Remittances and notices from The Washington Post Co
A fragment from a February 16, 1907 issue lists accepted payment forms for remittances to The Washington Post Co including drafts checks post office orders and registered letters payable in Washington D C. It notes post office entry as second class mail and mentions offices in New York Chicago with Paul Block listed as manager.
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Washington, D.C
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New York
Offce
Flatiron
Paul Block
Chicago
Ofce
Unity Building
Juror Duty and Law Over Labor Bias Highlighted
A Chicago anecdote shows a young man pledging to favor union friends over law, prompting Judge Cavanagh to stress the law protects all and upholds ownership, wages, property, and life. The piece later critiques Democratic decline, blaming Populist amalgamation for past splits and current North-South partisan shifts.
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Chicago
Cavanagh
Cavenagh
Nntled
Salaries and Prosperity Across a Nation's Trade Winds
A long critique argues salaries must rise with living costs and profits, noting wage growth skewed by politicians and clerks alike. It discusses the Tehuantepec Railroad as a growing transcontinental option, challenging Panama Railroad traffic and potential Pacific Mail realignments, highlighting U S ownership and cross-continental freight implications.
Iridescent Dream on Tariff Revision Debate
Senator Spooner backs tariff revision amid rival calls from La Follette and Kittredge. Cannon and Shaw resist until 1912, while Republicans fear Democratic gains and cling to standpatting. The piece casts tariff reform as an iridescent dream and a perilous political standoff.
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Capitol Hill
Spooner
la Follette
Congress
Kittredge
Cannon
Shaw
Democratic Party
Friends of Protection
House Committee On Ways and Means
Senate Committee On Finance
Opinions on a Trinity clergyman provoke mixed reactions
An anonymous heretic in a Trinitarian church faces sharp criticism from clergymen and lay readers in the Independent and Hartford Courant extracts. The letters condemn his disbelief while others defend him, framing the controversy as a test of truth, courage, and ethical conduct within the pulpit.
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Horace Greeley
The
Independent
Hartford Courant
Algernon P. Crapsey
F. M. Ockford
J. C. Quinn
T. P. Barclay
Judas Iscariot
Deb. Waddell
James Wallace
Reform outlook and politics in Pennsylvania and beyond
A discussion on election reform after a Pennsylvania legislature session notes ongoing gaps in fair voting practices in Philadelphia. It highlights poll tax issues, ballot design, and calls for further reform while tossing in remarks about social figures and unrelated anecdotes from the era. The piece ties national curiosity to scientific topics and political satire across multiple topics.
Dating Machines for Hens Bill Shocks Madison Assembly
Madison legislators consider a bill requiring automatic dating machines on egg producing fowls to date each egg for public knowledge of age and edibility. Assemblyman Thomas of Racine is named, but says a joking colleague drafted it. Secretary True admitted lack of ingenuity to invent the device.
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Thomas
J. M. True
No Knee Breechea for Us
The New York Times notes editor Mr. Simpson of the American Gentleman declares knee breeches gone in America. He mocks modern city men as spindle shank and knock kneed and cites tailors saying daily wear has weakened men since transit and elevators extended.
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New York Times
Mr. Simpson
American Gentleman
America
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A dated humorous piece discusses flirtation and social wit, noting how compliments and attention reveal relationships. The fragment touches on gender dynamics, perception, and moral ponderings about romance and virtue.
White dress suit craze hints at Clemens fashion
The New York Herald notes Mark Twain will wear a white broadcloth evening suit with white enamel shoes and a long Spanish cloak. He favors light gray accessories and a white wardrobe, boasting fifteen suits and a busy schedule keeping care by a chief.
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New York Herald
Mark Twain
Samuel L. Clemens
Clemens
Adam
Mr. Clemens
Young's
Head Sizes and Culpable Intellect in Society
A Kansas City column argues that adult head circumference correlates with power and intellect. It states average heads measure about 22 inches, hat sizes range from six and three quarters to seven eighths, with smaller heads deemed weak or intellectually deficient. The piece cites Aberdeen professors favoring seven to eight sizes and links sub twenty-inch heads to stupidity.
