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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1904
Page
6
The Washington Post announces subscription terms with weekly and monthly rates for daily and Sunday editions. It lists delivery locations in Washington and Alexandria, payment methods, and office addresses in Washington, New York, and Chicago. The issue is dated Friday September 2 1904.
Washingtonigos urged to keep The Post informed by mail as they go away for the summer. The notice advises changing addresses to include both old and new locations, ensuring news from home and world affairs continues without interruption.
The Indiana Populists at Indianapolis elect Wadsworth of Daviess County as temporary chairman and defend William J Bryan as a Democrat of high standing. They argue Bryan was never a Populist leader and assert the party should recognize his Democratic loyalty while forecasting future rallying around him as their professed leader.
A Montana statesman, Senator W. Clark, faced a life threat by a citizen named Joe Pegg who claimed a grouse was hidden on the senator. Reports say Pegg pursued Clark through a street, demanding the bird and threatening with a gun while bystanders intervened. The tale notes Clark’s formal attire and questions how a grouse could be concealed on him.
An opinion piece questions Senator Clark's peril and Joe Pegg's sanity over imagined grouse in Clark clothing. It then argues for a diplomatic fleet show of force in Smyrna and Alexandria to protect American cotton seed interests and promote trade, invoking Admiral Jewell's victory and British restraint.
A month later the Post confirms another sea serpent sighting at Devils Lake North Dakota. Campers, ladies, and Indian witnesses report a long snakelike creature with a foam wake and black scaled body moving toward the north shore. Patrols and husband observers corroborate the event, echoing Lake George reports.
A verbose editorial discusses Lake George and Devils Lake sea serpent sightings, noting a creature with a long tongue and black scales. It cautions against sensationalism, argues for a cautious official inquiry, and weighs the creature’s possible links to other reports while lampooning public alarm and scientific credulity.
A fragment from the Baltimore American notes a tale told by Rassouil about Mr Perdicaris arguing that the bandit will not have a haircut until revenge is gained. The Houston Chronicle features a war correspondent quipping on spelling and a joked exchange about a Russian victory.
The piece laments gender bias and social expectations in a breezy Baltimore style. It contrasts men’s desire to give orders with women’s resilience, questions life’s meaning after repeated disappointments, and critiques the display of condescending kindness toward women as a shield for inferior intellect.
Foreign notes describe Emperor William declining to accept a bequest of paintings and tapestries from M. Bareither. The artworks go to the Louvre and Musee des Gobelins, spelling a chivalrous act praised in France. The piece also touches on British legal figures, society salons, and royal telegrams amid a broader European context.
A New York Evening Telegram essay argues love can conquer madness, citing a Philadelphia heiress who eloped with a twice-insane man. It extols devotion as a historic, almost mythic force, warning against cynicism while celebrating marriage as a unity of minds and souls that may withstand oblivion.
A Los Angeles Times piece blends satire and clipping about John L Sullivan. It recalls his days as champion, notes a Boston drunken incident, and mocks prize fight culture with editorial whimsy and quips from various papers.
Political gossip notes sons of Senators vying for House seats and a Senate race in Montana. Describes candidates including George P. Money and Senator Clark's son, party fusion talks with labor, Roosevelt Morgan ties, and local Colorado and Pennsylvania dynamics. Mentions Roosevelt, Morgan, Parker, and Go- Toole in a verbose national political mood piece.
The article notes Dr Richard Bartholdt of St Louis as a longtime advocate of international arbitration and organizer of the first parliamentary group of the international association in St Louis. Delegates from many countries will attend a conference this month, with entertainment costs estimated around $50,000, and Bartholdt plans to host dignitaries in New York and Washington while noting political opposition and peace aims.
A fragmentary note from small papers shows a troubled exchange about men's clubs and social amusements, with a line implying a trust manager asserting control over prices once kinetoscopes operate. The text blends gossip on personal mischief with a critique of power and law.
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