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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
10
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Elihu Root breaks with tradition to attend the Pan American Congress in Rio de Janeiro. Reports praise his planning and delivery, noting Latin American reception, the Monroe Doctrine, and the ripple effect on hemispheric relations amid Europe's wary chancelleries.
The piece questions Keep Commission salary reforms and asserts pardons may be irrevocable. It cites US and British law, notes Washington state case where a governor revoked a pardon, and recalls Knapp v. Kentucky style disputes. It critiques executive power over pardons and warns against excessive red tape.
The piece surveys Republican strategy and figures, citing Roosevelt’s drive for a Senate majority and contrasts with Bryan’s Democratic bid. It ponders Mark Hanna’s stand pat lineage and asks if Hanna would support protection in 1908, while lampooning party tactics and public opinion.
A Chicago Tribune Night School exchange features an instructor asking about the newspaper phrase government park and a student replying that it refers to the hogs fattening in the official sty. The dialogue emphasizes949 a satirical view of government waste and corruption.
A fragmented and idiosyncratic excerpt discusses ridicule and character. It notes that even capable people feel blue sometimes and contrasts honest conduct with cynical opinions. The piece jokes about certifying papers on bond paper and mocks moral vanity and happiness in women, reflecting satirical tone of an old newspaper column.
Mile. Marguerite Cassini renounced the Orthodox rite in a Paris convent chapel on July 18 and joined the Roman Catholic Church. The event strains relations with Count Cassini and Russia, with rumors of court favor denied and no link to imperial titles. The piece also notes Japan’s emperor resisting Western female education for his daughters and Belgian royal domestic affairs including Princess Louis and Baroness Vaughan.
Mr. Scott Truxtun, longtime Denver engineer and Porto Rico government agent, reports on recent island changes. Coffee remains the island’s hardship crop, but sugar and tobacco rebound while trade rises under tariff protection. He argues for coffee protection to bolster production and Porto Rico’s push for statehood.
In Chicago on August 2 a grand jury of twenty three men was drawn to hear testimony starting next Monday in the Standard Oil Company and railroad conspiracy case. Names were given to Secret Service operatives, who will check each man’s history. if any are found undesirable they may be excused by Judge Bath on Monday.
Oyster Bay Aug 1 Fred More Tis Dearing of Musaoui was named second secretary of the American Legation at Havana by the President. Dearing now serves as private secretary to Senor Quesada, Cuban Minister to the United States. Secretary Loeb denied reports Attorney General Moody would meet the President over Standard Oil prosecutions. Sagamore Hill guests are not expected for several days. Chicago Aug 1 Brundage said Roosevelt cannot attend the corner stone laying for Cook County's new building in September and there is no plan for a Western trip this fall.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Ryan said the extra twenty nine patent examiners from the last appropriation would help reduce backlog at the Patent Office. Last year there were twenty four examiner changes, four due to death, with vacancies filled by civil service. To retain expertise, higher pay is urged including two intermediate grades between 2000 and 2500 dollars.
Judge Charles E. Magoon, Panama Canal Zone governor and American minister to Panama, slated for Philippine Commission post and vice governor general with aim of eventual governor general. Transfer expected in September as Gen. James Smith assumes Islands duties. Critics question timing given Magoon’s canal achievements and strong White House support. Salary notes: Magoon now $17,000. Philippines post would be $15,000 less. governor general salary $20,000.
A U S consul general dispatch from Monterey, Mexico, reports a small, orderly railway strike with no signs of revolution. The note defends Governor Reyes and the state, stating both Americans and Mexicans are safe and well protected, and urges newspapers to correct false claims.
London reports the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting at York opened with Edwin Ray Lankester presiding. He lauded Prof Pickering of Harvard for rapid sky charting and recording current celestial changes, noting American support for science. Sir David Gill named president for 1907.
Johannesburg August 1 British cabinet proposals for a constitutional government in the Transvaal were welcomed with relief here. The public expects broad acceptance and loyal implementation by all parties. The Boers and Britons stand in a tight margin, making the first legislature’s majority uncertain.
The King and Queen of Spain arrived at Cowes Isle of Wight aboard the Spanish royal yacht Giralda, escorted by the armored cruiser Princess de Asturias. Salutes and lavish display marks the welcome as Cowes yachting week begins. Ying Alfonzo plans a 1907 racing yacht build to compete here.
Logan M Bullitt president of Red Rock Coal Company praises Interstate Commerce Commission actions against coal cartels. He credits Hepburn law for rate setting power and warns state reforms will handle intrastate traffic. Colorado promoter J B Crele extols state agriculture and climate as health resort draw.
A Manila newspaper protests the planned return to the Philippines of Captain Dr. Baker of the Twenty sixth Infantry as assistant director of the Philippine Constabulary. Baker, on leave in the United States, is criticized for alleged failures against the ladrones and the paper notes it defended its suit with Baker as plaintiff last year.
Milwaukee Wisconsin August L Gov. David son plans to appoint a commission to examine the situation at Cameron Dam where John Dietz has resisted multiple posses attempting to serve papers in a civil process. Dietz is charged with assault with intent to kill a sheriff's posse member who recently tried to serve papers. Troop deployment to dislodge Dietz has been proposed.
Chicago August 1 arguments in Oberlin M Carter former army captain charged as government seeks about 8 million dollars were postponed to August 2 special counsel Marion Erwin said he needed more time to prepare his case. Progressing Detroit Free Press note: humorous exchange about Tom and Miss Slippery Dick.
Mrs Newliwed challenges a huckster over a five cent price for bears while a Houston Post reader notes the beans are freshly picked. A cryptic dialogue about the devil provokes a macabre joke on torture, ending with a grim quip about heat.
A fragmented humor piece notes that neither male nor female convicts are allowed to see a purrot during incarceration. A narrator jokes that this heated term limits visitors, reflecting a satirical school of dialogue from a Chicago newsroom.
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