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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1904
Page
6
The Washington Post critiques Republican leaders for seeking executive guidance on tariff revision. It cites President Roosevelt and editorials, warns against a one man approach, and notes sympathy in Southern papers on immigration but questions selectivity and adaptation to the South.
The piece discusses Jamestown celebration ideas, weighing an industrial exposition versus a grand military and merchant marine display. It notes New York politics, reform debates, and editorial views on vice, civil service, theater regulations, and national issues of the era, including Roosevelts plans and legislative proposals.
The Chicago Chronicle notes Frau Marianne Weber argues German women are not far behind Americans in intellect but differ in practical application. She critiques U S colleges for women as inferior to men’s, yet praises American women’s fearlessness and social focus. An exchange of scholarly ties could benefit both sides.
The Russian interior ministry is an old, highly organized institution integral to daily life and political relations. Prince Sviatopolk Mirsky is proposed as the man to run this machine, combining liberal and conservative views to inform the Czar with intelligent public opinion from zemstvo representatives.
A summary of varied political and social notes. Morrell’s bill would restore the canteen and provide winter employment for Dr. Crafts. Senator Filkins plans a railway solution. Gov Odell says he will follow the party line. Mesde z Flynn pleads mistaken identity over a kiss incident. A New York restaurant keeper faced backlash for racial discrimination. Col Greene travels to Boston for business rather than a public display. Mrs Chadwick's jewels reportedly with relatives, possibly her uncle.
A Atlanta Constitution report cites European authorities warning of a possible vast native revolt across Africa. The piece portrays African tribes as numerous and diverse, united by hostility to European rule and the fear of a widespread conflict against colonizers.
A jumble of short quips and jokes from sources including the Houston Chronicle Philadelphia Press and Chicago New Prosperity. The items range from stage rehearsal banter to editor comments and satirical lines on news, editors, love, taxes and aging.
A long column reviews shifts at the Tower of London under new stewardship, depicting antiquarian and architectural restorations. It links royal moves with European gossip, detailing the Portugal visit, Orleans and Napoleon hinges, and aristocratic intrigues amid Hungary, Prussia, and Austria, ending with notes on bishops’ wealth.
The piece describes a Capitol scene with Sibley, Cannon, Hemenway, Kean, Platt, Allison, and Spooner using a convoy to travel between residences and meetings. It notes Gallinger delaying a marine report, Hale quips at a church membership, and Andrews arriving as a new delegate. Other items include McCumber’s pension bill reading, Chettle Chettleson pension name, and Ardmore postmaster Stephen A. Douglas’s family ties and election fight.
The items present a humorous pair of quips from Cincinnati and Houston newspapers. One lampoons political bias and divorce, the other airs flirtatious chatter about Helene and Boston society while a joke about catching cold in the back lands.
A fragmentary column voices male viewpoints on love and marriage. It lampoons chorus girls and jewel adorned garters, contrasting imagined wits with advice men would not follow. The piece hints at satisfaction, or lack thereof, in thinking about what one is and isn’t.
Sixteen member federal grand jury in Honolua reports no evidence to indict any person under federal law for ballot secrecy violations in the last election. A minority of six says evidence existed to prove offenses and urges Congress to strengthen secrecy safeguards. they accuse the territorial administration of lax enforcement. Col Curtis P. Ui is preparing to go to Washington to contest Prince John Kalania nola’s congressional seat.
The note to foreign ministers shows broad in principle acceptance of a second Hague conference to complete work from the first. Russia seeks delay until Japan Russia war ends, Japan proposes that findings not affect the present conflict. Neutral powers find the plan reasonable and may support convening despite ongoing hostilities.
The annual report of Commander G L Dyer, naval governor of Guam, approved by Secretary Morton, says substantial work remains to modernize administration. He describes the islanders as poor and dirty yet gentle and religious, doubts Americans will settle there permanently, and notes revenues could support public services. Leper colony is funded by the treasury. schools opened last June with modest attendance. lighthouse at Orote Point recommended. living costs high and tariff changes considered.
The American consul at Alexandretta, Davis Ito, reported to the State Department and indicated his wish to resign after clashing with Turkish authorities by lowering the flag during a Sul tan birthday celebration. The resignation will be accepted once filed.
The naval board urged awarding armored cruiser contracts to Newport News Shipbuilding for Montana and North Carolina and the battleship New Hampshire to New York Shipbuilding. Secretary Morton has the recommendation before him. Wynne will take no action on Assistant Postmaster Riley case, noting it concerns published statements on Missouri Republican factionalism and should be decided by the courts.
The fourth era postmasters appointed yesterday include New York Medina Hiram Fleming Vermont Heecher Falls Arthur C Rogers Maryland Hollywood John F R Garner Two John Albert Howard Virginia Wiscons Johnnia C Hawthorne Also note delay in Merchant Marine Commission report until January 4 and a finance roundup with receipts and expenditures. A lighting plant move in Manhattan seeks legal opinion on city power to run a municipal plant amid opposition to high private billings.
A successful operation was performed on President Woodrow Wilson at Presbyterian Hospital in New York today. Superintendent Fisher said the procedure was not serious, but the exact nature could not be disclosed.
The Arkansas Democrat editor W. G Mitchell at the New Willard hosts a discussion on levee policy proposing inland artificial lakes fed by canals to relieve Mississippi floodwaters. Col. J. Hamilton Lewis, Mrs. Lewis, and other dignitaries discuss Joint Ingh Commission, Roosevelt era politics, and party reform.
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