Washington Post subscription terms and addresses 1916
The notice outlines delivery options for Washington Post subscriptions including carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria, daily and Sunday editions, and mail subscriptions with advance payment. It lists payment methods, post office orders, and foreign advertising representation details with city offices in New York Chicago Boston Detroit and the contact date July 14, 1916.
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Washington Post CO
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The Post Seeks To Promote Washingtonians Reading
The Washington Post urges readers to keep informed about capital affairs and to send orders for home delivery anywhere in the country. Subscriptions are payable in advance with new addresses and duration clearly stated.
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Relief for Mexicans and US aid stance
The article argues for lifting the embargo on food and clothing to Mexico while maintaining the arms embargo. It asserts no quarrel with the Mexican people, notes widespread American sympathy, and urges relief efforts through individuals and organizations. It cautions against starving Mexicans and suggests resuming Red Cross relief as needed.
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Mexico
United States
Cerranza
Red Cross
Export Trade and War Orders Shape US Market
The fiscal year ending June 30 saw export trade peak at 4 345 000 000 dollars driven largely by war orders. With peace and possible European exclusive pacts, the level may not be sustained. Domestic business remains stronger, but export effort has been haphazard, hampering bank financing and steady growth. Congress discusses Sherman Act amendments to support cooperation among American firms in foreign trade, hoping to ease financing and expand foreign selling.
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United States
Europe
Congress
New Jersey
Edward W Townsend
Townsend
Naval Bill Aims to Restore U S Sea Power and Command
A Senate bill advances a three year naval construction program to raise the United States to a leading position among world navies. It increases peace strength to 74 000, expands the marine corps by 20 percent, and allows emergency enlistment to about 87 000. The plan promotes officers by selection, enlarges yards and dry docks, and speeds readiness for battleships and fleets.
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Great Britain
Russia
Riguti Roumania
Paris
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Rome
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Virginia
England
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Senate Committee
General Board
Marine Corps
Swanson
Senate
Navy
Congress
Senate Committee Ag
A Nations Proved Greatness and French Revolution Echoes
Fragmented OCR text recounts a July 14 1783 Bastille fall as symbol of ending privilege. Mentions anger toward monarchic rule and fears lawlessness after upheaval. Allusions to national fervor and agricultural policy era reflecting old regime decay.
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France
Federal Workmen's Compensation Bill Passes House
The McGilli cuddy Kern workmen's compensation bill, offering two thirds wage loss payments to injured federal workers and 85 percent to the widow plus 10 percent per dependent child, sails through the House 286 to 3. An appropriation of 500000 is set, Senate approval pending. critics note the government should lead with pensions and broader reforms.
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United States
Congress
Senate
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Lord French Helped Haig Realize Army Ambitions
A historical sketch recounts how Lord French championed John Churchill Haig when the latter failed medical exams for color blindness and military service. With Duke of Cambridge and Haig’s wartime bond to French, Haig finally gained Sandhurst entry and a cavalry commission, a pivotal act that shaped his future command. The piece also notes a 1778 US submarine attempt to destroy the Eagle in New York waters, detailing David Bushnell’s design and Ezra Lee’s risky mission.
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Modder
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Parsons
Staten Island
David Bushnell
Saybrook
Strange fish caught by Knoxvillian on Florida voyage
Dr H J Kelso and Mia Kelaola fished ten days at Paoss a Grille Florida with guide J A Saunders. They landed about 40 kingfish before Kelso reeled in a 16 pound strange fish resembling a pompano. It showed silver to gold scales and a calflike tongue with an emery-like center.
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Tenn
Chicago
Florida
H J Kelso
Mia Kelaola
Paossa-Grille
Fla
Tampa Morning Tribune
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E R Burna
J A Saunders
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Congress Condensed: Budget, ships, and public bills debated
Congress adjourned after a day of committee activity. The judiciary panel urged delaying the Clayton Act changes on interlocking directorates while the Ways and Means panel advanced a public bill allowing gin to be exported in bond. The omnibus public building measure, about 32.0 million dollars, moved in committee with a full report expected. Adjournment times varied with votes deferred to today.
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Judiciary Committee
Rucker
Hook's Famous Hoax Recalled In Cardiff Item
A Cardiff Western Mail correspondent recalls Theodore Hook’s Berners Street hoax and an earlier London ruse by conjuror Ignor Capitello Jumpede. Thousands received orders for a phantom event causing traffic jams and a mock battlefield scene. Crowds later wrecked the venue after realizing they’d been deceived.
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Cardiff
Abergavenny
Berners Street
Theodore Hook
London
Eignor Capitello
On the road to Romany and Rome
Wallace Irwin adapts a marching ballad as a road narrative toward Romany and Rome. The piece blends travel imagery with military cadence, contrasting flowers with dust and war gear, while urging perseverance and cheer as crowds sing toward distant cities.
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Wallace Irwin
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Lucky
Rome
Alan
Romany
Fish Smell Guides Angling Says Providence Tribune
Scientific tests show fish detect odors in water as in air and scent drives feeding. Experiments with bait in gauze bags and blocked nostrils reveal scent tips feeding, while eye appeal alone fails. In addition, Boston girls adopt fashion buckles costing forty dollars to attract attention.
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Chicago
Providence Tribune
Boston
Charlotte Corday the Girondist Heroine Born in Normandy
Born in a poor Caen area to a noble line, Charlotte Corday grew up amid toil and convent schooling. She read Plutarch Rousseau Voltaire and Corneille, aligned with revolutionary ideas, and formed a plan to kill Jean Paul Marat to halt the Reign of Terror. She traveled to Paris, gained entry to Marat’s bath chamber, and stabbed him as he dictated mass executions, then faced the guillotine.
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Charlotte Corday
France
Charlotte
Caen
Aha
Hera
Plutarch
Rousseau
Raynel
Voltaire
Girondists
Robespierre
Marat
Girondista
Barbareux
England
Paria
Father Finds Son’s Body After Dream Guide
Dallas Greene, missing for months, was found dead near Callahan Creek in Montana by his father J W Greene after a search with deputies. Authorities accuse Jack Miller, camped near the site, of involvement as horses and gear were traced from the sale goods.
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Spokane Spokesman Review
Dallas Greene
J W Greene
Troy
Mont
Callahan Creek
Jack Miller
Greene
Libby
Denlas Greene
Gonzaga University
Pleasant Valley
Miller
Harnoss
Montana
Spokane
Callahan Creek Wealtin
Australian landscape painter confronts hut dweller threat
An Australian landscape painter near Dayleaford paints in front of a crude two room hut. A tall hairy man and later the hut owner and his wife confront him claiming witnesses to his actions while the painter asserts he is painting the dwelling for his own expense.
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Patterson
Political currents and economic notes at the Willard
Massachusetts Progressives split from the Republican party while Joseph F Connell analyzes the party’s rifts. Labor and consumer concerns mix with New Zealand kauri gum trade plans. Townsend of New Jersey predicts a stronger President in 1916 and Republican vulnerability. Global cattle markets and Latin American pastures loom as long term investment prospects.
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