Washington Post Subscription Rates 1913
The notice lists subscription options for The Washington Post including daily and Sunday issues by carrier and mail, with rates for one month, one week, and one year. It notes prepayment requirements and acceptable remittance methods, and identifies the newspaper’s mailing status and foreign advertising rep contact details.
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Washington
Alexandria
Sy Mall
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Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
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Waahington
BD. C
Bee
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallers Building
Chicago
Tremont Building
Boston
Wilson in New Jersey faces three key bills and party grip
The New Jersey coverage centers on jury reform, constitutional convention bills, and the President's influence over state leadership. A fourth issue, his candidate for governor, is settled against a Democrat not pro progressive. Public demonstrations hint at Wilson’s strong standing, though referendum opposition hints at shifting strategy.
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New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Billion-Dollar Road Plan Promises Nationwide Highways
A discussion outlines a proposed $1.6 billion federal fund for road construction with 50-year bonds from states and a 40-year federal loan, aiming to replace horse power with traction. It estimates savings of $1 billion yearly from reduced crop spoilage and maintenance, while noting complexity and potential lack of state agreement to implement.
A Proposal Aims to Boost U S Economy Beyond Pork Barrels
The text argues that one solution would yield a strong economic improvement for the United States, offering a broader, more effective alternative to the pork barrel approach that may be chosen instead.
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United States
Carnegie's Naval Estimates Debated At Peace Congress
Mr Carnegie's flat statement that Japan has 19 battleships to the United States 33 drew skepticism as audience members questioned not the count but the implication of American naval superiority. Experts note Japan's dreadnoughts surpass U S ships in size and firepower, while U S tonnage alone misleads.
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United States
Pacific
Japan
Togo
Schooling for Brokers Apprenticeships Proposed on Exchanges
Legislatures and exchange committees push a two year apprenticeship rule for stock exchange applicants. The aim is to prevent inexperienced college graduates from handling orders and seats without real finance experience. The Cotton Exchange already requires sworn proof of adequate qualification through brokerage experience and may prompt broader adoption nationwide.
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Wall Street
Alov~ Teés
Cotton Exchange
Thi Stock Exchange Committee
Searching for the Cure in Tuberculosis Hopes and Doubt
The piece notes public and scientific doubt over Dr Friedmann's claimed TB cure while highlighting a Chicago physician Dr Peter F Duke. Washington inquiry by the Marine Hospital Service under Surgeon General is reported as investigating credentials and cures, with no firm conclusion yet on reaching a cure.
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Friedmann
Chicago
Peter F Duket
Washington
Fiur
Traator
Marine Hospital Service
Hopeful Talks On Tuberculosis Cure From Science Panels
The article reflects on secrecy in medical research and the public interest in a tuberculosis cure. It notes doctors divided in skepticism yet united in the goal of a breakthrough, promising relief for millions of sufferers and a possible serum or attenuated bacillus to combat the disease.
Pathos of Divorce and the Plight of a Runaway Youth
A 17 year old runaway explains her escape seeking a home and a mother's love rather than luxury. The piece argues that divorce harms children most and urges spouses to seek sympathy, understanding, and equal partnership to preserve the family and prevent further separations.
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Earl
Baranta
Daughters of King in New Kongo Deal
Princess Louise of Belgium and Princess Stephanie form a joint stock company to exploit land in Majumbu district lower Kongo. Antwerp float includes Duke of Ursel and Solvay as major stockholders. capital set at two million francs. Royal favor hints at Belgian empire interests while legal battles over Leopold property loom in Europe.
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Princess Louise
Belgium
Stephanie
Majumbu
Kongo
Antwerp
Duke of Ursel
Solvay
Stephen Thibaut
Kongo Free State
Baron
Comte de Franqueville
Chateau de la Muette
Paris
Aser
Albert
Germany
France
England
Austria
Hungary
Leopold
Court of Appeal
Louise
Raymond Polncate
Viviani
The Truthful Husband
A fragment from a Chicago Herald page presents a conflicted view of marriage with a man lamenting infidelity and a wife suspected of seeking younger, more attractive companionship. The slanted, period tone hints at domestic strains and personal doubt.
