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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
11
The Washington Post lists subscription options with carrier and mail delivery in Washington and Alexandria with various rates. It includes monthly and weekly prices, prepaid by draft or money order to The Washington Post Co, in Washington DC, and notes foreign advertising representation details.
The President appeals to waiting factions in Mexico but faces unresponsive leaders as decades of brigandage and plunder have fueled violence. U.S. Senate findings show arms to bandits, with responsibility resting on past administrations. The task to restore order requires determined action and broad public support at home and from Americans in Mexico.
American steamship leaders in New York urge equal footing with foreign ships to revive the U S merchant marine. They argue humane safety and seamen standards lift costs, while American crews receive higher wages and better quarters, warning against rolling back laws despite higher US shipbuilding costs.
The nation has progressed toward a humane goal with reference to Europe and must continue moving forward. It cites remedies under consideration and warns against lowering safety standards or living wages, urging the government to emulate foreign countries only if it preserves American ship safety and prosperity.
The United States must insist on equal respect for its rights from all nations including Great Britain and Germany. A prompt protest against British actions alongside German grievances would reinforce neutrality, deter further aggression, protect American commerce, and clarify that the U.S. will not tolerate violations by either side. The government should act to safeguard citizens and prevent further infringements.
An editorial argues the Trenton court dismissal of government suits against United States Steel shows tolerance for large firms. It credits improving steel quality and wages, notes exports expand, and praises Supreme Court interpretation of the Sherman Act as sensible, while acknowledging several government cases were dismissed as indicating a sane business view.
The article notes a sectional feeling absent in the Confederates reunion at Richmond Virginia. It recalls the Gettysburg gesture two years prior when Blue and Gray embraced after bitter fighting. It questions whether such a unified display will occur again and calls the Richmond ceremony a tribute to Confederate Army survivors.
The article recalls memories of Richmond rebel yell and GAR reunions, praising national unity through the Stars and Stripes. It argues Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson are part of American history, and stresses a unified nation despite diverse origins, ready to defend a just cause.
The piece decries delays in building ships and fortifying defenses. It argues submarines are largely defective and calls for immediate expansion of the Atlantic fleet with light scout cruisers and four battle cruisers. It warns that postponement risks invasion and urges Congress action despite misinterpretation fears.
A collection of editorial reflections on the Lusitania crisis and neutral nations chiefly Holland, urging careful US action for the sake of all nations. The piece weaves in jests about Billy Sunday, airmen, trench life, and wartime sentiment, with scattered quips on morale and propaganda.
The new Portuguese president, Dom Theophile Braga, elected by an 88 to 1 vote, is described as a gentle, aging scholar and former provisional chief magistrate. Born to a printer’s family, Braga rose from early poetry to leading academic circles, famed for a rusty umbrella and a commitment to republican ideals. His life is marked by tragedy, a modest income, and outspoken anti Christian and anti monarchist views that color his public career.
President Wilson cabled birthday greetings to King George V of England noting friendship and good will on the king’s fifty fifth birthday. The message marked an official cultural exchange between nations in a period of heightened diplomacy.
A compact look at Italy's shifting power blocs from Napoleonic suppression of French influence to Piedmont's 1859 anti Austria alliance, toward 1882 entente shifts. It traces Italy's evolving alignments with France, Austria, and Germany, noting how pretenses of principle mask temporary aims.
In Newark American style copy Hess, a Paterson patrolman, traced a gas odor to John Bush's shop on Main Street. He battered the door and found Bush asleep in a gas filled room, saving his life by following the scent.
A New York verse meditation mourns spring as earth in half-mourning with Breen purple and lilac sunshade. The earth pins a purple flag, sorrow for the lost season, while the sun and joyous June approach, and spring weeps while summer finally arrives.
A handwritten style lyric extols a beloved as a source of brighter color and joy. The speaker imagines earth being brighter and life easier if the beloved were mine, with verses claiming strength, purity, and unending devotion despite hardship.
Chief Gunner George Stillson reports thirteen descents near Honolulu Hawaii, with five dives to 306 feet and eight to 375 feet, breaking the previous world mark of 274 feet. A telephone underwater communication device was tested successfully for the first time in diving history.
The piece reflects on England and royal missteps tied to George III born June 4, 1738. It discusses Britain's loss of America, criticizes George III for presuming absolute rule, notes ministers’ influence, and mentions attempts at forceful subjection, political figures like Townshend Pitt and Lord North, and the king’s suspected loss of sanity in later years.
Binghamton dispatch fronts Yale of Quaquaga, master quilt piecer, as he defends his title by finishing his twentieth quilt for the year. He vows to complete 24 quilts next year, aiming to construct a life size central OQuaquaga town hall quilt, while shrugging off critics who mock his devotion to needlework.
A newborn foundling, richly dressed, was discovered under the altar after a special service at St Vincent de Paul in West Twenty third Street. The infant, believed to be French in origin due to olive skin, was taken to the West Twenty third Street station and then placed in Bellevue foundling ward after receiving milk from police.
A man awoke shoeless near Lehigh Avenue after a shine chair incident on Frankford Avenue and Huntingdon Street. He chased a suspect carrying shoes, aided by Officer Wiedenberg of Trenton and Dauphin streets station. The detainee claimed the name Richard Matlack of Coral Street above Susquehanna Avenue.
A collection of remarks from New York Democrats led by U S marshal Thomas D McCarthy and others praising the President's record, debating party unity, and expressing hopes for peace. They discuss electoral prospects, South American potential, Montana prosperity, and postwar immigration. The piece includes varied opinions from merchants, officials, and travelers about war, economy, and national strength.
A San Francisco clergyman announces a mission to the heathen after sermon, saying he will not leave town. Yonkers Statesman brings a quip about Cinderella and a joke on Van Cleve and his wife, noting she was the light of his life but went out too much.
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