Washington Post Subscription Rates and Offices, 1904
The Washington Post details subscription rates for the Daily and Sunday editions with home delivery in Washington and Alexandria at 15 cents weekly or 60 cents monthly, and the Daily including Sunday at 30 cents weekly or 70 cents monthly. Postal prepaid options and payment methods are listed, with office addresses in New York, Chicago, and a Delaware mailing reference, dated Tuesday, August 2, 1904.
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Yanderbilt
Paul Block
Chicago
Unity
Let The Post Follow You To Home News Worldwide
Consumers are urged to have The Post follow them by mail during summer travel to stay informed about home affairs and world news. Provide both old and new addresses when requesting a change to ensure continued delivery.
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Debate on Parker Creelman Rift Ends in Nomination Victory
The piece recalls a long ago Democratic crisis as Judge Parker and James Creelman clashed over campaign policy. It notes Parker's expression of views to secure the nomination, the convention’s action, and how Creelman’s warnings were ignored. It also covers naval luncheon funding questions tied to the Connecticut launch and officers' personal expense burdens.
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Parker
el Caney
Creelman
James Creelman
Judge Parker
Mr Creelman
Albany
Alton H Parker
Louis
Withholdin
Oti
Dpicker
Creeman
Demetrius Noamnee
Naval luncheon dilemma echoed in public discourse
The passage argues that officers should not be expected to pay for their own luncheon to polish the United States image. It asserts officials serving publicly deserve respect without personal expense and that naval officers hosting events should not feel burdened by guests. The tone endorses a generous, public-spirited approach to official duties.
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United States
Post 10
Congress
Treasury Department
Post
Secretary of the Treasury
Republican Party
New
Clarence Henry
Newek
Willard
Sc Sen
Countrymin
Kipling Poem Things and the Man Draws Fire on Critics
A critical prose attack on Kipling's poem Things and the Man. The writer accuses Kipling of mystical obscurity and melodramatic excess, claims the piece panders to Chamberlain, and denounces its rhymes as hackneyed and faulty. The review criticizes the poem’s cadence, imagery, and lack of poetic perfume.
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Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Kipling
Careless Comments From The Register and Leader
The Register and Leader of Des Moines rebukes Democratic criticisms of President Roosevelt and John Sharp Williams, accusing the North of broad attacks. It defends Mississippi's political evolution and rebuts claims of widespread northern corruption, while mocking federal reforms and current political figures and events across parties.
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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 provoke a nation’s calm serious rebuke
The piece defends Roosevelt as an honest historian and critic of public figures, argues Southern exclusion of Black voters as a natural self-protective act, and suggests Mississippian and South Carolina policies mirror Northern reactions. It asserts the country will accept Roosevelt’s blunt judgments about Quakers and public life as refreshingly candid.
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Des Moines
South
Town
Vermont
Mississippi
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Thomas H. Benton
Mr. Roosevelt
Cesar Vorgia
Luther
Frederick the Great
Rupert
Heart of Navarre
Bonaparte
Wellington
Joseph Chamberlain
Witty political jabs fill a chaotic newspaper page
The column mixes sharp asides on Roosevelt Taggart and Peabody with zany quips about Berlin hotelkeepers and Indo Chinese natives. It notes Khrushchev? No, it mentions Kuropatkin and Ven ezuela and jokes about public figures. The tone is partisan, topical, and satirical, reflecting a crowded snapshot of early 20th century political chatter. The piece pares to light social humor and political innuendo without a single cohesive narrative.
Late Gossip of Foreign Capitals and Irish Viscount Claim
A long feature traces the disputed Carlingford viscountcy in Kilkenny and connections to Swift and Fortescue families. It recounts marriages, legitimacies, and wills involving Lady Waldegrave, the Waldegrave line, and the Stanhope circle, with notes on Strawberry Hill and ties to the Earldom of Waldegrave and the royal connections surrounding the Carlingford claim.
