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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1907
Page
2
Public notice from The Washington Post establishing subscription terms at the publication office on Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street. Details reference pricing and payment methods for readers.
Advertise that readers moving from Washington should have The Post continue to follow them. The paper will be mailed promptly to any part of the country upon carrier notification or direct order to The Post. TelePhone Main 4205.
A long column weighs tariff revision by manufacturers and protectionists, contrasts free traders, and surveys U S policy on Chinese indemnities and famine relief. It argues for prompt settlement with China to ease famine, questions War Department claims, and notes temperance moves in Missouri and Maine plus political patronage debates.
Dispatch reports Taft supporters fear Fairbanks may influence Ohio politics by covert opposition while awaiting district and state convention outcomes. Indiana backs Fairbanks, Kentucky and Tennessee show clashes as Taft court regional attorney influence. Ohio’s status hinges on forthcoming delegates and potential second-choice alignments among major states.
A collage of anecdotes and opinions from The Birmingham Age-Herald and other papers. It juxtaposes warnings about health and danger with political praise for John W. Daniel of Virginia, mentions Bryan, and cites a Nashville remark about church cannons. It ends with a Spare Moments note on circus animals.
A humorous 19th century sketch on self control and courtship. It jokes about a man resisting fuss over appearances and a wife evaluating a good husband. The piece notes the habits of the rich can include neglecting relatives without fear of repercussions.
Lord Rosebery in the House of Lords argues the government will not reform the Lords, with Liberals fearing stronger upper chamber and Conservatives preferring the status quo. The piece also notes Father John of Kronstadt’s fall from favor amid a convent scandal and questioned miracles, outlining alleged financial misuses and moral issues within the convent and its leadership.
Royal households across Europe valued English nurses for devotion to royal children. Queens Victoria of Spain and Russia’s court relied on English nurses like Mrs. R. H. Green and Miss Gertrude M. Bunting. Tales recount ring heirlooms, spies, and affectionate farewells by governesses shaping royal language and loyalties.
Plans filed by Vice President Samuel Rea for a colossal steel bridge linking the Long Island and Pennsylvania lines at Long Island City with the New Haven Hartford tracks in the Bronx. It would be the longest and heaviest steel bridge, 8000 tons, with a 1000 foot arch span and 200 foot high stone towers housing operations rooms.
New York correspondent reports Mme Marie von Veltheim claims a four to five million dollar treasure buried by four men in the Transvaal mountains before Pretoria fell. She says a chart shows burial sites and that one portion has already been found by John Kemp.
Robert S. McCormick of Chicago, ex ambassador to France and Russia, chats at the New Willard about European politics. He predicts Russia moving toward constitutional liberty, notes a lessening radical wave, and praises Paris as a world capital. Also, Dan Murphy of Los Angeles talks of westward expansion and Oklahoma and Arizona opportunities, while others discuss Oklahoma Senate prospects and Washington social capital.
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