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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1915
Page
11
The notice explains delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria for THE POST with address changes allowed, advising to mail orders to POST and to include old and new addresses and duration. It notes rates, advance payment, and mentions the Washington Float Company as the subscription payee.
The piece discusses Europe’s war strained finances and the decline of belligerent credit. It notes Britain and Russia seeking foreign investors, limited European capital, France and Britain’s debt burdens, and the U.S. position as buyers of own securities. It highlights risks to debtors and creditors and shifts in American finance amid war costs and European gold demands.
England reports on Thursday July 1 stressing need for drastic financial steps, comparing to last August and September. It warns against European warfare waste and urges the United States to conserve resources and expand domestic prosperity while lifting peace standards.
A critical report on Mexican factions led by Carranza and Villa hindering Red Cross relief. Miss Mabel Boardman decries local obstruction to food aid, calling Huerta a stabilizing force by comparison. The piece denounces revolutions profiteering while starving civilians suffer, urging U S action to save lives.
The article surveys a large field of likely GOP presidential hopefuls including Elihu Root Charles Whitman Theodore Roosevelt William Howard Taft Philander C Knox Theodore E Burton Myron T Herrick Frank Willis John W Weeks Albert B Cummins William Borah Lawrence Sherman James R Mano Charles Wairbanks and Robert M La Follette It notes a dark horse possibility but expects the convention to favor the strongest secondary contender among the group and urges candidates to align with party platform on tariff views
The piece notes a split in stance on a core Republican principle. While all agree on the protective tariff plank, ultimate judgment will hinge on their positions on other major national issues. It emphasizes party unity tested by broader policy directions.
The piece mocks fevered rumors around Holt and German conspiracies in wartime, noting headlines about big Berthas and German spies are unfounded. It urges calm, warns against sensational treats, and counsels readers to read baseball pages or farm reports to steady nerves amid dog days and war news.
Eyewitness recollections of the J Pierpont Morgan shooting praise his courage as he shielded his wife and confronted the assailant. The piece contrasts wealth and leadership with acts of resolve, citing Alfred Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor, and comments on reformers, guns, and public prudence.
The debate centers on legalizing children born before marriage, a practice common abroad but resisted in England since medieval times. Background recalls Henry II proposals and Merton parliament, while noting limited progress and potential future action. The piece also covers Frognal sale near Chislehurst, detailing Townshend heirs, royal gifts, and the disposal of George III era collections amid changes in estate ownership.
The Sing Sing calf, a recent arrival kept in a barn outside the wall, disappeared after two inmates, reported drunk, were hospitalized. Names such as Jim Jackson Sam De Barbara John Sharkey and two others are tied to the whisky episode. Nurses may have been involved in selling the calf to obtain whisky. Barn duties now assigned to different inmates.
A trolley guide wire 4 feet above a highway near Chesterpike and Springfield tore into a loaded truck carrying eighteen Fourth of July excursionists from Chester. The car toppled, injuring seven seriously and eleven more lightly. Ans ten O Connor of Chester owned the truck. The crash buried the eighteen aboard in wreckage.
Poem recalling American fight for independence. Soldiers march with wood muskets near a flag while a war dog barks as a drum sounds. It honors Warren and his men from Bunker Hill and pledges readiness should freedom calls again.
Detective Patrick Ryan of Newark police headquarters chased two men suspected of professional pickpocketing after a pocketbook theft report near bicycle races. He clung to a trolley car rear as the suspects pulled him aboard to prevent being dragged under its wheels, then arrested them on pickpocket charges.
Sanducky fisherman Theodore Sharp reports owning the only educated carp in existence. The fish, about 40 pounds, supposedly answers to a whistle, eats from his hand, and follows Sharp in a boat, swimming near the surface and resembling a fat hog out of water.
A crowd along Seventh Street above Vine watched William Heller of 610 North Franklin shoot himself in the breast during Fourth of July celebrations. He died at Hahnemann Hospital. A pocket note said he was despondent after his wife left him weeks earlier.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a Father and Daughter discussing kin and kith with a Small Brother mockingly asking to hear more. The line hints at a humorous school paper piece from Yale Record with playful wordplay and character names.
A fragmentary quote portrays a judge remarking on financial duty and a claim of potential bankruptcy, reflecting a courtroom or legal dispute tone. The readable content centers on payment obligation and skepticism about insolvency.
. King William's War began in 1629 with Indian ambushes in Dover New Hampshire. The conflict reflected colonial tensions between English Protestants and French Catholics, spreading to Schenectady and Montreal with expeditions from Connecticut New York and Massachusetts. The war ended in 1697 with the Treaty of Ryswick and Acadia restored to France.
A Kokomo goat escaped a handler and charged pedestrians and two streetcars, scattering bystanders until Patrolmen Elkins and Webb intervened. Webb tailed the animal from behind while Elkins seized it by the head and struggled to lead it toward the station until the owner relieved him.
Alfred Ruzzo a 29 year old resident of 25 Stanton Street was on the side step of a southbound Second Avenue car when his hat blew off near Thirty eighth Street He leaned out to catch it dragging a foot as the car moved The clutch failed he fell and his right leg was run over by the wheel Patrolman Hiles summoned Dr Traut of Bellevue who sent him to the hospital
Maddalena Balsina saved her 11 month old child Angelina by catching her as she leaned from a third story window at 4686 Umbria Street. The fall caused the mother to collapse but both were uninjured aside from the child’s minor injuries.
Palo Alto dispatch reports Italian organ grinder John Sampont was arrested for alleged cruelty to a trained monkey named Jocko. Evidence showed he had a city license but could not prove the animal did not work from 7 a.m. to night with only two hours rest, leading to a $10 fine for not unionizing the monkey's 14 hour day.
Colorado may be called reasonably safe as a Republican State once again remarked Clyde C Dawson of Denver a leading Republican. He said Progressives have no strength in Colorado and a united Republican Party means Democrats cannot win. He stressed a sensible business friendly candidate and harmony next year. The piece also touches on Portland Oregon’s development and trade, noting immigration and climate, with a brief local NY party race in which delegates spar for the Thirty sixth district nomination amid a crowded field and possible deadlock.
A Vermont granite monument was set up at the Humphreys home on Morris Avenue East Summit New York to honor Snookie a pet monkey that died last fall The memorial notes Snookie born in Brazil and saved in memory of Sneckle a Brazilian farm asset with a jeweled collar and a coffin burial The Humphreys lived in East Summit for many years but their home is now in New York.
A farmer enters a country drug store complaining of stomach trouble and asks for relief. The apothecary asks for symptoms while the patient describes rising, settling sensations like gravels or an elevator. The druggist jokes about swallowing an elevator as a playful aside.
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