Washington Post Subscription Rates October 1913
The notice lists subscription options delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria. Rates cover daily and Sunday editions, with variations for weekly, monthly, and yearly terms. Payment methods include drafts checks postoffice orders and registered letters payable to The Washington Post Co. Published October 6 1913.
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Mallers Bullying
Chicago
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Beacon
First Day Under New Tariff Impacts Economy And Trade
The Treasury estimates 100 million dollars of foreign goods flooded U S markets as the new tariff took effect Saturday, with a ten million dollar loss to duties. Steel stocks and mill products fell 15 percent in a month while government bonds hit record lows. Officials warn of a broader wealth decline and potential damage to export demand and foreign relations, including friction with Germany over shipping rebates and favored nation treaties.
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State Department
Father’s Day proposed as national holiday by Representative Moore
The article recalls a comic song about fathers and notes Representative Moore of Pennsylvania proposes a legal Father’s Day in June. He argues the head of the family deserves recognition, with a rose worn on the day and a ban on baseball games since Sunday is observed as a holiday.
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Hig Sale Recreation
Battle over armor plant costs and navy yard waste
The article questions the push for a government armor plant as the Brooklyn navy yard closes its foundry. It cites higher costs at navy yards, calls for congressional scrutiny of seven million dollars for a plant, and notes layoffs at Brooklyn. It also mocks weather prophets and hints at an approaching hard winter with natural signs.
Sulzer's Last Stand Aims to Rally Voters Against Tammany
Governor Sulzer faces a pivotal week as he prepares to confront Charles F. Murphy amid accusations of campaign fund misuse and stock speculation. Observers expect a candid, broad appeal to public sentiment, admitting faults and framing his fight as a battle against Tammany to build support for a political comeback.
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Charles F. Murphy
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Tammany
Congress
New York
Ar Il
Hard Winter Coming as Signs From Animals Foretell
A reader notes the certainty of winter forecasts from animal signs surpassing almanacs. While bird and mammal evidence is debated, the author asserts that muskrat signs offer more reliable weather predictions, reflecting a local belief in nature's warnings.
Commissioners Welcomed to Washington City Leadership
The Chamber of Commerce Board of Trade and Retail Mens Association hosted new commissioners Newman Siddona and Col Harding with a united booster spirit. City business leaders urged a progressive, businesslike administration, stressing shared growth, while noting we must avoid jealousy and backbiting and work with Congress when needed.
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Son of a Czar Dies in Exile in Marburg
Prince George Youriewski, son of Emperor Alexander II, dies after a long illness in a Marburg private hospital. Born out of wedlock and legitimized by a posthumous match, he spent years in exile with his mother Princess Yourew ski. His life intertwined with Russian royalty, military service, costly marriages, and financial struggles amid dynastic intrigues.
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Protests To Salvador End Nicaragua Canal Conference
Nicaragua condemns El Salvador for inviting Guatemala Costa Rica and Honduras to discuss a canal accord with the United States. The protest appears to end the proposed conference in San Salvador as Nicaragua maintains its firm stand.
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Save Civil Service Protest Over Income Tax Appointments
National Civil Service Reform League urged President Wilson to issue an executive order requiring deputy collectors inspectors and agents for the income tax to be chosen from competitive eligible lists. The protest warned against patronage by Treasury and Internal Revenue through appointments without examination and urged layoffs of non eligible staff if excess favoritism occurred.
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House votes on electrical voting system for quick roll calls
The Rules Committee considers an electrical voting device to replace voice calls and speed up floor votes. Each member would have four switches labeled aye no present and paired to record preferences at the Speaker’s desk. With 485 members, the roll call takes 40 to 50 minutes.
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House
Johnston Dead Nephew of Gen Johnston Dies at 5
J Stoddard Johnston, grandson of Albert Sidney Johnston and former Louisville Courier Journal associate editor, dies at his Clayton home from arterial hardening at age five. Born 1823 in New Orleans, he years earlier served as Kentucky adjutant general and secretary of state and led as Democratic state chairman. He authored Kentucky history works.
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Clark Urges Disarmament at Perry Centennial Address
Speaker Champ Clark urged international disarmament as the surest path to world peace in Louisville addressing Perry centennial exercises. He praised American soldiers’ valor in World War I and lauded a decade of peace between Britain and the United States. He noted the Mexican situation and commended Wilson and Taft for restraint amid revolutionary troubles.
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Banner Travels With Turners Toward Leipzig Centenary
North American Turner union plans relay from Washington to Hoboken then to Dayton New Brunswick and Elizabeth Newark on the way to Hoboken. The banner and President Wilson message go to Bremen aboard the Princess Cecilia for the Leipzig centenary on October 13. Runners will carry the message to Leipzig to mark the battle's centenary.
