Washington Post Subscription Rates 1914
Washington Post page lists subscription options with daily and Sunday delivery in Washington and Alexandria. Rates shown include weekly and monthly terms, with annual pricing and advance payment notes. The notice also provides remittance methods and foreign advertising contacts. Published Tuesday October 13, 1914.
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Chicago
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Boston
The Vortex of War and the Global Struggle
A broad survey of the European crisis describes the widening conflict as nations realign for survival. It notes Austria Hungary, Roumania, Turkey, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal entangled by shifting alliances, with the United States keeping a cautious distance while strengthening defenses. The piece critiques campaign finance limits as ineffective and calls for rigorous anti corruption measures.
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Europe
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Charles of Rouma Jia
Transylvania
Bukowina
Roumania
Enver Bey
Turkey
Russia
Asia Minor
Syria
Arabia
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
Great Britain
Grandi
Madonna
Italy
Trieste
Dalmatian
Netherlands
Antwerp
Holland
Germany
Scheldt
Belgium
Portugal
United States
Chairman McCombs Appeal for Campaign Contributions
The article defends Chairman McCombs of the Democratic National Committee for calling on contributions to cover printing and travel costs. It notes reformers seek tighter campaign spending rules to level the playing field between rich and poor candidates, but acknowledges laws often lead to evasions and recurring talks of excess in each state.
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Congress
Democratic National Committee
McCombs
Edison Submarine Idea Could Transform Naval Defense
Edison outlines a method to extract oxygen from water for submerged submarines using potash batteries, suggesting a simple device could break water into hydrogen and oxygen. He notes the U S should encourage inventors rather than rely on government invention, citing German progress with Zeppelins and submarines as justification.
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Thomas A. Edison
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
United States
Mr. Edison
Edison
Germany
Condition of the Colored Race Showed Gains in Ten Years
Census figures and Tuskegee Institute data outline progress for African Americans. The colored population rose toward 9.8 million in 1910, illiteracy fell from 57 to 30 percent, and rural farm work expanded. Farm property value grew from 500 million in 1900 to 1.144 billion in 1910, with Alabama alone reporting 1.5 million acres owned, up 71 percent.
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Census Bureau
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
America
South
Washington
Alabama
Aiding the South and Securing Future Food Supply
Immediate federal aid to the South is urged to avert national disaster. Secretary Houston proposes a constructive plan to educate farmers to boost food production, reduce cotton acreage gradually, and build economic independence in the South, with lectures and demonstrations nationwide. Boston forms a triple alliance of her own.
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Department of Agriculture
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Parliament and paragons of heat in the House discourse
A mid 20th century reflection notes that heated floor exchanges between Rep Mann of Illinois and Rep Heflin of Alabama contrast with cordial meetings outside. It cites parliamentary lies and expunged acrimony, wonders about a government bereft of reconciliations, and wryly imagines underground forts and endless sub marine endurance plans. It closes with a jab about a jealous husband judged by a jury.
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Curses and tragedies follow Cowdrays line of lords
The well known Cowdray curse reportedly shadows the Sussex estate as heirs die in war. Sir Weetman Pearson, now Lord Cowdray, has lost two sons with the third still serving in France. Legends from Fyvie Castle and Trumpeter of Fyvie mirror inherited misfortune, while Cowdrays history recounts fires, drownings, and executions.
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Schaffhausen
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Sir Weetman Pearson
Marquia ® DE Fontexoy
Brantwood Company
Senate Debate and Trade Treaty Actions Highlight Congress Condensed
Congressional brief notes Senate members Smoot Borah Bristow Burton and William Alden Smith opposed the war tax bill with Chairman Simmons defending it Senator Overman Democrat objected to a vote until an amendment aiding southern cotton interests is ready Foreign relations orders a favorable report on the peace treaty with Russia State Department urges action on Nicaragua and Colombian treaties Alaska coal lease conference report presented Debates on the Philippine government bill continue with a potential vote today Rivers and Harbors committee favors a resolution to use 20 million dollars for removing Coenties reef Adjourned at 5 12 p m for a noon recess today
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East River
New York
Remorseful Confederate Seeks Returned Union Soldier Pouch
Miles A. Johnson of Melrose Mexico says he found and kept a pocketbook taken from Private John A. Butler of the Union army during the 1863 Vicksburg campaign. Johnson asks Postmaster Kirby to locate Butler so the rightful owner may reclaim the purse and its contents.
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Here
Cat Attacks Boy Near Yonkers. Death Fear Looms
A feral hunger driven domestic cat mauled Edward Malley aged 4 in a grove by 61 Lee avenues Yonkers. The child suffered deep scratches to head face and arms and may die from blood poisoning. Dr George Pace of 229 East 239th street reports the condition serious. Wild cats reportedly roam the woods nearby.
