Washington Post Subscription Terms 1810
The notice lists daily and Sunday delivery options by carrier in Washington and Alexandria, including mail subscriptions with various frequencies, payment methods to The Washington Post Co., and entry as second class mail matter. It discusses promotion of the Square Deal and rail industry negotiations shaping future policy and cooperation.
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Washington
Alexandria
Washington Post CO
Washington, D. C
Housy Panda Promry
Permaot Poe
Ratisnichimar
Taft
Tate
Cuntess
Gillett Retirement Bill Provokes Clerical Protest In Washington
An analysis of the Gillett retirement provision shows strong opposition from civil service clerks. Washington insiders note many fear the bill would impose heavy deductions and unfair terms, while proponents claim a fair old age fund. clerks urge a revisions or replacement with a better plan.
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Gillett
Hivil
Washston
Tomen
Washington
Cantwell
A Page for Man and Fashion That Feeds Men
A quirky reader note praises a new male fashion department offering guidance for husbands and male readers. It highlights topics like “Blow to Keep a Wifes Love” and “How Not to Count Sour Hale” while noting the absence of practical advice on simple tasks such as locating a lost collar button.
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Aperishal
Theta
Welcome, Tom Watson Returns to Public Debate
The piece reflects on Tom Watson's political return and influence, contrasting his past campaigns with today. It muses on the role of public figures in shaping affairs and contemplates historical moments linked to Watson and notable leaders, noting his supporters and critics while praising his comeback.
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Charles I
Strafford
Mirabeau
Marlborough
Blenheim
Hamillies
Oudenarde
William III
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln
Tom Watson
Georgia
Henry WG. Turner
South
Jason
Tom
Misa Democracy
Bryant
Revival of Saratoga Aims for State Ownership and Open Resorts
The article discusses a planned revival of Saratoga Springs as a state owned resort with an appropriation of 600000 and subsequent additions totaling 200000 plus a 254000 town bond. It praises maintaining sanitary value, restoring hotels and drives, and attracting both summer and winter tourists under state supervision while avoiding eminent domain.
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Saratoga
Albany
Tauch
Cuba
United States
Antilles
Adirondacks
Two Writers Gone In A Week Die Prominent Figures Hach Smith And Port Nor
Within a week two great welters who educated and amused the world died. Lordwin Smith, called the last of the great agnostics, advised King Edward as Prince of Wales and wrote widely on religion politics and economics. Sydney Port Nor, known as O Henry, was a leading short story teller whose humane humorous anecdotes brightened many lives. Each left a lasting impact in his field and the world is poorer for their passing.
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Hach
Lordwin Smith
Edward of
England
Prince of Wales
Smith
Sydney Port
O. Henry
Carlos
Oporto
Ramires
Brazil
Portugal
Lisbon
Lfe
Franco
Belgrade
Alexander
Juin
Ivor Heron-Maxwell
John
Russia
Cazulet & Son
St. Petersburg
Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company
Odessa
Royal Horse Guards
London
Athance Insurance Company
Ivors
William Cazalet
Edward
Grosvenor Square
Grosvenor Square, and Whose Villa Liserle
Cimiez
Nice
Queen Victoria
Villa Liserle
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Cornright
Brentwood Company
Trans Andean Railway reshapes Pacific coast steamship routes
A historic shift in South American transport sees the Trans Andean Railway triumph over seven years of Pacific steam navigation. Pacific Steam Navigation Company ships once sailed England to Chile and Peru via the Strait of Magellan and to Guayaquil and Panama. Now Buenos Aires becomes the southern continental hub for passengers and freight, eliminating the perilous southern passage. A U.S. consul remarks on this era of change.
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Pacific Coast
South America
Transandean Railway
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
England
Strait of Magellan
Chile
Peru
Guayaquil
Panama
Buenos Airés
Atlantic
The
United i
Britain’s steamship line dominance on South American coast
Richard Wheelwright tried to win support in Washington for a western South American steamship route but failed. In London he secured a postal subsidy, launching Britain’s first steamship line to the coast, shaping future commercial supremacy. Royal Mail ships now serve the West Indies and Argentina, and the Trent brought Mason and Slidell in 1861, foreshadowing canal era trade shifts.
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Btates
South America
Richard Wheelwright
Guayaquil
Washington
London
Germany
United States
Royal Mail
West Indies
Trent
Mason and Slidell
Admiral Wilkes
Great Britain
Atlantic
Practical Education Bill Aims for National State Cooperation
Congress considers a reform to add practical subjects like agriculture manual training and domestic economy to public schools. The plan would fund secondary education with about 10 cents per person and establish numerous agricultural high schools while aiding normal schools to train teachers. It envisions race-inclusive funding and a shift toward industrial education as a national duty.
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Congress
Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges
National Treasury
South
America
Taft Warns of Socialism and Political Turmoil in 1910s View
A political column rails against socialism and big government, using Taft and a parade of figures like Cannon, La Follette, Pinchot, and Roosevelt to warn that the nation faces a militant push toward social democracy. It likens the issue to historic English political battles and notes upcoming political shifts and trials in Wall Street and railroad regulation.
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John Randolph
Roanoke
Khha K. Washburn
Oflinois
Treasty
Randall
Holman
Cannon
Sayers
Tawney
Washburn
House of Commons
Charles
Speaker
Taft
Yoon
Lazarus
Abraham
Monument Window Honors Dartmoor Prisoners of War
From the Philadelphia Inquirer Americans unveiled a window in a church chapel on Dartmoor honoring hundreds of American sailors who died as captives during the war with Britain. The article recalls ships victories, mass impressments, and the later gains for American seamen rights after the Ghent meeting and the Napoleonic era. The memorial marks a belated tribute to those who suffered and died on the moor.
