Washington Post subscription rates and office notes
The Washington Post lists delivery terms for Washington and Alexandria with weekly and monthly rates for daily and Sunday editions. Remittances are to be sent to The Washington Post Co at 14th Street and the Vanderbilt Building, with managers in Chicago and the Unity Building.
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Unity
Let The Post Follow You
Washingtonians who are leaving the city should not fail to have Thea Post follow them In this way only can they keep informed about affairs at the Capital Addresses may be changed as often as desired, and the paper will come promptly to any part of the country notify carrier or send order direct to The Post Tele phone 42%
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Chicago debate on municipal ownership and justice
The piece argues Chicago should pursue municipal ownership of utilities with fairness and prudence. It warns that confiscatory pricing or dishonest handling could doom the plan, comparing value assessment to other states and stressing honesty in acquisition and operation to avoid disaster.
Germany Wrestles With Trust Over Coal Mines
Germany debates government control of coal mines amid a rising trust movement. Essen Chamber of Commerce, dominated by mine owners, argues for coordinated industrial influence and wider control including steel and transport, while warning against unchecked competition from other nations. A temporary truce between miners and mine owners is reported as well.
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Coal Trust
German miners and coal trust reform compared with U S approach
Consul General Guenther reports that forced surrender of miners in Germany has intensified resentment and dimmed peace prospects in coal. German barons accept trusts and marshal allied industries to bolster their case. Germany’s direct legislation may resolve the coal question faster than the United States, whether by restraints or outright government control.
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Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
United States
Frenzied Nuisance Sherman Bell Aims at Venezuela War
The piece denounces Sherman Bell as a nuisance and would be mercenary for Castro in Venezuela. It argues his bravado mirrors Theodore Roosevelt but lacks steady leadership. It questions his governorship offer and predicts he will back out when faced with Venezuelan reality.
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Sherman Bell
Colorado
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Bell
Venezuela
Castro
New Mexico
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John the Baptist Lamedo
Bolivar
New Orleans
United States
Personal interest disqualifies officials from trials and legislation
The text argues that pecuniary interest disqualifies jurors and judges and should influence lawmakers. It notes appellate support when a verdict rests on such interest, stresses protection of litigants’ rights, and cautions against ignoring conflicts for legislators despite practical obstacles.
Why Women Wear Skirts Declares Skirted Females Inferior
Dr KE H Arnold of the New Haven Normal School defends skirts as concealment for women’s supposed ungainliness and lesser anatomical development. He contrasts ancient art's ideal feminine form with modern fashion, arguing against stage tights for men and calling the skirt a pervasive standard in society.
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New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics
National Physical Education Association
Arnold
Phidias
Venus
Aphrodite
Diana
Public Opinion Drives City Reform and Fashion Debates
A column debates beauty standards, Philadelphia politics, and the power of public opinion. It critiques the city ring system, weighs Massachusetts referendum trends, and previews how voters shape governance and social norms in early 20th century America.
Crown Prince of Sweden Norway shifts toward peace within Europe
News sketches the Crown Prince’s gradual move from past threats to a conciliatory stance toward Norway and a policy of detaching from German alliances. It notes his joint state address, calls for equal consular treatment, and a plan that could ease tensions. It also covers Berlin wedding ceremonies and the torchlight dance, the ritual candlestick procession, and Adelina Patti’s French Legion of Honor knighthood and its aftereffects.
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Norway
Christiania
Europe
Germany
Oscar
The Jew in the South Urges Southern Welcome
A Florida Times-Union piece cites Israel Zangwill urging Jews not to relocate to America, suggesting the South offers better opportunities. It argues Southern Jews are influential and could aid oppressed Russian Jews, contrasting South American prospects with northern cities and frontier life. It also notes Penny Magazine excerpts on Russian army customs and officer pay.
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Florida Times-Union
Israel Zangwill
America
Zangwill
Europe
South Africa
Russia
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Preobrashenski Bodyguard
Ismailowski
Pawhow
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Guards
Boyhood of Great Men Sketch of John Jacob Astor’s Origins
A Germany born child near Heidelberg in the late 1700s is noted for thrift and curiosity. He kills a neighbor’s cat, skins it, and sells the fur for a pfennig, predicting a future in furs. He emigrates to America and becomes the John Jacob Astor of commerce, founding a leading English aristocratic family.
