Contested Seats and Venezuela Notes in 1905 Post
The Whaskinston Post discusses seven contested seats in the Fifty-ninth Congress all from the old South with one from Hawaii, noting trends in contested elections and party tactics. It also examines the Venezuela asphalt case, the Calhoun mission, and speculation on reciprocity and tariff policy amid Republican attitudes toward free trade and protection.
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Congress
Hawaii
South Carolina
Ton
GOFP
South
Go,p
Mixsleatoot
Louisiana
Republican Party
Lancaster County
Aghtabuta County
Ohio
South Bend
Ind
Elgin
Heixa Pinkston
Charley Foster
Hayes
White House
The
Hartford Courant
Hartford
Senate
William McKinley
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
National Association of Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers
Millera’ National Federation
American Stock Growers’ Association
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United States
Washington Post delivery notice for city and routes
Washingtonians moving from the city are urged to keep informed by The Post. Readers are reminded to notify carriers or send orders directly to The Post at Telephone 4206 to ensure prompt delivery anywhere in the country.
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Washington
Alexandria
Parson Weaver
Il Paso
Parson
Odell Urges Stronger Life Insurance Safeguards
The Post endorses ex-Gov Odell s call for tighter New York life insurance laws. He argues policy holders deserve protection similar to savings depositors and urges severing insurance firms from subsidiaries, plus tighter controls on officers relations with other companies to prevent graft.
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Wfe
New York
Odell
Ife
Thio Usly
Odell Buch
Higgins
Savings
Fragmented political jabs and social quips in mixed quotes
A collage of pointed paragraphs from various papers mocks politicians and public figures. It cites John Hyde and Eugene N Foss, critiques reciprocity stances, and includes wry observations on widows, virtue, and social behavior, all framed as brief editorial quotes.
Fragmented remarks blur a Thurber of 1900s politics and markets
A garbled column weaves political buzz and financial doubt from Senator Depew to Pennsylvania Republicans. It mentions Penrose’s fading influence, Russia’s debt expectations, water theft claims in New York, and Rockefeller’s hunting trip, then shifts to Jacksonville Negroes refusing streetcar rides and packers’ price arrests. The piece threads satire, rumor, and global affairs in a brisk, opinionated roundup.
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Penrose
Japan
Russia
Sheeeoes Itta
New York
Wall Street
Do Lawyers Work Congress of Industrial Workers Answers Question
The Congress of Industrial Workers declares lawyers unworthy of official recognition, calling them parasites and arguing they are not workers. The piece notes lawyers may end up unpaid as clients seek aid, while the workers’ verdict prompts ironic mutual dependency between accused workers and serving lawyers. Additional items touch on mint juleps gaining favor, Japan indemnity, and salaries in public service.
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Warren B. Hobker
Supreme Court of New York
New York
Supreme Court
Hooker
National House of Representatives
Fifty-Eighth Congress
Charles Swayne
Florida
House
Congress
Judge Awayne
Congress of Industrial Workers
Chicago Inter Ocean
Industrial Congress
Industrial Congress of Workers
Togo
Uriu
New York Globe
Ind Rep
Late Gossip of Foreign Lands Reveals Royal and Military Intrigues
The London gossip column details Sir Harry Aubrey de Vere MacLean and Lady MacLean amid Moorish politics, Tangiers society snubs, and family lineages. It recounts his long command, Presbyterian faith, and the social note of the MacLeans and MacLaine clans, plus a humorous Persian Shah anecdote and Togo’s pre battle ceremony. It also covers a web of marriages, divorces, and Cunard ties within aristocratic circles.
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Barry MacLean
London
Lady MacLean
Hame
Kathleen Coe
Gald
Sir Harry
Tangiers
Harry Aubrey de Vere MacLean
MacLeime
Loch Bute
Island of
Mull
Fitzroy MacLean
MacLean
Gillean
Battle
Kaid
Morocco
MacLaine
Harry
Spencer Lewis
Mortimer
Better Naturalization Laws Reform in Congress
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat editorial argues for a thorough revision of naturalization laws at the coming Congress session. It warns against opposition from political bosses in New York and Chicago and urges restricting naturalization to higher courts, removing clerks and local influence to prevent illegal votes and corruption in elections.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Congress
House Committee
Great R Cies
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Notable Jewelers Note From Chicago Tribune
A Chicago Tribune note centers on a jeweler who inspects a watch and confirms it is solid gold but not a first class maker. The customer worries that the timekeeping slipped slightly over months, while the jeweler dismisses the issue as minor and confirms the piece’s valuable full jeweled status.
