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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1915
Page
13
The Washington Post announces subscription terms for delivery in Washington and Alexandria. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions by carrier or mail, with various frequencies and advance payment requirements noted, including annual and monthly options and postpaid drafts or money orders.
An early message from The Washington Post urges readers to keep informed while away from the capital, noting flexible address changes and prompt delivery to any part of the country. Subscriptions are payable in advance to the Washington Post Company.
The Sunday June 18 1915 report shows the U S Treasury close of business with a net balance of 18,865,727 in the general fund. Total receipts 2,948,911 and total payments 1,963,366, leaving a deficit this fiscal year of 100,978, compared with a prior year deficit of 32,738,053 excluding Panama Canal and public debt.
Business across the United States rises with bumper crop projections and higher grain prices. Wheat output and farm incomes surge as Europe seeks grain. farmers poised to reap billions from this year and next. Copper, lead, zinc demand drives mining districts, while chemical plants, powder producers, and shipyards plan multi‑million investments and two years of work.
The piece lauds a remarkable, brilliant and rapid transformation across financial, industrial, commercial and agricultural affairs, highlighting progress and notable improvements in multiple sectors.
The United States asserts that Britain’s blockade harms neutral commerce and insists on free passage for American foodstuffs and contraband destined for Scandinavia. It argues Germany gains from neutrality, warns of British aggression, and urges abandonment of Britain’s policy to preserve peace and avoid war.
War pressures revive sailing craft stories and a new wave of river shipping. The New York Sun credits William Clark Russell and Richard Henry Dana for romantic naval eras as modern writers note a return to windjammers, while the Mississippi trade expands with new lines linking Great Lakes to Gulf ports and a $9 million incorporation to operate steamers, barges, and lighters.
The passage notes abandoned steamship practices and argues for reviving river trade along the great waterways. It discusses the windjammer as a potential but uncertain revival, citing Mark Twain’s early river experiences and the role rivers could play in moving vast interior grain to markets worldwide.
The article portrays Villa and Carranza blaming each other as the United States poised to act after Wil son warns, urging restraint while Red Cross aid and civilians face hunger. It argues neither faction has earned trust, cites forced loans and abuses, and notes possible deployment of U S troops to protect civilians and aid food delivery.
A report from the pan American conference notes strong, unified support for expanding U S Latin American trade. Key aims include a dollar exchange, a discount market, and bank accommodations in both regions, plus enhanced selling machinery and merchant coalitions to boost Latin American retail opportunities. The Federal Reserve move toward discount finance supports these goals. government and business leaders are urged to act to advance commerce across the Americas.
Princess Ida Sulkowski once a bareback rider, wife of Duke Joseph Sulkowski, faced a tumultuous life from European nobility to asylum escapes. The article outlines the family’s Austrian and Prussian titles, estates in Bielitz, and a dark murder linked to the duke’s mother, with the duke now abroad amid scandal and intrigue.
A collection of satirical quips on listening to reason self made men fat people suspicion pessimists and public opinion. The notes poke fun at bragging and popular appeal with humorous one liners about life and fairness.
Los Angeles Times reports a dramatic assault at 1135 South Hill Street where Miss Wilson broke into the rooming house and stabbed her sweetheart, Desthy Deeths, multiple times with a stiletto after a night at a film. He survived, recovering as police and a hospital await further actions.
In Houston Post poet M. Lewis depicts nightmarish visions of wartime aftermath. Night terrors haunt a room with baby clothes and sea-worn wreckage as the dead march in the mind. A child’s laughter returns, urging a stand against war’s enduring horror and urging lasting peace.
Eastern Correspondent New York American reports Worcester scientist Dr Max Baff claims to measure temperament with a tape measure to ensure marriage compatibility. He cites Governor Walsh as an example, detailing a list of physical and character traits including height weight voice talent and cheerfulness as criteria for a perfect match.
An electrical storm spooked five thousand war horses intended for British and French armies, breaking from a stockade at East Alton. The stampede damaged property, halted two trains bound for Chicago, and left five automobile riders endangered as two horses were shot dead by train crew. One man suffered severe injuries from being kicked, with three ribs broken.
A historical overview recalls Queen Anne's War begun in 1702 after King William III's death. It details Indian alliances, English provocations, and the fall of Port Royal in 1710, marking the end of French fortress control and the shift to English dominance in Acadia. It notes leaders like Col. Church, Subercase, Col. March, Col. Wainwright, and Col. Nicholson.
Walter Sykes, who broke out of the house of correction while serving three months, is returned to custody after attempting to visit his seriously ill wife at Germantown Hospital. He had escaped by sliding down a rope from his jail cell, falling into a flowerbed but escaping injury. His arrest followed a June 2 raid on 1501 Portico Street. The wife’s condition remained serious.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports a new gay world term the rabbit created to describe a woman aged 30 to 49 who dresses as if she were 17 or 18. Judge Staake questioned the definition, and a police lieutenant replied with the famed description.
Canary named Snooky, missing for two months, explored the outdoors with other birds before finding his way back to his cage at the Barbara apartments in San Francisco. Owner Mrs. Whitbeck, heartbroken, noted the bird’s injuries from encounters with others as he reentered through an open cage window.
A reader notes an item from a New York firm offering tailor made suits, advertised as possibly including material or made to order. The exchange questions the existence and practicality of these so called invisible suits.
James McCullen, engineer at the Aberfoyle mills in Chester, saved a mewling kitten by jumping into the engine room pit. A cylinder head flew from a running engine, crashing through a brick wall opposite McCullen and narrowly missing him. The incident blamed a temporary layoff as several hundred weavers faced job loss injuries and disruption.
William Sulzer, former New York governor, in Washington for a legal matter before a Pacific coast lecture on public affairs. He defends the President’s note to Germany as moderate and peace seeking, praises Bryan’s conscience, and urges keeping the nation from war. Republicans plan 1916 campaign, stressing domestic issues and business experience. social work aspires to professionalism but lacks standardization. a former Omaha doctor warns full blood Indians may vanish within a century due to disease and environment.
A Brooklyn High School Evening Star snippet shows a flirtatious exchange. A man offers a diamond ring for Christmas, but the young woman insists she will take the ring now, hoping Christmas brings its usual happiness.
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