Washington Post Subscription Terms 1908 Notice
Publication office details on PenParivanis Avenue and Fourteenth Street, subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, payment methods, and post office registration information. Includes addresses for New York and Chicago offices and managers Paul Block and Paul Block Jr. August 1, 1908 edition.
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Washingtonians leaving the city should not miss The Post and can keep informed about affairs at the Capital. Adresses may be changed as often as desired and the paper will be sent promptly to any part of the country. Modify agent or send order direct to The Post. Tele ghona Matn 4205.
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Andrey Jackson
New York Gubernatorial Rivalry and Speed Mania Warnings
The piece analyzes New York gubernatorial contests, naming several historic figures and noting Croker Tammany parallels. It warns on speed mania causing fatalities, cites recent auto deaths, and argues for stricter penalties and self-mastery in drivers. It also covers the Night Riders' threats in western Kentucky and state militia deployments amid ongoing violence against tobacco growers.
Take It Away The Shepherd Memorial Stands Ridiculed
A reader laments the Night Riders and lawlessness in Kentucky, then criticizes the District building and the temporary Shepherd memorial in front of it. The piece argues the statue demeans the building and calls for relocating the memorial to preserve dignity and public order.
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Falstaff
District
Shepherd
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Avenue
Broad Avenue
Gov. Shepherd
Washington Conventions Demand Better Inaugural Facilities
In Washington the prominence of conventions grows with no permanent accommodations yet for large gatherings. The piece urges the District and federal government to provide a suitable inaugural hall and meeting spaces, noting upcoming events with delegates and international discussions, plus concerns about missed hospitality.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Uncertain Times and The Statistics Of Politics In Print
A sweeping humorous column riffs on statistics as political weaponry, satire of Congressman Sereno Payne and tariff debates, references to Roosevelt’s Africa trip and social issues, and quips about elections, law, and public manners, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century editorial voice. It mingles names like Payne, Dalzell, Roosevelt, and Platt with scenes from newspapers and political life.
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Bereno E. Payne
Congress
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Eligie
Greece
Rome
Democratia
House of Representatives
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Pike County
Zeb Vance
North Carolina
John Dalzell
Sereno E. Payne
One Estimate of Hitchcock as New RNC Chairman
Washington Dispatch profiles Frank H. Hitchcock, soon to lead the Republican National Committee, describing him as a tall silent figure whose measured responses puzzle questioners. The piece portrays his deep, unreadable demeanor and the rare, restrained smile that follows inquiries, marking him as a master of controlled information.
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Washington Dispatch
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Remarkable Flint Quarry Found in Northeastern Wyoming
In Wyoming, Harlan S. Smith reports a five acre quarry near Old Woman Creek and Hat Creek, yielding large flint hammers and implements. The site, far north of known locales, suggests early North American inhabitants used the area for tool production, with a museum shipment awaited.
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New York Herald
United States
Wyoming
Harlan S. Smith
American Museum of Natural History
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North America
Lolcation
United States Survey
Pension dispute over Withington lineage and British grant
A London notice seeks clues on James Withington and his heirs in America regarding a perpetual pension of 259 dollars yearly from Charles II’s era. It outlines the family tree from Richard Penderel to Withington, McLaren, and others, and invites information to determine rightful heirs or survivor entitlement to arrears. It also reports on Mile. Fallieres and French political figures with brief notes on Belgian aristocracy and royal ties.
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House of Worcester
Charles I
Penderel
Charles’ IE
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Thornbury
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Mary
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Winifred
William Withington
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America
England
Somerset House
Connaultant
Robert McLaren
McLaren
Withington
John Withington
Messrs. Petch & Co
Bedford Row
London
Worcester
Seven Illinois Cities Claim Lincoln Douglas Debates Ground
The seven Illinois cities Ottawa Freeport Jonesboro Charleston Galesburg Quincy and Alton mark a semicentennial recalling the 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates. The feature programs aim to show how those clashes over slavery shaped public life and helped precipitate the Civil War.
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Boston
Homer
Illinois
Ottawa
Freeport
Jonesboro
Charleston
Galesburg
Quincy
Alton
Lincoln
Douglas
Rey
Republic
Story of the Steel Rail and its Rising Costs Over Time
The Wall Street Journal recounts four decades of steel rail prices and production. It notes price peaks near 1887 with over 2 million tons and a 1906 peak of 3 911 459 tons, influenced by tariffs, prosperity, and production advances.
