Washington Post Subscription Rates and Addresses 1915
The Washington Post lists subscription terms for carrier and mail delivery in Washington, Alexandria, and nationwide. Rates include daily and Sunday options, with various weekly, monthly, and annual plans and prepayment requirements. payment by drafts, checks, or money orders, payable to THE WASHINGTON POST CO. in Washington, D. C. The notice also provides foreign advertising and representation addresses and dates.
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Washington
Alexandria
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
Fifth Avenue
New York
Malters
Chicago
Devonshire Street
Boston
Kresge Huilding
Perrot
Old Boys Welcome Veterans to Washington Reunion
Old Soldiers from the Civil War era visit Washington after decades to honor the capital’s growth and advocate for its improvement. The narrative honors Lincoln, the White House, Arlington, and Potomac views while praising permanent, monumental public works as expressions of a lasting republic.
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Washington
National
Grand Army of the Republic
National Capital
Republic
Capitol
Tabernacle of Liberty
White House
Tincoin
Union
Ar- Mineton
Potomac
Potomac Park
Lincoln
Yretas
Elveyd
Cap'n Sorensen's Islands and a Pacific Romance
A long piece examines Captain Peter Sorensen claiming title to Pacific islands by discovery and purchase, clashing with English claims and critics. It notes involvement of Frederick Guntav Stritzel and John Broas, hints at U.S. State Department oversight, and touches on broader tensions from war and Mexican attention while musing on divine right of kings and remnants of glass beads.
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Cap'n Sorensen
South Pacific Ocean
Peter Sorensen
Ener
Pacific
England
Verta
Homer
Frederick Guntav Stritzel
John Brroas
Isaue
Apt Sorensen
State Department
Sorensen
Agynhabstanta
Island title dispute hinted by captains in talks
In the passages two captains debate discovery and ownership with Capt Sorensen urged to secure a clear title. The text suggests potential concessions, including some islands possibly being handed to Measra Stritzel and Gross.
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Capt Sorensen
Measra
Stritzel
Gross
Tariff Revision Urged Amid War Time Revenue Need
An editorial urges cautious inquiries and a thorough, fearless report on tariff changes to recoup revenues. It argues the Democratic party should set aside pride, revise tariffs for revenue and national defense, and correct past errors like abolishing the sugar duty.
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Democratic Party
United States
Keir Hardie Death and War Beliefs Recalled
The article recalls Keir Hardie, labor leader and socialist, who died of pneumonia but was said by friends to have a broken heart. It notes his lifelong push against class conflict, his belief that workers could stop wars, and how, in time, socialists and workers joined nations in war as major powers rallied. It argues his hopes for universal brotherhood were tested by national collapse into conflict.
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Keir Hardie
England
Hardie
Russia
France
Germany
Austria
Italy
Universal Brotherhood of Man
America
Francis Joseph
Isambourg-Birsiem
Kaiser
Lithuania
Central Europe
House of Fords
Queopold
Arentwood Company
Preserving Language Sparks Kentucky Dialect Debate
The Louisville Courier Journal defends yonder as there and argues that regional terms rooted in Kentucky mountains and Ohio hills deserve conservation. It criticizes Kipling and purists for dismissing local speech and warns that altering words like you or back of you erodes linguistic heritage.
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Chaucer
Gonder
Louisville Courier-Journal
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Mesers Mulvaney
Learayd
Ortheris
Kentucky
Ohio
Language, mountains, and the fate of English words
Febrile natures misread jauring as jawing but dictionaries and careful usage dismiss the error. The last great American journalist will die like all others as Kentucky mounts and Ohio hills defend pure English against barbarous words that have dug in on the plains.
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Kentucky
Ohio Hills
The World's Series Heads To Boston And Philadelphia
Americans prepare to watch the world series in two cities Boston and Philadelphia as Washington lags in the pennant chase. The Phillies’ success is credited to Alexander while Walter Johnson earns Washington praise in a quieter season that showcased national humor and steady nerves amid global conflict.
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United States
Boston
Philadelphia
Boston Americans
Philadelphia Nationals
Washington
Phillies
Alexander
Walter Johnson
America
Laddra
Handling Crooks at City Events
City guards prepare for visitors with police and special forces from Baltimore to deter professional criminals. The piece opines on moral suasion and cautious readiness for veterans and crooks, mentions political unrest in Hatti, Villa escape, and French soldiers, while mocking trivial displays and old car parts as weapon ideas.