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Sherif
County
Kilkenny
Counties
Carlow
Carlingford
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's Speech and Roosevelts Critics Commentary
The piece critiques Roosevelt's acceptance speech as evasive and weak, contrasting it with calls for gold standard and reciprocity. It cites editors like Philadelphia Press and Detroit Free Press while noting divisions among Republicans on tariff readjustment and Canada reciprocity. A broad panel of opinions frames Roosevelt as cautious yet unclear on key policy stances.
Roosevelt the Issue Appeals to American Manhood
The Chicago Evening Post observes Theodore Roosevelt’s appeal to patriotism and manhood. It argues Roosevelt’s integrity, vigor, and oathbound leadership win the West and East voters, making the personality the campaign issue for Republicans and unsettling Democratic fears about war hawkishness.
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West
Theodore Roosevelt
Grant
Hayes
Garfield
Warrison
McKinley
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Roscoe Conkling
Americans Spend Money. Saving Not Valued Says Historian
Dr Emil Reh, a Hungarian historian, argues Americans earn more money than any other people yet value money least. He notes rich figures like Pierpont Morgan and the Vanderbilts fund hospitals and libraries, while Russell Sage spends sparingly. Reh observes Americans lavishly spend on comfort, colleges, and luxury, contrasting with European critiques and Mexican lottery buyers.
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City of
Chance
Checking Motor Madness Across the Highway
The New York Tribune argues for stopping two forms of motor madness. It condemns reckless scorcher drivers who speed, endangering lives, and the impotent retaliation of stones and bullets toward them. It urges addressing the provocation behind the behavior, not just the acts.
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New York ‘Tribune
Mosquito Netting Order Reveals Canal Zone Protection Plan
The Springfield Republicans notes Gen Davis seeks 100,000 yards of mosquito netting to guard the canal zone. It ridicules the need, contrasting the plan with a delicate mosquito bar and Artemus Ward’s hotel room hoop skirt metaphor as inadequate protection.
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Springfield Republican
Part of the Curriculum at Stormington Barnes School
Tragerdy asks about pupils from Stormington Barnes while Lowe Comerty confirms the students are from his School of Acting. He plans a summer session where Comerty will 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 and Roosevelt in the 1904 campaign
The Philadelphia Press notes the President's speech as a call to trust in the administration's achievements while the New York papers Credit Roosevelt's acceptance address as generalities and promise of further action. The Baltimore and New York papers critique the rhetoric and contrast Parker's forthcoming reply. The Pittsburg Press lauds Tom Taggart as Democratic chairman, while Republicans regard the choice as suitable given his affability despite criticisms.
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Taggart
Philadelphia
New York
Roosevelt
Judge Parker
Jsaaca
Baltimore News
Charles
Mr Dick
Hoosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Temple of Jacus
Pittsburg
Tom
Democratic National Committee
Notable Guests and Local Echoes From a Grand Hotel
Reports from the Eb bit t House recount varied conversations with visitors about Parral in Chihuahua Mexico as a mining hub and exile for some Americans. A London group discusses politicians Chamberlain Gladstone and Parnell, plus hotel social life and a humorous road hazard tale from New Jersey.
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Joseph Chamberlain
Dnelend
Aubrey Trumtt
London
Shoreham
Chamberlain
Yen Sip
America
C¢mmons
Gladstone
Chambers
Trobe
Tard Bibebury
Charis Bluare Parnell
Positive Proof Debate on Adam’s Time in History
The exchange presents Wiseoweht arguing the world existed long before Adam, contrasted by SleethBass Whs who says Adam would have authored a history novel if otherwise. The Houston Chron Chronicle fragment highlights a debate on prehistoric humanity and biblical chronology.
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Houston
Wiseoweht
Adam
Pointed Paragraphs
A collection of wry observations on human nature and social quirks. The items poke fun at desire, marriage, ambition, and everyday behavior with brief, humorous lines.
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