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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1904
Page
37
A wholesale sale offers Rich Library Furniture and fine hall and den pieces at reduced prices. The assortment is attractive and comprehensive with high quality, urging readers to act quickly to save and obtain better furniture than expected at affordable costs.
Cabinet discussed U S pressure on Turkey over American educational rights. Secretary Hay reported no satisfactory Sultan reply as Leishman’s cable showed delays. Navy movements in the Mediterranean were adjusted with Admiral Jewell to stay near Villefranche pending negotiations. Also noted are postmaster appointments and Peru’s Senor Elmore Typhoid Fever.
Protests filed by Minister Bowen describe Castro's seizure of the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company property, aided by two Venezuelan warships. The State Department awaits Bowen's detailed reports before acting, noting questions of concession validity and obligations.
The American consul general at Halifax reports the Canadian Amalgamated Association of Engineers has petitioned the Dominion government to discharge American officials in a railway engineering department. They argue Canadians can fill the jobs and that American employment violates the U S alien labor law, with similar action expected against other roads and all American officials to be ousted.
The Post-Office Department issued a general order requiring every railway postal clerk to furnish a $1,004 bond to the United States. Bonds must be secured and conditioned for faithful discharge of duties, with blanket or schedule forms allowed for two or more clerks. Each clerk pays their own premium. bonds filed with the Second Assistant Postmaster General. About 10,000 employees affected, excluding those without access to registered mail.
The Minneapolis Journal argues Republicans should not claim Maryland Kentucky or West Virginia this year noting Maryland voted Republican in 1896 and 1900 due to gold support only Parker will carry it this year Gorman helped build Maryland as a Democratic state last fall Kentucky remains tied to the money question and the negro issue West Virginia has long favored Democrats except for money questions and feuds within the party diminish Republican chances The St Paul Dispatch links British tariff talk to American farmers and protection politics while the Milwaukee Sentinel questions the Cuban back pay dispute and Palma’s appeal to revolutionists discussing the Cuban war effort The Register in Mobile remarks on the automobile craze warning amateurs of danger and praising trained operators The Lewiston Journal predicts education will resolve economic woes citing idle workers and regulatory reforms The New Orleans Picayune urges broader education for practical advancement The Times-Democrat defends civil service law noting most government jobs are under it and attacks on the system are now covert The Houston Chronicle urges the Negro to leave politics and work in agriculture focusing on historical consequences
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