Washington Post subscription notice and rates 1908
A fragmentary Washington Post advertisement from March 19 1908 details subscription options delivered by carrier in Washington and Alexandria daily and Sunday editions with varying periods and prepaid postage. It lists prices per month and per year and mentions payment by drafts checks or money orders. The note is terse and adopts the period newspaper tone.
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Carrier
Washington
Alexandra Dally
Delle
Daly
Washington Post CO
Haiti A Turbulent Country Since 1844
From the New York World Haitis history shows repeated upheaval with despotism, civil wars, and rival factions. The current regime of President Alexis faces black versus mulatto tensions, executions rise, and Gen Firmin seeks return from exile as power shifts in the troubled republic of Hispaniola.
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New York World
Republic of Haiti
Santo Domingo
Hispaniola
Columbus
Haiti
Soulouque
Faustin I
Geffrard
Stppolite
Legitime
Gen Firmin
Alexis
Firmin
Almont
Anthony Trollope
Two-Thirds Rule in Democratic Convention Debate
From the Utica Observer a discussion on party delegates in a possible Democratic national convention. It analyzes Bryan's likely first ballot majority but two thirds effort, past crises like 1841 Van Buren, Pendleton efforts, and the Denver convention context with states named as potential supporters. It ponders first ballot votes and second ballot outcomes, noting Miden's 203 on first ballot and possible state loyalty effects.
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Utica Observer
Joh A Johnson
Minnesota
New York Town
Martin van Buren
Baltimore
White
van Buren
George H Pendleton
Likden
Ab Cien
Miden
Yates
Bryan Pryan Falls Into Coal Bin in Philadelphia
Bryan Pryan fell into a coal bin last night while living with his parents at 22 Callan Street. He was hospitalized with contusions in a Willow Street area incident while reports tie to a Burba nk onion research project and local farmer activity described in distant notes.
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Wiliam Jennings Pryan
Colfin
Willie Frame
Callan Street
Nebraska
Wille
Hower
Wille Prian
Carlton Street
Hihnemann
Willow Street
Ninth Street
Elizabeth Seton Canonization Progress Reported
The article traces steps toward canonizing Elizabeth Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity in America, detailing her lineage and connections to prominent families such as the Roosevelts and Bayleys, and recounts Seton’s charitable foundation in Maryland and later ecclesiastical ties to Rome. It notes ongoing inquiries into Seton peerage claims and related aristocratic lineages.
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France
Haiti
Hart
Huitigh
Americas
Rhance
Sinta Domingo
Sainte Domingo
United States
Europe
Roosevelt
Elizabeth Seton
Order of
Sisters of Charity
America
Pius ‘X
Richard Bayley
Charlotte Harclay
Andrew Barclay
Helen Roosevelt
Buxvleys
Guy Cerleton
Order of the Sisters of Charity
Grage Roosevelt
Tam
Roosevelt Bayley
Frederik County
Maryland
Robert Seton
New York
Rome
White Horse
Atlanti
Setons
Seton
Emmans Ups
States Army
Philppines
Henry James Seton
Oval
South Africa
Sir Watter
Scott
Mary Seton
Lord Seton
Sweden
Plac
Milan
England
Bruce Maxwe'l
Genge Montgomerie
Iord Eaglington
Ling
Winton
Parbroath
George I
Evan
Helene Bsight
Premier Baronet of Scotland and Roxburghe Lineage Revealed
The piece outlines succession and titles within the Roxburghe family and related Scottish baronetcies. It mentions the Premier Baronetcy of Scotland passing through Innes of Banff and Innes of Tanes, with the dukedom tracing a direct male line to James Innes. It notes estates and marriages connected to the Roxburghe lineage and references a historic voyage of a brigantine in New York context.
