Washington Post subscription rates and offices in 1904
The notice lists subscription terms for The Washington Post including daily and Sunday deliveries in Washington and Alexandria at 15 to 30 cents weekly plus monthly options, prepaid mail rates for daily and Sunday editions, and payment methods. It also provides office addresses in New York, Chicago, and Washington with manager Paul Block, dated Tuesday August 2, 1904.
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Alexandria
Ashington
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York
Yanderbilt
Paul Block
Chicago
Unity
Let The Post Follow You For Summer Movers
Readers away over the summer should arrange to have The Post follow them by mail to stay informed about home and world news. Provide both old and new addresses when requesting a change for uninterrupted service.
Questionable Creed of Parker Seals Democratic Fate
A long desultory piece recounts 1904 Democratic nomination drama around Parker Creelman tensions. It notes Parker's stance, Creelman adviser friction, and how the convention outcome calmed fears of a party fracture amid campaign strain. It also discusses naval officers luncheon expenses and contingency funding questions for official hospitality.
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Parker
el Caney
Creelman
James Creelman
Judge Parker
Mr Creelman
No Luncheons for Officers at Launch Says Opinion
The piece argues that officers should not pay for luncheons at a United States launch event. It praises their official role and suggests guests should cover costs to avoid placing officers in an awkward financial position. The stance favors keeping luncheon expenses out of officers pockets.
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Albany
Alton H Parker
Judge Parker
Louis
Withholdin
Oti
Creelman
Dpicker
Creeman
Demetrius Noamnee
Connecticut
Jsgug
New York Navy Yard
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Navy Yard
Treasury
United States
Post 10
Congress
Treasury Department
Post
Secretary of the Treasury
Republican Party
Gen. Bell
Gov. Peabody
Cripple Creek
Uncle Sam
Admiral Dewey
Ol. Bryan
Germany
Venezuela
Castro
Riswich
Toronto
Chumada
Arlington
The
Chicago News
Kipling Poem Receives Harsh Critique in Review
A published critique analyzes Kipling's Things and the Man, accusing the poem of obtrusive mysticism and muddled sense. It portrays the work as a muscular yet misfiring attempt to praise Chamberlain while revealing harsh judgments of the poet's craft.
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Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Kipling
Careless Comments From The Register Stir Up Northern Outrage
The Register and Leader of Des Moines, a Republican paper, attacks Democratic critiques of President Roosevelt and Mississippi leader John Sharp Williams. It accuses it of calumny against the North, explains Williams's Mississippi vote history, and discusses reconstruction, suffrage, and the Bay State idea. The piece defends reform needs and criticizes currency policies, praising experts while resisting blanket remedies. It also notes political chatter about Roosevelt era figures and a New York demonstration.
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Register and Leader
Des Moines
Iowa
Roosevelt
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House of Representatives
North
Ocean
Wiliams
Williams
Willams
Terre Haute
Ind
Connecticut
Senate
United States
South
Massachusetts
Bay State
United States Supreme Court
Roosevelt and Quakers Stir Debate on Southern Politics
A Southern reader responds to Roosevelt's writings on Quakers and public men, defending Southern self-protection in voting while praising Roosevelt's candor. It notes his historical flair, impetuous rhetoric, and belief in action over pacifism, predicting voters will accept his opinions and the Quakers' value. The piece argues temperament shapes judgment more than morals.
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Roosevelt
Thomas H. Benton
Mr. Roosevelt
Cesar Vorgia
Luther
Frederick the Great
Rupert
Heart of Navarre
Bonaparte
Wellington
Joseph Chamberlain
Political Sarcasm And Social Quips Across The Nation
A sprawling column surveys political hijinks across the era with jests about Kuropatkin’s orders, Roosevelt, Taggart, Peabody, and Dewey. It lampoons campaign ethics and ponders a Berlin hotelier, public notices, and the era’s shifting public moods, framing humor in a late nineteenth century voice.
Late Gossip of Foreign Capitals and Carlingford Claims
A long feature traces the Swift family of Kilkenny and the Carlingford title's drift through marriages and suits. It covers Godwin Swift, the Austrian baroness, Miss Hopkins, Miss Clark, and Ferdinand as competing claimants, plus links to John Dryden, Jonathan Swift, Frances Waldegrave, Strawberry Hill, and the Waldegrave and Fortescue lines, with notes on Lady Waldegrave and Lord Carlingford. It also recounts the peerage saga within the broader web of Irish and British aristocracy and historic estate fortunes.