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Deer Dying in Osage County Deer Die Off Mystery
An epidemic of deadly disease is striking deer in southern Osage County Missouri near Keolztown north of Argyle. A farmer found five deer dead in woods and tame deer have died, with the cause unknown as the state game and fish department investigates. The Painted Rock Fishing and Hunting Club fears spread to their 5000 acre Osage River preserve.
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St Louis Republic
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Eccentric Myrtle Point Bachelor Honored By Odd Tombstone
A granite monument marks the grave of F B H Waite in Myrtle Point. An epitaph depicts a heroic bachelor on the River Jordan’s bank with three old maids beckoning him to cross. Waite left detailed will for the monument’s inscription and carving. A Kansas Cyclone item notes an incident at a gallery where a guard refused entry to a man without a walking stick.
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Guesswork System from the Pittsburgh Fort
The dialogue notes a debate about navigation in Boston. A character claims ease with Boston streets while warning that the system is guesswork. The exchange centers on what constitutes guesswork and the tendency to choose directions opposite to expected.
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Boston
Wilson And Cleveland Methods As Party Leaders Analyzed
The piece compares Wilson and Cleveland as party leaders, noting Wilson’s iron will hidden in velvet and Cleveland’s lawmaking dominance. It discusses party discipline, historic parallels with Jackson and McKinley, and how each achieved success through different leadership styles.
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Ancient gold coins found near Allendale Missouri
N M Mauchin and his son unearthed many ancient coins while digging near their sorghum mill six miles northeast of Allendale. The find includes a Spanish half dollar dated 177 and a French five franc coin with Napoleon’s title dated 1813. Also two US quarters 1853, two US dimes 1840 and 1853, and a US dollar 1849.
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St Louis
United States
Carolus III
Napoleon Empereur
Manhattans’ Railfan Lyman Stirs Broadway Crowd
Olin Lyman, described as a New York eccentric, dashes down Broadway waving a time table and shouting about trains. Police pursue as onlookers wonder what has driven him to this railroad themed frenzy from Philly to the Hub and back.
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A Garden in the Desert Poem Fragment
Harriet Monroe presents a fragment from Poetry Magazine with soft imagery of days like petals falling from a tree and a green world beneath the sun. The verse mentions almond petals, night, blue sky, mountains, and a longing to dream beyond desire. Characters named are scarce but a friend is implied as T and the speaker.
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Harriet Monroe
Poetry Magazine
Burglar Rumor Turns Into Rodent Drill Noise Prank
Citizens in Independence laugh at the police after midnight reports of noises at a First Street butcher shop. Police surround the shop and a passerby alerts the owner that burglars drilling the safe were detected, only to find a large rat trapped and gnawing to escape.
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Adence
Portland
Sun and Tide Table and Weather Forecast Summary
Daily forecast for Washington and surrounding regions notes partly cloudy skies in the District of Columbia and Maryland, with unsettled conditions in parts of Virginia. Temperature readings show highs near 73 and lows around 52, with rain possible Tuesday into Wednesday and cooler conditions in the Northeast and Midwest regions.
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Pessimism Attacked as War's Toll A Texas View
Publisher KRM Johnston of the Houston Test and Democrat denounces wartime pessimism as demagoguery harming the economy. He argues Texas remains resilient in cotton and agriculture and cautions against fiat money and political fearmongering while backing Prohibition supporters and Democrat strength in Texas. He cites Senator Bailey and Champ Clark, notes shifts among Progressives toward the Democrats, and discusses flax fiber economics and cooperative farming as paths to national renewal.
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Houston Test
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Barley
Campaign Newspapers and Wartime Press Constraints
A critique of French newspapers losing large type cries and the burden on vendors. It notes The Camelot in Bordeaux, set by English-speaking compositors, and laments wartime press hardships including a Confederate paper famine with issues printed on wall paper.
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Wallpapan
Water Improves This Organ At St Davids Church
The Indianapolis News reports the organ at St Davids Episcopal Church, built 63 years ago by a Boston firm, survived a Cumberland River ferry accident and three weeks submerged. Rebuilt by FE Halloway, it contains 1104 pipes with tones ranging from deep bass to faint treble, valued originally at 4700 dollars.
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Baltimore
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St David's
FE Halloway
Farmer Moves Henhouse To Use Wheat Waste For Eggs
A Kansas farmer near Wakefield devised a portable henhouse moved across wheat stubble to utilize grain left after harvest. He reports shifting the coop fifteen rods and later covering the field, selling about $200 worth of eggs and fattening two broilers in a cycle powered by discarded wheat.
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Ion City
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Kansas City Times
M. Stahl
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Stahl
Eleven Thousand Pound Parcel Post Record Shipment
A Marysville post office parcel post record shows J. R. Garrett company shipping 11000 pounds in 255 pieces from Maneville to Sawyer's Bar in Siskiyou county. Postage total 1290 dollars with 640 dollars insurance, grand total 19570 dollars.
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