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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1905
Page
13
The piece surveys art and beauty as social forces, arguing Paris hospitality shapes public taste and Washington should nurture accessible art. It weighs Southern labor and cotton, copyright ideas, yellow fever fears, Washington society critique, and various cultural notes with a period voice and broad topical range.
A collage of assorted items from editorials, quotes, and brief notes. Mentions include public figures like Bryan, Roosevelt, Shaw, and Chadwick, plus scattered social items, jokes, and reflections on politics, economy, and culture.
The article previews Spain’s fresh government ringed by Don Mariwo de Azcarraga as premier a veteran soldier who aims to steer reforms with loyalty to the Crown and church. It details key appointments including Marquese Aguilar del Campo as foreign minister M Castellano as finance minister and Cardenas as public works and commerce minister. It notes doubt about the tenure of the administration amid royal influence and potential dissolution of the Cortes with the king’s upcoming court visits. It also mentions the Saxony expulsion dispute and German legal questions over citizenship and exile.
A fragmented recap of House floor quirks and debates, noting Representative Mudd and Parker, the canteen bill exchange with Senator Blackburn, and George A. Post’s exhibit push. It covers Minnesota and Wisconsin electors racing to Capitol Hill, Rep Warner’s Pension Commissioner joke, and Bulkeley’s crowbar moment in reform-era gubernatorial maneuvering.
The excerpts show dialogue and quips on marriage credit spats and social satire. Laura and George discuss curtains and savings while a wife vows spite, and other lines mock male vanity and women’s perceptions, reflecting period humor and social norms.
A North Central New York farm story notes two Schuyler sisters receive a flood of marriage proposals after they kill, clean, scald and hang two 30 pound hogs unaided. bachelors rush by the rural route, while the pair decline offers kindly. Their prospects pageant seems set to Cincinnati or Chicago.
Galusha A. Grow argues in the New York Tribune that railroad passenger and freight rates must support operating costs, fixed charges, and dividends. He favors keeping management free to set rates, warns against pooling as a means to fix rates, and proposes a tribunal only to oversee and revise rates with bonds to refund excess collections.
A sermon on divorce emphasizes its perceived social menace and the lack of trustworthy national statistics. A Senate proposal would empower the Census Bureau to compile authoritative figures on marriages and divorces, harmonizing conflicting estimates and aiding reform efforts.
A New Orleans item calls on government to curb Mormon autonomy by enacting laws to strip church control of state affairs. A Fort Worth Record quip asks when to ask a girl for a kiss and a Picayune note jokes about men watching a three acre scene.
William R. Nelson of the Kansas City Star and others discuss Roosevelt tariff policy and railroad legislation during a Washington visit. E B Talcott of New York comments on bear and bull market dynamics with Addison Cammack cited as an example. Charles F. Lummis of Los Angeles appears in the Arlington lobby wearing a striking velvet corduroy suit, while Joaquin Monet, Manila police captain, meets in the Arlington. George Wise of Wheeling praises West Virginia’s party unity after Senator Scott’s caucus victory. West Coast figures and Union Pacific Coal’s Dyer O. Clark join the gathering at the New Willard and Shoreham hotels.
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