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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1906
Page
4
The Washington Post subscription terms list daily and Sunday delivery options with weekly and monthly rates for Washington and Alexandria. It notes remittance methods and lists New York Chicago offices with Paul Block as manager.
Sunday column lampoons Don Carlos Morales farewell from Santo Domingo. It jokes he will seek exile in St Thomas or Puerto Rico, pairing Morales with Simon Sam and speculating on US diplomacy and the fate of Caribbean political figures.
The piece urges the Senate to study William Pinkney’s Missouri restriction speech arguing against restricting Oklahoma and Indian Territory as new states. It recalls Vermont Kentucky precedents, cites constitutional equality of states, and questions the prohibition measure tied to Oklahoma for twenty one years and its constitutionality.
The Post reports on whether a legislature can demand a United States Senator resign. A legislature may adopt a resignation resolution, but cannot create a vacancy. A Senator may ignore such a request, and removal requires expulsion by two thirds, not simple legislative pressure. Accusations may be framed and presented to the Senate for consideration.
The waterways convention gathers a national group of leaders to argue for hundreds of millions in water transportation improvements. The Post supports the cause but doubts Congress will approve large outlays amidst Treasury deficits and plans to avoid tax increases. The piece suggests future success may hinge on completion of the Panama Canal and reduced costs in the Philippines.
The piece argues over President Roosevelt's Morocco conference role and secret sessions. It questions Lodge and Bacon asides on peace or war, warns of Franco German influence, and likens the situation to Daniel in the lions den while urging openness or restraint in handling international ties.
The article notes a White House dinner with Hon. James Wadsworth Jr and his distinguished father, highlighting American political discourse. It also reports Missouri teachers in rural districts earning about 326 dollars annually for men and 319 dollars for women, far below city wages, with rural schools lagging behind urban pay scales.
A Hartrara courant summary argues the woman suffrage movement is not hopeless despite mixed state results. The tenth annual report notes repeated defeats from California to Wisconsin while praising broader reforms won by suffrage advocates and predicting eventual success where women truly demand the ballot.
A composite report recounts sharp remarks by Representative Longworth claiming Filipinos are habitually lazy and hopeless, plus scattered notes on international events, court cases, and social columns. It references Venezuela, Japan, lobbying, and public figures like Cassatt, Dawson, and Gaynor, alongside society notes on mourning fashion and a cross country trip in a private car.
A collection of sharp, ironic lines about love work and society. It notes that some men seek empty honors and that patent cures are often excuses. It mocks copyright limits on Kilasen and jokes about fashion and money schemes, hinting at gender roles and social pretensions.
The Baltimore piece notes a new acousticon device by Miller Reese Hutchison enabling the deaf to hear sermons at Grown Memorial Presbyterian Church. The system uses a three-part portable setup with a rubber receiver, earpiece, and battery, demonstrated after Queen Alexandra learned of its success.
Philadelphia Commercial men urge Pennsylvania Railroad to lower interchangeable mileage book price after a $20 fee and $10 deposit dispute with Reading Railway. Leaders claim the charge ties up funds and hinders sales travel, advocating reduced cost or alternative book option.
A Washington Post summary notes Gov. Black defending Molineux and vowing not to defend murder defendants again, while Barton Weeks reflect on Harris case, and Judge O’Brien voices concern over trial fairness. It discusses Gov. Higgins potential clemency, Court of Appeals divisions, and the shift to a new Republican leadership with a young Albany slate led by Wadsworth, Fassett, and Parsons, as Gov. Odell watches.
From the New York Tribune a reception honors Mrs Samuel Charles at the Majestic Theater celebrating the fifty year debut on stage. The veteran actress born on a Mississippi steamboat recalls early pantomime work in Lidma ture age four and a six month prairie journey to California. She recounts meeting Brigham Young in Salt Lake City, acting for two white Islanders in the Pacific, and singing Echase Shylock for a charming Irishman. She reflects on audience expectations and the shift toward frivolity, noting collaborations with Barry Sullivan and Kean, and her stint as Joseph Jefferson’s leading woman, with memories of Dickens in London.
The piece argues against appointing a former president as referee to enforce anti rebate laws. It notes past holders like Gov Russell and Thomas Reed, and suggests Grover Cleveland should decline. It urges Congress to remove political figures from Wall Street and rail company influence, proposing a pension instead to protect national prestige.
The excerpt portrays Chicago as a vast, boastful, and rough-edged city with free manners and blunt politics. It highlights grand witticisms about its stockyards and meat supply, noting a climate of bluster, brash business, mob-like politics, and a self-assured urban mindset.
In the Willard Hotel Denver business figures tout D Moffatt's plan to build a new railroad to Salt Lake City, a major transcontinental link. The project, costing tens of millions, would reach coal fields and open routt county and Middle Park regions, with a record passenger season noted at the Continental Divide altitude. Alabama congressmen in Washington discuss Senatorial and gubernatorial futures as party alignments shift. A rare Glasgow chess table, gifted to Cal Staples, carries historic timber from Glasgow landmarks. Col George R Peck and Rev Quetu visit, while Arizona New Mexico statehood questions spark religious leaders' concern over consolidation. Oregon's John M Gearin earns praise for bold courtroom stand against murderers.
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