Parlor Politicians and Vice President Talk in 19th Century Letter
A sprawling critique parodies a congressional race and party loyalty with references to John Mitchell, Bryan and Parker, Lady Warwick, and Duchess of Manchester. It mocks electoral novelty as campaign devices and debates vice presidential suitability, labor votes, and historical figures like Walker and Van Buren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alexandria
Congress
Duchess of Manchester
Beels
Warwick
Vox Populi
Jim Jones
Hay
Earls Fair
Parlora
Ohio
Lane
John Wiehell
Mitchell
John Mitchell
Hs Vest
Carl Schurzs
Vest
John Michell
Denver
Nashville
Robert J . Walker
Martin van Buren
James K Polk
Texas
van Buren
Walker
United States
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Robert J Walker Tarff
Guv Johnson
Bryan
Johnsonite
Bryans
James B Weaver
Weaver
Nebraska
England
Alton B Parker
Judge Parker
Gov Johnsons
Financial Remittance Details and Office Addresses
Instructions specify remittance by drafts checks post office orders or registered letters payable to THE WASHINGTON POST CO. Washington DC. Entry at Washington DC post office as second class mail matter. Offices listed include New York Flatiron Philadelphia PAUL BLOCK Manager Chicago Hartford Building THURSDAY MAY 14 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post CO
Washington, DC
New York
Flatiron
Paul
Chicago
Hartford
Let The Post Follow You Washington Advert
A short notice invites Washingtonians moving from the city to subscribe The Post so the paper follows them. Readers may change address as needed and the paper will be mailed promptly nationwide. Orders may be sent to the Post or by notifying the agent, with telephone contact 4265.
Rumor of Withdrawal in Republican Race Denounced
Analysis counters claims that Republican candidates may drop out in favor of Taft. Taft aides deny involvement, noting withdrawals are rare and supporters would scatter. The piece argues the Taft camp cannot profit from such rumors and emphasizes strong, independent convention voting. It also critiques Gallinger’s usury bill as protecting the public from loan sharks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Withdrowal
Tta
Gran
Teabsurg
Gallingers
Columbia
Tt Fa
Gal Hagers
Pulitzer and Bryan clash over railroads and property
A Harper's Weekly style inquiry questions Joseph Pulitzer's railroad and steel holdings and impeachment of William Jennings Bryan. The piece argues if Bryan would threaten railroad securities, he risks harming all property, including farm investments in Nebraska, and whether he is enemy of property or only certain earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harperio Wits
Calla
Conmmoner Prnta
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
ra‘Iread Companiea
Pulitzer
United States Steel Corporation
Bryan
Brother Bryan
White House
Steel Corporation
Mr Bryan
Nebraska
Making Good Nominations in State races
Washington text notes Democrats are fielding strong state nominees in key areas including Indiana and Ohio. The piece highlights a nationwide shift toward nominees who appeal to party factions, especially anti Bryan sentiment, and cites cautious optimism about House gains and northern state governor wins amid a broader reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indianapolis News
Reublican Party
National Capital
Congress
National Committee
Iia
Indiana
Democrats
Thomas Marshall
Ohio
Judson Harmon
Ant
Bryan
Representatves
United States
Village income from golf at Brancaster club deal
The village of Brancaster has an agreement with the Royal West Nordene Golf Club to take 4 percent of gross income with a £50 minimum guarantee for land turned to links. This year the club paid £63 16s, an increase of 48s 12s from last year, distributed evenly among qualifying householders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Brancaster
Royal West Nordene Golf Club
Eee
King Olto of Bavaria Turns sixty amid turmoil and restraint
The article recounts King Otto of Bavaria reaching sixty while confined as a lunatic since 1871 after Versailles intrigues. It notes his long isolation, distrust, and the authorities’ yearly reports on his condition, plus public shifts in sentiment before praising the regent as popular. It also covers Queen Marguerite offering Bernini’s The Rape of Proserpine to the Italian government and a related debate over royal art treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Chateau
Versailles
Germany
Paris
German Empire
William
Prussia
Kaiser
Otto
King Louis
Moltke
Bismarck
Emperor Frederick
Phis
Munich
Restaint
Nymphemburg
Schlesheim
Thor Suehly
Prince Blamarch
Busis
Bavarie
Marguerite
Bernini
Proserpine
Fine Arts
Wherry
Boncompagni Ludovisi
National Museums and Publi
Boncompagni
Prosperine
Venice
Rome
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Marquise DE Fontenoy
