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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1904
Page
15
The York correspondent reports a curious tale about emus and peculiar baggage on a clipper from Melbourne to London. A passenger influenced by emu behavior recounts a bizarre scene with a briarwood pipe on the upper deck and a peculiar reaction to a scolding incident aboard.
The writer questions the scale of the inauguration displays for the 4th of March, arguing for simplicity and decorum to honor a republic. He asks whether lavish demonstrations enhance prestige or alienate the public, and whether funds could ease distress among the needy rather than fund ostentatious ceremonies. The piece, signed by Wary Thompson, critiques grandeur over republican restraint.
The letter argues white landowners dominate the South and could force the colored population off land, provoking emigration. It laments Northern opposition and immigrant labor diminishing Black influence, while discussing a 1893 Arkansas state suffrage amendment tied to poll taxes and residency requirements, and the potential impact on voting rights.
Editor Post denounces Washington life novels for portraying officials as corrupt and seamy. He cites the Gilded Age as sensational and unfit for children, argues Washington officials are decent in reality, calling for a different, more truthful Washington novel.
CHADWICK HUNTER urges Washington authorities to adopt timely precautions against college student rowdiness. He cites theater and street disturbances, notes there is no law prohibiting such disruptions, and calls for stricter regulations to keep students within precincts and restore order. He argues for a well governed city to live up to its reputation.
Edward E Norwood argues that Christian Science is a rapid national movement healing the sick reforming sin and guiding life through scriptural revival. He urges readers to study the Bible through Christian Science and promises calmer views and clearer understanding of its aims and works.
William Henry Burr argues that the old Saxon form of government did not transplant to England but developed there, challenging editor St. Griffiths claim. He cites Kemble and Tacitus to dispute Saxon and Danish continuities, notes Domesday Book authenticity questions, and predicts future shifts in historical understanding.
Editor calls for psychological study of railroad workers after 120000 injuries or deaths in a year, most within a single system. Warns recklessness is spreading among teams and rushers, urges fixed damages for injuries to deter accidents and restore safety and value to rail lines. James H. ria signed piece.
In a critical letter CHAS THEO MURRAY denounces the Raines law as a failed temperance reform. He argues the law aimed to restrict Sunday liquor sales but was exploited by hotel interests creating ubiquitous “hotels” with dining rooms for continuous drinking. He holds up upstate reformers as complicit and urges action to remedy the situation.
Editor F. W. Connor argues the Christmas season burdens the respectable poor with expected charity while denying them joy. He urges self restraint by rich and poor alike, keeping gifts simple and focused on love, so the Christ Child remains at the center of Christmas generosity.
Laura Hull-Morkres, chairman of the League of American Pen Women programme committee, objects to claims that only a chosen few contributed to the last meeting. She clarifies that all resident members who write verse were invited and that the event was titled An Evening with the Poets of the League, reflecting the motto All for one and one for all.
Alfred Jefferson Moss argues that doors of opportunity close when Northern and Western black teachers tutor in South or educate in mixed schools. He likens Northern and Southern actions to a new Monroe Doctrine, urging sustained support for black teachers and schools in all regions and condemning cross-regional teaching that harms Southern opportunities.
Henry Wysham Lanier explains two major life policy divisions: participating and non participating. He argues term insurance is largely unnecessary in the U S, detailing endowment, full term, and limited payment policies as main participating forms with various sub divisions.
The weekly statement shows deposits and loans down with a small rise in circulation and legal tender. It notes interior money receipts, export gold engagements, and a forecast that monetary hardening is unlikely. The piece also mentions a general optimism in banking conditions across several cities.
Market reports show beef and cattle receipts steady in New York with strong exports, calves weak for Western stock, and sheep and lambs slow yet steady. Chicago's cattle and hogs receipts rise with prices steady to higher, hogs firm and lambs firm to good, reflecting robust industrial and commercial demand in 1906.
Butter receipts reach 4749 with street prices for extra creamery 27 14 to 27 4. Creamery common to extra 17 37 percent, doi. hela 20 25. Slate dairy 16 25. Cheese steady with 1278 receipts and 2086 boxes exported weekly. Eggs quiet. Poultry trade quiet with alive fowls 10 14, Western chickens 9, turkeys 12 13. dressed at 15 for West ze chickens, fowls 10 11, turkeys 13g.
Baltimore market items show butter steady and unchanged with several grades listed. Eggs are hazy. Cheese remains steady and unchanged across bee UK and small categories. Sugar is strong and unchanged at 5.75. Swift & Co. reports fresh beef sales for the week ended December 24 averaging 63.35 cents per pound.
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