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The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Dartmoor
Great Britain
Rhee
Napoleon
Young War Hawke
Congress
Clay
Calhoun
Ghent
Elba
Drift Toward Colleges and Business Career Trends
Analysis notes Yale Alumni Weekly finding a drift of later Yale graduates toward business over professions. It argues the rising college attendance among youths entering business may reflect desire for education rather than changing career preferences. Also discusses how humidified environments boost textile, leather, tobacco, wood goods, and instrument quality in manufacturing and storage.
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New York Post
Yale
Yale Alumni Weekly
Sterling H. Bunnell
Engineering
Lancashie
Bolton
Mngland
America
England
Hang on Tight in Turbulent Times
A Philadelphia press note recounts a Boston day express derailment near West Rochelle on the New York New Haven and Hartford line. The engineer urged passengers to hang on and no injuries were reported as the car rolled. The piece uses the incident to urge personal restraint and steady conduct during adversity.
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Philadelphia
Post Philosophy Reflections on Rights and Happiness
A compact epigrammed critique argues that cries for equal rights clash with fair share, punctual pleasure favors some, luck follows indifference, heroes are born of sentiment not sense, couples avoid publicizing affection, and heedlessness makes life dull. It ends noting women seeking revenge when denied precedence.
KING VICTOR MEETS SOCIALIST CHIEF
King Victor Emmanuel hosted Enrico Ferri at Rome’s capital to mark the centenary of the Argentine Republic. Ferri, a socialist leader, was warmly praised by the king and court officials, signaling a rare public accord on liberal reforms between crown and socialist ranks.
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Victor Emmanuel
Rome
Enrico Ferri
Argentina
Prstor
Ferri
Remarkable Eye Operation at Flower Hospital
The New York Herald reports a groundbreaking corneal transplant at Flower Hospital performed by Dr. Royal S. Copeland. A Chinese merchant blinded for years received a corneal graft from another patient in a dual operation, with surgeons hopeful sight may be restored if the transplanted tissue unites.
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New York Herald
Att Flower Hospital
America
von Hippel
Flower Hospital
The
Herald
Royal S. Copeland
Copeland
Blacklisted Millionaires and Newport Garden Drama
A New York Globe excerpt reports Newport servants demanding a 5 monthly raise, triggering a blacklist of elite residents including Goelet Astor Berwind Kernochan Belmont Vanderbilt. The piece laments social and industrial ostracism as gardeners threaten reform amid rising labor pressure and parking woes in the city’s elite districts. It also notes broader domestic worker tensions near New York and a Hoboken station ticket dispute, then shifts to Oklahoma’s statewide spelling bee planned for June 15 in Oklahoma City with 2000 words and the winner to join the national event.
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Newport
New York Globe
Clacklist
Goelet
Astor
Berwind
Kernochan
Belmont
Vanderbilt
Long Island
New York City
New York
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Commonwealth
National Educational Association
Such a Dreadful Man From Youngs Magazine
Goldrox is dead and the story hints at scandal and tragedy. A man’s violent behavior haunts the tale as references to his wife and alleged affairs surface. The narrative promises a somber investigation into moral decay and personal ruin.
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Young's Magazine
Dividing Wealth by Treasury Stat Statistics Mockup
The Treasury prints per capita money estimates, claiming Americans hold about 21.59 dollars each in circulating funds. The piece questions the value of statistical money, noting it is unspendable, yet argues the cheerful per person figure spreads public gladness and pride in government figures.
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Catcago Inter Ocean
Treasury Department
Treasury
William and Elina and the Two Deekins of Plunkville
In a column tracing the town’s oddball characters, Jahex Jenks recalls old man Ezra Deekin and his two sons William and Elihu. William runs the corner grocery and Elihu, a noted sportsman, left town for New York and rarely returns. The piece mixes local humor with memories of Plunkville life and references a colorful verse and a pension home anecdote from Brownsville Tennessee. The snippet ends with a wartime pension joke about survivals among soldiers.
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Puck
Jahex Jenks
Ezra Deekin
William and
Elihu
Allus
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News Bunt
A compact riff on sharp remark makers and cautionary views about men and women. The piece warns against dismissive laughter and highlights the mare of marital dynamics with wry, economical language.
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
The piece jokes about how comfort and tact influence a man’s self satisfaction more than principles. It argues a woman trusts a devoted partner with her daughter’s happiness and notes a woman’s desire for a man to feel she could have married others. It also says a man would still feel pressed for time to be bad despite much to do.
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Rusela
Italy
Russia
Nicholas I
Theang
St. Petersburg
Iiquor
Jacob Ruppert
New York
Willard
Ruppert
South
Mquor
Prohibition
Visitors to the capital discuss Taft era and Oklahoma plans
In lively remarks from the New Willard Hotel, San Francisco figures praise Taft and the Republican program while noting economics and idle insurgent talk. Other conversations cover Oklahoma capital shifts, Shawnee and Guthrie stakes, and Punta Rico tourism prospects as prosperity drives growth and debates.
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California
Taft
Republican Party
Hugh M. Burke
San Francisco
New Willard
Burke
Bohemian Club
The
Redwoods
Washington
Haste versus Paste in Gem Expert Prof Pastem Tale
A clipped cartoon caption shows Judee and Bob debating why the ladies hurry away. The line notes Prof Pastem, the renowned gem expert, claiming he can spot a bonis diamond at first sight. The fragment hints at a humorous exchange about haste and pastem.
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Judee
Prof Pastem
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