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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1904
Page
6
The Washington Post outlines delivery and subscription rates including weekly and monthly prices for daily and Sunday editions. Listings cover addresses for payment, and office locations in Washington New York Chicago with managers named Paul Block.
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A New England Republican organ denounces the party’s fifty year record, praising patriotism while highlighting grave missteps. It cites enfranchisement of freedmen, greenbacks, tariff pledges, currency reform, and the Tibet affair as enduring errors shaping future policy and public judgment.
The passage discusses Grover Cleveland's rebuttal to Tammany Hall, noting Republicans praise his support for sound money yet fail to rival regular Democrats in praising him. It reflects on Democratic divisions during the 1904 convention era and the Bryan factor in the 1896 and 1900 platforms.
A Jackson Michigan tribute notes John Hay’s Panama remarks as polished yet suggests Louis Michel’s earlier verse better captured the event’s significance. The piece praises Hay’s delivery while praising Michel’s moral cadence and national pride in the Panama affair.
A Virginia University editorial notes Dr. BR. A. Alderman, president of Tulane University, has accepted the call to Charlottesville. The piece praises his youth, ability, and the anticipated impact on the University of Virginia while offering mild critique of the university’s past organization and urging reflection on leadership and progress. It also juxtaposes this with a cultural look at contemporary politics and society.
A collage of political satire and mythic allusions notes tensions at the St Louis convention, jests about Col Bryan and Dr Dowie, and quips on Parker, Sherman Bell, Kuropatkin, and labor issues. It lampoons Democratic and Republican figures while weaving in humorous myth references and a mock travel for Bacchus.
A long dispatch details a conspiracy allegedly plotting against the Shah of Persia with two imperial princes seeking refuge in Constantinople. It notes executions of captured followers, exile of several princes, and deadly intrafamily power struggles across the Persian, Turkish, and Japanese courts, plus a discussion of imperial intrigues and ambassadorial staff.
The Cigar Makers International Union celebrates forty years by weighing pension options for veterans of industry. Germany and Australia favor government or mutual funds, while U S corporations already use funded pensions. A third option would tie pensions to the union or industry rather than the nation, with strong support for voluntary funds.
A Chicago Chronic excerpt discusses Paul Morton as a key figure in a reformist Republican strand drawn from former Democrats, wary of Bryanite populism and free silver. It notes McKinley’s welcome of such allies, the university honors for President Harper, and a jab at honorary LL D degrees as symbolic yet shallow.
The piece argues city growth drives country escapes beyond hotel stays. It champions real wilderness camping over resort life, noting bankers and clerks seek out forests, lakes, and mountains to rediscover the heart of humanity. Living a week in Nis Kaanaac woods will leave a hungry, sunburned, blistered but replenished soul.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports the sea serpent is alive and well after a long absence. Sighted June 26 in mid Atlantic 670 miles from Havre the creature surfaced for passengers aboard the Lorraine signaling a return toward the New Jersey shore.
A Buffalo man traveling to New York believed he could win a large sum with $6,000 in a city game. He lost the money and assaulted the man who induced him, who was arrested but discharged by the magistrate. The judge warned that the cheater, and those who profit from such schemes, must face consequences.
A collage of city commentary on temperance and social attitudes toward drinking. Edgy quips from multiple papers note prohibition influence, public sentiment, and shifts in behavior. Snippets recall a doctor diagnosing overwork for a government official and a jab at a department store style view of soldiers.
A London observer praises American temperance, notes a lack of intoxicated individuals, and recalls British alcohol laws. Reports describe women leaving a pub at 10 a.m. and remark on brewers’ political power opposing reform. American auto interest, farming anecdotes, and political chatter from attendees at the Arlington and Riggs House accompany remarks on the 1908 campaign climate.
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