Washington Post Early 1904 Subscription Rates
Publication office details and subscription options for The Washington Post dated Friday August 12, 1904. Rates listed for Daily and Daily including Sunday, with deliveries to Washington, Alexandria, and options by week month or year. Payment methods and office addresses provided for remittances and offices in New York and Chicago.
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Let The Post Follow You Readers Advised
Washington readers away for the summer are urged to have The Post follow by mail. It keeps them informed about alfatra at home and world news. Change of address should include old and new locations, with updates as desired.
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Esopus
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Coming Party Rise Warned by Parker Speech
Judge Parker’s acceptance speech warns of a coming radical party formed from minor parties and extremists of Democrats and Republicans. The piece recalls the Whig demise, notes radical votes exist inside and outside the two major parties, and predicts a coalition of conservatives to resist radicalism if trends persist.
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The Post's Position on Disfranchisement Questions
A reader questions The Post on disfranchisement of black voters and its impact on representation. The paper argues public opinion shapes penalties under the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, cites Massachusetts style safeguards, notes Mississippi and South Carolina adoption, and cites Supreme Court affirmation. It discusses primary versus general elect ion votes and argues local elites predominate in Mississippi districts.
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The Post and Critics on Electoral Issues and Sectionalism
A reader asks about limiting representation to the vote and the reply questions McKinley and Roosevelt. The Post denies urging votes for Parker or Roosevelt and explains it noted the potential for Republicans to rebuke their party. It argues readers may feel freer to switch allegiance due to political risks.
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Pot Boiling and the Heart of Fiction in 1905
A critique of Mrs. Craigie writing three novels at once and the market pressures on literature. The piece contrasts Dumas and Dickens with modern authors, arguing current fiction often lacks heart and true storytelling, while urging readers to skip books not two years old. It also weighs presidential workload and how leaders should delegate to cabinet officers.
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Parker and the party organs in fierce political posturing
The piece critiques Republican press portrayal of Judge Parker's motives and possible second term actions. It mocks how organs claim deep knowledge of his thoughts, noting a shift from suspicion to certainty about his plans. It mocks campaign verses and broader political theatrics surrounding Parker.
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A Recruit for Mr. Roosevelt
A New York Sun editorial reverses its stance on Theodore Roosevelt, urging voters to back him and Fairbanks. The piece contrasts past scorn with current support, arguing Roosevelt offers clearer promises than Parker and Davis and noting the Sun’s shift may reflect the election’s pivotal independent vote.
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John A. Logan
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Fairbanks
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Davis
Old-time ties deepen as Coote clan links Ireland and New York
A vivid survey of the Coote family’s Irish roots and American connections traces Sir Algernon Coote and his kin through titles, land, and public service. It explains Bellamont and Ballyfin lines, Lord Sandys’ ascent, and the stock exchange ties of peers like Milner and Bourke, amid notes on the Duchy of Lancaster and Cornwall.
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F. Z. Hutchinson
Boston
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the Coote
Labourchere
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Bellamont
Coote
Ballyfin
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James
O'Neile
Earl of Tyrone
Mountrath
Castle Coote
Oxford University
Treeland
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Queens County
Atlantic
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Sandys
England
Jermyn Street
St. James
London
Channel Islands
London Stock Exchange
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Lord Mayo
Harry Milner
Duchess of Montrose
Countess of Durham
Lady Gerard
Boudairs
Temple Bar
Mike Sandys
Stock Exchange
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Lord Hardwicke
India
Women and Hats Through a Hartford Poet’s Lens
The piece argues women ditch hats yet chase millinery, tracing fashion critiques from ancient times to modern days. It urges simpler head dress as true art, praising personal choice over trends while humorously noting a Cleveland Plain Dealer quote about marriage and the old bachelor.
Keep Your Head Dont Drown And The Twister Election
A Chicago Journal cautionary note links safe water drowning risks to calm floating technique and warns against panicked arm waving. In contrast a sequence of cheeky quotes from voters and politicians in Philadelphia papers satirize principles versus personal motives, with a blind beggar joke closing the collection.
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Chicago Journal
City Echoes Farce and Fatigue Across Papers
A mashup of comic lines and terse headlines from Chicago Detroit and Toledo clipped from newspapers. It blends employer clerk dialogue about vacation time a diagnosis of insomnia and a grim note on a killing by an American trolley car in Korea reflecting press items and modern life.
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Korea
Quip laden glimpse of social vices and morals
A fragmentary column of aphorisms and social observations on wealth, crime, labor, and manners. It juxtaposes idle wealth with restraint, notes the chiropodist with a notes book, and teases dramatic tastes, musicians, and business smarts in a satirical tone.
Trusts Eating Each Other Ford Detroit Tribune Opinion
A Detroit Tribune column warns that rival monopolies in steel sugar railroads and coal may wage open warefare as trusts collide. It argues such feudal industrial power could push toward state centralization, and calls for action beyond mere reform to curb monopolies.
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Sugar Trust
Judge Parker Acceptance Speech Praised by Major Dailies
Philadelphia Record notes leadership clarity while Baltimore Sun hails Parker as honest and balanced. New York papers praise restraint, constitutional aims, and a shift away from Rooseveltism, with critiques from others on tone and strategy. The consensus views Parker as calm, prudent, and oriented toward peace and law.
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Democratic Party
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Ringles
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New York Times
Judge Park
Judge Walker
Americans Among Russians and Travelers in Hotels
In Raleigh hotel lobbies travelers recount impressions from Russia, Bermuda, and Mexico. W R McAlpine of San Francisco notes Russia’s reluctance to wage war and German treatment of foreigners. Parker Bo Smith from Houston praises Mexico’s hospitality and floral welcomes. Maj Wy Slave from Britain calls Bermuda climate bracing but energy lacking. William Fo Hoyt of Missouri Pacific oversees Knight Templar event plans. Ontario commission officials arrive to study U S railway taxation across several states and prepare a report.
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Tex
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Pacific
Excellent Advices Mot to From the Clevelain ssi Leaser Says the thoughtful Boston Globe
The Boston Globe quotes a proverb about the young husband praising and eating his wife's first cake. It notes a dilemma: eating the first cake may prevent him from ever eating a second, suggesting cautious indulgence and thoughtful praise as guidance.
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Irreconcilable quarrel over forgotten offense discussed
In a Detroit exchange Molly questions George’s haughtiness and demands an explanation for their rift. Polly admits she cannot recall what offended her, doubting the need to reconcile without clarity.
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George
Polly
A Feminine Dig Jess-Yes And Pointed Paragraphs
From the Chicago News a humorous exchange on dignity and pride. A short man clings to his bearing while clever remarks about wealth, marriage, beauty, and politics follow with wry observations about self focus and social pretenses.
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