Subscription Terms and 1906 Washington Post Notice
The article lists subscription rates for the Daily and Sunday editions in Washington and Alexandria with weekly and monthly prices, plus mail options and payment methods to The Washington Post Co. It also includes a long column of editorial content on Count Okuma, yellow fever in New Orleans, and the growing habit of viewing the President as the lawmaking power, referencing Roosevelt and Rockefeller and criticizing press behavior and congressional relations.
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Roosevelt’s Frenzied Friends Overstate Peace Prize Praise
The editorial mocks overzealous praise for Theodore Roosevelt after brokering peace between Japan and Russia. It argues hype, grand titles, and calls for limitless power misread the modest merit of his achievement and warn against premature echoes of re election or world rulership. It notes Russia’s strength and warns against sensationalist reactions and inflated honors.
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Chicago
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Uncle Joe Walks the Floor and Congressional Sessions
A 1906-style column lampoons Speaker Cannon and Capitol power plays as Congress debates committees and the looming extra session. It questions who will chair the Appropriations and warns of tariff fights, reciprocity, and war-time logistics shaping the next fiscal year.
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Cannon
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Lincoln
Appropriations
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Dalzell
Burton
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Panama Canal
Department
Duc de Brissac Tales and the Lovat Legacy in Britain
A long, lively rundown of the Duc de Brissac and his famed Latin debotat dictum tale, his cavalry service, and a wealthy English heiress wife. It then traces the storied Fraser-Lovat lineage, including Tower of London finds, attainders, and disputed succession claims involving the eleventh Lord Lovat and the possible English and Scottish titles.
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Atlanta Urged to Host Union Veterans Encampment
The Atlanta Constitution andAtlanta Journal urge inviting the Grand Army of the Republic to hold its 1906 encampment in Atlanta. They argue Southern hospitality and national fraternity would mark peace after Civil War hostilities and celebrate bonds of unity across regions.
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Political Comedy Brews Blood Brotherhood Talk in Europe
The piece notes England and France engage in playful goodwill while sharing strained relations with Germany. It cautions that the so called blood brotherhood is superficial and would falter if France blocks British imperial aims or Britain grows fond of French colonies, revealing fragile alliance logic.
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Atlanta Journal
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Friendship And Naval Banquet Echoes Of Warm Bonds
A Boston dispatch reports Premier Balfour praising growing international friendship at a London banquet for French naval officers. He said times of preference for expediency over cordial ties are fading, signaling stronger nonaggression among nations amid applause.
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Tam
Pointed Paragraphs From A Quoted Era
A collection of aphoristic quips on lawyers luck opportunity and marriage blending humor with social commentary. The speaker contrasts merit and chance while noting gendered views on romance and reputation and recounts a historic remark about a woman who once tailoring a man’s shirt.
Vanity as a Trap for Criminals in the New York Sun
A detective explains criminals fall to vanity. Offenders boast of their work, or hint at it, prompting scrutiny. Even spontaneous crimes reveal themselves through pride. Precautions fail when unforeseen contingencies arise.
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All in the Name from the Philadelphia Press
A humorous column notes readers in the country enjoy creeks for bathing while two editors spar over originality and a joking quip about aging as a lighthearted exchange unfolds in the paper.
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Reflections Of A Bachelor From The New York Press
A humorous survey of dating, manners, and gender roles in society. It jokes about divorce, fashion, and womens behavior, noting male friction, the illusion of wit, and the lure of flattery. The piece plays on social expectations and the gap between appearances and reality.
Southern Cotton Mills Face Labor and Growth Debate
The Savannah News notes doubts about new cotton mill building in the South due to labor shortages, but cites Mr. Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange showing a strong rise in southern cotton milling. Seasonal output reached 21179 bales, up about 30 percent, with future gains in acreage and improved labor for finer fabric production. The piece urges more capital into high grade mills to boost profits and overall regional wealth.
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John Sharp Williams as Democratic Leader for Speaker
From the New Orleans Times Democrat the Mississippi congressman John Sharp Williams is expected to seek renewed leadership as Democratic Speaker if campaign currents align. His record as opposition leader is praised, with calls that his debater’s wit and tactical skill would again elevate his party to a prominent national role.
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Birthplace claim stirs old political quarrel at Horace Greeley site
In a extracted tale from New Orleans States Altirt EE Pillsbury debates Horace Greeley birthplace. A local reader questions the importance of birth origin while Pillsbury defends the historical tie. The exchange highlights lingering pride and political perception tied to Greeley’s origins.
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Public recollections of speeches and street life in Raleigh
The notes recount a late 19th century Raleigh lobby scene with A O Trescott praising William McKinney’s Georgia audience triumph at a Piedmont Chautauqua and Henry Grady’s role, followed by scattered impressions of Northern and Canadian onlookers, tariffs, Russia’s status, and hotel dining quirks in lively, period-voiced vignettes.
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Maj MckKinnsey
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Unclear fragment hints at suspicion and prejudice dialogue
Fragmentary text shows characters discussing suspicion and prejudice with uncertain dialogue. The garbled lines make it hard to identify people, places, or a concrete event, leaving only a general theme of skepticism and social tension.
John Sharp Williams Honored for Silence in Vienna News
A Vienna News tribute praises John Sharp Williams for his restrained conduct and quiet diplomacy. The piece credits his measured speech and steady presence with helping ease social tensions during a difficult period last year.
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John Sharp Williams
Fishing Chat Report From Chicago Pulpits
A breezy exchange about a fishing trip unfolds with Mayme and Tom recounting a recent outing. Edyth asks if anything was caught and Mayme replies that nothing but a fish story was found in the tale.
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To Put His Head Through
A fragment from a Philadelphia piece cites a convicted murderer boasting of evading law with a boast about a noose as counsel muses on a legal loophole The text then shifts to names Mrs Clubhouse Mrs Upperton and Mrs Strongmind with joking exchanges about thinness worry and ragsterpecked in what reads like a satirical or dialogue-heavy cut from a broader column
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