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Chicago Reard Herald
Congress Condensed Senate Session and Alaska Railway Hearings
Senate did not meet but will convene Monday at noon. Territories committees opened hearings on the Alaska railway issue. Banking and currency committees prepared fiscal queries for bankers and writers. House started at dawn and finished the wool schedule of the tariff bill. Representative Crisp introduced a bill prescribing death penalty for criminal assault in the district. House adjourned at 1045 p.m. to reconvene at 11 a.m.
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Senate
Territories
Alaska
Tam
Crisp
Bryan Adopts U S Crest Excites Society
New York Herald reports Washington society buzzing over invitations to a reception at Secretary of State Bryan home bearing the U S crest. The symbol, once a presidential prerogative, now graces Bryan stationery. Some decry the royal trappings, yet Bryan smiles at the pageantry.
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New York Herald
Washington Society
Bryan
United States
Lincoln
Shades of Colonel Joe Rickey Drink Sparks Controversy
Washington dispatches report the new Bryan Rickey drink made from grape juice water ice and lemon, a non alcoholic beverage named after Colonel Joe and criticized for profaning a historic name. The piece mocks the linkage and laments the impact on Democrats and the South.
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Sryan
Henry
Food weight tests to set net weight rules for packaging
The Bureau of Chemistry will ship tests nationwide to assess shrinkage in food packages under the net weight amendment. Experts will also evaluate automatic weighing and bottle filling machines. Lamar is named Post Office Department attorney general successor replacing Russell R. Goodewin. William Harmony Jr. of Rockville was appointed assistant attorney general.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Lamar
William Harmony Jr
Rockville
Mad
Postofice
Russell
R. Goodewin
Aurum
Lamer
Department of Justice
Army Orders Highlight Promotions and Assignments
Army orders record leaves of absence for Col George W. Van Develen and John C. Maul, with multiple officer promotions in the infantry. It lists detailed duty changes across forts and posts including Fort Douglas, Fort Leavenworth, and the Navy Yard Charleston, plus assignments for medical corps officers and a professor appointment at Massachusetts Agricultural College.
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George W. van Devlen
Field Artillery
Toureteen
John C. Maul
Sixth Field Artillery
John S. Parker
Heutenent
William W. Taylor, Jr
Weutenent
Gorge T. Everett
Heutensnt
Fifteenth Infantry
First
Heutenant
Nelson Gapen
Medical Corps
Offcera
Mest
Fort 4
Mess
United States Military Academy
Robert A. Patterson
Warren Wi. Whitside
Quartermaster Corps
Front Royal
Ghorgh C. Martin
United States Army
Massachusetts, Agricultural College
Amherst
Mazs
Medics Corps
United States
Henry C. Coburn, Jr
Fort Douglas
Utsh
Theodore Lamson
Fort Fingler
Wash
James D. Heysinghe
Fort Decey
Hhurbert G. Shaw
Fort Banks
Magn
John W. Hanndr
Lettermen General Hospital
Presidio of
San Francisco
Cal
John B. Huggins
Fort Robinson
Nabr
New Serum Inspires Hope in Tuberculosis Battle
A London report claims German bacteriologist Frederick Mehnarto has developed contratoxin a serum said to cure diseases caused by bloodborne bacteria. Early trials on tuberculosis and other infections show remarkable recovery in patients once given little hope. Skepticism remains among some physicians, but the Sun describes the results as phenomenal pending official confirmation.
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New York
Frederick Mehnarto
Kéch
Africa
London
Melinarto
Cavil
Mehnarto
Ita
Nurse Threatens to Horsewhip Harvard Professor
Miss Wilhelmina A. Boettcher, a noted Boston nurse, says she would horse whip Prof. Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard after he called her abnormal for a letter on evolution. She vows legal action if needed, charging the professor with cockiness and denying others’ psychology insight.
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Harvard
Boston Dispatch
New York
Frese
Wilhelmina A. Boettcher
May
Letter Delayed Twenty Years Reaches San Francisco Board
A letter posted in Oakland twenty years ago arrives at the San Francisco board of education. It bears a card announcing the marriage of Joseph B. Travis and Nellis C. Wallace on May 18, 1893, at California College in Oakland and notes they would be in Tulare after May 23. It was addressed to Mme Louise Humphrey-Smith, elocution teacher, San Francisco.
