The Washington Post Ad Rates and Political Commentary 1906
The piece outlines subscription terms for The Washington Post with weekly and monthly rates for the Daily and Sunday editions, notes city delivery by carriers in Washington and Alexandria, and lists office locations in New York and Chicago. It then pivots to opinion on legal and civic topics, including Crowe's acquittal in Omaha, the gypsy moth outbreak in New England, and arguments about the Isle of Pines dispute with Spain and the United States.
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Washington
Alexandria
New England
Holy Writ
Congress
Massachusetts
Forday
Boston Post
Agricultural Department
Advance of Medical Science and Tariff Critique
A historical essay traces medical progress from magical cures to empirical practice and preventive care. It notes medical advances in Germany Britain and America, predicated on mental therapy and open air treatment, while linking public health gains to rational inquiry and policy shifts. The piece then critiques tariff policy, arguing every aspect of daily life feels tax impact from birth to death, with examples on food and household items.
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Behring
Lingland
New York
Presbyterian Aospital
Germany
Firchberg
Frankfort
Treaty and Isle of Pines lease reveal Cuba connection
The piece reviews a 1904 treaty aimed at adjusting title to the Isle of Pines, tied to a July 1903 lease granting Guanatanamo and Bahia Honda to the United States for 2000 gold per year. It questions legality, notes guidance from Gen. Wood, and critiques proposed five inspectors of consulates and the broader State Department reforms. It also details the Boston Advertiser’s asserted influence over administration and tariff revision expectations.
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Isle of Pines
Spain
United States
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Leonard Wood
Paris
Porto Rico
West Indies
Cuba
Wood
Meiklejohn
General Land Office
American Territory
Congress
McKinley
Interior Department
War Department
Wooden
Platt
Connecticut
Root
Gen. Wood
Isle of Pinés
Island of Cuba
Guantanamo
Bahia Honda
Lauiers
Jose M. Garcia Montes
Morgan
Isle of Pine
Boston Advertiser
Roosevelt
Cannon
Victor Huge
Joe
G O. P
Evie
Oracle
Washington
Congréss
Washington Post Echoes in Belt of Headlines
A digest of political chatter and opinions from The Washington Post, citing leaders like Morgan, Rockefeller, Cannon, and Mitchell. Reflections on tariff policy, rail regulation, and public sentiment shape a portrait of early 20th century governance and press influence. Recurrent mentions of the Post’s stance across newspapers.
The Play in Paris Seen by All After Two Weeks
From the Byvancer report Paris society notices a new play that has generated widespread attention within a fortnight. Locals deem it unfashionable to attend a show after it has run that long.
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Paris
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
Reflections humorously critique household finance and social vanity. The piece notes women’s beauty, men’s willpower, and teachers praising children, all with satirical bite about everyday misspeaks and mistaken beliefs.
Quaint Scenes in Parliament Opens Amid Mourning
The King opens Parliament with subdued ceremony due to mourning for King Christian. The speech outlines the new administration's legislative program drafted by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman. Arthur Balfour continues to be honored, while the processional ceremonial order includes Lords, peers, and clergy, with detailed robes and oath procedures.
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Edward
Christian
Henry Camphbell-Bannerman
Privy Council
Arthur Balfour
Lord Roberts
Lord Wolseley
Lord Kitchener
Edward Seymour
John Fisher
George Meredith
John Morley
India
William Holman Hunt
Alma Tadema
Lord Rayleigh
Order
House of Lords
United Kingdom
Ireland
Earl Marshall
Duke of Norfolk
England
Marquis of
Eraber
High Court of Justice
Denmark
Girard College to teach domestic skills for graduates
Philadelphia notes describe a board decision at the Stephen Girard building to train Girard College graduates in socks darning sewing buttons and sewing seams before advancing to beds cleaning and room sweeping while keeping scholastic study unaffected. The piece also covers odd local anecdotes about a powerful janitor, a rhyme left by a departing cook, and reflections on theater work and a dog hero story.
