Washington Post Subscription Rates and Address 1910
The Washington Post announces subscription terms including daily and Sunday delivery options in Washington and Alexandria with mail rates and advance payment requirements. It lists acceptable payment methods and notes postal entry as a second class mail spotter with Paul Block advertising rep. Published Wednesday June 1 1910.
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Post to Track Washington Aviation News and Airship Feats
Washington readers are urged to keep The Post with them as it reports on proposed airship prizes. The piece discusses routes from New York to Washington and coordinated flights linking Philadelphia Baltimore and New York to boost interest in aviation. It highlights a plan by the Washington Chamber of Commerce and notes expected cross city publicity and demonstrations.
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New Union Forms Amid Global Colonies Debate
A new union emerges as colonies join a federation with a central parliament. The document outlines representation, expansion, and the challenge of integrating Black populations into franchise rights. It notes duties to boost transportation, agriculture, and industry while balancing commerce with existing regions.
Emancipation and Lincoln Memorial Debate
A 1910s style column argues for women’s emancipation from fashion tyranny and promotes a Lincoln Memorial fund. It cites opposition to frivolous dress as a social issue and urges national unity to honor Lincoln with a major Washington memorial funded by public contributions, with Senator Gallinger supporting strong memorial efforts.
Rail rate protests threaten railroad tax policy shift
The piece argues strong opposition to proposed freight rate increases by shippers and voters across parties. It warns Congress could bow to public pressure and alter the railroad bill, risking lost revenue and legislative gains if railroads push ahead. It notes hostile sentiment on Capitol Hill across states against preemptive rate hikes.
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Mission to destabilize Guatemala stirs regional tension
A New York Times report, dated Managua, claims a revolutionary movement is forming in Mexico and Central America to overthrow President Estrada Cabrera of Guatemala. It cites 3,000,000 raised and 29,000 pledged fighters, allegedly guided by Madriz adherents, with Mexico's stance and U.S. interest noted but no certainty of action. The piece also covers other items on prize fights, clergy concerns, and fashions in hats.
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Mr Justice Harlan Birthday Tribute and Populist Notes
A column honors Justice John Marshall Harlan on his birthday, recalling Kentucky origins, career as a defender of liberty and union, and his influence on the Supreme Court. The piece also tersely comments on current events, pricing, and politics with period-tinged asides and light satire.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Kentucky
Lincoln
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Aoe
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Conservative Youth in New York Post Pieces
The article discusses youth conservatism vs age, noting boys read same games and books as years past. It cites Everett T Tomlinson on best-sellers, highlighting 16 million copies of Alger tales in ten years and waning appeal of Henty adventures. It also mentions a Chubb safe for the British Radium Corporation with inner lead and radium capture features.
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Radium Corporation
Natural Life and the Meaning of a Natural Life
A fragmented discussion on the phrase natural life in law and society. It contrasts harsh judgments with mercy, notes medieval origins of the term, and questions whether legal life borders on the natural or the unnatural. The text also touches on generosity and the idea of a woman's fortune tied to a rich husband.
Woman's Reputation and Defense Against Muckrakers
A psychology professor argues that the belief in women's superior honesty predates modern research and that industrial independence may correct faults. The piece urges women to hire experts to defend their character against psychological muckraking and cites the hostile prosecution as hindering valid rebuttal evidence.
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New York
Massachusetts
Bavage Dow
The Burnt Chop Critique Of Calorimeter Experiments
A Chicago Inter Ocean letter critiques USDA calorimeter tests measuring heat from foods. It argues real heat effects occur at home with poorly cooked meals and that controlled lab conditions miss extreme results, suggesting the study lacks scope and thoroughness.
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Department of Agriculture
Queen Mary’s New Right Hand Woman Named Duchess Devonshire
The Duchess of Devonshire will serve as mistress of the robes under Queen Mary, succeeding her aunt Duchess Buccleuch. The position grants broad control of the queen’s household and attendants, though the salary remains nominal at about 3000 dollars yearly. Devonshire, a 40-year-old mother of six, is a trusted friend of Queen Mary and a leading London social figure with deep court knowledge.
