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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1905
Page
6
Publication details a subscription price list for The Daily with Sunday delivery excluded to Washington and Alexandria. Rates include 15 cents per week, 60 cents per month for daily delivery to subscribers. the Daily including Sunday costs 25 cents per week or 70 cents per month.
Daily Sunday excepted one year and other terms. Remittances by drafts checks or express orders to The Washington Post company Washington PA, New York Office 211 Vanderbilt Building. Paul Block manager.
The New York Evening Post argues that a president elected by any margin remains president of all the people and should govern beyond party lines. It urges the administration to pursue cherished measures like tariff revisions through Democratic votes and emphasizes duty to the public over partisan advantage.
A rambly speculative column mocks gossip about civil service reforms and panama canal openings. It imagines a cascade of bureaucratic abolition and scientific intrigues, then questions authority while praising practical, frugal governance.
The passage depicts workers seeking fair pay and humane hours while a starving hobo imagines a feast at night. Vivid phrases evoke discontent with wealth disparity and a dreamlike critique of urban poverty.
A dated critique rails at reports of an attack on Hon. R. W. Bliss, second secretary of the U S Embassy in St. Petersburg. It urges restraint, urges diplomats to stay indoors after dark, and cautions Americans against sensational European coverage amid tensions in Russia.
The piece denounces Senator Burton as unfit for the U S Senate, a bungler who accepted $500 a month from Rialto Grain and Securities. It compares him unfavorably to Daniel Webster’s era, condemning bribery and the moral decline of public duties contrasted with private payoffs.
Commissioner John Biddle of the District of Columbia is retained for another term, cited as best qualified to direct essential public works and ongoing improvements. The President’s decision breaks the end of four year transfers, promising uninterrupted progress under his experienced supervision.
The article laments female superiority over men backed by supposed statistics, predicts ballot and political power shifting to women, and foresees a male future reduced to ornament. It also touches on reciprocity, political rancor between Platt and Odell, and commentary by Secretary Untermeyer on corporate power and impending tests to overgrown combinations.
The piece extols the Pig Iron trade as a model of profitability and growth, citing official reports from many businesses including railroading and savings banks. It likens expectations for Mr. Untermeyer to the biblical Jonah, suggesting forecasts may prove unfounded without wishing harm.
A Kansas man leads the Isle of Pines revolt while President Andrews of Nebraska denies the common law idea. Arkansas Gov Davis punches through in a fight over cane versus chair leg. McCurdy contemplates resigning from Mutual Life for the company’s best interests. State Department opposes Isle of Pines splinters. Japan hints at accepting Fu Lett provinces in a China dispute. Twain and Graves dine with the President, and Jokem jokes about standpatters. Policy holders worry over 70,000 dollars of New York Life bonds secured by personal check from George W Perkins.
The article surveys political and financial turmoil, noting inflated locomotive investment by major railroads and resistance to government ownership. It references remarks by President Moorfield Storey of the Anti-Imperialist League and comments on Santo Domingo, civil service removals, and the Panama Canal timeline, ending with a note on the Insurance Music fund distributions.
The report says Alfonso XIII weighs a summer visit to the United States with cabinet approval likely. If he comes, he would find many Spanish-named places and a strong reception, with Roosevelt promising authentic American experiences and a warm welcome.
A comic, era-tinged feature lampoons graft across banks, stores, churches, Congress, and even a California wizard and Luther Burbank. It cites tainted crafts and a Brooklyn Eagle note on rising dirt, plus a playful projection of gender stature shifts over twenty five years, ending with a whimsical view of future heights and fashion.
A local note from Moundville West Virginia praises The Post of Washington DC as superior among national dailies. It comments on reliable news coverage and readability from the capital paper while mentioning other items from the Newark News and a joke about a dentist.
The Spanish king’s quest for a bride across European courts unfolds with repeated rejections and hesitations. At London Paris Vienna Munich and Madrid prospects charm or disappoint, with Princess Ena and Louise of Orleans discussed but deemed unsuitable. Royal marriage patterns rise and fall through anecdotes of Alexander I and other dynastic matches, while public notices reveal unrelated society details and a switch from cabs to automobiles in London.
A Philadelphia Press analysis links insurance probe disclosures to a broader moral awakening in New York and Philadelphia finance. It notes petitions to resign Senators Platt and Depew may be urged in Albany, cites bank reserve strength, and frames high finance as deceptive leverage by underwriting syndicates behind United States Steel.
The piece notes rising bank deposits in the South and West from 1902 to 1906, led by Texas Missouri Virginia and Maryland with double digit gains. It highlights coal and coke shipments, railroad activity, lumber exports, and record exports reaching 1.58 billion. It argues these indicators prove strong American business and calls for a genuine Thanksgiving Day.
A garbled reflection on marriage and wealth contrasts a wife’s influence with a husband’s spendthrift habits. It notes friends turning into enemies, and a breakfast scene where a sleepy husband is placated by a joke about staying awake. The piece preserves a satirical, period tone.
In Raleigh a crowd discusses Idaho’s December 9 launch at Cramp's shipyards Philadelphia. Idaho Senatorial factions du Bois and Heyburn clash over sponsor duties while Governor Gooding’s role is debated amid social function plans. Ambassador Thompson arrives from Brazil on leave as Marcus Smith returns to Arizona politics.
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