Washington Post To Post Paid Subscriptions 1907 Style
Fragmentary text from The Washington Post in 1907 covers subscription terms and office details, then shifts to 19th century political commentary. It references editor Paul Block and New York office, with notes on wartime sentiment, patriotism, and figures like William H. Sowden and Sir Alexander Swettenham.
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Washington Post Co
Washington
B. c
PD. C
New York Ofice
Flatiron
Paul Block UK
Unity
Tnsurise Liotah
San Francisco
United States
Fedr
New York Tribune
the Tribune
Miles O'Riley
Mr. O'Riley
O'Riley
Canaan
Beyet
Horace Greeley
Tribune
Pelara
New York Politics and Gov Hughes Battle Over Reform
In New York, Barnes warns Gov Hughes of direct stake in party reform as battles loom over the insurance bureau. The piece compares past leaders, notes Barnes and Hughes as reformers with a party split over how much reform is needed amid a Berlin congress reference. It also weighs Roosevelt's presidential prospects amid ongoing clashes with corporate power and congressional action.
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New York
Mr. Barnes
Hughes
Republican Party
Empire State
Barnes
Gov. Hughes
Smith M. Weed
David B. Hii
Thurlow Weed
Henry Clay
Blate
Prince Bismarck
Marquis of Salisbury
Ike Tron
Hke & Man
Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden
United States
Tribute to Gen Grosvenor and Powder King in era of GOP splits
A long retrospective tribute to Gen Charles H Grosvenor notes his twenty years in the House and the bipartisan esteem he earned as a fair fighter. The piece also covers W L Du Pont defending the smokeless powder industry, its wartime role, and government cooperation.
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Charles H. Grosvenor
House of Representatives
Gan
House
Tlme
Sullivan Gambler and the Albany Lobby Bust
Timothy D. Sullivan, once out of office, returns to Albany to back corporate interests while gambling losses mount at the city’s rooms and on horses. He has reportedly lost thousands, with a recent night around $6,000, amid a life-long wager habit and frequenting the Whits House.
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New York
Baltimore Sun
Albany
Timothy D. Sullivan
Fane
Sullivan
Johnny” Mackis
Sesason
Baby Found on Snow Drift Near Bri Park
Early morning patrol near Bri Park uncovered a newborn girl baby resting on a snowdrift beneath a bush. Roundsman Jonner of the Bronx Park Police carried the infant to Fordham Hospital for care. Hospital officials reported the baby was unclothed and estimated to be less than a week old.
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Jonner
Bronx Park
Connor
Fordham Hospital
Ronnie
Curzon Seeks New Country Seat Amid Old Aristocracy
Lord Curzon terminates his loss of the privy at Reigate and rents Hackwood Park near Basingstoke, a stately Jacobean mansion once linked to Lavinia, Dowager Bolton. The piece traces aristocratic lineages, titles, marriages, and fortunes across the Pelham, Chichester, and Allendale families, noting Cromwellian ties, peerage shifts, and historic estates, ending with the Marquise de Fontenoy mention.
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Reigate
Lord Bolton
Hackwood
Parl
Basingstoke
Inigs Jones
Lavinia
Duke of Bolton
Polly Peacham
Rich
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Polly Peachaim
Hackwood Park
Hampshire
Bolton Park
York' Alure
Jean
Thomas Orde
Duke of Rutland
Latters
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Lord Allandale
Piace
Wentworth Egaumont
Northumberland
House of Commons
England
America
Hubert Beaumont
Ellan Grace
New York
Michael Grace
Battle Abbey
Hastings
Jfor
Durhamshire
Hubert Heaumont
Slater
Marquis of Clanricards
Emerald Isle
Margaret
Shah Nasr-ed-Din
Persia
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Teheran
Lord Aisendale
George Pomeroy Colley
Majiba Hill
Lester
Lord Chichester
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Carson
Oliver Cromwell
House of Pelham
Lord Pelham
Branmee Park
Pelhams
Colin Campbell
Nannie Lester
Chicago
Washington
Cromwell
Sussex
Lewes
Brighton
Chichester
John & Pelham
Edward III
Palders
Burke
Froissart
Morbeke
Pelham
Susdes
Henry IV
Thomas Pelham
Elizebeth
James I
Pelhame
Thomas Buxton
Frogs Bier
Rpind
Striende
Lord Goschen
Zealius
Fam
Joachim
Schiller
Goschen
Cotta
Tubingen
Oschen
Goethe
Planta
Fontenoy
A Winter Disease and Congo Mining Promises
A winter pneumonia piece explains the disease’s abrupt onset and grave outcomes, noting its higher urban prevalence and the importance of early treatment. It also reports on a prospecting expedition to the Congo Free State led by A Chester Beatty and John H Hammond with Guggenheim engineers, forecasting mineral riches and eventual openings in gold, copper, iron, and possibly diamonds.
