Washington Post Subscription Rates and Notices 1911
The Washington Post lists subscription options with daily and Sunday delivery, by mail or carrier, prepaid rates, and payment methods. A February 4 1911 date appears alongside an editorial note about grasshopper fed turkeys and Nebraska summer quotations.
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Alexandria
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Paul Block
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New York
Steger
Chicago
Who Wants an Extra Session in Congress
Business sentiment weighs against an extra session as rumors of one dampen stock markets. Confidence remains low as Congress faces unfriendly measures and uncertain prospects, while major enterprise operations risk disruption without prudent, thorough consideration of new proposals affecting governance and material interests.
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Congress
Concessions to Japan in treaty under discussion
The proposed American Japanese treaty warrants careful study by President Taft and senators before ratification. It risks undermining US immigration policy if Japan is not required to restrict labor emigration. The State Department, President, and Senate will judge the wisdom and political consequences of any concession.
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Taft
United States
State Department
Senate
Department
Diaz
Sonora
Juarez
Southern Pacific
New Mexico
Texas
Grozco
Ding
Chihuahua
New England
Madero
Diam
John Basset Moore
Grasshopper fueled turkey farming proposal gains odd traction
An article extols utilitarianism in agriculture arguing by products, insects, and waste could power industry. It links grasshoppers as feed to promote energetic turkey growth, suggesting widespread reuse of materials from slag to by products and proposing a novel Turkey Grasshopper program.
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Oorrosa
Indiana
Nebasha Farm
Turkey
Potash Tax in Germany Sparks US Foreign Policy Debate
The piece examines Germany’s export tax on potash and the US stance, noting potential delays in enforcing the maximum and minimum clauses. It compares the issue to tariff disputes, outlines State Department limits due to lack of proof that Americans pay the tax, and discusses Mexico’s civil conflict and US neutrality duties in permitting troop movements across borders.
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Eckmated
Germany
Knox
America
State Department
United States
Neutrality and finance puzzle in early 20th century debate
The piece argues for strict American neutrality in relation to Diaz in Mexico, questioning support for him and urging nonintervention. It also analyzes a Treasury mystery as $147,000,000 in bank deposits vanished and returned, with explanations centered on banking practices and the unusual Saturday call for bank conditions.
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New York
Clearing Louse Committee
Wall Street
University Club of Washington to erect new home
The University Club of Washington plans a commodious permanent building, signaling growth in influence and educational impact. Founded by young college men, the club keeps dues low and maintains a high entrance standard, with notable leaders including President Taft and Senator Elkins in its history.
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Taft
Elkins
Washington
Chaos in Senate creates leadership vacuum in New York Tribune
The piece reports a chaotic Senate with no clear leader or majority to promise action. Insurgents ally with Democrats, regulars refuse deals, and a committee on committees is needed to reassign posts. Until then, antagonism and dilatory tactics prevail.
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New York Tribune
Senate
Poetry of Lincoln in North American Review
James T. Perry argues Lincoln’s prose in Gettysburg and other addresses carries metrical lines and a Shakespearean blank verse cadence. He notes several complete lines in iambic pentameter within unfixed prose, showing exaltation and poetic feeling underlying Lincoln’s political rhetoric.
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North American Review
Lincoln
Shakespeare
Milton
Protecting the Red Cross Emblem From Advertising Use
The Red Cross Society seeks to prevent its emblem from being used for advertising by firms. It asks the solicitor general for proper legal steps to stop this practice, arguing the cross symbolizes humanitarian work and war relief. The piece commends preserving its integrity and ethics.
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Bear Tracks Lead Hunter to River and Feet of Joy
Monticello Dispatch describes Ike Boyd, veteran hunter, chasing a bear trail from Forestburg to the Neversink River. He wades the stream barefoot to pursue the scent, then returns home after not catching the bear. Fred Steiger and Wash Trenchard join the chase, misidentify Boyd, and retaliate. Boyd is forced to climb a tree and perform somersaults before begging mercy.
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New York World
Forestburg
Ike Boyd
Neversink
Brain
Boyd
Fred Steiger
Wash” Trenchard
Kipling on Reciprocity and Imperial Views
Ottawa Dispatch to the New York Herald reports Rudyard Kipling expressing alarm over the Canada United States reciprocity dispute. He calls the issue a threat and likens it to a battalion of concealed threats. The note, sourced from Engelberg, Switzerland, also mentions Kipling’s stance as pro imperialist and his critique of reciprocity as annexation.
