Washington Post 1909 subscription terms and politics note
Terms of subscription details for delivery by carrier and mail printed in Washington and Alexandria. The article also discusses the Knox case in the House, constitutional questions, salary increases for the Secretary of State, and public opinion on potential appointment considerations for Senator Knox under Taft administration.
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Carrier
Washington
Alexandria
Knox
House of Representatives
Secretary of State
Congress
Morrill
House
Taft
Republic
Celestial Harmonies and Dumplings Across a Nation
The piece surveys ancient Chinese music praising Ta Shao and Ta-Pa-Pan, contrasts it with modern noisy performances, and muses on harmony as a cosmic craft. It also retells a North Carolina dumpling anecdote with a culinary guide to drop dumplings and an opinion on cultural tastes. It closes with reflections on Lincoln’s legacy and Booker T. Washington’s tribute to freedom.
Rue de la Paix the famed Paris street origins and history
A long reminiscence traces Rue de la Paix from its Napoleonic origin as Rue Napoleon through Bourbon restoration and Louis Philippe era, noting convents, relics, and the rise of the district as a fashion hub. It weaves in curious anecdotes of the convent, Louvois and Pompadour tombs, Napoleon’s orders, and the street’s later prominence. The piece also drifts into digressions on prohibition trends and assorted historical odds and ends.
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Crouples
Rue de la Paix
Napoleon
Hhis
Europe
Marquissa de Pompaddor
France
Louis XV
Paria
Hue de la Paix
Place Ventioma
Louise
Henry H
Louvois
Marquise de Pompadour
Crequt
Rome
Alexander VII
St. Ovid
Francon
Deere
Place Vendome
Louis Philippe
Longevity Among the Jews and the Extraordinary Matrimonial Excursions
Sir William Neville Abdy, a mature baronet, is newly engaged to the wife of the late Gen. George Palmer Robinson. Abdy has been twice married, beginning with Marie The rese Petrizka, an Austrian or Bohemian reputed linked to a sultan’s harem. She influenced Abdy’s legal battles, and the pair separated amid years of costly divorce suits and slander claims, including spurious charges from Florence St John and Mime de Benitez. The tale ends with unusual courtroom antics and the remark that divorce courts still prize alimony in tuberculosis cases.
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William Neville Abdy
George Palmer Robinson
Abdy
Marie Therese Petrizka
Seraglio
Padisha
Constantinople
London
Richard Belt
Carlos Lawes
William Abdy
Belt
Petritzke
Beit
Tag Sultan
William
Sir Whitam
Florence St John
Mime de Benitez
Buenos Ayres
Lady Abdy
Sir Whitlam Abdy
Waly
San Francisco
Albany
Abby
Europe
South
America
Remark at Knox Ineligibility Cited by Ex Judge Christiancy
The Baltimore American notes ex Judge Christiancy of New York criticizing national leaders for failing to recognize Knox’s ineligibility for a cabinet post until a decision is made. The item reflects Taft era political debate and satirical tone about public figures during a turbulent nominational period.
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Washington Post CO
Waoshington
D. C
Dhe Post oMca
Washington, D C
York
Omr
Flatiron
Paul Block
Aeanager
Mattford
Baltimore
National Capital
Knox
Christiancy
New York
Rennell i
Egg sex detector and a prize in 1912 politics
A London inventor claims a device to reveal egg sex, while a better goal would indicate egg age. Bryan may not run in 1912, yet hints of control over Warwick end persist in Democratic circles. A Boston revival draws about 1,000,000. Cy Chapman evangelizes Tremont Temple daily. The Texas Legislature weighs profanity over the telephone.
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London
Bryan
Warwick
Boston
Boston D'spatch
New York
Tremont Temple
Cy Wilbu Chapman
UDON
Embarrassing Quote From a Chicago News Hit
An Englishman is described as a funny chap by a hot hotel salesman. A judge in Britain rules a case about a pig and an automobile, asserting an odd right to the road. A lagistens voter sues a mayor over whiskers cut under the Alfente Constitution amid a noisy political scene. Governor Hughins faces foes over whisky talk and a strange incident of big shoes outside a door aimed at a cat.
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Chicago News
Bailey
Lagistens
New York
Hughins
Abdy Family, Sir William, and a Turbulent Era in 1903
An Austrian born Lady Abby dies in 1902 amid Sir William Abdy's troubled marriages and a looming third union. Once crippled by a hunting accident, he secures a divorce from Hilza Beach in 1905 amid public notoriety. The Abdy estate at Albyns yields about 1500000 annually, while King Peter of Serbia faces diplomatic awkwardness as Belgrade and foreign envoys navigate court rituals.
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Macy
Sir Willam
Prince Adolph Wrede
William
Abby
Hilza Beach
Williaim
Sir William
Abdys
Yorkshire
Tseex
Albyns
Romford
Abdy
China
Peter of
Servia
Tn Sten
Belgrade
James B Whitehead
Austria
Peter
D&c. Mazrquise da Fontanoy
Brentwood Company
Ancient China Embraced Melodies From Plants to Drums
Fragmented prose celebrates diverse Chinese instruments from tute to ch'in and p l il l a moon guitar, la pa dragon pet and pang ku drum. It praises two string and four string fiddles, Yan lo gong, and celestial harmonies over formal pitch, urging pure hearted song.
