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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1906
Page
44
A Washington Post editorial condemns missionary zeal in China, urging restraint amid rising violence and advocating no foreign intervention. It also mocks Willemstad reports on Castro and Venezuela, decrying sensational curbs on foreign meddling and flawed intelligence, while praising a House committee vote to end free seed distributions as a perquisite.
A critique of the right to appeal in New Mexico Territory mirrors Illinois practice, arguing that wealth buys respite from execution. The piece cites John Cartes and Conley as examples, noting that transcripts and reprieves hinge on funds, extending life while denying a fair hearing, with broader blame on the federal role over territories.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat denounces party maneuvering around the Hepburn rate bill while noting a factional split in the Republican ranks. It accuses Aldrich and Tillman of political expediency as the measure moves through Senate leadership and a Democratic Senate.
Princess Pauline Metternich, a central Viennese social figure, celebrated her seventieth birthday and fiftieth charitable festival, having wielded immense influence in European society. She popularized female amusement, fostered Parisian fashion, and led charity efforts, praised for wit, elegance, and a cosmopolitan circle despite occasional eccentricities.
A telegram from Sault Ste Marie Ontario to Hon Frank Oliver reports electric smelting of iron ore as a proven commercial method. It claims potential to replace lake ore shipments, disrupt coke and coal markets, and locate future steel hubs where water power and ore coexist. The claim awaits scientific and industrial confirmation.
The Strang Ogerita electric railway car arrived at Jersey City station after a 48 mile test run and attracted a curious crowd. Strang andPennsylvania officials inspected the self contained system combining gasoline engine dynamo and storage battery. The car, 39 tons, will start from Weehauken for Buffalo and then Chicago and beyond, aiming to eliminate the need for a power house and overhead wires.
A Baltimore News account recalls a Kentucky tale of tricks and trouble at a river bar run by Ludenstruth who served “Black people” and rats. He allegedly mixed drinks, kept a funneled bottle, and used an ax handle to eject troublemakers, calling the drink “All sorts.”
A Chicago News fragment recounts a wife asking about a cuckoo clock’s luck and a husband replying with a grim joke about a revolver. The piece blends humor from One Woman’s Wisdom and quips on Womanly woman and pie making, with New York Sun style notes and satire on swallow-tail coats and dining costs at exclusive hotels. The tone mirrors a period roundup of light social vignettes and gossip from multiple papers.
New York American Roast catalo describes a rare hybrid meat feast at the Canadian Camp banquet in the Hotel Astor ballroom. Col Jones recounts the hunt of a semiwild catalo bred on Flathead Reservation. Courses included Labrador mink puree and black sea bass escalopes while speeches covered American sportsmen and game protection.
Minnie Gaillard, Sartartia schoolteacher, faced jail in Recorder Goft’s court for refusing to divulge her age. The incident, likened to a historic stand for women’s rights, cites Colorado’s future voters who may keep their ages private, with marriage records and peerage authorities noted as discreet.
The grown up original of one of Whistler's famed child portraits was married in London today to Herman Spring Rice, brother of a former secretary at the British Embassy in Washington. Miss Neely Lenrietta Alexander is described as pretty and estimable. the wedding ties to the painter’s fame elevate a routine notice to broader interest. The painting, titled Portrait of Cicely Henrietti Wise Alexander, was shown at the New Gallery with Gray and Green attire, lauded as a masterwork by Whistler admirers and debated by critics for its dress, setting, and technique. Some say it surpasses Whistler's Nocturne in Black and White or, in formal terms, the Luxembourg version.
Hodgepodge of humorous snippets from the New York Times Chicago News and New York Press featuring light verse about love wealth and a jail reference. Contributors include Lurana W Sheldon Miss Singleton and Mrs Wedderly with quips on marriage credit and ambition.
Mr Lewis Nixon, shipbuilder, returning from Russia, discusses reforms and stability in Russia under the Czar, praising orderly progress after turbulence. The piece also highlights American views on diplomacy, railways, and the need for fair salaries for foreign service members, alongside remarks on Alabama politics and the push for uniform bills of lading to curb fraud.
A brief 19th century-tinged reflection argues true happiness centers in the home where a wife’s tender care shapes a man’s best ideas and grows family life.
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