The Washington Post Subscription Notice 1912
The notice urges readers to pay by drafts checks or money orders and to mail address changes and subscriptions to The Washington Post Co Washington DC. It lists post office and address details, rates for advance payment, and instructions for mailing orders and changing addresses. Information emphasizes timely delivery and newspaper followings in the early 20th century.
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Washington Post CO
Washington, DC
Washington
York
Steger Budingsbag
Fremont Huilding
Boston
Adar
Couarey
Aera
Advan
Fa Pany
Roosevelt and Roosevelts Third Party Dilemma in 1912 Race
The article examines Colonel Roosevelt's dilemma in 1912 as his supporters split between loyal Republicans and insurgent factions. It weighs whether Roosevelt should bolt to form a new party or seek a strategic alliance to maximize impact. The piece analyzes potential effects on Taft and Wilson, and contemplates how the Colonel’s choice could reshape party loyalties and the campaign landscape.
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Jesus
Blot
Roosevelt
Lred
Ferring
Taft al
Wilson
Jenocrat
Standardizing the Customs Investigation Pushes Reform
A reform plan aims to standardize customs valuation and entry procedures to curb fraud and corruption. A committee including special agents and an appraiser will supervise under Assistant Secretary Curtis. Secretary Jack Veagh commends the effort to ensure fair enforcement and reduce losses from undervaluation hurting travelers.
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Aecrazy
Curtis
JackVeagh
Safeguards for Returning Travelers At All US Ports
Frauds fade from focus as authorities push cautions to protect returning travelers. Officials emphasize exact accounting and uniform charges at every port in the United States to prevent exploitation and ensure fair treatment for all travelers.
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United States
Reconvene the caucus over two battleships vote
Rep Sulzer demands a new Democratic caucus to allow absent members to vote their conscience on the two battleship program. He cites patriotism over party discipline and urges reconvening to pass a resolution letting all Democrats express their views and align with the Baltimore platform and public sentiment.
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Sulzer
New York
Baltimore
Burleson
Senate
House
Eix
Lingerie in the Parks and the Sunday Laundress Class
The piece condemns public park laundry by the poor, arguing it signals plutocracy. District commissioners issue a rule banning visible weekly wash in parks, urging the wealthy to dry linen in private sun parlors and noting esthetic concerns.
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Bianchisseus
Vilage Green
Art Commission
Congress
Landmarks Identified by GIAR Camp Project in District
The GIAR project in Washington placed one hundred fifty tablets marking historic spots to guide visitors. The Historical Society supported similar efforts despite limited funds, but recent years show reduced attention to identification and preservation of ancient sites.
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Washington
GIAR
Historical Society
Washington’s historic markers deserve renewed civic effort
The piece argues for reactivating and systematizing the placement of tablets at Washington landmarks. It notes growing tourist interest in early U S history sites, cites specific sites such as the Braddock Rock and Key mansion, and urges patriot societies to catalog and preserve these loci for future generations.
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Lincoln
United States
Fort Stephen
Washington
Tom Moore
Rascal
Braddock Rock
Twenty Third
Twenty Fifth
Patriote and Historical Societies
Macauley
Recall in Turkey and the peril of democracy
A discussion of the Turkish recall movement and its implications for democracy, comparing it to the U S system. The piece warns that violence to achieve political ends can threaten individual rights and stresses the constitutional safeguard. It references Turkish officers, the army, and the potential consequences for liberty.
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United States
Turkey
Chamber of Deputies
Russian diplomat of immense wealth and daring Demidov lineage
A portrait of Elim Demidov a wealthy Russian diplomat to Greece famed for lavish lifestyle and imperial favor. He and his wife Countess Sophie Woronzoff-Dauschkoff mingle with royalty while Amassing untold mineral wealth from Malachite Jade and gold mines. The Demidoff line traces from Peter the Great era blacksmith to noble Florentine titles through Anatole and Paul with a tangled web of marriages and imperial ties.
