Washington Post Subscription Rates and Details
The Washington Post lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions with various delivery options in Washington and Alexandria. It notes payments by mail in advance, and provides mailing addresses and advertising representatives, dated Monday October 5, 1914.
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Relief for cotton planters urged in Congress plan
A call from Southern lawmakers for urgent federal relief to cotton planters cites foreign demand failures, strained exchanges, and widespread economic harm. The plea urges Congress to pass swift financial measures over antitrust or tax reforms, underscoring national and regional distress and the need for decisive action.
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Kipling Reversed Rebuttal on The Truce of the Bear Critique
A Virginia critic’s objection to Kipling’s The Truce of the Bear prompts the author to say the poem was written sixteen years ago and to compare European diplomacy. The piece argues imperial power, shifting alliances, and Kipling’s enduring genius amid evolving attitudes toward Ireland and English poets.
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Poetic Echoes Survive in Seership and Ballads
The piece contrasts Byron's Napoleonic praise with enduring images from Waterloo in Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and notes that Barrack Room Ballads like Danny Dee ver will endure beyond the poet’s earlier critiques of Russ and Celt.
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Germanys Strengths and Weaknesses in War
An analysis arguing Germany was well prepared and unified for war under the Kaiser with abundant mobilization, navy, finances, and industry. It questions Russia France Britain Belgium and Italy as enemies, cites Bismarck and William I on Russia, Austria's role, and Britain’s entry over Belgian neutrality as a diplomatic consequence.
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Signs of Further Trouble in Southeastern Europe War Fears Rise
The article traces rising tensions in Roumania, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Greece as war sentiment grows. It notes the Young Turk faction could push toward war if Germany gains a major victory, Britain’s warning cools bellicose aims, and Arab discontent plus the possible collapse of the Ottoman Empire loom. Greece watches warily as clashes in Asia Minor continue and Turkish political strain deepens.
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Balkan and European Powers War Watch and Clayton Bill Outlook
The article surveys Balkan tensions with Greece Roumania and Turkey amid Austro Servian disputes and notes rising war sentiments. It then discusses the Clayton bill in the Senate describing its path to passage and the administration’s stance on trust regulation and cautious reform. It comments on political players Kansans and Wall Street and wobbly international chatter with various figures and sensational asides.
Earthquake Sandys and Worcestershire Sauce Link in Peerage
England's naval hero Robert Blake and Archbishop Sandys figure among the ancestors of the late Hon. Edmund Sandys known as Earthquake Sandys. He died childless, his line to pass to Capt. Arthur Sandys Hill, with a long, stormy life including debt imprisonment and a failed wine business. The Sandys barony trace stretches to 1743, with the Worcestershire sauce tale tied to Lord Sandys’s ancestor who brought the recipe from India. The sauce firm Lee & Perrin grew rich, while Earthquake Sandys never benefited.
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Germany's Auto Strength in War Mobilization Details
From Scientific American, Germany's armed force uses over 60,000 private and military cars, 1,150 trucks under authority, 14,700 convertible commercial cars, 16,000 delivery cars, and specialized vehicles including ambulances and siege gun tractors. Night mobilizations and extensive bicycle units supplement a fleet fueled by benzol and denatured alcohol amid gasoline shortages.
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Squirrels Dig Up Skeletons At Mouth Of Topanga Canyon
Santa Monica dispatch reports a fossil bed unearthed near Topanga Canyon mouth where squirrels buried black sand containing fossils and human bones. Experts note the bones likely belong to ancient Indians, age uncertain, with no firm conclusion on origin or era.
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Death dream comes true at Wattsville colliery
Nicholas Holish, a Wattsville Colliery driver, was killed today when he was crushed under mine car wheels. The victim had reported dreaming of being crushed under a moving train of cars a week earlier. The eerie premonition preceded the fatal accident at the Pottsville Dispatch reported site.
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Georgia to Seattle by boat rowers plan coastal voyage
Springfield Dispatch reports national amateur single sculls champion Harry Bennett and his wife Mrs Bennett will launch from Savannah next month to row to Seattle. Their 20 foot boats will travel down the coast through the Panama Canal and up the Pacific coast, with decked ends for camping gear and outfits.
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Boy Runs Nail Into Eye At Home
Michael Gallagher six years old of 44 Ritner street injured while pulling a nail from a wall. The nail slipped beneath his eye nearly penetrating his brain. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where doctors removed the nail and gave antitoxin treatment. doctors said there was a chance to save the eye sight.
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Cat Rabid Bite Injuries Reported in Chester Pa
Four Norwood residents suffer rabies wounds from a cat. Mrs J Preston Shannon Miss Ethel Gregg Ruth Reeves 10 years old and Harry Diffenbach all receive Pasteur treatment. Cat shot and killed after biting Diffenbach. Curbs on cricket and football cited as wartime penalties under Edward IV era.
