Washington Post Subscription Terms 1914
Terms of subscription for The Washington Post. Delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria. Rates in dollars while by mail prepaid. One month six dollars. daily including Sundays two dollars and fifty cents. annual options with various inclusions noted. All subscriptions payable in advance. Foreign advertising representative listed. Entered at the post office October 6, 1914.
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Financial aid urged to save cotton South from ruin
A speech argues national action is required to prevent a collapse in Southern cotton production due to weak foreign demand. It calls for Treasury intervention, emergency currency, or Federal reserve loans to shore up Southern banks and planters, and warns adjournment would endanger national prosperity. It also notes postwar reconciliation and peace rhetoric shaping political strategy.
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United States
South
Congress
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Treasury
Treasury Department
Senate
House
Triumphs of Peace and Watterson in Public Discourse
A reflective piece lauds Woodrow Wilson and Col. George Harvey for reconciling factions and presaging peaceful progress. It questions if peace can be lasting while noting rival Colonel Henry Watterson’s continued wartime stance and the evolving tone of national leadership.
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Woodrow Wilson
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George Harvey
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Henry Watterson
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Holland Between Two Fires Delicate Neutrality Amid War
Holland negotiates a fine line as Britain enforces strict contraband controls and Germany presses to keep Rotterdam open. The Dutch border is under military law, with Antwerp’s fall looming and Scheldt access potentially at risk. Public sentiment favors the Allies, yet Holland aims patience and territorial respect.
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Washington merchants optimistic on postwar business outlook
Editorial notes brighter prospects for Washington's merchants amid wartime dislocations. Declares stock exchanges and cotton states' mood will improve, foresees higher purchasing power in autumn and winter, buoyed by coal and ore industries, Pacific trade via the Panama Canal, and strong local banks. Contains humor and wartime reflections on peace and daily life.
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Fragmented Passage on Binders and Beethoven Prelude
A fragmented excerpt notes binders returning to a point after attempts to tear down a system. It suggests doctors need time to regain their original position, with imagery of a shirtwaist and a player piano preluding a Beethoven reproduction.
Royal Prince Seeks Rich American Bride in Newspaper Ads
An American ad campaign from a New York home on Madison Avenue promotes Prince Philip Louis Marie de Bourbon, Count of Aquila, as a would‑be groom seeking a wealthy American wife. The note warns the prince is not imperial, and details past morganatic marriages, titles, and financial woes of the Bourbon lineage, including the fate of Princess Januaria’s fortune and the Freemans. The article traces failed claims, legal battles in Paris, and the lack of royal recognition for prior American matches while naming related relatives and their marriages.
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Congress Condensed Senate and House Actions
The conference report on the Clayton antitrust bill passed 35 to 24 with Reed’s recommit vote rejected. A caucus was called to discuss the war revenue bill and program. Palmer urged an inquiry into gubernatorial expenditures. adjournment set for noon tomorrow. House filibuster by Southern members blocked the Union Station Plus awards bill. Johnson bill debate to resume. Lever bank credit bill failed 143 to 109. adjourned at 6:57 p.m. until noon today.
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Skunk Ranches Open In Greenville Venture Attracts Attention
Will Stevens, a former Goldfield butcher, rents the F. W. Peck ranch to farm skunks in Ihdlan valley. He captures young skunks, builds corrugated iron pens, and expands as profits rise. Skunks fetch $5 to $10 each, with oil sold to druggists. The animals eat scraps, love milk and vegetables, and seek human companionship when called. A note on 40 chicken thieves shows the quirky comparison of striped creatures at a feeding trough.
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Will Stevens
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Ihdlan Valley
Stevens
Callad
Will on Hat Ends Own Life Amid Camp Fire Scene
Lewiston Montana dispatch reports W. S. Baldwin, a 30 year old Texas native and Winnett herder, rode under a cut bank and shot himself after burning camp wagons and a sheep shed. He left his money two horses a homestead claim and his dog to Walter Winnett. Baldwin was unmarried and with the Winnett company about five years. He fired an automatic rifle as a delusion of persecution grew.
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Lazy bear raids apple tree in Michigan farm tale
Harry Wood of St Ignace spots a black bear feasting on his prized apple tree at dusk. The critter toppled the dented limb and ate most fruit, leaving one apple. Wood fires at the bear but the animal escapes unseen into the brush.