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Lord Romilly
Lady Hamilly
Philip Grey-Egerton
Nee Cuyler
Miss Grey-Egerton
Ernest Cunard
London Times
Miss Grey-Igerton
St. George's
Hanover Square
Edward Padelford
Washington
James McPheeters
Baltimore
Sir Bache Cunard
Cunards
Sir Samuel Cunard
Cunard Line
Sir Bache
Philadelphia
Abraham Cunard
Lord
London
Samuel Ramilly
Ramillys
Nantes
Lord Ramilly
South Wales
Chicago ‘Tribune
Bryan Heat Waves in Ohio Convention Sparks Old Grievances
At the Democratic State convention in Ohio, speakers rekindled memories of the 1896 campaign and Bryan’s role, while attendees and former McKinley supporters recalled past battles. The session echoed the sharp partisan memory of earlier contests and divided opinions on moving forward.
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Low Yinemman Engi
William Jennings Bryan
McKinley
The Only Cure for Fiduciary Laxity
Sermonizing on the lax moral sense of men in finance cannot fix faults. Church pulpits have preached on this for ages, and false trustees have ignored them. The cure lies in practical reform by removing corrupt trustees to Sing Bing, then true reform can begin.
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Saa
Bing
The Sale of a Book by Puck
The sale of 100000 copies of a book has varied significance by timing. If within six months it only feeds curiosity stirred by the merchandiser. If in ten years a favorable presumption arises and in a hundred years the book becomes a classic.
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Puck
Notable Visitors and Farflung Views From a July Gathering
Washington ledgers and hotel lobby chatter reveal a mosaic of sentiment. Edward W. Creecy forecasts a Virginia shoe factory after a Washington Post ad sparks industrial optimism. George L. Morton praises Wilmington’s growth, trade, and fruit shipments, while Franklin H. Jones notes Porto Rico tobacco revival. W T Hornby recalls a Confederate joke amid Vicksburg siege days. Senator William Lindsay resumes health in New Willard circles, and a New York Globe dispatch questions meat packer competition and legal remedies. Collectively, the notes sketch cross‑region commerce, politics, and wartime memories through casual conversations.
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Washington Post
Richmond
Edward W. Creecy
Washngton
Riggs House
Virginia Capital
Wilmington
South
North Carolina
George L. Morton
Willard
Wimington
South Atlantic
Hnea
Porto Rico
United States
Tianklin H Jones
San Juan
Ebutt
Cuba
Vicksburg
W T. Hornby
New Orleans
Arlington
Wiliam Lindsay
Kentucky
New Willard
New York
Blue Grass
Like Master Like Dog Branded by an Expert
From the Springfiuld Republican a fragment recalls Mr Quay denouncing the Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Martin of Philadelphia as branded with the dollar mark. The Louisville Courier Journal notes the quip as two canines in politics barked defiance, with bystanders commenting on a fight-like scene involving prominent pugilists.
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Quay
Pennsylvania Commissioner of Insurance
Martin
Philadelphia
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Abou Ben Adhem Move Up from the Car Seat
A Baltimore American line notes a practical Christian who loves his fellow man and moves up from the end seat to make room for the next passenger, illustrating courteous behavior valued in society.
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Baltimore
No Progress in Moroccan Question Debate
In the Somervilta Journal Mrs Watkyns-Do asks if anyone knows about the Moroccan issue. Mrs Walkyng says she only heard a paper read by a member of their women’s club.
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Somervilta Journal
A Chance for Some College
A Providence Journal note on advertising by American universities hints that one may gain a strong name by denying degrees to some. The column cites varied quips on marriage, wealth, and public life from multiple papers, reflecting satirical pieces about society and education.
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Providence Journa
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Paul Block
Venezuela
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Francis V. Greene
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Haya Caveral
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Chicago News
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Fanana Fund
Mir. Lawson
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Boston
Boston Transcript
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Persia
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Shah
Los Angeles Examiner
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Kniaz Potemkin
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Chicago Tribune
Perry
Society of the Art of Navigation
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Rockefeller
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