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Publication details list Daily and Sunday delivery options in Washington and Alexandria with weekly and monthly rates, plus mail subscriptions for daily and Sunday editions. Remittance methods are specified, with newspaper offices in New York Chicago and managers Paul Plock and Paul Block named.
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Alexandria
Washington Post Co
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York
Vanderbilt Building
Paul Plock
Chicago
Unity Building
Paul Block
Cheap Talk About Whipping Posts
A 1906 editorial defends Representative Adams on punishing wife beaters, arguing against opposition to the whipping post. It contrasts harsh punishments for murderers and burglars with domestic violence, claiming the debate reflects defensive instincts rather than moral clarity. It concludes Adams’s proposal stands uninjured in thoughtful circles.
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Cella Beind
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Beals
Stalford
Thoughtful Ten
One Route to Havana and the Pullman Dream
A verbose critique of a proposed Jersey City to Havana rail and bridge scheme. The author mocks luxury travel by rail and swift ferries, arguing the voyage would be uncomfortable and swift recovery at Tampa or Miami docks preferable before boarding a steamer to Havana. The piece defends slower, human-centered travel and questions the vanity of a nonstop, opulent journey.
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Jersey City
Key West
Tampa
Miami
Pia
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Mark Antony
Subvention subsidy bill and American merchant marine debate
The piece critiques a proposed subsidy to build an American merchant marine arguing it would resemble a hothouse venture. It notes cheaper British ships would undercut American vessels, forcing taxpayers to fund unprofitable shipbuilding while farmers and workers bear the cost. The author questions whether the policy serves national interests.
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Hannibal Hamlin
United States Senate
America
James G. Blaine
Hale
High Seas
Express and Implied Right of Appeal in Congress Debate
A newspaper column debates the right of appeal in rate legislation with references to Senatorial views. It critiques Dol liver Foraker Lodge Roosevelt and the interstate rail problem, urging separate bills for rebates and exorbitant rates and calling for federal action beyond state limits.
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Foraker
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West Virginia
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grand Jury
District Attorney
Courts of Oyer and Terminer
Samuel W. McCall
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver
Two Ways to Do Wrong in Senate Treaty Issue
The New York Sun criticizes the proposed two thirds rule and party caucus in Senate treaties, warning it undermines constitutional balance by binding minority opposition. The Post agrees the caucus plan is vicious and revolutionary, though opposing the Santo Domingo treaty itself.
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Santo Domingo
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Political tensions over Santo Domingo and party strategy
The piece argues against using joint congressional resolutions to ratify or dodge constitutional duties on Santo Domingo and urges Secretary Root to reject such tactics. It contrasts Democratic caucus plans with constitutional limits and questions the moral validity of bargains by the executive branch to secure a bare majority.
Insurance Chief John A McCall Faces Uproar and Praise
A long review of John A McCall at New York Life notes his mistakes and strong achievements. The piece cites Orr praising his leadership while contemplating a fall election and suggests McCall would be renominated if policy holders vote in April. It credits him with advancing life insurance and reshaping reinsurance history.
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Bryan
Cleveland
James Buchanan
James G. Blaine
Buchanan
Blaine
New York
Judge Folger
Grover Cleveland
Burchard
Harrison
Republican Party
Democracy
GO. P
Laine
Democratic Party
Max Cohen
John A. McCall
The
New York Life
Orr
Medall
Ufe Insurance mm General
Moments That Stand Out in Life by Henry Orange
A reflective line on how life’s memorable moments arise from acts of love as one looks back, emphasizing the spirit of love shaping lasting memories and personal meaning.
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Henry Orange
Queer Belbeuf lineage and eccentric Paris heiress
The Marquise de Belbeuf, widow of the Duke of Morny, is described as a highly eccentric Paris figure. A granddaughter of Queen Hortense, she maintains a life split between Les Bergeronette and a Rue Pierre Charron flat, supported by trustees to guard her fortune. Her loose morals, masculine dress, and circle of actor friends fuel ongoing public caricature and legal tutelage to prevent waste.
