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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1904
Page
9
The Washington Post discusses Southern Democracy and the St Louis convention, arguing New York leaders misreading southern aims. It contrasts opinions from Virginia and Tennessee, questions Wall Street influence, and advocates irrigation to unlock arid lands in the West with examples from El Paso Phoenix and California.
The president stresses steady, ample irrigation benefits for the broad class of homeseekers rather than a few favored interests. He warns against wealthy syndicates and selfish speculators who might skim profits or control water supplies. He promises government safeguards to protect individual homeseekers and ensure widespread advantage.
Mr. Craik of Montgomery recalls a Washington visit with President Roosevelt. He reports the President’s strength and kindness toward the South, fears the rift with Southerners, and expresses hope for reconciliation. Craik stresses Roosevelt’s Southern pride and emphasizes no policy statements were made.
A long critique argues saloonkeepers form a rival cordon around military posts with raishops dancehouses and deadfalls claiming substitutes emerge when canteens close. It criticizes police court negligence cites revolver incidents in various cities and mocks political figures while noting shifting cabinets and foreign affairs chatter. Brazil and Argentina drop war talk.
The piece notes rising fears among navies and armies and accuses a promoter of using a marked Supreme Court copy in the Northern Securities decision. It highlights the Chicago Bar Association protesting Senator Hopkins' son’s appointment as master in chancery, age twenty six, after bar admission. It mentions Pinera’s strike on a playwright, Smith College girls barred from watching, and Secretary Shaw predicting money will flow, likely more at Benning. It discusses David B. and a sweep of campaign ads, advertising, and the shift from stump speeches to printers ink as campaign methods evolve.
Fair Warning to the Bosses from the Pittsburg Dispatch argues that voters are increasingly independent on state issues. It contends the era of the yellow dog ticket is ending and that responsibility will be forced on party leaders. It predicts state leadership will reflect the people or be compelled to do so.
A critique from the Toledo Bride condemns grafters as traitors who exploit public trust for private gain. It argues that graft undermines American principles and corrupts governance. A New Orleans States reference discusses vast gold hoards versus agricultural wealth, noting gold’s insufficiency to buy a single crop year.
A Boston Herald note compares a church pew price of 1550 to the stock exchange seat value, while New York papers boast. A Mukden dispatch claims dogs locating Russian sentinels in modern warfare may occur. Jokes, misprints, and trivia from several U.S. papers follow, mixing humor with brief notes on events and public life.
A collection of wry aphorisms and reflections on optimism marriage conversation and everyday folly drawn from a Chicago News parody voice. The snippets lampoon social quirks and marital dynamics with sharp humor and ironic wisdom.
The piece details King Edward VII inviting the Duke and Duchess of Orleans to Windsor amid tensions with the Orleans faction, notes Jewish color with General Ottolenghi’s service, recounts Wilfred Brougham’s turbulent marriage and divorce, and debunks reports of Prince Maxilian of Saxony joining the Jesuits while outlining other royal and diplomatic misadventures.
E A Moneley argues long hours dull senses and cause errors in orders. He cites the Glenwood Illinois wreck where a freight engineer on duty over twenty hours ignored orders. Company rules offer rest after sixteen hours, but are permissive and rarely mandatory. Rest on a moving engine is inadequate and crews are poorly relieved after extended shifts.
London wally Chronicle reports proposed French budget changes to abolish Napoleonic pensions for generals and marshals. Descendants would be bought out at fifteen years purchase, saving about 1,000,000 francs yearly. England faces similar cuts affecting Nelson, Rodney, and others. The Duke of Wellington’s line ends with the late duke, and massive pensions persist for the Duke of Richmond lineage.
The Inter Ocean notes a prolonged battle over the U S Senate seat held by Shelby M. Cullom with rival factions backing Governor-elect Lowden and Charles S. Deneen. Buffalo inspector Horace Lange reports two city buildings settled about 1 3/4 inches in four years, blamed on natural causes. Pennsylvania Club sends resolutions of congratulations to the President, which he accepts.
The State Department has learned that A F Jarrett, an American newspaper man expelled by President Castro for opposing policies, sailed Wednesday on the Philadelphia to Porto Rico. A detailed report from the American charge at Caracas is awaited. Jarrett is said to be from Chicago. Treasury receipts and expenditures are listed with bank notes redeemed at $917,339 and internal revenue receipts at $628,150. The President nominated John E Watson of Booneville Missouri to be register of the land office there.
Frank J. Hecker has resigned as a member of the Panama Canal Commission citing health effects from Isthmian climate after a summer in the zone. Roosevelt accepts the resignation with reluctance and notes no immediate successor is chosen while speculation names potential replacements. Hecker hails from Michigan.
Secretary Taft departed for New Orleans en route to Panama to deliver a message of amity to President Amador. He sails Monday from Pensacola on the cruiser Columbia, accompanied by Mrs Taft and a delegation including Panama Minister Obusidia, Rear Admiral Walker, Judge Magoon, canal company attorney Cromwell, and other officials. He will be hosted by New Orleans residents and deliver an address during the visit.
The President issued resolutions for appointing unskilled laborers in the civil service and for selecting eligibles. A board with representatives from each executive department will operate under the Civil Service Commission to examine applicants and prepare eligible lists. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, physically and mentally qualified, of good character, and have relevant experience. Ratings depend on ability to perform manual labor, assessed by physicians. Local physicians may examine applicants away from Washington, but those chosen must see a Government physician in Washington before appointment. The board must organize within thirty days.
United States District Attorney William J. Youngs of the Southern District of New York with Henry W. Slocum Charles L. Phipps and Charles F. Lewis invited President Roosevelt to attend the unveiling ceremonies for the statue of General Henry W. Slocum in Brooklyn on May 3. The President could not say at this time whether he would attend.
Secretary Wilson designates Prof J Elwood Mead to testify for the government in the Kansas Colorado interstate water dispute. The matter concerns irrigation rights on non navigable waters and rests before a master commissioner in Denver as part of an original Supreme Court suit.
The Department of Commerce and Labor, on Inspector Dunn's report from St. Louis, ordered the deportation of fourteen Geisha girls and six Chinese workers from a Louisiana Purchase Exposition concession. The move ends weeks of legal contest as officials found grounds to expel the women, who are to be deported immediately.
In the New Willard lobby, Mr. David Gideon, noted turf predictor and hotel guest, discusses his racing career and public service links with Theodore Roosevelt. Kansas attorney Gardiner Lathrop and author Alfred Henry Lewis praise leaders in law and politics, while Denver politics and civic life are debated by several figures.
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