The Washington Post 1905 editorial miscellany notes
The item compiles lengthy notices from The Washington Post including subscription rates, office locations in New York and Chicago, and a February 2 1905 editorial discussion. It covers arbitration treaties with European powers and opinions from the Chicago Record Herald, plus Southern postmaster reforms and broader U S political commentary.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
New York
Vanderbilt Building
Paul Block
Chicago
Unity
Snapshots at Washington Chronicle of mixed quotes from papers
A collage of brief political snippets from Kansas City Star Philadelphia Inquirer New York World and other papers. It jibes at La Follette Roosevelt Lodge and Smoot while noting investigations and debates on tariffs transport and adulteration topics.
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Kansas City Star
la Follette
Senator Quakes
Senator Spooner
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wiley
New York World
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Mr. Roosevelt
Townsend-Esch
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Rochester Herald
Clay
Des Moines
Washington
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
New York
Roosevelt
Orster Bay
Smoot
Utah
Women and Wages Debate on Married Women Working
The essay critiques Prof Ferris and Prof Patten who propose married women continue work after marriage to supplement family income. It argues such plans undermine home life, diminish a wife’s domestic role, and dull the husband’s incentive to provide. The piece asserts practical, moral limits on wage-earning wives.
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Ferris
Michigan
Pheorista’ Union
Prof
Patten
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Ehse
Prof. Patten
Newspaper Rhohive
Pirate Treasure Basis of Fortune
Ord Fitzwilliam and Rear Admiral Henry Paliser return to England after a voyage to Cocos Island seeking Sir Henry Morgan’s fabled pirate treasure. The piece traces the Phipps family rise from a Bristol gun maker to the Marquis of Normanby, detailing William Phipps’s 17th century search, the 6 million dollar treasure found, royal favor, and descendants’ high offices and social intrigues across Britain and Jamaica. It ties aristocratic fortunes to hidden caches and notes later Normanby lineage, including family connections to Lady Rosslyn and other peerages, with a closing Chicago News humor item.
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Marquis of
Normanby
America
Burke
William
Boston
Mass
William Phipps
Bahamas
West India Islands
England
Charles II
Algier
New England
West Indies
Charles
James II
Duke of
Massachusetts
London
Phipp
Ireland
Mulgrave
Normandy
Jamaica
Geal
Home Department
France
Queensland
New Zealand
Victoria
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Mulgrave Castle
Yorkshire
Sir Constantine Phipps
Washington
Brussels
Lord Normanby
Worsley
Lancashire
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A satirical meditation on marriage and gender roles. It questions the duty of a good husband and the dynamics of marriage, noting how social talk and expectations shape behavior. The piece contrasts discipline with tyranny and comments on engagement and postmarriage perception.
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New York Press
Capitol Chat Delivers Senate Scene And Pie Legislation
The Senate heard Senator Clark defend Statehood with vigor until a missing sheet halted him briefly as colleagues rushed to locate the page. Jokes and anecdotes filled the Capitol as Maynard lampooned a constituent’s folly and Oshkosh the Menominee chief sought tribal funds. A gag bill on pies sparked laughter from Rep. Smith and others, while Doorkeeper Lyon placed a Porto Rican page on the House payroll.
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Mr. Clark
Montana
Senate
Bate
Carleague
Senator McGreary
Kentucky
Blackburn
Patterson
Dubois
Senator Clark
Dingley Tariff and Trusts Rise to Public Reckoning
The piece honors Nelson Dingley Jr as a principled advocate of the tariff and wary of trusts. It argues trusts profited at the public expense, harmed workers, and spurred a national push toward public ownership if needed. It notes Roosevelt and the Supreme Court aligning with this reform urge and warns that powerful monopoly chiefs face impending accountability.
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Supreme Court
Ee the
Steel Trust
Lkely
Mitchell
Oregon Grand Jury
SFE Savoeard
Nelson Dingley, Jr
Walker
Carlisle
McDuffie
Hurd
Republic
Maine
Congress
Dingley
Caligula
Nero
Beef Trust
United States
Elizabeth
London
Jap as a Fighter in the Lonaun apeds Port Arthur Battle
The piece discusses Japanese troops and their battlefield prowess, noting sieges like Nanshan and Til and debating Japanese superiority and the need for larger numbers under Kuropatkin. It contrasts this with a humorous Chicago Tribune exchange about wealth and a violent spectator fight.
