Hanukkah Observances Mark Eight Day Festival
The Hebrew community in Washington prepares for Hanukkah with candle lighting at homes and temples across the city. Special services for children will be held at Eighth Street Temple, with anniversary rites at Adas Israel Synagogue, while the Christian Brotherhood Society announces officers led by President St George T. Raby.
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Hanulkort
Eighth Street Temple
Adas Israel
Sixth and I Streets
The
Christian Brotherhood Society
St George T. Raby
Sinclair Milliken
Alfred W Smith
Wilbert P Cooke
Cooke
Peck Chapel
Twenty-eighth and
M Streets
Letters to the Editor Support and Corrections
Letters from B M Shibold challenge a Washington Post reply on congressional taxation of the District arguing a lack of authority and a gag rule. Gertrude Forbes Robertson and other readers propose a broad day of action and solidarity with American sisters and theater managers.
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Worthington
Cooper
Congress
United States Supreme Court
B. M. Shibold
New York
America
Gertrude Forbes Robertson
Morrow Nominated for Vice Presidential Slot in GOP
Editor Post discusses selecting Republican candidates with emphasis on Vice Presidential choice. Names mentioned include Fair Cummins, Thompson, Root, Herric, A Follett, and Willis as potential running mates.
United States and Europe peace efforts face strong doubts
A Blaine Newport column cites Ford’s peace drive as courageous yet criticized, arguing war aims and Churchill's Dardanelles gamble as failures. The piece, signed by M. K. Mesny and others, questions experts, notes political spin, and discusses wartime strategy and public discourse.
Beattie Opposes Tariff Reform Using Defense Plan
George L Beattie argues in the Editor Post that the GOP backs defense to block tariff reform, questioning revenue need from the tariff act, the role of private corporations in money circulation, and whether preparedness rhetoric is a political dodge. He defends new monetary and tort laws as steps forward.
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Ford
United States
Mah B Roberts
Democratic Party
George L Beatty
Lady Forbes Robertson Seeks Flag Day Help for Wounded
Editor Post reports the Star and Garter Hotel site in Richmond is to be donated to the British Red Cross. The building must be demolished to raise £50,000 for soldiers and sailors. A flag day appeal asks women across the empire to fund the rescue effort through street collections coordinated by newspapers.
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League
Richmond
British Red Cross Society
England
Sulphur Said To Cure Diphtheria In England Report
Editor Post notes diphtheria in the city and cites an English physician who claimed to never lose a case. The remedy was sulphur inhaled as fumes from a sulphur layer on a lid or coat, with the patient drawing a deep breath and holding the mouth over the fumes.
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New York
New Yorker
England
Complain of High Prices for Bromides Here
A reader argues the price surge for bromide salts like potassium and sodium bromide is excessive. The piece cites war costs, claims government protection against extortion, notes high prices in the United States while Germany keeps bromides affordable, and questions authorities if salt prices rose similarly.
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Eoitor Post
United States
Europe
Germany
Lowell Satire on England’s Philistinism Quoted
Alan P. Gilmorbe of Lexington, Kentucky, praises The Washington Post for American editorial stance against Britain. He cites James Russell Lowell’s Biglow Papers to illustrate mockery of English philistinism, urging more editorials in a Washington Post column and reproducing a stanza critiquing English manners and virtue.
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England
Hoior Post
Washington Post
High Seas
Letus
James Russell Lowall
Alan P Gilmorbe
Lexington, Ky
Standard dress for women stirs debate on practicality
Editorial notes the idle dream of uniform feminine attire sparked by fashion shows and a six month old prize for a versatile gown. It recalls a clubwoman proposal for standardized dress lasting five years, spurred by W L George style debates and women’s suffrage implications.
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Jeasle Rosefield
W L George
George
Quotes Treitscke to Back Post's Views on Britain
Editorial cites Treitschke the German statesman to support Post's stance on Britain’s handling of neutral ships at sea. The old submarine-era reference frames England as masking unfairness under a guise of justice, recalling past German critiques of maritime policy.
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Post
Scriptural Case for U S Preparedness in Public Discourse
An editorial cites Romans 13 to argue that government authority under God must uphold national defense. It warns that defenses failing invite fear, panic, and disaster, endorsing preparedness while noting Bryan’s pacifism as misapplied to defense. The piece frames rulers as ministers of God enforcing wrath on evil and maintaining societal order.
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William Jennings Bryan
Sary
Sunshine Society Musical at Harvard Street Home
A Sunshine Society hospital branch concert is planned for Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Drew’s residence 1435 Harvard Street Ever. Members are actively preparing with musicians Mrs Sanford Taylor Mrs Brights Mrs Robert N Stone Mrs F Havse Miss Marion McCoy Mrs Frank Cefler and violinist Miss Isabel McGea performing several solos.
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Sunshine Society
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Principle Peace Today and Adequate Defense Motto
Motto attributed to S A Whitl stresses that peace today can be achieved only if the nation maintains adequate defense. The phrase frames defense as essential to pursuing happiness and stability.
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