Washington Post Publication Terms of Subscription 1908
Publication terms listed for the Washington Post include delivery areas Washington and Alexandria, various weekly and daily rates, and payment methods. Offices in New York Chicago and Hartford are noted with Paul Block as manager. Entry dated Thursday July 23 1908.
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Washington
Alexandria
Delly
Washington Post Co
Washington, D. C
New York Ofice
Flatiron
Paul Block
Chicago
Let The Post Follow You Washington Subscribers
A call to Washingtonians leaving the city to keep informed by The Post with mailable address changes. The paper will be delivered promptly anywhere in the country. notify the agent or send orders directly to The Post. Telephone Main 4205.
Capital and Labor Reform by M. E. Ingalls
Ingalls argues wages should be tied to capital dividends to lift workers. He cites large savings bank deposits and depositor growth, asserts labor under capitalism is oppressed, and proposes wage pooling investment in big enterprises to align ownership with workers. The piece frames capital labor quarrels as political demagoguery removal.
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M. E. Ingalls
Inet
Xulal
Amerishopor
Steel Trust
Penn Vivatia
Prnperly
Pennsylvania
Reversal of Landis ruling targets Standard Oil case
The appellate court rebukes Judge Landis for punishing the Standard Oil Company of Indiana and its parent, New Jersey, without proper evidence. It calls for a fair new trial, emphasizing due process and dispassionate judgment over popular outrage and harsh penalties.
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Uct
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Standart
Company of
New Jersey
Indiana Corporation
New Jerery
Sudie Landis
Tewaa Net
Audgze
Taft Eyes Oyster Bay Advice For Acceptance Speech
The Taft camp is split over visiting Oyster Bay. Some fear Eastern voters dislike Rooseveltian tactics, while others push the trip to gain Roosevelt and Root guidance for the acceptance speech. The piece argues a Oyster Bay visit is sensible, aligning Taft with the party’s Rooseveltian legacy and seeking informed advice.
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Taft
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Mr. Taft
Mr. Yart
Mr.Taft
Chicago
Rossevelt
Root
Republican Party
Bromwell's Splendid Work in Washington Buildings System
Colithannes S. Bromwell directs the Washington public buildings and grounds with efficient care. The drive to transform Potomac park and railroad station grounds into parking, plus White House repairs, seeks congressional funding. a generous public stance toward national capital upkeep is urged. The discussion also critiques modern hotels and the luxury of first class, contrasting luxury with modest private comfort for the submerged tenth and privacy seekers.
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GL. Bromwell
Washington
Colithannes S. Bromwell
Hig
Fotomac Park
United States
Col. Bromwell
Col. Brunell
Potoman Park
Sbbeth Street
White House
Congress
Washington Summer: Comforts and Curiousities in the City
In Washington, summer brings breezes, open parks, and abundant blossoms while the hot wave chills elsewhere. The city offers bands in home park, zoo visits, Potomas and Rock Creek parks, trolley lines, and easy country glimpses, contrasting with harsh boarding houses. The era’s chatter ranges from political quips to travel dreams, with light humor on perpetual motion, trains, and newspapers.
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Washington
America
New England
Capital
Potomas and
Hock Creek
Zoo
Oine
Effort to Eliminate Boiler Shop Features in Convention Debate
The article argues against protracted national conventions in Chicago Denver and other cities. It notes observers fear diminishing dignity and squandered time while cities crave convention cash. It discusses Champ Clark and debated delegate limits and the need for quicker, more farm focused proceedings.
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New York
Times
Detroit
Champ -Clark
Cincago
Thes
Chicago
Denver
Clark
Regan
Trips to Spirit World Cited in Providence Journal Story
The Providence Journal recounts Mrs. William McNulty’s claim of a near death, soul flight experience in which she met deceased relatives and described a luminous realm. Experts note such trance experiences vary and rarely prove any concrete link to an afterlife, while pioneers in this field remain skeptical.
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Providence Journal
William McNulty
Connecticut
Zeppelin Arm of War and Aerial Feats of Count Ferdinand Zeppelin
A long profile covers UNION veteran Count Ferdinand Zeppelin, his Civil War service, rise to German aristocracy, and pioneering aerial navigation feats including a 12 hour air cruise over Switzerland from Friedrichshafen. It notes his ties to Kaiser and the Württemberg king, a 1870 cavalry recon mission, and family links across Europe.
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Ferdinand Zeppelin
Friedrichghafen
Lake Constance
Cast Schurz
Ith
Constance
Wurttemberg
Switzerland
Zurich
Lucerne
Friedrichshafen
War Department
Berlin
Uradel
Isabella von Wolff
Livonia
Eberhard Zeppelin
Catherine Zeppelin
Gonzalve Grand
Hauteville
Chateau
Lake Geneva
Frederick S$ Grand d
Stuyvesant
Hamilton Fish
Gonzalve Grand d'Hauteville
Countess Zeppelin
Winslow
Marabat Moltke
France
Germany
Mecklenburg
Henry Zeppelin
Posr
South Africa
Express Service Detected In Bangor Beer Delivery Scheme
Florida Times-Union reports on an express service case where a resident orders liquor from Boston and receives delivery in about fifteen minutes via an express wagon. The piece contrasts this swift delivery with other rapid but illicit routes, noting a record pace of compliance and a booming economy hint with steady growth at major works, all framed in a period voice.
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Express
George W. Peel
Florida
Thnet-Union
Bangor
Sturgis
Boston
Express Ag Ston
Fargo
N. Dak
Minnesota
Unusual 1818 Weather Echoes Past Frosts and Change
From the Benton Globes the piece notes a summer of 1818 record heat and heat trial, contrasting with the 1816 coldest New England summer. It cites Peter Parlsy on extraordinary weather and mass migration, then argues modern records show no sustained climatic shift despite occasional extreme seasons.
