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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1905
Page
18
The Washington Post surveys prohibition era arguments, cites Hyde on church and workingmen, notes naval expansion limits and manpower issues, recalls former senators who returned to power, and warns against partisan overreach while endorsing Bartholdt as a Missouri compromise candidate. The piece blends editorial takes on politics, defense, and public ethics.
A snappy column mocks varied public figures and issues from Russia to Taft, La Follette, and Taft era politics. It lampoons mayoral fame, labor disputes in Warsaw, and scattered gibes at media and officials, while noting entertainers, poets, and gossiping quotes amid a chaotic national mood.
The article analyzes Premier Balfour's plan to redraw UK parliamentary districts to reduce Ireland’s 103 seats while England Wales and Scotland gain. With a Conservative majority, Balfour could press the change, risking Irish votes and home rule prospects as Ireland faces a substantial loss in influence in the House of Commons.
A Houston Chronicle snippet shows a bedbound exchange about burglars upstairs with a self described helper. The piece shifts to a quip about Mr Rockefeller, wealth and a stock market ploy, then satire from Detroit Tribune and Cleveland Leader on poets and editors.
A long sketch outlines Lora Sheffield, his vast estate Sheffield Park in Sussex, and the family history. It recounts cricket glory, a famed shield gift, a pocketbook theft misadventure, and the absence of an heir to the earldom. The piece also surveys related aristocratic connections, marriages, and Tudor era lineage, with esoteric notes on Byron and Tolstoyan circles.
The annual comparative agricultural trade report shows shifts in meat product trade with a drop from 1902 to 1903 and again in canned beef. It notes export values for cattle and mules, foreign horse market slack, coffee and cotton movements, corn and wheat trends, and a puzzling vegetable gap especially in potatoes. The piece suggests farmers plant more tubers and watch beetles, arguing potatoes must enter the U.S. market.
St Louis editor Edward J. Praetorius declines a Royal Order of the Red Eagle decoration offered by the Kaiser. The New York Herald notes the refusal, arguing Americans should prize freedom over foreign honors. The Westliche Post reports the decision without explanation, praising American citizenship over monarchic symbols.
The Railway World argues New Jersey lags Western states in railway valuation theory but supports the tax commission's push for equal assessment of all property. Railroads seek parity with other owners, noting current inequality and calling for justice through better understanding of the railway state relationship alongside assessment systems.
Summary notes from the Boston Transcript speculate that the Danish West Indies may become American. Denmark bears cost and receives little value while local people prefer to join the United States, making an American flag the likely replacement for the Danish.”
A quirky collection of aphorisms on gender behavior social pretensions and relationships. The notes satirize marriage courtship and male bravado with pointed lines about women men and social norms.
Clerks return from vacation to find Vespasian Warner in charge at the Pension Office. He is sworn in during the interim and begins handling duties at once, visiting the Capitol for transfer matters. Decorations hinder some staff’s return, and file cases remain unreplaced, hampering office business.
Independence Kansas March 8 The Prairie Oil and Gas Company the Kansas branch of Standard Oil issued an order that no Kansas oil testing below 1 degrees gravity will be bought The move affects about two thirds of Kansas production John O'Brien VP said oil below 30 degrees gravity is undesirable It has no refining value and cannot be marketed as fuel The Kansas oil gravity ranges 20 to 34 degrees with an average of 28
Freight auditor W J Healy testified to the Kansas attorney general’s anti trust inquiry that the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad repaid shippers 1 198 562 dollars for overcharges in the year to June 30 194. He noted the refunds largely went to Standard Oil and other large corporations and that vouchers would take months to retrieve.
Chicago reports 225 subpoenas sent to clerks managers and former employees of packing houses in Illinois Indiana and Missouri as witnesses for the beef trust inquiry. Subpoenas will continue through March 20 with DOJ pursuing the Chicago beef combine injunction as planned.
The resignation of W W Rockhill as Director of the Bureau of American Republics has been accepted. Rockhill, nominated to become Minister to China, may leave for his post in April. William C Fox, long time chief clerk, is expected to succeed him, with Gordon Cummings likely to become chief clerk.
The Porto Rican legislature adopts the coat of arms used under Spanish rule, replacing the American civil government emblem. The bill, once blocked in the executive council, was reconsidered and passed after origin by the secretary of Porto Rico posts.
The Secretary of State designates Gaillard Hunt chief of the passport bureau to join a three member commission on naturalization of aliens. The panel includes a member from State Department Justice Department and Commerce and Labor and will report to the President.
Fourth class postmasters were appointed yesterday in Maine West Minot H W Boarce Shrewsbury O W Waite Kingwood P Emmons Haysville E P Eckard Penns dale J A Springman Robertsdale J C McClain Elkwood Newton Dester Macante Treasury Receipts and Expenditures National bank notes received yesterday for redemption 329 837 government receipts from internal revenue 525 381 customs 1287 62 miscellaneous 29183 expenditures 1660000 Attorney General Moody on Vacation Moody left here last night for North Carolina for a week's rest.
London chemist Mr Wellcome and Havana official Auxiliary Mishap Broderick praised the unornamented American approach to ceremonies, noting soldiers in state service uniforms and broad civic participation. They contrasted London splendor with American practicality, and discussed U.S. economic progress, employer treatment, and Cuba’s political shifts under President Palma.
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