Washington Post 1910 Subscriptions and Market Overview
The Washington Post details subscription rates for carrier and mail delivery and notes payment terms. A December 27, 1910 dispatch reviews global markets, citing weak business activity, uncertain London and Berlin sentiment, and broad money supply with foodstuffs flowing in, while foreign financiers hold cautious optimism amid fluctuating American copper and rail stock signals.
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America
London
New York
Berlin
Rio Tinto
Bern
Amsterdam
Paris
Hurane
Ragland and the Confederacy in Civil War Britain
The piece discusses Charles Trandta Adama as U S minister to England under Lincoln and surveys British officials opinions on recognizing the Confederacy in 1862. It cites Palmerston and Gladstone, notes a British minister’s Richmond visit proposing emancipation to end the war, and weighs Lincoln’s leadership against possible foreign intervention.
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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 and Moral Dilemmas in Tales and Real Events
The article compares Frank Brockton’s The Lady of the Tiger with a recent news incident where a robber used a boy as a shield, provoking debate on whether the father should have fired. It notes the moral complexity and imagined cannibalism theme, then mentions a Housekeeper’s piece about a girl urging a boy to eat himself, hinting at odd street observations.
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Frank
Brockton
Stockton
Pennsylvania
Divorce Problems and Equal Rights in the News
A Forum by Rheta Childe Dorr argues divorce costs and gender bias in the United States. It advocates equal marital terms, wage parity, and women’s citizenship rights, urging reforms before any divorce coupon is attached to marriage certificates. Puzzles and dispatches follow, including a bizarre deer treatment story and Sing Sing prison reporting.
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Rheta Childe Dorr
United States
Europe
Republic
Moral Questions In A Father's Deadly Act
A paternal shooting raises deep questions about free will, intent, and conscience. The piece weighs whether the father acted with righteousness or panic and contemplates how such acts shape life and death, urging a clear view of everyday human trials and decisions.
New Railroad President Charles Ho Markham Leads Illinois Central
The article argues leadership shapes railroads, noting Harriman’s era of financial prowess is past. It highlights Charles Ho Markham, raised from labor to president, as a practical leader expected to drive permanent improvements, aiming to raise property values alongside modern expansion.
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Despond
James J. Hi
Illinois Central
Charles Ho Markham
Hill
la Harriman
Golid
Fead Wizard of Finance
Scent and roads in a restless nation still seeking vigor
A late 19th or early 20th century sketch argues Americans ignore perfumery potential while stressing roads as national strength. It notes wasteful transport costs at 900 million dollars and proposes Carnegie and Rockefeller fund cross continental roads. It mentions naval planes, crime mentions, and a January Panama fair pledge amid a collage of cultural and political musings.
Banquet Menu Sparks Debate On Democratic Feast In Baltimore
The piece recalls past feasts and accuses modern Democrats of abandoning asceticism for lavish dishes and luxury. It cites William Banting and Pantet Lambert, notes Bryan era pork, beans, and feasting, and details a banquet menu by Col William A. Boykin featuring cocktails, terrapin, champagne, and capon. The metaphor extols appetite amid political change and cites a German girl's quip about Bryan.
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William Banting
Pantet Lambert
New York Sun
Baltimore
Mr. Bryan
William A. Boykin
Smithfield
Wanmerer
Papa Bryan
Strike of the ermine adds modern chapter to animal history
New York Tribune discusses a striking ermine threatening to abandon royal duties during King George’s coronation era. The piece cites historic animal influences on history from geese to beavers, noting Canada’s royal fur symbol refuses capture and may prompt upgrades to ceremonial attire.
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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 in London Chronicle echo
The London Chronicle discusses the origin of Gypsies linking cannibal tales to old beliefs. It recalls 178 executions of Hungarian Gypsies and debates etymology of ogre from Hungarian or Orcus. A fusion of roots is proposed as parallel to Tartars and Tartarus influence.
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London Chronicle
Europe
Viceroy and Lady Aberdeen under fire over thrift and politics
Irish press decries Lord and Lady Aberdeen for frugal viceregal hospitality and costly diplomacy they say harm Dublin trade. The article argues the Aberdeen tenure trims Ireland’s social aid, contrasts with Lord Dudley’s era, and notes a theft scandal at Dublin Castle plus the Bathurst mystery involving Benjamin Bathurst.
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Lady Aberdeen
Dublin
Gottle
Earl of Aberdeen
Viceroy
Lord Leutenant
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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 Man’s Merry Christmas Feat
Joseph Altegrettto from Naples tried to slap a NYPD patrolman, William Swift, at East Thirty Fifth Street. After uttering Merry Christmas in a Christopher Columbus dialect he struck Swift, felled him twice before Swift and a fast police response ended the incident. Allegretto faced a felonious assault charge.
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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 Phones In A New Diagnostic Tool
The Johns Hopkins Hospital introduces a heart station device installed by Dr. G. S. Bond. Edelmann's German instrument uses a quartz wire in a magnetic field to record the heart’s currents. A telescope and rotating film photograph the deflections, aiding diagnosis by comparing with normal heart currents.
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Baltimore Sun
Heart Station
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Edelmann
Munich
Germany
Baltimore
G. S. Bond
W. Hinthoven
Origin of the Piñata in Irish Christmas Festivities
The piñata is linked to Spanish origins and is mainly found on Ireland’s southern coast where it has become a Christmas custom for generations. Legends say Spanish sailors after the Armada wreck settled among locals, blending traditions. The Irish piñata differs in shape but shares the same festive purpose as those in Spain and Latin America.
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Hotspur
Opia Read
Mexico
Latin America
Ireland
Hens Lay Flavored Eggs In Connecticut Greenhouse Experiment
New York Herald relays Charles S. Cooney of Tétingston New Jersey conducts an experiment where eight Leghorn hens in a wire yard view flowers on all sides to trigger increased egg production. Hens reportedly lay two eggs daily, later rising to two and one eighth, with eggs acquiring flavors and tints from favored blooms like geraniums American Beauty roses and violets. Cooney plans higher prices if demand for flower flavored eggs grows.
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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
A poem about distant love places a dreamlike scene before the reader while the Year at last ends with a diploma and farewells. A brief note claims Sam Davis still lives and is the same rebel from 1863. Chinese physician Dr Mary Stone earns rare family recognition in New York Sun column.
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Minne Irving
Leslie
Sam Davis
Fen
Pennsylvania
Sixth
Col
Lewes
Del
Davis
Capt
J. T. Stroud
Washington
The
New York Sun
Mary Stone
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of wry aphorisms and quips on marriage pride and ethics. The piece skewers pretension, the dead heat in sports, and judgments about crime and forgiveness. It wryly notes money as a substitute for happiness and mocks obstinacy and veal ethics.
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Chicago News
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
The piece muses on aging beauty and motherhood, claiming age is best shown through motherhood. It critiques enthusiasm spending others’ money and suggests marriage makes family duties belong to a woman. It compares a man trading horses unfavorably and a woman preferring long letters over short finances.
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New York Press
Anecdotes of Uruguayan Visitors and Veiled Politics
A Willard reading quotes H I Choate on Uruguayan hospitality and a Montevideo encounter with President Claudio Williman. It tracks Virginian progressive hopes, West Virginia tariff views, and a Detroit smuggler tale linking honesty to Chinese migrants, reflecting cross country politics, tariffs, and immigration debates.
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