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San Frencisco Dispatch
New York Sun
Oakland
San Francisco Board of Education
Joseph B. Travis
Nellis C. Wallace
California College
Tulare
Cal
Mme
Louisee Humphrey-Smith
Elocution
San Francisco
Chicago
Bay
Board of Education
Mme. Humphrey-Smith
Golf Ball Highball Tragedy Reported In Early Golf Horror
Wilmington dispatch details a dangerous golf incident after caddie Rodney Warren, twelve, allegedly ingested arsenic hidden in a golf ball during a discussion of high balls. A doctor performed a stomach pump, saving the boy, while inquiries trace the source of the tainted ball.
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Wilmington
Del
New York Tribune
Rodney Warren
Rounes
Cuttmes
Savid
Hull of Ship Under Street Found in New York Cellar
Workmen in Eurteenth Street at Tenth Avenue uncovered a hull buried 44 feet below street level. The vessel, once part of the North River edge, was buried when land was filled outward.
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New York
Eurteenth Street
Tenth Avenue
North River
Trois
Stonewall Jackson A Soldier Born of Principle and Faith
A condensed tribute recounts Stonewall Jackson as a devout, reserved yet daring Confederate general. It lauds his unity with Lee, his rapid rise from Bull Run to Chancellorsville, and his prophetic viewed role in battles before his death by friendly fire. Peace to his ashes.
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Lens
Bull Run
Flocker
Confederacy
Lee
Virginia
Jackson
Cromwell
Naseby
Army of the Potomac
Joe
Grant
Stuart
Sheridan
Sherman
Japan after farm data seeks agricultural tour expert
Professor R Shoji of Tokyo Imperial University called on Secretary Houston with Vis count Chindas introduction. He plans a nationwide tour to study tobacco cultivation cotton standardization and seed and plant introduction methods. Officials will explain specialists work to him.
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Japan
R. Shoji
Imperial University At
Tokyo
Houston
Viscount Chinda
Shoji
Weather and tide table report from Washington May 28
The sun and tide details list am, fm, and weather notes. It mentions warm trends across the Eastern and Southern States with unseasonable cold in the Northwest, showers in northern plains, and a forecast of continued warmth through Saturday. River stages for Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans are given with changes in the last 24 hours. Temperature figures and sunshine data are included alongside city-by-city temperatures and rainfall.
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T. & Dept. of Agriculture, Weather Bureau
Washington
Mistelasippi
Onlo
Inka
Plateau
Rocky Mountain
Plains States
Miseisaippi
Southarmm
Raa
Canadian
Pacific Coast
Miselseipp
Ohio
Lower Lake Region
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Upper
Mississippi Valley
Platesy
New
Hogland
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West Gulf Coast
Texas
Lower Lakes
Upper Lakes
Michigan
Huron
Superior
European
Grand Banke
Memphis
Teno
Viekeburg
Mirs
New Orleans
Capital Visitors Share Views On War and Economic Plans
The interview excerpts discuss bankers’ views on an industrial venture with bonds yielding 6 percent and a 2 percent surplus amid fears of war. Attendee observations reference European conflict, potential US involvement with Japan and Mexico, and Krupp rumors. Andrew Carnegie’s stance on prudent policy is urged to calm markets and boost investment.
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Feo
Kirby
New York
United States
Japan
Mexico
Krupp & Co
Republic
California
Andrew Carnegie
Three Billions for Roads Plan by Bourne at Willard
Former Senator Jonathan Bourne Jr discusses a road improvement plan presented to the joint committee on Federal aid. He argues $3 billion over 50 years, including $1 billion construction and $40 million annually for maintenance, would boost farm values, cut hauling costs, and yield large economic and social gains beyond tariff or currency measures.
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United States
Bourne, Jr
Joint Committee On Federal
J. E. Pennybacker, Jr
Bourne
United States Treasury
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Willard
Riches of the Belgian Kongo explored by New York engineer
Harry St Denig of New York, an Amerigen engineer, discusses the Belgian Kongo as a region of vast future riches. He cites its size, population, and potential in rubber, ivory, palm oil, and copal, noting limited livestock, active ivory hunting, and growing American investment in mining and processing facilities.
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Harry St Denig
New York
Amerigen Construction Company
Raleikh
Kongo
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