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Baltimore
Thomas Mott Osborne
Isango
Mone
Sta Wus
Crook
British royalty to eat swans at Christmas dinner
The British monarchy plans a swan feast for Christmas with King George and Queen Mary, swans fattened at Norwich’s historic Swan Pit. The birds weigh about 26 pounds, were river-caught last month, and are prepared with barley in a centuries-old royal cooking tradition.
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King George
Queen Mary
British Isles
Thamea
St Helens
Norwich
War as the Ball Fan Sees It
Walter Camp in Collier Weekly surveys wartime baseball figures Japan, Belgium, Turkey, Russia, and Belgium style managers. profiles include Walter Camp, managers, and fans. War correspondents and the Czar feature as satirical roles reflecting baseball during conflict.
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Walter Camp
Collierie Werkly
Bulgaria
Walta
Japan
Russia
Belgium
Turkey
Sam
Wilson
Umore
Mexico
Czar
Man Returns Alive After Funeral Ordeal At Church
Andrew O'Brien of Poughkeepsie aged 50 stuns friends by appearing at St Peter's Church during prayers for his aunt. Rumors spread of a body found in the Hudson believed to be his, buried beside Mrs O'Brien in St Peter's Cemetery. O'Brien says the body must be moved and identifies several who knew him as recognizing him. A Topeka Journal note adds a quip about legal fees over a nail puncture.
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Admiral von Tirpitz
von Hotzendorf
von Tirpits
von Hotzendart
Hotzendorf
Poughkeepata
Phils Inquirer
Poughkeepsie
Andrew O'Brien
St Peter's Church
Brien
Hudson
St Peters Cemetery
Feather Duster Roots Thief Arrested in Brooklyn
Elsa Buck of 248 Monroe Street in Brooklyn chased a man who claimed to be James Marino from her home armed with a feather duster. Marino was captured with help from a police officer and jailed at Gates Avenue court. In a separate incident, George Dorsey knocked down carpet store owner Mary Ocheenrenter on Stockton Street but was arrested after a struggle and held for a beating at Manhattan Avenue court.
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New York Times
Elsa Buck
H. R. Buck
Monroe Street
Brooklyn
James Marino
Jersey City
Buck
Marino
Hines
Clymer Street
Dorsey
Manhattan Avenue Court
Latitude and longitude Verses of Time and Endurance
A poetic cryptic piece by Mr Tandburgh Wilken to the New York Sun laments the sinking pyramid and crumbling lighthouse amid desert sands and storms. It contrasts tangible tumult with the unseen enduring truth, hinting at timeless forces and the limits of human constructs against vast, unseen realities.
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Mr Tandburgh Wilken
New York
Atanda
Hello Costs Man $150 in East Orange Assault Case
Hobart Mitchell a 21 year old East Orange draftsman faced a court after saying Hello to Mrs Elizabeth S1400 near 12 Jones street East Orange. Sisco’s husband chased Mitchell and turned him over to police after the incident.
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Hoe
New York Herald
Mra Elizabeth
Jones Street
East Orange NJ
Hobart Mitchell
Chestnut Street
East Orange
Francie
Nott
Mitchell
Birs Sisco
Seals and Wealthy Widow Of Boothbay Harbor
Mrs Janet MacDonald a 77 year old Boothbay Harbor resident plans retirement after two decades in seal catching She operates with three staff over Maine waters nets at night catch revenue from public and private collectors aquariums and zoos The typical seal sells for 26 dollars and her season average reaches about 100 seals during the spring and summer weeks
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Boothbay Harbor
Phila
Janet MacDonald
Maine
Mra MacDonald
Boston Cop Literary Shark and Back Bay Notables
A Boston police figure, famed as a literary shark, is described guiding Back Bay women at Boylston and Clarendon streets. He has been granted access to Trinity Church’s exclusive library after impressing parishioners with a resume of Schopenhauer, quotes from Dryden and Shakespeare, and dialogue with Henry James’s successor. He patrols a cultured Back Bay district for $26 a week, amid mentions of scholarly discussions and private school theory talks.
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Dlapatet
Phildetpald Hacord Péeheeman
John J Sasich
Goldsmith Dryden
Pope
Spencer
Shakespeare
Immanuel Kunts
Bargson
Bacon
The Murphys Move to Winter Home in Park Habitat
The Murphy hippo family left their Central Park tank enclosure for the Nowthouse due to a sudden temperature drop. The transfer occurred in seven minutes with Mrs Murphy leading, Caliph IT, the mate, and the baby hippo following. A temporary runway connected the corral to the lowhouse before visitors arrived. Mrs Murphy celebrated by splashing the tank, waking the lions.
