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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1904
Page
6
The Washington Post lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions with weekly monthly annual rates for Washington and Alexandria. It names offices in Washington New York Chicago and identifies Paul Block as manager across locations.
A newspaper column critiques President Roosevelt for proposing harsher penalties for wife beaters while condemning a system that coddles criminals. It argues imprisonment often fails and urges humane reform. The piece also condemns icy streets, urging Congress to authorize street cleaning funded by property owners to improve safety and curb conditions.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph muses on whether David R. Francis of Louisiana Purchase Exposition fame could be a 1908 Democratic candidate. It links a world tour after the expo to possible political signals and notes Missouri shifting from sure Dem to swing state, inviting cross party interest.
The piece mocks and analyzes Southern push to reduce representation under the fourteenth amendment led by Platt of New York and echoed by Morrell of Pennsylvania while Crumpacker and Gillett are noted as overlooked pioneers. It notes Southern leaders push amid Republican support and questions motives behind the debate. It then shifts to a critique of US criminal jurisprudence and cites Conan Doyle’s dinner remarks in London comparing murder rates, praising certain American states’ reforms.
The article critiques the President's message, noting general praise with discordant views from the Chicago Inter Ocean. It argues the Philippines should remain American territory, likening it to Cuba and Puerto Rico, while warning against party factionalism and calls for policy clarity amid bipartisan debate.
The column surveys debates on tariff revisions and currency, mentions Austria’s ships for inspection, Nan Patterson and Mrs Chadwick cases, and criticisms of politicians like Speaker Cannon and Gov Odell. It notes Moody’s hardline views, Navy funding calls, and Cleveland and Columbia editorial takes while mangled with jokes about abstainers, bribes, and public debt.
A collage of brief snips from multiple papers including Boston Transcript and Coffeyville Record. Anecdotes about engagements, gender roles, and social views mix with satirical quips on politics, morality, and everyday life. Various mistaken spellings reflect OCR era printing.
Queen Marie Sophie of Naples and the Two Sicilies has moved into a Paris mansion she built on Boulevard Maillot at Neuilly. She had long lived at Hotel Vouillemont in Rue Boissy d Anglais with her late husband. After King Francis's death she established herself in Paris, overseeing construction from nearby. She avoids many visits, entertains mainly Duc d Alencon and his son, and remains in black, rarely riding, walking in the Bois de Boulogne.
Senator Dryden recalls ten Newark businessmen predicting New Jersey governor majority with a dinner prize for closest guess. Actual margin about 66,000. Other tales note Senator Dolliver greeting fans, Senators Crane and Sinox discovering a private lunch room, Shiras proposing federal protection for migratory birds, and Platt facing woman suffrage protests amid New York hooding bills.
From Landon Tatler a house is charming yet lacks a bathroom. Goldstein shrugs it off, saying he will take it for three years, seeking a practical arrangement over comfort. The item reflects light social humor and a tongue in cheek view of property and tenure.
Kansas City Journal reports science finds alcohol unnecessary as medicine or food. Hypnotic stimulant tonic or antiseptic uses are surpassed by other drugs. only rare cases may use alcohol, with a daily limit of one and a half fluid ounces. Life insurers favor abstainers, claiming longer life by 20 to 40 percent over moderate drinkers.
Detroit Tribune reports United States senators plan to lend national credit for Philippine railway construction. Public debate centers on government subsidies and Roosevelt’s influence, with critics arguing funds should be spent at home on West and Midwest infrastructure rather than in the Philippines.
In Raleigh hotel lobbies Bishop Roots of the Episcopal Church discusses eight years in charge of mission work in Hankow China, noting slow Christian progress and reforms in schools and hospitals, plus widespread poverty and conservatism. Separately, remarks by J Blair Shoenfelt and Howard Sutherland cover Indian Territory oil wealth, Secretary Hitchcock’s policies, and political outlooks including Theodore Roosevelt’s influence and Kerens potential Senate support.
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