Washington Post Subscriptions and Delivery Rates 1914
The Washington Post announces subscription options with daily, Sunday, and combined plans for Washington and Alexandria. Rates vary by delivery method and duration, including mail prepaid options and Sunday-only editions with specific pricing. The notice also details change of address policies and mailed circulation terms.
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Congress urged to back policies aiding capital and growth
A stale editorial argues Congress should press forward with construction laws to bolster commerce and industry and temper distrust of business. It contends liberal land grants and water power incentives drew settlers and capital to Canada, urging the U.S. to offer similar terms to sustain prosperity, agriculture, and domestic investment.
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Closing the bathing beach if Congress acts soon
A Washington urging unusual action by Congress to fund the city bathing beach. Dr Judson, the beach superintendent, warns funds last summer could keep it open only until June 30 without new appropriations. Closure would force thousands to seek risky river swimming and deprive children and youths of health and discipline learned at the pool.
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Sympathy for the Young on Independence Day
A plea to Congress urges 30 to fund beach recreation for boys and girls, arguing preservation of peace over loud Fourth celebrations, and noting improved methods of celebration and safety. The piece links labor law, antitrust debate, and Roosevelt era politics, urging equal application of the Sherman Act to all and warning against exemptions.
A Chance For Inventors In Fog Disasters
The piece urges inventors to develop reliable fog safety for ships. It notes many recent marine disasters and proposes a 500 foot sound-location radius, advocating slow speed and strict fog rules until danger passes, highlighting wireless tech as promising. It calls steamship firms to fund trials and enforce cautious sailing despite schedules and passenger pressure.
Dangerous Class Distinctions In Labor Exemption Debate
Representative Murdock of Kansas recalls past campaigns on labor exemptions and anti injunctions. The piece traces positions from Bryan Roosevelt Gompers and the current administration on exempting any class from law, tying the issue to sundry civil and antitrust legislation.
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Love Letters in Court and the Alimony Echoes
A satirical survey of love letters used as evidence in breach of promise and alienation cases. The piece lampoons male writers of erotic notes and the courtroom spectacle, arguing the letters reveal folly more than fault while hinting at consequences for all involved.
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Holland May Sell American Colony Surinam Centerpiece of Monroe Doctrine Debate
The article argues the Netherlands may sell Surinam to a foreign power, risking US interests under the Monroe Doctrine as Holland seeks to cut losses on a costly colony. It contrasts Surinam with British Guiana and notes potential buyers like Germany France Great Britain or Japan, urging caution to prevent loss of strategic resources and regional stability.
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Congress Condensed Senate Debates on Trade Bill and Appropriations
Senate discussed the Newland trade commission bill with Borah opposing and Lewis defending the measure. Debates covered river and harbor funding, District appropriation partial reports, and conference items. Actions included extending current appropriations, promoting cotton futures regulation, veterinary corps creation, and a failed flood bill vote. adjourned until noon.
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Nose as clue helps New York World case rise
Misa Murray from Manhattan identified two $6 bills as belonging to her by smell. Detective Taczkowski faced a difficult prosecution and charged Charles Schmitt, a waiter, with petit larceny after Murray’s perfume method allegedly confirmed the bills.
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Thief Reunion Leads to Gunplay Near McKinney
Two itinerant men traveling with families in covered wagons met after twenty years over a prior theft. They exchanged shots, missing both, with a woman and infant nearby. Deputy Sheriff Tip Fads arrested one man near McKinney and the other north of town. both jailed.
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Profanity the undoing of a would‑be thief at Walker Street
Police arrested Joseph Wilson and three others after Wilson cursed loudly in the reopened safe room of J W Ayres at 58 Walker Street. The group had cracked the hardware store with a can opener and only Wilson was captured. Records show a 1912 Elmira Reformatory term for grand larceny.
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Fishes Ring For Dinner In Bath
London Cable reports goldfish in Bath learn to ring a bell for dinner. A metal ball with a pivot and hanging settings releases ants eggs into the water when the fish pull strings. An amused crowd watches daily as the quirky feeding mechanism entertains observers.
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Two Rattlers Fall Victims in Snake Club Raid
Members of the Schaghticoke Rattlesnake Club staged a rattlesnake raid from Schaghticoke to Bridgeport Connecticut using a display of beer and lamb as they hunted on cliffs. Only two snakes were bagged but the expedition included Dick Howell, Frank Clark, Alec Catlin Leeds Robinson, Dad Barber and George Coxgewell among others. The party reported snake bites and received standard treatment upon return to Bridgeport.
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Doll Too Much Like Baby Causes Gift Refusal in New York
From the Newark Globe a little girl rejects a luxurious doll offered by a generous woman saying she has duties to care for and cannot play. The child explains she loves her babies and that a doll would be too much like the infant she already tends.
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Not Drinkin' Any Wore from the Baltimore Sun
Poem-like reminiscence describing a mother smiling through age and change as the father stops drinking. It contrasts aging with youthful grace, noting the family’s renewal and the child’s hopeful joy. The speaker asserts the father has stopped drinking and the family’s burdens ease.
Tour Knaves Win At Cards In Knitting Shop Heist
Joseph Kenarack invited ix friends to a card game in his knitting goods shop basement on Orchard Street. About 8 PM an automobile stopped, masked men entered, robbed players at gunpoint taking cash, watches, and a diamond pin then locked the door with a padlock and fled.
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Son Antonio Dispatch Reports A Sparga Family Tragedy
A dispatch from San Bernardino notes 7 year old Antonio Sparga died recently in Los Angeles area. His mother Mrs A Cosparga aged 110 claims she always knew he would die and that she could never raise him. The family reportedly migrated from Memeo about fifty years ago.
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Poison Caterpillar Pest Defies Contact Dangers
San Antonio dispatch reports a poisonous woolly caterpillar infestation that devastated southwest Texas last season. The inch long insects with woolly hairs attacked hackberry and mulberry trees, causing painful reactions and serious infections when hairs contact skin. Spread by rain and nerve irritation, the pests exude pungent secretions and should be destroyed on sight.
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Wheat sickness strikes Kansas train travelers in wheat fields
Dispatch from Topeka describes passengers on central and western Kansas trains growing seasick from the billowy wheat fields. A wind across thousands of acres creates a gentle sway that some travelers mistake for seasickness, with doctors unable to diagnose the unusual illness. Train crews report daily cases of wheatsickness among passengers across the state.
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False Teeth In Parcel Post From San Francisco Chronicle
Acting Chief of Police Capt Patrick Rhea seeks a man who must eat but lacks proper devices. A set of false teeth was found in parcel post with 2 cents postage due and a note asking the San Francisco postmaster to collect the fee from the contingent fund. The owner is needed to eat, per the emergency appeal.
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Absolute Proof Yonkers Statesmen Talked To Death Joke
A humor item questions if a person can be talked to death with a quip about gendered wit. The dialogue jokes that the average woman is said to be two years longer than the average man in a playful exchange.
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Chats of visitors to the capital in Indiana politics
In Indiana the Democratic party appears likely to gain ground as Republican splits loom. Shively is expected to be reelected, with Beveridge rallying bull moose forces. Minnesota politics bring surprise as Gov Ferhart is defeated for renomination, and renewed talk surrounds Senator Towne and W. E. Lee. West Virginia prepares for dry laws, and Washington echoes admiration for the Congressional Library as art flourishes in the capital.
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