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What is wine hearing sparks questions in November
Secretary of Agriculture Houston will hold a hearing in November to define wine and decide if fermented juice with sugar and water should be classified with traditional cellar products. Wine manufacturers nationwide are invited to testify on whether such beverages belong to the same category as historic wines.
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Senator Lodge Doing Well After Surgery
Senator Lodge, treated for a stomach ulcer on September 2, showed great improvement. Surgeon Dr Harrington will not visit again until Tuesday. Several callers came by Nahant home but only family members were admitted to see the patient.
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How First Japanese Came to America From the Japanese Society Butlette
The article traces Japanese emigration to America starting in 1841 with three fishermen drifted to the Pacific coast. It recalls the Shogun embassy visit in 1800s, Rutgers as a hub for early students, and the growth to about 7,000 Japanese in the United States plus equal numbers in Hawaii. It covers citizenship, birthright issues, and land ownership restrictions in California and other states.
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Profits in Peanuts Elevate Southern Agriculture
A Richmond Times-Dispatch report, echoed by the Atlanta Journal, notes peanuts shift from insignificance to a major income source in the South. Texas farmers see 85 cent to over parity prices, yields of 4 to 60 bushels, and even 75 under ideal conditions, with peanuts replacing cotton in some rotations due to profit and dry-season resilience.
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Elephant cured by whisky in Winsted opera house
Winsted reports odd happenings with a three ton elephant in the opera house. After arriving for a performance the elephant suffered colic, then drink of whisky revived it. Local notes also mention the upcoming excise vote, laurel blossom at Highland Lake, and a flying-black duck sighting by a motorboat pilot at dusk.
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New York World
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He's Not Gay Enough Mrs Tousey Seeks Separation Again
Mrs Clara E Tousey refiles suit for separation from Dr Henry Tousey claiming he is old fashioned and refused to dress her accordingly. A summons service is filed and Justice Bijur appoints Arthur Knox as referee to hear testimony. The couple married four years ago with expenses said to exceed income by 11000. Custody of their year old son awarded to the father in a prior dismissal.
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Draw Your Own Conclusion From the Borton Transcript
In a fragmentary exchange, Mrs Gabbelgh laments abuse by her husband claiming he is kinder to animals than to her. Mrs Blunt quips about a misread name and suggests a reason for the confusion, ending the snippet with the unfinished thought.
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Washington Post ownership statement 1913 filed with Postmaster General
The Washington Post publishes the 1913 sworn statement of ownership management and circulation as required by the 1912 act. Editor John R McLean. managing editor William P Spurgeon. publishers Edward McLean and Arthur D Marka. John R McLean president. majority stockholders John R McLean and John F Wilkins. Daily circulation 33,612. Sunday 51,794. Notarized by Wm. K. Nottingham on October 13, 1913.
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Many Germans to Exhibit at Panama-Pacific Exposition
Berlin reports a private committee organizing a German exhibit for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco has over 1,000 firms promising to participate. Toymakers from Nuremberg Sonnenburg and Württemberg join manufacturers of optical and musical instruments sewing machines and brewing machinery seeking Pacific coast markets. A combined German exhibit is planned with a protective patent law, and a committee may pursue criminal civil actions to enforce patents and push wider legal protection.
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Poet Kemp in English Jail Arraignment Tomorrow
Southampton October 6 Harry Kemp the American tramp poet who eloped with Upton Sinclair's wife will be arraigned before a magistrate tomorrow morning on a charge of stowing away on the steamship Oceanic. He hid aboard the Oceanic in New York and spent the night in jail proposing a desire to visit England. He was ashore at Plymouth but the captain ordered him under arrest and he will face court.
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Weather and tide table and conditions for the day
Daily sun and tide readings show low and high tides with sunrise and sunset times, followed by a detailed weather summary from the Agriculture Department Weather Bureau. The report notes pressure patterns, showers in the upper lake region and Mississippi valley, rain and snow in the Northwest, rising temperatures in the valley and Lake region, ongoing cold in the northern Rockies, and a forecast of fair weather in many regions with variable winds and temperature changes through Monday and Tuesday.
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Interviews on business efficiency and Civil War era civics
Boston businessman William F. Fitzgerald proposes a plan to raise corporate standards by offering work-entry opportunities to top primary grade pupils. Texas Representative James L. Slayden argues for a Civil Engineering corps and civil-military reform. Osage welfare and oil wealth are discussed alongside pauperism trends in England and Wales.
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