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New York ‘Times
Murphy
Bill Snyder
Hus Nayhouné
Tank
Zoom Central Park
Nowthouse
Mrs Murphy
A Critical Case in the Houston Post
A dramatic prompt from the Houston Post shows a sharp exchange where a suitor is told to marry immediately or quit his job. The woman questions the rush while the man faces pressure to choose between love and duty, reflecting the era’s rigid gender and workplace expectations.
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The
Houston Post
Jonee
Silk weaving loom revolutionized industry in France in 1797
The article traces Joseph Marie Jacquard's loom invention on September 28, 1797, its initial hostility and later public benefit, and notes the rise of silk production in Lyons, France. It also covers silk culture's global history, early American efforts, and the U S center of Paterson New Jersey as a major 20th century hub with census figures.
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Joseph Marie Jacquard
Jacquard
Lyons
France
Paris
England
Oulns
China
Shing
Huang Li
Europe
India
Italy
Turkey
Greece
Spain
Portugal
Manafield
Conn
Pennsylvania
United States
Mansfeld
Philadelphi
Burlington ST
Poughkeepme
America
Paterson
New Jersey
New York State
Mock Trial Leads to Marriage Pact in Lynn Event
In Lynn at M A gymnasium on a Thursday evening Judge J Alfred Howse ordered W Stanley Newhall to marry Miss Frede Olson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tohn. The humorous mock trial, viewed by hundreds, concluded with a formal engagement announcement and the exchange of vows reportedly planned after the proceedings.
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Lynn
Philadelphia
J Alfred Howse
Stanley Newhall Lynns
Wiss Frede Olson
Mre Tohn
Omnans
Promse
Bowie
Miss Olson
Newhall
Stanley
Explosive Reading Matter Found In New York Arm and Fuse Package
An expressman delivered a mysterious package to the International Arms and Fuse Company at 200 Fifth Avenue. Clerks backed away as a voice cried bomb. Clerk Toh We Carty carried the parcel to the street and handed it to patrolmen. Devereaux and Herlthy transferred it to Lieut Wilson. Inspector Eagan opened the package and found a book inside.
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Employe Os Arms Company
New York Sun
New York City
International Arms and Fuse Company
Fifth Avenue
Herlthy and Devereaux
Twenty-third Street
Devereaux
West Twentieth Street
Wilson
Miraculous Escape As Car Plunges 92 Feet From Bridge
A Pittsburgh Railways special street car carrying newspapers for Duquesne derailed from the Thompson Hun bridge near Duquesne and plunged 92 feet to the Union Railroad tracks below. Conductor James H McCoy leapt clear but was bruised. motorman Frank Kurtz stayed at his post and rode with the car to the ground, suffering two fractured ribs and other injuries. Kurtz survived and was hospitalized in stable condition.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Railways Company
Duquesne
Thompson Hun Bridge
Union Railroad
James H McCoy
Frank Kurta
Kurtz
Views of world travelers meet in capital hotel lobbies
Reported discussions in Washington at the Willard as travelers from the West weigh presidential prospects and the European war impact on Montana and the nation. Observers note Wilson’s popularity, Borah as a Western favorite, and a Republican search for a unifying candidate amid looming campaign dynamics.
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Republic
West
Northwest
Olent
Gor J K. Toole
Montana
Willard Thaxe
Cain Liane
Wilson
Borah
Idaho
Aet
Toole Wehee
Europe
Eure
Gov Tonle
Washington
Face Slashed, Slays Mocker in Philadelphia Clash
Chares Lumio of Fourth and Fitzwater streets shot Ewigi Capizzi in a crowded street. Lumio, who admitted a past knife fight and scars on his cheeks, said he could not forget Capizzi who taunted him about the scars. Policeman Shenklin found Capizzi dying. Lumio surrendered the revolver and claimed he could not stand it.
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Pattadelphia Keren
Annette Fate
Taunticelum
Chares Lumio
Fourth
Fitzwater
Ewigi Capizsi
Shenklin
Uae
Capizzi
The Boss Responds to Ereza on Raise Request
The Boston crew discusses a raise request. Jodie Hos seeks more pay while Hig Chum questions the outcome. The elevator bot relays a plan to pull the lever and gain ten units.
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Ereza
Boston
Jodie Hos
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