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Marquise
Duke du Morny
Hortense
Netherlands
Napoleon III
Marquise de Belbeuf
Paris
Duke de Morny
Cercle Des Mirlftons
Montmartre
Alexis
St. Leonard
Tandero
Pierre Charron
Les Bergeronette
Marqluise de Belbeuf
Alfonso
Spain
Mercedes
Marie Christine
Duke of Seste
Madrid
Don Alfonso
Sauta XV
Pere Aux Cerfs
Adele Michel
Comte de Flahault
Count de
France
Viscount de Beauharnais
St. Petersburg
Sophie Trouhetskei
Treubetskei
Russia
Muscovy
Nns
House of
Romanoffs
Troubetskois
Louis XV
Josephine
Belbeuf
Duc de Morny
Deauville
Dia
Alphonse Daudet
Duke of
Sesto
Alcanices
Guzman Blanco
Venezuela
McCall's Fall From Power Over Insurance Trust Scandal
John A McCall, former head of New York Life, resigns amid collapse after the Fowler report exposes misuses and political contributions by the company. Trustees faulted for lax oversight as McCall endures personal ruin and medical distress in Lakewood.
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Washington Post
New York
John A. McCall
Lakewood
Mr. McCall
Fowler Commute
New York Life Insurance Company
Hughes
Hamilton Fund
McCall
Long Branch
Insurance Corporation
Fowler
New York Life
Andrew Hamton
Hamilton
Albany
A. D. Barber
United States
Paris
Wowler
William R. Grace
Sivan
Insurance Corporations
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MecCan
McCuall
Insurance
Thomas F. Ryan
Morton
Equitable
Hyde and
Alexander
Mutual Life
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Insurance Investigating
Mr. Hughes
St Lerce
Geome
Insurance Corporation of Futals
Thloldand
Literary failure drives desperate poet to suicide at hotel
Cameron Owens, 22, long struggled for literary fame and faced repeated rejection. After leaving his jewelry job, he rented room 301 at the Occidental Hotel in San Francisco, penned a farewell note on a towel, sealed the room with cotton, and turned on gas. Night watchman found his body before dawn. Family, unaware of his trials, mourns as investigators report death by suicide. A few unrelated clippings follow with cantankerous humor and a house-wanted ad.
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Austria
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Veyrier
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Owens
Cameron Owens
W. K. Vanderslice & Co
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Fillmore Street
Ouchental Hotel
A. Bishop
Honolulu
Russell
Toraig Owens
Peter Owens
Pointed Paragaphs from the Chicago News
A collection of undersigned quips on married life love and social habits. The piece riffs on husband wife relations actor longevity and public life with satirical asides about walking, gossip, and the routines of everyday couples. It presents general reflections rather than a single narrative event.
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Frontier Legends Recalled In Arlington Hotel Lobby
Montana tourist recalls famed gunfighters like Wild Bill Hickok and Doc Holliday as he paints vivid portraits of the old West. He cites Bat Masterson and Luke Short, praises their courage, and notes their deaths and legacies amid a gathering of politicians and reporters.
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Texas
P. Thomas
Montana
Arlington
Wild Bill’ Hickok
Doc Halliday
Allins
Bat’ Masterson
Wild Bill
Luke Short
Hhis
Fistem
Fort Worth
Dar
Bat Masterson
Bill Cody
Gov
Polkie
Democratic Party
Masso
Arha
Betes Deleganoni
Ermor
Ins Party
Farmry
Petti
South Dake
Dus
Tiv New Wells
Benate
Rey Carelina
Bergan Bioun
Julius Wleischman
Cincinnati
Longworth-Rosservelt
M Pleisehman
Wouss
Cox
Tar ¢ Fleischmann
Longworth
Waite Ellis
Ahs
Harry Dougherty
Ellis
Repubscans
Charles Q Hildebrant
Jie
Hildebrant
Cumpgress
Bs Oo
Tom Corwin
Clermont
Grant
Odd Hints to Future Housekeepers From New York Pres
Miss Hildegarde McKenna soon to be Mrs John L Pultz will be married in New York. Luncheon guests received a mystery package containing a miniature kitchen with cans and every modern appliance. Gifts for the bride included tiny hooks wringers rolling pins and other domestic aids, tied with ribbons. The set will be kept in a cabinet for friends to admire after she settles in Paris Vers.
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Hildegarde aicKenna
John L. Pultz
Paris
Don Cameron
Mise M.— Menna
Fragmentary Oblique Text on Objections and Prints
Excerpt from 19th century style prose recounts objections and comments about appearance and printing. The fragment mentions a woman’s reply about color of hair and a reference to printing pictures. The passage mixes phrases about weddings and death customs with scattered dialogue.
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A fragmentary piece laments men swearing off casual affairs and the community gossip that follows. It touches on moral postures, romantic missteps, and critiques of chatter about others’ lives.
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