Washington Post Delivery Terms 1909 Notice
The notice lists subscription options for Washington Post delivery including carrier, mail, and various daily Sun day and Unity Sunday terms. It mentions prepaid postage, remittance methods, and offices in Washington and New York with names Paul Block and others, dated Thursday January 28 1909.
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Washington
Alexandria
Daily
Unity
Checka Post aMica
Washington Post CO
Wallington
Mater
New York
Hlathon
Paul Block
Naager Seago Ui
Nartford
PAU
Waagar
Cuba Votes for Self Government Amid Turbulent Talks
Fragmented OCR notes depict Cuba’s second trial at self rule with focus on factions, foreign influence, and a contested path to independence. Discussions reference new president and Congress, economic strains, and the broader aim of stable governance for a postwar republic.
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Cuba
Stromayn
Gemeaz
Noob Musuli
Jesus
Cutesie
Catan
Dallot
Rob Corie
Vitistin
Prague
Econom
Eta
Upink
Pak
Implove
Two Party Ideas on Bank Deposits Highlight Debates
The text contrasts Republican and Democratic positions on bank deposits and government guarantees. It argues both sides use political gain and portrays the core question as whether government should protect citizens’ deposits, with reference to national banks and speculates on J Pierpont Morgan.
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Baan Vosts
Natonal
J. Pierpout Morgan
Disinterested or Not Carnegie Faces Tariff Debate
A heated commentary questions witnesses before the Ways and Means Committee regarding tariffs. Andrew Carnegie is cast as the sole disinterested critic, while others including Judge Gary defend protectionist policy. The piece laments overblown claims and urges preserving the American market to sustain prosperity.
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Andrew Carnegie
Ways and Megaw
Carnegie
Slabo
Ways and Means Committee
Wars and Means
Carneme
Gary
Steel Trust
North Carolina Cow and Labor Ideals Damage and Debate
A quirky feature mixes a sensational cow tale in North Carolina with editorial notes on labor shares and industrial capitalism. It highlights a piano rampage by an Asheville cow, then shifts to labor ownership, profit sharing, and steel trust examples, plus assorted satirical items from the period.
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North Carolina
Renal Mee
Asheville
Givef Trust
Steel Trust
Readjustment of tariffs slows business in wake of tariff talk
The quarterly figures of the greater corporation of the United States show hesitancy across industries as tariff revision looms. A cautious revival in commerce emerges from recent depression, with merchants’ shelves denuded and banks ready to lend. Buyers and merchants alike await profitable price points before accelerating activity.
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United States
Steel Trust
Rich Men Fight Graft Overhaul of City Payrolls
Rockefeller Carnegie Warburg Bebimt and other notable citizens back the bureau of municipal research as it probes city finances amid a new payroll system. The reform aims to assign responsibility for faulty pay rolls, but delays and protests ripple through departments including street cleaning park and police. The mayor faces renewed pressure as pay delays extend and conflict grows over the system.
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New York Times
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Felix Warburg
Jacob H. Bebimt
Bureau of Municipal Research
Police
McClellan
White Indians in Interior Orinoco Region Explored
Dr. Hamilton Rice, famed explorer, returns to port aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria after a year seeking the Cano Grande and the Andoqies with Indian guides. He plans a solo expedition from Bogota to study the Ynirida feeders of the Orinoco and a rumored large lake.
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South America
New York Herald
Hamilton Rice
Orinoco River
Brazil
Herald
London
Royal Geographical Society of London
Rice
Orinoco
Bogota
Nagging Charge in Worcester Divorce Suit
Worcester businessman Channing Smith of Leicester asks for divorce from Nellie A. Montgomery of Philadelphia on grounds of continual nagging and cruelty. Smith, a former Republican State committee member, testified that no personal violence occurred though his condition risked a nervous breakdown if the conduct persisted.
