Washington Post Subscription Rates 1905
The Washington Post outlines delivery and mail subscription terms in 1905 with prices for daily and Sunday editions, carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria, and annual and monthly rates. Remittances are to be sent by drafts checks post office orders or registered letters payable to The Washington Post Co. with offices in New York Chicago and Washington.
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Let The Post Follow You In Washington D C
Washingtonians planning to move should arrange for The Post to follow them. The paper will reach any part of the country promptly, keeping readers informed about Capital affairs. Notify the carrier or send orders to The Post, Main 4206.
Roosevelt's Unofficial Acts Elevate His Global Fame
The article praises Theodore Roosevelt for using presidential prestige beyond official duties to aid humanity. It highlights two pivotal acts: intervention in the 1902 coal famine to avert disaster and his role in ending a major war, noting his decisive, duty-driven leadership that boosted U S and world esteem.
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Roosevelt
Dutus
Prosperity's Steady Stride and Tariff Debate
The piece argues prosperity under current policy tests the case for tariff changes. It cites years of rising business activity, employment, wages, and wealth to defend existing protections while noting critics and Republican pledges to reciprocity. It references the Des Moines Register and Leader and the Atlanta Constitution to illustrate ongoing partisan debate.
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Egut
Republican Party
Des Moines Register and Leader
Taff
McKinney
Iowa
Dingrey
Register
Atlanta Constitution
Labor Day in Washington Reflects Prosperity and Order
An editorial extols Labor Day as a workers holiday while praising Washington’s industrious, orderly labor force. It lauds savings, decent wages, and non riotous conduct, noting scarce police concerns and few strikes. The piece links national growth to steady industry, prudent conservatism, and the avoidance of boom methods.
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Washington
Bhut
Bryan in 1908 Campaign Forecast on Bryan and Beef Trust Blues
Republican papers predict Bryan will dominate the 1908 Democratic field, writing the platform and ticket. Moody leads a Chicago beef trust crackdown, with the DOJ pursuing corporations over personal culpability, while the Morton precedent stresses corporate liability over officers.
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Mr. Moody
Beef Trust
Moody
Chicago
Department of Justice
Paul Morton
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Morton
England and Japan alliance sparks global balance shifts
A long, opinionated column surveys Anglo Japanese alliance rumors and England’s diplomacy after clashes with Russia and Germany. It portrays Britain seeking cohesive great power cooperation, while noting Japan's rising status and American caution amid tariff debates and political rhetoric.
Headlines and Snippets From The Era Of Rivalry And Reform
A wide mix of political potshots and social notes. Rail safety and couplers prompt calls that proper equipment saves lives. A New York servant wins 80000 for refusing to testify about employer scandals. A Canadian drug trust worth 16000000 forms with no tariff protection. Nick Longworth rescues an editor in the Philippines, amid jokes about his career. San Francisco fears yellow fever after the canal. Subsidy talk stalls in Congress, with tariff reform debates and party quarreling. Bryan and Addicks cited in party struggles. Towns debate electors, stage bans, and printing scandals. Methodist brides adopt modern vows, hinting at shifting gender norms.
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New York
Nick Longworth
Philippines
New Yorker
San Francisco
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
Congress
Washington Post lampooned across papers in satire roundup
A compilation mocks The Washington Post by quoting various papers critiquing its stance on topics from veterans organization plans to tariff revisions. The items joke about politicians, Wall Street, and a Boston police matter, mentioning figures and places such as Bourke Cockran, Springfield Ohio, Toledo, and Marion Indiana.
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Harper'y
Americio Press
Washington
Hot Springs Sentinel
Washington Post
Veterans of the Chautauqua Ward
Tom Leveon
Nousten Post
Minauard
Rochester Fort-Meoresat
Sampany Kt
Agriquitural
Sprinfield
Ohls
Democrat
The
Tacoma Ledger
Bourke
Philippines
Duluth Herald
Kansas
Toledo Blade
Post
Beck
Marlon
Ind
Chronicle
Wall Street
Salem
Greg
Statesman
Congress
Marion
Qhia
Europa
Col Bryan
Pshaw
Merion
Ohio
Massachusetta
Newport
Titles and rules regulating nobility in Europe warned
The German government warns that offers of noble titles through adoption are fraudulent. Adoption grants only a name, not a title, and requires the adoptee to be childless, older than the adopter, and with court oversight. Advertisers mix contracts and stamps to sell titles, but such acts are legal nonstarters.
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Germany
Anne Esterhazy
Paris
Asterha
Marta
Andrassy
Nicholas
Budapest
Spain
Qua Good Teddy from Louisville journal
A long, lighthearted miscellany quotes praise for Theodore Roosevelt's conference at Portsmouth and his renowned fortune shaping voyage. It weighs outcomes of luck and planning, praising Roosevelt while musing on destiny, fortune, and national pride.
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Louieville Courier Journal
Partsmouth
Theodore Roosevelt
Lord
Verulam
Taddy
Rockies
Remus
Hig Kesino
Philadephia Ledger
Mr. Stalate
Theatrical Outlook Reflects Shift From Syndicate Rule
Theaters move away from a monopolistic syndicate to rival competition driven by American drama. Managers drop foreign plays and support native dramatists as playgoers seek genuine national expression amid evolving artistic standards and business pressures.
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The
Philadelphia Ledger
Whither Are We Drifting From Eupean Reveries
A Memphis Solmiter piece rails at Col. Henry Watterson after returning from Europe. It questions his allegiance to Reform and traditional Kentucky values, mocks European aristocracy, and wonders if the veteran journalist has forsaken mint juleps for foreign wines. The piece ends with a call that condemns shattering a Kentucky legend.
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Memphis News
Solmiter
Europe
France
Italy
Col. Watterson
Kentucky
Excursion to Keokuk Brings Country Tales and Town Tour
Rayville Missouri reporters recall last Wednesday's river trip to Keokuk Iowa aboard a steamer. Four Rayville youths toured the city, witnessed a crowded bridge overflow, and described city sights and mishaps including fights among steamer passengers and rough fare. Local notes from Charleston and Moscow columns follow with brief society items and jokes.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Gee Auch
Visitors face poll tax gripe and political talk in hotel lobbies
In a hotel lobby scene, Adelaide resident Henry Watermann laments an $8 US poll tax paid on crossing from Canada, claiming rude treatment and lack of receipts. Other speakers discuss Ham Patterson’s gubernatorial bid, Senator Ben Tillman, New Zealand prosperity, and canal issues amid a mosaic of political chatter.
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Memphis
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Gur Suite
T W Murray
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Hirbitt House
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Congress
Through White Whiskers Aged Settler Questioned
A Chicago News fragment shows a flak drummer and a village chatter debating whether an elderly man with white whiskers is an old settler. The exchange labels him as possibly a resident, but not a true elder of the community.
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Flack
Fragmented frontier of comic quips and jokes
A mosaic of punchlines from a Philadelphia Ledger line and other papers. Jests on publishing pains, a tainted inheritance, Rockefeller as a publicity booster, and light exchanges about vacations and lovesick farewells. The snippets showcase early 20th century humor with named papers and brief dialogues.
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