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The Washington Post subscription notice lists delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria with Sunday included options and various weekly and monthly mail rates. It notes payment in advance, mailing addresses, and instructions to update addresses and timing for mailings, urging readers to keep the paper informed of address changes.
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Villa and the Germans clash over Mexico conflict
The article reports Pancho Villa pledging to drive German subjects from Mexico after German arms support for Huerta. It notes US anger over a Tampico incident and mocks Germans as blunt, predicting potential war if Villa escalates, while suggesting he should target Americans for safety. The tone is sharp and speculative about future actions.
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Ocean Juggernaut and the Titanic Echoes at Sea
Aqua tragedy feared as ships collide with fog and ice. The piece laments the Ocean Uner Empresa sinking and the Stovstar collision on the St Lawrence, describing passengers leaping to lifeboats and urging stronger U S action. It argues for stricter laws and international conventions to reduce sea dangers.
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Empress of Ireland losses and cost debate linger in fog
The piece discusses Empress of Ireland disaster costs and crew adequacy, noting a $150 per voyage saving with full crew and the potential to save lives. It critiques national precaution gaps, cites London Board of Trade figures, and references a broader indictment of policy and safety diligence.
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Durbar II Triumph Restores American Derby Cheer
Durbar II, owned by American Duryea, stunned the Derby field at 20 to 1, reversing a setback for American sport. The victory offers Duryea a windfall and underscores a clash of moral standards as the king and queen attend in support, marking a notable Anglo American moment in racing.
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Carlin Speech Praised. House Admiringly Congratulates Him
In the Highth Virginia district Charles C. Carlin delivered a masterly House speech on the Clayton omnibus antitrust bill. He marshaled forceful arguments and clarity, earning admiration even from opponents. The President called it one of the greatest speeches he had read. Afterward colleagues crowded him with congratulations as the House proceedings were suspended.
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Virginia
Cardinals clash with Kaiser over a helmet mishap at Rome
In Berlin and Rome a curious incident involved Cardinal della Volpe and the Kaiser during Leo XIII's papal audience. The pontiff's envoy tripped a helmet mishap, sparking a tense exchange that cooled relations temporarily but later warmed as cordial ties with the Vatican were restored after Kaiser's later visit. The affair left della Volpe feeling the Kaiser resented him for the embarrassment.
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Congress Condensed in truncated Senate action
The record notes Senator Weeks of Massachusetts opposing the toll exemption clause repeal in canal law while the naval appropriation bill was discussed without final action. The Norria resolution on the Attorney General’s stance toward a New York Central lines merger was debated with no action. Lane urged denunciation of the Ha-Pauncafote treaty and a new maritime accord on the Panama Canal. The conference report on a bill to provide freighting machinery for election Benatora Was agreed to. Adjourned at 6:30 p.m. to Monday House. Clark was absent and Rep Hay of Virginia presided. Mitchell of Michigan gave a civic day address. Clayton omnibus and Pecunia Consideration of union exemption provision postponed to Monday. Keffner of Pennsylvania district noted.
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Colombian Rebuffs 1 B Consul Excolbar Attacks Roosevelt
Francisco Escobar, Colombian consul general, writes to Col. Roosevelt denouncing his Colombia criticism. He cites prior efforts to elicit replies and attacks Roosevelt with terms like favorite epithets and “osession.” Roosevelt replies he has serious matters to attend.
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Bride Lock and Honeymoon Rattle in New York City
The New York Times reports Mrs Bird Rate and Mr Rattle on their honeymoon lodging on the twenty second floor of the McAlpin. Rattle keeps the key for precaution amid city distractions while he teases the wife described as a Glacier Park widow formerly known as Laughing Chicken and Trotting Horde. The couple travels with Blakkfeet Indians arriving from Atlanta to the Mealpi.
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Thirsty Scots Resent Law Hits Morning Saloon Hours
Glasgow and Scotland wake to new temperance rule delaying opening until 7 PM. Workers, especially in Glasgow’s industrial centers, face gloom while saloonkeepers lose business at the 8 AM breakfast hour. Widespread talk of reprisals arises as thirsty patrons adjust to the curfew.
