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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1905

Page

24

Washington Post Subscription Rates and Addresses

Publication fee details for The Daly and Washington Post Co. list delivery areas Washington and Arlington with weekly and monthly rates for daily and Sunday editions. Remittances payable to The Washington Post Co. with office addresses in Washington, New York, and Chicago.

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Inauguration Preparations Stir Washington In 1905

Friday March 3 1905 report notes readiness for the presidential inauguration under Gen Wilson with hope for favorable weather and large crowds. It describes Washington as a Mecca with public buildings and museums to attract visitors amid debate over expenses and national significance. It also discusses editorial clashes involving The Chicago Tribune and The Post and debates on independence in journalism.

Gen. Wilson Washington George Washington National Arc Pennsyvania Avenue Waslington Byrne Louise

Auditorium plan in Washington for a public auditorium

The Washington Star discusses building an auditorium in the city using steel from the government exhibit as the nucleus. It cites committees from the inaugural group and Board of Trade and urges broad public support and possible Congress aid. The note emphasizes local design, civic pride, and potential as a convention and concert venue to boost travel and activity.

Washington Senate St. Louis Congress Board of Trade Business Men's Association

Traditional Democracy Revisited in Boston Post Critique

The article critiques the Boston Post's call for national divorce and insurance controls as departures from traditional democracy. It argues states should retain powers on marriage, divorce, and public utilities, noting constitutional limits and historical precedent, while warning against federal overreach and centralized rule.

Boston Representative Democratic Paper New England The Post Boston Post Union United States Dryden Congress

The X rays and the dog with a tampered tail

A Chicago dog show featured a Boston terrier named Lancelot famed for a clearly twisted tail. X rays revealed the tail grew that way, not tampered with, sparking discussion of the now famous but fading promise of X-ray usefulness.

Lancelot Boston

Loyal Lords and Nobles Highlight 19th Century Debates

Lord Lansdowne backs colleagues and allies in India and Dublin Castle. Duke of Caylus dies in Paris as titles pass and disputes over French royal grands and Mont Carlo gifts spark debates on honors. Roland Bonaparte under scrutiny over legitimacy and Monte Carlo fortune. Francis Jeune becomes Lord St Helier. Count Guicciardini linked to Saxony rumors. Marquise de Fowrenoy noted.

Lord Lansdowne India Mortimer Durand United States Marquis Mortimer Calcutta Ameer Afghanistan London Lord Lansdowns Anthony MacDonnell Dublin Castle Duke of Caylus Paris Spain de Lignorac Wong Count Arthur de Rouge Marie de Lignorac de Caytus Count de Rouge Francis Jeune Court of Divorce Lord St. Helier Island of Jersey Lady St. Helier Lady Jeune Carlo Guicciardini Saxony Francesco Guicciardini Florence Rome Leo X Marchesa Niccolini Sir Edward Colebrook New York Count Guicciardini Marquise DE Fowrenoy

Capitol Scenes and Inaugural Preparations Highlight Senate Static

In a Capitol speech Senator Nelson signals deference to Allison as Dietrich recites poetry and politicians press for access to Uncle Joe Cannon. Snow halts Roosevelt stand construction until hot water clears the two inch layer. Cannon vetoes souvenir booths in the Capitol while Texas delegates honor Cooper with a silver loving cup. Reports touch on a Standard Oil founder’s fortune and Monroe Doctrine navy leverage.

Capitol Roosevelt Llek Elliott Woods

Snapshots at Washington from across papers

A collage of tongue in cheek remarks from New York American Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Inquirer and others about Roosevelt Depew Dockery Dockery and various political and international figures. Wry quips touch on aging senators race and debt diplomacy in Washington.

New York American Santo Domingo Chicago ‘Tribune Chauncey M. Depew Philadelphia Inquirer Senate Chicago News Congress United States Senate Sioux City Journal Sam Topeka Journal United States Denver Post China Sprees Roosevelt Mys Swat Ballyhee Missouri Gov Dockery New York Richard Sylvester Metropolitan Police Saya Washington, D. C Sylvester Minneapolis Cincinnati Enquirer Sergius

Honor for Missouri congressman sought for Nobel Peace Prize

More than half of Congress backs a petition to award Representative Bartholdt of Missouri the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in promoting international accord. Ohio's Burton leads the effort, with most lawmakers expected to join. The prize recognizes physics medicine chemistry literature and peace, with the peace prize valued around 36000 dollars. Bartholdt spearheaded the World’s Fair peace congress and chaired the Interparliamentary Union, and U S efforts in arbitration and the Hague conferences are praised as leading roles in promoting peace. The piece argues the United States deserves the prize and Bartholdt is a fitting recipient for his peacemaking work.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat Congress Bartholt Missouri Nobel Burton Ohio Bartholdt Interparliamentary Union United States Congress of the World St. Louis England Roosevelt Bartot

Soap and Towels In China Stir Chicago Interest

Chicago Record-Herald notes rising Chinese imports of soap bar and toilet and towels, with Consul Anderson citing 1998 Hangchau towel imports of 7,801 dozen valued at 3154 dollars and 1903 soap imports near 22,000 dollars. A towel and soap factory opened in China, Chicago leads in dockyard district soap trade, while Japan encroaches with labelled European and American soaps. The piece highlights growing commercial links amid China’s population of 490 million and includes light satirical quips from other papers.

Chicago Record-Herald China Anderson Hangchau Chicago

Peace and Reconstruction in Russian Postwar Outlook

From Ye Galveston Daily News and Cleveland Plain Dealer, the pieces discuss peace after defeat in Russia, reconstruction needs to restore prestige and morale, and a humorous exchange about borrowing five then asking for twenty to test friendship, illustrating varied contemporary perspectives.

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All around handicap shows us a famed lineage contrast

From the Chicago Journal a dialogue notes how a great man’s son and a famous woman’s daughter face overshadowing reputations. A practical observer cites the actress’s daughter and her mother’s divorce record as an example of inherited public scrutiny.

The Chicago Journal

Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press

A satirical slice on male boldness and courting woes. It contrasts a man’s fear of trying with a woman’s fantasy of married life. The piece jokes about domestic happiness being three meals daily and a comic argument with a cook. It ends with a quip about a proud girl and undergarments.

New York Press Benny

Notable guests fill New Willard lobby for inaugural week

In Washington at the New Willard hotel several Western Union officials led by Belvidere Brooks J P Altberger and F E Clary mingle with visitors and lawmakers as inaugural ceremonies approach Barbary era figures include Governor William Cobb of Maine and Edward Deane of Scranton amid a crowd of military cadets and business leaders discussing politics finance and cattle king figures from Oklahoma New Mexico Texas and North Carolina.

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This Didn t Count Washington Plays Billiards Tale

In a humorous reminiscence from Hounton Chignire, Washington and Hamilton play billiards. Washington compliments Hamilton on his skill, and Hamilton jokes about not being born to play the game. The scene captures a rarity for Washington and a witty quip about his past games.

Washington Hamilton

The Servile Imitator Imitates Vanderbilt Corncob Kindling

A fragment from a Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes Wile E. Vanderbilt aged and using corncobs as kindling in a Long Island home. The exchange asks for making more corncobs for warmth and comfort.

Cleveland Plain Dealer Wile E. Vanderbilt Long Island George

Back Again From the Philadelphia Press Rimer Poem Note

Rimer reports sending a poem to Scribbler's Magazine the day before yesterday and finding it published this morning. The discussion moves to reciprocity with Cuba noting that losses in revenue exceed gains in exports. The exchange reflects on economic policy and editorial process.

Philadelphia Rimer Scribbler's Magazine

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