Universal Two-Cent Postage Moves From Rome to U S
The article reports that starting October 1, 1904 the United States England and Ireland will adopt a two cent per ounce postage for letters, with double deficiency postage collected on delivery for unpaid mail. It notes U S representatives at the Rome Universal Postal Congress urged universal two cent rates and highlights anticipated global adoption, plus a universal return coupon stamp and future U S representation in World Postal Congresses.
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Great Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Universal Postal Congress
Rome
Italy
Free Congress
Berne
Switzerland
United States Post Office Department
Edward Rosewater
Omaha Bee
J. Henniker Heaton
England
America
Critieh
Whitelaw Reid
Court of St. James
London
Twid
Heaton
Atlantic
New York
Calentiny
Manila
Treilgrafion
Whiel
Republican Party
Republian
Australia
New Zeyland
Egypt
Germany
Woyland
Thaly
South Africa
Japan
Belgium
Olland
Denmark
Sweden
Moch
Europe
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Canada
Mexico
Cubs
Panama
Postal savings banks urged to aid thrift nationwide
A Republican platform calls for postal savings banks to serve small savers, with law anticipated this session. The plan follows English and European examples, argues banks outside New England and New York lag in deposits, and contends post office facilities can run the system without extra cost.
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Republcan
Congress
Lncoming
Senate
Postoffice Department
Europe
England
New England
New York
South
Middle West
West
PostoMee
Post-Office
Bryan's Policies Deemed Destructive to Prosperity
The article contrasts Roosevelt's progressive and regulatory approach with Bryan's proposals which are described as destructive to business. It argues Roosevelt would force trusts to operate lawfully while Bryan would strive to extirpate and destroy industry abuses, aiming to stamp out evils he identifies.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Bryan
Roosevelt
Bryan
Mer
First Victory of the Revolution at Fort William and Mary
The article argues that the assault on Fort William and Mary marks the first victory of the American Revolution and links it to earlier protests against British vessels and the Alamance conflict. It notes the burning of gunpowder from the royal standard and cites the tablet at Fort Constitution as marking this early victory.
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Fort William and Mary
St. John
Alamance
North Carolina
Boston
Bunker Hill
Old Fort
A Pretty Warm Fish Sunfish Strikes Fisherman
A famed angler fishing for perch by a lakeside tree root reels in a massive sunfish after a twenty minute struggle. The fish’s radiant rays blinded him and nearby wrasse withered as the fisherman fainted, later reported as sunstruck.
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Philadelphia
Startling letter from friend to son in a draft novel
A father reads a letter addressed to his son containing violent and criminal suggestions from a friend about killing Geraldine, poisoning Emily, and forging a serial crime. The note threatens a secret and mentions sending a dagger by post, reflecting a chilling fictional plot embedded in real life.
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Bot
Geraldine
Emily
Burning Heretics Record From Canterbury Notes
A historical fragment from Canterbury municipal records cited by an English periodical shows the 1585 burning of heretics as a low cost execution during Henry VIII's era. The entry mentions a heretic being brought to London and burned, with references to materials and instruments used.
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Canterbury
Henry VIII
Inspiring Hope The Doctor Bear Up
The client laments impending ruin and poverty even as the doctor encourages hope. The doctor vows to try to mend the client, offering reassurance and future possibility despite dire odds.
Stage Fright as Sudden Seizure of Interest
London Chronicle notes stage fright rises when the performer feels audiences are not interested and ends when the actor resolves to interest them. The piece frames it as a mysterious impulse shaping performance in public speaking contexts.
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London Chronicle
The Modern Child in Toy Shop Window
A four year old girl stands entranced before a toy shop window and asks her mother if she would buy her the lovely things on display. The London Tatler captions the scene with playful sentiment about indulgence and imagination.
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London
Tatler
Fragmentary Exchange Sparks Pet Gift Debate
A clipped dialogue features Ming Pas and Miss Knox with a suggestion of choosing a pet, while Epiclewtus contemplates ridding Ife of lamentation and complaint in a philosophical aside.
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Ming Passay
Dumley
Miss Knox
Philadelphia Press
Epiclewtus
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Mr. Taft
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