Washington Post Subscription Rates and Mailing Details 1913
The notice lists subscription options for the Washington Post with daily and Sunday delivery, rail mail and by mail rates, and payment methods. It includes terms for prepayment, available in Washington and Alexandria, with a January 3 1913 or November 3, 1913 publication date, and foreign advertising representation details.
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Battle in the Senate slows currency reform odds
Senate finance committee doubts dash hopes for quick currency reform as administration support for the Glass plan clashes with Senate principles. Public opinion presses for progress while President and Kern signal no caucus finality amid broader House prospects. Oil intrigues mix in Panama Canal chatter and Standard Oil rivalries loom large globally.
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Senate
Kern
House
Monoplane Dreadnought Advances Aerial Warfare
American designer C. T. Weyman, based in France, unveils an armored light monoplane for military use. Weighing comparable to standard planes, it flies 120 mph with a protected engine and front armor, while exposing only the pilot’s head. Weyman plans demonstrations abroad and a Washington showing to persuade U.S. authorities.
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Udalted States
France
C. T. Weyman
Weyman
Washington
Ihs
Oil row in Colombia mirrors Monroe doctrine clash
British oil firms face a snag in Colombia drawn as a mirror image of the Monroy doctrine used by Standard Oil in a bid to take territory from Lord Cowdray’s British syndicate. London papers report Bogota dispatches and question if Monroe will bar British capital from South America amid a cable urging Cowdray allies to pause for an American syndicate’s offer.
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Congress
Darien Canal
Colombia
Panama
State Department
Oil
Panama Canal
Darien
Standard Oil
Bogota
Mexico
Huerta
Cararanza
Hogota Penmen
London
Monroy
Standard Oil Company
Lord Cowdray
South America
United States
Saving the Country in Political Campaign Commentary
The piece mocks election day rituals urging saving the country through votes. It notes Massachusetts and New Jersey governors, Maryland senators, and New York mayors on the ballot, contrasting Astor and Wagner over Tammany, while lampooning cyclical political salvation and the tough vitality of the republic.
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New Jersey
Maryland
New York
Hach
Vincent Astor
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Kemp on Kipling and England as seen by Kemp
The piece reviews Harry Kemp’s voyage to England as a stowaway and his ensuing poem mocking Kipling and imperial brutality. It condemns Kemp’s zeal, notes his jail time, and emphasizes the harsh personal strike against Kipling and Britain, ending with a claim that those scourged by violence would understand the critique.
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England
Kemp
Kipling
Harry
Retain Dr Davidson Inadequate Salary Hike Sparks Debate
A letter to The Post urges Congress to fund the $9,000 salary offered by Pittsburgh to Superintendent Dr Davidson to keep him from leaving. The writer argues the district and Congress should raise his pay rather than rely on private subscriptions. They praise his two and a half years leading to higher school efficiency and lack of scandals while urging President Wilson to influence retention.
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Table Nelson Used A Prized Heirloom In Richond
The article recalls Lord Sidmouth inheriting a mahogany table once used by Nelson to map Trafalgar era naval plans. Once at White Lodge in Richmond Park, the piece now rests at Upottery in Devon. It ties to a breakfast party for Sir John Franklin and a broader slate of 19th century figures and events.
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Joy and youth in a winter day’s bold defiance
A fragment from Howells in Harper's Magazine echoes a foolhardy, buoyant boyhood. The speaker rejects fear, yearns for sun and blue sky, and asserts the persistence of a young heart amid life’s late winter mood.
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Howells
Harper's Magazine
Kipling and Kemp Clash in Public Dispute
A terse exchange references Kemp and Kipling amid a noted public disagreement. The speaker hints at both sides' reputations and suggests Kipling’s view of Kemp, pending any future recovery from the implied blow.
Heroes of science and their shabby reception
From Cocllier's Weekly a critique of how nations praise or neglect great scientists. Charles Tellier died in poverty after enabling refrigeration. H. Fabre earned honor late at ninety. the Wright brothers faced slow recognition. Dr Diesel’s work born yet died bankrupt. Marconi saved sailors but faced financial ridicule. Mme Curie endured shabby treatment despite her discoveries.
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Charles Tellier
Parte
Tellier
Legion of Honor
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France
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America
Germany
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Elis
England
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Mme. Curle
Kills Hatpin Bill In City Council Echo
Wilkes-Barre dispatch reports that a hatpin ban bill failed when Miss Emme Schwager acting as city clerk refused to cast the vote for select councilmen. The common branch approved a ban on hatpins to protect crowds, but the measure died as Schwager declined to influence the decision.
