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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1905
Page
20
The Washington Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with payment options and international offices. It then critiques William Jennings Bryan and contrasts radical versus traditional Democracy, arguing the need for honest governance and prudent national life, praising the presidents focus on family virtue and civic duty.
The piece argues that national campaign control is untenable and highlights needs for election reform to curb fraud. It notes New York’s Albany legislature pursuing three reform pillars: campaign contribution publicity with personal responsibility, defining legitimate expenditures, and strong penalties including forfeiture for corrupt acts.
The article argues that public sympathy is essential for a strike to succeed, while violation of contracts undermines labor goals. Samuel Gompers, president of the AFL, urges union leaders and members to honor agreements, noting the New York route strike failed due to breached contracts and stressing fidelity to contracts as crucial for success.
The article discusses government control ideas for the Panama Railroad and the Pacific Mail Steamship line. It notes that termination of the contract on July 12 would shift the railroad to a common carrier role from New York to San Francisco. It warns of competition between government and private lines and proposes government bids and cost-based operations. It calls for canal-supply transport by contract and cautions against continuing current steamship operations.
The piece argues for funding a grand Jamestown Exposition naval display to showcase sea power and boost Virginia cities commerce. It questions Republican Senators' handling of the Santo Domingo treaty, calling for scrutiny of stockholders, debts, cables, and State Department involvement, urging firm action rather than concealment.
Spain's new Foreign Minister Signor Villaurrutie is a seasoned diplomat who has served as secretary of legation in Washington and ambassador at Constantinople and Vienna. He recently visited Paris where King Alfonso denied rumors of marriage plans. The British case of Countess Stair seeking divorce on desertion grounds unfolds amid a high profile, eccentric husband resistance.
The Chicago Chronicle condemns Prof. F. B. Giddings of Columbia University for calling modern marriage a nominal monogamy and favoring clandestine polygamy. It argues divorce harms children and society, urging forbearance and equal parental love rather than encouraging separation as a sign of higher evolution.
From the New York Globe, Heinrich Conried denounces Boston's musical culture as hollow after a failed Met Opera visit. He notes weak sales against a New York standard, declaring Boston excommunicated and its opera itinerary removed, while citing stronger audiences in Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Kansas City.
A mixed overview notes how intense music listening can exhaust listeners unless they yield and let the tune pass over nerves like instrument strings. It urges turning that energy into useful work for renewed life and greater enjoyment.
A humorous column notes that women love to share information especially about others and children, while men focus on themselves. It argues against borrowing trouble and suggests a man is better off than he could be worse off, critiquing reform fantasies and foolish ideas about changing people.
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports after a New Amsterdam Theatre show in New York crowds, mostly women, crowd the exit to glimpse Mrs George Gould. The piece notes the fascination with her black net gown and notably her suspenders as a symbol of changing gender roles and fashion.
A Kansas City Journal piece portrays John D Rockefeller as head of a vast, interlocking network of Standard Oil and allied holdings. It claims immense dividends and control over banks railroads copper mines coal and streetcar lines, with a tone accusing legal and moral breaches while praising wealth accumulation.
The article surveys how American capital and heiresses transformed London society. It notes hundreds of millions flowing into the West End through art, land, jewels, and objects, aided by English titled intermediaries, and questions whether London could have survived without this influx. It contrasts with satirical asides from American and Irish dialogue and a Louisville Courier-Journal quip on divorce statistics.
In Modern Society chatter a wedding yields many silver gifts though one joke pairs a bottle of acid as a test. A burlesque queen answers a park business query with a joke about a $3 face powder testimonial. A lawyer scene ends with a client seeking a writ over a man detained awaiting release in a crude legal quip.
Capt A H Laffin led the Burnside during repairs to the cable between Valdez and Sitka after a whale collision. The ship sank a reef at Seymour Narrows, delaying Sitka news and fueling talk of Lodge’s political prospects and Grant’s annexation debates.
In a Detroit issue cartoon dialogue, a man remarks on Miss Uppsen's carriage while another woman replies that she has a long neck, prompting sympathy. The skit hinges on perceptions of vanity and appearance in a light humorous tone.
The London government calls for large scale tree planting in Ireland. A North Dublin Union guardian notes parts of the country are so bare there is no chance of shooting a landlord at all.
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