Evening star., 1944-07-30
Fifty Years Ago

Six lines OF small type at the end OF
the last column OF the third page OF
The Star for July Is,
RoyoI 1894. chronicled the fact
Christenino that: The infant son
Of the Duke of York
was christened at White Lodge, Rich
mond, England, Monday, with water
from the River Jordan and in the pres
ence of the Queen, Prince and Princess
of Wales and other members of the
royal family" The baby referred to
was destined to be King and Emperor
under the title of Edward VIII for ap-
proximately II months ~ years after
his baptism. He is in this country now
on one of his periodic visits from Nassau.
Good relations with Muscovy were as
much desired by the United States half
century ago as ever they
Envoy to have been in more recent
Russia times. The Star for July 10.
1894, gave front-page promi-
nence to an announcement Of the ap-
pointment of Representative Clifton
Rodes Breckenridge Of Arkansas to be
American Minister to Russia in success
sion to Andrew D. White. Allegedly, the
new envoy was "a man of fine scholar
ship, polish and literary attainments"
with "a natural gift Of diplomacy which
makes him friends and gives him in
fluence with all classes OF men," A son
of Vice President and Gen. John G.
Breckinridge, he served at st. Peters,
burg until 1897, and, returning home, re-
manned an active and useful citizen
until his death on December 3. 1882,
aged &c.
Labor troubles continued to plague the
Middle West. A dispatch from Ham,
mond, Ind, to The
Labor Strife Star for July 20, 1894,
ond RoiIroods reported: "A mob of
500 men attacked
freight train on the Lake Shore
road at Whiting last night and sue
ceeded in stopping it. Coupling pins
were drawn and airbrake hose cut.
and the torch was applied to many OF
the cars. The alarm was given, and
two companies of militia were hurried
to the scene" When the crowd showed
a disposition to fight" two volleys were
thought that any one was seriously
hurt
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An unknown pioneer in philatelic
journalism was the individual who wrote
for The Star of July
Stomp MAKING II, 1894, long, in
Begins formative but un-
signed article be-
ginning: IT am the first newspaper
man to whom has been granted the
privilege of witnessing the processes
by which Uncle Sam is beginning to
print his own postage stamps at
the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. The wheels have been started and
before many days the machines will be
turning out the parsllelograms of red.
blue and green paper at rate to sup
ply the Post ONCE Department with the
required forty million sheets per an
num-" An official estimate suggested
that 800 stamps could be manufactured
every minute of the bureaus standard
working day.
Bitter and cantankerous debate ragged
in both houses of Congress over a letter
on the tariff written by
Toriff Holly President Cleveland. The
Debated Star for July %, 1894.
gave front-page space to
a lengthy discussion of a speech by Sem
ator Arthur Pue German OF Maryland.
So angry was he that, referring TO the
Chief Executives communication, he
shouted: The limit of endurance has
been reached" Actually the Presidents
letter, dated July 2, was very mild and
polite. But Congress in those horse
and buggy days was jealous of its pre-
negatives and reputation. 1t passion
ately resented executive interference,
however well-intended.
, Half century ago, The Star for
July q, 1894, printed an editorial re-
flecting the then
Joponese popular misconcep-
Misunderstood ton Of Japan as
"our friendly and
appreciative neighbor" With specific
regard to "the Korean muddle," it was
urged that "if the protection of Ameri-
can interests should demand our
active Intervention" action be taken
"for, rather than against" the Japa-
nese. The same editorial hinted that
American policy in the Orient should
be In more or less consistent opposition
to "our commercial rival, Great Britain"