Rights of Individuals And The Blanket Primary Debate
A column reviews personal liberties and the dangers of overreach in social reform, arguing against blanket primaries by blending reflections on voting rights with commentary on capital punishment and public duty. It cites modern politics, professing caution toward sweeping social changes and stressing the need to protect individual liberties within democratic processes.
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Justin Gaynor
New York Supreme Court
New York
Justice Gaynor
Remittance Notice From The Washington Post Office
Remittances should be made by drafts checks post office orders registered letters or express orders payable to THE WASHINGTON POST CG Washington DC and mailed to the post division in Washington DC also noting the New York Office Flatiron Building and Hartford Building addresses for the Monday August 16 1908 deadline.
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Washington Post
Washington, D. C
Post-Division
New York
Flatiron
FALS
Chitage
Hartford
PAUE
Let The Post Follow You
Washingtonians who are leaving the city should keep The Post with them to stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Subscriptions may be changed as often as desired and the paper will be promptly mailed to any part of the country. Notify agent or send order directly to The Post. Telephone Main 4205.
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Pacific Mail
Pogts
Congress
E H Harriman
Ward
King
Edward H Harrimans
Iterstate Commerce Commission
Harriman
America
Japan
Troi
Atchison
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Trenton
N J
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Angies
Santa Fe
Baton Mountains
New Mexico
Northern Pacific
St Paul
Pacific
Pittsburg Freight Rates and Railroad Funding Dilemma
James J Hill warns U S railroads need 000,000,000 to reach proper condition and argues freight congestion, rate politics, rebates, and watered stock harm business. He advocates building Atlantic terminals and stable financing to restore efficient transportation and employment.
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Pittsburg
Ging Mast
United States
James J Hill
Delares
Atlantic Seaboard
Railroad Commissions
States
Interstate Commerce Commission of
Japan war costs and resources weighed by generals
An interview from Mongkong via Rear Admiral Hemphill questions Japan’s ability to sustain war due to its financial strain. The piece cites Gen Blume’s European war costs and casualty estimates, notes Russia’s 1904 conflict dynamics, and discusses Japan’s growing army and navy as a potential threat while acknowledging limits of resources.
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Mongkong
United States
Hemphill
Japan
Warden Blume
Kaleer 6
Germany
Blume
Russia
Kuropatkin
Forest fires blamed on careless smokers and campers
In Milwaukee's account D Whittaker recalls fires started by careless matches and pipe ashes while recounting a long-ago extension project. He cites a 60 mile by five to six mile burn, loss of ties and timber, and how fires leap unexpectedly to destroy lone pines. He contrasts Indigenous fire discipline with modern campers, warning of vast timber losses in British Columbia and nearby regions.
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D Whittaker
Champion
Vense
British Columbia
Hohenzollern Alliance Empress Bets Victoria Augusta Engaged
Austria poised for a Hohenzollern alliance as Princess Victoria Augusta of Hohenzollern becomes engaged to Archduke Francis, son of the late Archduke Otto, amid discussions on noble titles and the imperial succession across Germany Austria and allied monarchies. The piece notes legal notions on nobility loss in various states and a history of royal intrigue surrounding the triple alliance.
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Austria
Hohenzollern
Vienna
Victoria Augusta of
Hohenzolern
Archduke Francis Aries
Archduke Otto
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Hohenberg
Charles II Geetinen
Hungary
Victoria
Augusta
William
House of Hohen
Leopold of
Spain
Leopold Wos
Portugal
Willam
Hohenzollarns
Sigmaringen
Charles of
Roumania
Countess
Flanders
Archduke Charles Berdinand
Victoria Augusta
Germany
German Empire
Prussla
Confederation
Empire
Russia
England
Crown
Parliament
Unige
Peera
Earl Ferrers
House of Jorda
Tyburn
Earl Russell
House of Lords
Hhonse of Lords
Varique
Prince Philip Eulenburg
Berti
Witnesaga
Ag Fenae
MacQuian Dn Fowrzner
Brentwood Company
Teddy the Alaska bear eyed for Milwaukee zoo addition
From Circle City Alaska comes Teddy a teenage bear who has raided shops in Circle City and cost owner Rob ert C Curry and relatives large sums. The bear now travels toward Milwaukee with Keeper Bean expected to receive him at Washington Park as a demoralizing new exhibit.
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Washington Park
Bisek
Circle City
Alaska
Robert C Curry
Keeper Bean
Teddy
Mr Curry
Wiliam
Milwaukee
William Curry
Bean
North
Cirle City
Fosterhouse
Pierre Lognette
Circle City Costa
Arctic Inn
Curry
Indianapolis
Wealth of the Farmers and the Plains Prosperity
A central Kansas farmer notes strong cash reserves and expected high wheat profits if prices hold. Bankers and analysts discuss farmers’ habits and perceptions of debt, suggesting overall prosperity amid persistent borrowing explanations. The item blends other brief regional notes and curiosities from various sources.
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Plains
Abilene Kansais
New York Post
Kansas
Jones
Indigestion and Typhoid Promise New Stomachs If Attacked
The piece argues that typhoid fever can, after recovery, leave victims with a healthier stomach and relief from chronic indigestion. It notes chronic illness in old age may bring some benefits, such as improved circulation from coughing. It also touches on smallpox fear and perceived blood purification after recovery.
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Pyarsoe
Iso
Wishful politics and comic misreadings across papers
A collage of humorous verses and clippings from Chicago Evening Post and other papers. It lampoons childlike political fantasies in verse, recalls a swordfish battle at sea, and parodies social notes on honesty, judgment, and domestic life with dated tones and a mix of dialect and standard English.
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Chicago Evening Post
Charley Taft
Missouri Hopeful Taft Victory Cited by Bartholdt
Representative Richard Bartholdt of St. Louis arrives in Washington touting strong Missouri support for Taft in the coming election. He cites GOP unity, a favorable governor candidate, and the belief that Taft will continue Roosevelt policies, while noting Democrats are split. Also quoted are remarks on New York politics, prohibition in Georgia, and a desert cactus phenomenon from the New York Press.
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Richard Bartholdt
St. Louis
Washington
Missouri
Taft
Bartholdt
Bartholdts
New Willard
Cowherd
Has Hadhey
Hadhey
Standard Oil
Stone
Kerens
Hughes
Hertington
New York City
Raleigh
New York
Ike
Gev Woodruff
Stata
Gov Hughes
California
St Emall
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Tenderfoot
New Jerusalem
New York Exchange
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Horse
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New York World
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Jennings Bryan
H O Norriig
Norria
Doc” Hudson
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Slevtorat’ College
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Streep
Irin
Harry ‘Thaw
Pat Never
Animal Idea Mecort Hkarding Hotels
Frosem
Eils
Bnow Mountain Power Company
Queer Languages
Chicago Journal
Canary Islands
Cameroons
West Africa
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Knittel
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St Louis
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New Forest
Jamies
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Willie Bryan
Indynaptia
Jasper Kern
Mister Sherman
Catholic Standard and Times
Signor
Santa Peter's Church
Joe
Boston Herald
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Chatham
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