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Chicago Tribune
Heidelberg
Germany
Ming
America
John Jacob Astor
Affection Shipwrecked and a Kalamazoo Query
A playful mock news collage notes Nellie rejecting Harry’s marriage voyage offer with a joke about first class passage on a steamer. It includes a Michigan station gag where a foreign tourist asks Kalamazoo’s purpose, answered as calamus origin, and a Denverite joke about speed versus Mephisto in Louisville.
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Rnst
Nellie
Harry
Chicago Tribuna
Michigan
Kalamazoo
His Viewpoint and a Deal from Old Boston Tidbits
In a muddled domestic scene Harris confronts his father about money and fairness in a comic exchange. A Chicago Journal item introduces a foreign nobleman declaring love for Millyuns daughter and asking for her hand, prompting the father to negotiate terms with a musical sigh.
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Chicago Journal
Has Them Both. One of England's rare middle benches better to sit on
From the Boston Herald and the Philadelphia Inquirer a pair of observations note a balance of achievement and attention. The first praises a unique English bench as a better symbol than any laurel wreath, while the second remarks on heightened U S focus on the Far East since the Dewey cable incident.
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Joe Choate
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Far East
Dewey
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
Speculation and insight mix in a breezy column. The piece muses on luck in love and the guessing game of courtship, noting that a woman’s fashion can mask her true self while men often overhype wine and gaudy attire before quietly retreating to search for their own hat.
Standard Oil under fire in Kansas and Missouri probes
Commissioner Garfield and nine assistants question Standard Oil practices amid complaints of price cuts and unequal oil grades. In Topeka officials press for a fair, thorough investigation while Missouri officials claim evidence of monopolistic control of oil products. Garfield plans California travel for further data.
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Ohio
Kansas
Indian Territory
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Herbert S&s Hadley
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Hadley
Standard Oil Company
Dolge Voices Castro Warmth Amid Caracas Tensions
Rudolph Dolge American vice consul at Caracas arrived in Washington and met with Acting Secretary Loomis. He praised President Castro, blamed Minister Bowen for Caracas tensions, and questioned the French Cable Company contract. He plans a two week stay and will handle private business.
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Misrepresented He Thinks Minister Barrett Under Fire
A Washington Post dispatch from Panama reports allegations that American Minister Barrett showed duplicity by conveying conflicting messages to Panama and Washington. The Panamanian government and local officials deny the claims, while Barrett asserts his correspondence has long been with the State Department and no misrepresentation was indicated. Political opponents are said to have garbled statements to damage Barrett.
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State Department
Hemenway Rushes Back To Restore Harmony In Evansville
New Senator James A Hemenway cut short a three week vacation after riotous Rockport demonstrations over a House seat in Indiana. He travels from Boonville to Evansville to broker Republican unity, aiming to prevent Democratic gains in the next Congressional election. United States District Attorney Joseph B Kealing accompanied him back to Indiana.
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James A Hemenway
Boonville
Ind
Rockport
Hemenway
United States
Joseph B Kealing
Indianapolis
Indiana
Postmasters in Politics Defined by Cortelyou Ruling
Postmaster General Cortelyou plans a nationwide ruling on postmasters political activity after a Pennsylvania Republican inquiry. The policy will allow postmasters to serve as delegates to party conventions but prohibit them from holding county central committee chairmanships or similar leadership roles. Cortelyou declined to comment further as the decision nears publication.
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Republican Organization of
Pennsylvania
Cortelyou
Objectionable Intruder Dialog About Faces and Consent
A fragmentary exchange features Miss Kindart praising eyes and complexion while Miss Jeffers critiques a nose and frontage consent of the rest of her faces, yielding a clipped, dramatic dialogue snippet without broader context.
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Chicago Tribune
Kindart
Wyoming Man Kinney Recalls Bitter Creek Bear Battle in Washington
Mr Tim Kinney of Rock Springs Wyoming, a substantial banker and sheep commissioner, recalls a winter 1893 bear encounter in Bitter Creek when he used a rope and hunting knife to subdue a large bear with his foreman. He reflects on hunting danger and criticizes political rhetoric around the President.
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Bitter Creek
Tim Kinney
Wyoming
Shoreham
Kinney
Wyoming Sheep Commission
Rock Springs
United States
Notions on shaving from Philadelphia press dialogue
Quote laden fragment shows a back and forth about shaving against the grain versus with the grain. Young Kallen asks if shaving against the grain is necessary while Elder counters by noting you would only have to shave down. The text reflects light, witty exchange rather than a full news item.
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