Washington Post Subscription Rates 1906
The Washington Post lists delivery terms for Washington and Alexandria with weekly and monthly prices for daily and Sunday editions. Remittances are payable to The Washington Post Co. and offices are in New York Chicago with Paul Block as manager.
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Turriers
Washington
Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Blashington
D. C
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York
Vanderbilt Building
Paul Block
Chicago
Unity Building
Boston Advertiser Foresees President Senate Split
The Boston Advertiser argues the President may break with Senate loyalists over railway rate policy. It predicts a prolonged test of strength between the White House and Senate, noting past conflicts and the party’s habit to avoid splits.
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Boston Advertiser
New England
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Senate
Congress
Yidton
Roosevert Thers Gould
Washington
Cie Prasad
Vis Polis
Wiandiv
United States
Iis
Ate
Roosevelt
White House
Advertiser
Canal Construction by Contract vs Commission Debate
The piece argues Congress favors awarding canal work to contract under Army Corps supervision rather than a government commission. It highlights efficiency, dangers of graft, labor and moral issues, and the legal hurdles of alien labor and eight hour rules, urging direct Corps administration to avoid political roadblocks.
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United States
Panama
Washington
Corps of Engineers
Canal construction by engineers seen as best path
Amid debate on canal work, proponents urge Army Corps of Engineers to oversee and dig the project under contract, with on-site supervision by capable officers, moving supervision from distant Mills Building to the field. The piece foresees labor organization, farmer political realignments, and a looming shift toward municipal and governmental ownership in a transforming American system.
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Canal
Army Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Washington
Towa
Georgia
Grange
Iowa
Alliance
Auness
South
New England
Wage Earners Homes and Social Progress Across Nations
The article argues for better worker housing as essential to efficiency, morale, and state stability. It cites Krupp housing near Essen with family dwellings, light industry, and lifetimes for invalids, charging rents from 14 to 64 dollars, plus gardens and play rooms. It contrasts American dwellings being larger and better priced than German, noting higher wages and more home improvement spending, and describes British munic ipal efforts to eliminate pestilential tenements and improve housing, framing housing as a central social issue.
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Europe
Krupps
Hssen
Cay
Germany
Werner Sembart
Breslau
United States
Amnerica
America
Nuremberg
Lo Lombart
France
Isngland
Great Britain
Public debate on workers housing and art in Congress
The discussion praises better housing for workers with light and air and calls for rural living near workplaces via rail or trolley. It defends Speaker Cannon against charges of anti art bias, arguing he is a true artist in governance, shaping committees to empower capable talents and praising domestic art and craftsmanship.
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Cannon
Collier’s Weekly
Whistler
Callier
Cara Man
House of Representatives
Why Not Girl Waiters Aims For Southern Dinner Reforms
A commentary notes Charleston Washington experiment with white women as waiters provoked disbelief yet drew praise from travelers. It extols refined service over grim fast pace, imagines Washington restaurateurs adopting the plan, and ends with a skeptical aside on political corruption and moral decline.
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New York
Delmonico
Sieghortner
New Orleans
Boudro
Strenna
Moreau
Mme
Eugene
Bero
Sabrier
High Olympus
Washington
Green Bay Tree
New York politics and national figures in a busy column
A compact look at New York political retirements and clashing figures. Notes on Platt Depew and Yerkes, McClellan warnings to officials, Dougherty’s trust fund case, and remarks on Barrett in Bogota. Also mentions Fassett not seeking NY Republican chair, La Follette, Wilson, and Panama Canal labor chief resignation.
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New York
Platt
Depew
Yerkes
Sloat Fassett
New York State Republican Committee
la Follette
Crippled boy Israel Gener vanishes from tenement home
A twelve year old crippled boy, Israel Gener, vanishes from his home at 102 Pitt Street in New York after his terrier Tony died in a fall. His mother and father, Gottlieb, fear for his health and have enlisted police to search the city. Tony’s death preceded the disappearance as the boy wandered away on his way to Rivington Street School.
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Hirth
Pitt Street
Gottlieb
Israel
Tony
Rivington Street
Bingham on the town and Red Coat fashion flair
A New York Press feature mocks a social figure Bingham and his town debut, with a light satire of saloon and dance floor antics. Miss Rothe Leads Wet Weather chic in red waterproof gown and matching rain sholder, contrasting drenched peers. George Washington motto closes the piece.
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Martinet
Hell's Kitchen
Canfield
Mac
Bingham
Ted Bingham
Rothe
New York
Cynthia Roche
Inauguration Catches Mayor McClellan Off Guard
The New York World reports McClellan’s inauguration lacked Tammany presence and fanfare. He enters briskly, speaks from a wall, and exchanges brief handshakes with a few hundred attendees. Gen Bingham and Gen Furlong attend, but the crowd is muted and the scene austere.