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Fire News From Birmingham Age-Herald Fragment
A fragment from the Birmingham Age-Herald depicts a rural scene with a fire warning and local dialogue. The dialogue references putting on a helmet and red shirt, a man named Silas, and a woman fetching beans while the narrator’s shirt is in the washtub.
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Polar Bear Suffering Hay Fever at Philadelphia Zoo
A polar bear at the Philadelphia Zoo complains of hay fever from pollens in Fairmount park enclosures. The creature repeats numerous sneezes and growls as flowers nearby worsen its condition. Mrs. Polar Bear keeps distance, fearing contagion, while headkeeper Thomas Manley notes her wary stance is self defense.
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Deer Slain by Opium Trap For Private Park
Adirondack guide relates a cunning capture of a large buck for a southern Adirondack deer park. John Benham mixed glue flour paste and opium loaded into buckshot shells, drugged the deer, then followed it to camp, boxed the sleeping animal, and shipped it north for a $100 payoff. The buck awoke en route to the private preserve.
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Monkey Receives Gold Tooth After Dentist’s Operation
From the Indianapolis Record a monkey in the Barnold troupe at the William Penn week receives a gold capped tooth. New Orleans dentist Dr. Rollo Knapp completed the work, providing a temporary filling, an impression, and a gold top. The relieved animal shook hands with the dentist after the procedure.
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Framer Fights Wolves Near Ontonagon in Michigan
Peter Jensen, a Hancock area farmer, reports a fierce woodland encounter with a pack of wolves in Ontonagon county. He killed one wolf after a desperate struggle, burying it near a cabin window. wolves alarmed by daylight, hunters are active. County reports include wolves in Ontonagon and Winona, with other wildlife tensions tied to bear losses under new limits.
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Blister on Hand Proves Fatal From Tetanus
A farmer named Albert R. Fox of Lancaster Pa died of tetanus after a hand blister from a cow tugging a rope. He developed lockjaw symptoms despite remedies and antitetanus serum at German Hospital, where he died yesterday.
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Indian Troops on Battle Line in France Striking Feature of War
From The New York World a portrait of British and native forces. The British force in India numbers about 76,000 with 160,000 natives plus 36,000 reserves and 21,000 native princess troops. The field army totals 150,000 with about 85,000 in France. Native contingents, Chitral veterans, and Sikhs, Ghurkas, and Mahrattas wear turbans and caste marks. their courage supports the Raj amid calls for home rule.
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Miss Laura Carey Loses Appendix and Heart in Surgery
Springflala Mass Dispatch reports a bizarre operation at St Bernard’s Hospital where Laura Carey reportedly donated her appendix and heart. Dr Francis A Collins, an interne, allegedly kept his pulse monitored during anesthesia. After the procedure Collins allegedly discovered his heart action quickened and planned remedy. He married his former parent in a ceremony at St Rita’s Church. The bride is daughter of Thomas Carey of 4427 Grand Boulevard, a former alderman. Dr and Mrs Collins are now on honeymoon in the East.
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Bull Climbing Nob Hill Stirs San Francisco Homes
An unruly bull from the San Francisco area chased by Vaqueros bolted into an apartment building on Nob Hill. He charged up three flights of stairs, forcing tenants into a terrified panic before being cornered and dragged downstairs after being lassoed.
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Weather and Tide Summary From Daily Coast Bulletin
The Sunday weather forecast notes a broad low-pressure system over the western plains with unsettled conditions across the Rocky Mountains and Dakotas, while Alaska disturbances approach the Pacific. Expect generally fair conditions in the central valleys and East with cooler temps in the plains and Rockies, and warmer in the East. Winds are moderate along coasts and the upper lakes with partly cloudy to cloudy skies elsewhere. Local readings show midnight to 6 pm temperatures ranging from the mid 40s to low 70s with humidity around the mid 80s and a brief rainfall total.
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Hamburg Reflections On War Spirit And Prices In 1914
Hamburg residents express unwavering support for Germany in the war. A Hamburg author cautions against belief in defeat while noting fixed food prices and decreasing butter costs. Reports from front news bring joy, and residents host wounded soldiers and care for children left behind. The North Sea mining belief spreads as German steamers rumor mine activity.
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Villa Defeat Turns Mexico War Into Offensive Campaign
S Thompson of Kansas argues Villa is loyal to the United States and recounts how Villa, pressed by a federal assault on Chihuahua, rallied his forces in Juarez. He cites the Tierra Blanca battle as a pivotal victory that spurred Villa’s ongoing campaign, noting the Rio Grande's narrow width and the risk to both sides. The piece also describes Western railroads adopting a news-bulletin service, allowing passengers to track European war progress during travel.
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Overstocked Cheese Industry Reshaped Western New York
A postwar dairy boom in Western New York led farmers in Erie Wyoming Allegany and surrounding counties to form cooperatives and build cheese factories. By 1870s East Aurora Arcade and Springville became cheese production hubs shipping to Liverpool. Scandals in the industry and a shift to illegal butter fat mixing collapsed the market and transformed the local cheese economy.
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