Washington Post notice of rate plans and reports
The Washington Post lists subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions and notes mail and carrier delivery rates. It cites offices in New York Chicago and Washington with managers named Paul Block and discusses a March 8 1906 hearing on congressional mileage and Santo Domingo treaties and U S debt collection policy.
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Washington Festival Chorus Proposed for the Capital
A Washington Festival Chorus is urged to form from the Inaugural singers and local talent. Authorities note Washington’s population and leisure enable robust rehearsals and a thriving chorus, with demand from the public and potential financial success if a suitable auditorium is built.
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Massachusetts Senate Electors and the People’s Vote
The piece argues against a Massachusetts bill that would let parties nominate U S Senators at state conventions or via nomination papers and place names on the ballot for a popular vote. It warns such a system would erode legislative independence, making legislators pledge to the party’s chosen candidate, mirroring the weakening of presidential electors' free agency.
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Beefeast and moral pleas mix in New Jersey sermon
A New Brunswick Methodist sermon on charity toward the Cordova Bowne case urges pity for sinners while warning against neglecting laws against vice. It argues clerical sins are not increasing, cites historical examples, and urges balanced judgment and safeguards against crime. Kansas beef trust rhetoric and Roosevelt third-term debate follow.
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Amid National Quips and Political Buzz in Tense Season
A collage of political quips and news items runs through a late era chapter noting Pettigrew and post office talk, Senator Bailey, Carrie Nation, Rockefeller, and the beef trust. References to Osaga, Lakeland, and Chicago Chronicle signal mixed domestic and international chatter with satire on presses, elections, and diplomacy.
Tabloid Philosophy Reflects on Death and Ego
From the Philadelphia Record, thoughts on how pride and nervous prostration relate to fame. It notes some deaths are harder than others and that strong-minded women may feel lost when nerves fail, while humor contrasts vanity and vanity’s remedy.
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Late Gossip of Foreign Capitals and Scandalous Titles
A sprawling Victorian era column traces aristocratic marriages divorces and stock exchange ties. It names Lady Graham-Montgomery and Lady Mordaunt among linked families, details reformations of peerages, and recalls fraudster William Runciman later called Sir Grenville Temple. Belgian royal events and Liege exhibition plans are also noted.
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Thomas Troubridge
Capitol Gossip On Senate Careers And Political Alliances
The article reviews late congressional labor by Senate figures Allleon Hale Perkins and Cockrell noting Cockrell’s 30 years in the Senate. It discusses House leaders Hemenway and Burkett and the Hemenway Senate succession puzzle. It recalls Tom Carter’s return, Grant era anecdotes, and Quay Hanna Roosevelt politics, ending with shifting views on arbitration versus force in North Sea disputes.
Quite a Different Thing from a New Year Promis
A comic exchange features McSiosh and Mrs Sosh in a wordplay scene about promises and politeness. The dialogue contrasts Cleveland Leader style with a Houston Chronicle flavor as partners discuss decorum and a New Yorker.
Navy marches on with new peace makers in drill
The Chicago Chronicle notes that every year's naval appropriation drill adds more peace makers of proven pattern. It observes it is a long time since such peace makers were sunk by anyone, highlighting the enduring vigor of naval preparedness.
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Reflections of a Bachelor
A quirky urban humor piece from the New York Press explores gender and romance with snappy lines. It jokes about how women interpret love and appearance and ends with a playful riff on male pride and dreams of wealth.
Porto Rican Citizen Eligible for U S Government Jobs
The DC Court of Appeals ruled a Porto Rican citizen qualifies for civil service exams and government employment. The decision in Juan Rodriguez’s case upends prior rulings by allowing a Porto Rican to be examined, clarifying that Navy Yard eligibility now rests on civil service rules rather than strict U S citizenship proof.
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Walker May Be Deposed Over Canal Commission Shakeup
House Interstate Commerce members report President Roosevelt intends to remove Admiral Walker from the Isthmian Canal Commission under the Spoorer law. The move would allow filling vacancies, a step seen as part of a broader canal commission shakeup opposed by some Senate and House members. The commission currently has vacancies and debate over its abolition continues.
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Cortelyou to resign as Republican National Committee chair
Postmaster General Cortelyou announces his retirement from the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee. He will appoint a vice chairman who becomes acting chair, with Harry S New of Indianapolis likely to be chosen for the role.
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Kansas redistricted into eight congressional districts
The Kansas legislature passed a bill to reallocate the state into eight districts with a new southern central district. Victor Murdock, the current Seventh district congressman, resides in the Eighth. Kansas continues to elect at large some members, with Representative Scott presently serving at large. The apportionment will not take effect before the 1906 congressional election.
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Mass at the University: Catholic Prelates Attend Solemn Services
A visiting company of Jovalan priests attended a pontifical Mass at Catholic University for the feast of St Thomas Aquinas. Mer Falconio de apostolic delegate presided, with Deacon Rev Jod Orien St Paul and other clergy assisting. The sermon was delivered by Rev Dr Pace, professor of philosophy. An afternoon luncheon followed for the visitors and faculty.
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Flood of Japanese Laborers Promised to San Francisco
Honolulu papers announce steamer Centennial will sail March 1 and Olympia on April 18 to transport Japanese laborers from Hawaii to the U S Pacific Coast. Centennial to run monthly between Honolulu and the United States. Hawaiian Shinpo reports plantation agents pushing laborers to depart, with predictions of trouble as arrivals reach San Francisco and Seattle.
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Supreme Court Delayed In Opening Session
The Supreme Court was late yesterday for the first time in memory as a misunderstanding among the justices delayed the daily noon convening by about fifteen minutes and prevented prompt attendance of a quorum.
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New War Department Auditor Resigns. Harper Named Successor
Frederick E Rittman of Cleveland tendered his resignation as War Department auditor effective May 1. B F Harper of Fort Wayne will be appointed to fill the vacancy.
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Hotel Lobby Buzz As Nixon Hayes Mull Washington
Senator-elect Nixon of Nevada Gen Bone of California and Congressman elect Hayes chat in the New Willard hotel lobby. They discuss early Washington impressions, Senate work, and the upcoming political landscape, with mentions of the beet trust report and colleagues from Nebraska and Missouri.
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