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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1904
Page
6
The Washington Post outlines delivery terms including daily and Sunday editions with carrier and mail options. Subscription rates are listed for daily and Sunday editions, with yearly and monthly terms and acceptable payment methods. Addresses for New York and Chicago offices and the manager are provided.
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A editorial argues a large surplus enables funding deficits without fear, praising extravagant national spending on the Philippines and the Panama Canal while blaming both parties for debt. It defends naval power, public buildings, and rents, opposes retrenchment, and condemns protectionist rhetoric while upholding tariffs as beneficial to American industry.
The piece argues that protectionist tariffs remain high and unrevised, angering the public. It warns against vast wealth concentrated by policy, notes the Albany Journal’s stance, and contemplates election outcomes yet emphasizes that a Democratic majority cannot fully overturn the Republican Senate.
The piece argues labor strikes influence elections, citing the Fall River cotton mills strike as pivotal in 1892. It contrasts Democratic and Republican press Treatment, citing Boston Post and Boston Advertiser as examples. It notes workers seeking a living wage, industry pressures, and cross-border labor shifts as context for political impact.
Atailed by race bias in Illinois, white workers resist colored labor as strikes rise at stockyards. The piece argues northern unions shut out blacks, and that even a brief opportunity to work could worsen race relations, echoing historic violence and politics stirring local tensions. It notes leaders and educated Black workers facing backlash as migration from the South meets rebuke.
A long column discusses Lord Dunboyne the King's Remembrancer and the Dunboyne peerage with Irish and English history. It recounts the office duties, lineage dating back to 1274, notable family intrigues, and parallels with other peerages, plus notes on Sheen House and royal connections in London.
A Detrar Tribune report notes an Indiana woman won 36,000 in damages from a man who kissed her six times. The piece mocks the idea of damages from a kiss, arguing for juries to weigh intent and consent, and questions how such acts could be legally reparable while lampooning social norms.
Judge O Neil Ryan of St Laws denies naturalization to an applicant for lacking knowledge of the American form of government. He says true citizenship requires practical understanding of how the government operates and the oath's meaning, not mere enthusiasm or loyalty.
A Cassell's Saturday Journal piece argues golf eases business cares and nervous collapse. It cites healthful air and walking in open courses, cites Brom of the Chicago Record-Herald on gentle exertion, and notes Irish jokes causing debate as Pat responds about ridicule and identity in Chicago.
An exchange from a Chicago News clipping contrasts a hopeful old lady asking if nations will bury the hatchet with a replied observer who notes they may bury the hatchet but will never enter the rapid fire guns, reflecting on war news.
A collage of satirical jests from various papers cites Sgaackstein’s memory, a quip about a business future, alibi talk from Casey and Patsy, naval wordplay on ships with canvas guns, and bachelor reflections. The text mocks manners, finances, and social aims with light, era-typical humor and mock dialogue.
The Pittsburg Dispatch notes John Barrett’s transfer from Argentina to Panama and his self-promoting tour of the pampas. It cites Buenos Aires Herald praise for his dazzling diplomacy and critiques his claim to rapid mastery of complex U.S. commerce questions. Barrett’s ambition and self-regard are described as defining his maneuvering in international affairs.
A column argues Presidential candidates should speak from home porches, not trains or halls, praising Judge Parker for avoiding campaign tours. It notes the London Globe device for sunshine records, then weaves in quirky scenes of office life and a Chicago gossip from the sewers. The piece closes with a streetwise exchange on work and wages.
A collection of satirical snippets from various papers lampooning politics and public life. It riffs on visitors in Esopus, the rabbit as a political metaphor, a quip about beef and ham at the World’s Fair, and social jests about double lives, waiting husbands, and versatile partners. It plays on wordy humor and communal foibles of the era.
In the New Willard lobby Hon A J Hopkins of Illinois declares Roosevelt and Fairbanks will win Illinois by a thousand majority. He dismisses Democrats as factional and weak, downplays Chicago stockyards strikes, and asserts broad GOP unity across Wisconsin Indiana and Nevada. He praises W Aubrey Thomas from Niles for Congress and notes Roosevelt’s strong popularity in the Midwest.
A collage of quips and captions from 19th century humor pages. It includes lines about prison life from Punch and Cincinnati and jokes about visitors and editors. The excerpt also contrasts cleverness and flippancy in social banter and comments on male grooming and attraction.
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