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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1905
Page
23
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The Washington Post notes a grand plan for entertaining Prince Louis of Battenberg next month. It critiques expected Navy and diplomatic expenditures, cites statutes and proposed funds, and jokes about naval officers bearing the cost while praising Congress for foresight.
The New York Herald notes Admiral Dewey’s call to reassess officer ages, comparing American captains’ average age to Britain, Germany, and Japan. It argues promotion delays waste training, supports an age in grade solution, and cites Commander John Hood’s proposed limits to rear admiral, captain, and commander promotions for efficiency.
The Liverpool trial and swift sentencing of mutineering Oceanic firemen reflect strict maritime discipline. The Boston Herald notes captains hold plenary sea power, justifying harsh, swift punishment to deter mutiny at sea. The piece contrasts maritime mutiny with land strikes and cites U S courts as rarely lenient toward mutineers.
The Milwaukee Sentinel argues that American manufacturers built a large export trade due to natural and acquired advantages, including iron ore, coal, a superior patent system, and tariff protection. It claims high wages and invention boosted productivity, with transportation growth and education accompanying industrial progress, asserting tariff protection as a vindicated policy.
The article argues Prince Louis Bonaparte should command in the Caucasus as a potential French restoration leader. It notes his Russian ties with Nicholas II, the Franco Russian alliance strain, and that his appointment could sway France’s political future, while warning of risks to the Republic if he succeeds. It also touches on allied elites and related European figures and events.
Ex Gov Samuel T Houser and Gov Joseph K Toole, both Democrats, recall years in public service at the Willard Lobby. Houser jokes about territorial governorship under Cleveland, while Toole recounts rat encounters and wartime Willard days. Also Sen McLaurin discussed South Carolina anti dispensary fight and possible gubernatorial bid. Elmer Dover noted as Hanna era secretary eyeing finance and politics.
The Providence Bulletin notes three major season successes in New York have come from managers outside the syndicate. It suggests brains and artistic feeling still matter in drama alongside business methods.
New York reports a shift in funds from New York to harvest regions as record crops boost farmer profits and fuel a wave of rail and terminal expansion financed by surplus agricultural earnings. Analysts foresee West and Mississippi Valley lenders funding vast infrastructure, with overall U S wealth rising by well over a billion dollars this year amid ongoing capital needs.
Senator Tillman weighs the Senate as conservative and deliberate noting the sober second thought in law making. He praises the Senate and warns against demonizing its members while urging careful consideration of the Esch Townsend bill and presidential actions.
The piece notes the Fed eral government as the general agency post Spanish War, credits national unity growth, and calls for quick action. A second excerpt jokes on bachelor life and social judgment, contrasting wartime efficiency with everyday folly, ending with reflections on women and funeral perception.
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