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Worcester
Mass
New York Times
Pierce
Chambers
Channing Smith
Leicester
Republican State Committee
Nellie A. Montgomery
Philadelphia
Flattering Scales On Grover Cleveland Birth Oddities
The story recounts a playful exchange at Gray Gables after Richard Cleveland’s birth. Joseph Jeffer son and Grover Cleveland joke about the newborn’s weight, with the doctor and father debating whether the child weighs fifteen pounds, amid a lighthearted fishing motif.
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Grover Cleveland
Richard
Joseph Jefferson
Gray Gables
Cleveland
Joe
Dry Wave Spreads Through Chicago Peat Phrase Debate
A fragmentary note discusses the fate of the term Southern hospitality as it withers in meadowlands and corkscrew gatherings. The passage hints at changing regional language and social phrases without detailing concrete events or dates. The tone mirrors a local newspaper brief on language shifts.
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Chicago
Mr Bok's Despair and a Question from Ladies' Home Journal
A fragment from the Ladies' Home Journal Inquiry suggests no exercise suffices for improving low leg tone in a 17 year old girl. The discussion hints at dietary or cosmetic concerns without clear recommendations.
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Jounal Inquirer
American Gifts Annoy Europeans and Paris Champs Elysees
European mistrust of gifts from American donors is described as frequent overhang to praise. The piece cites Carnegie Morgan Gould and others, noting Paris debates a proposed grand concert hall on the Champs Elysees. It recounts Champs Elysees history, royal pageants, and a May sunset view by the Arc de Triomphe. It also recalls boxing culture and royal visits, including Alexander I and Shah of Persia.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
British Museum
St. Paul's Cathedral
Anna Gould
Princess de Sagan
Paris
Ameriang
Champs Elysees
Champs Elyseen
Marie de Medicis
France
Place de la Concorde
Louis XVI
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Place de l’Etaile
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Arc de Triomphe
Champs Elysee
Alexander I
Russia
Frederick William II
Prussia
England
Lord Lowther
Jackson
Alexander
Coombe Warren
London
George IV
Prince of Wales
Brighton
Alexander Ht
Alexander TI
Shah of Persia
Buckingham Palace
Persia
Marquisé de Fontsnor
Congright
Brentwood Company
Government steam method halts mine dust explosions
Government laboratory tests at the United States Geological Survey show steam injected through exhaust pipes, driven by mine ventilation, prevents dust explosions in mines. A miniature replica with abundant dust remained explosion free under steam, while cold dry air triggered explosions. Since adopting the precaution led by H A Kuhn of the Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Company, mine explosions have been unknown.
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Pittubarg
New Yok Times
United States Geological Survey
H. A. Kuhn
Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Company
Waiters Fear Fate of Rival Black Staff at Atlantic City Hotel
Atlantic City reports the arrival of 260 white waitresses to replace Black staff at the Chalfonte Hotel. The Waiters Protective League fears widespread job loss, expecting over 1,000 displaced within a year across resorts. Organized in Boston, the new entrants prompted a dining hall storm as they served. Other hotels may follow, altering local labor and political dynamics in the Third ward where Black influence has long been strong.
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Atlantic City
Chalfonte
Negro Waiters’ Association
Waiters’ Protective League
Boston
Nedal
Gield
Third Ward
Useful Vermin Showed Beneficial In Wildlife Help
A Youth's Companion piece explains field mice devastate crops, then illustrates a natural predator army of hawks owls eagles and others curbing the infestation. Government biologists urged protecting these birds and beasts as ranch allies, noting 43000 mice a day were eaten on 2000 acres, reducing damage nationwide.
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Burny
Nevada
Department of Agriculture
Reminded Him of the Blizzard Scene in a Satirical Exchange
A satirical exchange between a young man and a fair young woman unfolds with sharp witticisms on beauty and self-perception. The man muses on how beauty would seem if judged by appearance, while the woman counters with a mirror of ego and contempt, ending as they remark on a moment yesterday.
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Chicago
Eggs Boiled to Music in Southern Evangelist Tale
A well known evangelist recounts visiting a Southern town where he woke to a soprano voice from a kitchen and later learned a servant sang a hymn. The bishop reflects on her piety and she replies, praise for the eggs, as she explains the hymn serves as a cue to boil eggs for different doneness.
