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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
11
A 1912 political discussion questions the timing of nominating Taft versus Roosevelt and the GOP split. The piece notes Democratic leaders and voters weigh renomination, party unity, and the implications for the next campaign amid intraParty tensions and public debate.
A lengthy discussion notes the progress of American sculpture, naming prominent artists and works in Washington. It advocates an exhibi tion to showcase native sculpture at the National Museum and highlights ongoing plans for Panama Canal defenses.
A lengthy European gossip column reports Lord Victor Paget, famed bachelor heir, to marry an American stage actress Olive May from Chicago who trained in vaudeville and joined the Gaiety company in London. It notes Paget’s need to resign his commission if wed, and sketches her background and public interest in the match.
The administration nominated eighteen consuls and three U S attorneys sent to the Senate. Nominations include Julian H Arnold at Chefoo China John K Baxter at St Pierre Harold Clum at Ceiba Henry C A Darhin at Stettin Leslie A Davis at Batum Rag Ma John Fowler at Foochow Stuart J Fuller Percival Gassett Wilbur T Gracey Claude G Galant Wesley Frost Douglas Jenkins Arthur A Mc Lean Alfred F Northry Samuel J Shank Gitea R Taggart William G Teichmann Charles H E Tenney with postings across China Japan Sweden Mexico Canada and Turkey among others.
Pittsburgh marks the 2th anniversary of its university with honorary degrees awarded to Count von Bernatorff German Ambassador and Dr Romula Noon Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from Argentina. Also honored are Yale’s Charles Felton Reoit Princeton’s John Greer Hibben Washington College’s James William Cain and others from Carnegie Institute Smithsonian Lehigh and Hampden-Sydney among trustees and faculty.
Former Ohio governor Myron T. Herrick, appointed ambassador to France, stayed with President Taft and Mrs. Taft. He arrived with an American Bankers Association delegation to discuss pending Congressional legislation while also learning about diplomacy. Ohio politics and the new envoy’s role were topics of the visit.
The United States Atlantic torpedo fleet achieved over 200 torpedoes fired without loss and set records in torpedo craft and smoke prevention after repairs from the storm. The Faulding logged an average speed of 1.8 knots, while the Burrows nearly mastered smoke control, emitting visible smoke for only 16 seconds in a four hour, 28 knot test.
A court martial will try Bleut C Jones at Puget Sound Navy Yard on March 4 charged with conduct unbecoming an officer. The charge was preferred by Lieut Charley McReynolds of the Marine Corps, who recently obtained a divorce from Margaret E McReynolds on cruelty grounds.
The Rev Roswell R Hoes one of four navy chaplains was placed on the retired list yesterday for age. Born in New York he entered the navy in 1852 and served nearly eight years at sea and more than seventeen ashore. His last duty was at the Norfolk navy yard. Roller skating benefit for the Navy Relief Association is planned at the Naval Academy Annapolis MD with weekly sessions in the armory through March and part of April.
Army orders detail leaves of absence for SIONWY and CL0MAR infantry for one month and three days respectively, with March to June 1813 manuevers to Reading, Pennsylvania. Other officers including Maj JOSEPH FRAZIER, COL FRANK DAESH, Capt BASSE LENOIR, Capt WILLIAM GOODALE, and Lt WILLIAM BELG are assigned to detachments and duties from California to Philadelphia and to organized militia cavalry instruction.
Navy orders list several transfers and postings including Lieutenant senior grade McCain assigned to a mine training school in Charleston South Carolina and R. Parker moving to Vermont. Burke Burt of Newport Naval Building in dry dock Newport News Virginia shifts duties. J W Rankin to Tonopah Nevada and an officer to sign orders in the process.
A garbled OCR style list presents numerous U S Representative names and state affiliations with many misspellings. The fragment reads like a roster of lawmakers including Tillman Hughes Campbell McKinley Stephens Langley Nye Hammond Sterling Negdham Crumpacker Murray Crumpacker Cobbr Calobr Moon and others, with multiple erroneous spellings of states and districts.
Senate consider action on Reed’s claims against a Missouri figure and a broader probe request, while President’s Mexican policy prompts committee remarks. The House convenes briefly then adjourns despite ongoing debate on Chinese republic, tariff proposals, and revenue measures.
The House appropriations committee moved to ban private telephones for public officials at government expense while preparing the annual supply bill. A survey of departmental replies shows multiple offices with government telephones at home, including the White House eight, Treasury sixteen, Interior six, War eight, and others, with Navy Secretary Meyer and Assistant Justice Lurton noted as having multiple lines.
A reader from Washington reports sighting a cardinal rare in the Ohio Valley near the Capitol grounds in February, noting a possible pair seen last spring on Capitol grounds. The letter cites a Chicago News column of pointed paragraphs and wry remarks on society and politics.
A fragmented column claims men fear love and money, with garbled bits about late suppers, doctors, and city life. References to naval vessels, locations like Cristobal and Sante Beach, and late work routines surface in a jumbled, era voice style.
Shipping interests from US cities and Canada battle proposed canal flow rise from 4 000 to 10 800 cubic feet per second. Chicago officials argue health and safety require the increase while shipping groups warn of lake depth losses. Delegations led by Konop and Alden Smith press White House and Stimson as hearings extend with Canadian input delayed to March.
Dr Alice Hamilton of New York denounces the use of poisons in U S factories during an address to society women at 1801 Massachusetts Ave hosted by the National Civic Federation Women’s Department. The meeting, presided by Mrs Archibald Hop King, notes health harms to women and children and calls for remedies as the federation readies its Washington convention with Cardinal Gibbon and President Taft expected to preside.
A weather bulletin notes scattered light rain in the Northwest and Southwest, colder temperatures sweeping the northern Rocky Mountain region, and a gradual rise again in the Northwest by Friday. Winds vary along the coasts and lakes, with brisk northwesters for those sailing to Europe. temperatures expected to fall then rise in the Northwest and upper Mississippi Valley.
In West Virginia Col Roosevelt is seen with a diminishing lead while President Taft is favored in several districts. Wisconsin La Follette supporters react to Roosevelt's candidacy as Clark and Dems rally around their leaders. Louisiana's Bansifell touts river and harbor gains, focusing on waterways projects and new channels nationwide. The Raleigh scene captures shifting GOP and Democratic loyalties before the national convention.
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