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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1906
Page
20
Washington readers moving away are urged to keep The Post. The paper will follow them to any part of the country and carry updates on affairs at the Capital. Notify carrier Or 3 and order direct to The Post, Telephone Main 4205.
A critical tone reviews Gov Cummins as a symbol of the tariff revision movement, praising his personal triumph but describing his failure to deliver broad Republican reform. It suggests Theodore Roosevelt may become the stabilizing figure for the party while Cummins’ glittering Iowa idea proves elusive.
A New York Sun report notes a campaign song targeting Charles W Fairbanks as vice president. An Indianapolis visit with Nebe ker leads to a churning anecdote about buttermilk and the creamery, reflecting playful political culture.
An 1819 Indiana political vignette blends hospitality with poetry as Maud Muller and a vice president’s hostess toast with buttermilk. The bucolic scene shifts toward campaign allusion, imagining Nebeker home churned milk shaping the era's political lore alongside Old Tippecanoe.
The piece questions Mr Bryan's persistence in raising issues about Democratic leaders and quotes his past actions. It compares his meddling to Napoleon Bonaparte and Ulysses, arguing insiders should handle their own business and noting Sullivan's ability to manage himself.
A jobless man writes The Post lamenting fourteen years of education spent rather than labor, urging officials to address unemployment. He cites desire to work, offers services, and questions how to find employment, while echoing calls to seek new fields and listing regional labor shortages and wage prospects as context.
A lengthy discourse contrasts labor demand and job seekers in the East, urging thrift as a path to contentment. It cites Mr Sage and Mr Micawber on saving, warns against spending beyond means, and condemns unthrift as a root of misery in Washington and beyond. It also surveys international politics and domestic finance with salacious, satirical notes on Venezuela, Prohibition, and Roosevelt era debates.
A fragment of political commentary cites various outlets from Newark and Harrisburg, weighing reform, temperance, and influence. The piece mocks opponents and notes shifting stances, with references to Paladin Emery, Swallow, and political factions, concluding with scattered observations across newspapers.
A fragmentary piece comments on Cabago restaurants under investigation and deplorable conditions. It mentions a pretty girl cashier and Mrs Corey's freed status after legal fees, plus satirical lines about weddings, engagements, and social pretensions.
The Cowes regatta opens as King Howard resides on the Victoria and Albert to oversee state business aboard. Royal yacht squadron dictates social access at Cowes Castle while exclusivity trumps public attendance during the week. The scene shifts to Marienbad and continental resorts as the regatta concludes.
William Ordney Partridge of New York selected as sculptor for the Pocahontas statue by the Pocahontas Memorial Association at its Ebbitt Club meeting. Bronze statue to cost 10 000, depicting the young Indian girl as described by Captain John Smith. Partridge, renowned for works including the Hamilton statue in Brooklyn and the Grant statue, is related to painter George Catlin. Association notes 700 members, with officers descended from Pocahontas, admission fee one dollar for new members.
Chicago authorities announce John D Rockefeller will not be subpoenaed to testify before the Chicago grand jury probing Standard Oil and railroad relations. Officials say if Rockefeller testifies immunity from future prosecution would be required, a step they aim to avoid. Evidence gathered by James R Garfield’s commission was sent to District Attorney Morrison.
Secretary James Wilson of the Department of Agriculture toured abattoirs packing houses and sausage factories with Dr C A Schanfler chief Federal meat and cattle inspector. The surprise visit assessed facilities for federal inspection under the new law and the secretary’s observations indicate improved conditions and a rise in federal inspectors here from ten to twenty.
Special to The Washington Fest Oyster Bay Aug 2. Executive office dismissed a morning story charging Gen Leonard Wood with drawing two salaries in the Philippines. The tale claimed Wood as army officer and civil governor earning 40M a year, which the secretary said is wholly untrue and Wood had nothing to do with civil administration of the islands.
An investigation of alleged irregularities in the Philippine Islands is ordered by Megen Wood with Col Wood as inspector general in charge. At Gen Wood request, the War Department has assigned a Spectral detail of officers versed in business methods in the Philippines to assist. no result has been reported yet.
Hero of 1818 Col George Croghan reinterred at Locust Grave with 15 000 attendees as Aug 2 marks Croghan's Fort Stephenson victory anniversary. Speeches by Goy Harris and Vice President Fairbanks followed an address by Samuel D Dodge of Cleveland.
The Associated Press disclaims any motive behind a July report on street railway tensions in Cleveland. It states Mayor Tom L Johnson has no financial stake in the Forest City Company and notes his public stance favors municipal ownership chiefly to secure lower fares.
Philadelphia reports Brig Gen William J Bolton dead at seventy four from heart failure. He served in the Fifty first Pennsylvania Volunteers and fought at Antietam and Petersburg. He earned a brevetted brigadier general and was on the Vicksburg and Antietam battlefield commissions. Also Brooklyn yacht club commodore James Weir Jr dies on his Senta at sea from heart disease. Paris physician Emilio Alvarez, discoverer of rhinoscleroma, dies aged unknown. Lebanon railroad commissioner James N McKenzie dies at home at an unspecified age.
Special to The Washington Post Albany Aug 2 Judge Alton B Parker and his family traveled by auto through Alban to Wolferts Roost on the road to Albany where they paused for a short visit with David B Ell. Observers expect lively discussions on the gubernatorial situation reflecting Parker's recent Utica interview.
Rome on August 15 intimates that the Pope directs French clergy to resist the new regime’s secularist law. The Vatican backs a counter project to keep church control with bishops while signaling possible adjournments and unity with Catholic authorities in France.
Kiel Aug 2 A submarine boat built by engineer Mont Justin at Krapps German works was launched and will undergo trials in September. The 180 ton craft has a 300 mile radius, 12 knot surface speed, 9 knots submerged, electric propulsion, and a crew of twelve to fourteen men.
The Kaiser presents his own meteorological observations from a northern voyage to the Royal Meteorological Institute in Berlin. A meeting with King Edward is scheduled for August, with plans fixed for that date.
Gen Brugere III once commandant of the French army has shown some improvement though his condition remains critical. A cable to Emmanuel Brugere, the general’s son in the United States, requests his return to Paris.
Madrid reports Finance Minister Navarro Reverter announced soon a direct Vigo to New York Trade Free service. London notes Foreign Secretary Grey says no more foreign trade restrictions in Manchuria and two British consuls will be appointed. San Sebastian confirms execution of US Spain commerce treaty. Cambridge hosts Whitelaw Reid summer lectures on US rise and development. Paris mentions Mrs Meyer and daughter arriving from St Petersburg. Queenstown reports John W Riddle sails to Newark aboard Oceanic. Newark notes Colonel Charles P Bryan arrives aboard Majestica.
Mr Scofield of Bridgeport Alabama touts Muscle Shoals power and northern Alabama industry as a future boom. He predicts a political realignment if black voters and party dynamics shift, citing protectionism and manufacturing growth in the South.
The Istumian commission yesterday announced the appointment of Stevers of Joseph Ripley as assistant engineer Bir Ripley to supervise plans for locks and regulating works. Ripley formerly served as general superintendent of the Sault Ste Marie division. The commission also announced the death of Elmer Church Smith, assistant engineer of the Colon division.
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