Washington Post Subscription Rates and Offices
The Washington Post lists delivery rates for Washington and Alexandria with daily and Sunday options, monthly and yearly prices, and acceptable remittance methods. It notes a New York office at 211 Vanderbilt Building and Chicago office in Unity Building, with managers named Paul Block and others.
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Washington Post Co
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York
Vanderbilt Building
Pall Block
Chicago
Unity Bulliing
Paul
Baltic Fleet Seen as Strong in British Naval Review
In the National Review, H. W. Wilson argues the Baltic fleet is not a ragtag group but a capable force. He details Russian ships like the Suvyarov and Borodino, their speeds and armament, and notes other modern units, cruisers, and transports forming a formidable modern Armada. He counters English pessimism and suggests Continental powers may tolerate or aid Admiral Rozestvensky, influenced by Britain's Dogger Bank stance.
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National Review
H. W. Wilson
Wilson
England
Japan
Russia
Baltic
United States
Rojestvensky
Rofestvensky
Asiatic
Dogger Banks
Cape of Good Hope
Voyage to Chagos and the Greene Lawson clash endure
The article chronicles the expected rendezvous at Chagos in the Indian Ocean by January 1905 and outlines a six thousand six hundred mile stretch to Vladivostok and Port Arthur. It also recounts the unexpected turn in the Greene Lawson confrontation in Boston and New York while debating Civil Service exceptions and the politics of eligibility.
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Persian Gulf
Chagos
Indian Ocean
Mr. Wilson
Excerpts on Civil Service Rules and Political Figures
The text argues for strict guarding of civil service exceptions, urging written, accessible reasoning when deviations occur. It critiques corporate stock ownership in legislatures and discusses David Bennet Hill and Addicks, noting Addicks’s lasting influence in Republican politics and calls for cautious reform without bisaud. It includes editorial voice from Charleston News and Courier and Hartford Courant reflections.
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David B. Hii
New York State
Hilt
Hartford Courant
Rep
The
Courant
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Addicks
Post
David Bennett Hill
Hill
New York
Nation
United States
Delaware
United States Senate
Senate
Ife
Inaugural Parade Chatter and Political Jokes
A collection of clever quips and satirical notes on figures like Rockefeller Carnegie and Tom Lawson plus remarks on Chadwick, Morton, and the South’s negroes leaving farms. The snippets mock politicians, bankers, clergy, and media, recounting anecdotes about public life and recent events.
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Tammany
Chadwick
Secret service funds revive in republican France
A lengthy report notes revived secret service funds under the French republic, with millions used by departments of foreign affairs interior and others to influence press and public opinion, marking a return to practices once curtailed by Leon Gambetta. It also mentions a royal English match for Lord Malmesbury, Ottoman reverence for the Prophet’s relic, and the shortage of officers for the Household Brigade amid heavy guard duties and ample leisure.
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Napoleon II
Tuileries
Empire
Leon Gambetta
Sre
Department of the Interior
Department of War
of Marine
of Commerce, &c
Seraglio
Taam
Shadum II Haremeen
Constantinople
Selim I
Medina
Mecca
Cairo
Selim
Gulbhane
Mohammed
Yemen
Sheik-el-Islam
War Department
London
Guards
Household Brigade
Windsor
Wellington
Waterloo
Inkerman
Crimea
South Africa
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Capitol chatter from Washington feeds lighthearted humor
The article recounts anecdotes about Representative-elect Ralph D. Cole and other figures in Congress. It covers comic exchanges at train stations, a Maine senator's survey resolution, a curious gift request involving an Episcopal prayer book, and letters praising or critiquing various lawmakers.
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Washington
Ralph D. Cole
Findlay
Ohio
Congress
Pennsylvania
New Buckeye Statesman
Eehacee Berry
Arkansas
Senator Frye
Portland Harbor
Mr. Frye
Frye
Maine
Senator Berry
New England
Back to the farms says Secretary Wilson optimist on rural return
Secretary Wilson says the desertion of farms for city life is ending and a rural comeback may signal brighter prospects for the nation. He warns that urban growth harms agriculture and society, urging a "Back to the farm" watchword as the best news since Appomattox.
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Chicago Chronicle
Wilson
Appomattox
Sally Loses Job Over Time Clock Indignity at Crane Co
Chicago Inter Ocean reports Pacific Coast Crane Company manager in San Francisco resigned after refusing to push an electric time clock button to register entrances. The firm demanded he comply to stay on a salary of $20,000 yearly, highlighting a clash between rigid discipline and personal dignity.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
United States
Gs Congress
England
London
Lawson
Fifty-ninth Congress
Congress
Mr Lally
Lally
Crane Company
Sally
Standard Oil interests block Boutell tax repeal motive
The Minneapolis Journal links opposition to the Boutell bill removing internal revenue tax on alcohol used in arts and manufactures to Standard Oil. It argues untaxed alcohol would cheapen fuel for small engines, pressuring Rockefeller to cut gasoline prices, making the tax a treasury asset for Standard Oil.
