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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1906
Page
22
The Washington Post announces subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions with weekly and monthly rates for Washington and Alexandria deliveries. It also lists mail options and payment methods and cites offices in Washington, New York, and Chicago with manager Paul Block.
A 1908 editorial argues Congress should state its view of the Monroe Doctrine, criticizing Roosevelt's expansionist policy and the US as bill collector. It discusses immigration, German settlement in South America, and moral judgments on wealth, charity, and final judgment, urging restraint and prudent leadership.
A playful critique of President Castro and his snub to M. Taigny the French chargé d affaires at Miraflores on New Year’s Day. The piece mocks diplomacy, notes France’s power versus Venezuela’s lack of fleets, and imagines a comic outcome in Washington.
The piece argues France overplays its hand in pressuring Venezuela to accept M. Taigny, noting Venezuela’s sovereignty and Castro’s stance. It recalls a past US-French diplomatic flare in Peking and concludes France looks absurd while the world laughs at its posture.
A Berlin New Year's Day speech warns that war between Germany and France remains the remotest contingency. It argues the outcome hinges on leaders and accidents, notes how past rulers reshaped Europe, and urges unity between a united Germany and bounded France to disarm Europe and prevent further ruin.
President Hadley of Yale supports a sane and slow approach to railroad rate reform and criticizes rushed legislation. The Providence Journal urges caution against being swept by popular indignation, while the Senate is expected to act deliberately on a railway rate bill.
The piece argues that assassination altered Kentucky’s political fate, now Democratic for years. It critiques Goebel’s assassination, the Republican Frankfort administration, and labels the Democratic party a Jeffersonian banner while noting Republicans as Hamiltonian. It discusses centralization versus states rights and the Jeffersonian creed versus constitutional limits.
The piece critiques Goldwin Smith for alleging Maine was blown up by spontaneous ignition in a coal bunker. It questions motive and accuracy, and notes public belief that the explosion was external, with Spain or Cuba involved, and discusses broader implications for U S relations and events in Kentucky.
A column surveys forged antiquities and military logistics jokes about 20 000 freight cars sent to Kansas for corn, rail gossip about ex presidents and a Senate career, and quips about Gen Linevitch in Russia. It notes New York law on campaign contributions and Moscow cold weather as a punchline.
Behind Marshall Morgan’s three month Cincinnati apprenticeship at Cincinnati Traction, the United Gas Improvement heir prepares to join family interests as Randal Morgan nears retirement. Marshall’s engagement to Dr. Russell H. Johnson’s daughter frames the move. Jane Morgan, his sister, commands a world sailing license and pilots the Waturus. The party heads to California after departure.
Readable selection from periodicals includes a Rhode Island astrologer prediction for 1906 with multiple April and June forecasts and a mass destruction quake. Also items on insurance witnesses in New York, odd quotes, and Grover Cleveland’s public queries. Names and places include Thomas Hintz Jr, Armstrong committee, Equitable, New York Sun, and Cleveland.
New York report details Stitch McCarthy and Lily Marks marriage at Kehal Adath Jeshurun on Rivington Street. guests toasted with champagne and gifts valued from $6 to $500, including a dining set, gold mirror, diamond brooch, and watches. The gala closed with a late supper at Hotel Astor and guards over the presents.
A Western River steer escaped from Schlorer’s barn in Camden and wandered into David Galdes’ home at 785 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, prompting three men to toil over an hour to remove the animal. In other news, Roosevelt reportedly refused a Texas representative, while a Lehigh County court sentenced another robber to eight years in prison.
Wealthy bankers from Providence and Boston, visiting New York amid dense fog, warn that booming industry risks a cash squeeze. They urge Treasury action to free idle funds, noting record exchanges and looming two year contracts in steel, copper, and rail, while Southern cotton gains reduce banker anxiety. The piece weighs whether Secretary Shaw can provide lasting relief or only temporary aid.
Reports detail an opera night disrupted by labor tensions as Conried and Franko altered measures to avoid a strike. Caruso starred as Faust with reduced chorus amid rainbound, high ticket demand, and mixed audience reactions.
Albany correspondent for the New York World reports Senator Marks Tammany offered a stark definition of graft as the unlawful extraction of money from corporate coffers and permanent attachment to the taker’s purse. The piece contrasts old and new meanings and notes the definition’s political impact. A separate item from Pistol Field, N J, notes A G Fine, 73, died after a pipe driven through the roof of his mouth during a fall, with blood poisoning as the cause.
William Cameron Forbes of the Philippine Commission visits Boston then New Willard and remarks on progress in the islands. Other figures including Judge Slusk, Judge Charles Stewart, and Senator Black discuss Oklahoma and Arizona statehood, mine owners, railroads, and potential Senate support. William J. Sharp predicts 1965 will be record-breaking for business as orders rise and manufacturing stays busy.
A New York American report details a dinner for Mark Twain at the Players' Club on Gramercy Park South. Honorary life member Brander Matthews and guests such as Richard Walder, Dr John H. Finley, Frank A. Miller, and others attended. Proceeds or further notes reference Auguste St Gaudens and David Munro affiliations.
A column notes a sixteen year old girl pairing with older men and a thirty six year old man with a younger partner. It quips that many fall for the schoolgirl tease yet few marry, and jokes that true fun requires parental permission. The piece ends with a sly remark on a girl's nervous giggle before a possible kiss.
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