Washington Post Subscription Terms August 1 1908
Publication office address at Penparivanis Avenue near Fourteenth Street. Subscription options listed for daily and Sunday editions with carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria. Remittances payable to The Washington Post Co. entries include post office processing and multiple city offices. Saturday edition date noted as August 1 1908.
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Ge Whasdinaton
Penparivanis Avenue
Sear Fourteenth ' Saree
Washington
Alexandria
Delly
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
New York
Flatiron
Paul Blouk
Menage
Chicago
Omce
Hartfont
Paul Block
Post Subscription Notice for Washingtonian Readers
Notice urges readers leaving the city to keep informed by continuing The Post. It offers mail delivery anywhere in the country and invites readers to modify addresses as needed. To subscribe or change an order, contact The Post via Tele ghona Matn 4205.
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Motify
Teleghona Matn
New York Governor Duel and Speedman Era in Politics
A lengthy critique links the New York governorship to a partisan struggle among leaders like Hughes and Croker era figures, recalling past governors and urging strong stance if Hughes is renominated. It then condemns speed driven fatalities, urging responsibility and stronger penalties for reckless drivers, followed by a report from western Kentucky where Night Riders threaten railways, prompting militia deployment and urgent action to curb terror against tobacco growers.
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New York
Gov. Hughes
Hughes
Raynes
Parsons
Woodruff
Leveland
Tammany
Croker
Tilden
Kelly
Roosevelt
Platt
Odell
Clintons
Marcy
Seward
Wright
Seymour
Fisk
Morgan
Hunt
Cleveland
Hill
Tno
Silas Wright
Guverior Lerouse
Martin van Buren
Henry Clay
Grover Cleveland
Hughes Shatll
Tat J Alwars
Bronx
Kentucky
Umals Central
Wttle
Minois Central
Wildern
Victva
Andrey Jackson
Night Riders Threats and Shepherd Memorial Debate
The piece rails against lawless gangs threatening state peace in Kentucky with references to the Night Riders. It critiques a proposed Shepherd memorial statue in front of the District building, arguing the dummy shows the statue poorly and urging placement that preserves dignity. It condemns parking fuss and calls for the memorial’s removal or relocation to a proper site.
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Sinois Central
Kentucky
Andrew Jackson
Frankfort
Falstaff
District
Shepherd
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Avenue
Broad Avenue
Gov. Shepherd
Washington Conventions Demand Better Inaugural Arrangements
Washington urges immediate planning for large gatherings including the 1905 presidential inauguration and a major tuberculosis congress. Critics note the district bears the burden. Congress must provide proper facilities like a permanent hall to avoid ad hoc use of Pension Building and other makeshift spaces.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Fragmented 1900s editorial clippings on politics and society
A jumble of 19th century gossipy remarks on tariffs statistics and politicians. It cites Hon. Sereno Payne and John Dalzell, references Roosevelt in Africa, and quips on Alabama crimes and New York drama. It reads as a miscellany of satirical notes and oblique political commentary.
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Farief
Bereno E. Payne
Congress
Payne
Eligie
Greece
Rome
Democratia
House of Representatives
Cheap Clark
Pike County
Zeb Vance
North Carolina
John Dalzell
Sereno E. Payne
One Estimate of Hitchcock as New RNC Chairman
Washington dispatch portraits Frank H. Hitchcock as the new Republican National Committee chairman, a tall silent figure whose restraint and penetrating gaze deter questions. The piece notes his method, replying with a measured, half-smile that lingers, offering no clear opinion and leaving questioners baffled yet impressed.
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Republican National Committee
Washington Dispatch
Brooklin Eagle
Hannawae
Quay
Diormena
Hitchcock
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hanna
Gorman
Pofsee
Tatt
Ion
Discoveries in Ne Wyoming Flint Quarry Upends Theories
In northeastern Wyoming Harlan S. Smith and Prof. Sealy report a five acre quarry rich in flint tools, suggesting a northern habitat for tribes long thought southern. Finds include large stone hammers and varied implements shipped to the American Museum of Natural History, with details limited but interest high.
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New York Herald
United States
Wyoming
Harlan S. Smith
American Museum of Natural History
Sealy
North America
Lolcation
United States Survey
Pension mystery ties to James Withington’s heirs finders sought
In an appeal from Bed ford Row solicitors Petch and Co seeks to locate descendants of James Withington in America to determine who inherits a perpetual pension tied to Charles II’s concealment at Boscobel. The inquiry notes former coassaultants James Withington and Robert McLaren and outlines possible U.S. heirs or a windfall for the pension purchaser.
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James Withington
Charles II
House of Worcester
Charles I
Penderel
Charles’ IE
Hichard
Richard Penderel
Thomas
Thornbury
Mary Penderel
Thernbury
Mary
Robert M Laren
Winifred
William Withington
Coassultants
America
England
Somerset House
Connaultant
Robert McLaren
McLaren
Withington
John Withington
Messrs. Petch & Co
Bedford Row
London
Worcester
Seven Illinois Cities Claim Lincoln Douglas Debate Ground
The echoing 1850s Lincoln Douglas debates are recalled in seven Illinois cities Ottawa Freeport Jonesboro Charleston Galesburg Quincy and Alton each staging programs to mark the semicentennial. The era’s vast political energy, the rise of Lincoln and Douglas, and the debates that helped precipitate the Civil War are highlighted as enduring milestones in American history.
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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 price history
The article traces steel rail prices and production from 40 years ago to 1906, noting price swings tied to tariffs and demand. It cites output milestones, including multi‑million ton years, tariff changes from 28 to 7.84, and peak production near 3.9 million tons. It argues the rail’s story mirrors U.S. economic expansion and policy shifts.
