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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1906
Page
6
Washington readers planning to leave the city are urged to have The Post follow them. The paper will be sent to any part of the country to keep them informed about happenings at the Capital. Notify the carrier or place a mail order to The Post. Telephone Main 4205.
The piece extols John Sherman of Ohio as the era’s finest anti trust advocate, praising his pact with the Constitution and noting battles against the tobacco trust. It cites Knox and Gaines, recalls the Davidson County chase, and places Sherman ahead of Roosevelt and Bryan in trust busting.
The essay defends American tailors and dress taste amid a London versus American styling debate. It argues most top cutters are foreign-born or naturalized, notes natives are scarce in skilled crafts, and claims American tailors and finish outperform London in quality. It urges focusing on domestic talent and avoiding Winter’s controversy.
The piece notes continued business strength in most sectors, with Wall Street and finance showing brisk activity despite money market tightness. It highlights rising railroad earnings, steel output, and construction, while crop yields for wheat and corn look exceptional and cotton prospects remain solid. Exports of meat and agricultural products are expected to rise, aided by foreign demand and diplomacy. Labor demand remains high with wages steady nationwide.
A letter from J R Spence of Deese India claims discovery of 3200 cotton trees per acre yielding 5 to 10 pounds each after maturity, to produce 24 000 pounds or 48 bales per acre annually. The piece questions space requirements and practicality, noting historical colonial labor and land limits while awaiting details.
The piece weighs party fortunes across 1906, praising Roosevelt while critiquing Democratic infighting and Republican spending. It contrasts U S and Canadian politics, notes prorogation fears, and argues public expenditure boosted the GOP despite misgivings about pensions and graft. It predicts a possible Democratic Congress amid shifting public opinion.
Commentary rails at Democratic rhetoric on economy while praising naval outlays, arguing vast past and future taxes fund national strength. Mentions Bryan, Secretary Shaw, Cannon, Cummins, and Manchuria, with cultural asides on society figures and public scandals.
Lord Althorp mourning follows the death in childbirth of his wife from the popular Revelstoirs and Bank of Barings connections while a sweeping, scandal filled history of Charles Bakounine and his kin unfolds. The piece links aristocratic alliances, liquidation efforts for the Barings, and a sequence of daring escapes and frauds spanning Russia Italy Germany and France, ending with notes on blind statesmen and rulers who governed despite disability.
An extended critique of The King's English from the Clarendon Press, praising its wit and urbanity while noting limits for journalistic practice. It argues writers should favor concrete language over abstract phrasing and stresses editors must demand precision, trimming excess wording to improve clarity and effectiveness in both daily and weekly journalism.
The Frisco M C A in San Francisco was destroyed in a great fire. Henry F McCoy, longtime general secretary, seeks funds in the East. John D Rockefeller pledged 250000 if 250000 more is raised. Morris K Jesup started with 60000, Roosevelt sent an encouraging letter. A special committee, led by Jesup, and Cleveland H Dodge, aids the effort.
Cincinnati July 16 Judge Thompson refused to appoint a receiver for the Little Kanawha Syndicate property in West Virginia. The motion was by John S Jones a Chicago capitalist who had sued George J Gould Joseph Ramsey and William Guy trustees and the syndicate alleging mismanagement. The judge said the trustees did not know of the injunction and Gould Ramsey and Guy are personally able to pay Jones interest if required.
The United States cruiser Columbia sailed to Boston with three marines aboard one of whom has malaria contracted at Panama. Nineteen marines were reportedly ill in the San Juan Naval Hospital under Dr Btokes. Plans for a hospital camp nete were considered but the time was to be spent moving northward for better treatment conditions.
The official correspondence on the Turko Egyptian frontier dispute reveals little new on the incident that nearly drew Britain and Turkey to war. Ambassador O Conor reports the United States Minister at Constantinople provided cordial good will and support to Britain’s position.
In Rhoshore Wyoming today registration for government lands in the Shoshone Wind River Indian Reservation began at Shoshone Lander Thermopolis and Worland Officials of the General Land Office estimate about 40 000 persons will register for homes The process runs until July 31 with drawings starting August 4 and continuing to August 16 when the reservation is opened There are about 1 000000 acres in the tract with surveys indicating 265 000 to 200 00 acres suitable for irrigation A State engineer plan outlines a comprehensive irrigation system.
The fiscal year ending June saw 266 persons adjudged insane and committed to the asylum. 338 lunacy petitions were filed, 31 dismissed, 303 tried, 39 found sane, with the remainder insane. District paid only 1,900 for asylum care. Fewer than 250 cases tried in 1940s and not more than one patient committed as insane.
A mosaic of brief notes places Pablo Ferres of Montevideo at the New Willard with a mission to gather data for a $1,200,080 power plant for Montevideo. Senatorial hopes in Alabama and Tennessee are discussed, along with industry growth forecasts and visits by Col Crawford and C. M. Shaw. Notable recollections of Sumner, Edison, and Conkling punctuate a long night at Raleigh and reflections on public life.
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