Washington Post Subscription Rates 1915 Notice
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Washington Post CO
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Maltern
Chicago
Devonshire Street
Boston
Kresge
Tietroit
Great Britain in 1915 and the 1812 Lesson Recalled
The piece argues that Britain repeats early 19th century maritime aggression, citing Madison’s 1812 message and Wilson’s note. It warns of continued blockades, prize courts, and interference with U S commerce, urging a firm claim to freedom of the seas and neutral trade protections.
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Madison
Congress of
United States
Congress
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Britain
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British Isles
Wilson
Congress of the
Perry
McDonough
Jackson
New Orleans
A Continent Army Plan Versus National Guard Roles
A historical argument favors a continental army over state national guards arguing the guard’s 48 jurisdictions hinder unified defense. It contends a ready national army should exist alongside local militias, with civilians trained for war even in peacetime as a cost effective, quickly deployable force.
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Continents
India
Massachusetts
Arizona National Guard
United States Army
Prosperity Shifts From War Orders To Crops Across Nation
The United States moves from war orders to farming as the main prosperity driver. Farm crops rank high in value with $5.5 billion total, led by corn at $1.918 billion and wheat at $982 million. Oats total $632.6 million, with record yields and prices surpassing 1912 and 1914 levels.
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United States
Europe
Prosperity Tied to War Boost in U S Production
The United States, as the world’s largest storehouse, profits as Europe buys heavily here during the war. Production soars while Europe’s needs expand U S sales. A balanced program in finance industry and defense could secure permanent prosperity, urging Americans to spend at home rather than abroad.
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Europe
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Congressional Committee
Edward W. Oyster
Distriet Board of’ Austatapt
Congress
BritishMilitary Attache in Mourning For Brother In Law
Colonel the Hon. Murrough O'Brien, British embassy military attaché in Washington, mourns the death in France of his brother in law, Captain the Hon. Coulson Fellowes, of the First Life Guards. Fellowes leaves a daughter and a five year old son. the late Lord de Ramsey’s family fortune centers on Ramsey Abbey and the Fellowes brewing interests. The article traces peerage connections, marriages, and palace lineage related to the Fellowes and Hamilton families, noting historical bonds to Earl de Romney and Cambridge.
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Lord Inchiquin
France
Coulson Fellowes
Life Guarda
de Ramsey
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
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Ireland
Victoria
Lord de Ramsey
Fellowes
Huntingdon
Wiliam Fellowes
London
Thomas Coulson
East India Company
William Fellowes
Ramsey Abbey
Huntingdonshire
Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell
Titus
Coulsons
Felloneses
de Romney
Ely
Cambridge
Island of
Cambridgeshire
St. Etheldreda
Hishon Ethelwold
Hereward
Wiliam the Conqueror
Evesham
Capt Fellowes
Gwendolen Jefferson
Charlies Edward Hamilton
Sir Edward Hamilton
Hamilton
Duke of Abercorn
Olga Mary Adelaide Pitzgeorge
Duke of Cambridge
Miss Fitzgeorge
Atage Ag
Olea Fitzgeorge
Queen Olga
Greece
Athens
Sir Adelphus Fitzgeorge
Mediterranean
Princess Mary of Cambridge
Teck
Queen Mary
George VII
Queen Victoria
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Queen Alexandra
House of
England
Brentwood Company
Tibetan blue bears arrive at Philadelphia Zoo from Tibet
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports two Tibetan blue bears, Ursus brumosus, were acquired by the Philadelphia Zoological Society after a wartime shipment from New York. The bears exhibit white tipped black hair and blue tinged fur unseen in other Old World bears, likely the only specimens in the United States. Their exact capture location remains uncertain.
