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The Washington Post announces delivery terms for Washington and Alexandria with weekly and monthly rates for daily and Sunday editions. It lists postage prepaid options, yearly and monthly plans, and directs remittances to The Washington Post Co. at the New York and Chicago offices with manager names.
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Vanderbilt Guilding
Paul Tlock
Chicago Offee
Unity Building
Paul Block
Let The Post Follow You Address Change Notice
Readers are urged to have The Post follow them by mail during summer absences. Change of address should include both old and new addresses, with the desire to stay informed on home affairs and world news.
What If the Mob Attacked the Georgia militia
A sharp moral discussion questions responsibility for sending militia into a Georgia riot where unloaded guns were found. It weighs officer duty, mob fury, and whether troop presence prevented a massacre or masked a failure to protect prisoners and citizens alike.
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Georgia
Jack Benventura
Eubrge
Bern
Erse
Shall We Elect Postmasters Debate in the Commoner Plan
A discussion on electing postmasters cites the 76 000 U S post offices and advocates or opposes varying states outcomes. It notes Louisiana would have about 1300 postmasters affected, and recalls William M Wills and Cleveland era ideas that the office be removed from party politics with local voter input.
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New Orleans Picayune
United Stee
Louisiana
Hrgan
Bryan
Cleveland
William MW. Wills
Wisconsin
Chgr
Roosevelt and Parker Debate Postmaster Reform and Campaign Tone
The piece contrasts Vilas proposal for nonpartisan postmaster appointments with a broader call for direct public advisory input to the President. It rebuts The Philadelphia Record’s harsh critique of Roosevelt and argues Parker’s and Roosevelt’s records deserve review, noting the campaign’s dulling tone beyond the ermine versus khaki framing.
A Word for the Dogs In Our City
Citizens voice concern as officials rush to act on mad dog scare rumors. An officer inspected a family pet on Twentieth street and threatened needless action, prompting calls for rational protection and restraint from authorities amid heightened hysteria.
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Twentieth Street
Old Attitudes and Immigration in the South Debate
The piece critiques political manipulation in Mississippi elections and white rule, contrasts it with Massachusetts governance, and discusses Italian immigrant labor’s potential in the South. It cites Governor Vardaman, primary elections, and editorial perspectives from Boston papers, noting broader implications for suffrage and regional policy.
Past Romances Of Titled Houses In Europe And England
A long survey of aristocratic lineages and titles centers on Sir Charles Rose a European arrival in New York and former ally of Levi P Morton with ties to the Anglo American banking house. It traces the Plunketts Dunsanys Jersey and Villers families from medieval times through modern society, noting marriages fortunes and political roles, including Childs Bank connections and Lord Jersey’s Ostler Park estate. The piece weaves in anecdotes about royal bloodlines, Boer War service, and famed hostesses with the era’s social gravity.
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Europe
New York
Levi P. Morton
Morton, Rose & Co
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Prince of Wales
Robert Emmet Tempie
Rutland
Sir John Rose
Montreal
Canada
Dominion
London
Charles
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Granley Clarke
Edward Rose
Tenth Hussars
Cecilia Rose
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Jockey Club
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Fenian Reid
Strathcona and
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Canadian Pacific Railroad
Beatrice Villers
Lord Dunsany
Countess of Jersey
Lord Leigh
Mary
France
Henry VIII
England
Dunsany
Ireland
Henry VI
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Horace Plunkett
United States
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May Morgan
Philadelphia
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Osterly Park
Metropolis
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Francis Child
Queen Elizabeth
Thomas Gresham
Lord Villers
Monte Carlo
Marquise de Fontexoy
Officeholders and Bosses in American Politics
From the St. Paul News the piece discusses bossism, defining bosses as leaders who profit from controlling others rather than holding office. It cites Myron T. Herrick and Lincoln Steffens, arguing most governors and mayors are bound to party organizations, with real independence rare. The piece concludes Steffen’s question, Who is the real governor?, is largely fair.
