The Washington Post Rates and Delivery Policy 1913
The notice outlines subscription terms for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier and mail, prepaid options, and foreign advertising contacts. It encourages Washingtonians moving away to keep The Post, notes payment methods, and provides address changes and annual rates while urging readers to reduce living costs under economic pressure referenced in a political argument about tariffs and voter wrath.
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Anti Currency Democrats Oppose New Banking Plan
Democratic opposition to the new currency plan grows louder across regions with critics from Congress arguing the measure would federalize banking and usurp states rights. Southern and Western senators fear centralization and strain of state banks under a national reserve system, signaling broad resistance to urgent currency legislation.
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Cost of living rises amid tariff debate impact
The Bureau of Labor reports rising prices for principal food staples two thirds of family food costs with sugar as the only exception. The piece argues tariffs influence living costs and predicts the Democrats face scrutiny while Republicans gain political leverage on the issue.
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China becomes pawn in five power loan diplomacy
The piece argues five power loan group nations gain from the loan that aided the new republic and notes Sun Yat Sen and Yuan Shikai's pact to lift China from Manchu rule. It criticizes U S diplomacy as inactive and predicts Japan’s alertness in Far East trade while American capital doors remain unopened. It claims dollar diplomacy was abandoned and calls for a new proactive policy.
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The Popular Will in the U S Senate 1846 47 Debate
The piece recalls tariff battles over sugar in 1846 47 and a Walker tariff memorial controversy in the Senate. Senator Reverdy Johnson defends printing a memorial while criticizing attempts to suppress dissent and questioning the government’s wartime messaging and motives of opponents.
Popular will to be heard beyond Senate propriety
The passage contends that printing executive and constituent opinions should be allowed despite claims of respect. It argues that a popular government responds to the enlightened will of the people, not the chamber's decorum, and notes the Senate adopted a memorial after Johnson's speech. It hints the public voice will prevail on tariff debates and lobbyist scrutiny.
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The Rejuvenated Panama Hat and Other Oddities
A humorous column contrasts reviving a Panama hat with a Greek shoe shining shop. It likens the hat to a fading prizefighter and jokes about economy versus efficiency. It also riffs on currency talk, politics, and odd New York market notes, ending with a light jab at public figures and leaders.
Actress Bride or Army and Law suit
Lord Compton heir to Northampton titles may resign his Royal Horse Guards commission if he marries Violet Moss in a match opposed by his father. The piece traces the Northampton and Spencer family fortunes, Canonbury tower history, and ties to Canpton Wynyates with Tudor to Elizabethan era links and notable residents.
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Urges Tax Reform in Mortgaged Property Tax
A correspondent urges DC tax reform to tax mortgaged real estate only on equity. The writer argues current assessed values overtax owners with debts, hindering home ownership and district development. Reforms, he says, would spur construction and broaden economic growth across Washington. TAX REFORMER, Washington, June 21, 1913.
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King Poincare to Visit England for Official Tour
President Poincare will arrive at Spithead aboard the Jean Bart for a five day stay as guest of King George. He will be welcomed at Portsmouth and Buckingham Palace with royal honors and a series of official calls and entertainments before sailing home Friday.
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Tar Baby No Myth Brooklyn Woman Sees Cherub Child
Dramatized scene near 417 Ralph avenue as Harriet Heller, 2, in white, is found coated in tar after her mother Mrs. Ray Heller forgot her outside during a grocery run. Roofer David Margolis explains tar spill from a roof work caused the transformation. Ambulance called but child’s mother insisted on washing rather than medical care.
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Bright Future from the Boston Transcript
A fragment shows dialogue with Mrs Knagg expressing a wish about dying and not finding another wife, followed by Knagg’s reply praising the sentiment. The excerpt captures a light interlude of humor or domestic banter in a Boston newspaper context.
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The Vanishing Coyote and County Bounties
Stock raisers in the region report coyotes dwindling due to county bounty payments of one dollar per scalp and extensive pasture fencing. Farmers hunt dens and kill young coyotes, thinning the population though wolves are also affected by similarly heavy extermination efforts. The practice, while harsh, aims to protect domestic stock and prevent future losses in a stock-raising area.
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Where All Are Married Among Santals of the Ganges
London cable to the New York Sun reports Santals on the lower Ganges have built a social system around marriage. Bride buying is common, often arranged by fathers or friends through bargaining for diamonds and pearls. A widow commands about 2.5 rupees, divorce is a leaf torn and given to both parties with an earthen pot as representation.
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Parrot Shocks Court in New York Neighborhood Barbs
A New York parrot named Archie caused a stir at a New Jersey avenue court after neighbors complained of foul language from the bird kept by Mrs. Johanne Vogt of 108 Magenta Street. Vogt said she sold Archie and the case was dismissed as all parties and the bird were ordered to part ways.
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One Look Enough, Elevator Operator Pleads Guilty
Louisa Brill of 131 East Twelfth Street arraigned on stealing a bundle of dry goods worth 16.17 from a Hudson express truck driven by Samuel Levine. He claimed a man on the street asked him to hold the bundle for a quarter. Brill pleaded guilty and was remanded for a week for investigation.
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Free Drinks for Members Highlight Capitol Booze Room Claim
New York American reports Representative Ollie M. Letzkun of Allegheny testified before the house Robby investigation committee that a booze room operated in the Capitol throughout the session. He described members having free beer and whisky, with admission marked by tapping brass door rounds.
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Brazil Trade Hope Stressed By Brazilian Minister Visit
Chicago June 22 Dr Laura Mutter Brazilian foreign minister spent an active day here en route to San Francisco promoting Brazil United States relations. He announced future stops in Omaha Denver and a southern route return via St. Louis and Pittsburgh. He said the United States is getting hardly any of Brazil trade due to gaps in steamship and banking links and urged US agencies and auto import interest in Rio de Janeiro.
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Jealousy Sign of Love in Unusual Separation Ruling
Justice Goff delivers an odd decision in a separation suit for Molly Har tia against Dr. George S. Harris. The judge holds jealousy proves love and orders the husband to provide a home in his office suite or pay $12 weekly alimony within ten days, after Maurice Meyer argued for substantial alimony.
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Papal Domain May Expand With Prince Torlonia Wood
Rome June 22 Negotiations continue between the Holy See and Prince Torlonia to buy a pine wood adjacent to the Vatican gardens. The property connected by underground passage or archway would extend the Pope’s walks and offer a grand view of the Roman campagna toward the Mediterranean.
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Bulls In Ireland And England Marked By Witty Inscriptions
A brief compare of a stone on an Irish riverbank bearing a warning about fording when unseen and a historic English road post stating a bridge path to Faversham. The quip contrasts practical caution with humorous guidance from surveyors.
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Weather Summary From U S Department Of Agriculture Bulletin
Weather conditions report from Washington June 22 notes temperatures falling in central valleys and eastern states while rising in the northwest. Local rains occurred in mid Atlantic and south Atlantic states and along the Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys with fair weather elsewhere. Unsettled conditions expected Monday and Tuesday in the Atlantic states and Ohio valley with showers. plains and Rocky Mountain regions mostly cloudy with light showers. Winds along coasts light. great lakes variable. Temperature readings and humidity listed for various hours. Local weather report ends with last year comparisons for max and min.
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Visitors to the Willard Discuss Venezuela and Russia
West Virginia’s Elliott Northcott calls Castro an international outlaw and notes Gomez’s rise to power in Venezuela as peace and rebuilding unfold. A New York observer cites Russia’s language barriers and German influence on breweries while praising German beer and describing Russian drinking customs.
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