Brentwood Company
Rise in financial crisis reports marks two year surge
The article notes a rapid rise in personal crisis reports since the October panic, with several finance figures including Charles Custer among those who killed themselves after ruinous losses. It cites sixty-seven deaths since January tied to business misfortune and points to dishonest banking and brokerage practices as common factors amid social and economic pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall ’Street
Charles Custer
New York
Milion Lana
Trans Atlantic travel becomes a habit of prosperity
New York Press reports an American trend of extended European tours. Gen Frederick Charles Mberlin recently spent seven weeks abroad with total expenses of 560 dollars, praising German cities and the liberty and orderly life found there. He recalls hyacinth fields near Lisse as indescribable, the Dutch landscape vivid and fragrant, and notes on European travel becoming more common as costs fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Frederick Charles Mberlin
Stock Exchange Power House
4Sace Lorraine
Palace
New York
Genoa
Bremen
Gibraltar
Naples
Monte Carin
Nice
Strasburg
Weissenburg
Berlin
Hamburg
Frankfort
Germany
Mats Righta
Penpis
Brussels
Amsterdam
Gen Bherlin
Lisse
Stage Superstitions and a Mermaid Patient
A Cincinnati Enquirer note reports Hal J Brown ing admitted to City Hospital from the Mills Hotel with ichthyosis or fish scale disease. His skin from feet to chest is scaly and painful, requiring hot baths and unguents. A Chicago Tribune piece discusses theater superstition, fear of witches in Macbeth, and actors avoiding certain signs and passages in theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Hal J Browning
City Hospital
Mills Hotel
Browning
Chicago Tribune
Ines
Sir Henry Irving
Remarkable Fatherhood in Historical Figures
A physician cites feats of late fatherhood across history. Sir Stephen Fox allegedly fathered a daughter at ninety nine, Joel Vaughan of Cincinnati reportedly bore his twenty seventh child at seventy nine, with the Earl of Leicester and the Earl of Essex also noted for late births.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Fox
Joel Vaughan
Cincinnati
Earl of Leicester
Earl of Essex
Beatrice
When Bryan Is Elected and Wall Street Roars
A collage of satirical verse mocks a Bryan presidency with visions of tariffs lowered and diverse political shifts, interspersed with humorous quips about Wall Street and notable figures. The clippings reference Winston Churchill as New Hampshire governor, a Georgia senator, and a Roosevelt monument in Wall Street, echoing the era’s political-jester tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Bryan
White House
Winston Churchill
New Hampshire
Georgia
Tillman
Booker Washington
Taft
Parkhurst
Helty Green
Comstock
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Early Filibuster In Continental Congress Case
A 1727 episode in the Continental Congress shows John Burke and Edward Langworthy withdrawing to block business. The chamber condemned Burke for disorderly conduct and indecent withdrawal, while Langworthy pledged to return. Congress sent the resolution to North Carolina's assembly and the matter appears to have ended.
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Congress-Way
Prt
Congress
John Sip Williams Ie
Homes Burke
North Carolina
Edward Langworthy
Georgia
Continental Congress
Washington
Burke
Langworthy
Congres
Assembly of North Carolina
Washington conference sparks optimism and bets on Johnson
In Washington Gov Albert B Mead praises the governors conference at the White House as timely reform. He forecasts Gov Johnson as a strong Denver nominee, cites electoral wins, and notes candidates for various states while heavy campaigning and party dynamics unfold. A side note recounts a humorous harbor tale of a rat and a tobacco-chewing watchman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B Mead
Washington
White House
Mead
Shoreham
Congress
Gov Mead
Taft
Secretary of
West
Hig Word
Aiken
Perth Amboy
Tompson
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Hopedale Mass
Roanoke Times
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Washington Dispatch
New Yok Times
Foraker
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Kennebec Journal
Fork
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London Globe
St Peter
Caesar
Chicago News
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Thomas Wilkinson
Tammany Hall
Willard
Wilkinson
Gov Johnson
Minnesota
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Northwest
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McCarren Yam
Gore
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Roy Hoffman
T E Williams
Oklahoma City
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