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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1909

Page

14

Washington Post Subscription Terms and Addresses

The Washington Post publication office on Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street outlines carrier and mail delivery terms. It specifies daily and Sunday editions, weekly and monthly options, and payment by drafts or checks. addresses in Washington and New York facilities are referenced for post matters and mail handling.

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Inaugural Day Echoes and Territorial Statehood Debate 1909

The piece narrates inaugural Day observations with dense crowd scenes and political reflection on national memory. It then shifts to Arizona and New Mexico statehood debates, arguing for admission as states and criticizing delay, recalling historical figures and past secession fears.

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Regulating Liquor Traffic Across States and Licenses

Reading through the Rochester Democrat and Herald summary, debates on liquor licensing rise in the Dakotas and New Mexico. Proposals seek higher licenses and a tax to build a state hospital for drunkards, while national observers warn of punitive measures amid strong opposition. The piece notes aggressive tactics abroad and domestic backlash, with the Democratic party poised to unite against overreach.

Rochester Democrat Hargld Fie Dakotas New Mexico Paria Caioon Count Boni Ucense Chanler Paty

Untitled text fragment from historical article

Fragmented OCR passage referencing industry and economics with scattered terms like manufacturers, outputs, prices, steel, and prepenity. lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable subjects for a concise factual summary.

Letter on marriage, bachelor fate, and social pressures

A partly garbled letter laments bachelor hardship and social expectations about marriage. It notes a reader seeking guidance on matchmaking and references a published article about young women seeking suitors. The writer urges correspondence with local women of Eastern background and implies potential matches within the city.

Letter From a Young Man Seeks Correspondence

A Washington DC writer describes living in the capital for over fifteen years and offers his letter for publication. He asks to hear from several young women and provides his height and weight, stating he is a 5 foot 3 inch tall, 160 pound, good looking man.

Washington, DC

Home Again Sailors Return From World Cruise

Sixteen battleships and crews return to Hampton Roads after a 14 month voyage, hailed as heroes. The homecoming honors America’s ships, officers, and men who carried the flag around the world with dignity and courage, awaiting the inaugural march and public welcome.

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Montclair bankers seek prize in spring gardening spree

Six hundred Manhattan bankers brokers and lawyers based in Montclair vie for a Montclair Club prize by investing in straw hats overalls hobnail shoes spades hoes and garden supplies. Commuters bet onion and radish seeds on trains while one man orders 208 oyster plants for spring. The theme is a shift from golf and bowling to digging and tending, with a 100 acre scale hinted by lavish gear.

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Baby Boy Saves a Girl at Norwalk Harbor Dock

Johnnie Hogan aged five and Mildred Farington three, sweethearts since memory, fell into Norwalk harbor mud when Mildred slipped from a dock. Johnnie jumped in to keep her head above slime, spreading himself in the mud to breathe for her until help arrived. William Benedict and Edward Webb laid a plank line to pull the children to safety.

South Kerwalk Gann Preas Jolie Hogan Mildred Farington Johnnie Mildreds Fe Norwalk Harbor Jasmine Mildreds William A Benedict Edward Webb

Fragmented musings span Carmack, Utah politics, and Kentucky lore

A miscellany of political and cultural reflections references Carmack, Brigham Young, and Kentucky history. It notes birthplaces, notable figures, and vivid observations on Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and Roosevelt. The piece touches on preservation debates for Andersonville and social shifts drawing rural women to cities.

Relatives tangled in a courtroom quip

A judge considers a witness’s sprawling kinship web as a lawyer presses about relations to the defendant. The witness details cousins and in laws across generations, joking about bigamy and even a trigamist as the pieces snap into a chaotic family chart.

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Notable Fleet Street Names and Taft Cabinet Notes

The Pall Mall Gazette recalls Arthur Beckett, Clement Scott, and Sir Norman Lockyer, noting their war office service and the old clerk ethos. Hackett recalls reading the Times at work and a cautious park stroll between tasks. Twelve days remain for Taft cabinet changes as party dynamics may force new names.

Pall Mall Arthur A Beckett Fleet Street War Office Clement Scott Norman Lockyer Hackett Taft Democratic Party

Congressmen Rally Against Postmaster Appointment Power

Lawmakers decry removal of their authority to appoint fourth class postmasters as a political debate heats up in the capital. The dispute centers on whether executive control should supersede congressional naming rights, stirring calls for legislative oversight and reform.

Six Coupes in Marathon Dance Stir Los Angeles

A spectacular contest draws twelve entrants in a week long marathon dance in Los Angeles with three hour nights. Reported as readers reached miles and many rivals collapsed, doctors warn the event may be halted due to strain on participants including girls.

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Doctor Reveals Worst Outcome After Car Crash

In a tense exchange, the patient begs for the worst news regarding his injuries. The doctor bluntly predicts the patient must face explaining to his wife how he was found in a car with three chorus girls two miles from home at dawn.