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Minneapolis Journal
Standard Oil Company
Rockefeller
Jess
The Smoke Nuisance in Denver Furnaces
The article argues complete combustion prevents black smoke and saves fuel, justifying abatement of furnace smoke. It asserts the community’s rights outweigh individual cost, insisting the nuisance must be remedied.
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Denver Republican
The Stop Stays and Anti Corset League Formed
A Leeds England group named the Anti-Corset League unites men and women to refuse corsets and to avoid marriage to wearers. The piece ponders the movement’s staying power. The column also includes quips from Boston and New York humor pages about bitters, bachelor life, and social pretenses.
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Boston Transcript
Leeds
England
Railroads Under Government Control Debated by Industrial Leaders
In hotel lobbies veteran railroad president A B Stickney argues the US should own or strictly regulate railways, praising the Interstate Commerce Act yet urging stronger enforcement and funding. He warns consolidation could concentrate power beyond government, risking worker voting influence and public policy. Gen Fitzhugh Lee and Gen Fitzhugh reunite. Sir Charles Dilke’s son Wentworth visits Washington with views on Britain's Liberal prospects and imperial policy.
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United States
A. B. Stickney
Great Western Railroad
Arlington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Ames
Wentworth Dike
Charles Dilke
Britain
Washington
Mr. Dilke
Liberal Party
Great Britain
Hurls Spencer
Gray
Rosebery
John Morley
Chamberlain
England
Holland
Australia
Huge Bible of the Tibetans in Chicago Chronicle
The khah gyur or Tibetan White Bible weighs ten pounds per volume, spans 108 volumes of 1 000 pages each, totaling 1 082 books. It requires 12 yaks to transport and carved blocks need citylike storage. Mongols paid 7 000 oxen for a copy. plus 22% volumes of commentaries and a large collection of alleged revelations accompany the Bible.
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Chicago
Food Statiatice and Election Leaflet Satire
A Punch excerpt mocks an election leaflet by reporting absurd claims on UK food expenditure and caricaturing political figures. Jokes reference misprints and misread data while punchlines lampoon campaign finance and public offices with satirical remarks about Roosevelt and Gen Miles.
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Alexandria
Kiday
Greene-Lawson
Col
Bill Greene
Col. Lawson
Boston
Faneuil Hall
All & Martyr
Col. Greene
Old Statehouse
Arizona
Mexico
Palace
Berald
Civil Service Reform
Executive Civil Service
John Dos
Elas
House of Representatives
Charleston News and Courier
House
Charleston
Burt
Tom Lawson
Dol. Greene
Col. Bryan
Democrata
Santa Claus
Mrs. Chadwick
Prof. Burbank
California
New Jersey
Harper
Chicago University
Mr. Rockefeller
Yan. Tarbell
Florida
Bamber Rothschild
Vespasian Warner
Trinalg
Carnegie
Wall Street
Mr. Morton
Prof. Crooks
South
Hadley
Yale
Mississippi
Express
Secretary Morton
Navy
Morton
Philadelphia
Dr. Wiley
L. Clarke Davis
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Journalism
Isaac Hull
Gilbert Stuart
Hull
Stuart
Indianapolls News
Beckwith
Oberlin Bank
Economist
Detroit Free Preen
Travers
Philadelphia Telegraph
Chicago News
Jooka
Lord Maknesbury
New South Wales
Mampshire
Heron Court
Queen Victoria
Earl of
Catharine the Great
Louis XIV
France
Spain
Lady Malmesbury
Capitol Chat
Ane
Rodenberg
Ilinois
Throne of Truth
Rotenberg
Charles Landis
Kenesaw
Walter Q. Gresham
Kenesaw Landis
Frank O. Lowden
Christian C. Kohlsaat
Peter 5. Grosscup
James. Jankins
Kohlgaat
Chambers
Landis
Chris
Waell
Pete Grosscup
Jenking
Robert G. Proctor
Philippine Committee
Capitol
Bla Place
Houston Chronicls
Bilkine
Breeth
Detroit Free Press
Fluffy
Watter
Farmer
Chicago Journal Sama
Tom Langon
Columbus
Haiti
Snanders
Europe
New York Press
Aook
Han
Food Statiatice
Punch
Free Fooders
Booth
United Kingdom
Freddie
Measley Barber
Cholly
Hunt the
Jimmy
Sammy—Delan
Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
State of Massachusestts
Miles
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