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New York Herald
Rudyard Kipling
Engelberg
Switzerland
Montreal
United States
Kipling
Canada
Our Lady of the Snows
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Leopold II history and Bethlen fortunes in Europe
A survey of Leopold II pursuing libel suits in Hamburg and stories of Hungarian nobility. It recalls Count Bethlen family fortune fading after a hidden treasure tale and Princess Arthur Odescalchi’s separation, plus Beatrice Moncreiffe’s rank shift through marriage and groundhog day note.
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Bethlen von Bethlen
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Honved
Hungary
Kun Koesard
Bethlen
House of Lords
Mosea Berde
Bethlens
Piet Cronje The Boer Leader Of The Earlier Wars
From the New York Evening, Piet Cronje, born about 1835, rose as a farmer and key Boer commander. He led with deception at Potchefstroom and with skill in the field, earning praise for tactical insight and strategic shift that shaped the first and second Boer War dynamics.
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Uke
Nicolaas Smith
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Smith
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Drakensberg
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Joubert
Piet Cronje
Pretoria
Dr. Jameson
Napoleon
Source of the Amazon Revealed by Sievers Map Findings
Dr Wilhelm Sievers identifies Lauricocha as the Amazon’s greatest source, tracing to San Lorenzo peak in the Cordillera de Huayhuash. Peru maps misplace Lauricocha, and Somely Lake Caballo Coca feeds the Maranon, far from the sea, supporting the ultimate source claim with latitude in Andean geology. A separate note reports Caldwell New Jersey man Charles Courter killing an otter after it killed a dog, with the otter’s pelt valued between 6 and 100 dollars.
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Charles Courter
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Verona Lake
New Jersey
Upper Passaic
Middle Names Popular From the Boston Herald
Washington officials embrace middle names in official listings as fashions shift. The West Virginia Democrat William H Taft era set a trend, with many lawmakers and cabinet members now listing full names like Clarence Wayland Watson and Joseph Francis O Connell, contrasting earlier initials and minimal nomenclature.
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Mississippi
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Ernest W. Roberts
John A. Kelcher
Joseph Francis O'Connell
Andrew James Peters
William Stedman Greene
Bay State
Congress
William Howard Taft
Charles Dyer Norton
James Schoolcraft Sherman
Tea Drinkers in Race at Government Tasting Contest
A New York Herald report describes seven expert tea tasters in a six day test tasting under U S government auspices at Christopher and Warren streets. The judges and millionaires aged in wealth sample teas, face spills, and a mock President message as they compete to guide customs officials.
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R. H. Chamberlain
Then ando Now A Mixed Scene of Home and Street
A collage of vivid images from a New York Times farmhouse kitchen to a city street. Cheery domestic detail gives way to public life as a mother, sister suffragettes, and a policeman clash with a right of way dispute. Poetic lines reflect love, loss, and social conflict.
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Bila A. Fanning
New York Times
Polk the Only Speaker to Reach the Presidency
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes James K. Polk remains the sole Speaker to ascend to the Presidency. It contrasts past Speakers such as Henry Clay and James G. Blaine who sought higher office but failed, and argues Clark as Speaker would be a presiding officer only, potentially aiding his party's efforts while limiting personal accountability.
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Envy and Rumors Rule Aims in Chicago Tales
From the Chicago News the column wryly notes envy as sour ambition, floating debts as traps, idle rumors as pointless, and the undertaker’s task as stubbornly carried out. It observes trust, appearance, and social vanity in a city of talk and influence.
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Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous column on bachelor life and marriage from the New York Press. It satirizes the idea of loving families, boarding house etiquette, and male politeness, noting how pride in a family often rests on bragging and the role of meals in domestic life.
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New York Press
Esperanto progress and royal views in a year
Dr H W Yemang discusses Esperanto growth abroad versus the United States at Shoreham. He cites U S schools adopting the language in Maryland and hopes to expand it nationwide, while stressing Esperanto’s goal to complement, not replace, existing tongues. He notes U S non adoption of the metric system and links it to Esperanto resistance. A London observer comments on King George’s public image and past speeches, then a Colorado lawyer speaks on legislative deadlock and possible Senate candidates amid changes in pay and term limits.
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Bob Speer
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Gunter Lioes
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Life-Saving Service Urges Pay Raise for Retired Men
Captain Arthur Dominy, superintendent of the Fourth United States life-saving district, appeals to Congress for a bill to improve pay for life-saving service retirees. He notes wages as low as five dollars monthly with limited seasonal work and argues disabled veterans receive no livelihood, calling current conditions a national disgrace.
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