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New York World
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Tammany Hall
Lantry
Keenan
Tammany Braves
Murphy
Gen. Bingham
Woodbury
Grent
Charles FL Furlong
Home from War Moscow Soldier Return Described
A Moscow correspondent recalls a bleak welcome as soldiers return from the war, marching through dirty streets past markets and disabled beggars. The city offered little celebration, with plans for gifts or ceremonies reportedly unmet and residents largely uninterested as veterans drift toward barracks. The scene contrasts the fighters’ hard journey with sparse official recognition.
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Moscow
New York
Baumann
Becear
Siberian
Admiral Balch Reaches Eighty Five in Baltimore
From the Baltimore Sun Rear Admiral George B Balch senior retired officer in the United States navy received a friendly call last night from a Maryland Order of the Loyal Legion committee congratulating him on reaching his eighty fifth year He entered the navy sixty eight years ago and now lives with his sister at 8 Hast North avenue His last active duty was superintendent of the United States Naval Academy and he went on the retired list in 1882.
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Baltimore Sun
George B. Balch
United States Navy
Maryland Order of the Loyal Legion
Eyvie Bergland
Henry V. Goddard
Thomas Goodwillie
Admiral Balch
Navy
North Avenue
United States Naval Academy
McClellan's Great Opportunities as New York Mayor
The article argues Mayor McClellan can achieve major finance and public works successes in a four year term. It highlights NYC debt, borrowing capacity, and plans for aqueducts, bridges, subways, and large public hospitals. It emphasizes moral leadership, health and park expansion as key legacies.
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New York
United States
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Catskills
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Treasury Department
Ham
McClean
East River
Manhattan Island
Spuyten Duyvil
Hudson
Alance
Traits of A E Orr and his New York Life link
A E Orr of Strabane Ireland, prominent in New York finance and civic life, is discussed as a potential successor to John A McCall at New York Life. He built a career from shipping clerk to NY Produce Exchange leader, NY Chamber of Commerce president, and transit commissioner, while engaging in philanthropy and Brooklyn civic matters.
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New York Times
Alexander Ector Orr
John A. McCall
New York Life
Strabane
County Tyrone
Ireland
New York
Juliet B. Dows
Margaret & Luquer
Orr
David Dows & Co
New York Produce Exchange
New York Chamber of Commerce
Board of Rapid Transit Commissioners of
Gov
Tilden
Eke
Beth Low
Chapin
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Hamilton Club
Long Island Historical Club
The
Long Island Historical Society
Grace Episcopal Church
New York Life Insurance Company
Meal
McCall
Elecron
Feinsurance
Armstrong Legislative Committee
Garfield for Congress in Cleveland District
New York dispatch reports Roosevelt backing James R. Garfield for Congress in Ohio’s Twentieth district to succeed Jacob Beicher, with Beicher not seeking a third term. Cleveland candidates include Leach, Howland, and Kirlick, with Leach likely to withdraw amid Roosevelt ties. Miss Alice Roosevelt’s engagement to Mr Longworth draws attention in Washington.
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New York
Roosevelt
Washington
James R. Garfield
Congress
Jacob A. Beicler
Garfield
Mentor
Lake County
Beicher
Charles I. Leach
Paul Howland
Kirlick
Howland
Foraker
Leach
Alice Roosevelt
Mr. Longworth
Miss Roosevelt
Senator Long
Kansans
Taft Party
Philippine
Lodge
Miss Alce
Statehood bill agreement outlines prohibition and funding
In hotel lobbies Oklahoma delegate Bird McGuire described a negotiated Statehood plan. Prohibits liquor sales in Indian Territory and Osage Reservation for 25 years while Oklahoma gains freedom. Includes $5,000,000 school fund for Indian Territory and outlines federal court and election law applications and possible Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma Indian admission.
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Oklahoma
Bird
McGuire
Deegate
Raleagh
Washington
Irdian
Cuthen
House Committee
Arizona
New Mexico
House
Senate
Todian
Oba
End of Sam Sandford Chronology and Funeral Details
Sam Sandford, famed minstrel, died Sunday at age eighty eight. His long stage career began in Philadelphia in 1840s with ballrooms on Chestnut Street and Twelfth Street, later leasing venues and performing for years. He belonged to the lodge and Masons. his funeral is planned at his residence, with a benefit in his honor during retirement.
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Ceub
Tre Eregeont
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Dais
Sandford
Hares
Widdues
Sam Sandford
Philadelphia
Twelfth and
Chestnut Streets
Une
Mike
Mason
A Hero of the Bath at City Surf Resort
James Smith, a city magnate, began the bathing season by entering the surf at South Carolina avenue. The wind was mild and he wore a plain black bathing suit, becoming the first to bathe at the resort this year.
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James Smith
South Carolina Avenue
Smith
Salaries of Chicago Bankers Revealed in News Summary
The New York American reports Chicago bankers salaries ranging from 20 000 to 50 000 with figures cited for John Jo Mitchell of the Illinois Trust Savings Bank and James H Eckels of the Commercial National Bank. Eckels reportedly earned 25 000.
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Chicago
New York
Daily News
John Jo Mitchell
Iitnois Trust Savings Bush
James HH. Eckels
Commer Jim National Bank
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