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Detroit News
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Champion Hearse Driver Sets Detroit Burial Record
Detroit hearse driver Charles Turner says he has attended about 9,000 funerals in 24 years and estimates 476 funerals annually. He claims a world record for frequent burial ceremonies, noting he has visited cemeteries within 20 miles of Detroit and is 42 years old.
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Detroit Free Press
Charles Turner
Turner
Mice Eat His Peace Sermon Provokes Apology
Indiana preacher Rev Alexander Sharp returns from two months abroad to apologize to the Men’s Club after mice reportedly eat his universal peace sermon. The incident follows his note that arbitration could require concessions, jokingly recounted in a church address.
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Tabernacle Christian Church
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Tenant Refuses to Stay If Ghosts Remain in Newark House
Oswald Routh of 73 Lessie street Newark threatens to move unless ghosts haunting his home are driven away. Dr. Frederick Nadler, owner, says Routh need not fear. Mrs. Routh and three children plan to spend a night to test the haunting as neighbors offer to stay. Story recalls the house once called the Protectory for Cirla of New Jersey amid old mysteries.
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Mystery Ship Seeks Gold On Salvage Quest
The American Deep Sea Exploration Company cleared the schooner Robert Henry for Magdalena Bay via San Diego on a mysterious salvage voyage. The crew pursue ancient wrecks and treasure beaches, hoping for gold ingots but possibly only rusted anchors and chains.
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Efort
American
Deep Sea Exploration Company
Magdalena Bay
San Diego
October Verses and Ironmonger Poem Fragment
A collage of verse lines about October and peace contrasts with a whimsical fragment featuring an ironmonger dialogue. The text includes Carolyn Wells lines and a playful exchange about manging irons to pay debts, ending with a misquoted refrain about the ironmonger's work.
8 000 Miles to Bury a Dog
A San Diego woman mourns as a California dog dies, triggering a tense holiday moment in New York. In the McAlpin Hotel the telegram arrives the floor staff and family react with shock and mixed resolve. The daughter and father decide to return home while the brother stays, leaving a poignant scene of grief.
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Pet
California
New York Times
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Cal
Mrs. Hughes
Home Invasion By Snakes At Lloyds Ranch In Wyoming
Lloyd and Dwight Nichols returned to Lloyds ranch near Newcastle Wyoming to find multiple rattlesnakes inside the dwelling. After killing four snakes at the door and on shelves they decided to flee to their fathers nearby ranch for safety spending the rest of the night away from the bungalow.
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Denver Post
Lloyd
Dwight Nichols
Dwight
Cow secretly adopts fawn near Greensburg farm
James Wilson finds a Jersey cow that vanishes each morning then returns with a motherless fawn, nursing beside the cow at the farm edge. The cow appears pleased, and the fawn shows affection for its foster mother.
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Greensburg
New York American
Jersey
James Wilson
Wilson
Goat Steals Metal On Factory Yard Claim
A La Crosse Wisconsin Dispatch report notes daily sheet metal thefts from the Hi C Thomas factory yard over a week. A guard failed to stop the thief until a goat feeding from the pile was spotted. Owner Mrs Carl Gillmecister was fined $1 for letting the goat run at large, with the fine remitted after promising to secure BiIn.
Today’s Sun And Tide Table For Washington Area
Weather summary shows a high pressure trend over the north with generally fair conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday. Winds shift to the northeast, cooler in the north lake region, and warmer in the extreme northeast. Local report notes periods of sun with mid 60s to mid 70s temperatures and clear Potomac and Anacostan rivers at Harpers Ferry.
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Thief's Note Wins Pardon From Sympathetic Victim
A burglar stole 346 dollars and left 203. He sent an unsigned letter pleading poverty and innocence, asking forgiveness. The victim, J Newman of Grange Texas, chose not to pursue action. Another item recalls a Pennsylvania farmer questioning a stranger about buying his Alderney cow.
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New Orleans Times- Picayune
J. Newman
Newman
San Francisco
Height of Absent Mindedness in Cleveland
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Battersby’s growing absent mindedness. The snippet recalls meeting him this morning on the way downtown while shaving, an observation tied to his arrow hat being cleaned.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Battersby
Voices on Europe War and German Power
A collection of remarks from Lieut von Strenieh and others in Congress Hall discussing Germany's potential future moves, Russia's roles, and the balance of power in Europe. The speakers assess Austria Hungary, Belgium neutrality, and Britain's stance, with opinions on American neutrality and the impact on South American trade.
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