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Tibet
America
Philadelphia Public Ledger
New York
Philadelphia Zoological Society
Blyth
United States
Lass
Goats and Police Battle in Germantown Streets
Police chase and capture eight goats from the Italian colony on Haines Street after residents fear for children and sidewalks. Felix Puscano and his 1 year old shepherd son plead for the return of the herd, which is kept for milk for the poor. The goats are loaded into a patrol wagon and held at East Haines street station before bail is posted to restore peace.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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Haines
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East Cosgrove Street
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Haines Atrest
Joe Puscano
Lewna
East Haines Street
Felix
Evangelist George Driscoll Arrested Over Fraudulent Check
Iranahile Dispatch to the Chicago Herald reports evangelist George Driscoll, 30, tried to pass a fraudulent check to save his sweetheart Nellie Cassy’s home. Police detained him though no formal charges were filed. The couple reportedly became engaged after meeting during a Scottsburg revival three years earlier. A letter allegedly demanded immediate payment to clear the mortgage and promised explanation.
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Chicago Herald
George Driscoll
Driscoll
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Nellie Cassy
Sages Not Really Wise in Folly’s Eyes
Poem-like verse contrasts sages and fools. A lively dialogue questions wisdom and meaning of life love joy and death, noting fools revel in living while scholars endlessly define and analyze. The piece praises simple experience over learned study.
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New York
Evening Sun
Folly
Lawes
The Kangaroo Court Prank at Tier B
Milwaukee Dispatch reports Joseph Kreuger a Marquette Law student sought prison experience by visiting a jail. He was placed in Tier B and subjected to a mock trial by inmates who fined him 50 cents and a bath after declaring him guilty. He endured a cold water shower and gave a speech before leaving with bread and coffee.
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Minneapolis Journal
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Melia
Joseph Zuber
Joseph Kreuger
Kangaroo Court
Tier B
Kreuger
Oliver Goldsmith Birth and Rise to Fame in Ireland and England
The life of Oliver Goldsmith is outlined from his Ireland birth in Pallas to his early schooling, wandering years in Europe, and ultimate emergence as a celebrated English writer. It notes his struggles at Trinity College, apprenticeship to Johnson, and the breakthrough with The Vicar of Wakefield before his death in 1774.
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Johnson
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England
Tommy Atkins
Joseph P Skelly
Atlanta
Haleigh
Dame Fortune
America
Stokers
Ireland
Wife Imprisons Husband Ends in Embankment Joy Ride
A Philadelphia North American report details a chaotic joy ride that left Mrs Helen Cooper locking her husband in a bedroom and the car tumbling down an embankment on Limekiln Pike toward Godfrey Avenue. Driver Robert Stevens and others escaped with minor injuries while Mrs Miller remains hospitalized with blood poisoning.
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Spring Garden
Ninth
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Mary Miller
Jefferson Hospital
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Miller
Stevens
Felix N Henton
Spring House
John G Wnyberry
Limekiln Pike
Godfrey Avenue
PIECE OF PIE STARTS FAMILY WAR IN ALEXANDRINE AVE
A strange feud erupts between two neighborhoods after Joseph Oaleskiewitz steals pie from Sam Tarnopalsky. The dispute leads to court actions including a barber, Leo Schindler, and a contempt fine. The case ends with a modest payment order for the pie. Then a humor snippet questions whether cannibals would reach heaven if they eat a missionary.
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Dermit Times
Joseph Oaleskiewitz
Sam Tarnopalsky
Alexandrine
Tarnopalsky
Leo Schindler
Onteskiewitz
Schindler
New York Evening Post
Mabel
Passing Comments From Washington Hotels on Tariff Politics
A Republican-elect from New York Nation Norman J Gould speaks at the Shoreham on November 2 disputing Democratic tariff politics. He hails from Seneca Falls and succeeds Sereno E Paine, praising his predecessor and the 15,000 vote majority as proof of tariff teachings' value. The talk covers free trade, war costs, and road building parallels with France, plus Irish attitudes to World War I.
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Norman J Gould
New York
Shoreham
Gould
Seneca Falls
Sereno E Paine
Payne
Europe
Department of Commerce
Congress
Tex Er
St Peter passes ordinance barring students from bars
The St Peter city council approves a law making students and miners liable to fines or imprisonment for entering any venue serving alcoholic beverages or for procuring cigars and tobacco. Neutrality.
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