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Godwin Butler Meade Swift
Foulksrath Castle
Kilkenny
Carlingford
House ‘of Lords
Crown
Burnham Swift
Foulsrath
Thomas Swift
John Dryden
Jonathan Swift
St. Patrick's
Swift
Trinity College, Dublin
Sherif
County
Counties
Carlow
Godwin Pratt Swift
Jane Clark
Tipperary
Lord Carlingford
Jane Anne Hopkins
Baroness von Wetzlar
Miss Hopkins
Sol-Disant
Ferdinand
Miss Clark
Frances, Countess of Waldersee
John Braham
John J. Waldegrave
Earl
Waldeprave
Strawberry Hill
Robert Walpole
George Granville Harcourt
York
Chichester Fortescue
Duke of Devonshire
Mfe
Duke of Manchester
Lord Currie
Rome
Singleton
Violet Fane
Lady Currie
Chichester Fortesque
Treland
Waldegrave
Lord Waldegrave
Lady Waldegrave
Europe
Holland House
Earl of
Orford
Eee
Eeus Waldegrave
Duke of Gloucester
Lilly Billy
Princess Sophia of Gloucester
Queen Victoria
Piccadilly Mansion
Duke of Cambridge
Marquise DE Fontdnoy
Roosevelt Speech Critiques Roosevelts Acceptance Address
A lengthy, sharp critique from Savoyard frames Roosevelt as cautious and insincere, accusing the acceptance speech of pandering to stand-patters and tariff reformers. It questions his stance on gold, reciprocity, the tariff and race, contrasting it with Cleveland era policies and noting ambivalence on key issues.
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Roosevelt
Lenton
Hepburn
Tarlf
Gov. Cummins
Philadelphia
John Dalzell
John Easson
Henry Clay
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Grover
Cleveland
Alton B. Parker
Republican Party
Grover Cleveland
Fifty-first Congress
Dalzell
Kasson
Wiliam
Allison
Cubs
Canada
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachuetts
McKinley
Tie
Crumpacker
Roosevelt the Issue: Roosevelt’s manhood wins West
The Chicago Evening Post argues Roosevelt’s personality and manly integrity appeal to American manhood. It asserts the West already supports him, praises his wartime service and conservatism, and predicts the East will follow as the Democratic campaign centers on his persona.
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West
Theodore Roosevelt
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Warrison
McKinley
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Roscoe Conkling
Americans Spend Money Freely, Value of Saving Questioned
Hungarian historian Dr Emil Reh argues Americans earn more than they save. He notes Americans lavishly spend on colleges, libraries, hospitals, and luxury, while notable figures like Pierpont Morgan and Russell Sage are rich yet frugal. He says Europeans critique lavish wages and Americans’ rush to wealth, but the US remains prodigal yet diligent.
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City of
Chance
Checking Motor Madness
The New York Tribune argues for stopping motor madness on the roads. It condemns both speeders who endanger others and those who respond with violence. It maintains that provoking factors behind reckless driving must be addressed, not only punished.
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Rem
New York ‘Tribune
Mosquito Netting Order Spurs Canal Zone Plan
The Springfield Republican notes Gen. Davis seeks 100000 yards of mosquito netting to guard the canal zone. It questions whether the Dingley tariff could handle such a task and mocks the project as an overcautious hoop skirt compared to the protection needed.
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Springfield Republican
Part of the Curriculum at Stormington Barnes
Tragerdy questions the pupils from Lowe Comerty's School of Acting. They are starting a summer session. Comerty plans to teach them how to jump on and off freight trains.
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Philadelphia Press
Hi Tragerdy
Stormington Barnes
Lowe Comerty
of Acting
Tragerdy
Lowe Comerdy
Political Points From Presidential Campaign Press Clippings
A compilation of contemporary newspaper takes on President Roosevelt's acceptance address and the Democratic ticket. The Philadelphia Press and New York papers critique the speech as general and reliant on past achievements, while Baltimore News and New York Sun view Roosevelt as connected to the party apparatus. Pittsburg Press notes Tom Taggart as Democratic chairman, with mixed judgments on party strategy and candidate appeal.
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Philadelphia
New York
Roosevelt
Judge Parker
Isaaca
Baltimore News
Charles
Mr Dick
New York Sun
Hoosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Kely
Temple of Jacus
Pittsburg
Tom't Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Parker
Parral mining camp and notable visitors in hotel exchanges
In Parral Chihuahua a marble palace rises from a mining camp as Pedro Alvarado transforms a rough camp into a grand residence with imported art and furnishings. Guests like Dr Flower and Mr Gilbert discuss American expatriates and Panama era politics while outside, farmers protest highway traffic and grangers devise tactics against autos. Notables such as Chamberlain Gladstone and Parnell are commented on by London visitors at the Ebbittt House, with a U.S. perspective on colonial leaders and hotel society during summer travel.
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Mexico
Chihuahua
Parral
E . Gilbert
Hoston
Ebbitt House
Dr Flower
New York
Adieu
Ole Momeans
Pedro Alvarado
Pedro
Jack
Paris
Spain
Italy
Adam and the world long before his time debated
Wiseoweht argues the world housed people for thousands of years before Adam. Sleeth counters that Adam would have authored a historical novel if such prehistory were true. Bass Whs questions how one could prove or disprove the claim.
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Houston
Wiseoweht
Adam
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
A quirky column notes how people misjudge fairness and charm while offering wry reflections on social quirks. It lampoons expectations of worth, love, fortune, and wit with sharp, humorous sentences about everyday life and human foibles.
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