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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1905
Page
18
The Washington Post opines on Delaware politics with Col. Bryan, labor disputes in Washington, apartment house regulations, and public finance. It critiques luxury, warns against labor capital strife, and discusses U S Venezuelan claims and Japanese hospitality for Taft. It also surveys global and domestic political micro-news and editorials.
A series of satirical quotes attributed to The Washington Post appear across papers including Milwaukee Sentinel Memphis Commercial Appeal and Kansas City Journal. Items mock poets politicians and officials referencing Dr Wiley Dr Parkhurst and various public affairs with playful mischief and quips on topics from poetry to taxation and the beet trust.
The article details the English embassy in a Paris palace with roots in the early 1800s, noting furnishings once owned by Pauline Borghese and a notorious episode involving Lord Dufferin. It then shifts to a long profile of Lord Leven Melville and the Melville family, their banking ties, and a Royal Scottish duties role at Holyrood. It also recounts Count de Begonsac’s Moroccan hostage case, the Quiquerez death, a court martial, and Segonsac’s acquittal and later Africa-focused career.
The Hon. J Warren Keifer visits Washington amid a changed political scene after twenty years out of public life He recalls past battles with the invalid pensions committee and notes shifts in party leadership While warning of renewed Southern questions he faces a wary GOP cautious about reopening contentious issues and potential cries of reform.
A satirical slice of old Chicago prose pokes at gender roles and social pretenses. The piece muses on chastity, veracity, marriage, law, and money with sharp, humorously misspelled phrases and coded social commentary. It lampoons lawyers and lovers while hinting at everyday commerce and moral expectations.
A Chicago Water Ocean note compares Mark Twain's shanghai tale to a rival New York fable about a hungry Londoner with a 1 000 000 pound Bank of England note. It argues that success or failure rests on the individual, not chance or place, urging readers to rely on skill and courage.
Fragmented local notes describe Ol’s suspected disappearance with a bizarre tunnel found behind a barn leading to a plant for extracting juice from roots, plus scattered social and rural items from Franklin to Winston. The tone resembles a rural column with odd anecdotes and community vignettes.
Hon Thomas L James former Postmaster General visits Arlington hotel with wife Mrs James. He heads Lincoln National Bank and reflects on 1909 prospects. Other notes include anecdotes from hotel guests Maj George A Armes, Mrs Armes, and remarks by John B Henry of the Indian Territory. Stories also cover War Department recruiting changes, a trust manager dialogue, and social quips from various cities.
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