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Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Lincoln Steffens
Trere
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Vox Populi
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New York
Lincoln Steffen
Gamblers and Fools
Milwaukee Journal quotes Henry P. Lyman of American Surety Co saying 25 percent of defalcations arise from race track gambling. He notes bonds are issued to many young men who lose on horses. Gambling is described as stacked against the outsider with deception and fraud as a normal part of the game. The gambler is a robber and victims have little legal remedy.
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Milwaukee Journal
Henry P. Lyman
American Surety Company
Lyman
Roosevelt pleads civil service reform postmaster case
The Springheim Republican notes President Roosevelt’s reprimand of Philadelphia postmaster Clayton McMichael as support for civil service reform. McMichael favored appointees backed by Republican ward leaders, undermining merit from the eligible list though no clear legal violation is proven. The piece cites the Times on Russian contentment and a biting quotation about victory and control.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Clayton McMichael
Civil Service Commissioners
Say Bob to Fairmount Park and kisses at the fete
A country elder asks for permission to go to Fairmount Park while street urchin warns him off. The item includes a quip about Maud selling kisses at a lawn fete and boys pooling to buy one, with other aphorisms about trust, love, and society.
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Bob
Fairmount Park
Clevelara
Maud
Kidnapping in America and the Black Hand threat
A Toledo Blade reprint argues over a New York kidnapping case by Italian secret society members. It condemns the Black Hand for murder and ransom and urges action, including possible deportation, to curb such crimes and protect children.
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Black Hand Society
Cruelty to Children Prompts Call for School Reform
In a Chicago Chronicle column, advocates urge ending exhaustive school grind and harsh drills that steal childhood. Citing Mosely commission concerns, the piece questions prolonged sessions and punitive practices, demanding quick adoption of kinder pedagogy and stronger protection of children’s rights.
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Stag
Philadelphia
Fractional Currency Shortage Sparks Treasury Coinage Move
Secretary Shaw plans to melt about 5 million dollars of silver bullion into half dollars quarters and dimes to ease a looming shortage of small change in the United States. Current circulation below the dollar stands at 10 million with about 12 million in subsidiary coins, raising concerns as fall retail trade approaches.
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Times
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The Insanity Plea in the Bogton Transcript
The piece argues the insanity plea often arises after conviction to avoid capital punishment and keep options open. It condemns public sympathy as misguided and urges scrupulous avoidance of injustice or haste in sentencing for the community’s best interests.
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We, Said the Dentist, It Would Be a Waste of Money
A humorous exchange features a dentist and a persistent solicitor. The dentist asserts his reputation speaks for itself through satisfied customers, arguing advertising would be wasteful. The dialogue hints at the era's newspapers and local humor.
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Some Hope for Him in a Gentle Rejection Scene
A fragment shows Miss Esmeralda gently rebuffing Sylvester, saying it would be silly to say yes at first. She hints he may ask again someday, while she remains considerate and distant.
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Sorrelton
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Pointed Paragraphs and Paradox in Everyday Life
A satirical set of aphorisms on labor luck love and marriage. It mocks judgment of status by initials notes gendered expectations and folly in money and fortune. Witty observations hint at social norms and self awareness.
Southern Mississippi lumber boss praises negro labor calm
In the New Willard lobby Mr Henry of Gulfport asserts that in Southern Mississippi there is no negro problem and that black workers are the best laborers, earning wages weekly and living contentedly under white supervision. He contrasts this with northern views and warns against anti labor arrogance. Rev Carroll of Waco to preach in Calvary Church while temperance talks recall Texas local option success and ongoing prohibition sentiment.
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Post
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Disappointed in Love Comes Up With Spoonamore
In a Chicago Tribune dialogue Miss de Muir questions Mr Spoonamore about past heartbreaks. He replies he has faced love disappointments hundreds of times but recovers quickly, noting a past marriage proposal.
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Flectione of a Spinster from Baltimore Americas
A humorous note on money, marriage, and courtship quotes a balladlike view of spinster life. It suggests money influences horses more than mares and that society underplays a girl's good sense when ridiculed. It also touches on diplomacy, perseverance in spinsterhood, and belief in Prince Charming waning after marriage.
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