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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1905
Page
32
Publication details for The Washington Post including delivery options by carrier or mail in 1905. Rates listed: daily excluding Sunday seven cents per week, six or seven cents per week, monthly costs, Sunday included options, and annual or monthly terms. Payment methods and office addresses given for Washington New York and Chicago offices. Management contacts.
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A Forum writer warns the nation is closer to a constitutional convention than many realize, with twenty two states calling for one or endorsing amendment, and several others leaning. The piece argues caution, noting risks of broad, unspecific changes beyond the single issue of Senatorial selection.
A long discussion on Edward VII portrays him as a stabilizing social arbiter in Europe, balancing royal influence with practical diplomacy. It traces earlier monarchs, praises his restraint and prudence, and marks his role in the Anglo French understanding and the Japan alliance, while noting he avoids conquest and seeks peace.
A set of satirical bits from Chicago News critiques on quoting, gossip, and prejudices. It parodies rhetoric on misquotation, betting, and morality. It lampoons responses to compliments, sobriety, and parental behavior with sharp wit.
The article recounts princely and imperial intrigues across Europe, detailing Prince Nicholas of Nassau and Luxemburg's death, the Morganatic marriage of Mme Doubelt, and its royal fallout. It traces Poushkine's slayer, Russian royal loyalties, and the tangled links among Lebaudy, the Says, and Belgian royal tensions, ending with Belgian divorce drama involving Princess Louise and Prince Philip of Coburg.
In a column by Savoyard the 1860 Chicago convention backdrop frames Ben Tillman as a controversial figure in South Carolina. The piece argues liquor politics shaped elections, condemns prohibition as paternalistic, and lauds Tillman’s independence and Senate role while contrasting the Old South with the current commercial era. It cites Tillman’s reach, the whisky trade, and calls for safeguarding liberties amid congressional overreach.
The Providence Journal discusses Senate hearings on railroad rate making and notes the absence of traffic managers in the testimony. It cites A B Stickney and the meat freight example to show rates are set with packers influence, suggesting public curiosity and the need for further inquiry into who controls railroad charges and when government supervision may be warranted. The piece highlights shippers and securities holders, urging continued agitation for transparency.
A sprawling Hagerstown style hometown column surveys country scenes and small-town happenings. It notes Rev Offutt’s revival nine nights in Kentucky and Elk Creek praise, a comical tall preacher joke, seven additions and baptisms, a spoof bull fight near the Conococheague Club, minor mishaps with a slop bucket, and sketches of visitors from Emporia to Gainesville plus assorted jokes and light notices from several towns.
In Washington, lawmakers and officials meet in hotel lobbies to discuss politics. Charles K. Wheeler of Paducah urges higher congressional pay, arguing salaries force only the very rich or very poor into service. Other visitors include F C Greene and H F Crouse of Toledo seeking speeches and civic reform.
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