The Washington Post Subscriptions And Rates
The Washington Post announces delivery terms for Washington and Alexandria readers with weekly and monthly rates for daily and Sunday editions. It lists payment methods and directs remittances to The Washington Post Co with offices in New York and Chicago and names managers Paul Block.
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Rail rate fight thrills Senate committee action noted
The Post reports Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce rebuffed the Hepburn Dolliver plan negating railway rates without amendments, shaping the rail rate legislation path. It highlights how informal conferences and elimination of other measures left the Hepburn Dolliver bill as the sole option. The newspaper pledges ongoing full, accurate coverage.
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Germany, Tariff War, and Trade Bluff in 1904
The article argues Germany cannot threaten a tariff war with the United States. It notes U.S. exports to Germany were about 215 million dollars in 1904, mostly foodstuffs and raw materials, while U.S. manufactured goods were small. It asserts Germany depends on U.S. trade, and the U.S. could endure without German goods. It concludes Congress exposed Germany’s bluff, with broad commentary on national self-interest and profit.
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Congress
Entitled Jest on Transporting the Pyramid of Cheops
A fragment humorously suggests moving the Pyramid of Cheops in a Brooklyn baby carriage and implies Germany could attempt it again. The tone is light and satirical, noting that high class entertainment is always welcome.
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Brooklyn
Germany
Honeymoon praise for Nicholas Longworth in Cuba travel note
A celebratory column extols Hon. Nicholas Longworth and Cuba as an ideal winter escape. Havana is described as polite, gay, and welcoming with bright scenery, bandstands, theaters, and coastal roads. The piece lauds January to March warmth, simple hospitality, and the overall virtue of a Cuban sojourn.
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Nicholas Longworth
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Marianao
Publicity as a cure for political corruption
The piece argues that public disclosures of campaign funding are needed to purify politics but warns that funds may be diverted through auxiliary committees like the Protective Tariff League. It questions how reformers can reach such schemes and notes the lure of victory over virtue, concluding publicity cannot cure the disease.
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What Shall the Issue Be in Democratic Campaign
The piece argues the Democratic Party lacks a clear campaign issue. It critiques railroad and currency stances, suggests tariff revision as a potential unifying issue, and warns against coasting on past Republican themes. It notes Roosevelt’s railroad agenda and urges Democrats to pursue a distinct, continuous policy stance to appeal to voters.
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Tom Johnson
Hearst
Bryan
Debs
Robert M. T. Hunter
Samuel J. Tilden
Grover Cleveland
Mark Hannatt
Roosevelt
Billy Patterson
Joe Bailey
Tommy Patte
Isle of Pines Treaty Debate and Usury Concerns Amid Campaign
The article surveys the Isle of Pines treaty status and calls for amendments to protect Cuban title and local self government for Americans there. It critiques the Platt Amendment justification and warns against granting extra consideration to the island while urging lawmakers to address usury risks for government clerks and high living costs.
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Washington gossip on politics and public life in a brisk, ironic tone
The column mocks Senate antics and administration efforts in energy and policy. It jokes about Hearst, Bosses, and pork barrel politics, mentions Santo Domingo, Greater Pittsburgh, and the Heyburn bill, and quips on public printing and kitchen scraps in government. It notes German trade stance and Washington birthday orations with a wry, satirical edge.
Why M'Kinley Was A Mason
A New York Sur article notes a Savoy dinner by Scottish Rite consistories marking the 99th anniversary of the Supreme Council. Gen Horatio C. King recalls Civil War memories and how McKinley joined the lodge after witnessing a Confederate hospital ward scene and aid to masons.
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Savoy
Supreme Council of the United States
Horatio C. King
McKinley
Shenandoah Valley
MacKintley
Winchester
Sheridan
Fide
Monterey Battle Poem and Humorous Observations
A fragment of Charles Venno Hoffman’s poem remembers Monterey with gallant soldiers advancing under deadly fire and banners waving. It is followed by a shuffled, humorous aside about life, money, and social behavior from the New York Press. The pieces mix solemn war memory with lighthearted social witticisms from the era.
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Monterey
Count Guy de la Rochefoucauld and European nobility ties
A long, unnamed narrator details Count Guy de la Rochefoucauld titled bloodlines from France and America. It traces the de la Rochefoucauld family origins from the tenth century, kinships across Austria Italy and India, and connections to Euphasine Montgomery of New Orleans. The piece also touches on Italian Prime Minister Sonnino, British figures, and Lord Belper’s cotton-legacy wealth.
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Euphasine Montgomery
New Orleans
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New York
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Miss Montgomery
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Anne Perron
India
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France
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Revertera
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Italy
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Roux
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Emily Rumbold
Horace Rumbold
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Baron Delmar
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The Man on the Steps
A playful dialogue unfolds as a couple delays by the front steps awaiting the woman’s accessories. Fifteen minutes pass then twenty as she hunts for a pin and a button before hints of missing time push them toward the matinee being over.
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Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicago News
A collection of aphoristic and satirical lines on wealth marriage talk and human folly. It features quips about riches, fame, philosophy, dignity, and the perils of self deception with playful misprints and banter.
