Publication notices and market mood from The Washington Post 1910
The Washington Post issue from December 27 1910 outlines subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions by carrier or mail, with prepaid rates and advance payment. It also reports on global business sentiment, noting weak activity in Berlin and London, with money plentiful, foodstuffs rising, and foreign markets cautious awaiting American signals.
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Washington
Alexandria
Y Mail
Sait
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
Foraico Advertising
Paul ‘ Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Steger Building
Chicago
America
London
Berlin
Rio Tinto
Bern
Amsterdam
Paris
Hurane
Ragland and the Confederacy in Diplomatic History
Ragland reflects on Charles Adama as United States minister to England during Lincoln's era and notes British moves on Confederate recognition in 1862. The piece cites Palmerston and Gladstone, suggests Disraeli's split views, and recalls a Richmond visit by Lord Lyons offering peace if slaves were emancipated. It questions the veracity of that claim and argues Lincoln's presidency prevented greater conflict with Britain.
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Ragland
Confederacy
Charles Trandta Adama
United States
England
Lincoln
Boston Herald
Adams
Charles Francia Adan
Lord Farmerston
Gladstone
Jefferson David
Lod Trussell
Torelen
Palmerston
Madstone
North
Risal
Disraeli
South
Clardstone
Bull Run
Lord Jiyons
Richmond
Davis
Watts
Abraham Lincoln
Republic
Puzzling Questions About A Tiger Tale And A Daring Robbery
A discussion compares Frank 8. Brockton's The Lady of the Tiger with a recent news item where a robber used a boy as a shield. The father in the chase shoots the robber, raising questions of necessity and morality. A Pennsylvania village anecdote ends with a eerie taunt about cannibalism.
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Frank
Brockton
Stockton
Divorce problem easy to fix by equal rights for women
Rheta Childe Dorr argues in the Forum that divorce costs and gender inequality harm families. She urges equal pay, citizenship, and marriage on equal terms, proposing legal reforms to empower women and protect children's rights. A mix of other items follows, including a humor column on a deer, Sing Sing and prison journalism notes, and assorted political quips.
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Rheta Childe Dorr
United States
Europe
Republic
Moral Choice in a Fatal Act
An essay pondering a father's decision to shoot under crisis, asking whether the act was righteous, deliberate, or panic driven. It compares the case to broader daily tragedies, arguing that understanding how to act in life’s petty dilemmas would ease human trouble and fate.
The New Railroad President Transition at Illinois Central
The piece argues railroad leadership now blends ground-up operation with finance. Charles Ho Markham is named as Illinois Central president, rising from labor to management. It asserts future gains hinge on solid track, road, and terminal improvements under practical leadership, with potential value rises mirroring earlier bullish finance.
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Harriman
Despond
James J. Hi
Illinois Central
Charles Ho Markham
Hill
la Harriman
Golid
Fead Wizard of Finance
Scented industry and roads in nation’s progress
An editorial urges agricultural diversification to perfume crops and argues national vigor shows in soap use rather than perfumes. It laments poor roads as the real bottleneck, proposing Carnegie and Rockefeller fund a cross country road from ocean to ocean. It notes Tokyo-like enthusiasms, political figures, and imminent Panama Fair debates.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Franklin
Lincoln
Henry Clay
William Wirt
Webster
Pinkney
Ben Wade
Charles Sumner
CarnWele
Rockefeller
Millon
The
Republic
Chicago
New Orleans
Carnegie
Feasting and politics in the Bryan era dining table
A reflective piece notes the shift from reformist restraint to lavish Democratic banquets. It cites the New York Sun on Baltimore and recounts a banquet menu by Col William A. Boykin, listing cocktails and dishes from terrapin to canvasback duck. The text mocks indulgence amid political success and hints at public fatigue among progressives.
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William Banting
Pantet Lambert
New York Sun
Baltimore
Mr. Bryan
William A. Boykin
Smithfield
Wanmerer
Papa Bryan
Strike of theErmine adds modern chapter to animal history
New York Tribune notes a striking ermine in Canada refuses to be trapped amid King George's coronation rites. The piece recalls beavers on coats of arms and historic animal influences on world events, pondering royal symbolism and potential fur替ation.
