Washington Post subscription terms and Cuba policy notes
The page mixes subscription rates for The Washington Post and a political column on Secretary Bryan and Cuban amnesty law. It discusses Gomez defiance of the State Department, potential intervention, and the Platt amendment as context. A humorous aside cites George Bernard Shaw on pursuit dynamics and a joke about taxes on bachelor maids, followed by comments on corn clubs and marriage trends.
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State Department
Menocal
Presdent Palma
Jeanpre
Gibson
Washington
Taft
Platt
Bryan
Cuban Supreme Court
Liberal
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New District Construction Urged by Board of Trade
The Board of Trade presses for rapid start on new District schoolhouses, park improvements, and other buildings funded by Congress. Taft prompts park extension linking Rock Creek and Potomac parks, with plans for a botanic garden. Additional projects include a municipal hospital, fire houses, storehouse, courts, playgrounds, and a recreation bureau, amid broader liberalized appropriations.
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Congress
Board of Trade
Taft
Rock Creek Park
Root
Wetmore
Sutherland
Rock Creek
Potomac Parks
Bureau of Recreation
National Guardn
Senate
Rebellious Democrats and tariff clash in Congress
The piece surveys eastern and western Democrats in the House rallying against the tariff revision, detailing Southern dominance, shifts since 1910, and the risk to Northern and New England interests. It notes the political maneuvering, potential disintegration of Southern allies, and calls for a halt if a $100,000,000 income tax bill emerges. It weaves in broader references to figures, events, and policy signals of the era.
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Ion
Baltimore
Michigan
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Chbte
Illinois
West
Kaiser’s Son Receives Late Royal Wedding Gift
The German crown prince and crown princess, married eight years and parents of four sons, finally receive a grand silver table service as a wedding gift. The pieces include 103 centerpieces, 53 dishes and other items, packed in eight cases, valued as a premier artistic and intrinsic gift for the future emperor and empress from Prussian cities.
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Louis Ferdinand
Hubert
Frederick
Prussia
Kaiser's Palace
Potsdam
King George
Windsor Castle
Czar Nicholas
Winter Palace
St. Petersburg
Emperor Francis Joseph
Hofburg
Vienna
Kingdom of
Baron von Rucker-Jenisch
Rome
Prince Buelow
Hane von Flotow
Brussels
Friedrich von Fleten
Mecklenburg
Martha
Countess Keller
Count Keller
Russia
Mukden
Japan
Princess Schakowsky
House of Romanoff
Rurik
Northern Mexican rebels rally under Carranza and Maytorena
Lively movements by northern rebels seek secession and a five state republic of Sonora Chihuahua Nuevo Le�n Coahuila and Tamaulipas. Fights loom in Coahuila and Sonora as Carranza confronts Huerta lieutenant Aubert. Ambassador Wilson faces hostile charges despite aiding Americans and property.
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Mexico
Carranza
Coahuila
Maytorena
Sonora
Chihuahua
Nuevo Veca
Tamaulipas
City of
Matero
San Antonio
Washington
New York
Sotora
Aubert
Huerta
Leutenant
Wilson
Madero
Ambassador Wilson
Taxing Bachelor Maids Proposal Sparks Debate
Boston woman Mrs Page proposes a five dollar annual tax on all bachelor maids nationwide. She argues the tax would preserve their freedom and allow them to teach or work, presenting it as a remedy for an old problem. No prior law exists taxing bachelors or maids.
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Page
Boston
Wireless longitude tests to link Paris and Arlington
Four French naval officers and a Sorbonne professor arrive this week as American officers also travel to Paris to arrange an exchange of radio signals between the Eiffel Tower and the Arlington Navy wireless station. The aim is to determine longitude differences to aid hydrographic and coastal surveys across North America and nearby waters.
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Washington
Paris
Navy
Arlington
Naval Observatory
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Army Orders Silence Leaves and Relocations Across Posts
Army orders list officers on leave and duties, detailing Capt. Cleveland C. Lansing four months, Capt. James M. Loud reassigned from Walter Reed to his regiment, and various station changes for medical corps officers including Foster Doerr McDiamid Gargia Qualls and reserve officers. It notes travel to Brockton Taunton Fall River New Bedford Fort Redman and other posts for duty.