United States Senate praised as conservative and capable
The editor in New York Sun argues the Senate is a conservative, able legislature and a stabilizing force. It defends its rules, praises historic leaders like Webster and Clay, and urges citizens to vote, participate, and work to preserve the nation's institutions rather than attack the system.
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A Forty Story Building Taller Than Washington Monument
New York World reports a dramatic rise on Lower Broadway with a forty story Singer Building tower reaching 592 feet. The 65 by 65 foot central bay windowed shaft will soar above the 66 foot Washington Monument, featuring a brick limestone facade, steel skeleton, four elevators, and a 150000 square foot floor area. Plans by Ernest Plage with Singer Manufacturing Company ownership.
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Mrs Longworth's Silver Hat Sets Marvel Milinery Record
From the New York American: Mrs. Longworth commissions a pure silver hat with a forty inch silver plume. The ostrich-like plume is light and radiant, the hat weighs a half pound, and the total cost is 200 dollars including the plume.
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America
Like Spartan Boy's Nerve. Philadelphia Leager Report
August Hillard, sixteen, of 180 Diamond Street, astonished staff at Pennsylvania Hospital after walking in with the abdomen exposed. He was caught between cogwheels at George W. Gibbons printing shop, 147 North Tenth Street, where he works as a press feeder. Charles Murphy saved him. He refused an ambulance. Surgeons say he will recover.
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Kings in America
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes European royals and Kaiser William own land in New York and large Western holdings. It cites the King of England inheriting Nassau street property and King Edward owning thousands of Western acres, highlighting heavy investment by European monarchs in American real estate.
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Foundations Are Early Laid Lora Chesterfield
A reflective note extols early formation of knowledge promising mastery before adulthood. The piece frames discipline as the key to lifelong achievement and personal growth through steady foundational learning.
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Lora Chesterfield
Final vote on tariff bill expands German rates to US
Berlin reports the Reichstag passed the final reading of a bill extending reciprocal tariff rates to the United States by a large majority. Debate touched on excluding petroleum from negotiations and the continued relevance of older treaties, with opposition mainly from extreme agrarians and some National liberals.
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Poor Work Under Carter Jetties Disappear in Savannah
In Savannah on February 28 the Federal court trial of Greene and Gaynor focuses on the testimony of James F Bacon, a Canadian Pacific railroad civil engineer. Bacon testified that the jetty work by Greene and Garner has largely vanished, while noting costs for the Georgia area jetties and for the fine-foot house mattresses and solid stone jetties surveyed under Maj. Gillette. The government has not yet finished its case, with many witnesses and documentary evidence to come.
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Lost money letter praises government loyalty
A recovered money letter from the dead letter office expresses deep loyalty to the government. The writer cites forefathers in the Revolution and gratitude for money returned, signing with loyalty and affection toward the administration.
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Plan Annual Meeting Of Civil Service Treasury Branch
Executives and auditing committees of the Treasury Branch of Civil Service Retirement Association planned their annual meeting. It will be at Carroll Institute Hall on March 14 with officers and standing committees elected. A report to Congress on two retirement bills was presented.
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Canal Expenses Decrease in January 1905
Canal Commission report from Enginger Stevens shows lower material handling costs in January at Culebra division. Yardage moved nearly doubled December figures, with 12,090 yards moved costing 72 cents per cubic yard, versus 7,630 yards in December at 2 cents per cubic yard.
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Board Ends Labors of Steam Vessel Inspectors
The supervising inspectors of steam vessels have concluded their month long session. Secretary Metcalf urged a rigid performance of duty and noted major improvements in steamboat equipment. The department announced the board's report will be submitted next week with recommendations for better steamboat navigation.
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Wheat for starving Japanese drives Seattle appeal
The Post-Intelligencer launches an appeal to ship wheat to famine victims in northern Japan. It volunteers ten tons from Washington farmers, seeks in kind subscriptions, and aims to use the Great Northern liner Dakota sailing March 12. The plea notes nearly a million left hungry and records last year's wheat production by state farmers.
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Million dollar Granite Contract in Illinois Court Building
The Wood bury Granite Company announced it won the contract to furnish granite for a new Yook County court house in Chicago. The project is valued at about one thousand dollars.
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Woodbury Granite Company
Chicago
Alaska Judge Wickersham’s Far-Reaching Range and Feats
Judge James Wickersham, presiding in Alaska’s Third district, built civil government from scratch after June 1900. He hiked from Eagle City to Ram Part with a dog team, organized towns, courts, and officials, and later served in Nome restoring order. He traveled to Cape Prince of Wales, explored Tanana Valley camps, and attempted Mount McKinley ascent, shaping Alaska’s early legal and territorial development.
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Japan
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Gambling Craze Threatens Golf Says Mrs Perry
From the New York Tribune Mrs HA Perry of Brae Burn Golf Club warns heavy betting ruins golf. Wagers as high as 380 appear, with both men and women betting per hole or per game. She urges clubs to ban betting and discipline violators to stop the nuisance.
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