Roasting Pilgrims and Polarizing Politics in 1905 Post
The Washington Post pages reflect a mix of subscription notices and editorial debate. A lengthy critique targets John D Long and the Pilgrims, arguing early New England settlers were complex yet generally respectable compared with modern standards, while noting shifts in culture and immigration shaping Boston and New England.
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Let The Post Follow You In Washington After Departure
A terse notice urges residents leaving the city to ensure The Post follows them to receive updates about affairs at the Capital. It mentions possible address changes and emphasizes prompt communication via Main 4205 to send orders to The Past carrier.
The Real Question at Rio and the Drago Doctrine
The Pan American conference at Rio explores an international arbitration pact while debating the Drago doctrine. It weighs U S policy against European use of force to collect private claims, preferring a Monroe doctrine aligned approach that preserves sovereignty and curbs forced debt collection.
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Theodore Roosevelt for 1908 Nomination Debate Echoes
The piece argues Roosevelt would likely decline a GOP nomination yet intrigues the idea of him being the sole electable candidate in 1908. It praises his patriotism and partisan energy, noting his influence on the Iowa platform and his ties with congressional leaders. The Lensville Past endorses him for the United States Senate seat, framing it as a career path with no easy ascent.
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Mr Shermans Famous Victory Harrs the Republican Campaign
The Post hails James Schoolcraft Sherman as a buoyant optimist and praises his early victory in organizing the campaign to win the next House. It notes his appeal for funds and claims his quantified voter estimate shows Republicans hold a strong path to a sizable majority.
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Fragmented Scraps on Politics and Society in a Tumultuous Era
A sprawling, bid for sense of the times. the Mall forecasts diversions in East Side charity work, while a cavalcade of political observations, public discourse, and social commentary rails at reformers, mobs, and public figures. Lynching in North Carolina triggers protests. Father Curry’s altar sermon provokes sharper critique of East Side aid.
Rothschild view of Russian strife and Paris finance
The Paris financial houses led by the Rothschilds remain invested in Russia’s debt but fear for the czar and imperial family amid Nihilist threats. The piece notes English officials’ pay, equipage allowances, royal fees, and reform prompts, plus biographical tidbits about titles and a dignified American-Liberian matron who dined with European rulers.
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King of Kings. Portrait of Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia
A detailed profile of Menelik II the Abyssinian emperor. The article describes his palace audience hall, ceremonial guards, and the throne, noting his intelligence and gentleness. It covers his attire, interpreter, and curiosity about foreign affairs including the United States Spain and Roosevelt. Also describes Empress Taitu, her character, and marriage to Menelik.
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Phila delphias in Plenty Across The Union
A dining-room exchange reveals multiple towns named Philadelphia and New Philadelphia across the United States. The traveling man lists Philadelphia in Maine North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Tennessee Indiana and more with references to a New Philadelphia and other similarly named towns. The dialogue underscores how common the Philadelphia name is in many states and regions.
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Snake Choked Steeper in Oroville Tale
North ern Electric worker Feye and two companions faced a life threatening moment when a large snake coiled around his neck in a gunny sack tent in western Oroville. He fought the constricting reptile, was bitten on the neck, and his two companions freed him. The snake escaped as they tended to Feye’s wound. A gopher snake was the attacker, found in a tent belonging to the workers.
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Wedding hush grips Newport society this summer
From the Sprasteldeepers to Divarra Court the chatter centers on a high society wedding hardly noticed by the press. A New York paper asks where our gold is while locals joke about carrying theirs in their teeth, reflecting playful gossip and societal spotlight this season.
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Overzealous Fishermen in New York Waters
A New York Press letter critiques crowded boats and rowdy crowds on Jamaica Bay and nearby harbors. It laments crowded vessels, tangled lines, and selfish anglers, contrasting sober, respectful anglers with rowdy drinkers harming the sport.
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Southern Knitting Mills in the South Rise in Hosiery
The Boston Trauscrap notes steady growth of cotton hosiery and underwear knitting mills in the South. All 154 mills operate with 7.1 million in capital and 18,660 workers across 14,920 machines and 134,404 spindles. Output reaches diverse garments sold through focal stores, commission houses, or New York offices. industry expected to advance with cotton-spinning and weaving.
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There stands the parson s house in summer twilight
A poem fragment narrates a maiden and suitor near the parson s house as they hesitate to speak of love under moonlit fields. The moment is interrupted by distant birds and a wanderer s quiet reflection, then a shift to a museum scene with John Ridgley Carter guiding American visitors in Hastings.
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A Shower of Sunfish at Pimlico Avenue
Baltimore News reports sunfish rained down on Pimlico avenue and surfaced in a glass bowl after a storm. President George W Gall Jr of the fire board described the odd occurrence to friends at city hall. Also noted is a brief horse trade snippet from the Detroit Free Press with Fields and Lumpkins discussing payment.
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In the Barnyard Prom Thelede Bleue Mra Goose-Why
Mrs Hen asks what you are eating that day for. Mrs Hen explains the beer is dry lately and she tries to lay the dust.
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Iowa and Mississippi politicians shown in hotel lobby chatter
The article covers Representative John A. T. Hull of Iowa previewing a solid Republican future in Congress and Iowa's state ticket. It also follows Debs and Mississippi figure E. J. Bowers predicting a Democratic House in the Sixtieth Congress, with Williams’s Senate bid and party power dynamics in Mississippi.
Milk famine hits Chicago as dry West cuts supply
Chicago faces a major milk shortage due to a dry season in the West. Fodder shortages and burned forage reduce daily receipts from about 28,200 eight-gallon cans to roughly 14,100. Prices rise sharply for August cans and some shipments come from Ohio despite long distances.
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Fremont Succeeds Smith as Naval Attache in Paris and St Petersburg
Commander Joan C. Fremont will replace Commander Roy Smith as naval attache to the American embassies in Paris and St. Petersburg. Smith will command the new cruisers in the Asiatic station. Commander C. C. Marsh and Commander J. H. Helm also receive assignments, with Helm taking command of the cruiser Baltimore in Manila's area.
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McClellan Statue Unveiling to Feature Roosevelt Addresses
The thirty seventh annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Potomac will be held in the city on October 18 and 19. The McClellan statue will be unveiled on the first day with addresses by President Roosevelt and Generals Sickles Howard and Dodge. The orator for the reunion exercises is Martin W Luttleton, former borough president of Brooklyn. E Root starts for Montevideo.
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A Pathetic Life From The Boston Trante
A fragment reflects on a pallid, scrimping existence spent in ignoble concerns over wealth. It criticizes the man who claimed fortune would free him to spend, yet never finds time to enjoy it.
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