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America
Rockefeller
Europe
Demidoff
Eaar
Elim Demppet
Greece
Econatl
Athens
Clim
Elim Demidof
Eton
Riviera
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Nice
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Paris
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England
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Caucasus
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Marie Metachersky
Alexander II
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Marie Dagmar
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Ural Mountains
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Tuscany
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Jerome of
Westphalia
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Anatole
Anal
Helen Troubetzkay I
Victor Emmanuel
Ruasie
Marquied DE Fontinoy
Brentwood Company
The New Party and Populist Faction Split
The editorial discusses the third party split within the Populist movement, noting a midline faction pushing for independence from coalitions with Democrats and Republicans. It cites Roosevelt as a leading third-party figure and criticizes abandoning principles for office. Washington dispatch dated July 23.
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Party of the People
South
Stata
Col
Roosevelt
Bill Flinn
Pennsylvania
Three Votes Save Asquith In British House Of Commons
In a thin Friday session the British government survived a snap division by only three votes. David Lloyd George moved to devote Monday to supplementary appointments. The government won by 136 to 32 as Liberal support lagged, while Irish nationalists and the Labour party kept the government from defeat.
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London
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
Labor Party
Battleships Defeated in Simulated Naval Clash Off Brentons Reef
Newport R I reports that torpedo boat destroyers of the Atlantic fleet under Captain E W Eberle penetrated lines of the battleships Florida Delaware and Utah in a mimic attack near Brentons Reef securing a clean technical victory as commanded by Rear Admiral Aaron Ward.
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Newport, R I
Atlantic
Florida
Delaware
Utah
Brentons
E W Hberlea
Eberle
Aaron Ward
Packers Dissolution Plan Filed With Attorney General
James H Wilkerson, U S attorney at Chicago, presented the plan of dissolution for the National Packing Company to Attorney General Wickersham. The Department of Justice has not yet stated its position. The plan asserts that assets have been divided among the Swift, Morrie, and Armour interests to satisfy Ralph Crew counsel for the packers.
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National Packing Company
Wickersham
James H Wilkerson
United States
Chicago
Department of Justice
Ralph Crew
Swift, Morrie, and Armour
Army Orders Elucidate Wide Duty Shifts and Assignments
Military personnel receive leaves and reassignments across services. FOX CONNER and others depart for duties in New York and Alaska. several officers proceed to Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, and Osceola. Navy and Marine Corps assignments include landings, barracks postings, and recruiting duties. changes include resignations and class entries at Mounted Service School.
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Field Artillery
James M Hobson
Odle C Horney
Edward Pohern
William A Phillips
Ardnance Department
New York City
Dusiness
Daniel J Carr
Signal Corps
Alaska
Washington
Seattle
Seward
Henry R. Richmond
Tenth Cavalry
Adna R Chaffer, Jr
Fifteenth Cavalry
Saint
Schoal Fort Riley
Conrad 8
Babcock
Cavalry
West Font
United Bates Military Academy
John D Long
Twelfth Cavalry
Richard H McWalter
Firth Field Artilery
Fort Silt Outs
oMher Firth Field Artllery
Harry
Hegema
Fort Leavenworth
Kane
Oake
Aglo
Conner
Herbert O Williams
Russell
Venable Twenty Second Infantry
Fort Slocum
Edward Bailey
Edmund L Gruber
Fitth Pelt Artillery
Mounted Service
Fort Riley
Hayden Wo Wagner
T Constien
Vermont
E Smith
Tennessee
Gyllespie
J PF Dalton
Tennessee PA
Willett
Home Wall
P A Paym
WB Collins
Pacific
Aussia
Iris
Marine Corps
G M Gulick
Wo OH Pritchett
San Francisco
United States
Lieut
Boa. Lewis
Marine Barracks
Mara Island
Congress Condensed Senate and House Actions
Senate action on an excise tax bill and higher incomes over eight thousand dollars with a 27 to 1 vote. Repeal of the reciprocity law and Canada print paper duty adjustments. Reports favoring grain standardization and seed purity measures. Nelson resolution on Cuba and Mexico fomenting within U S approved. Overman forestry bureau investigation approved. Conference report on naval bill except battleships and torpedo boats agreed. House adjourned to noon tomorrow.
