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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1905
Page
6
The Washington Post offers weekly and monthly subscriptions for delivery in Washington and Alexandria, with separate rates for daily and Sunday editions. Postal rates, remittance methods, and office addresses in Washington, New York, and Chicago are listed, along with the manager’s name.
Washington readers moving from the city are urged to keep informed by having The Post follow them. Change of address ensures prompt delivery anywhere in the country. Notify the carrier or send orders to The Post. Main 4205.
The New York Press and Boston Globe clash over the power of the general staff and federal bureaus. Hull argues Congress should resist staff gains for a larger army, while editors warn centralization harms federal business and urge fiscal restraint. The piece also reflects on shifting political conditions, noting a transformation of Republican strength and race relations in Indiana and beyond.
An editorial criticizes vandalism of the Capitol and Treasury as “cleaning” efforts strip away age, grime, and character. It laments fresh paint in the White House and interiors, mocks modern lighting, and argues for a commission to regulate cleaning while preserving Washington’s venerable atmosphere.
An editorial by the American Economist attacks Senator Shelby M. Cullom and Governor Albert B. Cummins, labeling their Chicago reciprocity speeches as anti-Republican and praising Cullom’s long party loyalty. The piece portrays the standpatters as vigilant against tariff reform and condemns the free trade faction. It notes Cummins’s steady course and Cullom’s political longevity while questioning standpatters to redefine party unity.
A column discusses the rise of interurban trolley networks from Philadelphia to Maine, Indiana, and Ohio, noting profitable lines, faster travel, and rising real estate. It also critiques the Democratic Party's conservatism, urging renewal of leaders and acceptance of radical change only when warranted, alongside scattered political commentary.
A compendium of sharp remarks and political asides from diverse voices touching Chicago crime, labor, diplomacy, and press banter. Jokes target Booker Washington, Russia Japan indemnities, and current events from Harbin to the Canal Zone with satirical bite and rapid-fire references.
A compilation shows The Washington Post drawing varied reactions from multiple newspapers. It highlights claims of senators paying rail fares, automobiles as symbols of changing times, and humorous quips about politics, baseball, and the Senate.
The article notes Count de Lur Saluces and Eugene Buffet losing civil and political rights despite exile rescissions. Dreyfus shares their fate as pardons do not restore rights. amnesty by the National Legislature is required. Deroulede returned from Austria. others faced hostile reception at a Royalist meeting. Includes a side note on Lord Sherborne and Windisch-Graetz lineage in Europe.
The Springfield Republican notes President Roosevelt acts as his own foreign minister in the Portsmouth peace talks, isolated at home without a Secretary of State or Cabinet, directing foreign policy from Oyster Bay with only a stenographer nearby. The piece praises his confident initiative and self-reliance, foreseeing enduring admiration regardless of the talks' outcome.
A collage of quirky notes from small town papers taunts about weddings jokes and odd local happenings. Snippets reference a Bel Kaplans house on Mound street a lengthy lattice fence Keystone West Virginia and quirky local characters including a telegraph boy and a long string of pithy maxims about mosquito lore manners and politics.
In hotel lobbies, visitors discuss Senator McLaurin leading a movement to abolish the state dispensary, facing Senator Tillman in a bitter race likely to be the fiercest since 1878. Other travelers report on New Orleans yellow fever quarantine, fumigation, and hopes for Porto Rico’s trade gains.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues that trolley expansion costs are modest and extend into remote sections. The piece notes how affordable travel opens up woods and fields to urban dwellers while inviting country residents to city life, suggesting a needed shift to new travel patterns and amenities.
The report notes Senator Gorman of Maryland may retire from the Senate at his current term’s end due to health concerns. His son A P Gorman Jr is rising in Maryland politics, serving in the Maryland legislature, and many friends expect the son to inherit political talent that helped the father rise as a party leader.
A Sioux City Journal item notes a Des Moines speech by Mr. Bryan to about 5,000 listeners on Saturday. It claims his compensation was minimal, with income terms giving him the first 250 dollars and half of every amount above that. The piece titles him not only prosperous but thrifty.
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