Chicago

Grand Duke Cyril May Yet Be Czar

Grand Duke Cyril, recently exiled, could ascend if Emperor Nicholas II dies while his son Alexis remains a minor. The empress, health fragile, faces isolation from Cyril who backed Victoria Melita’s marriage. Court factions fear a Cyril regency, while dynastic ties with Denmark and Germany complicate Russia’s future amid reform and resistance.

Cyril Vladimir Russia Csarovitch Alexis Michael Alexandrovitch Michael Buke Cyril Cyri Brandduke Ragent Cxarovitch Elready Euch Coar Grand Duke Paris St Petersburg Fie Nearia Hils Queen Louise Denmark Nicholas Thezar Ernest of Hesse Cyrils Victoria Melita England Ernest of Hesne Princess Victoria Melita National Church of Cour Nicolas Rugaia St Peersburg Kainer Berlin Wiliam Mona Paulowna Mecklenburg-Schwerin House of Spain Song Alfonso Dng Vladimirs Vienna Gerlin Prezent Kaiser Grand Ducapesg Lafayette J Lafayette George Washington Belgium Firm Roger Charles Rogier Herman Europe House of Lafayette

Village Without a Death in 1908 in English Parish

In Higham or the Hill a south Leicestershire village of about six inhabitants records no deaths in 1908 according to the London Standard. The parish churchyard is notable for octogenarian burials, including members of a single family.

Crocodile Big Bill Undergoes Dental Work at Bronx Zoo

In a bold procedure at the Bronx Zoo, keeper Snyder and Twomey assisted by seventeen men, logs, rope, chain, and tools, restrained Big Bill the eleven foot crocodile. Dr Ditmars pried open the jaw and filed the teeth after removing sharp points and cementing several others. The operation aimed to spare the alligators and ended with the reptile returned to its tank while onlookers laughed.

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Brave Fox Terrier Guards Home From Fire and Firebugs

Ginger a fox terrier owned by Emilio Baro an Italian baker saved his master and wife by barking after knife wounded incendiaries attacked their Benex Avenue home. Baro says oil soaked wood lay nearby and suspects enemies plotted the blaze. police notified.

New York Preas Ginger Emilio Baro Benex Avenue Baro

No More Phossy Law In Landoo Chronicle

After years of agitation the use of deadly white phosphorus in match manufacture is set to be banned. A bill backed by Herbert Gladstone and Herbert Samuel was introduced in the House of Commons, following the Berne conference of 1906. The measure offers safer substitutes under patent terms and aims to end the hazardous practice that causes phossy jaw and similar disfigurement among workers.

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Phony Girls Object to New York Telephone Title

In Philadelphia the news of adopting the term aboriat for a telephone operator triggers strong anger among local workers. A New York inventor offered to surrender rights if adopted by the New York Telephone Company, while Philadelphia operators deride the word as phonies and demand respect for their craft.

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Wife Famine Debate in Stark County Horticultural Society

Stark County Horticultural Society speakers report farmers struggle to find wives as country girls leave for city life. Interurban cars aid the move, while one farmer notes city women seek rural life and cites a quick response to a housekeeper ad with one applicant in under two hours.

Canton New York Stark County Horticultural Sociery

That Boy Returns Hard After Quoting Scripture

An Atlanta Constitution snippet recalls a Billville farmer claiming a youth "heats my time" after the boy retorts with a biblical line about laying up treasure in heaven. The exchange centers on fiery rhetoric and a clash over scripture in rural life.

Atlanta Billville Shore

A Mile of Pennies to Aid Church in Great Barrington

One hundred collectors in Great Barrington Mass organize a mile long display of pennies for the Methodist church. Each solicitor uses gum paper strips one foot long, with space for twelve pennies per strip, totaling 633.60 dollars if the mile is completed. A prize is offered for those who contribute five feet or more of coins.

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Trust for Playwrights Plans National Royalty Scale

A proposed national body of playwrights and managers aims to fix a standard royalty for dramatic works. Augustus Thomas leads a committee including Charles Klein George Broadhurst and Milton Royle to form a trustees board under limited liability laws. The group seeks mutual understanding with managers, a minimum royalty, and an arbitration system to protect members.

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Tomorrow Is Another Day In Cheer Up Verse

A nostalgic verse urges looking ahead and not dwelling on sorrow. It contrasts gloom with hope and argues that tomorrow may relieve tension as time heals.

Gicazo News

Pensions After Eleventh Child Law Proposed

A Lake Dispatch summary reports a New York Word antirace death by action bill requiring state payments of 3150 cash for each child after the eleventh. The Chicago News fragment hints at economic hardship and social commentary, noting blessings of poverty and critiques of responsibility and wealth.

Suit Lake Dispatch New York

Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Frese

The piece jokes about romantic choices and social manners. It notes that strict principles annoy friends and that loud preaching breeds opposition. It claims women act more effectively than men by acting without waiting for approval.

New York Frese

Views on Taft Cabinet From Ohio and Naval Policy Debate

Ohios Daugherty urges Judge Taft to recognize Ohio in his cabinet naming Gov Herrick as Secretary of the Treasury. The discussion spans electing a home state appointee, Ohio pride, and the need for a strong fiscal leadership, with reactions from Chicago and Washington on jury selection and cabinet balance.

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