Washington Post subscription terms and offices 1908
The Washington Post outlines subscription rates and delivery details for Washington and Alexandria with various plans including daily and Sunday editions. It lists postage prepaid options, payment methods, and offices in New York Chicago and Hartford with the date April 15, 1908.
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New York Progressive Party Activity Prompts Bryan Support Debate
Fragmented OCR text shows a New York Progressive League led by Augustus Thomas urging Bryan and seeking party unity. Mentions speeches by Bryan supporters, calls for treasury secretary roles, and a wide array of political names, with emphasis on reform and anti-corruption themes amid a tense party landscape.
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Juvenile Court Influence Highlighted By Judge DeLacy
A local article praises Judge DeLacy for guiding about 34 youths under his weekly supervision. It lauds the court’s impact on impressionable minds, citing the judge’s full-time dedication and the need for modest congressional support to aid probation staff.
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Settlement workers and Jacob Riis defend slum aid work
The piece praises the Juvenile Court as a key district investment and defends Jacob Riis and settlement workers for aiding East Side children. It argues their unseen labor reduces crime and improves lives, noting critics wrongly attack motives and religion rather than results.
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A Look Ahead at the Campaign and Policy Shifts
The piece surveys party dynamics ahead of nominations, contrasting Bryan Hearst Roosevelt and Hepburn style factions. It notes Independent and Socialist currents, debates on government vs private power, and a French style auto law as a model for accountability. It cites water power veto, conservation, and broader political mood.
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Taft Cannot Win Says Washington Dispatch to New York Press
Washington dispatch quotes analysts and politicians arguing Taft cannot win the presidency. It cites Rep William Calder of Kings County backing Gov. Hughes, while urging Roosevelt's renomination if Chicago offers a foothold. Indiana figures say Roosevelt is the real second choice and could win with Fairbanks or Roosevelt.
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New Lord Warden of the Stannaries Named
Lord Balfour of Burleigh named to the lord warden of the stannaries of Cornwall and Devon and master forester of Dartmoor, succeeding the venerable Earl of Ducie. The article traces his lineage to Bruce via Mary, daughter of the fourth Lord Balfour of Burleigh, and notes his Scottish peerage revived by Queen Victoria. It recounts the historic stannaries, their duties, and the late decline of tin mining that led to abolition before Victoria’s death.
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England
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Itre
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Prince and Princess of Wales
Stanneries
Devonshire
Alden
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Honeyland
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Lord Ducie
Robert Ducie
London
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Falfeld
United Kingdom
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Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
District Appropriations Sparks Washington Protest
Protest of Washington residents against congressional spending and alleged misallocation of funds in the District of Columbia. Critics urge prudent, balanced expenditure to keep money circulating and protect jobs, warning against cutting essential services and bonds. The piece also notes a political jab at Bryan and a mock tale about his vocal abilities.
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Discouraging Enlistment from The New York Sun 7
A postal clerk remarks that anti enlistment stickers on envelopes urge against serving in which one could be ordered to help. The department issued an order to retain any mail bearing such statements and treat it as unmailable to prevent distribution.
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One Woman's Pampered Pet at the Depot
A Kansas City Star piece describes a woman in a waiting room with a pet dog kept in a blue silk lined basket. She kisses the dog as others jeer, while a nearby man comments mockingly. A Springfield Republican item notes a four battleships message found in the waste-paper basket and Senator Aldrich’s deficit remarks as the shots that told.
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Can Monkeys Learn Colors and Distinguish Blue?
A New York Journalism piece discusses whether animals like monkeys can perceive color and distance. It cites Dr Dahl and Mayer, noting a monkey learned to avoid bitter colored foods and preferred sweets, distinguishing colors except dark blue, while mentioning human and animal color perception differences.
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Evans And The Kaiser In A Sailor’s Bloody Tale
An 1896 Kiel canal opening anecdote shows Fighting Bob Evans impressing Emperor William II with rapid bulkhead closure aboard a ship. The Kaiser mocks the feat then later steers the ship himself, while Evans ponders the Kaiser’s whereabouts. Maryland whisky explosion described. Salem circuit court hears breach of promise case with emotionally arousing love letters read, causing a juror to faint.
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Italy Aims Health Catechism For Schools
Italy's parliament proposes a "golden rule of health" compiled by physicians. The rule will be taught as a catechism in national schools with questions on hygienic measures. Memorized answers aim to instill lifelong healthy living in children.
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Obesity Which Saved England’s Liberty From Pearson Weekly
The account recalls how the habeas corpus act became law through an artful maneuver. Lords Grey and Norris were tellers. Norris, prone to vapors, lost count as a fat lord joined, Grey counting ten as a jest, then continuing miscount to show the bill’s majority.
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Records of Big Eaters From The New York Press
A vivid column notes New York lunch crowds near City Hall where thousands eat between noon and two. It recalls unusual eaters from Oklahoma and Eskimo feasts, cites beefsteak records, and contrasts meat consumption across London Paris and rural regions. It mentions Ike Fromme and Mayor Little Bubble Van Wicks.
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Paris
Dreams of a Plump Wife and a Deaf Chief Chiefed
A fragmented NCR style piece blends scenes of preferences for fuller figures in women with a comic verse about medical advice and a Sag Harbor fire chief election. It mixes social quips, humorous anecdotes, and satirical lines about love, alimony, and boasting, reflecting early 20th century newspaper flavor.
Opposition to arbitration treaty by Irish Americans echoes in Washington
Boston's Matthew Cummings leads Ancient Order of Hibernians in Raleigh protest against Senate ratification of the arbitration treaty with England. He cites England’s history and warns an England Japan alliance endangers U S security, urging lawmakers to reject the pact and keep balance while Russia war clouds loom.
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