Washington Post Subscription Notice 1922
A partial Washington Post reader notice from November 26, 1922 outlines payment methods by drafts checks post office or express orders payable to THE WASHINGTON POST CO. Washington D C and mentions editors and representatives in New York Detroit and McLean as part of second class mail matter details.
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Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
McLean
Paul Block
Madison Avenue
New York
Little Building
Beaton
Kresge Building
Detroit
Washington conferees underscored cautious path to peace
The Washington conference debate centered on Briand and Curzon comments. Briand urged limited disarmament amid German militarism and Russian threats while Curzon argued France relies on world will and a united Europe to deter aggression. The tone echoed cautious optimism toward Germany's rehabilitation and avoidance of revenge, with warnings against provocative language and wartime nostrums.
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Briand
France
Lord Curzon
M. Briand
Germany
Europe
International Court
M. Blland
Friendly Association of Nations
Sch
Washington
Luydendorff
Marshal Foch
Free Sea
Ludendorff
Paradoxes and boasts mix in a mosaic of fragments
A collage of quips on marriage luck and bootlegging pride. Hank Ford’s bold claims blend with soaring stars and shrinking pictures. The text hints at youth, ambition, and social judgment, framing personal vanity against larger, unsettled horizons.
Tariff Policy Debate Spreads Among Lawmakers
Rumors swirl of senators and representatives debating postponing final tariff action until 1928 to craft a more balanced rate structure. The piece weighs emergency tariffs, business conditions, and European competition, urging Congress to declare policy and set clear expectations for production and investment.
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Senate
Germany
France
England
Italy
European
United States
Congress
Marshal Foch praised by American Legion in Thanksgiving message
The national commander of the American Legion relays Marshal Foch’s praise for American ambition energy and generosity of spirit. He notes strong France US friendship grown during Foch’s several weeks in the United States and the host of honors and university degrees conferred on him.
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United States
Marshal Foch
France
Arlington
Mount Vernon
Independence Hall
America
Pacific Coast
American Legion
The Great Wall Delusion and Washington Conference Debates
A compilation of commentary from New York papers arguing against treating Manchuria and Mongolia as Chinese, noting Japan’s limited control and China’s intact boundaries. It cites Bar on Kato and Tokyo acknowledgments, then shifts to debates over Allied debts, labor actions, and France’s finances, with Secretary Hughes and President Harding shaping a naval disarmament push.
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New York Tribune
Washington
Creait Wall
China
Japa
Manchuria
Mongolia
Japan
Baron Kato
South Manchuria
Russia
Portsmouth
Tokyo
Great Wall
Long Forgotten Peerage Claimed By Three Britons
Three British claimants petition the crown to restore the Barony Beauchamp of Somerset from 1299 abeyance. Sir Richard Graham of Netherby, Col Ulrich Thynne, and Sir John Frecheville Ramsden seek the ancient title, relying on family lines from Lady Hermione Graham, Lady Ulrica Thynne, and Lady Gwendolen Ramsden.
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Edward I
England
John Beauchamp
Hatch
Somersetshire
Ferrers
Derby
Beauchamp
Warwick
John
Lord Beauchamp
Somerset
Edward II
Cicely
Roger Seymour
Edward Earl of Hertford
Duke of Somerset
Edward VI
Dukes of Somerset
Duke of
Duke
Hermione
Frederick Graham
Netherby
Ulrica
Henry Thynne
Bath
Gwendolen
John Ramsden
King of
Huddersfield
Hermione Graham
Richard Graham
Ulrica Thynne
Col
Ulrich Oliver Thynne
Gwendolen Ramsden
John Frecheville Ramsden
Huddergfield
Richard
Frederick Fergus
Irish Guards
Grahams
Graham
Duke of Montrose
United States
Montrose Stuart Graham
Esk
Brooklyn
Wny
Fifty-third Street
Bay Ridge
Ulrich Thynne
Lke
Thynnes
John Freceville Ramsden
George
Will Jones law change be urged in Congress
Officials report enforcement of the Jones shin bid section mandating denunciation of foreign treaties to favor American shipping would be difficult if not impossible. President Harding is expected to address Congress with a note that the provision cannot be effectively applied. The clause was never activated and past State Department stance held denunciation not binding on administration.
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Harding
Congress
Wii-s0n
State Department
Cooperative marketing of farm products gains ground in U S
Jameson of St Paul notes cooperative marketing and buying grow, with less than 10 percent of farms adopting the system. West and Midwest show higher participation. National sales through coops total 721,983,639 annually, with farm purchases at 24,615,669 in value. The piece also discusses Toddle Top gambling device and reformers’ efforts to curb it.
