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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1904
Page
4
John Cc. Higdon, a mechanical engineer with nine years in car design, supports editor Post's call for laws restricting driving to people of good moral character to curb drunken or reckless operators on public roads. He argues that despite cars' universal use, safety requires such legislation to prevent destruction and danger from impaired drivers.
M Curtis of Ogdensburg N Y argues that imprisonment serves as a stronger deterrent than death, citing inquiries by McWhan and Griggs and the Supreme Court’s handling of verdicts. He notes President Cleveland's 1888 signing and contends life imprisonment protects society better than capital punishment. Nov 24.
Editor urges reform of police courts and oppose magistrate courts run by police. Calls for four police judges with morning and evening sessions to ensure fair hearings, avoid rushed prosecutions, and protect the poor and accused from hasty convictions. Ends by naming Juste Johnson.
James C. Fernale reports on the army canteen abolition and the ensuing effects. The Judge Advocate General notes fewer court-martial trials, a 20 percent drop from the previous year, and an improved discipline record following the policy change.
The Washington Post commentary credits Frederick the Great as founder of the Scottish Rite Masonry and suggests the Prussian Rite would have been a more apt name. It notes Pike as elaborator who completed the rite and muses on statue placement in Washington. ISAAC P. NOYES.
S Reese Murray recalls the orphan boys of St. Josephs Asylum at Mt Vernon wharf singing national airs with bare heads and reverence near Washingtons tomb. The reader applauds their solemn performance as a powerful object lesson in patriotism for Sunday schools and boys groups.
A Georgia voice favors southern representation in a Roosevelt cabinet with Harry Stilwell Edwards of Macon urged as a top candidate. Edwards is praised for intellect leadership and literary merit and was chosen to second the nomination at the Chicago convention by the Republican committee.
The article critiques unknown lynching counts and dubious verdicts while condemning social conditions that foster crime. It argues courts are fallible and assigns guilt to leaders who fail to provide moral and civic training, urging national action per James H. Rea.
Letter writer argues that trusts elected Roosevelt in the landslide, citing stock and bond totals and the influence of 400 trusts. He claims Parker would curb capital, while Roosevelt did little to restrain large combines. The piece urges readers to recognize the rise of powerful interests shaping elections.
A reflective political editorial argues the Democratic party remains viable after a recent defeat. It warns Republicans not to overstep in policy or opinion and urges restraint, responsibility, and unity to serve the public good while opposing self interest and reckless power. It also notes the need to uphold tariff laws and trust oversight without capitulating to cynicism.
E. Daniels argues for an immediate extra session of Congress to address long neglected public business. He warns the current delay risks executive paralysis, urges the President to call lawmakers back, and advocates continuous two year sessions to clear arrears, reform abuses, and accelerate needed laws. Gunston Virginia.
A letter to the editor debates borax as a preservative and Dr. Wiley’s Poison Squad. It argues borax and boric acid are mild preservatives, cites Virchow and German reviews, warns against banning foods, and questions presidential phrases. Names include H. H. Langdon New York City and Charles Knox Osgood.
Beaufort North Carolina November 22 1906 David Whitall Garrigues argues that strong enforcement of law is needed near army posts to curb gamblers and drunkard-makers who prey on soldiers he rejects labeling reformers as informers and urges authorities to protect soldiers from exploitation by criminal interests and unregulated venues
The editor argues Arizona should decide on woman suffrage if statehood includes New Mexico. He notes local support but cites Eastern prejudice and warns the combined state may face Mexican voting blocs. Miss Honora de Busk voices reasons urging suffrage to expand intelligent American voters and reduce machine control.
A reader praises an Hartford Times excerpt of Frank Morton McMurry on teaching. The writer argues grammar belongs in college, but spelling and defining should be taught early, along with reading writing arithmetic geography and history, plus hygiene and moral study, urging school reform and the belief in God without sectarianism.
Editorial argues that the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments work together to protect voting rights. It contends that states cannot deny suffrage on race while Congress may reduce representation for other disenfranchising qualifying tests. The piece analyzes the non repeal of section two and the limits set by the fifteenth amendment.
Joan Knox Arnold argues that when states restrict suffrage by sex age citizenship rebellion or crime there is no penalty from Congress or the Supreme Court. If limits rely on educational or property qualifications or unlisted reasons representation may be reduced under the fourteenth amendment. She warns against confusing individual qualities with groups and notes that even within the negro race an individual may be disenfranchised for other constitutional reasons.
Two small fires reported yesterday in Alexandria. First, around 2 pm, a frame house on Gibbon Street between Pitt and St. Asaph. extinguished by chemical apparatus. Second, near 6 pm, a neighboring house also on the roof. quenched with hand extinguishers. Homes occupied by colored residents. A lineman fell 35 feet near Aqugue Creek, breaking a leg. Police report thefts in area, including a black coat and vest. A memorial service for deceased Brethren held at Bureka Lodge No. 5 AF A M.
Fanny Green, a ninety year old colored woman, died yesterday afternoon at the Homeopathic Hospital from burns suffered a week earlier at her home at 1928 Pierce Street. Her clothing ignited and the injuries proved fatal before extinguished. Coroner Nevitt issued an accidental death certificate and the body was returned to relatives. Police had no information on the accident when the death was reported.
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