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Let The Post Follow You Across the Country
Washington readers are urged to have The Post follow them as they move. The piece critiques Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s leadership in Massachusetts, notes a wakeful Democratic rally for governor Bartlett, and discusses reciprocity with Canada, Col Bryan’s letters to Roosevelt, and Roosevelt’s tolerant stance toward patronage amid partisan debate.
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President Roosevelt and Congress on tariff and railway bills
The New York Evening Post says Roosevelt will not press tariff revision this session, preferring to push an amended Esch Townsend railway bill. The Washington Post backs tariff revision but agrees he should not override standpatters, noting Congress will act in its own time.
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Abhorrent Justice in Execution Appeals Stirs Debate
The Post questions the cash driven right of appeal in death penalty cases across states. Hoch’s Illinois reprieve amid a $500 payment exposes a system where money, not law, dictates life or death, prompting calls for reform and condemnation of criminal jurisprudence.
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Trade With the Orient and Northwest Exports Rise
The Denver Republican notes Hans James J. Hil of the Great Northern Railway prioritizes Pacific trade with the Orient. He highlights U S flour exports to China and urges Minnesota farmers to seek eastern markets as Pacific communications grow. The piece stresses friendly U S policy toward Japan and China to boost commerce west of the Mississippi.
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Ears and Monastic Curses Tide Through Dynasties
A disparate tale of severed ears and ransom hoaxes linked to a Turkish tobacco official, with Lord Granville Gordon’s Albanian mischief, the Dalham Hall lineage from the Afflecks to Cecil Rhodes, and the curse of Dalham and related manors. The piece moves through New Battle Abbey, Saxon police rulings, and ex crown princess immunity, concluding with a wry note on ice and summer expectations.
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Office Hours in Washington and other column items
Sioux City Journal notes Congressman Tawney proposes extending clerks' workday to add one hour without increasing headcount. The idea draws mixed reactions as Washington jokes about it in a humorous column. Also referenced are economy jokes from various papers about actors, real estate, and politics in a light, satirical vein.
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Tawney
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Safety of seaboard forts rivals battleships in 1905 outlook
Secretary Taft declares no foreign power could easily attack U S seaboard cities. Forts with first class guns and trained crews can stall fleets, while land assaults can overwhelm coastal defenses. Port Arthur and Santiago illustrate forts outperforming ships in front attacks though combined land siege remains decisive. A strong coast defense system with good transport and a modest navy would deter across oceans.
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Russia
Hazer ridiculed as cowardly by Bowdoin president
President De Witt Hyde of Bowdoin denounces hazing in a Minneapolis Journal address to students. He calls the hazer the greatest coward and a consummate scoundrel, saying hazing lacks fair play and urging undergraduates to remain gentlemen and keep the college clean. He stresses hazing reveals cowardice and brutality.
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We Guess So. A Patchwork of Oddities and Opinions
A Providence Journa piece notes Emperor Francis Joseph’s death would shock world affairs. An English astronomer warns sun cooling but promises 24 million years of flexibility. The column also riffs on college costs for daughters, a Missouri man, a stationary engine pun, and witty New York Press quips on flirting, pride, and gendered behavior.
Illinois senator Cultom likely to be re elected without opposition
In a New Willard lobby scene Senator A J Hopkins predicted that Illinois will select Senator Cultom as his own successor with no opposition. Hopkins cited Cultom’s faithful, able service and growing strength as evidence that continuity in Washington benefits the state.
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Chinking of Poor Puss and the Skyedye Janitor
Short snippets recount a sleep talk about a sick cat and sympathy for animals. A Skyedye apartments manager questions a janitor candidate, noting his independence and experience as coalman and policeman. Other brief items discuss rebates by beef officials and Rockefeller's philanthropy.
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