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Congo
Thomas F. Ryan
Leopold
Belgium
Guggenheims
Bid to Sell Odd Lot From Polite Street Patter
A Chicago Tribune snippet shows a smooth talking caller pressing a desk clerk with offers of Thackeray editions morocco bound, a germproof holder, second hand typewriters, Havana cigars, a Century Dictionary, and a shoe polish box before finally getting a sale. The exchange highlights sharp sales patter and quick refusals ending with a purchase of a single shoe polish box.
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Chicago Tribune
Wiliam Makepeac Thackeray
Scott
Pointed Paragraphs and Pondering Pithy Fortunes
A fragment from a Cheago Sewn style column offers aphorisms on anger prudence luck and appearance. It contrasts quick bets with thoughtful restraint noting that fortune favors the prudent and property tests character while cheap flings and hard times separate the wheat from the chaff.
Washington Life on Beveridge and Washington wages
Washington Life critiques Senator Beveridge for lavish Washington spending and rising salaries, arguing many officials accept low pay while a few high earners live in luxury. The piece notes Beveridge’s prominence, charm, and public regard, yet questions his focus on excess over frugality. It concludes by shifting to a different angle on Beveridge.
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Elk World
Delaware
Tuston
Samuel Jones
New York
Beveridge
Washington
Mutsa
Indiana
Capitol
Caney
San Juan
Val-Au-Vent
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
Oldest Coleo Lady and Paris Cemetery Epitaphs
Fragmented excerpts recount a colonial dialect reminiscence and a Paris dog cemetery trial. It notes a marble cutter disputing control of a pet cemetery with 4000 graves, high fees, and endearing epitaphs, then shifts to the Ziegler Magazine for the Blind, funded by Mrs. William Ziegler, costing about 70 000 dollars yearly and printed in Braille.
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Tre Des Ravageurs
Paris
Eep Promercies
Tom
Hob
Kiss
Mimi
Bijou
Ot Laing
Magazine For
New York World
Ziegler
America
William Ziegler
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A garbled excerpt portrays social mores on male restraint and education, noting a man’s anger and self-control, a girl’s appearance not provoking envy, and a woman wanting others to think her husband is successful while carrying a charity subscription plate for appearances.
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Charles R. Henderson
Chicago
New York
Heaven
Ron
Notable visitors in Washington share tales and titles
Senator Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee spoke in the New Willard about his early political days and calamitous election. Georgia official W N Mitchell described Bulloch Hall replica plans for Jamestown Exposition. Philadelphia aristocrat Paul Basil Fenton joked about his hereditary title and mock guilt. Eugene V Debs was also registered at the Riggs, signaling a lively Washington visit.
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Robert L. Taylor
Tennessee
Senate
Mr. Taylor
Alfred A. Taylor
Bob” Taylor
Congress
Hastern
Happy Valley
Hd Mever
House of Representatives
Joe’ Cannon
Gen. Keifer
Sam Told
Fountain of Knowledge
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Conkling
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Cockrell
West
Voor‘hees
Allison
Ingalls
Matt Ransom
Edamunds
American Congress
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Georgia
Roosevelt
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Norfolk
Mitchell
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Mchott
Peter J. Otey
Virginia
United States
Paul Basil Fenton
Philadelphia
New Willard
Duke of
Ardmore
Earl
Lower Marion Township
Fenton
Hoke Smith
Eugene V Debs
Terra Haute
Ind
Social Labor
Riggs
Dynamite Found in Coal on Rhode Island Battle Ship
A stick of sixteen inch dynamite was found hidden in coal going to the bunkers of the Rhode Island battle ship. An informal investigation suggests the dynamite entered the coal by accident during handling in the firebox. Sailors see this as a sign that the ship’s bad luck is turning after a near-miss.
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