Washington Post subscription rates and notices 1917
The Washington Post announces delivery terms and subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions in Washington and Alexandria. It lists mail and payment methods, urges advance remittances, and includes office and advertising contact details with the date March 27, 1917.
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Alexandria
Daiy
Washington, D.C
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallers Building
Chicago
Devonshire Bereet
Boston
Kreage
Detroit
Patriotism and press duty in wartime defense
The article urges United States newspapers to withhold military and naval information to aid national defense. It argues for voluntary cooperation with the government during crisis, noting no censorship law exists but may be needed. President Wilson bears responsibility for war preparation, and the press should support him patriotically.
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United States
Horne
Wilson
A Coalition House Proposes Mann Surrender for Harmony
The article lauds James R. Mann for offering to withdraw from the Speakership race to aid a coalition House. It urges Democrats to match his selflessness and allow Republicans a fair representation in the evenly divided House. It suggests Democratic chairmen may step aside and even proposes Speaker Clark arbitrate if needed.
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James R. Mann
House
Mann
House of Representatives
Clark
Individual Preparedness Amid War’s Wake
The piece argues war’s costs and occasional benefits justify national self reliance. It notes awakened public responsibility and mass potential, praising Europe’s wartime gains in liberty and economy. It contrasts French and British manpower expansion with German prewar training and urges similar national transformation at home.
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Israel
Europe
France
England
Germany
Wartime ethos of conservation and national preparedness
The excerpt argues that wartime conditions transform attitudes toward waste into a drive for utilization and efficiency. It suggests that eliminating luxuries and wasted motion, with each person fully committing to preparedness and defense, could yield gains for both the nation and the world, implying a vast potential outcome beyond wartime needs.
The Fateful Decision for American War In Congress
A presidential address looming as Congress meets next Monday to consider declaring war on Germany. The president seeks authority to use armed force to protect lives and property, while military and naval preparations shift toward full wartime footing under the Council of National Defense. Debate on a potential alliance with allies and the treaty framework looms as the nation readies for decisive action.
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Congress
Germany
United States
Council of National Defense
Pacific
Atlantic
Atiny Oue
Senate
Transfer of Macao to Japan a contested claim
The cable patch suggests Portugal sold Macao to the Emperor of Japan, with China’s consent implied by 1887 treaty terms. Macao’s strategic Canton River access and historic ties to Portugal frame debate, while critics warn of moral decay and sanitation issues under Portuguese rule and expect improvement under Japan. The article also notes Lady Mary Hamilton’s engagement to Capt. Robert Slaney and outlines Hamilton family influence.
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Macao
Japan
China
Portugal
Canton
Luis de Campens
Camoens
Canton River
Great Britain
France
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Orient
Taft Comments on Virginia Prohibition Attitudes
William Howard Taft, speaking at the University Club, says Virginians do not need artificial elevation from alcohol. He notes the governor has signed a bill restricting spirits, yet believes the average Virginian possesses a natural elevating spirit and will not suffer a deprivation.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
William Howard Taft
University Club
Slaven of the Gown
A Memphis Commercial Appeal piece describes women who constantly prepare wardrobes never fully satisfied with one outfit. They forever plan or obtain separate garments as if living solely for dress, with gown materials likened to Penelope's web.
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Memphis
Penelope
Grand Embassy of Japan Arrives in U S 1860
The 1860 Japanese mission led by four nobles arrived in San Francisco after Honolulu, then Washington. They presented the treaty box to President Buchanan, who pledged return at US expense under the flag. The embassy toured the country, receiving lavish hospitality before departing July 1 aboard the Niagara.
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Qourg
San Francisco
Honolulu
Golden Gate
Washington
Washington Navy Yard
Gen. Cass
White House
Army
Navy
Buchanan
United States
Dill rambling on preparedness sparks spirited district clash
In a North Monroe Library talk Congressman Dill admits a hazy view on foreign policy. He proposes a questionnaire to name war supporters seeking enlistment and defends preparedness while critics call the idea foolish and dangerous. Analysts note that true defense needs able-bodied citizens across ages.
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North Monroe
Dill
Washington
Fifth
Mr. Din
Prodding a Historian on Lodge and Tribute Phrase
The piece notes Senator Lodge of Massachusetts misattributing a quote to the Marshall dinner of 1798. It recalls the toast by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney in 1796 and questions Lodge's knowledge of U.S. history. It also mentions Texas legislators currently earning about $2 per day.
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New Orleans
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
John Marshall
Philadelphia
Marshall
Congressional Directory
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
France
Treasury report shows deficits and total assets at end of day
United States Treasury condition posted as of March 24, 1917, detailing net general fund balance, receipts of 3 433 410, payments 1 287 331, and a fiscal year deficit of 170 869 750 versus 54 970 385 last year. It lists revenue receipts, ordinary disbursements, and total assets including gold and silver holdings, with detailed figures for funds in Treasury and deposits in Federal reserve banks and national banks.