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New York
Garden of Eden
Capitol
William the Silent
Low Countries
Uberty
Smple
William III
Europe
George
England
Origin of Gypsies and the Ogre Etymology Debate
From the London Chronicle the origin of Gypsies is discussed in connection with old myths of cannibalism and Hungarian roots. The piece notes a 178 execution of four Hungarian Gypsies and explores whether "ogre" derives from Hungarian or Tartarus, proposing a fusion of both ideas.
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London Chronicle
Europe
Viceroy Aberdeen Criticized For Thrifty Dublin Court
A Dublin report attacks Lord Aberdeen and Lady Aberdeen for tightfisted viceregal hospitality favoring economy over generosity. It contrasts their rule with Lord Dudley’s active, charitable Irish tenure and recalls the Dublin jewelry theft scandal and the mysterious Bathurst disappearance linked to historical intrigue.
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Lord
Lady Aberdeen
Dublin
Gottle
Earl of Aberdeen
Viceroy
Lord Leutenant
Dublin Castle
Lord Aberdeen
Earl
Hmit
United States
Lord Dudley
Lord Cadogan
Lord Spencer
Lord Crewe
Ireland
Scotland
England
Erin
Order of St. Patrick
Dublin Castie
Sir Arthur Vickers
Ulster
Licked the Policeman A Naples Immigrant Attacks NY Officer
In a New York American report, Naples native Allegretto, lacking work, tried to assault Patrolman Swift at Twenty-ninth Street and Third Avenue after offering a “Merry Christmas” dialect greeting. Swift was knocked down twice before being restrained. Allegretto faces felonious assault charges as a police inquiry notes his motive and the attempted, unprovoked attack on a uniformed officer.
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New York American
Joseph Altegrettto
William Swift
East Thirtyfifth Street
Allegretto
Swift
Naples
America
Twenty-ninth Street
Third’avenue
Mike Nolan
Nolan
Allegrette
Heart Station Records Heart Currents For Diagnosis
Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital installs a Herzstation to record heart currents using a quartz wire in a magnetic field. Electrodes on limbs capture movement, deflections are magnified 600 times, photographed, and compared to normal heart current patterns to aid diagnosis.
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Baltimore Sun
Heart Station
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Edelmann
Munich
Germany
Baltimore
G. S. Bond
W. Hinthoven
Origin of the Pinata in Ireland and Mexico
The pinata, of Spanish origin, is noted to be rare outside Mexico and Latin America. On Ireland's southern coast it has become a Christmas festival staple for generations, likely spread by Spanish sailors after the Armada wrecks who settled there and blended into village life. The Irish pinata varies in shape but shares the core use with Spanish and Latin American practices.
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Champ
Mexico
Latin America
Ireland
Hens Taste Flavored Eggs From Connecticut Experiment
New York Herald reports Charles S. Cooney of Tétingston New Jersey tested hen psychology by shielding a yard with plants. Hens kept in view of flowers laid more eggs, averaging two per day and rising to two and one eighth. Eggs allegedly flavored by flowers could command higher prices.
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New York Herald
Connecticut
Charles Ss. Cooney
Tétingston
N. J
Mr. Cooney
Cooney
A Song From Far Away and School News of the Year
A poem of distant love contrasts with a school page note on Leslie's year end. The piece mentions Minne Irving and a reflection on dreams and dawn. A belated editor’s note cites a live Sam Davis with historical ties to Lewes. Dr Mary Stone named in Chinese family history as first woman in the lineage.
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Minne Irving
Leslie
The
New York Sun
Mary Stone
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A wry collection of epigrams on society and behavior. The lines critique vanity, prudery, and pretension with pointed wit. Observations touch marriage, crime, forgiveness, wealth, and firmness of will in compact, ironic stanzas.
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
The piece extols motherhood as the beauty of age and satirizes enthusiasm funding. It suggests a girl must marry to bear family duties and compares a man trading horses to seeking a worse bargain. It notes a woman prefers lengthy letters over short accurate notes.
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New York Press
ICHATS OF VISITORS TO THE CAPITAL
A Wit and fun filled anecdote from Montevideo shows Uruguayan hospitality. An American tour group, unchaperoned, dined with President Claudio Williman after an impromptu tour of public rooms. A second item covers Virginia and West Virginia politics, tariff policy debates, and expected party shifts. A Detroit observer recalls a Chinese smuggling tale highlighting perceived honesty in business.
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Uruguay
United States
H I. Choate
Montevideo
Willard
States
Republic
Claudio Williman
South America
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