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Envoy Confalonieri Presents Recall and New Ambassador Arrives
Italian ambassador Marquis Confalonton presented his recall to the Secretary of State and turned the embassy over to chargé d affaires Riccardo Borgheppi. Count Macchi di Callere will arrive in about a month to take up duties. Confalonieri plans to retire to his estates in Italy.
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Map Making Near Home and A Lawyerly Marriage Tale
From the Chicago Tribune a note on discovering a lake in Glacier National Park named for the President's wife and Secretary Lane's claim last summer. Also from the Philadelphia Public Ledger a humorous exchange about a 60 year courtship ending in marriage, with a quip about feeble endurance.
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Suffragist Wife Cites Scriptures To Win Dishes Duty
Mrs Harriet Prentisscott, a noted suffragist of Bréardeid Pennsylvania, persuades her skeptical husband to wash the dishes after two years of debate. She quotes First Kings and mocks his belief that household chores are a wife’s remit, prompting him to finally concede.
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Ships Set Wireless Record
The Matson liners Wilhelmina and Matsonia set a daylight wireless communication record on May 9. Capt. Peter Johnson said the ships, 7 miles apart, stayed in contact for 300 minutes, surpassing prior distance records by over 300 miles.
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Miss Strawberry Dame From Baltimore Sun Poem
A whimsical verse extols Miss Strawberry from Anne Arundel and surrounding counties. It blends regional name drops from Worcester to Somerset praising her crimson cheeks and sunny spirit as a moralizing ode to beauty and youth.
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A Fish Story Poem In The New York Sun
A playful verse describes Wilson the fish who grows fat and worries over his weight. He trains his fins and tail but still must eat one fly to survive, his weight increasing by two pounds despite his efforts.
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Two Guns White Calf Tries Eagle Canoe Flight
Chief Two Guns White Calf of the Blackfeet rode a Thomas flying boat with Aarph M Brown over the Palisades at Dobbs Ferry. The craft dipped amid air pockets and landed in the Hudson after a near miss, sparing the chief from injury as he expressed cautious relief in English and Blackfeet interpretations.
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State executioner III and indigestion scare
State Electrician Edwin F. Davis, aged and ill from acute indigestion, was taken home by ambulance after collapsing in Trenton while attending an execution. Davis has sentenced 180 people to death by electric chair since the method began in New York, prompting concern over his health and duties.
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Weather and Tide Table From Sun and Tide Report
Weather Bureau forecast details warm and clouded conditions across the United States with showers in the Great Lakes Mississippi Valley plains and Gulf States. Indicates cooler temperatures in the Northwest Midwest and Southeast with clouds showers Saturday and fair Sunday. local figures record midnight temperatures and maximum and rainfall data for the day.
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Interludes on New Jersey Senate and Cuba Affairs
The piece surveys New Jersey Senate race expectations with H. A. Wittpenn predicting Democratic gains and majority retention. It also notes Cuban rumors debunked, American views on Cuba’s political scene, and varied remarks from observers in Montreal and China.
New Light on Nebulae Rotation From Flagstaff Data
London reports Prof Percival Lowell of Flagstaff Observatory has received Slipher spectrograms showing Virgo nebulae rotating. Smithsonian chief says nebulae are rotating gas masses linked to La Place's nebular hypothesis. Observations suggest stellar evolution paths and cosmic origins, with speeds detectable by powerful telescopes. Andromeda was previously observed approaching us at high velocity.
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Believes in affinities sparks divorce case in Oakland
Mrs. Iva Thomas testified that every married woman should have an affinity to complete a home, prompting Judge Morris to grant J. G. Thomas an interlocutory divorce. The witness recounted finding his wife with a stranger described as her affinity, a claim she allegedly made about city life.
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Meteor Arrives in Tuolumne County Rancher Finds 400-Pound Find
J W Shores a retired Oakland rancher reports witnessing a luminous meteor cross the Diamond District and land in Long Gulch Tuolumne county. After 24 hours the meteor was five feet underground and weighed 400 pounds embedded in hardpan. Shores transported it to Tuolumne and then to Gahland where a Stockton jeweler offered $2 000.
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