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Philadelphia
Girard College
Board of
City Trusts
Stephen Girard
Mary
Frederick Wright
Tioga
Wall Street for Sleep as Millionaires Flee Abroad
From the New York World many Wall Street figures depart for Europe or Asia amid talk that all rich residents have made enough money. Names include Schiff Budge Heidelbach Neustadt Vanderbilt Morgan and Rockefellers circle aims for travel. physicians may soon advise the financial district as a sleep resort.
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New York
George Washington
Russell Sage
Duma Ma
Wall Street
L.c
Jacob H. Schiff
Henry Budge
Hallgarth & Co
Alfred Heidelbach
William K. Vanderbilt
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Andrew i
Trinity Church
J. J. Hill
Aiken
S C
Liv
George Crocker
California
Thomas P. Fowler
Messenger Boys
Stock Exchange Board
John D. Rockefeller
William
Jay Stedoon
D. O. Mils
Clork
John W. Gates
So, Springs
Ark
Morris K. Jesup
George Croker
Edwin Gould
Howard Gould
H. Meek. Twombly
Oliver H. Payne
Wanington & Conner
M. E., Ingalls
Edward ‘Wasserman
Financial District
Doubts of Immortality Stated by Prof Foster
Chicago University divinity expert Prof George Furman Foster argues in the Biblical World that belief in immortality has grown uncertain amid scientific inquiry and historical study He questions the necessity of moral laws depending on faith in an afterlife and suggests personal continuity of consciousness undercuts identity beyond death.
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Chicago
New York World
George Furman Foster
Chicago University Divinity School
Biblical World
Lfe
Peter
Paul
Something Doing in the Country Sparks Local Debate
A clutter of brief items from various towns notes local oddities and society tidbits. Undertaker John Foster complains of low coffin sales in Caliente Nevada while other items mention editor disputes, relocations, college students homecomings, weddings ahead, and a survey of charitable giving in the United States highlighting Carnegie and Rockefeller as major donors.
Ending in romance and divorce news from Paris to Chicago
A fragmentary column blends verse about lasting love with legal notices. It reports Countess de Castellane’s Paris divorce bid from Count Boni, ongoing through 1907, and notes a Chicago bank president’s loan to a family cook as a humorous remedy for servant shortages.
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Countess Castellane
New York
Lrance
Countess de Castellane
Paria Court of First Instance
Count Bont
Bristol
Paris
New York Herald
Chicago Bank
Tila
Public discourse touches pensions, printing, and reform
In the Arlington hotel lobby, W B Wilton of San Francisco discusses Eugene Ware’s short pension tenure and criticizes the Public Printer. He cites a Kansas connection and alleges a new office creation with high salaries, hinting at constitutional conflict. The conversation shifts to the Heyburn bill’s impact on state governance and food regulation. Consul Gaffney in Dresden discusses consular fees and salaries, noting Dresden’s importance to U S trade. Ohio figures and Clergy leaders Gladden and Bigger are mentioned in broader civic debates and anniversary remarks.
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Root
Congress
Department of State
Department
State Department
Syria
Turkey
Europe
Bulgaria
Armenia
Eugene Ware
Ancesam
W. B. Wilton
San Francio
Arlington
Ware
Stilins
Kansas
Tave
Wa Department
War Department
Department of the Government
Stillings
Publc
Chicago
American Food Journal
United States
Gaffney
Dresden
Nere
Saxony
United States Treasury
Cleveland
Corpul
Ohio
Washington Ghulden
Covbus
Judge Bigger
Gladden
John A. Rorsefeller
Dr. Gladden
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University of Cambridge
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Board of Revision of Taxes
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Chestnut Street
Edwin Forrest
Charlotte Cushman
John Drew
I. S. Bowers
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John McCulough
Lawrence Barrett
Beckley
Gray
Spot
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Marquis of Queensberry
Ellen Broad
Thomas Snapes
Chicago News
Caliente
John Foster
Undertaker Inter
Murray
Undertaker Foster
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Mesars
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Beauchamp
Appomattox Times
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Kennebec Journal
Marcis Blaney
Bath
Jasper Stahl
Bowdoin College
G. Reed
Dudley Harvey
Posey. Culpeper
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Remington
Jasper
Madison
J. Uta
Crookston
Minn
Bagley
Duke of
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Charlotte
J. P. Marshall
Richmond
Johnny
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Bill Hart
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Maldy
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