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Scotland
Roxburghe
Siolland
Sr Robur I Gore
Henry Gordenshee
Tiverpool
James Jones
Innes
Blein
Duke of
Scothind
Innes of Tanes
Meriden
Saw York
Innes of
Banff
Thorgand Dolarain
Edward
West Champson
Thomps
Ggain
TWO MEN OF DESTINY Remarkable similarity between careers of Cleveland and Hughes
The article compares Gov Hughes to Grover Cleveland, noting parallels from early offices to governorship, and speculates on Hughes's reform work and political resilience. It traces career milestones through Albany, mentions opposition within parties, and hints at broader national implications. Also includes anecdotal notes on doctors life expectancy and habits.
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Cleveland
Hughes
Lelit
Gov Hughes
Grover Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Armstrong
Republians
Iia
Sony
Julie Chambers
jHowadiss Pho
Tandon
England
Kalling
Fragmented Proposals on Pay for Parliament and Public Safety
A London critic questions paying MPs while noting Britain’s long tradition of unpaid service. A Milwaukee real estate broker’s son dies by suicide after gun-ownership debate prompts tragedy. A Cheyenne cinema gag with soup causes a scene and a Parisian’s estate heirs dispute kinship claims in a courtroom twist.
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Edward Mo Hartington
London
England
House of
Great Britain
Milwaukee
Wiscon
Chicago
Menor
Denver
Tribune
London Globe
M Dutult
Paris
Democrats Optimistic About 1908 Election Prospects
Washington dispatch reports Democratic hopes center on carrying New York New Jersey Indiana and Ohio in 1908. Bryan supporters claim gains could shock Republicans if two of these states join the Democratic column, with Ohio favored by Tat Foraker supporters though distrust persists toward Bryan as a national candidate.
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Greenaugh
Smithsonian
Vietan
Washington
Arter Carpenters
Senate
Metall
Congress
Statuary Hall
Chicago Post
William J Bryan
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Ohio
Roosevelt
Hearst
Root
Lilea
Nearst
Bryans
Bryan
Foraker
Taft Foraker
Taft
The Loafer's Busy Day
A fragmented diary style piece chronicles a hectic day at work and home. The narrator describes rushes to read Perkins's paper, watching lazy workers, and a crowded urban scene as they await colleagues and face interruptions. The piece moves between observations of people and tasks with a reflective tone.
Pointed Paragraphs From the Shirs Goons
A quirky collection notes social quirks and humor. It mocks envy, compliment abuse, early risers, and how people react to jokes. The piece references New York Project motives and old age versus youth, with playful lines about hats, balloons, and baldness in comic settings.
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New York
Kentucky election drift blamed on independent vote says Breathitt
Attorney General Breathitt of Frankfort at the Riggs House asserts Kentucky will lean Republican in forthcoming elections. He notes the 46,000 independent voters hold decisive power, affecting outcomes beyond local conditions and blaming influence from certain interests on past results.
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Massachusetts
Fire Trust
Wood Pulp Trust
Fom
Congress
Pennsylvania
Suils
Taft
Fairbanks
Hughes
Kentucky
Breathitt
Frankfort
Riggs House
Blue Grass
Gov
Bradley
Senate
Repubian
Rpublican
Bradley Wan
Gtx Brelham
Dar
Land and credit program for northern farmers
A factional report outlines a state assisted plan to distribute 70 million acres of fertile land to landless farmers in Toisian. The program offers ten year credit, shares in farms, and livestock and equipment to wartime applicants. It stresses rapid settlement, urging volunteers to aid farms and build roads, with Board of Enumeration backing and a broad call for cooperation to employ hundreds of thousands in the North.
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Toisian
Infert
Louiaana
Weather Plant Foretells Mining Disasters From London Tipton
Prof J Nowack of Denmark Hill claims a weather plant can forecast atmospheric and terrestrial disturbances. He says its leaves and shoots indicate upcoming events and notes readings with sun spot activity. He cites January readings predicting earthquakes near Rome Constantinople, coal mine explosions near Durham, and later events in Catania Vienna and the Durham disaster.
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J. Fo Nowack
Denmark Hill
Hej
Durham
Prof. Nowack
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Constantinople
Durbar
Catania
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