Washington Post subscription rates and details 1911
The notice lists delivery options for daily and Sunday editions in Washington and Alexandria, including monthly weekly and yearly terms by carrier and mail. It specifies prepaid postage, acceptable remittance methods, and that the paper is entered as second class mail in Washington, D. C. Also notes advertising rep contact details and publication date Saturday, July 1, 1911.
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Carrier
Washington
Alexandria
Washington Post Co
Washington, D. C
Washington, C
Foreten
Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Steger Bullaig
Chicago
Post Follow Request Instructions
A noisy recruitment for a newspaper service urges readers to have THE POST follow people across Washington and Montana. It emphasizes prompt address updates, nationwide delivery, and clear mailing rates and subscriptions. The text is fragmented but centers on distribution logistics and contact details.
Steel Report Defends Steel Corporation In Sherman Act Debate
The bureau of corporations finds vigorous competition exists in the steel industry and notes the Steel Corporation handles about half of the steel business while expanding. It highlights asset valuation differences, credits the company’s publicity and argues there is no clear monopoly or restraint of trade.
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Bureau of Corporations
Steel Corporation
United States
Wen
Sigantic Corporation
Iimphacts
Bureau
Leason
A. S
High Cost of Polygamy and President Smith’s Dilemma
A column reviews President Smith of the Mormon Church admitting five wives and families, noting public indifference and tying polygamy costs to living expenses and broader economic forces. It then shifts to diplomatic remarks about Ambassador Hill’s succession and a wary view of trust and monopoly practices, plus a humorous aside on Smith's supposed insanity following a Wild West show, ending with musings on political collection and cabinet rumors.
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Smith
Mormon Church
Prophet Smith
Utah
Cornwall
John 71 Smith
Yonkers
Rights to the name American debated in tribune article
The New York Tribune discusses whether the term American should apply to the United States and its institutions. It cites historical usage in treaties and maps, arguing that American and Americans have long been common designations, with examples from Britain and Canada. A stray note from the New York Press adds a quirky tale of milk-punch pumpkins in Bedford Hills as a botanical oddity.
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The
New York Tribune
United States
England
Canada
Louisiana
Samuel Johnson
American Congress
Trice
America
William Jaden
London
Quebec
Lespérance
Toronto
Great Britain
Detroit River
North America
Sydney Smith
United States of America
Brazil
Mexico
Colombia
New York Press
Harry Perry Diabecker
Bedford Hills
Westchester County
Seth
Low
Disbecker
The Future of Mexico and Other News Items
A digest of varied items. Acting President de la Barra seeks swift steps to reassure investors amid Mexico's political turbulence while European and American fugitives figure in ongoing upheavals. Also notes a church raffle prize, Champ Clark and Folk speculation, and Bible statistics including Mahershalalhashbaz as the longest name.
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Philadelpnia Public Ledger
Mexico
de la Barra
New York
Central Park
Wall Street
Col. Roosevelt
Louisville Courier-Journal
Isaiah
Mahershalalhashbaz
Dynamite Mosquito Containment Experiment Near Harrison Turnpike
New York Times reports Prof John B Smith state entomologist proposed using dynamite to excavate ponds for mosquito larva control. About 26 pounds exploded 10 yards from Frank Creek. 15 ponds planned with fish. W G C Hartig of Du Pont led the operation. first hole made with two sticks. A second blast used twenty sticks, creating a 12 by 4 foot hole. A 150 foot wire carried current from a battery. Tremor and mud shower rose to 175 feet as the shot detonated.
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New York Times
Kearney
CN. J
W. G C. Hartig
du Pont Powder Company
Wilmington
Del
Hartig
Prof. Smith
King of Portugal Who Disappeared
A historical survey notes that Dom Sebastian of Portugal vanished after the Battle of Alcazarquivir in 1578 and reappeared in 1698 as a recognized king in Venice after a long captivity. The article compares his fate with other princes believed missing and recounts related episodes involving Archduke John of Austria and King Leopold II of Belgium.
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Archduke John of Austria
Landgrave of Hesse
Java
Singapore
Dom Sebastian
Portugal
Alcazarquivir
Morocco
Venice
Sebastian
Padua
Republic of Venice
Lisbon
Alcazarguivir
Africa
Sicily
Florence
Grand Duke of
Tuscany
Philip II of
Spain
Naples
Larmos
Castell dell’Oro
Madrid
Dome Sebastian
Barcelona
Santa Margherita
Cape Horn
Montevideo
Valparaiso
Dryden
Leopold
Leo Gig
Laeken
Inerior
Opold
Foolish Father Patterning After That Girl Prize
In the Newdors American a lively exchange has a father urging his child to imitate a winning girl. The daughter responds with humor noting the other girl’s striking gown and the audience’s reaction.