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Kansas City
Yournas
Aberdeen
Sraffany
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News Echo Odd Sayings
A fragment from the Chicago News surveys sharp sayings about deafness, sound opinions, and time. It muses on opportunities, a wise son, consistency, and romance with brief, aphoristic observations.
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Chicago News
Lawmakers Seek Federal-State Accord To Harmonize Laws
New York Assembly member Merritt of St Lawrence County introduced a bill proposing a October conference with three delegates from each state to draft uniform laws on life and fire insurance, divorce, labor, public utilities, and interstate commerce. The measure would fund 60,000 dollars for the convention. Merritt warns against surrendering state sovereignty and calls for harmony between state and federal rules to regulate public service corporations and labor hours. The proposal cites New York’s Empire State leadership and the influence of other states in adopting modeled constitutions.
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Albany
New York World
Roosevelt
Merritt
St. Lawrece County
Saratoga
Mr. Merritt
Union
New York
Empire State
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Fitzroy Farquhar The Unfortunate Story Ends In Bankruptcy
Fitzroy Farquhar, long known in English and American circles as a cavalry officer, banker, broker, and newspaper man, has had his discharge suspended for two years by the English Bankruptcy Court. The piece traces the Farquhar family lineage, noting connections to Sir Henry Farquhar, the Duke of Beaufort line, and Lord Farquhar, who is closely tied to the royal household. It recalls Col Arthur Farquhar’s Sudan service and a Philadelphia heiress romance tied to his name, mentions Queen Isabella’s Prison lore at Castle Rising, and recounts several family fatalities linked to hunting and misfortune.
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Alfred Harding
Kansas City
Riggs
Joe Emmett
Richelieu
Mme. Mars
Fanny Kemble
Riatori
Marie Antoinette
Rachel
Adrienne Lecouvre
Appendicitis Not Old Dates to 1836 in Boston Hereld
Historical note traces the term appendicitis to 1883 by Boston physician Reginald H. Fits. It surveys autopsy data from Boston City Hopkins Rhode Island Hospitals, noting foreign bodies in the appendix, gender and age patterns, familial occurrences, and the routine inspection of the organ during abdominal surgery.
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Boston
Reginald H. Fits
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Boston City
Johns Hopkins
Rhode Island
Kelly
Lennander
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Open the Window See the Birdi openin’ song
A dramatic dialect piece from Baltimore Sun styled verse asks to open a window and release the speaker toward freedom and the robin’s song. The speaker imagines escaping through a storm with wind and ice as barriers, urging immediate action before leaping toward the sky.
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The
Baltimore Sun
Lincoln on currency proposed by Denver bank teller
A Denver bank teller proposes honoring Abraham Lincoln by placing his face on the five dollar bill cut from the twenty dollar gold certificates. He argues the public would see Lincoln more often and urges Congress to obtain Treasury approval for the change as a memory of one of America's greatest men.
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Denver Post
Denver
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Bankers
Lineoln
Treasury Department
Philadelphia Byword In House Speech On Worcester Bribery
In Parliament this afternoon a motion sought a writ to eject a Worcester MP after his election was declared void for bribery by agents. Liberal Aix Hemmerde condemned Worcester conditions as a cause of the scandal while Lancashire’s Mr Faylor praised him and warned against English constituencies copying American methods. He lamented Philadelphia’s impurity in elections and magistrates being forced by corrupt clashes, exclaiming Philadelphia a city wounded by Quakers.
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London
New York Times
House of Commons
Worcester
Williamson
Aix
Hemmerde
Faylor
Lancashire
Hammerde
Unconstitutional Prohibition Views At New Willard Meeting
Judge W H Hough declared prohibition unconstitutional unless tied to abolishing saloons and restricting liquor to minors lunatics and intoxicated persons He compared Webster era opinions to current law and urged a return to sound legal principles Also notes on Memphis Jockey Club racing finances and remarks by P N Lannon Thomas Cale and John J Marlow about Washington observations and wildlife preserves
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St. Loui
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Ima
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Supreme Court of Missouri
Supreme Court of the State
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