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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1910
Page
6
The Washington Post details subscription options with daily and Sunday plans, payment methods, and address change instructions. It notes delivery in Washington and surroundings, rates, and the policy to forward issues to readers relocating from the city. It includes mailing and advertising representative info and encourages readers to keep the Post informed of moves.
Crippen’s escape plans unravel as wireless signals aid London police in locating him at sea. The article questions guilt, possible confessions, and the strength of circumstantial evidence if Elmore’s body remains unfound. Separately the District National Guard parades after two weeks of field drills, earning praise but awaiting a formal homecoming plan.
The article notes farmers in Kansas embracing the automobile as an economic necessity. With about 10 000 cars in the state, most bought in the last three years, farmers use them for quick trips to town, market access, and to improve productivity. The rise spurs road building and broader rural modernization.
President Taft cancels engagements and vows no further political addresses, signaling a shift from active campaign travel. The move disappoints Republicans hoping for a keynote, while pleasing reformers who favor a president focused on national unity rather than partisan events.
A fragmentary recounting of the Rosebery Smith figure in English racing, detailing a sensational race, his earnings, and rise to fame through the Rosebery double of 1876, with notes on public opinion and his business success at Bon Marche Brixton.
Dr William C Gorgas tied sanitation to the Panama Canal project noting reduced deaths among workers compared with New York City cancer rates, and detailing the Isthmus sanitary effort cost about 3 million dollars yearly. The work covers health services, quarantine, drainage, garbage collection and related operations for about 0 000 people.
A long, garbled discourse on the American and English legal systems, the primacy of the judiciary, and the danger of expanding congressional censorship. Justice Lurton’s warning about limiting powers and the past lottery censorship ruling are tied to a broader call to preserve press freedom and constitutional checks.
An Italianate profile traces Sir Charles Dunbar’s long ecclesiastical career. He is described as archdeacon turned preacher, having served as chaplain in colonial posts, and being appointed as first bishop of Pretoria before a release. He reportedly holds a Doctor of Divinity degree from the German University of Jena, a rarity in England, with public notes on his openness to clerical work in America for the Protestant Episcopal Church or other denominations. The piece details his age, breadth of interests, and ancestral claims, including links to Dunbar and royal lineages.
Thomas E. Watson argues that national party conventions should allocate votes by proportional representation for minority states. He cites Georgia and Pennsylvania as examples and urges states that vote for the opposite party to receive reduced or no representation. The piece critiques current practice as undermining popular self-government and urges reform to curb influence of large Republican states over Democratic conventions.
Two incidents in Altoona show snakes in sportsmanlike mood as a postmaster spots a water snake swallowing a 7 inch trout at Piney Creek and a pig encircled by a black snake ends with a farmer killing the reptile. A tale of brains and beasts follows with a college head and a retailer guest noting the oddities of wild life and human reactions.
Reports from Washington describe Southern routes facing wage-driven cost pressures. G Russell of the North Carolina and St Louis Railroad warns of necessary tariff increases to sustain dividends as wage rises strike for train crews. Louisiana and Hawaii statehood talk also features in broad dispatch, plus Georgia agriculture woes and Senator Lodge’s political standing.
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