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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1904
Page
10
Editor Post cites J Cunningham and opposes free handed sale of whisky beer and cigarettes to minors. Notes May Silberter law enforcement requires parental cooperation and warns powerful interests back the trade. Calls for Anti-Saloon League cooperation in BLACKFORD.
An editorial argues Wall Street pushes for a safe president like Judge Parker while opposing a leader who might act independently. It questions whether the nation should choose a president chosen to please financial interests or one who will act on judgment for the country, not Wall Street.
The report discusses errors in a record about the District Supreme Court revoking guardianship and authorizing adoption of Pornthy McLean Smith by Vuss Netlin Jennings. It notes misstatements regarding Miss Nettie Jennings and the education and care of Dorothy McLean Smith, detailing court motions over jurisdiction and guardianship arrangements, and the aim to protect the girl’s best interests within Wisconsin law.
The piece accuses a prominent congressman and literary figure of untruths about federal workers and calls for retraction. It argues that most Washington staffers are honest, not corrupt, and condemns the sensational claim that 33500 officials are linked to graft. The writer urges accountability and defends the integrity of public servants.
Editor George C Tanner argues that England pursues its own interests in Asia while betraying allies and seizing Tibet without fighting. He contends Japan was maneuvered into war against Russia to aid England, which aims to dominate the globe and threaten India, with Russia needing to counter England before any success against other powers.
The writer angrily denounces a Harpers Weekly article on Siberian winter for its dubious science and mangled prose. He condemns credulity, errors of premise, and sloppy expression, urging readers to boycott modern literature and return to lucid classic style.
L M Bershaw notes two published renditions of John Mitchell Jr.’s remarks at a national bankers’ convention. He argues one version appears in white papers while a more favorable rendition for the colored race appears in The New York Age, suggesting dual edits to fit differing public sentiments.
Captain Cussons details a Civil War incident at Thoroughfare Gap where Union forces under General Ricketts retreated after a dash by Confederate riflemen. The account, drawn from Pope and Longstreet reports, argues Ricketts abandoned his post unjustifiably, with Cussons led a hundred riflemen to occupy the gap and face potential cavalry clash, while Wilcox’s brigade moved toward Hopewell.
Private Bresnahan of Company A Twenty Seventh Indiana refutes Maj. Stine’s Antietam account. He corrects the timing of Hooker’s and Mansfield’s actions, Jackson and Longstreet’s arrivals, Burnside’s bridge assault, and the true crossing orders, citing official reports and field movements to dispute Stine’s sequence of events.
Washington lacks defense against land attack from the east. Fort Monroe has no protection and an eastern channel beyond its guns. A fortified post on the bay east of the city would shield the Potomac peninsula, protect Baltimore, and aid an outnumbered fleet, more effective than chasing troops at Manassas. James H. Rae argues for stronger bay fortifications.
A correspondent questions if Spenser and Marlowe passages in their 1590s publications reveal Baconian masks. The note cites lines from Spenser Faerie Queene and Marlowe Tamburlaine II, suggesting both writers disguised Bacon and asks if a single author could be responsible.
The Post notes that the last half holiday Saturday in DC departments was legally disputed. Critics say extending the closing hour was illegal and harmful, arguing seven hour workdays apply year round, lunch timing injured health and business, and caused widespread disruption to banks, stores, trains, and lectures.
In a letter by W. S. Boyd the writer calls attention to two recent paper items on socialism. He argues that incentives come from passion and discovery, not wealth, citing a stamp book sale and blue light effects as examples of generous sharing that spur progress.
The report lists barley, wheat, oats, and feed prices with receipts, futures, and spot values. It notes foreign selling and weather factors caused early shifts, followed by declines and a late uptick in some grains.
New York price report shows butter receipts at 5,988 with mixed creameries, cheese steady, eggs quiet, poultry alive steady. Flour receipts 19,347 barrels with dull demand. rye flour steady. cornmeal and hay dull to firm. hops firm with regional price ranges. meats firm with various cuts listed. Cottonseed oil and petroleum steady. sugar prices mixed with several No 6 to No 15 ranges. Listings include commodities, ranges, and market activity from New York on September 24.
A dated listing details prices and conditions for several commodities including mold A, rosin, turpentine, rice, molasses, coffee, cot?, and peanuts with regional notes such as New Orleans, Long Island, Jersey, and Cordova. Freight to Liverpool steady.
The Washington cattle market shows liberal calf receipts with top quotes for fine stock while off-fancy stock sells cheaper. Cattle better grades steady, common and dull at very low figures. Hogs and lambs prices listed. calves graded prime to common with per pound and per head quotes. cows priced by quality and condition.
Market notes demand and supply shifts with New York cabbages in heavy receipts and potatoes light. Apples moving freely, peaches steady, sweet potatoes and corn mixed, butter and eggs priced per regional standards, and live poultry prices listed for Virginia and nearby states.
Baltimore markets report mixed activity with steady to firm tones. Wheat and corn largely dull with varied bid levels, oats and rye steady, butter and eggs unchanged, and sugar firm. receipts for flour, corn, wheat, oats, rye, and other commodities listed alongside price ranges and daily variations.
Beever dressed beef steady at six per pound for native sides. Cattle receipts 962 head. calves 18 head. Veal slow but steady, Western calves and heifers, veal tops 8.00 to 8.75. Sheep and lambs receipts 4,536 head with lambs slow. choice lambs 6.47 to 6.50 per 100 pounds, common to prime sheep 3.00 to 4.50. Hogs receipts 7,765 head with no sales. prices indicated steady.
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