Washington Post Subscription Rates And Notices 1908
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Wreck of Powp and the haunted Montville manor plan
Dispatches say Montville, Virginia once linked to Patrick Henry family may be burned by heirs due to bats overrunning vast parlors and rooms. Descriptions depict sleeping bats in corridors while moonlight falls through trellised shutters. Unclear documentary evidence questions Patrick Henry’s ties to the estate.
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Francia’s grip on Paraguay and Cabrera’s Guatemala reign
The article surveys dictatorial power in Paraguay under Francia, who ruled as a state beyond its laws, and contrasts it with Estrada Cabrera in Guatemala, whose pursuit of absolute control drew threats and hints of eventual downfall. It also touches on broader political notes about the new employers liability law and assorted opinions and anecdotes from American politics and society.
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Democracy's Last Chance in a Time of Depression
From the Springfield Republican, Republicans warn that party in power has fallen after major panics. The piece argues a Republican win in the upcoming presidential election could end the Democrats, while a Democratic loss would reset political alignments. It emphasizes historical precedents and the stakes for future party fortunes.
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Fragmented Tale of Tara Palace and Lost Glory
A lengthy historic note from Punxsutawney on Tara the hill and the palace of Tamar with details from Trinity College on its vast dimensions, rooms, kitchens, and daily meals. It cites St Patrick, King Leary, Cai dar Mor and Neill figures, plus the palace’s decline after 565 with ornate descriptions of the hall, guards, and guests.
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Right Kind of Socialism in New York Herald Voice
The Washington Post endorses the Herald’s view that practical home knowledge can aid many women, favoring a non revolutionary social approach. It argues that parlor socialism may help without upheaval and stresses kitchen-based daily skills as productive reform.
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Long Way Around in Scotland
Scotland shows railway anomalies with Mallaig and Kyle stations 360 miles apart by the shortest route though only twenty miles apart in a straight line Crianjarich Baiquhidder Parth and Inverness another incongruity is that the nearest station to Port Ellen Islay is Ballycastle Ireland except Campbeltown Local lime.
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Prince Victor of Thurn and Taxis in English and Paris suits
The article traces Prince Victor of Thurn and Taxis amid English tribunals and a Paris suit over money advanced for courting an American heiress. It notes his discreditable Austrian exit, past naval ties, and warnings from Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg and others, with background on the Thurn and Taxis family and a historic Venetian memorial.
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Senators Knox and Crane Bound by Unlikely Friendship
Washington dispatch recalls how Senators Phl founder Knox of Pennsylvania and W Murray Crane of Massachusetts frequently meet and travel together. They dine and even ride to the Capitol in the same car. Old Washington stories note their collegial bond and shared routines in the Capitol corridors and committee rooms.
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White House Washington Oaks Vanish After Third Try
Washington dispatch reports Ethan Allen Hitchcock plans a third attempt to plant a Washington oak near the White House east gate after the first two withered. The piece recounts the origin of the oaks from acorns picked in Russia and the lot’s superstitious belief in their fate. It also includes a digestion of spring remedies and dietary beliefs from contemporary papers.
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Magistrate's Bright Idea in Everett Stone-Throwing Penalty
A Massachusetts magistrate faced two twelve year olds convicted of throwing stones. He ordered a police sergeant to return them to the scene and spend half an hour throwing stones as fast as they could pick them up. The punishment aimed to deter future mischief.
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Man of Indian River Visits Georgetown on Steam Ride
Fifty eight year old Janes YT Calhoun of Indian River rode a steam car to Georgetown, the county seat, yesterday. He refused a photo since he had never seen a camera and feared it. Calhoun, a farm laborer who never reads papers or discusses politics, did not know who the President was and doubted stories about tying machines.
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HOUND'S LONG CHASE ACROSS CAPE COD WOODS AND SHORE
A four year old hound pursued a big gray fox for five days and nights over about 200 miles through woods and Cape Cod shores. The exhausted dog vanished then reappeared near East Wareham in tattered condition, revealing the chase had begun in Wellfleet and included Ellsville and White Island before ending near Wareham. The fox escaped as the dog collapsed, a skeleton after the epic pursuit.
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Wisconsin Americans and the muddled ticket tale
A Richmond News-Leader inspired ramble lists Wisconsin city candidates with strange names like Meisenheimer and Grand. It mocks Irish German Slav and Polish groups, notes a murder arrest duo Zajaczkowski and Szynczak, and ends with verse about life, bats, and grown up bull games amid odds of empty Kansas poor farms and a collage of quips from Chicago and New York papers.
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Views of Visitors in Washington on 1904 Nomination
Judge Chester L Simms of Lexington predicts Fairbanks will secure the Republican nomination despite initial doubt. Rob Levering and George Littlefield discuss Bohemian settlement plans in Texas, while Col T Anson praises Chinese equality in Mexico. Debate over prohibition and a sharp Washington Senate race between Adkerns and Jones unfolds with Roosevelt praised by a notable megaphone figure at a Republican gathering.
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Byron's Nights Out Reveal Alcoholic Excess in Regency England
An 1814 Byron letter to Moore describes long sessions at the Cocoa Tree from morning into afternoon with friends, drinking madeira, brandy, green tea, and champagne, and finishing with a de luxe paned punch. The Lancet notes the era's sober shift but records Byron’s extreme indulgence as a measure of social drinking trends.
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