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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1906

Page

6

Washington Post Subscription Rates and Offices

The Washington Post lists delivery terms for Washington and Alexandria at 15 cents weekly and various monthly rates for daily and Sunday editions. Remittances should be payable to The Washington Post Co. in Washington, with New York and Chicago offices shown for management.

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How Can They Afford It The Stock Exchange Seat

A New York gentleman paid nearly 100000 for a stock exchange seat: 95000 for the seat and 2000 as an invitation fee. The piece questions the profit, noting no dividends accompany the privilege and suggesting a hidden financial source behind such wealth. It contrasts gambling houses with the exchange and critiques the wealthy class sustaining this status. It also references Morocco and Jewish history in a broader geopolitical and cultural discussion.

New York Stock Exchange Mark Antony Niobe Green Bay Moroces Phoenicians Carthaginians Scipios Caius Marius Sylla Morocco Charles Martel Andelngina Don Sebastian Portugal Charles V Europe Marguerite of Valdis The Crescent

Abolish the Lords and the American election reform drive

The essay argues for abolishing the British House of Lords led by John Burns and contrasts American election reform with machine politics. It notes conservatives in England versus republican Europe and laments genealogy worship in America. It highlights clashes between political machines and voting machines and praises reform progress, citing George W. Morgan on election administration.

House of Lords John Burns Campbell-Bannerman Europe Hastings America Society of the Cincinnati Congressional Library Spofford Hutcheson Antony Chuazlewit Pecksniff New York Evening Mail George W. Morgan

MANN AND SUPERMAN A Napoléon of Finance in Journalism

A column extols William d Alb ton Mann editor of Town Topics and publisher of Facts and Fables as a master financier who extracted large sums from Wall Street figures. The piece portrays him as a superman of finance hidden behind a bewhiskered journalist persona, tracing his rise from humble beginnings to influence over financiers and readers alike.

New York Cal William d'Alton Mann Town Topics Facts Zacles James R. Keene John W. Gates William K. Vanderbilt Perkins Broadway McCurdy Mann Society Journal Republic Garfield Devel Morgan Schiff Harriman Ryan Wall Street Col Superman

The Heroes of To-day and Reflections of a Bachelor

A fragmented clipping presents two columns. The first urges recognizing modern day heroes among ordinary people and finding princes prophets and saints nearby. The second mocks bachelor reflections about social behavior and gender dynamics with comic anecdotes.

John Davidson

Senator Depew Nervous Return Draws Mixed Reactions

News sketches from Washington depict Senator Depew as visibly aged and restlessly fidgety in the Senate chamber. Reports from the New York press describe nerves on edge, with Depew rotating seats and clutching his papers while Miss Paulding and a physician observe from the gallery. Competing views praise or pity his condition as colleagues, including Mr Platt, move through the day amid crowded remarks on health and appearance.

Bim Washington New York Depew Avery Tits Henge Senate Mr. Platt Miss Paulding Aldrich Bailey Dawsen Miss Paul New York Sun Platt The New York Herald Misa Paulding Senator Platt Galter Flmex Dépew Tillman Elkins Spooner Frye Foraker Mrs. Depew

New York Considers Great Transportation Project

A 1906 Washington Chronicle piece outlines plans for a six mile New York Connecting Railroad linking Jersey to Staten Island and Bay Ridge, with a bridge to Hell Gate. It discusses Vanderbilt era vision, the Poughkeepsie bridge precedent, and potential city franchise terms and economic benefits for New York's freight network.

Phadelphia Washington Newark Commodore Vanderbilt New York Central Agathia AL. Shany Hudson New York Central System Albany New England West Boston Poughkeepsie Wicer Asaster Pennsylvania Poughkeepsie Bridge New York City Jersey City Manhattan New Jersey Manhattan Island Rapid Transit Commission Bronx Borough Mainjand Jersey Shore McClellan Board of Aldermen Greater New York Board of Estimate Jersey Long Island City Greenport Long Island Allyns Point Thames River Yale Harvard Long Island Sound New Haven Pennsylvania Terminal Staten Island United States Mellen Cassatt Brooklyn Borough Bay Ridge New York Harbor Queens East River Httle Hell Gate Mott Haven New York Connecting Railroad Company Coney Gland

Sibley to retire from Congress after varied career

Uncle Joe Sibley of Pennsylvania announces retirement after ten years in the House. A veteran political maverick, he shifted parties multiple times, backed Roosevelt Republicans, and once led on Bryan’s vice presidential tally. He plans to travel the world and visit the Holy Land.

New York Times Joe Sibley Pennsylvania Sibley Chicago William J. Bryan Congress Standard Washington Lake Champlain Seypt Holy Land

Ohio and Indiana politicians mingle with national figures at Washington hotel lobby

Ohio National Guardsmen and Democratic leaders gather at the Hirbitt House in Washington. Adjt. Gen. Hughes and Gen. Critchield, along with McMaken and Speaks, discuss gubernatorial and federal appointments. Indiana consul John Griffith chats about Harrison biography. Professors Jenks and Willard mix with Chinese commissioners Tai Hune-chi and Tuan Fang, while Gen. Metcalf and others share weather quips.

Ohio Hirbitt House Hughes Critchield E. ¥. Miller McMaken Toledo John €. Speaks Columbus Ohio National Guardsmen Miller State War Department Old Highland Pattisons Pattison McMahen Speaks Internal Revenue Indiana John L. Griffith United States Liverpool Shoreham Congress Gen. Groavenor J. W. Jenks Cornell Univerisity Arlington Chnese Commission Jenks San Francisco China H. H. Hanna Charles A. Conant John H. McGraw State of Washington Willard 4 Samuel H. Piles Gov. McGraw Seattle Post Washington Chicago Japan Marquis Ito J. Plym- Tan Peking Tai Hune-chi Board of Revenue America Treasury Tuan Fang Fukien Cheei Klang Shensi Hia Kansas Gen. W. 8. Metcalf Topeka Raleigh Fort Myer Geelerds

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