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Hiewlee
Dame Wang
Yan-lo
La-Pa
Pang-Ku
Yuth
Extra Session Aims for Statewide Prohibition in Kentucky
The Anti Saloon League plans a February 16 meeting in Louisville to push for a state wide prohibition bill or county local option embelments. Gov Willson may resist calling an extraordinary session unless a crisis arises. E C ORear will speak, urging total prohibition, with ORear noted as a Republican ally of Wilson. Only four counties remain without prohibition.
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Louisville
Duspaton
New York
Kentucky
Union
Antisaloon League
Isouisville
Resolutiona
Augustus E. Willson
E. C. O'Rear
Kentucky Court of Appeals
O'Rear
Wilson
Death for Fat and Lazy at Bronx Prairie Dog Colony
Officials of the Bronx prairie dog colony found that older, portly members vanish as the younger ignore the elders. A census showed eleven missing seniors. only one death was officially reported. Investigators suspect removal under an organization rule, with bodies hidden in unused tunnels.
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New York World
Bronx
Atda
Purale
Raymond L. Ditmare
Reproof of Churches Hit by Emmanuel Movement Sermon
New Haven dispatch notes Dr Elwood Worcester of Boston criticizing Emmanuel movement churches for limited weekly services. He argues most illnesses can be cured now, but bones remain unhealed, and condemns churches that keep doors open only one day a week. He cites Jesus walking streets to heal, contrasting with closed doors and undertaker signs.
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Worcester
New Haven Dispatch
New York Times
Emmanuel Church
Yale
Elwood Worcester
Boeton
Jesus Christ
Nervous Bobby Steals the Show on the Rockport Train
On a summer move along Massa chusetts north shore a stormy West gentleman rode the morning train from Rockport. A Pride's Crossing family with a poodle a gray cat and a clock faced Bobby's nerves, while the poodle sought comfort by eyeing Bobby from a seat behind. The Westerner snorted and moved forward as the pets caused a commotion.
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Kanaan City
Massachusetts
Rockport
Bobby
Perry
Tiny Taft Baby Named for President in Paducah
In Paducah Kentucky a two week old infant son of E P Lady weighs two pounds and measures about twelve inches at birth. The child, named for William Taft, has grown since and his face now resembles a biscuit sized head. His parents are of medium stature and the family has two older children aged ten and three.
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Paducah
Wy Yue
New York World
William Taft
E. P Lady
al Mirl
Tale of the Foolish Toad
A toad waking from winter to thawed earth near Claremont Avenue sewer work jumps toward a burning cigar stub. The spark lands on a twig and the toad leaps thrice before retreating to a grassy plot to ponder the near miss and its spring arrival.
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Sfontelary
New York World
Claremont Avenue
Lest Bet on His Wife Ends in Hat Losses
John B Richards bet a friend his wife would not keep a meeting arranged by a supposed relative. He lost a hat in the wager and now faces a divorce suit filed by his wife. She says a man posed as her brother’s friend to arrange a meeting about railroad transportation at East St Lowly. Richards admits it was a put up job and expresses regret.
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New York
Hathos
Howe
Man
Bnte
Bey
Ives
Ted
Bureau
Jbos
The
Post
North Carolina
Pence
New York World
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Booker T. Washington
W. M. Smyth
Cheyenne
Tennessee
James B. Barnett
Memph Tenn
Wyzard
Europe
Memphis
Mississippi River
Wempha
Werou
Thy Mer
T River
Tiere
Arkansas
Memphus
Underhand Criticism and Marriage Age Remarks
A Chicago News item mocks a soup critique as underhanded. A Philadelphia Public Ledger lecturer declares marriage at 22 as a duty, prompting a sharp reply from a 30 year old woman challenging the advice.
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Philadelpha Public Ledger
Mali
Snakes May Have a Jag Says Scientists at Meeting
The New York World reports on a view from the Ophiological Society in Washington where Raymond Ditmars argues that snakes may suffer intoxication from nerve stimulation. He proposes vibration accumulators in pit organs provide stimulus, suggesting snakes are ahead of humans in obtaining nerve energy without drink.
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New York World
Msn
Ophiological Society
Raymond E. Ditmars
New ‘Mark’ Zoological Park
Ditmarea
Saio BF Wrazard
New York City
Raleigh
Hu Mane Society
New York
SFP
Cares Co
Permanent tariff commission urged by San Francisco critic
An industrialist argues for a permanent tariff commission of exporters importers and manufacturers to replace the congressional committee system. He contends such a body would reflect real domestic and foreign commerce needs and improve tariff adjustments. A Wyoming resident recounts eagle attacks and a Memphis observer discusses Prohibition law impacts across the Mississippi River in a wary, vivid tone.
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Henry Kahn
San Francisco
New Willard
Ways and Means
Congress
The Love Letter From Old New York Sun
A humorous collection of snippets begins with a trembling woman reading a valentine from a postman, then shifts to comic lines from Puck and New Year Press about marriage and money. Across witty quips on love and folly, the pieces reflect turn‑of‑the‑century urban sentiment and social mores.
Prominent talks on Knox and party politics in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia reader praises Secretary of State Knox, predicts his greatness, and argues the Republican Party should embrace strong leadership. The letter commends New York and humane society efforts against animal cruelty, contrasts Southern economic growth with Northern politics, and notes shifting Republican sentiment in the South toward business and farmers.
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