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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
44
The Washington Post lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions with carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria, detailing weekly and monthly rates and noting remittance methods. It also lists New York, Chicago, and regional office addresses, with managers Paul Block and pate Block and a publication date of Thursday February 15, 1906.
The Chicago Chronicle renews its attack on aristocratic high schools as a system. It argues funds from primary and intermediate schools subsidize high schools, while many elementary facilities are neglected. It cites Chicago Board of Education data on crowded, inadequate facilities and half day divisions, noting similar issues in other cities.
The piece notes Chicago musicians threaten to strike over wages from 29 to 25 dollars weekly for incidental music. It critiques the reliance on orchestra and chorus to heighten drama, recalling past stage flamboyance and audience appetite for musical excess, while praising the public’s taste for such noise.
Fragmentary OCR text shows people, described as chirps groans and laments, in a public setting debating pay. It references the Chicago fad dlers horn blowers and a stand by stance for larger compensation. The exact event or date is unclear.
A February celebration of Washington’s birthday calls a public removal of Horatio Greenough’s Capitol statue as defiant of plain common sense. The piece, praised by some but derided by many, should be moved to an art gallery, with removal urged before Washington’s birthday anniversary.
The piece argues for a modus vivendi between the American and German chancellelleries to avert a commercial war over tariffs effective March 1. It portrays McCleary as a key American advocate wielding statistics against Germany and cites Elvin Root asserting Germany would lose grain and provisions if duties rise. The writer casts the need for diplomatic understanding as essential to preserve power and avoid conflict.
The piece argues Balfour edges toward Tariff Reform, aiming to guide the Conservative party while balancing the party tail toward free trade. It recalls Pulteney and Halifax as precedent, contrasts Chamberlain’s advance with Balfour’s cautious stance, and suggests a potential party tilt toward free trade if polled.
The piece weighs Chamberlain as a forceful political figure who predicts a seven year shift to protectionism and contrasts Campbell-Bannerman. It notes the 60th Congress campaign in 1906, GOP strength, possible Democratic revival, and debates over campaign strategy, issues, and party unity, with Inter Ocean urging a firm Republican platform and early organization.
A Chicago newspaper column cites William Jennings Bryan resigning as Illinois College trustee, accusing the academy of accepting tainted funds from Carnegie and others. The piece mocks Bryan as superficial, notes his orientation toward wealth, and references broader global gossip and figures including Witte, La Follette, Morgan, and the Philippine situation. It ends with a jab at a Chinese boycott leader in Philadelphia.
A broad chronicle of current affairs includes Arsenal’s rush on ball cartridges amid war talk, London parliamentary shifts, China Manchuria troop moves, Russian-Chinese tensions, diverse political retirements and resignations, accusations against ministers, and the Roosevelt White House baby story.
A Kansas City Star sketch presents a lively, good-natured man famed for swift, decisive action. Though hesitant at times, he boasts practical wisdom on weather, fishing, and carpentry, with a cheerful outlook and a patient wait for next week.
A column mocks Congressman Tawney over claims clerks buy the morning Post with an editor’s quip about reading papers in office hours. Brief humorous notes from quick movers and pointed paragraphs touch on politics, reform, and human foibles with a light satirical tone.
Prince Rainer of Bourbon, heir to Naples, has entered the Jesuit order and begun novitiate. He is brother to Infant Chariea of Spain and educated in Spain under Queen Mother Christine. At 23, he serves as a cavalry officer in Spain and faced parental resistance to his religious path. The article notes rare royal entry into the Jesuits amid other royal clerical paths and wider European court ties.
A short exchange references a first sight at the north pole, with a humorous nod to Eskimos selling souvenir postal cards. The fragment also notes that at the White House on the 17th, “Among those present” will be honor enough according to a New York American mention.
Special to The Washington Post reports that New York City wastes 25 to 33 percent of aqueduct water daily. The waste could finance ten years of water supply, with meters impractical. Gas and electric use show similar waste, largely due to carelessness, while adulteration in food adds further losses.
Mrs Jessa Tyson, a famed Baltimore hostess, voices strong doubts about woman suffrage arguing that a woman's place is at home. She asserts voting would complicate life, pull women from domestic duties, and that suffrage offers no real remedy for social ills. She favors home life and prefers women focus on refinement and family.
A witty New York Press column argues wealth comes from inheritance, contrasting pride in possessions with restraint. The piece notes bachelors may be wiser for staying single, claiming marriage often alters a man’s perspective and temper.
Col William Zevely of Muscogee Indian Territory visits the Raleigh and rejects a U S Senate run. He praises Jude Charles Stewart as a strong candidate and notes other regional figures discuss statehood, capital moves, and political strategy amid Arizona New Mexico talks and Georgia party prospects.
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