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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
6
A terse public notice from The Washington Post describes delivery terms for daily and Sunday editions near Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourteenth Street. It notes carrier delivery in Washington and Alexandria with varying durations including one month and one year, some Sundays excluded.
The notice urges Washington residents to keep The Doost informed of address changes so the paper can be delivered promptly anywhere in the country. It advises notifying the carrier or sending a direct order to the Post and provides a telephone contact.
Charles M Schwab pleads with Navy Department to shield the Armor Plate Trust from Midvale Steel bid undercutting. The trust claims a conspiracy to shut plants and seize government business, seeking two thirds of the contract while invoking Secretary Whitney’s past assurances.
The Boston Globe reports an official inquiry into the equipment of a Canadian exploration ship in Hudson Bay. It reveals lavish shipboard refreshments for thirty four crew members including champagne port wine spirits Jamaica rum old crusted port and sherry. The article ponders the link between these drinks and the vessel s maritime research and wonders about the comparative provisions on such expeditions.
The piece debates a Gulf of Mexico catch near Pass Christian involving Captain McDonald and a claimed 440 pound black bass. An informed fisherman asserts the fish was misnamed Wea bass and likely Promicrops guasa, clarifying the tale and dismissing sensational size claims while praising fishermen and their narratives.
The Democratic Boston Rost notes activity by the Business Mens Tariff Reform League of Massachusetts led by ex-Gov Douglas as a potential Democratic revival signal in Congress. It marks a cross party debate on tariff reform with reciprocity aims for Canada and removal of duties on hides, leather, iron ore, coal, lumber, and wood pulp.
The New York Independent mockingly questions Mr Gages retirement to Point Loma and occult study. It calls his choice foolish and senile while praising his decision as wise and sane after a long career and ample wealth.
An editorial argues for elevating Mr Leishman to ambassador in Constantinople to ease relations and boost American prestige. It criticizes current limits, mocks feverish hopes for vast Ottoman influence, and suggests the Sultan should welcome the move for broad good will rather than personal gain.
The piece discusses the suppression of the Dodge Investigating Commission report, arguing it should have been published promptly in 1900. It cites the commission’s eight volumes, Senate document status, and large distribution plan, noting the impact on truth and justice and the ongoing controversy in Washington.
The French Supreme Court unanimously voided the Rennes verdict and ordered publication of the innocence of Capt Alfred Dreyfus. The decision, long awaited, is hailed as justice after a decade of controversy, amid global debate over the affair and its impact on military trials.
The article reports a heated dispute between the United States and Sultan Abdul Hamid over the promotion of Mr Leishman to ambassador status at Constantinople. It notes the Sultan’s alleged discourtesy, the power dynamics between ambassadors and ministers, and calls for a settlement with foreign powers, highlighting Germany’s potential role. It also references royal visits to Alnwick Castle and mentions the Krupp heiresses and marital prospects.
The Brocklin Eagle notes a surge in umbrella manufacture, estimating about 15,000,000 per year. It describes production steps from wire-inserted ribs to cloth hemming, shaping, and assembly, and highlights varied handles and luxury materials.
A British traveler notes a giant leaf named after Queen Victoria found in a distant land. The leaf exceeds five feet in diameter, with a flower that starts white with pink centers and turns pink with age, emitting a sweet scent. One measured leaf reached six feet five inches across and five feet high, with a flower about fifteen inches across.
The fragment discusses speculative urban design and architecture aimed at the poor, criticizing mass produced ten thousand apiece dwellings with rigid rectangular doors and windows. It laments the lack of genuine devotion or artistic sympathy in housing for the less affluent.
In Sedgwick County Garden Plain resumed business on June 16 after a three day suspension. No store opened Tuesday night, and by Wednesday morning all merchants went to the harvest fields to aid farmers. Fewer than two dozen residents remained as merchants report thriving trade and high spending. Farmers from nearby areas gathered by mule to buy goods.
Life Shakespeare reads Macbeth to a friend and foresees that future audiences will laugh only when a character swears, aiming for comedy touches. A Norfolk cutting notes razor strops from old belting, praising grain direction and oil removal methods with pumice. The Deadwoot correspondence reports the government and contractors buying cattle from Indians, totaling about a million plus a large contractor purchase by year end.
A garbled passage describes the dreadful din of motor omnibuses in London. The roaring machinery is compared to scrap iron and tin, causing increasing torture for pedestrians along the main streets.
A humorous reflection on the costs of smoking versus abstaining and the perils of romance. A narrator notes women’s skepticism toward male affection, jokes about jilting, and the comfort of returning late to find a sleeping wife in the mountains.
In this excerpt from The Spectator two odd lives are recounted. Fernao Lopez, the first exile of St Helena, deserts to Muslims, endures mutilation, wanders the wilds, and is brought back to Europe for absolution before dying on the island after forty years alone. Mane David de Msytena Comte de Ray becomes ruler of a Sedang domain, seeks to raise funds for power, clashes with French officials, imprisons debtors in Europe, and travels with Belgians while fearing a death warrant.
The late James E Martin, Bradley Martin’s brother, denounces illegal practices by financiers and corporations. He recalls a tenant pigeon flyers tale at Grant Monument, where a policeman warns against breaking the law, prompting the bird to walk home. The anecdote underscores integrity and lawful conduct amid widespread misconduct.
Two Times notes Big Tin Sullivan’s return to New York as the sole map center and the Capitol as a lonely stage. Tim Campbell recalls a national reputation from a single quip about the Constitution. Sullivan’s humor keeps him memorable, but the writer argues the trouble lies in Congress, not Sullivan, with Bowery satire in The Bowery in his Street.
Article reports India's widows rising due to early marriage with Hindu women bearing the largest numbers. Provides a breakdown by age and religion, noting about 25,891,926 widows out of 149,? million women. Also includes a separate anecdote from The Mioneaseis Journal about using soapsuds to draw worms for a bat.
Mrs Thaw described Evevn Nesbit Thaw as having ideal beauty and serious expressions such as sadness and meditation, yet lacking in convincing tremulous light in photographs. Photographers and artists note her smile rarely translates on camera, leaving more devious, smiling pictures than solemn portraits. The Philadelphia Record quotes a local model’s opinion from Evevn’s Philadelphia days.
Dr Uumer Ellsworth Brown, newly named commissioner of the bureau of education, discusses expanding commercial and technical education and better teacher training at a Willard Hotel talk. Interim remarks cover national education trends, salary standards, and the push for more educational departments in colleges. Also present is Sir Frederick Nicholson, researching farmer and fisher knowledge, and comments on India's education and agriculture departments.
A garbled clipping links cholera in the Philippines with miraculous springs once claimed to cure diseases and even guide souls. It notes health officials’ debates, plus a London church tally, and ends with Arkansas Gazette on Roosevelts non candidacy.
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