Washington Post Subscription Rates Dated August 13, 1910
The Washington Post announces subscription terms including daily and Sunday options, weekly and monthly rates, and yearlong plans. Remittances are to be mailed to The Washington Post Co. in Washington, D C, with foreign advertising handled by Paul Block in New York and Chicago.
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Washington Pobt CO
Washington, D. C
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Steger Building
Chicago
Let The Post Follow You To Any Washington Home
Washington readers are urged to keep The Post with them as they move from the city. The notice explains that addresses may be changed freely and the paper will be delivered promptly to any part of the country. Send orders to The Post by telephone 1205 and include both old and new addresses. Subscription rates are listed above.
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Europe
James A. French
New York
Alington
Erfurt
Jesse
Interstate Commerce Commission
G. G. Moffatt
Chicago
Moffatt
Shoreham
Commission
Aldrich Reply to Bristow Sets Campaign Fire
The piece reviews Senator Aldrich's rebuttal to Senator Bristow, arguing it exposes prior charges about tariff amendments and alleges an anti tariff populist push drawing support from chautauqua circuits. It notes Kansans could read the facts and that Aldrich’s reply marks the opening shot in a broader enlightenment campaign.
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Bristow
Aldrich
Strivton
Kansas
Kansan
Congress
Messrs
Payne
Tuwa
Alditch
Muzzle the Humans! Rabies fear spurs overbroad muzzling call
A heated editorial argues for universal muzzling to stop disease, comparing dog orders to humans and pests like mosquitoes rats and ants. It claims widespread infections from humans and pests justify immediate drastic action and a blanket muzzle for all.
The Charms of Music and the Snake Tale
A Utah ranch picnic sees three women flee a rattlesnake as one sings Nearer My God to Thee, the snake pausing to listen. The piece suggests music’s lure over danger, while another Maine game preserve story notes two keepers and a moose birth, a graphophone ending the siege.
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Utah
Mains
Moose frees prisoner after curiosity in the woods
The moose investigates a distant woods scene and releases a prisoner. The fragment questions the tune played by the graphophone and suggests indignation may have moved the animal rather than curiosity.
Absurd parallels drawn between Gaynor and Boutros Pasha killings
The English press likens Mayor Gaynor's assault to the Egyptian premier Boutros Pasha’s assassination to argue about governance abroad. It contrasts a lone act of grievance with Egypt’s revolutionary context, noting Roosevelt’s reaction and urging focus on domestic troubles rather than external affairs.
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Gaynor
Boutzon Pasha
Egypt
Roosevelt
Guildhall
Boutros Pasha
Lberty
Gallagher Nas
London
Ice and Ice Use on Southern Farms Discussed
Rural economists examine how ice affects Southern farming. Ice availability in the mountains lags behind northern regions, complicating shipment of perishable goods and pushing production toward household use. The piece notes regional climate, transport links, and potential for diversifying crops to boost prosperity.
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United States
Great Britain
Europe
New England
South
Auld Brig of Ayr Restored and Opened by Lord Rosebery
The Auld Brig of Ayr, famed from Burns and the Two Brigs, has been rescued from ruin. A restoration fund of over 650000 was raised, and the bridge was reopened and handed to the Town Council by Lord Rosebery. Ayrshire hosts Burns birth and early life, with his writings and satires rooted there.
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Burns
Ayr
Lord Rosebery
Dumfries
Ayrshire
Cotter
Kirk of
Burns Wortshiper
Rosebery's Burn s hypothetical path and Blacklock praise
Lord Rosebery imagined how Burns might have fared if he had gone to Jamaica as an estate overseer and speculated on a wealthier Burns ruling in Scotland as a tobacco or sugar lord. He lauded Blacklock for shaping Burns early career and urged honoring Blacklock at future celebrations. Poverty versus wealth is noted as driving literary genius.
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Lord Rosebery
Blacklock
Edinburgh
Burns
Jamaica
Blackrock
Scotland
West Indies
Pulpit Defenders of Narragansett Pier Denounce Gambling
Clergymen of Narragansett Pier clash with a boy constable over a club raid that uncovered gambling. Reverends Raftery and Allen dispute the nature of gambling and insist it is not the constable's business. A hasty exodus from the summer colony followed as news spread.