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Port Arthur
Nanshan
Kuropatkin
Monotony of Being Good and Moral Lectures
A Cincinnati Enquirer opinion questions virtue as a constant state, arguing dangerous soil for wife murderers should extend to all murderers and that moral lectures rarely deter. It suggests efforts to improve are constant, noting many at the top may be lazy, or perhaps the top is uninhabited.
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South
McKinley
Taft
Ways and Means Committee
Future of the Philippines
Indianapoli News
Ways and Means
Williams
Philippines
Indianapolis
Williama
Spain
Lawmarking Department
Congress
Hanna
Oklahoma
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Arizona
Philippine
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Tweedledee
Senate
Swayne
Platt
Bailey
Spooner
Foraker
House
House of Representatives
Andrew Johnson
Chase
Humphrey
Garret Davis
Kentucky
Benjamin F. Wade
Ohio
Yeas
Davis
Browning
Mmaig
Steel Trust
Brodie Duke
Brodie
St. Petersburg
Supreme Court
New York Herald
Herald
Minneapolis
Garfield
United States
Standard
Amalgamated
Des Moines
Washington
Capitol
Brown
Shaw
Covington
Internal Revenue
Yerkes
W. O. Smith
Punxsutawney
Government Printing Office
Smith
Pard
Yale
Graff
Wyanet
Ill
Grand Army Post
the Prairies
Roosevelt
Supreme Court of the United States
Cain Poe
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Virginia
Japan Leads Effective Front in Asia Says Paper
The Pittsburg Diapater notes that while England Germany Italy and the United States claim a joined effort to curb Russia in China Japan has maintained the strongest working alliance in the region for about a year.
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Pittsburg
England
Germany
Italy
United States
Russia
China
Japan
Pointed Paragraphs on Drinking and Manners in Society
A collection of wry observations on gender, aging, acting, and social conduct. The remarks critique drinking, marriage, and self importance, noting how time leaves old jokes intact while social pressures alter behavior.
World War II era diplomats chat at hotels
Newspaper column records a series of hotel lobby conversations with several figures in late 19th or early 20th century attire. Sam B. Trissel cites Japanese efficiency and Kuropatkin praise while Walham H. Curtis discusses Northern capital aiding Southern development and Roosevelt’s favorable sentiment. Erich Jacobs compares German and American industry, warns on tariffs, and foresees U S capital dominance but warns of market overextension.
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Associated Press
Chefoo
Ebbitt House
New York
Manchuria
East
Miller
Niuchwang
Mr. Trissel
Japan
Kuropatkin
Port Arthur
Walham H. Curtis
Richmond
Raleigh
Jamestown
South
Roosevelt
Gov. Vardaman
Germany
United States
Erich Jacobs
Leipzig University
Shoreham
America
Europe
Globe
South America
North America
Africa
Asia
It Can Be Witness Testimony in Chicago Courtroom
Bridget testified on the Chicago Tribune proceedings. The police judge pressed whether she heard the two young men’s conversation and noted the dialogue was filled with frequent curses. The scene showed a tense cross examination with the judge calling for silence in the courtroom.
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Chicago ‘Tribune
Bridget
Unclaimed Property Tales From The Picayune
A New Orleans Picayune examination notes how unclaimed property stories reveal human carelessness and lost items. In Paris Rue des Ecoles a yearly sale of items found by thieves and murderers shows many refuse to claim ownership. Items on view included earrings sold for 48 dollars, a pearl brooch for 110 dollars, and a 3.5 carat diamond among many watches rings and chains.
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Orleana Picayune
Rue Des Ecoles
Paris
Quiet Citizens Miss Primary Duty in Pittsburg Gazette
A Pittsburg Gazette piece urges citizens to vote in primaries, arguing nonvoters back unsuccessful candidates and should stay silent after elections. It stresses the duty to participate and to refrain from complaints if they skipped the process.
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Pittsburg
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