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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1904
Page
20
The Washington Post outlines delivery terms for the Daily and Sunday editions with weekly and monthly rates. It lists mail options prepaid, remittance methods, and the Washington and New York office addresses including managers in Chicago and Washington.
A 1904 opinion piece argues that promoters of war come from three camps including militarists moderates and antiwar advocates. It traces President McKinley from peace lover to leader of expansionist policy in the Philippines and notes the ensuing bloodshed and costs. It also cites Quakers and Whittier as contributing to anti slavery and sectional tensions that foreshadowed conflict.
A German court decides poker is a game of skill rather than chance provoking debate. Historical anecdotes recount Kentucky towns and New Orleans players illustrating the clash of luck versus science, noting juries, acquittals, and evolving views on whether skill or luck governs poker outcomes.
A long, opinionated column rails at luck versus skill in court and public life, praising science over superstition, condemning French revolutionary prophecies, and defending American political order and industry against attacks by radicals and pessimists. It cites Paincourt Robichaux, Rockefellers, Morgans, and the Inter Ocean, urging faith in constitutional means and public will.
Capt Claude Champion de Crespigny arrives in America with marriage plans and a storied record. He holds Life Guards rank, vaunts wartime gallantry bids for the Victoria Cross, and shares a life of boxing, exploration, and high judicial presence. The piece surveys Cantelupe Cantelupe and de la Warr marriages, their titles, and the tangled Scotch peerage suits over Newburgh and related honors. It notes the claimant Mr Gladwin Cloves Cave pursuing three peerages and Derbyshire estates, with past birth-record gaps now solved.
The Philadelphia Bulletin notes Missouri's Joseph W. Folk, poised to be inaugurated amid scandal exposure that shook the Democratic machine. It argues Folk could emerge as a national Democratic leader if he delivers on pledges to curb bribery, despite early opposition and a divided vote.
The Chicago Tribune reports President Roosevelt protests the electric lighting plant near the White House for dense smoke. It notes Chicago residents sympathize and the District of Columbia Commissioners may pursue criminal action if no law exists, hoping for abatement through arrests or new legislation.
The article argues that historic commercial hubs shifted from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe as trade grew. It notes Bruges, Antwerp, Amsterdam, and London as past centers, then asserts current signs point to a new change with the United States holding a large share of gold and global banking influence.
Federal jury promptly convicting Matthews banker John H Wood cited as a warning to swindlers. Critics warn that unpunished trust betrayal endangers modern business credit and demand accountability instead of sympathetic pleas.
Commissioner Garfield says no legislation aiming to implement his Federal franchise plan for interstate corporations will be drafted this session. He offers information to those entitled but insists Congress must initiate any handling of the question, following a private talk with the President whose details remain undisclosed.
Secretary Taft urged Congress to reduce Philippine tariff rates on sugar and tobacco. He seeks a rate of percent of the regular Dingley rate for imports from the Philippines and says negotiations may lead to a compromise between the extremes, though outcome remains uncertain.
The Connecticut Tobacco Growers Association circulated letters to Connecticut Senators and Representatives opposing any tariff removal on Philippine tobacco. It argues further tariff cuts would divert substantial tobacco business from U.S. cigar leaf districts to the Philippines, threatening thousands of American jobs.
Secretary Wilson announced a shift in policy by the Department of Agriculture. Going forward the department will not publish individual society proceedings but will invite national scientific societies to submit annual copies for a single volume syllabus. The volume will cover advances in agricultural science across all lines.
Secretary Wilson issued four circulars detailing tests on grass seed, clover, and alfalfa from the open market. Seed samples from 742 dealers showed 4 lots sold by 8 seed dealers adulterated, with Canada blue grass and pea compressa names identified.
Secretary Hay and Chinese Minister Sir Chentung Liang Cheng held a lengthy exchange on an arbitration treaty offered to China. No firm decision has been reached and details remain secret. The Chinese exclusion treaty issue is being pursued to present a convention to Congress.
Former candidate Hon Henry G Davis of West Virginia will represent Peru at the International Railway Congress in Washington in May. Davis, a longtime advocate of an intercontinental Pan American railway, helped at the first and second Pan American conferences and chairs the permanent Pan American railway committee. Anthracite hearing postponed as Hearst case moves to February. Count Cassini greeted at the State Department. Treasury receipts and expenditures listed, including internal revenue and customs. Postmaster appointments announced for Mount Jackson and Mount Pocono, among others.
In lively Chicago chatter at the Arlington, Judge Brentano predicts John M Harlan son of Justice Harlan may be named Republican mayor candidate. He notes Carter Harrison’s possible fourth term bid, Harrison’s illness cited, and the street railway franchise row shaping the contest.
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