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Narragansett Pier
Yeagan
Leisura
Lasue
Father Raftery
Allen
Nar- Tragansett Pier
Aerial Warfare and the Debate on Women Soldiers
A compilation of reflections on aerial warfare and ethics, noting the impracticality of women serving as soldiers while endorsing physical training for women. It cites aircraft risks, the need for regulations, and wartime conventions in Germany, France, Russia, and Japan, alongside political asides about public figures and sensational asides.
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The
Strand
T. R
Rubicon
Sii
Yorkers Statesman Dialogue on Bragg's Broad Views
In a lively exchange between Bacon and Egbert a friend Bragg is described as very broad in his views. The dialogue highlights the humor and tension of political personas as they discuss ideology and openness.
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the Yorkers Statesman
Bacon
Bragg
Egbert
Women in Congress in Colorado Candidate Williamson
The Indianagetts Star notes Colorado women may elect Katherine Williamson to Congress once population gains a seat. Williamson, 37, state factory inspector, popular and trusted, faces questions on how a woman member would interpret the Constitution's he pronoun and the House credentials process. A ruling by Congress or Supreme Court could set precedent and spark nationwide debate.
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Indianagetts Star
Congress
Colorado
Katherine Wil- Mamsgon
Williamson
Coursse
Wold Congresa
House
Supreme Court
Oil Heat May Replace Coal In Steel Mills
The Philadelphia Press reports experts debate when coal fields will exhaust. Vast coal deposits exist globally, but estimates place America and England at about 400 years at current use. A Pottsville steel plant plans oil-fired furnaces to cut fuel costs, signaling a potential shift away from coal in rolling mills worldwide.
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Philadelphia
Ccologista
Alaska
China
America
England
Pottaville
Flower Girls of Piccadilly Face Eviction Fears
The London Globe praises the Piccadilly flower sellers despite pressure to evict them for cleanliness. It notes the “flower mother” seeking leniency, defends the colorful stalls as civil and helpful in dull weather, and opposes official removal as unjustified.
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London Globe
London
Piccadilly
Piccadilly Circus
King Albert Crushes Ostend Gambling scourge at private clubs
The Belgian king directs strict enforcement against gambling dens once run by Leopold II ally M Marquet. Police raid the Ostend Cercle Prive, seize tables and paraphernalia, and close rooms used for private gambling. Expanding crackdowns target hotels and public gaming to curb vice and restore order at Ostend.
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Belgium
M. Marquet
Leopold II
Ostend
Province of
Ghent
Poace
Reading
Warret
Marquet
Monte Carlo
Leopold
Monte Carlco
London Saturday Review
Chamber of Deputies
Brussels
Cercle
Prive
Europe
Defense of the classics argues for broader training
A Philadelphia Bulletin piece argues the classics foster imagination and disciplined thought better than a sole focus on math and modern sciences. It cites ancient philosophers, engineers, and statesmen, noting skyscrapers and tunnels arise from imagination and urging parents to value classical studies as a versatile tutor for the mind.
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Philadelphi
Bulletin
Aga
Hudson
Kentucky Rosebud Case Ends With Child Retained
In Philadelphia the quarter sessions court upheld Director Neff's removal of eight month old Nettie August from Walter Edgerton known as the Kentucky Rosebud. Judge Staake praised Neff for rescuing the child from infamy and kept the case under court protection with observers testifying about Edgerton’s disreputable house. The hearing focused on police and health officials' accounts, with Edgerton not present to defend his claim to custody.
