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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1905
Page
35
Editorial urges revival of national interest in the national capital Washington. It argues the treaty talks should center on Washington as the naval capital and capital city, praising the president and urging recognition of Washington’s future prominence and beauty.
Letter from James Alglustis Beuthune questions board actions on Prof M. Swartzell at the Eastern High School principalship removal controversy. He urges full, fair inquiry before the meeting and accuses some board members of premature condemnation.
A Utica Daily Press note critiques belief in hants and hoodoos while quoting a Southern author calling out ignorance among colored people and calling for education. It also mentions a trend of hats doffed to President Roosevelt and a brief cultural remark on American women removing bonnets in his honor. The piece references ads in major cities as examples of credulity exploited by practitioners.
Joseph A Fisher defends the Saturday night escorts near Market space and Seventh Street where hundreds of young women work late. He mocks James W Head for calling the scene revolting and nauseating, suggests Head lacks spleen and warns against poetry in the Bungtown Bugle.
A longtime New York writer claims hot bread is scarce in the North while hot bread is common in the South. Dr W LEE WHITH defends hot bread, calling hot bread essential and arguing that baker bread causes more trouble than other foods.
The piece lauds President Roosevelt for aiding peace between Russia and Japan, warning against excessive partisan praise. It notes the war’s brutality, public desire for an end, and the value of prudent judgment, while urging restraint from political allies. Also advertises Dr Agnew’s Heart Cure with local sellers.
The piece argues Roosevelt could mediate the end of conflict, framing him as a peace-loving figure compelled by fate and providence. It praises his restraint, courage, and duty, noting the world watched as he welcomed envoys and offered hospitalities to secure peace.
In a exchange sparked by Secretary Shaw’s Virginia Republican convention speech the Post reprints Baroyard’s critique of free raw materials versus tariffs. He argues tariff protection on finished diamonds sustains 2,000 cutters but questions free raw materials’ broader policy effects. The letter also cites Woolen mill employment and Edmunda’s rebuttal, ending with a reader note on England’s role in the Spain conflict.
The Post editor argues tipping is the parent of graft and a widespread evil. The letter notes tipping degrades workers like waitstaff and rivals politicians in corrosive influence, urging campaigns to curb tipping by targeting employers rather than sycophants. New York, August 20.
T B Childs notes Easter Post Communications claim Muskoka Lakes are entirely free from hay fever is inaccurate. Personal observations show relief varies, with no location wholly free from the allergy. Muskoka Lakes remain attractive, but readers should avoid overhyped expectations.
Editorial excerpts a Boswell dialogue on conjugal infidelity and gender blame. It contrasts male and female infidelity, citing Johnson and Boswell on the harsher moral judgment of women, and references poetry and sacred history to question the double standard.
The text notes a debate on gender guilt with adverse prints possible. It mentions Hawthorne and a dramatic art aim to arraign men while women align with a single view. The passage reflects social condition and restricted print in the era and references GEO CHENNING.
Captain Wade Bell, 60, of the steam barge Taylor, fell overboard in Hoopers Straits at night. With no landward direction, he stripped to his coat, followed the Deals Island lighthouse light, and endured a grueling four hour swim in rough seas to reach Deals Island beach, nearly lifeless but alive.
San Antonio friends discuss the death of Prof John H. Baldwin who perished in a Greenville Ohio balloon ascent. They note a strong bond with his brother Clarence Ivy, found dead in poverty in a hut, and suggest the two fatalities within days may be connected as more than mere coincidence.
In Pelham Georgia near six miles from town Fletcher Maplesa and Bud Akridge brothers-in-law engaged in a pistol duel last night. Akridge died instantly at the scene and Maplesa died in the morning near daylight.
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