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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
9
The notice lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for carrier and mail delivery in Washington and Alexandria. It specifies advance payment, acceptable remittance methods, and that the Washington Post Co is the receiver. The item is dated Saturday March 4, 1916.
British and German dispatchers dispute public copies of secret British armed merchantman instructions. The issue centers on whether the manuals direct attacks on submarines and how to conceal armaments in neutral ports, with Germany claiming the documents reveal hostile aims and Britain insisting they are defensive. The United States awaits fuller evidence before judging Britain’s peaceful merchantmen.
The piece argues Congress has introduced bills to curb state authority, shifting control to the federal level. It highlights Keating’s child labor and factory rules plan, a constitutional amendment on national guard control, and calls for a public health department. It notes duplicative state and local taxes and commissions, urging parties to define whether state lines should endure. It criticizes current federal reach in business regulation and public health.
The text argues that progress in an invasion of States rights is charged as reactionary. It credits partial state responsibility to not exercising reserved constitutional rights while insisting the core issue remains the integrity of the States as the invasion proceeds.
Sir Charles Macara, chairman of the Manchester Cotton Spinners Association, argues the United States should join Britain to defend Belgium and curb Germany. He accuses U S policy of shilly shallying and urges a clearer commitment to ensure England’s world dominance over Germany. He questions why the United States would not promise a reward for aiding Belgium.
The United States enjoys a robust export position even with a slight recent decline. Lumber, agricultural tools, and naval stores rebound while breadstuffs lag. Imports rise to 171.8 million dollars in December 1915, up 57.1 million from December 1914, with 74 percent duty free. Domestic manufacturing goods, like wool and silk, show demand, but the tariff structure limits government revenue and invites cheap foreign labor, signaling a tough postwar commercial era ahead.
A fragment discusses contrasts between slogans and meanings in shifting times. It recalls Baxter's Saints' Rest as a centerpiece of old homes and gloomy tone, noting the saint’s tough sojourn and the prevalent bleak tenor of earlier domestic life, followed by hints of a counterpoint.
Recorder Cain weighs a charge that James Flannagan neglected home for saloons in the Mrs. Flannagan v. Flannagan case. Swift mockery from a Sancho Panza motif prompts discussion of brass footfalls and wives’ reform tricks. The piece ends unsure if Flannagan’s ideas will come to fruition or be dismissed.
Col Edwin F Glenn warns harbor defenses lack back door protection against raiding parties of up to 10,000 men with 6 inch guns. He urges a mobile army to defend cities and protect fleets in harbors, stressing interdependence of army, navy, and coast defenses. Congress committees note danger of coastal landings and urge unified national defense planning.
Georges Clemenceau, ultra republican and Breton noble, leads a dramatic movement that could trigger a clash between the French army and the national legislature in Paris. As editor of L Homme enchaîne, he attacks Poincaré daily and acts as president of the Senate army affairs commission, wielding secrets few representatives can trust.
The article portrays Georges Clemenceau clashing with France’s army leaders and the parliament over war conduct and the president’s prerogatives. It notes army support for Joffre while Parliament faces criticism for shortages. It describes Clemenceau’s calls for curbing parliament and empowering a public safety committee, and details his marriage to Mary Plummer and personal history including remarriage and divorce.
An illustrated feature from the Philadelphia North American explains how a frog, living across Asia, Borneo, and Java, uses webbed feet and inflated body to glide. It describes a frog about an inch long with green color, spreading toes to cover 12 square inches, acting as a living flying machine.
The Gore resolution warning Americans not to travel on armed merchant ships or engage with belligerents was tabled by a 68 to 1 vote. Hearing on the Besnosis nomination continued. Senator Hitchcock proposed a $2,000,000 relief bill for Poland. Senator Stone said he would speak next Tuesday with Senator Rutherford replying. Debate on the Shields water power bill resumed. Recess at 5:50 p m until noon today.
The House moved swiftly on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill and progress in floor actions was rapid. The bill may not pass until next week as committees reported on related measures including delaying the MacLemore anti armed ships resolution. The Haitian constabulary bill cleared naval affairs, while Goodwin of Arkansas proposed revenue bills such as inheritance and income taxes and excise tax on intoxicants. Talbott of Maryland sought 125000 for Curtis Bay dredging. Recessed 6:05 p m until 10 p m today.
William Wright known as Wildcat Hill or Wildcat Bill from Horse Valley Franklin county is described as the catamount king of the East. He reportedly killed the eastern Inat wolf six years ago, keeps the tanned wolf fur, farms livestock and poultry, hunts traps and fishes, and earns income selling pelts of muskrat skunk wildcat fox squirrel deer and sometimes bear. He uses a . . . rifle and is said to be a dead shot and fearless in the woods.
Philadelphia man Ray Frederic Ide seeks the identity of his birth parents after learning he was adopted as an infant in Elmira on September 24, 1896. He was raised by James Curtis Ide and his wife, and a family secret emerged on his fiancé’s deathbed. Police search to reveal his true parentage before his wedding.
A fragmentary verse note features Walter G Doty and a Judge reference with lines about youth and affection. The speaker muses on a cold beloved Irene and coping with others declaring affection cold. The tone is reflective and self reassuring.
The University of Oregon schedules special physical culture work after a report shows 23 freshman coeds had no perfect footprints. High heeled shoes are blamed for flat feet and weakened arches, prompting footprint checks for incoming students.
A humorous Chicago News vignette portrays a wife urging her husband to take on a household task to fill his idle time. He hesitates, claiming sickness, but she suggests another chore to keep him busy, highlighting a light domestic scenario with playful dialogue.
The piece recalls March 4 1789 as the founding date of the first national Congress in New York City Hall. It notes the lack of quorum delaying organizing, the election of Muhlenberg as speaker, Washington's soon arrival and inauguration, and the early tariff law of July 4 1789. It also mentions Madison as father of the Constitution and various presidential inauguration dates tied to March 4.
Mrs Rosa Foutts an Ohio housekeeper for Billy Sunday rejected a fisherman’s gift of two diamond back terrapins said to be finest in Chesapeake Bay. The gesture and her reaction show the tale’s humorous clash over food and fame.
A Chicago Herald report cites Prof Emily Balch of Wellesley College in the American Sociological Society issue. She warns war's end will leave women as a cheap, overabundant resource, while men return with enhanced status and scarcity value. She notes women are increasingly admitted to or forced into new lines of work once barred by custom.
After two weeks of driving through Perry county roads H L Stephens of Newport found his collie at Elmer Rice’s home in Saville which lies 25 miles from Newport. The dog, a cherished family pet, disappeared about two weeks ago and Stephens spent the period following every lead to recover the pet.
A farmer passes his pig pen days after selling a pig to a neighbor and greets his boy Johnny. The boy replies he is well and asks about the farmer’s pie, then asks after his family in playful exchange.
Detroit banker William Livingston speaks for Senator William Alden Smith as a possible Republican nominee at the Chicago convention and predicts a strong 1916 business year with high lake and ocean freight. Henry Hughes recalls Rowland Hill’s penny postage tale and a bill to cut local letter rates.
Colorado figures warn the state economy will suffer under statewide prohibition. Col Ownribey, a Boulder pioneer, notes depressed property values and vacancies in Denver as hotel and business blocks flood the market. He cites loss of capital, migration of liquor interests, and a demand for strict enforcement to teach the penalty.
Four New York City departments were called to rescue Blackie the cat from a chimney at 202 West 130th Street. Miss Mabel Godfrey watched as responders lowered a rope and then opened the rear wall. Blackie was freed but died ten minutes later from injuries to his back.
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