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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
6
The piece discusses the Jamestown Exposition proposed on the seashore along Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. It emphasizes a seaside setting with ocean views and naval displays, noting broad international participation invited by President Roosevelt and promising attractions beyond a simple fair.
A bustling, speculative column imagines Eugene Debs leading a dramatic labor crusade. It recalls past clashes over the Pullman strike and envisions Debs forming an army, generals, and marshals to battle capital and government tyranny. The piece praises Debs’ potential influence and notes allied reformers while yearning for concrete plans and dates.
The text argues that the Panic of 1893 was born from the Sherman silver law, blaming Republican cowardice for enacting it. It asserts the Treasury drained gold while silver flooded out, causing the panic. It predicts another panic if the law is reenacted, and defends Cleveland for preserving public credit against party clamor. It critiques Lacey of Iowa and the so-called Republican gold standard as a costly, chained system.
The author argues that Palmer and Hackner would have achieved a perfect gold standard if in power. They deny blame for the spring panics of 1893 on the Wilson tariff, noting it did not exist until August 1894. The panic is said to stem from the Fifty-first Congress, not the Fifty-third.
The Chicago Unionicle proclaims itself Republican and prints a leading editorial on degeneracy, arguing that Republicans now oppose corporations funding campaigns. It recalls Bryan’s 1896 and 1900 campaigns, noting corporate influence helped McKinley’s victory and the gold standard, while asserting current Republican legislatures imitate that history.
In a Senate driven clash over Oklahoma and Indian Territory admission, advocates push the Foraker amendment to grant Arizona and New Mexico a square deal while seeking to keep the bill intact. The piece questions delaying tactics and urges separating the bill to admit Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state, arguing the House would not defeat such an outcome. It also touches on anti American movements in Manila and a critique of campaign fund practices and corporate influence in politics.
A debate urges ending corporation financing of campaigns and criticizes insurers for funding politics. The piece questions a House plan to cut salaries for civil servants over sixty five and notes Republican party benefits from age-based policy while urging constitutional protections for those under sixty five. It urges Speaker Cannon to oppose the appropriation provision and envisions an age-protection amendment to the Constitution.
The piece mocks political figures from Judge Hamiston to Senator Clark and Kansas AG as it riffs on lawsuits, alleged landholdings, and court Eloquence versus evidence. It notes a Pennsylvania man who swallowed mucus thinking poison and jokes about gold dust under Broadway. The column hints at Castro and the Monroe doctrine and jokes about Livy’s bill linking fortunes to tens of millions.
A mosaic of political quips and notes on policy from a bygone era. Observations touch on Hague tribunal costs, Secretary Shaw, and tariff debates, interspersed with light social hints, a murderer's fate, and rural versus urban migration themes. References include Senators Foraker Dick Patterson Shonts and a Kansas Santa Fe trail project.
A jumble of quoted lines from various papers comments on temperance weather happiness and life, with stray phrases about a man lying under a car and a girl showing a photograph, all in rough, incomplete prose.
Don Romero Robledo, famed Spanish statesman and former premier, dies in Madrid. Once famed for political influence and a controversial nose, removed after cancer, his career tangled with Queen Christina’s regency. The piece also notes noble figures including Dutch Beauforts and Italian dukes, and Flemish-linked Meyerling relics.
From the Rt. Lewis Globe-Democrat reflects on Springfield Ohio race riots linking them to abolitionist history and Oberlin influence. It notes Ohio’s Republican legacy and warns that current white prejudice, when violent, must face full statutory punishment.
A rough critique of the Government Printing Office in Washington praises newly appointed Public Printer Charles A. Stillings for instituting business like rules. The piece laments Congress neglect and lampoons the current staff, while quoting satirical verses about Dolorous Dumps and emotional woes to illustrate public discontent.
A fragmented passage from the Chicago Never, Gone authors critiques rhetoric and character through wry aphorisms. It mocks honesty in politics, the hazy line between cunning and wisdom, and the stubborn grip of money on virtue while weaving in quips about poets, stars, and a stubborn postage stamp.
National City Bank and Hanover Naval Bank, closely allied, secured government deposits days ahead of rivals after Shaw’s Friday decision. Early Monday contact allowed the National City Bank to deposit bonds with the subtreasury and receive funds on Tuesday, two days before other banks. A Washington official noted the banking system’s handling of aliens as inadequate and suggested reforms for inspecting prospective immigrants. The Arlington hosted guests, including Yoshio Kinoshita, praising U S rail systems, and discussions touched statehood for New Mexico and Arizona, with several Mayflower era Iowa and Ohio political figures visiting for influence and planning.
President G Stanley Hall of Clerk University and Congo Reform Association asserts the United States, as a leader among nations delegating Congo to King Leopold, has right to intervene for freedom and humanity despite Secretary Root saying no treaty rights authorize interference. He hopes President Roosevelt may pursue action.
President hosts Harald Salomon commissioner of Sweden to inquire into American juvenile court operations. Introduced by D. K. Watson, Watson helps codify criminal laws. Salomon notes Sweden’s interest in U S methods for handling youthful offenders. President shows keen interest in the topic.
A Massachuzet governor appointed committee discussed with the president the feasibility of promoting an industry to exploit the shark and dogfish. These species destroy mackerel and cod and harm the coast fishing industry. Nova Scotia has tested a scheme destroying these fish to limit damage, now considered for Massachusetts.
Over 11 million read letters disposed of under Fourth Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw yielded more than one dollar in cash and many valuables. About $40,000 was returned to owners, the rest to Treasury for redemption. The dead letter division work is up to date after reorganization by Cortelyan, with nearly a half million letters yet to be opened.
President Rooseveltns candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908 is proposed by Yale professor Gharlee Baldwin, University of Chicago acting president Harry Pratt Judson, University of Munich scholar Heinrich Harturker, and three Washington professors. Other American candidates include William McDowell of New York Alfred K Love of Philadelphia and Richard Bertholdt of Missouri, members of the Universal Peace Union.
Officials at the Ohio agricultural experiment station in Wooster warn farmers about fraud by tree agents selling black locust trees at 25 to 32.5 dollars, claiming rapid growth to post size in four to six years. Victims report nurseries price the same stock at around ten dollars or less.
Gen Charles H Grosvenor, recent Taft trip member, speaks at All Souls Church corner Fourteenth and L NW on a trip to the Philippines. The parish union sponsors the lecture in the auriforum with the General presenting details of his Philippine journey.
In the Chicago News column Women’s Ways Miss Passay teases a fashion trick, praising a white feather on a hat to create a younger look, while Miss Passey counters with a playful remark about adding a couple more feathers.
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