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Philadelphia
Belgian Postal Service reports rise in letters in 97 year
The London Globe notes Belgium’s postal activity with 118,193,748 ordinary letters and 146,656,578 total letters through the post office in 97, up 3.33 percent from the prior year. Average per inhabitant stands at 19.66. In 1906, 305,23 Belgian letters were returned, and 108,20 of these were delivered after opening or vetting.
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London Globe
Bryan's Art of Self-Denial in Milwaukee Sentinel
A clipped Milwaukee Sentinel note shows Mr Bryan disapproving of a proposed increase in the presidential payroll and praises his ethic of self-denial. The fragment hints at a political stance amid debate over public salaries.
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Bryan
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
With & Eurloud
Rogues Gallery to Track Frenzied Chauffeurs in Chicago
Chicago detectives announce a rogues gallery of frenzied chauffeurs to identify drivers who race, maim, or kill. Photographs of convicted and fined chauffeurs will be kept for identifying injured parties and guiding courts. Today Harry Stokes was held for murder in the death of Emma Winkelman with two other women run down yesterday.
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Rogues
Chicago
Dispatch
New York World
Clef P. D. O'Brien
Harry Stokes
Emma Winkelman
The Weary Shopper's Ride
A subway car tableau shows a tired shopper clinging to a strap as bundles weigh her down. Neighbors pity her, fearing she may collapse, while a sinister line of verses implies danger and a grim fate.
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New York Times
Taft Tour Gets Chinatown and Little Italy Menu Preview
A humorous verse imagines President Taft visiting New York and sampling diverse cuisines. The speaker envisions Chinatown chop suey, Little Italy spaghetti and bread, Hungarian goulash, Syrian dishes, English mutton chops, hasenpfeffer, kangaroo, and other foreign fare to suit the president’s tastes.
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New York
Taft
Chinatown
Italy
Sphagetti
Hasenpfeffer
Deming Perkins Jr Loses Leg In Amputation
Yale graduate Deming Perkins Jr a noted society figure in Denver and the East had his leg amputated yesterday due to a peculiar disease causing the bones of the foot and leg to crumble for weeks. Doctors are unsure if the amputation will halt the illness. Perkins came to Colorado from Connecticut to study law at Denver University. his father is described as a wealthy Connecticut merchant.
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Denver
Deming Perkins Jr
Yale
East
Perkins
Ame
Colorado
Connecticut
Denver University
Never Can Tell About Ohio From the Detroit Free Press
A humorous take on Ohio politics notes the new House of Representatives opening with a Lords Prayer and a penitentiary chaplain's brief prayer. The chaplain’s hat is stolen during the event. The piece also mentions a claim that a steamroller was used with spikes by the minority to thwart the majority.
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Detmoit
House of Representatives
Lords
Starr
Penitentiary
Ohio
First Aid for the Heroes at Sea Drama Unfolds
A confused descriptive piece recounts a maritime incident where a wireless operator faces an unusual reception from a crowd after a distress signal. An unknown young woman ostentatiously kisses him as waves of supporters approach, while the operator maintains calm until the crowd grows hostile and the classic C Q D call for help is sent.
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Memibery
Arival
Jack Bions
Firsi
Not What It Used to Be in Ohio Town Postmaster Absence
From the Cleveland Plain Talk, a report notes an Ohio town lacking a postmaster and no willing candidate. Other items hint at political shifts, social witticisms, and playful quips about life, success, and behavior, reflecting a newspaper page's scattershot mix.
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Cleveland Plain
Ohio
Views of Visitors in Washington on Hopkins and Beauchamp
Chicago judge favors Hopkins reelection but notes strong opposition from rivals. Beauchamp discusses London demonstrations, suffrage, tariff reform, and pension acts. comments on U SJapan relations after the fleet visit. Rudolph Aronson praises Washington chorus ahead of inauguration week.
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