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Kentucky Rosebud
Philadephia Public Ledger
Staake
Quarter ‘Sessions Court
Neff
Chia
Walter Edgerton
South Warnock Street
Nettle August
Mollie August
Idgerton
William A. Connor
Bureau of Health and Charities
Connor
Sherman
Edgerton
Seret. Fenn
Fifteenth
Locust Streets
Station
Nettie
Reuben Levy
Rosebud
Wilson
Fifteenth and Locust Streets
South Cutton
South Warnock Streets
Warnock Street
Locust Street
Atlantic City
Canada
Beret
Fenn
Hoyses
Reese
Department of Health and Charities
al- Yich
Humane butchers over strike tale in Brooklyn
The Brooklin Eagle reports that American Sugar Refining Company plants on Brooklyn’s eastern waterfront reopened after a strike slowdown. About 100 strikebreakers returned to work, and unions say no strikers will be rehired while predicting a quick full staff. Violence flared as sugar moved through streets, and community sympathy shifts toward laid off workers’ families and local retail workers bearing the burden.
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Brooklin Eagie
American Sugar Refining Company
Brooklyn
Grace Ory
Names that Speak for California’s Golden State
A poetic montage of California place names and pioneers contrasts native tongue charm with enduring honor given to settler names. The piece celebrates how towns from Drytown to Shasta and beyond carry rugged memory, naming Fallon, Mendocino, Calaveras, and many more as proof the state’s true identity lies in its storied monikers. It ends with a vignette of a town resident tormented by a katydid as he rests from bustle and noise.
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New York Sun
San Gregorio
Pasito Robles
Mojave
San Leandro
Tebachapl
Slippery Ford
Yankee Hill
Lone Pine
Rough and Ready
Sawyers Bar
Fresno
Lone Star Mine
Railroad Flat
Shasta
Grizzly, Flats
Butchers Ranch
Placer
Drytown
Bear Valley
Elk Creek
Dutch Flat
Squaw Valley
Smith Flat
Yuba Way
Angels Camp
Badger
Bullards Bar
Buckeye
Deadwood
Stanislaus
Happy Camp
Dana
Larsen
Golden State
Fallon
Emmet
Yole
Loughlin
Lynch
McNear
Yankee Argonauts
Jason
Alturas
Alviso
San Geronimo
San Bo
Wheaton
Ill
A. R. Watson
St. Louis
Raleigh
Peddier's Acre in Lambeth Church Window Story
A window in the parish church displays the full-length figure of a ped dler with his pack staff and dog. The unknown donor vowed his portrait and that of his canine companion be kept in the church and the dog buried in consecrated ground as the condition for presenting Peddier's Acre to the parish.
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Lambeth
Peddier
Where Man Would Be Suffragist Rally Ends in Debate
In Pittsburg Leader coverage a suffragist raises her right hand and proclaims Give the woman the credit she deserves, and where would a man be The reply From the crowd suggests a contemptuous remark that If she got all the credit she wanted he d be in the workhouse The scene captures the gender rights clash in a public gathering.
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Pittsburg
Pointed Paragraphs From a Chicago Column
A chorus of aphorisms on love and gender roles appears in a Chicago column. The piece mocks assumptions about romance, emotion, and marriage while suggesting that heart disease may influence views on matrimony.
Visitors in Washington foresee Atlantic Deeper Waterways meet
Prominent officials and figures from J Hampton Moore to Govs Ansen Weeks and Pointer discuss the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association convention in Providence. Navy presence planned in Narragansett Bay from August 31 to September 3, with receptions, regattas, and entertainments as dignitaries like Knox Hobson Hughes await. Local enthusiasm grows as theater and railroad commission topics surface.
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Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Providence
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
New Willard
Moore
Navy Department
Narraganaete Bay
Staunton
Tennessee
Montana
North Carolina
Govs
Fort
New Jersey
Ansen
South Carolina
Weeks
Connecticut
Pointer
Rhode Island
Robert Peary
North Pote Fame
Knox
Gov. Broward
Florida
Simmons
Page
Vermont
Aldrich and Wetmore
Richmond P. Hobson
Hughes
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Presa
Politics is poison to a man's principles and reflections on building renovations facing the railroad. Designs show fronts transformed with slopes, sloped roofs, and gables to resemble a quaint English village. The plan, estimated over 9000 dollars, would make Wheaton an attractive sight to travelers.
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Rela
Jey Waa
Wheaton
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