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Wall Street" Journal
Bessemer
United States
It Means a Rush From the Philadelphia Bulletin
Postmaster General Meyer says the new two cent rate in Great Britain will greatly boost postal business. He notes mail bags will fill quickly when the rate takes effect. A Philadelphia anecdote recalls a village postmaster who kept hundreds of letters and faced an inspector’s sharp rebuke.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Meyer
Great Britain
Mr. Meyer
Nola Chucky
Waeral
Nola
Money from Home Voices in Post Office Trends
Post office statistics reveal a rising flow of money sent from immigrant communities in the United States back to Europe. The Money Order division reports European laborers who stayed are increasingly sending funds home, a point used by immigration opponents to argue both sides of the issue.
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Artue
Post Office
Money Order Division
United States
Europe
The Home Doctor. Westminster Gazette reports on ch ildren medical inspection protests
Indignant mothers write to headmistresses claiming exemption from the Devon county council medical inspection act. One letter objects to a child being examined by a doctor and alleges the doctor would not cure with brimstone and treacle, expressing strong distrust of the procedure.
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Westminster Gazette
Devonshire County Council
Chauncey’s Hard Luck at Prom Adventure
Chauncey Devere Appleton, invited with seven girls, joined a camping party but suffered a string of mishaps. He overexerted himself while the group rested and, unable to help at home, found himself forced to retreat to the middle of a corn field as the others waded.
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Chauncey
Discovery of Mosquitoes as Disease Carriers in 1850s
The New York Sun recalls Louis Daniel Beauperthuy’s 1853 claim that yellow fever arose from mosquito stings. His work, largely ignored, suggested marshes spread disease via mosquitoes, a view later echoed by Havana Cronica and the British Medical Journal, foreshadowing modern vector theory.
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New York Sun
Gaceta Oficial
Camiana
Venezuela
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Havana Cronica
Medico
British Medical Journal
Louis Daniel Beauperthuy
Guudeloupe
Camane
Gaceta’ Oficial
Besguperthuy
Paris Academy of Sciences
Camanu
South America
Beauperthuy
Poor Brown’s Raise Sparks Joy and Plans at Home
In a Chicago Herald piece, Brown’s long awaited raise fills him with elation. He imagines financial relief, paying off debts and a future freedom in twenty years. His wife rejoices, planning a second maid to outshine the Greens next door, then their plans shift as joy settles into domestic pride.
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Chicago Hacoré-Herald
Brown
She's Away And The Dishes Prove It
A humorous verse mocks a husband pretending absence of his wife by noting messy clues like dirty dishes and dusted chairs. The piece sits among other items including writings on health statistics and the St Paul Planter indicates Massachusetts death rates during prosperity vs panics, contrasting with Minnesota’s reputed health and prosperity.
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Detroit
Freas
Teg
Tve
St. Paul
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Paul
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News
A compact critique of social mores, the piece mocks romantic sentiment and male bravado. It notes youth chasing steadiness, warns against arrogance, and suggests women’s choices as meaningful, all in a brisk, quotable style. The tone resembles a sharp urban column.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humor piece notes jealous wives, inheritance irony, late nights at home, and the paradoxes of romance and money. It sketches social quirks through witty lines on marriage, waiting, and money management.
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New York Press
Talked About In' Hotel Corridors In 1900s Debate
The piece records conversations at the New Willard Shoreham and Hirbitt hotels with Frank H. Phillips and J I Branstetter about rising automobile use in rural West, Independence Party prospects, Abdul Hamid and Young Turks, and comparisons between the South and West in development and opportunity. It notes shifts in transport, politics, and imperial affairs with expert observations from Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh.
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Weat
Frank H. Phillips
Chicago
New Willard
Alhey
Independence Party
J. I. Branstetter
St. Louis
Shoreham
Branstetter
Missouri
Itv
Republican Party
Fremont
Lincoln
Enthus Agate
Republican
Abudul Hamid
Europe
Young Turks Party
Hilis Sloan
Boston
Hirbitt
Sloan
O Nes
Turkey
Abdul Hamid-te Do
Willam J. Windle
Pittsburg
Raleigh
New Mexico
Arizona
Mason and Dixon
Presidential Occupations in New York City Directory
From Lippincott the piece notes so called great men post office era. George Washington as Harlem barber. Andrew Jackson a nurse. Abraham Lincoln a secretary. William McKinley a publisher. James Madison a secretary of a corporation. James Monroe a machinist. Benjamin Harrison a printer. William Henry Harrison a fireman. Andrew Johnson a sailmaker. Thomas Jefferson runs a Tammany clubhouse. John Adams a policeman. John Tyler a gentleman.
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Lippincor
Asagazt
New York City
George Washington
Harlem
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Yinecoln
Wiliam McKinley
James Madison
James Monroe
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Johnson
Thomas Jefferson
Tammany Clubhouse
John Adams
John Tyler
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Mr. Roosevelt
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Milwaukee Sentinel
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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New York World
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Philadelphia Press
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Kansas City’s Zoo
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Yien&, Tigers, &c
Swope Park
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Jean Lannes
Senate
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Brittany
Mule
Elysee
Jean Lamnes
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the Elysee
Henri de Merode
Prince Louls
Italy
Abruzzi
Lausanne
Geneva
Belgium
Comte de Meroda
Prince de Lignée
Louis Philippe
Duc. de Nemours
Leopold of Coburg
George IV of
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Comte de Merode
Louise O Orleans
Duc de Nemours
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Aosta
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