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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
6
A short notice from The Washington Post mentions mice activity around Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street. No further details on affected buildings or dates are provided.
The notice outlines subscription options delivered by cartier in Washington and Alexandria with Sunday delivery, daily editions, and various durations including one week one month and one year. Remittances are to be made by drafts checks post office orders or registered letters payable to The Washington Post Co with office addresses listed for Washington Chicago and New York.
A Chicago near totals report notes saloon license fees rising from 500 to 1000 dollars, aiming to fund police reform. It cites Grand Jury findings on justice costs from liquor traffic and highlights Chicago women’s clubs pressing to grant municipal suffrage, with reformist tone and references to reformers like Jane Addams.
Compiled figures show Oklahoma and Indian Territory with large livestock values and growing banking capacity. Data compare Oklahoma’s 1905 manufacturing, bank capital, post offices, and political support to neighboring states, underlining rapid growth ahead of statehood efforts.
A-era analysis argues charity should be organized on a business basis to eradicate poverty. It notes a rising need for support due to sickness and age, and warns that few contributions from a city of 200000 leave many dependent. Every member must share responsibility to sustain and empower the vulnerable.
The clerk of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia warns that more than 160,000 cages housing records are at risk in pine cabinets. Fire protection costs are estimated at 25,000 dollars, with Congress asked to appropriate the funds to safeguard titles dating back to 1801.
A fragmented column features a man named G A Rennack challenging other candidates for sheriff in a rural Iowa Edwards area, boasting a corn husking record and urging Republican support. Scattered clippings note social, personal, and political snippets from Polkville, Cassine, Troy, and nearby towns, with editorials on Roosevelt’s Senate bill and general commentary.
Obituary notes the Duke of Choiseul Praslin dies in the south of France at seventy. It details succession by Gaston, the Marquis de Choiseul Praslin, and highlights marriage ties to Elisabeth Forbes of New York. The piece discusses titles, lineage, and a clash with American authorities over nomenclature, comparing two semi American French nobles.
A reader asks how to reopen a rejected pension claim with new evidence. The pension rates cited include 46 dollars monthly for total loss of an arm and 27 dollars for near total deafness. The column notes widow pension rules, and discusses a Spanish War ensign pension of 15 dollars monthly. An unrelated historical anecdote recounts Duke Theobald de Choiseul Praslin, alleged to have survived a murder plot, with fascination over European aristocracy and ghostly survivals.
A transcript from Tabago News presents Q and A about pension eligibility and rates. Letters discuss pensions for wives and relatives of Civil War and Mexican War veterans, with authoritative replies on dates of acts and the applicability of orders. The exchange clarifies how rate changes apply from death dates and service-connected illnesses.
A collage of Washington Post commentary appears in multiple papers noting Senate sparks over bills and names, with mock humor about Goulds, Boni, and Clark. A long poem interjects, then an anecdote from a California mining camp ends with a punchy line about a gold claim.
A Kansas man calculates that the state holds about 7800000 in idle capital tied up in men's coat sleeves and unused buttons. He argues this investment serves no purpose and suggests broader waste in apparel accessories, questioning why such small items aren t included in the tally.
In hotel lobbies prominent figures from government and politics, including Gen Charles M Shelley and former Gov Otero, defend against age-based retirement. They argue capable workers should not be forced out and criticize Osler theory, while praising New Mexico statehood efforts and economic progress.
The Rev Samuel Thackeray M A LT D a priest in holy orders speaks at the Fish and Eels Hod desdon public house about reforming drinking. He argues there is no evil in drink itself but in drunkenness and aims to prevent it with a policy of moderation. Neighbors call to offer support and congratulations.
Charen ferried his first spring excursion and an elderly New Englander laments a homesick scent. A Chicago man asks what it is and jokes about sulfur, molasses, and a makeshift spring tunic as a humorous regional remark.
The New York World reflects on the Supreme Court’s role from its founding, noting retirement prospects of Justices Brown and the Chief Justice, potential court expansion, and the court’s enduring influence on national law and state relations. It traces past chief justices, terms, and the court’s restraint amid political pressure and evolving interstate trade.
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