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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1904
Page
18
The Washington Post lists delivery terms for Washington and Alexandria with weekly and monthly rates for daily and Sunday editions. It notes remittance methods and provides office locations in Washington, New York, and Chicago, dated Thursday, August 11, 1904.
Washingtonians away for the summer are urged to have The Post follow them by mail to stay informed about home affairs and world news. Change of address should include both old and new locations.
Judge Parker endorses constitutional limits and individual rights, pledges no renomination, and argues for restrained tariff change while criticizing GOP pledges. He opposes imperial wars and foreign entanglements, urging focus on domestic peace, prosperity, and a nonintervention foreign policy. The piece also notes Brassey’s view that the U.S. Navy may rival Britain under current plans.
A lengthy article disputes naval expansion and Roosevelt era big stick rhetoric. It weighs US Britain naval power, warns against perpetual peace illusions, and critiques New York press framing while stressing financial limits, international risk, and the need for measured armament.
The article questions Britain's Lassa expedition motives while arguing its real aim is to suppress polyandry in Tibet. It recounts Bonvalot’s observations of a Mormon-style practice where a man may marry multiple wives with parental consent, creating a family circle of two or more husbands.
After Italian trials failed to convict Paliszolo, the Mafia chief is freed amid public uproar. The case of the Notarbartolo murder exposed widespread intimidation, official complicity, and a long pursuit by a young lieutenant whose testimony linked officials to the crime and coverups. The Palermo crowds celebrate as Palizzolo returns to liberty, challenging authorities.
A national political roundup notes Ohio's strong Republican lean in presidential years and unsettled Democratic races in Dayton Columbus and the thirteenth district. It praises Judge Parker's perceived influence, cites factional tensions among Tom Taggart and W F Sheehan, and outlines the Democrats’ rebuilding needs under Taggart. It also mentions Republican fundraising, Cortelyou’s use of funds, and potential New York governor candidates such as John E Andrus.
A Melbourne writer argues Australia leads with experimental labor dispute arbitration and state control of utilities. She notes women there enjoy full political equality, voting rights, and eligibility for legislative office, reshaping elections with independence rather than machine voting. The author, a Victoria senate candidate, views English suffrage as advancing through Labor politics, not academic debate.
The piece notes voters hesitate on whom to support as McKinley and Bryan once dominated. It cites business revival, rising exports, flourishing crops, and robust steel and rail activity as signs of returning sense to politics. Railroads shape Nebraska Iowa battles, with Burlington at odds with Union Pacific and Northwestern, as Parker and Roosevelt loom in 1908 dynamics.
A fragmented parade of aphorisms on life advertising and love. The piece contrasts the poet’s words with the advertiser’s slogans and jokes about schooling and danger. It quips that love, study, and fate intertwine in humorous, reflective lines.
A collage of humorous exchanges and social scenes from hotel lobbies and streets, noting political banter between a colonel and a plain citizen, jokes about gender attire, and light commentary on baseball and culture. Reports from Washington's Shoreham and Willard interactions feature Mr. Israel in Nebraska dairy policy, Nebraska politics, and remarks on Roosevelt era campaigns.
A Philadelphia Ledger note records a quarrel where an employee refuses to work for Skynner after a morning remark. The exchange shows tension, insults, and a claim that the boss thought he could manage without the worker. A separate Philadelphia Press snippet jokes about listening and boasts by Tess, while Detroit Free Press bits mock a daughter described as a summer girl amid gossip.
Pithy, noisy diatribe mixing stock market quips and social quibbles. The piece mocks female attire and masculine vanity with sharp, dated humor. It hints at public perception of luck, religion, and romance in a jokey social column.
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