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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
9
Publication notice in the Washington Post outlines subscription terms and addresses while urging readers to keep informed. It critiques the Sixty-second Congress for penalizing the District and questions the legitimacy of such governance over the capital’s welfare.
The Democratic national convention shows a progressive platform and Gov Wilson’s record as a capable leader. The event strengthens party unity, appeals to independents, and signals broad public support for honest, principled governance ahead of the November election.
Citizens resist Congress denial of $1,300,000 in District funds for municipal upkeep and half the annual outlay. The piece condemns House stance as unsympathetic and political, noting rising District taxes and continued development plans despite stalemate with Congress.
The Baltimore platform aligns with Democratic House economy on many points but diverges on naval expansion. It upholds the Monroe doctrine and vows an adequate navy to defend policy, citizens, and national honor, hinting at restoring two battleships and fortification funding, with calls to arm future servicemen.
The piece argues national party platforms favor cooperative rural credit inspired by Raiffeisen systems in Germany and allied nations. It cites 1909 data on 12,614 rural banks with $1.66 billion in activity, stating such banks improve farms, production, transport, and potentially lower consumer prices. It also critiques Pittsburghs public works advisory spend as misapplied caution.
The piece laments the dominance of expert opinion over practical judgment in cities like Pittsburgh. It argues that commissions of experts inflate costs, produce discarded reports, and delay common sense solutions in public projects such as waterworks, while praising straightforward, experience-based approaches.
A Chicago convention analysis shows Taft forces in Ohio leading by a slender margin in the adjourned state convention. Progressives gain 100 in platform votes, indicating strength but no third party. Republicans hope reunification will echo elsewhere, while debates on methods continue.
The Earl of Dalhousie, famed as the Laird of Cockpen, visits New York after crossing the Atlantic to attend to family affairs. The Ramsay brothers guard estate duties, with one twin missing after a mysterious penny-salvaged act at Plymouth. The Dalhousie lineage includes connections to the Panmure papers and Queen Victoria letters, amid a history of home rule, military service, and notable marriages.
Enthusiasm for Staunton Virginia as a preferred birthplace for hopeful candidates is tempered by the memory of the town recently sinking into a hole in the ground, reminding voters of local hazards and stability concerns.
The naval plucking board and seven voluntary retirements trigger promotions across ranks. Nine commanders rise to captains: G W Kline Joseph Strauss R L Russell H A Bispham G R Evans E B W Scherle C M McCormick W W Gilmer R E Coontz. Fifteen lieutenant commanders advance to commanders. Eighteen lieutenants become lieutenant commanders and nineteen become senior lieutenants. War Department may nominate Col. Frank McIntyre to head the Bureau of Circular Affairs, succeeding Brig. Gen. Clarence Edwards as brigadier general of the lines.
Henry P. Davison arrived on the steamship Olympic from Europe after attending a Paris bankers conference to arrange China’s $300,000,000 loan. Charles M Schwab, Horace M Kilborn, and Davison discussed loan terms and China’s possible acceptance while Schwab noted talks with Italian officials on armor plate and naval steel contracts.
The document lists leaves of absence for several officers and details of medical corps boards to meet on July 16 at Fort Adams Alcatraz and other posts. It also records transfers and reassignments within infantry and coast artillery units, including Fort Banks Fort Leavenworth Portland and Panama Zone assignments, plus details of maneuvers and state guard camps and several officer movements to Fort Sam Houston and other posts.
Commodores J P Parker R H Hughfs J E Craven G R Salisbury R O Bitlyr W W Buchanan G W Brown A L Key C M Fans WG Miller Armistead Rust C H Hayes M L Miller H Signor Commander Walter Ball L JAMES C B Barves RW Henderson H Mel Walker Midshipmen L R Brown H A Ward Hamilton Harlow P S Theses O M Forster T C Bowell C W McNair T H Hicks G G Seibeler John Irwin Jr I D Ootle
Congress actions summarized show the Senate rejecting the House tariff reduction bill while the Thallam appropriation moves forward with 204 amendments totaling 14,008,000. The Senate adjourned until noon tomorrow. The House convened at noon with ovations for Speaker Clark and Majority Leader Underwood, then adjourned at 5 pm after calendar bills were discussed.
The Department of Agriculture shows strict enforcement of the Pure Food and Drugs Act with 378 terday statements. Across April May and June over 500 cases were reported for prosecution, fines up to 200 dollars imposed, and first sentences under the statute issued. Several hundred consignments of food were destroyed and many items mislabeled or adulterated on import inspections.
Army Aviation School officers have logged 259 hours 15 minutes of actual flying since June last year. Through June 9 this year they completed 1500 individual flights, with 781 flights and 130 hours 42 minutes from January 1 to June 30. The totals cover service and disregard flights as well as practice hops across the field by student officers.
A Boston Herald piece surveys trousers from Napoleon era through 19th century fashion notes. It cites London fashion gossip on shorter trousers and socks, mentions Franz von Weesey and Brahms, comments on leg presentation, and records Napoleon’s wardrobe habits and costs under notable tailors and dress codes.
A compilation of satirical maxims and observations on manners, marriage, and society. From the Chicago News and New York Press, the snippets critique judgment, leisure, and the dynamics of relationships with a wry, dismissive tone. The brief pieces mix humor and social commentary on gender, money, and opinion.
Weather conditions across the US include showers and thunderstorms from the South through the Plains and Great Lakes regions, with cooler spells in the plains and Missouri Valley. Highs near 80s in many areas, winds shifting from southeast to southwest along coasts, and moderate rain chances. Naval vessel movements list arrivals at Nantasket Roads Bar Harbor Newport Guantanamo and other ports with multiple ships noted. Tide tables indicate high tides around early afternoon.
London reports the conference endorses next gathering in five years at Washington. Key points aim to reduce interference in crowded zones, promote wireless telegraphy, and save lives and property at sea. Every hour ships must listen ten minutes for distress signals. a distressed ship controls its magnetic radius to avoid multiple responses.
Costa Rica seeks U S aid by lending Col Goethals and assistants to plan forts and harbors on the Pacific coast. Ecuador plans a sanitary survey of Guayaquil with U S Army medical officers after deaths from yellow fever aboard the Yorktown. Col William C Gorges and two assistants may be assigned.
A London sale features a bottle described as mud that starkly proves to be royal imperial historia wine once owned by the Emperor of Austria. An expert taster, after debate among directors, declares the bottle royal todas worth at least a guinea and a half, with the lot perhaps a fragment from a larger cask of fifteen dozen.
Governor James K Vardaman of Mississippi says the Wilson Marshall ticket is a winning choice for the Democratic party while noting Underwood and Clark as former favorites. Other figures including Senator Hetfeld of Idaho and Judge Morrie of Birmingham discuss Roosevelt Taft Borah and party dynamics with remarks on race and education in the South.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in a decision by Chief Justice Turner, holds that patent owners and those who monopolize interstate commerce can be subject to the Sherman antitrust act. The case arises from Unit Shoe Machinery Co v Euclid Chapelle over a transfer of patents from Chapelle to the company.
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