Subscriptions and notice for The Washington Post 1915
The Washington Post lists subscription rates and delivery options including daily and Sunday editions by carrier or mail with advance payment. It notes addresses for circulation in Wash ington, Alexandria and Virginia, and foreign advertising contacts in New York Chicago Detroit Boston and Detroit. The issue is dated Wednesday March 8 1915.
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United States Must Defend Its Neutral Rights Against Britain
The United States will question Great Britain and France about measures to enforce a new policy of seizing ships carrying goods to and from Germany. The speech warns that a blockade or wartime seizure could pull the United States into war, urges a firm protest or ultimatum, and states neutrality must be kept while defending commerce and rights.
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The Carping Pilgrim Protest Against Motion Picture
A column lampoons Mayflower descendants protesting motion pictures. The piece mocks Pilgrim and Quaker stubbornness, tracing intellectual traits to Plymouth Rock and Henry Cabot Lodge, and laments descendants marching against cinema.
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Art and history blur at Panama-Pacific Exposition figures
Critics question the exhibition figures for truth and realism arguing that art shapes history. They note Indians greet Puritans on horses unknown in Massachusetts, white women foregrounded, and legends of Pilgrims diverging from verified events. They contend illusions may better reflect verities than sanctimonious portrayals.
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Branch Banks Abroad Open Door to International Finance
The Federal reserve act allows national banks to set foreign branches but early results are modest. National City Bank already operates branches and plans Cuba and Puerto Rico outposts to aid exports. Growth requires patience, confidence, and increased US trade, with banks and commerce feeding each other.
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Citizen Soldierry and the Legion Debate on National Defense
The piece argues Americans favor stronger defense options beyond Congress efforts to suppress preparedness. It cites the American Legion proposal for 300,000 trained members and calls for a War Department under a ready reserve army. It laments current militia disorganization and warns of public danger if actions lag while urging a conservative, constructive policy.
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People Demand Strong National Defense Preparedness
Citizens insist the government stay on the safe side and ensure adequate protection in case of a foreign attack as the international situation remains extremely delicate and unpredictable.
The Seamen's Bill Moves Toward Safer Seas
The Seamen's Bill, now with the President, seeks stronger life at sea protections and better seamen conditions. Critics fear treaty abrogations, but supporters argue changes follow treaty terms and foreign governments would welcome updated accords. Congress approved after careful debate, calling it a prudent compromise to advance maritime safety.
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Placating Tammany and Old Guard Democrats in 1916
The article argues federal appointments in New York favor Tammany Hall yet placate some regular Democrats. It notes the old guard in New York and Pennsylvania are largely ignored and will hold sway in the next Congress. It warns that stricter party discipline and broader unity will be required to pass bills.
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Tipperarian Leads Dardanelles Fight and Irish Lineage
Vice Admiral Sackville Carden of Barnane commands British fleet pressing Dardanelles defenses toward Constantinople. The article traces Carden’s Irelands roots, cousin Sir Lionel, and the long lineage of the Gwydyr and Willoughby d Eresby titles, detailing historic abduction tales and noble marriages in Tipperary and England.
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Congress Acts and Debates Highlight Senate Session
Congress condensed report notes a marathon day on the Indian appropriation bill with no conclusion, nominations for New York city offices sent in by the President, a revised river and harbor bill deferred, and the general deficiency appropriation passed. The session also addressed conference reports, a Colorado coal strike inquiry, Ellen Wilson homes bill progress, and a Mount Dome summer home proposal for the President. The House recessed after 1:30 p.m.
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Piracy Debate Shapes American Course in World War I
The New York World argues that Britain must declare a lawful blockade to justify interfering with neutral trade, or else its actions amount to piracy. The piece contrasts British and German tactics, warns of neutrals' risk, and urges the United States to uphold civilization and lawful conduct amid escalating war at sea.
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Sheep Dog Jack Dies After 16 Years Guarding Central Park Flock
From the New Fork Herald. Jack the Central Park sheep dog, gifted by J. P. Morgan, died at 16 after a long service policing sheep and lambs. Beloved by children and adults, he retired from daily duty when custodian James Conway left. Queenie the Airedale succeeds him as keeper with Bill Hoey. Jack died at the sheepfold opposite West Sixty-eighth Street where he served.
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Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
A collection of quips on women and society. Women study art with mirrors and men shun honest labor. A self made man forgets to list himself to the assessor. A wife's poverty is blamed on her husband’s honesty. Kitchen mechanics becoming actresses and a mother chasing children spark gossip.
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Press Comment on British Embargo
A New York Times piece reports Asquith calling the embargo an act of retaliation against Germany, warning a nonextensive blockade could burden neutral nations. editorials from the New York Sun, Philadelphia Ledger, Herald, and Record debate legalities, U.S. rights, and the impact on transatlantic commerce as Britain and France threaten to seize ships and curb goods bound for Germany.
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Harvard Professor Says 10 Cents a Day Feasible Diet
Harvard Medical School professor Dr Franklin W White argues that war sufferers can live on 10 cents daily using a bread and butter diet as a unit of food. He compares bread and butter to a nutritive standard equal to several common items and dismisses the advantage of whole wheat bread due to absorption concerns.
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Englishman Sentenced to War Fights German in Asbury Park
Thomas Shaw, an Englishman married in Asbury Park, reports he is at the European front after a court sentence last August by Police Magistrate Boden ordering belligerents to go to war. Shaw, with the Canadian Light Horse, says he would face the German shopkeeper again. The German remains in Asbury Park.
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Jewel loss aboard train leads to milk wagon rescue
Mrs. Al Il Woods forgot jewels worth 50000 after a California trip. She found them under a Pullman berth after a frantic taxi chase and final search at the Northwestern station yards. A Chicago Dispatch to Philadelphia notes the mishap and rescue by a milk wagon driver.
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Weather Summary and Forecast for District of Columbia and Maryland
Weather bureau forecast for District of Columbia and Maryland shows fair and slightly colder conditions midweek with north winds. Virginia also fair with moderate west to northwest winds. Reports indicate western and northern disturbances bringing snow and rain across the plains and upper Midwest, with heavier snow in the Lake Superior to Maine corridor and colder conditions in the upper Midwest. Snow and rain expected Wednesday into Thursday across the Rockies plains and southern Gulf States, spreading to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys and southern Atlantic coast by Thursday. Local observations note temperatures from midnight to early afternoon with a maximum of 51 and a minimum near 30s, humidity around 40 percent, and light rainfall.
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War time talk and political views abroad in a hotel lobby
In a hotel lobby visit, Hon Stephen O Mara argues the European war helps Ireland by uniting factions and foresees postwar harmony between nationalists and Orangemen. He also suggests embargoes on belligerent food could hurt US commerce and notes pro German sentiment among some Irish Americans.
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