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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1916
Page
7
Fragmentary note from Abe Ulashington Post in Pennsylvania mentions near Fourtes hue with unclear context and names. No discernible event, date, or organization is readable.
The Washington Post urges readers leaving the city to notify both old and new addresses to continue receiving the paper. It promises prompt mailing to any part of the country and offers a postal subscription service with advance payment and flexible address changes.
The Deutschland's arrival in Chesapeake Bay marks a new era of blockade running as German submarines defy surveillance. The article lauds German seamanship, notes the merchant vessel carries only small defensive guns, and urges U S sea power to accelerate submarine development to counter the threat and defend Atlantic shipping.
The text discusses how the party out of power emphasizes issues in campaigns while the governing party leans on its record. It notes the Democrats have long relied on campaign material from past years, and the Republicans enjoy natural advantages from prosperity and national well being. It suggests a political balance shaped by current conditions and perceived leadership.
The piece discusses party power, strategy, and likely campaign issues as Republicans prepare to attack first after their convention, questioning whether targets will be foreign or domestic matters. It notes the need for clarity from Mr Hughes's acceptance speech and the impact of timing on public focus.
In the forthcoming campaign young Democratic leaders loom, with Joseph P Tumulty singled out as the sharp political strategist behind Wilson. Tumulty’s deft use of public opinion and publicity channels earns respect from rivals, while his duties rival the President’s. The piece argues his influence could be pivotal as the nation’s younger statesmen shape future politics.
A national commission could reform Washington housing for government offices by coordinating location, design, and cost to beautify the capital and reduce Treasury burdens. Current haphazard construction risks unsatisfactory, poorly located buildings. future planning must consider light, air, access, and lasting quality to honor the map and keep the capital for generations.
The discussion argues that income tax burden falls on stockholders and workers, with 2,500,000 stockholders and 400,000 individual filers paying most of it. It stresses graded taxes to reduce class privilege, urges citizen responsibility, and notes broader issues from war to politics and equal rights.
The passage waxes poetic about a future nation and a lasting global order. It emphasizes rooted, inexpensive foundations, rapid progress, and a monumental, time‑lasting mission. It evokes a sense of national identity and durable structures designed for generations.
The piece argues passage of the Rainey tariff commission bill is likely with Republican support and Chamber of Commerce backing. It calls for selecting business leaders rather than academics to ensure practical, market‑oriented recommendations to Congress, warning against political favoritism and urging a transparent, businesslike approach.
A historical tale surrounds the Duke of Devonshire appointment as Canada's governor general and a long held debate over Gainsborough’s portrait of the Duchess of Devonshire. The article traces a rumored父 fathering dispute between Georgiana and Lady Elizabeth Foster, notes the painting’s provenance, and questions whether the subject is Georgiana or Elizabeth Foster, alongside the succession implications for the Cavendish line.
Verona near Bangor resident Stephen Decatur Bridges known as the salmon and alewiss king of the Penobscot argues fish can reason and warn each other. He cites two causes for salmon disappearances: polluted waters and hatchery practices stripping eggs, suggesting fish resent mistreatment and plot opposition.
A parrot aboard J H Webster’s houseboat near Wrank Conn warned workers by crying fire. The bird’s loud calls alerted those nearby, enabling firefighters to prevent the Freeman Rogére shop loft from total destruction and saving the yacht supplies storage. The owner credits Polly the parrot for sparing his business.
A fragment discusses Andorra as not poor, noting inhabitants work hard yet lack ambition for modernization. It cites a lone innkeeper who tried to commercialize hot springs, claims Andorra has no poverty, low taxation, free doctor services, and school instruction in Andorran with French oversight funded by Andorra.
A. Warbeck, 49, deep sea diver, was pulled from Ellicott Bay at Smith Cove after more than five hours at 50 feet below the surface. Entangled ropes on his diving suit trapped him near steel rails he was lifting. He revived and survived, defying experts' three hour survival expectation. He was on the bay floor from 7 pm to 12:40 am before rescuers raised him.
A Columbus Dispatch item tells how a state department civil service employee passed a Philippines post and declined the federal job after his fiancée warned that negotiations would end if he took it. He chose to remain engaged, and the engagement stands.
A verse lament from the New York Run laments rising prices and shortages blamed on war. The speaker notes strained wages, higher bread, meat, drugs and clothes costs, and delays in goods, asking what people will do when global conflict ends and such charges persist. The poem questions society's tolerance of wartime price pressures.
Palla oucord Joseph P Patchett, a noted canner in Poderalaburg Maryland, recovered a missing check for 1004.74 dollars. The check, drawn on a Massachusetts firm, had slipped from papers and was deposited after seven months. Patchett promptly deposited it and received bank notice of clearance today.
A contributor copied a tombstone inscription from a Virginia churchyard listing many long names. The names include Dr George Kemper Young John Tields Genlua Gray Matthew Wilson Pilson Hen détaon Jeffarson Davia Confedersis States Ambrose Helfer and dates Born February 12 1862 Died March 28 1906.
A historical Dublin event is recalled with Curran’s July 10 1790 speech. The piece recounts Dublin’s aldermen, council battles over mayoral candidates, and Curran’s argument that liberty demands eternal vigilance, a line later quoted in the context of Irish parliamentary history.
A lyrical scene on salt marshes unfolds as light returns and the speaker envisions a male figure moving through the landscape. The marsh awakens with silver veins, beauty, music, and longing, as nature and a hidden beloved counterpart frame a rising dawn of passion and union.
The London Chronicle recounts the life of George Passmanazar the famed impostor who duped archbishops of England and the Royal Society by posing as a Frenchman Irishman Japanese convert Formosan and later as a Japanese living on raw flesh He wrote on language and religion and aided in the Universal History He died May 3 1763 at 84 in Ironmonger Row Lukes with Dr Johnson as a later associate.
Frea Steen of the Stean mine in Cornucopia district Oregon found beetles bearing Masonic and other markings. The insects resemble long horned wood borers but show a variation from known species. Their black backs display white ink markings including letter and numeral combinations. Some exhibit the You 6 marking while others show the square and compasses emblem clearly.
Notwithstanding Holland has suffered much from the Haitian government interference with neutral trade, JOA Meel of Rotterdam says Holland leans to England and the allies. He notes rising business, high food prices, and belief the Entente must triumph, with U.S. munitions aiding the allies. Lisbon to St. Louis and remarks on parks, racing history, and American capital's cautious Latin America stance.
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