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United States Treasury
General Fund
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve Notes
National Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Philippines
Isseevere
Authors Wasted Efforts and a Publisher’s Reader
A Boston Transcript excerpt relays a publisher’s reader in New York who reviews about 1,500 manuscripts yearly and finds only four or five worthy of serious consideration. He mocks authors’ unionization yet defends literature’s value, while lamenting the reader’s jaundiced view and broad, massed knowledge.
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Boston Transcript
New York Evening Post
Pegasus
Soma
Joseph Conrad
Walter de la Mare
Rupert Brooke
American Federation of Labor
Crank
Cratin
Pope Jean
Prester John
Gutenberg
Wild Rose and New York Preparedness News Briefs
A translated dramatic poem about a red rose on the moor and a teasing youth ends in the rose pricking the lad. New York prepares for permanent defense as Gov Whitman signs the Slater bill amendment making 16 to 19 year olds undergo weekly three-hour military training September to June with no exemption for working youth, aligning with the prior schoolboy rule.
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New York
Whitman
Why She Sent a Substitute From the Kansan City Star
A welfare board loan clerk approves a loan on a diamond ring after a woman claims the ring belongs to a friend whose home was robbed. The friend cannot appear, so the substitute is sent to secure funds to buy clothes. The loan is granted.
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The
Welfare Board
Army Orders Central to Fort Sam Houston and more
Army orders detail First Lieut. Edgar W. Bagnel and other officers reassigned or ordered to active duty. Promotions and detachments include Captains Murphy McNeil and Ely, Lieut. Chamberlin, and Col. George Montgomery. Assignments span Fort Sam Houston El Paso Douglas Baltimore and Birmingham with duties in ordnance militia and recruiting, plus leaves and retirements.
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Signal Officers’ Reserve Corps
Congress
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
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Signal Corps
Ernest van PD. Murphy
Edwin C. McNeil
Thirty-fifth Infantry
el Paso
Matthew A. Palen
Infantry
Douglas, Ariz
Eugene J. Ely
Cavalry
Edwin C. Chamberlin
Medical Reserve Corps
United States
Eastern Department
oMcers
Reserve Corps
Walter Smith
oMcer
Springfield Armory
New York City
Ordnance Department
Frankford Arsenal
George Montgomery
Baltimore
George H. Cameron
Fifth Cavalry
Harry E. Mitchell
Spokane
Wash
War Department
William A. Shunk
Tenth Tentative National Guard
Act of Congress
Birmingham
Ala
Militia Bureau
Roscoe H. Hearn
Ninth Infantry
National Guard
Georgia
Atlanta
Lewis D. Greene
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Board of Visitors
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Fulton Q. C. Gardner
Coast Artillery Corps
John C. Waterman
Sixteenth
Tentative National Guard
Ongrens
Salt Lake City
Utah
Francis J. Kernan
U.S A
el Pano
Southern Department
Birdeye B. Lewie
Third Area Squadron
Campbell King
Seventh Infantry
Overfed Nation Presses War Readiness and Duty
William A. Law argues the nation bears blame for luxury and self-indulgence while troops fight abroad. He warns Germany could trigger U.S. war, but asserts Americans will unite and endure sacrifice if war comes, noting war wages, high prices, and ready munition plants.
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First National Bank of
Philadelphia
New York
Tribune
England
France
Germany
United States
High Seas
Fort Hamilton precedent cited over police role in national defense
From the Chicago News a Fort Hamilton precedent is cited showing guards at a United States fort with police assistance. The piece argues disbanding police in pacifist interests would leave the country in a sad fix.
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Chicago News
Fort Hamilton
United States
Washington hotel chatter predicts Clark as Speaker and GOP restraint
Representative Carter Glass of Virginia says Champ Clark is likely to be chosen Speaker and Democrats may win key committee chairs. He notes many members are traveling, some Democrats may side with Republicans, and urges a brief session focused only on urgent international matters. He hopes no broad legislation is taken up.
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Clark
Carter Glass
Virginia
Democratic National Committee
Glasa
Independent
Apedal
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Waya and Myane
Waa
Glass
House
Hull
Democrata
Judge Hull
Willard
Champ Clark
Confident on House Organization and Clark Speakership
Rep Cordell Hull argues Democrats will organize the House and elect Champ Clark as speaker, saying committee chairs should align with the administration. Montana stockman and others discuss wool, sheep, roads, and national defense amid wartime concerns.
The Madness of Teutonism From the New York Times
A passage argues the war arose from rulers not the peoples of Germany and Austria Hungary. It contends Teutonic aims drove conquests and asserts peace lies in Teutonic peoples awakening to accept responsibility for the war.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
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