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Follow The Post For Summer News By Mail
Washustonians away or traveling should have The Post follow them by mail to keep informed about home affairs and world news. Address changes require old and new addresses to be provided.
Septem ber Showings and Panamanian protest stir politics
The Hartford Courant dismisses the September State showings as of dubious importance while The Post argues the results in Vermont and Maine could influence November outcomes. An Arkansas election next Monday seems Democratic. Vermont lacks signs of a landslide, while Maine may shift the national mood. A Panama protest circulates in Panama City accusing the United States of aggression and urges readiness amid national elections.
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Maine
Post
Arkansas
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Courant
Tutt
H Rourke Cochran
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McKinley
Sen Redbeld Proctor
Meine
Bryanmi
suUator
What We Have Gained in Turkey and Other Delays
A long miscellany discusses international diplomacy and peace moves, noting shifts in American influence in Turkey, recent arbitral successes between the United States and Britain, and historical boundary settlements. It mocks sensational journalism while praising pacific settlements and cautions about domestic political posturing and economic interests amid global events.
Duke of Orleans Threats Spur Brittany Coast Guard Watch
French authorities brace Brittany coast and Morgat vigil as fears of a landing by the Duke of Orleans intensify. Gov officials and detectives monitor possible exiled royal activity while Brittany’s anti-government sentiment and church conflicts heighten risk of unrest.
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Morgat
Countess de Paris
Duke of Guise
Combes
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Morgut
Jaijs
Portugal
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Paris
Moonstone Vindicated by Actual Case From Oakland
A Des Moines Register reprint from Oakland argues Wilkie Collins is vindicated by a real incident where a painter under anaesthesia talked of a £100,000 fortune in England, then later regained memory and the Moonstone theft parallels the anaesthetic plot. The piece notes Collins used similar incidents in The Moonstone and draws a link to practical fact becoming fiction.
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Cal
Wilkie Collins
Collins
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John Hernade
Franklin Blake
Soldiers of Fortune
England
Gondon
Rachael Vandiver
Blake
Dot Collins
Jules Verne
Aged Government Clerks Highlight Pension Bureau Challenge
The annual report from the Commissioner of Pensions urges legislation to support superannuated clerks. It details 513 employees aged 60 or over, with 14 above 80, and 145 between 60 and 69. The piece notes general government staffing has similar aging concerns and calls for a practical plan to care for aging workers.
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Richardson to Leave Congress for Masonry and Printing Office Sick Leave Fight
Representative James D. Richardson of Tennessee retires from Congress after twenty years to devote himself to Masonry. He pushes for thirty days paid sick leave for Government Printing Office workers, building on past gains extending annual paid leave. He chairs printing and has shaped prior leave resolutions with Public Printer Palmer’s support.
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Alleged Florida Trust In Jacksonville Under Sherman Act
United States District Attorney Joseph N. Stripling tests testimony from Florida flour shippers in Minneapolis regarding a Jacksonville merchants' exchange alleged to restrain trade. The league purportedly bars competition and blocks wholesalers from selling to firms outside the organization.
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Joseph N. Stripling
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Purtell Named Temporary Wisconsin State Treasurer
Governor La Follette appoints Thomas Purtell to act as temporary state treasurer until a permanent appointee can be chosen. Purtell, longtime deputy, will oversee reopening after accounting checks finish in about two days. Bond set at 100000 with permanent bond of 600000 for the future. Kempf has not stated opposition to the treasury reopening.
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Cotton pickers in demand in Texas cotton belt
In Waco Texas on August 31 the article notes an unprecedented demand for cotton pickers across the Texas cotton region. Dray men delivery boys and even hotel helpers are being induced to migrate to fields by the high pay for picking. The hot weather has forced infested cotton to open accelerating the labor rush. Central Texas crops are expected to beat last year’s output.
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Farewell messages and personnel changes reported
The article notes Arthur Ferguson sending a farewell message to the Secretary of War on behalf of the Philippine delegation, greetings from the Wispinos, and thanks for hospitality. It covers Charles J. Phillips becoming manager of the New Century in St Paul after its purchase by H. J. Desmond, Peyton Gordon leaving as assistant U.S. attorney with J. S. Easby-Smith to take oath, Justice Anderson's vacation in Colorado, officials from Panama arriving in New York, over 2 million dollars in Philippine gold aboard the Thomas for Manila, E. C. Madden returning from vacation to restore duties, and new fourth class postmasters in New York and Mount Penn. The piece also briefly mentions a parcels post treaty with Norway and a humor strip about a leap year kiss.
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Alaska
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Arthur Ferguson
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Department of Justice
J. 8. Easby-Smith
Melbourne Judge Casey Talks Democratic Australia in D.C.
Judge J. Casey of Melbourne visits Washington and Waik talked at the Shoreham about Australia’s political system. He praises Australia as a more democratic government, notes labor unions as a powerful force, and describes government ownership of railways and telegraph lines with private gas and streetcar services. He contrasts Australian wages and arbitration with U.S. practices and comments on typhoid concerns and water quality in Washington.
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Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
Fragmented lines critique marriage and bachelor life with satirical tones. Notes on men, women, wealth, and family arguments appear in a rough, humorous musing about romance and social expectations. The text reflects a newspaper column voice with garbled OCR-like phrasing.
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