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Benton Globes
New England
Goodrich
Peter Parlsy
Connecticut
Meine
Weather Bureau
Defense of cracked china and the 15 million germs claim
A writer denounces the new germ theory of cracked china propounded by Dr Harvey Whatmore Wiley. The piece cites ancient pottery, world cultures, and framed remarks by Dr Pasquale Grillo arguing that germs exist in china but vary in impact, with healthy individuals consuming billions daily without harm.
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Rum
New York Press
Chamber of Horrors
China
Harvey Whatmore Wiley
God Blese
Huangti
America
Pasquale
Grillo
Tickled Me Barrett Pocketed Purse Tale Sparks Laughter
Attorney Barrett recalls a humorous Hammond moment where a man idly kept his foot on an old purse, while Barrett purchased a nettle buckskin purse for change. He timed the passer as the man stood, then left for a train, imagining the kept purse’s fate. The piece also ponders why women wear long gloves in heat and suggests fashion ideas for sensible dress.
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Majana Poin
Hammond
Claries HE. Barrett
What’s the Matter With Kansac From the Dorado Republican
A financial appraisal extols Butler county showing 37 million dollar taxable value and 2050 debt, noting no county bonds since organization, no farm mortgages, paid schoolhouses, debt-free townships, and five million in bank deposits among 25 000 residents. The piece contrasts county finances with state solvency.
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Dorado
Scheol
Butler County
Milk Diet At Hanover Stable Delights Horsemen
A Hanover Agricultural Society stable reports a young horse fed on milk and eggs, with its dam a fast pacing mare in training for fall. Excerpt from York Dispatch describes the colt drinking from a bottle and attracting attention among horsemen who admire its unusual feed.
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York
L. H. Greenewald
Hanover Agricultural Society
Wealthy Father Forces Sons to Labor for Meager Pay
From the New York Herald, two privileged sons, one a Princeton junior and the other a Stevens Institute graduate, toil daily in grueling labor at Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook. Frederick Tyson, 23, and Sterling Tyson perform hard manual tasks under strict conditions, earning just $1.75 a day, while their father, a Glen Ridge contractor, insists work be continuous and measured by effort rather than privilege.
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New
Yor Herald
Princeton
Stevens
Anderson
Tyson
Glen Ridge
N. J
Mpederick
Highlands
Sandy Hook
United States
Chilch
Mano
Sterling
Stevens Institute
Lada
High Aspirations and Odd Reflections Across Newspapers
A collage of verse and prose shows aspirational musings on flight and immortality, satire on fundraising during Roosevelt era campaigns, travel anecdotes from Central Africa, moving pictures of monkeys, and social jokes about gender and fashion. The pieces come from Punxsutawney Spirit and New York World, Press.
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
Father Time 49 the man of the hour. It's plain that no woman ever thinks she is. A kind actor should be able to act with feeling. Many a rich man has rarely missed thanking in jest. He is a strong man who can overcome his smallest weakness. Wise to the man who knows what to say and then doesn't say it.
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New York
Teaarch
Germany
Edward
Montcalm
Louis Joseph Paul de
Ursuline
Quebec
Washington Et al
Sackensack
Abraham
Marquis de Montcalm
Marquis de Montcahn
Union Club
Paris
Montpelier
St. Maurice
St Maurice
Mlle
Hackensack
Eiene
Marquis de Mont
Poalts
MariQuise Vd
Breatwoud Company
The
Columbus Dispatch
Chicago News
Visitors to the capital hear views on navy yard dock and politics
Visitors at the Raleigh discuss Mare Island navy yard dry dock in Vallejo, its January completion, cost of 1.456 million dollars, and contractor progress. Francis B. Smith comments on Pacific coast defenses, Japanese competition in California markets, and Taft’s Michigan prospects amid GOP splits. Other travelers note Arizona statehood hopes, Texas horse shortages, and remount plans at Fort Reno.
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Mare Island Navy Yard Dry Dock
Vallejo
Cal
Francis B. Smith
Smith
Washington
Navy Department
Mare Island
Pacific Coast
Mr. Smith
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Port Arthur
Pacific
Atlantic
Japan
California
Taft
Sherman
Gompers
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States Circuit Court of Appeals
Bird of Prey
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Tom Watson
Eugene Debs
Bryan
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Norest
Georgia
Minneapais Journal
Count Zeppelin
London
Vienna
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Stockholm
Oregon
Buffalo Times
Wu Ting-fung
Tennessee Exchange
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Cal. Graves
Fresno
Walla Watla
Wash
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Salt Lake Tribune
Troy
Los Angeles Times
Spirit World
Fiji
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St. Peter's
Leo XIII
Vatican
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Pius IX
Rome
Tiber
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St. Peter
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Adrian VI
Nicholas Y
Unversity
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Christendom
Mr. Barrett
Fashion and Health
Kansac
Colt
Alway
J. Smith
Wartland
Iene
Col. Coee
Central Africa
Africa
Equator
Kaiser Wilelm I
Birchigan
William S. Warren
Battle Creek
Raleigh
Jude Taft
Michigan
Ohio
Washington Gardner
Edward N. Dingley
Kalamazoo
Nelson Dingley
Maine
Corvis M. Barre
Slillsdale
Mr. Gardner
Dingley
Gardner
Department of Michigan
Methodist Church
Tingley
Barre
Arizona
James A. Hubert
Jerome
Ariz
Riggs House
Mr. Hubert
Kansas City
Mr. Withert
Senator Foraker
Texas
Peter R Skinner
Waco
Tex
Riggs
United States Army
Southwest
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Fort Reno
Uncle Sam
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