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Wall Street" Journal
Bessemer
United States
It Means a Rush from the Philadelphia Bulletin
Postmaster General Meyer predicts a two cent rate in Great Britain will greatly boost postal business. He notes mail bags will fill quickly when the rate begins. A humorous tale recalls a slow Nola Chucky postmaster and a cluttered mail tale from the inspector's visit.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Meyer
Great Britain
Mr. Meyer
Nola Chucky
Waeral
Nola
Money from Home Drives Immigration Debate
Post office data reveal a rising pattern of money orders sent from the United States to Europe as European workers abroad accumulate funds. The report suggests the flow could be used by immigration critics to brand emigration as harmful, yet the funds are described as prudent savings rather than reckless outflow.
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Artue
Post Office
Money Order Division
United States
Europe
The Home Doctor. Westminster Gazette report on child medical inspection
Indignant mothers protest the Devon shire county council adoption of a child medical inspection act. One parent writes a sharp letter to the headmistress objecting to the operation of the act and declaring the child should not endure “brimstone and treacle” or other procedures. The tone shows local resistance to compulsory health checks.
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Westminster Gazette
Devonshire County Council
Chauncey’s Hard Luck at Prom Time
Chauncey Devere Appleton was invited to join a camping party of seven girls but suffered a string of mishaps. He toiled to keep up as the group waded and teased him, ultimately sent to rest in a cornfield while the others enjoyed the outing. His mother at home would approve of none of his efforts.
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Chauncey
Discovery of Mosquito's Role in Disease Foretold in 1853
The article recalls Louis Daniel Beauperthuy's 1853 claim that yellow fever comes from mosquito bites and that marshes harbor disease through mosquitoes. It notes his writings to the Paris Academy and later mentions the revival of his ideas by Havana Cronica and the British Medical Journal, highlighting early neglect of the discovery.
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Havana Cronica
Medico
British Medical Journal
Louis Daniel Beauperthuy
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Paris Academy of Sciences
Camanu
South America
Beauperthuy
Poor Brown Granted Raise Changes Plans In Chicago Life
Last week the Hacoré-Herald notes poor Brown receives a raise and joy fills him as he imagines freedom in twenty years. He plans to save, quit fretting, and live with less hardship. His wife shares the news and imagines improved status and a second maid, hoping to outshine the Greens next door.
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Chicago Hacoré-Herald
Brown
Absence proves mistaken care in a comic lament
A humorous verse from the Detroit Free Press mocks a husband who proves his wife is away by pointing to the dirty dishes, dusted chairs, and other upkeep. The piece shifts to a note on weathered health trends and a Massachusetts versus Minnesota prosperity paradox, quoting 19th century death rates and praising St Paul as both healthiest and most prosperous.
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Freas
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Massachusetts
Minnesota
Paul
Chicago Snippets on Love, Jockeys, and Quick Wits
A string of pointed, humorous vignettes from a Chicago brief page. Observations on love, manly steadiness, money, and social foibles mix sharp wit with casual slang. The tone resembles a city column listing quick, playful reflections rather than a single narrative.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
Wry observations on romance money and marriage from a 19th century press humor column. It notes jealousy delays, inheritances, late returns, ideal mates, and the misfortune of saving only to spend on vacations.
Talked About in Hotels Corridors Edges in Nationwide Views
In a series of conversations at the New Willard and Shoreham a Chicago denier of cars, a St Louis Democrat, and Boston and Pittsburg observers discuss early 20th century trends. They note rapid rural car adoption, Independence Party doubts, Abdul Hamid and Young Turks developments, and Western versus Southern development differences with Panhellenic optimism about future opportunities.
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Lincoln
Enthus Agate
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Abudul Hamid
Europe
Young Turks Party
Hilis Sloan
Boston
Hirbitt
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Turkey
Abdul Hamid-te Do
Willam J. Windle
Pittsburg
Raleigh
New Mexico
Arizona
Mason and Dixon
Presidential Occupations From Lippincott Directory
The New York city directory assigns post-office careers to famous presidents after office. Washington is a Harlem barber, Jackson a nurse, Lincoln a secretary, McKinley a publisher, Madison a corporate secretary, Monroe a machinist, Harrison a printer, Tyler a gentleman, and Adams a policeman.
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Harlem
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Wiliam McKinley
James Madison
James Monroe
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William Henry Harrison
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Thomas Jefferson
Tammany Clubhouse
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