelry examiner, notes uncut gems and diamonds dominate value while gut precipial stones and pearls contribute to the total. The new international metric weighing standard has been adopted by the US government, backed by major importers and jewelers organizations.
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New York Herald
William R. Treadwell
Examiner Treadwell
United States
Biggem
Man's Ashes Found In Street At Lexington and 77th
A brown leather bag found near a subway excavation at Lexington avenue and 77th street contained cremated remains. A tin tagread Frank Mohr Crematory 11349 July 23 1910 Fresh Pond Long Island. Crematory records say Mohr was cremated that date and ashes sent to 8 Stulzberger East Ninth Street. Police seek guidance on disposition.
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Cow in Supreme Court Pays Farmer for Damaged Crop
The New Jersey supreme court ruled Frederick Bealaman must pay James Van Nest for the death of Van Nest's cow that broke into Bealaman's cornfield, ate corn, and died. The decision rested on Bealaman's duty to maintain a proper fence to prevent neighbor cattle access.
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Somerset County
James van Nest
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Lioness Attacks Baby in Atlanta Park Zoo Scene
A nurse teased a lioness with a crying infant near the cage at Grant Park Zoo in Atlanta. The lioness lunged as bars were clawed, keeper Boyd intervened to rescue the baby and mother Mrs. John Harmon Denmark. A policeman and the keeper restrained Denmark from attacking the nurse after the incident.
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Millionaire John O'Brien Seeks Simple Life in Arkansas
John O'Brien, once a New York millionaire and former Columbia University soccer star, explains three years of disappearance by weariness of wealth. He now works as an assistant engineer in Van Buren, Arkansas, earning $1.80 a year and plans to stay hidden until he feels he has "made good" before returning home. His mother knew his whereabouts, though a wide search had been conducted.
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Ark
John O'Brien
New York
O'Brien
Columbia University
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Osborne to Study Boundary and Railroad Plans
Assistant Secretary Osborne of the State Department will visit San Domingo and Haiti to study the boundary dispute and potential settlement. Haiti has proposed a plan for arbitration by The Hague, while a railroad line from Port au Prince to Cape Haitien by an American firm is also under consideration amid Haitian official protests.
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Bunto Domingo
State Department
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Cape Huith
Fireworks Seized In New York Destruction Planned
Fire department and street cleaning crews have confiscated fireworks from at least 300 unlicensed stores over four days. Six truckloads of explosives will be destroyed in New York harbor, with operations continuing between the Brooklyn and Staten Island water fronts.
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Hunger strike by 17 year old ends in Philadelphia
Julia Morgan of Pottstown, aged 17, ended a two day hunger strike after police detained her while searching for relatives. A plate of ice cream and strawberries tempted her to surrender. She had wandered the streets seeking her sisters and had threatened to imitate suffragettes to gain release.
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Julia Morgan
Pottstown
Weather Summary for July 3 8 Across United States
Weather report from the U S Department of Agriculture Bureau notes moderate temps in the Atlantic States while the lake region and central plains reach up to 99 degrees. Northwest remains cooler with light rains in Montana and Nevada, and showers in the Dakotas and Upper Michigan. Fair elsewhere with warm interior conditions extending toward the Atlantic Seaboard by Friday and Saturday. Winds vary by coast and lake regions. steamers to Europe face light to moderate winds. Local readings show highs near 90 and lows around 72 with humidity around 48 63 percent and no rainfall reported in the late 8 0s. A light exchange from Lippincotts Magazine ends with a joke about Bella’s voice.
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Roosevelt Looms as Progressive Standard Bearer in 1916
Col Roosevelt is seen as the likely Progressive presidential nominee with strong support from Gov Walter R. Stubbs of Kansas, who plans a Europe voyage with his family and will confer with Roosevelt before leaving. Stubbs dismisses rumors of a run for president or Senate and praises Roosevelt as the strongest candidate to beat Democrats in 1916. The piece notes Progressive gains in Kansas and debates between Republicans and Progressives, while also quoting C B Douglas on Roosevelt’s popularity and the shifting stance of many Republicans toward Progressive ideas.
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Arthur Capper
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