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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
6
The Washington Post lists subscription terms for Pennsylvania and Washington area delivery with weekly and monthly rates for daily and Sunday editions, plus annual options. It instructs remittances by drafts checks and post-office orders, and provides office addresses in Washington D C New York Chicago and other locations for management and billing.
Washingtonians moving from the city can keep informed about affairs at the Capital as The Peat follows them. Change of address and prompt delivery across the country can be arranged by notifying the carrier or sending an order to The Post at telephone 1205.
Reports from Missouri Indiana and Tennessee describe bumper crops fences breached by abundance and Champ Clark figures amid a harvest boom. The piece moves to debates on Chinese exclusion in the Philippines Hawaii and broader trade policy. It closes with satirical musings on journalism and public life.
A survey of royal orders highlights the unique Order of the Swan in Prussia and its exclusive membership. Norse and Scottish pledges connect Orkney and Shetland to the crown of Norway, with Mecklenberg’s mortgage foreclosing the claim. Madrid society crowds Don Quixote fete as Don Carlos faction stirs. Rome’s Torlonias rise in wealth through tobacco monopolies and alliances, while Duke Leopold Torlonia leads a vast noble network with planned succession to Don Augusto Torlonia.
In a prose overview, the piece traces American political attitudes toward England from colonial times to the present. It notes party shifts on anglophilia and anglophobia tied to currency debates, recounts conflicts involving Napoleon and Britain, and highlights figures such as Jefferson, Hamilton, Jackson, Webster, and later diplomats. It also touches on public sentiment in England during the Civil War era and the Cobden Club era, ending with a satirical club scene image.
The Cleveland Leader notes Theodore Roosevelt as embodying a master chord of public life. the belief that duty to employer and public alike requires honesty and high-mindedness. The Kessel City Journal adds that foreign belligerents benefit from keeping Roosevelt busy, while ordinary presidential duties fail to exhaust his energy.
Emphatic denial issued from the Department of Commerce denying friction between President Roosevelt and Secretary Metcalf over the Chinese exclusion issue. The department confirms Metcalf will not resign, and notes adopted amendments to regulations on Chinese admission are being sent to inspectors.
Secretary Taft’s party will depart Washington today and sail from San Francisco on July 8 aboard the Manchuria for Manila, with stops in Honolulu Yokohama and Nagasaki en route. A Manila reception, banquets, and banquets with local officials frame a seven day schedule before a six day Manila stay and an eleven day tour of islands. The voyage returns via Hong Kong, Shanghai Nagasaki Kobe Yokohama and Honolulu with an October 4 arrival in San Francisco.
Powell reports Haitian tariff revision recommends eliminating duties on imported agricultural machines cutting tonnage dues for sailing vessels reducing certain textile and goods duties and expanding low cost duty categories with broader rates for wood and hides Also a humorous Chicago Daily News anecdote ends the column with a domestic joke about taking in boarders.
A fragmentary editorial style piece reflects on gender roles and social behavior with wry sayings. It critiques men and women, noting humor in marital and spousal dynamics and the difficulties of communication and judgment in public discourse.
Charlottesville leader S C Chancellor cites Dr Edward Alderman as ideal UVA president and broker of major funding. Chicago and Houston boosters discuss oratory, ship canals, and growth, while British observer C Sissons notes American cosmopolitanism and rapid expansion during hotel lobby chats.
The passage notes President Roosevelt pursuing practical, coordinated reforms across departments. It cites his efforts to reduce waste and improve administration, framing his work as pragmatic, policy minded leadership in the era.
Dalrymple plans to return home after visiting Chicago with a note on our political system. He contrasts with the typical foreigner who, after a short stay, believes he can write a book about the United States.
A garbled fragment references a Philadelphia Press item about Dumiey or Dumsey with odd phrasing. The snippet hints at a joke or rumor about someone named Dumsey, mentioning an “iien in his head” and a remark about an upper story. The text is unclear and not coherent enough for a full summary.
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