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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1904
Page
20
The Washington Post lists delivery rates for Daily and Daily including Sunday, with weekly and monthly options, plus yearly figures. It provides payment methods and office addresses in Washington, New York, and Chicago, with managers named and date August 6 190.
A brief notice urges Washir ctonians to keep informed by mail during summer travel and to update both old and new addresses when changing where they receive news from home and world affairs.
The piece contrasts the spoils era with the post civil service reform period, arguing the old system tied job security to political favors and campaign debts. It highlights coercive campaign assessments and patronage abuses, noting the new tenure favors merit and reduces political leverage for department staff while preserving public service integrity.
An editorial lament questions U S protection for Americans in Haiti amid factional violence and mob attacks in Port au Prince. It notes weak governance, unreliable local authorities, and doubts about consular security and relief from the State Department while criticizing diplomatic effectiveness and asking who guarantees life and property.
A Haitian Port de Paix correspondent condemns U S consuls as foreigners unfit to protect Americans amid Haiti’s turbulent politics. The piece questions Judge Parker’s cattle salting method, arguing rural voters demand clarity on whether he personally handles salt or uses a surrogate, warning against mishandling the cattle.
American delegates to the Woman's Congress in Berlin discuss treatment there and insights from the trip. Mrs Sewall and Mrs Johnson praise hospitality but criticize insularity among American women, urging a broader view of internationalism and national spirit in the movement.
An extended outlook on international figures and events. Count Kutaisoff’s Siberian rise mirrors social mobility via service to the throne. Witte and von Buelow host diplomacy on North Sea shores, shaping a Russia Germany accord. Vatican property laws stir papal treasury concerns amid heirs’ claims. Caligula era galleys at Lake Nemi are to be recovered under King Victor Emmanuel’s orders.
A survey of editorials from New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Pittsburgh debates Bishop Potter's temperance stance and the model saloon concept. Critics split between praising reform efforts and denouncing the push as dangerous, with opinions noting consequences for law, morality, and church leaders.
A Philadelphia Record summary argues the Labor and Commerce cost of living claims are flawed. It challenges wage growth lag, notes food costs rising about 293 percent since 1896, total living costs up 287 percent, and cites Dun’s Review figures. It also observes employment shifts and wage trends through 1904 with labor unrest in Chicago and Fall River.
A humorous dialogue features a running gag about the phrase for pity's sake as a man complains about his nerves and a young woman on a car uses the line repeatedly. The exchange includes a wife reacting with the same expression and a joke about counting occurrences.
Kansas shows strong enthusiasm for good roads with farmers and towns like Empona Iola Leavenworth Fort Scott and Iola leading district meetings. Fort Scott spends around 600 a night on highways while Leavenworth County builds durable roads. Kansas tests road-making methods across the state as the movement grows from infancy to rapid expansion.
A compilation of editorials and anecdotes: calls to oppose Russian despotism and defend civilization, with reflections from Andrew D White on Russia, plus humor about spiritual seances and a light domestic exchange about a tramp's professed trade. The items mention Finland, Lyc, and 1908 political strategy discussions.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from Chicago and Pittsburgh papers. It cites travel talk about St Pauls Romans, a diamond sunburst gift to an actress, Elixir of life jests, and witty observations on intelligence brevity and marriage.
A jumble of quips and overheard remarks from various papers lampoons on women voters marriage opinions and gender roles. Posed as humor and social commentary the fragments reference Prem the Pitsburg and Ward heeler figures plus brief exchanges about making up amid cosmetics and storms. The tone mirrors a late 19th or early 20th century urban column of witty bits.
Hon Edward L Russell of Mobile Alabama and his daughter Miss Boline stayed at the Raleigh with Mr Ro N Taylor chief auditor of the railroad. Russell, a strong Democrat, has led Alabama delegates and impressed reporters with his legal acumen and public service. The visit included conversations with observers about Parker Diggs and Rhode Island politics as party prospects.
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