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Lord Minto
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George
London
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Mayfair
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Hamilton
Death of King Edward VII Sparks Mixed Reactions in Russia
A New York Post report notes Russia’s uneasy response to Edward VII's death. Czars and ministers show divergent views, with mourning cut short by three months in ratified protocol, while press outlets in Moscow praise the monarch as a sincere friend. Anglo-Russian ties in Persia face testing German diplomacy.
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Hdward Witces
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Novoye Vremya
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Moving pictures in schools proposed by Milwaukee mayor
Brooklrn Bogie notes Mayor Seidel of Milwaukee urged ministers to place moving pictures in schools to enliven lessons and combat disengagement. He argued school lanterns already exist for lectures and that film projections with teacher explanations could make geography and history vivid, reducing poor exam results and warding off bad influences from theaters.
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Milwaukee
Uninspired Missionary Skewers Curtiss Flight Backlash
A Poughkeepsie preacher is chastised by critics for condemning his congregation’s choice to watch Curtiss fly. The column defends the aviator, arguing the event was divinely timed and a harmless spectacle that outshines any indoor sermon. It imagines how Jesus might have drawn a vast open-air audience on that breezy May morning.
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New York
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Time He Went Home at the Strand Megasine
Levy the conductor of the old Theater Royal Dublin was famed as a patriarch of musicians. A boy delivered a running joke about his wife and children during an overture, prompting Levy to stop the performance and proclaim he would go home to put a stop to it.
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Bryan’s fearful shadow over Democratic hopes
The excerpt portrays William Jennings Bryan as a harsh censor of Democratic leaders from Minnesota Governor Johnson to Gov. Harmon of Ohio. It suggests future leaders like Lincoln Nebraska’s mayor and a Jeffersonian candidate will fail to meet Bryan’s high standards, with an ominous Western critic evoking death and the gravedigger gathering them in.
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To Chew Or Not In The Germ Fears Of The Sun
A humorous take in the New York Evening Sun on food safety and germ fears. The speaker ponders whether to eat or sterilize food, mocks opinions from scientists and writers, and considers a life of old fashioned fare versus modern precautions. The verse questions modern diets and ends with a quip on dying in comfort or by orthodox disease.
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New York Evening Sun
Woman Finds a Way From the Taue and a Moonlit Burglary Tale
A poem titled The Shore Road evokes marsh fog and harbor dead as two burglars stand trial. A defense lawyer mocks a witness about whether her husband was awake or facing her, quipping that her bald husband’s head resembles his face in dim light.
The Only Place in Birmingham Hotel Lobby Quip
A Birmingham hotel lobby tale features a guest bragging about finding no “wet refreshments” in nine days in the city. A polite black porter leans in and asks where the guest has been sleeping, highlighting a racial and social moment in the hotel lobby.
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Birmingham News
Birmingham
de Cemete
Reflections of a Bachelor in Polite Society
A humorous opinion piece notes men’s homesickness in evenings, defines polite society as its members, and observes how a woman judges love by actions rather than words. It mocks vanity and discusses fashion, food, and women’s suspicions when a rival’s cook borrows.
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New York Press
Janet
Pointed Paragraphs From The Chicago News
A collection of wry maxims from Chicago News comments on dentistry, women, enemies, animals, money, politics, leadership, and statesmen. The quips critique social norms, ambition, and public life with satirical bite.
Mining bureau praised by geologists at Willard hotel
West Virginia state geologist Dr. I C White lauded a new federal bureau of mines and mining created by Congress. He urged a capable director and noted reduced mine disasters in the state. Visitors from Indiana, North Dakota, and Illinois spoke on mining, homesteading women, and political support for Joe Sibley and Speaker Cannon.
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