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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1915
Page
11
The Washington Post announces subscription options for carrier and mail delivery in Washington and surrounding areas. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions with various durations and prepaid terms. Remittances, paper addresses, and foreign advertising details are provided for ordering and address changes.
A wartime column lauds British soldiers and sailors while criticizing the British cabinet for entering the war. It asserts heavy sacrifices and battlefield valor at Neuve Chapelle, St Julien, and Givenchy, and questions prewar leadership and foreign policy under Sir Edward Grey.
Cranks who threaten or shoot at public figures often regret actions and lose bravado when confronted by law. The piece notes past incidents with McKinley and Roosevelt and cites new federal policy to forward every threatening letter to the chief postal inspector for tracing.
Editorial urges swift incarceration of writers of threatening letters. It argues authorities should not treat such messages as harmless and contends jails and insane asylums exist to restrain criminals and dangerous cranks before they can act via the mails.
Opinion argues against repealing the Seamen's Act, urging scrutiny of why the law was passed after Titanic and other disasters. It notes safety provisions like crew language understanding and lifeboat requirements, comparing dangers to war and fire emergencies and warning that foreign lines are subsidized.
An Amsterdam dispatch from July 3 describes divers finding the German submarine wrecked at the Ems mouth still occupied by living crew. Lacking a means to raise the craft, the men await their fate in a cramped oxygen supply with only slim hopes, a stark contrast to typical wartime heroism.
The writer reflects on heroic sacrifices in war, noting crew members of the F-4 and sailors in submarines face a lingering death with loyalty to their cause. The piece argues that nations share heroism and urges greater universal sympathy for the brutal realities of combat and the deaths it entails.
The Post Office Department shows an eight million dollar deficit for the first three quarters of the fiscal year ending June 30. Officials attribute it to unprecedented wartime conditions, stock-market decline, and especially the costly parcel post as private express firms profited from cheaper government rates.
A letter to Mayor Mitchel from the Bureau of City Inquiry alleges 75 of 179 Manhattan murders last year remain unsolved, blaming police reforms and detective bureau structure for waning efficiency. The piece links public fear, prosecutorial pressure, and potential miscarriages of justice to the rise of unpunished crime.
The eldest son of the Duke of Portland, Lord Titchfield, is set to marry Miss Ivy Gordon-Kennex, a favored companion to Queen Alexandra who has spent years at Marlborough House and Sandringham. The match links two great Anglo aristocratic houses, with plans for a grand alliance and extensive estates.
William Van Austin Sunday, a Philadelphia resident, made his 89th yearly pilgrimage to Independence Hall to honor the Liberty Bell. Born September 10 1835 he first visited as an infant in his mother’s arms and has continued this ritual since 1880. He plans to return before the bell’s westward journey begins.
Mounted Policeman William Major watches a cow on Flarvey avenue near Bay Fiftieth street while Aftean autos filled with Coney Island day-trippers idle. A Connecticut woman, wearing diamonds, brings a pail and milks the cow for twenty minutes, the animal smiling as drivers cheer before the scene resumes.
A humorous verse from the Honaton Post praising a child J M Lewis and his simple exclamation Golly Golly as the small speaker and a contrast with adult speech. The poem Playfully contrasts a child’s joy with grown up language while noting affection for family and nature.
A Sicilian code of honor leads to murder as Frank Monza, a Brooklyn cafe owner once acquitted in a 10 year old business quarrel killing, is shot in front of his home after attending a St John celebration. His daughters Carmela 15 and Madeline 11 shield him but he dies. Detectives hunt a killer from an ambush in a car.
Riverhead Justice of the Peace George F Stackpole, noted for good humor, posted a local newspaper ad offering rewards for thieves who stole items from his automobile, motor launch, bicycles, and his club bicycle oars. Rewards total 20 dollars for various thefts, with pleas to return items.
John Paul Jones born July 6 1747 the Scot who shaped the American Navy Myths abound yet he sailed at 27 founded a plan for a navy and served on the Ranger Bon Homme Richard Serapis duel earned fame Though he died in Paris 1792 his remains were moved to Bancroft Hall Annapolis after long rest in an unmarked grave His career inspired Congress and foreign honors alike from France to Russia.
The Rev Robert Meigs of First Baptist Church, Oklahoma, raised 805 from about 4000 worshippers to fund Evangelist E Grabi. For each $25 donation he leaped over the pulpit stand, discarding his coat and rolling shirt sleeves. Usheres tracked donors as the unusual appeal continued with repeated leaps.
Manch Chunk reports European war disrupts wintergreen industry in Pen Forest Kidder and Lehigh counties. The region relies on wintergreen oil for tablets and medicine, with about half of world supply produced and 70 percent sent to Europe. Dealers tied up capital, many locals rely on picking wintergreen to sell to distillers at about $2 per 100 pounds. distilling remains widespread and financially strained.
A reader quotes remarks from Fort Stanley Falkland Islands about Agriculture Department. A Chicagoan compares San Francisco and San Diego expositions highlighting attendance and permanent structures. A note from a British traveler emphasizes merchant marine, colonies, and naval power as factors of global influence and American prosperity. Focus remains on isolated nations, trade routes, and Pacific possessions shaping policy.
England faces mass breeding moves as its Derby winners and major sires depart for Argentina, Germany and beyond. With racing halted, turfmen seek new venues such as Ireland and North America while thousands of workers lose stables and livelihoods, potentially reshaping international racing markets.
Charles Pinstadt, a publisher, was swept over the York Haven dam while fishing near the Susquehanna River. He clung to a tree stump for five hours until rescued by Alvin Brouthers, who pursued him in a motorboat. The ordeal left Anstadt nearly exhausted.
A fragmentary reading records Ma Ma crying out Freddie as the usual morning wash unfolds. She ponders whether her face or neck should be washed, delaying with a temporizing question. The scene hints at domestic routine and concern over hygiene choices.
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