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Cleveland C. Lansing
Fourth Field Artillery
James M. Loud
Eighth Infantry
Herschel
Walter Reed General Hospital
District of Columbia
John B. Rose
Ordnance Department
National Guard
Brockton
Taunton
Fall River
New Bedford
Fort Redman
Mase
Charles E. Doerr
United States
Fort Thomas
Norman L. McDiamid
Presidio of
San Prancisco
Cal
Medical Reserve Coips
Alpha M. Chase
Fort Dade
Fla
Donald P. McCord
McCord
Fort Screven
Waldemar A. Christensen
Cort Huachuca
Ariz
Wax RB. Wainer
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Hot Springs
Ark
Army and Navy General
Naval Orders and Marine Corps Notices
Naval orders list Ensign Loftin to receive torpedo group at Annapolis Maryland. Ensign Porter detached Prairie to Idaho and Ensign Brandt detached Idaho to Prairie. Ensign Fowler resignation accepted. Paymaster Skipwith detached Intrepid to Purific Reserve Fleet. Marine corps orders note Perkins detached second provisions brigade Guantanamo to resume duty marine barracks New York City.
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Reseive
Torpedo Group
Annapolis
H. H. Porter
Prairie
Idaho
E. S. R. Brandt
H. H. Fowler
Grey Skipwith
Intrepid
Marine Corps
A. Perkins
Guantanamo
New Terk
Chinese Tablets In Court To Settle A Filipino Heir
Supreme Court justices must decipher two Chinese tablets from Amoy to decide the inheritance of about 300000 dollars left by Vincente Romero Sy Quia in 1894 Manila. The tablets allegedly prove his 1847 marriage to Yap Puan Niu and the birth of two offspring. Filipino children contest, citing Sy Hiens act of placing funeral salts on the eldest heir per Chinese custom.
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Amoy
China
Vincente Romero Sy Quia
Yap Puan Niu
Washington
Sy Quia
Manila
Philippines
Sy Hien
Saved by Parcel Post Thrilling tale from the World about a dog and Uncle Sam
The New York World tale set in Hackensack New Jersey follows a white fox terrier who wanders without a license. John Keenan, a Hackensack post office carrier, saves him from dog catchers by using a parcel post stamp gag. The tale ends with the dog safe and the regiment playing The Star Spangled Banner. London Sandwichmen debate abolishing board carriers with employer Felton noting the sides and a mysterious Silent.
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N. J
Hackengack
Jack
Prince
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Keenan
Uncle Sam
Parcel Post
United States
New Jersey
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Westminster
Felton
A Benevolent Despot: Goethals as Canal Leader
The article lauds Col. Goethals as the Panama Canal chief, redefining his role from military commander to engineer administrator. It cites President Roosevelt’s support and portrays him as a benevolent despot who uses power justly, with loyal, contented workers and no militarism in sight.
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Keller
Nicholas
Imperial Military Academy
St. Petersburg
Katerinoslaw
Japan
Russia
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Far East
Gen. Skoboloff
Mme. von Flotow
Kelidr
Helen
Italy
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Countess Keller
Rome
Mme. von Fietow
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Joseph Bucklin
Tm Scribner's
Goethals
Roosevelt
Col. Goethals
Canal Zone
Carlyle
Deep water voyage and longing in John Reed poem
The fragment presents sea imagery and longing in a poem credited to John Reed in The Century. It travels from land’s end to the Horn, Rio, Frisco, Hongkong, Sydney, Singapore, and beyond, with sailors and love framed by vast oceans and adventures.
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Chinee Joe
Hongkong
Sydney
Singapore
Marie
Ysabel Waltin
The Tendency to Standardize in Rail Tickets and Circus Rings
The London Chronicle ponders standardization from railway tickets to circus rings. It notes tickets share common worldwide dimensions for 50 years and compares ladders, runs, and the fixed diameter of the circus ring, illustrating universal standard measures across diverse fields.
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London Chronicle
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America
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New Mexico
Trust the South from Leslie's The South can be trusted
The South, aided by a large pro Wilson majority, is portrayed as prosperous and conservative yet open to radical ideas in some areas. Northern capital and railroad and industrial growth are cited as stabilizing forces, transforming the South from agriculture to a center of industry. A protective tariff sentiment is noted, with a suggestion of shifting regional influence.
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John Temple Graves
Wilson
New York American
Hopefu
White House
Bryan
Leslie
South
New England
Stevenson
Adiat FE. Stevenson
Cleveland
Robert McCart
Fort Worth
Tex
Willard
Bloomington
Senate
Mr. Stevenson
Erexas
Mr. McCall
Dallas
Endurance urged in bid for two US Senate seats
Democratic leaders discuss the Arizona and national contest with Charles Boeschenstein predicting a Democrats' path to both seats. They cite party strength in the legislature, possible cross-party gains, and the role of primaries while noting President Wilson's nephew issue and calls for unity amid shifting alliances.
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Tilinoia
United States
Lewis
Sherman
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