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Fred Gates
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Fortunes in Sausages From Berlin to New York Sun
A German sausage exhibit showed 3000 varieties, and a Prussian chemist trained in the lab created a novel sausage called wurat from pork veal olives pepper fennel wine cheese apples cinnamon and herrings. He built a fortune selling it.
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Peculiar Death From Carbolic Acid In Au Gres Woman
Post mortem on Edna Larry of Au Gres Mich reveals she carried a pocket phial of carbolic acid used for sore throat dilution. The cork loosened and the acid ate through flesh into her heart, causing death as stated by physicians.
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New York American
Edna Larry
Au Gres
Mich
Big Horn Survivor Caldwell Dead After Massacre Escape
William Caldwell, wrongly recalled as a child at Little Bighorn, died years later after evading massacre duties by being sent with a message to Gen Reno. The report mixes memory fragments, legal anecdotes, and unrelated clippings about courts, a Brooklyn child, and a dog affection.
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Clearfeld
New York Frese
William Caldwell
Custer
Little Big Horn
Gen. Reno
Hare
Caldwell
Sitting Bull
Witches and Witchery Tales From Wales in Occult Review
In Tales from Wales locals discuss traditional witchcraft and charms. A Carmarthenshire witch named Mary of Peters Orchard is recalled for her potent spells and countercharms, including a mare bewitched to crouch like a pig before restoration by the witch.
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L. Lewes
Llangadock
Carmarthenshire
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Shea
Mary Perllan Peter
Perllan Peter
Dingle
Cardiganshire
Wales
Jones, Davies
Evans
Valine
Mary of Peter
Peter
Mary
Soldier Conquers Tiger in Kirin Province
In Kirin, a soldier returning to Kirin city spotted a large tiger. He fired with a rifle, the tiger charged, and the man jammed the rifle into the mouth to disable it. The tiger collapsed, and the soldier rode to report, with comrades transporting the carcass home for a photograph.
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Kirin
Manchuria
Spectacles Cause Fatal Shock at Wilmington Power Plant
Raymond Barnes aged 22 of Wilmington died after a transformer accident at a Wilmington Southern Traction Company powerhouse near Newcastle. His spectacles partly slipped and touched a live wire, sending a fatal electric shock up to his waist and causing inhaled flames. He lingered between life and death. experts note the accident would have harmed him less if his glasses had fully fallen off.
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Del
New York Sun
Raymond Barnes
Wilmington Southern Traction Company
Newcastle
Ife
Barnes
Resources of Siberia Open Vast Development Prospects
A traveler in the Amur River country reports vast untapped potential with broad plains, rich black soil, and crops in abundance. The Amur River offers a 2000 mile natural trade highway, while Chinese prospectors seek gold in mountain gullies. Chinese and Russian authorities limit cross-river movement, yet population and industry could grow into a major white‑settler region.
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Cows Mistaken for Deer At Monticello Hunt
In Sullivan County deer season opens with about 1000 hunters in forests around Forestburgh and Highland. Farmers raise artful prices by letting cows roam wearing owner tags. An early accident near Monticello left Chester Lupton shot in the mouth as boys played deer hunting.
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New York
Brooklyn
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Joseph Newkirk
Lupton
To a Mocking Bird by Owen F Aldis
The verse celebrates a mocking bird amid twilight solitude and bayou imagery. Rich with distorted spellings, it contrasts haunting calls with a hopeful memory of passion and the fading of classic lyric themes.
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Peatry Megasins
Passion
Philomel
Weather and tide table with general forecast notes
The page contains a sun and tide table and a general weather forecast from the Weather Bureau. It notes high tides at 28, sun rise and set times, and then details rain and snow patterns across the Rocky Mountains, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, and other regions with temperature changes and wind directions. Local data includes hourly temperatures, maximum and minimum, humidity, rainfall, sunshine, and river notes for Washington.
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Governors and visitors tour North Carolina rail projects
Governor Craig of North Carolina pledges to shovel dirt on a two day road building effort with hundreds of volunteers including Senator Simmons and possibly Western governors. He sees the good roads push as nationally beneficial and hopes broader adoption across states follows. A Denver observer comments on political shifts and the Colorado coal strike while travelers note Yellowstone stability and American progress.
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North Carolina
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Missouri
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Hodges
Kansas
Craig
Raleigh
United States
Senator Simmons
Washington
Appalachian Park
The Touchstone Front Judge Figure Reaches 36
A brief item notes a theatrical manager nicknamed Snow who knows a bad thing and then acts, highlighting his 36th year and his methods within press circles. The fragment implies in clipped terms a judgment about character and decision making.
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