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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1905
Page
6
The text lists subscription prices for The Washington Post and its offices in Washington, New York, and Chicago, with details on weekly and monthly rates, mail options, and payment methods. It also includes editorials about music concerts, Roger Williams’ banishment, and a long piece on Children in the Streets describing street play dangers, municipal playground needs, and calls for safety and future public play spaces.
Citizens planning to leave the city are urged to subscribe for mail delivery of The Post to any location. The paper will follow them nationwide, with prompt dispatch to new addresses. Readers may notify carriers or send orders directly to The Post, telephone 4205.
Former Washington lawmakers seek favors for constituents as 4 great hopes for post McKinley gifts vanish. Congressmen linger for jobs from ambassadorships to ranger posts, but many face disappointment and fear for party prospects as forest rangers move to civil service.
A Massachusetts Legislature mood piece recounts the old time spirit behind a Sunday curfew bill. Provisions would ban Sunday labor and most public amusements, with fines and possible imprisonment for violators. The piece cites Sunday concerts at Chickering Hall and notes the public reaction.
The piece notes a split between President Roosevelt and Congress over policy as the President begins a tour while Senate members pursue independent judgment. It ridicules war talk and predicts no imminent conflict, calling out media sensationalism and contrasting planned campaigns with a peaceful season.
In sharp defense of constitutional government, the speaker rejects populist excess and denounces the idea of a direct people rule outside legal bounds. He lauds the representative system as the best safeguard against demagogy, urging patience, wisdom, and adherence to the Constitution amid era of crisis.
The piece argues Germany lags behind in Abyssinia and Morocco trade, praising U S influence. It notes Consul Skinner, Acting Secretary Loomis, and Menelik II cooperation, and suggests an American lead in Africa, with gifts to chiefs and a favorable trade balance in beeswax, civet, and elephant tusk. It also touts high American handling of Abyssinian relations and potential Fez treaty steps.
A mosaic of compact snippets covers foreign policy, finance, academia, and society. Mentions include Archduchess Marie of Austria’s betrothal, Yale professor Batley’s pipe claim, Ohio banks since March, Mrs. Chadwick’s recall, and Roosevelt’s presidency. Skeptical takes on pensions, taxes, and Cuba mix with satirical lines on public figures and events.
The Emperor of Japan is considering transforming his legations at Washington London Paris Berlin and Vienna into full embassies to raise Japan's status in foreign relations. Negotiations among Great Britain the United States and others aim to hold an international congress to revise wartime rules including prisoner handling. Admiral Milne is appointed second in command of the Atlantic squadron and noted for war service. King Leopold seeks an Anglo British accord on Congo Free State reforms with a joint commission to alleviate abuses amid Congo Company abuses. The UK French and Belgian talks anticipate a formal agreement. Grand country houses in Britain fall out of favor amid high costs and insurance losses, signaling an end to the era of vast aristocratic estates.
A satire of late 19th century manners with clipped quips about marriage money lawyers and social pretenses. The piece mocks men and women using sharp epigrams and wry humor reflecting urban dating habits and financial folly.
The Chicago Inter Degan argues musicians should be limited by hall size to avoid overload in venues. A call grows for space and safety, with proposed rules restricting instrument counts and even banning pianos or phonographs in small flats. Musicians urge broader venues and air for sound to breathe.
A collage of quotes questions pistol carry laws noting Cobb's concerns about armed individuals and calls for licensing or registration. Humorous snippets from Cleveland Leader and Chicago Tribune mock politics, style, and social habits, including jokes on hats, revolutions, and domestic life.
The Philadelphia Ledger relays how the London Lancet panics over a London eatery promoting an American quick lunch. It argues quick service need not harm health and that American lunches can be simple, wholesome, and preferable to English cold dishes.
A column questions the ethical use of funds from slave-trade wealth supporting Boston institutions. It ponders demolishing foundations tied to Rockefeller money and cites biblical morality, urging a public inquiry into the origins of philanthropic funds and their political economy.
Cuba has learned what it is to be clean with no yellow fever in three years. A procession of Americans to the Island shows they are welcome and bring dollars. Some day there may be more Americans than Cubana, and then what might follow.
A jumble of quick quips from a 19th century humor column. Snappy lines mock marriage, fashion, and society, with puns about divorce, aging, and a bearded figure. A playful parade of one liners contrasts fate and folly in everyday life.
In Washington hotel lobbies John H. Clews predicts a boom through April and May with money cheaper at 2 1 2 to 3 percent. He cites Albany tax plans on stock transactions and mortgage taxation harming metropolis and favoring upstate interests while praising New York as future global financial center. The piece also profiles former Senator Marion Butler, notes free rural delivery fights, and recounts a near tragedy from gas exposure at a Washington hotel.
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