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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1905
Page
8
The notice lists daily and Sunday newspaper subscription rates for Washington and Alexandria with weekly monthly and yearly options. It mentions payment methods drafts checks post office orders and registered letters payable to The Washington Post Co and provides address details.
Washington readers planning to move should have The Post follow them so they stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Addresses may be changed as desired and the paper will be promptly delivered to any part of the country. Notify the carrier or send order directly to The Post, telephone is listed.
A meditation on liberty’s enduring power through poets and thinkers. It honors moral courage against oppression, praising figures who fuse lyric vision with political reform, and underscores the transformative impact of freedom on culture and society.
The piece discusses rising foreign immigration to the United States, noting large waves from Eastern and Southern Europe and contrasting them with earlier groups. It argues the South has failed to attract migrants, despite favorable climate and resources, blaming beliefs about slavery and regional attitudes, and suggesting immigration might transform demographics if northern farmers moved south. The author ponders whether Southern whites’ Saxon heritage and political climate will shape future immigration patterns.
A long curio-filled column riffs on a Cold Springs Harbor squirrel versus rabbit clash and mocks newspaper rivalries. It recalls Secretary Loeb’s mastodon rabbit tale and likens the debate to U.S. civil service reform under Roosevelt while lampooning politics, primary laws, and press opinions.
A mishmash of late 19th or early 20th century clippings touches on new breakfast foods, an Agricultural Department note, and a polaric nutrition theory from the American Health Association. It references politics, finance, and various public figures, with satirical asides about bears, cans, and the beef trust.
A Muskoges correspondent praises Missouri as a balanced state with strong agriculture including cotton and cereals, broad commerce, immense mining, extensive coal in over forty counties, and a robust railway system. A Texas whiskey-smuggling method using water tight horse collars is reported.
A fragment from the Columbia State notes the suspension of Minnesota’s Democratic daily after thirty years. It hints at a possible editor moving to South Carolina to run a Republican paper, framed as a potential career shift.
A satirical jumble on love and marriage with quips about discretion, male admiration, jealousy, and domestic life. It notes misnonsive poets, wives seeking reform, and married men avoiding home life, ending with a rambling reflection on marital roles.
The French foreign minister Delcasse refused to back an arbitration proposal on the Germany Morocco dispute, backed by the Kaiser and supported by Haelish government and Lord Lanedowne. Loubet endorsed Delcasse as Rouvier administration stood with him amid Roosevelt open door policy debates in Washington. Grand Duke Constantine urges Russia to keep science free of politics while Britain signals a royal feud over Coburg succession. The Coburg court tensions flare as the Duke of Albany faces intrusions from relatives and the Kaiser and Prince of Wales intervene to avert a public scandal. The piece closes with a Detroit Free Press brief on a lighthearted exchange about being up with the lark.
A Louisville writer argues Democrats split into two incompatible wings conservatism and radicalism. Fusion is folly, he says, and urges a new conservative party uniting pro Tariff, pro Constitution factions. He warns radical views threaten the Senate's federal balance and favors a lasting South conservative voice. He cites 1905 context and contrasts McKinley era loyalties with Bryan era.
A satirical piece on bachelor life contrasts public perception with personal motives. It argues self respect and character suffer when courting, and hints at social expectations around marriage and reputation. The fragment notes that a horse race exposes more truths than women in forming judgments.
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues the growing government outlays from rural free delivery and public services may push the year end deficit to twenty million dollars or more, urging restoring war taxes and a cautious partial tariff revision to fund expanding national needs without harming trade. It warns against broad tariff cuts due to uncertain import effects and stresses preserving duties from the war era taxes.
A Philadelphia Record extract discusses a major naval issue: securing and retaining sailors as new ships rise, with last year showing 3210 desertions, over 10 percent. Cooks and cabin boys desert for better pay ashore, while reform ideas include officer commissions, though few fit the required talents. The piece notes broader moral commentary and a call for inquiry into desertion causes.
Noted visitors at the New Willard discuss Atlanta’s completed union passenger station praised as large and handsome and a milestone in rail improvements for Georgia. Leaders from Macon, Savannah, and Rio Janeiro weigh in on prosperity, politics, and the era’s growth, with remarks on transit, finance, and grand national ambitions.
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