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Senate
Canada
Nelson
Wages Here and Abroad Compare US Railway Pay with Foreign Scales
A Boston and Maine chart based on the New York Sun compares US railway wages to foreign scales. It shows total gross income with 44 cents for wages, and 16.5 cents for fuel, 2.4 for materials, 4.4 for taxes, 4 for interest, 1.5 for leases, 2 for per diem, and 0.75 for Latvia-related items. The report cites the Bureau of Railway Economics noting US average daily pay in 1910 was 2.23 dollars vs 1.08 in the UK, with Germany and Austria around 0.81 and 0.89 respectively, and generally US wages far higher than continental counterparts.
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New York Sun
Boston and Maine
Diem &c
United States
France
Italy
English Board of Trade
United Kingdom
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Tay Tt
Army to Form Three Complete Divisions Across Posts
The army council, convened by Secretary Stimson, finished two weeks of study and proposed reforms to modernize the service. Steps will be taken administratively to implement many changes, including creating three complete divisions mobilizable as units, with broader service branches. Congress likely to see recommendations on term length, a standing reserve, and other legal changes next winter.
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Eilmacn
Stimson
Congress
Knox Scheme Ends in House Standstill
Diplomacy misfires as the House refuses to print a report sent by President Tai at Knox request. The 1910 International Pro on Congress proceedings, 13 pages, faced printing fund limits. FitzGerald of Appropriations denounced the move as presumptuous, and the report was laid on the Speaker’s desk without action.
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Tai
State Knox
Washington
State Department
Knox
Fitzgera 1 Cnarman
Secretary of States
Navy study favors fuel oil powered aeroplanes
The Navy Department considers fuel oil powered airplanes and fuel efficiency aboard ships. Capt W Iring Chambers outlined that gasoline engines would require a baseload supply and be discarded during combat, while fuel oil engines would provide a continuous ready supply for aircraft on ships even under battle conditions.
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Spe
Ron
Geo
Chinese Assembly Approves Yuan Shi Kai Cabinet Nominees
In Peking the Chinese assembly accepted the military demand to approve President Yuan Shi Kai’s cabinet picks. The armed leaders warned they would seize power without approval, and the voting carried the full slate of cabinet ministers with no exceptions.
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Peking
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Rom Nees
Weather and aviation notes from Washington and Taft era
The Weather Bureau forecast general fair conditions across much of the United States through Saturday and Sunday with showers in the Rocky Mountains central plains and southern regions. Local rain and cooler air are noted for the Northeast and upper Mississippi Valley while breezes remain moderate along the Atlantic coast. An aviation detail mentions an aeroplane accident near College Park and an appointment by Taft of Dorr Hazlehurst, the brother of the late aviator, to a cadet role at West Point. The text also contains editorial notes on politics and social views.
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Agricuture
Washington
Tennessee
Nebrada
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Centra
Rocky Mountain
Piama States
Wisnessippi
Rocky Weuptain
New Gland
Mastin
Taft
Dorr Hazle
Hurat
Ryanaville
Hazlehurst
Ginimum ii Park
Toy West Point
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A collection of pointed paragraphs critiquing honesty and gender norms. It notes men often lie about truthfulness and how they bend to a woman’s wishes. It mentions leap year as a chance for a girl to secure a man without asking in some years.
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Chicago News
Daugherty Sees Taft Victory Deepening Ohio GOP Unity
In Washington at the Willard hotel Harry M Daugherty described support for Taft as the genuine Republican core in Ohio, noting Roosevelt factions remain weak. He said Taft is the logical candidate and predicted limited Roosevelt strength in the state, with party unity likely ahead of the November primary.
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Judge Dillon
Columbus
Bucaeye
Harry M Daugherty
New Willard
Daugherty
Wasington
Taft
White House
Co Roosevelt
Hepu
Pres Dent
Co Rosevel
Ohio
Roosevel
Presdent
Roosevelt
William Howard Taft
Republican Party
Voung
William Sowart Taft
Brand Recalls Banishment Of American Citizen Washington Lithgow
An order expelling American citizen Washington Lithgow from Puerto Plata has been withdrawn after efforts by Harpers Perry. The report notes partisan activity and political concerns surrounding the case. Potomas and Shenandosh rivers are described as muddy during the period.
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Puerto Plata
Brazil
Washington Post
Harpers Perry
Potomas
Shenandosh
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