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Newdors
Atlanta's Predicament Prompts Hardwick Bill on Land Title
Washington correspondent notes Atlanta owns an old post office building on a government reservation but lacks a conveyance deed. The city wants to use the site for a municipal building with courts amid leasing delays. Representative Hardwick may push a bill to clear the title and permit a transfer by Congress.
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Washington
Brooklyn Eagle
Hardwick
Georgia
Atlanta
United States
Post Ofice
Congress
With the Nature Fakers Sidelights on Washington and More
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item relays quips from Washington visits including a Mississippi congressman nicknamed Charlie and a tale of per diem humor. Colonel Fred Hale visits Emery in Washington and notes the granite columns costing 10 000 each. Champ Clark's stance on duties and presidency is analyzed as he stays focused on House work. A separate note recounts a mine collapse under a residence in Hamtown, a wrecked street, and surrounding homes after a roof fall.
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Charlie
Jackson
Charile
Edwards House
Fred Hale
Portland
Eugene Hale
Washington
HC. Emery
Tariff Board
Maine
Emery
Treasury Building
Hale
Fifteenth Street
New Hampshire
Zeg
Willee-Harre Dispatch
New York World
Andrew Weisberger
Hamtown
Pennsylvania Coal Company
William Hoffman
Fred Hoffman
Left in a Kimono on a Train to New York
Miss Berzeon, daughter of J E Beracon of Norway, forced to ride for hours in a Pullman with her clothes in a separate car. Her father sent the garments to her in time to continue the noon journey. The tale appears amid a barrage of New York dispatches and wild deer sightings near Manhattan.
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Jenoinee
Mich
New York Herald
Miss Berzeon
J. E. Beracon
Norway
Menominee
Song Foraken in the Academy and Other Fragments
A mixed collection of lyric fragments and brief anecdotes from a historical page. It includes Ethal Talner’s plea about lost songs and treasured memories, a whimsical piece on lightning bugs and thunder bugs, and a jailer anecdote about John Gibson's case, plus assorted quips from several newspapers.
Reflections of a Bachelor in The New York Press Truth
A satirical set of aphorisms on money and excess. A bachelor comments that avoiding loss at gambling is simple when money is not present, late suppers harm health, a woman guards her complexion better than a rich man safeguards stocks, and a man commands in his home yet submits to others in business.
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Yonkers
Cornwalliag
Smith
Dienty
Circe
Humanity
Secretary of State
House
Department
Taft
Knox
Department of State
Miss Democracy
Beverly
Washington
Hay
Baltimore
Omaha
United States
New York
Peekskill
N. Y
Fourteenth Regiment
Brooklyn
New York Times
Riverdale
van Cortlandt Park
Westchester Hills
Delafield
Percy Pyne
Douglas
Hornaday
Bronx
Delafield Estate
Howard C. Delafield
Rheta Delafield
Pyne
New York Press
Farmers, Water Power, and Democratic Prospects
Elmer Dover, once a Republican operative and Hanna lieutenant, now advocates scientific farming and Western development at the New Willard. He cites orchard profits in Hood River and Kakima valleys as proof of farming's economic gains and praises the Department of Agriculture. Former Governor Benton McMillin predicts a Democratic victory, saying Taft cannot win and Republicans are divided ahead of the 1912 election.
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Elmer Dover
Chicago
Portland
Republican Regional Committee
Hanna
United States
Dover
New Willard
United States Department of Agriculture
Oregon
Hood River
Kakima
Tennessee
Gary
Benton McMilin
House
Gov. McMillin
Taft
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Tilden
Washington
Prohibition Debate Weighs Ohio Voters More Than Tariffs
A Greenville tobacco man asserts Ohioans care most about wet or dry laws. He cites county votes showing township units favored, county units split, with Kenton the sole prohibition county seat. He argues Harmon's stance hurts him, while Hawaii bond plans promise railroads, harbors, roads, schools, and public buildings financed by a $1.5 million issue.
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Ohio
Braeder Conkling
Greenville
Darke County
Raleigh
Kenton
Hardin County
Harmon
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