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United States
Jameson
St. Paul
Minn
Washington
West
Middle West
Mr. Jameson
Hughes Will Not Change Policy Toward New Central American Union
State Department officials said the United States would maintain current diplomatic relations with the Latin republics forming the proposed Central American union even if the United States recognizes the new government. A three-nation mission from Guatemala Honduras and El Salvador has awaited a meeting with Secretary Hughes in Washington. Costa Rica and Nicaragua declined to participate due to armament conference duties.
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Hughes
Cen- Ca
United States
Central America
Washington
State Department
Francisco Iama
Galvador
Jose Malos
Guatemala
Vincente M Colindres
Honduras
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Claims Tribunal Meets Hughes
The Allied and British claims arbitration tribunal, under the 1910 treaty, was received by Secretary Hughes before resuming work after a wartime halt. Hearings on 1314 claims may yield awards by December, with aggregate potential at about 2,000,000. Members include Fromageot, Fitzpatrick, and Anderson, who joined in Washington after advising at the armament conference.
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Associated Preas
Charles Fitzpatrick
Canada
Great Britain
Chandler P Anderson
United States
Sir Charles
Washington
High Costs Hit Army Officers Hearings on Pay
Opening hearings of the Congress pay commission heard Col Li L Munson testify that rising living costs have caused hardship for army officers. Housing costs rose 53 percent with examples of a Washington general paying $85 for two rooms while allowance covered fewer. A Chicago noncommissioned officer paid $38 for living quarters though allowance was $28.
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Congress Pay Committee
Joint Congressional Commission
Col Li. L Munson
General Staff
Col Munson
Washington
Chicago
Exiled Zita Seeks Furlough for Swiss Trip
Former Empress Zita of Austria Hungary living in exile in Funchal Madeira asks the allied council of Ambassadors via the Portuguese government for permission to travel to Switzerland to attend an operation on her senior appendicitis.
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Prince Rene of
Bourbon
Winnipeg
Prince Erle
Denmark
British Columbia
Chicago
New York
Zita
Madaira
Duke of
Parma
Italy
Rene
Marie Antonia of
Braganza
Miguel
Portugal
Felix
Prince of
Prince Sixtus
Hedwige de la Rochefoucaald
Armand de la Rouchefoucauld
Duc de Couteauville
Fontenoy
Funchal
Madeira
Associated Press
Ywita
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Navy selection board recommends four rear admirals and 26 captains
The naval selection board yesterday recommended four officers for promotion to rear admiral and twenty six officers for captain. Names include Captain Rudolph De Steigner naval hydrographer William Carey Cole assistant to the chief of operations John Valentine Chase commanding the battleship Arizona and William Whelps chief of staff of the Naval War College. Seal of the board sent to Secretary Denby with all vacancies noted.
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Rudolph de Steigner
William Carey Cole
John Valentine Chase
Arizona
William Whelps
Naval War College
Naval Selection Board
Denby
Hight-Hour Day Bill Defeated in British Columbia
Victoria November 25 British Columbia legislature defeated by a 24 to 13 vote a bill to implement next May the eight hour workday limit. The measure aimed to set an eight hour maximum for daily work.
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Victoria
British Columbia
Speed Now Features Deeds of Bandits in Auto Age
An essay compares Jesse James and Al Jennings to modern criminals who use fast cars and trains for rapid robberies. It argues today’s thieves enact more action per second with motorized speed, staged rail and road robberies, leaving old outlaws as relics of the stagecoach era.
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Jesse James
al Jennings
Roland
Phelan
Sacramento
Calif
Willard
Jesse
Iva
Jesse Jameman
Probe on foreign ship contracts ears to railroads
The Shipping Board will hear ten leading American railroads December 1 to investigate their contracts with foreign shipping lines. The meeting aims to assess how preferential or exclusive arrangements affect the growth of an American merchant marine and the impact on U S shipping.
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Interstate Commerce
The
Shippings Board
Canada to Honor Unknown War Hero
Ottawa reports Canada will honor its unknown war dead with the burial of an unknown soldier from the Dominion. The body will be brought from the western front and interred beneath the Victory Foyer of the new parliament building, an official announcement says.
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Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Victory Fewery
Mexico to Boost Import Duties Increase proposed on tobacco goods
El Paso Nov 25 wireless dispatches from Juarez report Mexico City considers raising import duties 50 to 100 percent on numerous items including tobacco cigars and cigarettes. Government aims to curb imports and raise revenue amid economic concerns.
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el Paso
Tex
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