Washington Post 1909 Subscription Rates and New York Parade
The article chronicles subscription options for the Washington Post with daily and Sunday rates, then shifts to a vivid account of New York City’s Hudson Fulton celebration. It lauds the parade’s scale, military display from seven nations, and New York’s civic leadership, while noting calls for more police and national unity amid global tensions and political critics.
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Immigration studies urge new figures on immigrant occupations
The congressional immigration commission outlines features of immigrant adaptation in America. It notes large Jewish numbers turning to agriculture while Italians advance in clothing, Greeks dominate barbering, and Germans decline in shoemaking. The piece cites shifts across crafts and trades among Russians, Germans, Italians, Greeks, and Jews amid broader political commentary.
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Nation is Homogeneous in American Culture Says Taft
The New York World notes Taft’s Seattle address praising national homogeneity as travelers report uniform fashion, language, and opinions across the nation. He observes identical attitudes toward public questions, shared jokes, games, and cultural cues from New York to Butte and Galveston, signaling a sweeping standardization of American life.
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Galveston
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Rovion
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Solome
Dr Cook
Presents for Presidents and the great cheese gifts
A lively roundup traces presidents gifts from prize pumpkins to cows and 1400 pound cheese sent to Jackson. It notes Jefferson paid for the 200 dollar cheese and Van Buren’s moniter cheese spoiled upholstery, while Roosevelt’s Oyster Bay menagerie and Taft’s inundation of odd presents are also mentioned. Also recounted is a church toast gag about a deacon mistaking a note for a service notice and a customs officer quip about a package labeled Politeness.
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Pittabire
Wastmaster
Chicago baseball game humor breaks gatekeeper scene
In a Chicago baseball game a gate keeper hurries Comlakey, leader of the White Sox, to report that an umpire Horst arrived with two friends. Comlakey responds with a witty remark about the umpire and his companions.
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Bankrupt Friend of British Queen Linked to White Lodge History
A story recalls the bankruptcy of Hartman and her ties to Queen Alexandra, with White Lodge in Richmond Park at risk of revert to the King. It traces the palace’s haunted lore, its owners from Lord Bute to the Tecks, and the later royal repairs by Edward VII and George V, including Hampton Court and Windsor Castle.
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Henry West
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Brentwood Company
New York Provincial Kester Wears Evening Clothes at Lunch
A New York Sun item notes Hon J Warren Kelter of Ohio once Speaker observed in an uptown hotel for luncheon wearing evening dress. The piece mocks rigid local dress rules and parochialism, contrasting New York tolerance with Latin manners and fashion norms.
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Abandoned Railroad Stretch To Close In New England System
A 2 mile section of the Central New England Railroad in Mudloy is to be abandoned at midnight next Saturday. The move follows the purchase of the Poughkeepsie and Eastern Railroad, seen as a better freight and passenger outlet to the Poughkeepsie Bridge. The abandoned property is valued at about half a million dollars.
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Burial of Poet John Davidson in Mounts Bay
The body of poet John Davidson was lowered into Mounts Bay after a controversial funeral. Relatives and friends accompanied the coffin in a boat as a weight was attached to sink it ten miles offshore, amid local superstition and legal questions.
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Abner Wilcox Appears in Sunshine Louder Cheers at Farewell
A mistyped reminiscence describes a crowd awaiting a return, then sudden sunshine and a shout of recognition. Abner Wilcox declares "That’s Him I seen him smile" as a train passes, with Peleg White and Ray 4n Weed noting the moment along the track.
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Talks on Wrights and Gaynor in New York City lobby chatter
In hotel lobbies officials discuss the Wright brothers aeroplane contract payment and speculate on part or full settlement after delivery. Others praise Judge Gaynor for mayoral leadership and potential as governor, while political bets place Burrows and Newberry in Michigan Senate talk amid national optimism and immigration notes.
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New Lite Theology Advocates Immortality Beliefs
A dense paragraph traces Rev Dr John Fair of Easton and Leslie Weetly promoting a "New Lite" science with aims to outpace death. It notes plans to expand a Boston root church into seven city churches, while questioning old orthodox limits and portraying the movement as a reform within religious thought.
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Baby Born On Mount Gray Nine Years After Wedding
The couple Mr and Mrs Frederick E Johanns of West Meadows Setauket Long Island welcomed a son born at nine on the ninth day of the ninth month in 1903. They planned names but postponed a choice. The family story includes playful remarks about names and a reference to a nearby summer home.
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Nina
Reflections and Romance in a Turbulent Night
A garbled Chicagoish column sketches social satire and romantic misfires. It mentions a bachelor, a proposal, and a doomed heiress, with hints of military conflict and tragedy shaping emotional plots. The piece underscores irony and social pretenses amid thwarted romance.
Wet Goods in a Dry State Prohibition Loopholes Noted
A Ballmore American piece reports paradoxes after Tennessee prohibition. Chattanooga wholesale houses cannot sell alcohol domestically while still serving town residents, citing interstate commerce limits. Citizens travel to Rossville Georgia for liquor, paying streetcar fares of a few cents as shipments surge. Express companies hire more clerks and streetcars boost service to meet demand.
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