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Publication Office details for The Washington Post list delivery rates for Washington and Alexandria, including daily and Sunday options with varying weekly and monthly prices. Remittance methods and multiple office addresses in Washington, New York, and Chicago are provided with manager names.
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Washington and
Alexandra
Washington Post
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York
Vanderblit
Paul Block
Chicago
Unity Building
Mahan Not Coughed Down Amid Boston Controversy
A 1905 discussion defends Captain A T Mahan against a ridicule claim in Boston over his Nelson insights. The piece argues the audience sought concrete history, not abstract theory, and notes Mahan avoided intrigue by returning to the U S. The article also surveys canal policy, Panama speculation, and presidential buzz surrounding Taft and other leaders.
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Capt Mahan
Boston
Nelson
Lon Mahan
Wihans
Cipt Mahan
Spain
Board of Strategy
Washington
Capt A T Mahan
Nestie
Mahan
Canal Outlook Reflects Delays and Competing Plans
The Panama Canal project faces delays after early optimism. Reports debate sea level versus lock designs, with authorities split on cost and time. Labor rules, contracting choices, and Maria’s hybrid proposal seek faster passage while easing future sea level access. Trade shifts in the East may hinge on canal timing.
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Panama Canal
Washington
International Board of Engineers
Panama
Maria
New Orleans
Praying Reformers Back Durham Crusade in Civic Reform
An Indianapolis piece argues Philadelphia reformers who prayed for Durham influence civic renewal. It recalls Mayor Weaver’s dramatic spring prayer in his office amid calls to purge corruption. The author urges continued faith in prayer as a tool for reform nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Durham
Indianapolis News
Weaver
Langley Aerodrome Feat Backed by Zahm and Smithsonian
The Post lauds Prof S F Langley and his aerodrome despite congressional cuts. Dr AEF Zahm, funded by the Smithsonian with a $500 grant, reports the craft will fly and carry one man, reshaping plans for airship experiments at Widewater.
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Ana Acuptera
S F Langley
Wizard of
Widewater
Congress
Langley
Smuithraonian
Aef Zahm
Smithsonian Institution
Zahm
The Aerodrome Will Fly At Last Says Dr Zahm
A Victorian-era cautious optimism centers on Dr Zahm declaring the aerodrome will fly. The writer notes the term balloon is misleading and stresses the broader conquest of flight, while acknowledging no date is given for the maiden flight.
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Zahm
Jerome attacks in New York politics cited by Shearn
The Municipal Ownership League nominee Clarence J Shearn assails Jerome in a Monday speech, mocking his record and challenging his four years as district attorney. The piece critiques Jerome’s energy, notes debates over insurance scandals, and references Roosevelt Bryan and Ohio Democratic history with pointed political asides.
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Jerome
Municipal Ownership League
New York
Clarence J Shearn
Charles I Murphy
Gott
Murphy
Publc
Manhattan
Post
William Travers Jerome
President ends term view and varied opinions on leaders
A collage of opinions and notes on presidents, politicians, and public figures. References to Harriman, Debs, Gorman, Taft, Roosevelt, and others appear alongside social and cultural jests. The piece blends commentary, anecdotes, and political edge from a late era wire service style column.
Sackville Family Heirloom and Transatlantic Secrets
The article traces Lionel Sackville West�s inheritance of the Sackville peerage after his uncle�s death, detailing the disputed lineage of Lord Sackville�s legitimate offspring with Pepita Durand and the Paris marriages. It notes Victoria West as the future Lady Sackville, the Washington embassy era, and the scandal surrounding Flor a Sackville West and Gabriel Salanson, plus ties to Knole Park and Knole ancestry in the De La Warr line.
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Lord Sackville
Willam Sackvile West
Liorel
Sackville
Khole Park
England
Seven Oaks
Kent
Lionel Sackville West
Victoria West
Henry
Pepita Oliva
Oliva
Pepita
Josephine Durand
Lady Sackville
Paris
Queen Victoria
St. James
Arcachon
France
Countess de Beon
Washington
Madrd
Peplta Durand
Fora
Gabriel Salanson
Mairie
Sixth
Joseph Durand Sackville Weat
Flora Sackville Weat
Legation
Prince Orloff
Salanson
Madrid
South America
Lord Backville
Mme Salanson
Marrie
Amelia Sackville West
London
Harrison
Murchison
Brigush
Cleveland
United States
Victoria
Sackville West
Earl de la Warr
Thomas Weat
West
Edoward I
Lord de la Warr
Virginia
de la Warr
New York
Clube ‘West
Rimndcolph Churchill
Leonard Jerome
George Cornwallis
Delaware
John la Warr
John
Gloucester
Edward I
Potetiers
Edward
Knole Park
Henry VIII
Edward VI
Queen Mary
Hilizabeth
United Kingdom
Marquise Pa Fontrenoy
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
Reflections on courage and honesty in bachelor life note the awkwardness of confessing lack of funds and the social dynamics of men and women. The piece wittily contrasts money worries with marital roles and domestic duties, revealing era attitudes.
Eminent Statesman and Shakespearean Ancestry
A reader recalls a request from Mr Kammerer about Shakespeare’s immediate ancestor. The conversation highlights friction with Kammerer, noted for publishing photos from public speeches. The Houston Punch source is questioned for its accuracy on the lineage.
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Houston Punch
Shakespeare
Momentous railway changes impending
A Philadelphia press summary reports on a day of rapid railway shifts Northern Pacific style upheaval as Harriman experiments with gasoline motor cars and Sprague questions single phase AC. Westinghouse backs electric progress while New Haven and Vanderbilt factions clash over third rail versus overhead systems and a possible Pennsylvanian alliance.
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Philadelphia
Rial
Washington Port
New York
H Harriman
Omaha
Frank Sprague
Pennsylvania
Westinghouse
Harriman
Sprague
Gentua
Owever
Manhattan Island
Great Railways
Mellen
New Haven Railroad
Vanderbilts
Grand Central Station
Hudson River
Harlem
New Haven
Bronx
Cireles
New England
Union
Southern Pacific
East
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Hmngland
Albany
Boston
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Southwest
New Hingland
Mott Haven
Hell Gate
Jersey City
Northern Pacific
New York Central
Pennses
Vanderblits
Grand Central
The Gag on the Cabinet in Roosevelt Era Feud
A Columbia State piece attacks President Roosevelt for proposing press censorship, arguing it would curb free speech and a free press. It insists Washington reporters will resist censorship and recalls past criticisms of bans on a Boston paper.
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Columbia
Russia
America
White House
Washington
Brena
Press Association
Republic
Roosevelt
Boston
Montezuma's Plea Before Cortez for Liberty and Silver
In a dramatic reminiscence, Montezuma pleads for liberty and restoration of his kingdom to Cortez promising a room full of silver as reward. Cortez questions his nationality, prompting Montezuma to concede and later assure the crowd he acted of his own will.
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Charney Dick
Ohio
Senator Foraker
Chicago
Unioune
Montezuma
Cortez
Cornueror
Press Agent Cleveland in Cleveland Plain Dealer critique
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a slight tendency to criticize Grover Cleveland for entering theater as an advance agent for Thomas Jefferson yet acknowledges a place for hustlers in the trade. Cleveland’s grandiose speech style is seen as suited to a banquet promotion. In South Jersey, William Bachman, famed as a baseball catcher, astonishes locals by devouring a vast meal: 200 raw oysters, 75 fried, 3 stews, 2 quarts of pepper cabbage, and 2 pounds of crackers.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grover Cleveland
Thomas Jefferson
Cnrclla
William Bachman
South Jersey
Rumor Notes and Advice Amid Scattered City News
From the Houston Post a tongue in cheek tip about debt and marriage as a way to settle a $50,000 owed, joking that marrying Beverely would leave him with nothing but her. In Sioux City Journal rumors shift from Shaw resignation being late to Shaw acceptance gaining momentum.
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Houston Post
Sioux City Journal
Shaw
Pointed Paragraphs From Then Chicago News
Fragmented urban musings mix pithy aphorisms about laziness money troubles and relationships. The piece skewers misdirected philosophy and social quirks with jagged, tongue in cheek observations.
Noted British Admiral Edward Seymour Visits New York
Eagland’s Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Seymour, famed for Crimean War service and China Station command, visits the New Whitlard hotel. He discusses naval policy, alliances, and the need for a strong navy while highlighting a forthcoming Southern States tour and reflections on U S defense. He travels with mentions of Admiral Dewey and the Trafalgar centennial.
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Eagland
Gif Edward Seymour
9Ea
Great Britain
Witlard
Bea
Sir Edward
Black Sea
China Station
Admiral Dewey
Philippines
Edward
Post
Hoston
Trafalgar
United States
Pacific
New Orleans
trans-Potomac
America
England
Japan
Appeal to Mr Bryan's Judgment in Manila Visit
The item notes Fills Pines and Manila reception rumors for W J Bryan, praising his oratory yet urging cool judgment on arrival. It comments on his lack of discretion as a needed trait in Manila and hints at mixed public sentiment during his deployment abroad.
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Bee
William Lowrides
United States
Clay Webster
Calhoun
Douglas
Breckinridge
Blaine
Chase
Seward
Morton
Hendricka
Thurman
William Jennings Bryan
Orient
Roscoe Conkling
Cincinnati
Senate
Taft
Akron
Lowrides
Republican Party
Chicago
Hghtning
Arkansas
Jet Davis
Powell Clayton
Little Hook
Tammany
Pa McCurdy
Mr. Hughes
McCurdy
Ola
Mr Hughes
W. J. Bryan
Tokyo
Fort Watt
Pines
Manilla
T. Bryan
Manila
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Butler
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Taromany
Massachusetts
Democratic Party
Ohio Democracy
Mr Bryan
Bryan
Wilson
Mir Hicki
Sible
Mr.Harriman
St Petersburg
J P Morgan, Jr
Eugene
Debs
Gorman
Maryland
Dorothy Deane
South
Kentucky
Burrell
Tsi An
Civil Service
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Thomas Dixon
Claneman
George Ade
Oscar
Sweden
Milwaukee
Platt
Senator Depew
New York City
Gen Moody
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Chicago Tribune
Kammerer
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Narrows
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Louisville
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Whig Party
Haak
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