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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
9
A brief from the Washington Post notes activity on Pennsylvania Avenue near Fourteenth Street. Details are sparse in the readable text, but the location is identified and tied to ongoing coverage.
The article analyzes how tariff policy shapes the Democratic party stance in the looming election. It discusses conferees on a $225,000 tariff continuation, possible shifts by Gov. Wilson and Speaker Clark, and Republican fears of Democratic tariff revisions. It warns that a Senate move to drop the conference could signal broad Democratic willingness to overhaul tariffs, influencing business interests and public sentiment.
A fragment discusses early anesthesia milestones and the potential of local infiltration using quinine and urea hydrochlorate to suppress pain after surgery. It references Dr Forbes Italia in The Lancet and notes the aim of painless healing lasting 24 hours to eight days, claiming benefits for recovery and tissue protection.
The article argues for expanding naval strength urging two new battleships despite caucus resistance. It cites Churchill and Balfour on continuing shipbuilding, warns against delay, and urges Congress to fund two battleships annually until the Panama Canal is finished to defend US policies and citizens.
The piece criticizes Joseph O Thompson, col lector of internal revenue for Alabama and Mississippi, for refusing to resign after Sec MacVeagh's request. It notes he supported Roosevelt, argues the administration showed leniency, and urges firing rather than tolerated political dissent. It condemns loyalty breaches in government service.
The Cedar Rapids Democratic State convention considers a plank to elect grand jurors by countywide vote and petit jurors by precinct, arguing this popularization mirrors progressive aims. The piece notes current jury systems ensure trials by peers and critiques the limits of the present method.
A Servian prince enters Oxford with high expectations as his uncle King Peter aims to shape his future. The piece also discusses a proposed jury reform in Iowa, which would allow public recall and political influence, warning it could undermine due process and invite partisan juries.
Movements of ships include Arriveo aaspacnuscus at New London Whip ple Hull Perry Preble and Stewart at San Tiega Pennsylvania St Louis Raleigh at Bellingham Balle Massachusetts from Gecdinars Bay for New London Osceola from Key West for Havana Pennsylvania St Louis and Raleigh from Raat He for Bellingham Cincinnati from Amoy for Rhanghal California and South Dakota from Hokobama for Honolulu Adarenda from Tokyo
A collection of wry notes cites a Belgium rule against car maniacs, a rumor about Woody Wilson’s acceptance speech, and the Princeton Club of Chicago sending a bartender to university study. It also mentions a NY gangster shooting and a touring operatic star arriving with a portable bathhouse, sparking chatter about art and water.
War Department exercise begins with about 200 soldiers killed and many wounded as 10 000 troops simulate a large scale campaign between Camp Douglas and Camp McCoy Wisconsin. Bridges and railroads blown, spies and prisoners captured in staged battle along a 54 mile front. The red army advances from Camp McCoy toward Lacrosse in a hostile country scenario, with blues unaware.
The battleship Colorado leads the Navy in gunnery among battleships with a fiscal year score of 1.618 ending June 30. Delaware follows with 144, New Hampshire 39,961. Secretary of the Navy commends Captain W A Gill for the Colorado showing. Arkansas and Wyoming will join about September 1 with Roy C Smith to command Arkansas. Wyoming’s commander to be decided.
The Commerce and Labor Department has compiled Agricultural Opportunities, a pamphlet series by the bureau of immigration and naturalization. It details resources, products, and the physical character of states for migrants. Available at New York and Galveston offices, with state agricultural authorities directing further agricultural guidance.
Rear Admiral Joseph B. Murdock is detached from command of the Asiatic fleet and will be succeeded by Rear Admiral Reginald Nicholson. During the Chinese rebellion he kept the State Department informed via the Navy, with reports reaching Washington ahead of the American legation at Peking. He remains on the active list until February 13, 1913.
Advices from Honolulu say Christmas Island about 100 miles south of Honolulu has been sold. The island, famed as the reputed setting for Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island and a center of South Seas piracy and wrecking tales, is valued as a copra producer. Father Rougier arranged the transfer from the Grieg family to an unnamed buyer.
Army orders list multiple leaves of absence for Maj Waldo E Ay er Capt Robert C Davis Capt Richard B Going and others with durations from ten days to three months. Officers assigned for hospital Governors Island and Fort Monroe. Lieutenant assignments include Wilberforce University professorship and artillery detachments. one officer placed on retired status to return home.
Navy announces line officers Capt R E Coontz promoted to captain effective July 1 191% Comdr W B Crosley elevated to 2nd commander July 1 812 Comdr D H Allen named 2nd commander July 1 191% Comdr B S Kellogg promoted to 4th commander July 4 192 Comdr B A McCormick commander July 1 1912 Comdr R D Hasbrouck commander July 3 1912 Comdr F H Clark promoted to commander July 1 12 Omar C F Hughes to command Montana Comdr J F Carter to Navy Yard New York Lt C Hooper to Bureau Engineering Navy Department Ast Paymaster H J Hauser to Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Lieut DW Bagley listed home watt orders Lieut C S Kerrick home watt orders Nean H H Forgus to Saratoga Oelyn F R Amith to Saratoga Assistant Surgeon SD Hart to treatment serial hospital Mare Island Cal
Senate actions include passing the sundry civil and Military Academy appropriations totaling 116 million and a joint war claims investigation. An Alaska government bill passed. Borah proposes an income tax amendment. wood tariff to be debated before adjournment. House convened at noon, Interstate Commerce views offered, agriculture panel recommends 5 thousand for army norms in the South, battleship funding opposed, Monticello takeover plan urged in committee. adjourned at 6:06 pm.
Senator Stephenson, nicknamed Uncle Ike and the oldest member, joked at the White House about quitting the Senate toga to become a physician. He claimed daily pills with aloes keep him well, noted his deafness tip linked to snuff, and wondered about a medical career as news from Taft administration aides circulated. Carmi A. Thompson returned to Washington after talks with GOP officials amid anticipated filling of several vacancies, including small post offices.
Prof Hershel C Parker of Columbia and Belmore Brown reached 20200 feet on Mount McKinley south peak and 19000 feet on the north peak before summit attempts were halted by blizzards. Parker noted a heavy earthquake while on the mountain and photographs were taken. The expedition returns via Fort Gibson. U S S Cincinnati sails to Shanghai.
Paris reports that naval supremacy remains unsettled between Britain and Germany. France may expand its navy, while Italy and Austria plan three and six superdreadnoughts respectively, shifting balance in the Mediterranean. Germany accelerates its fleet, with 25 battleships by 1914. Churchill defends Britain’s naval build, noting Germany's rapid output and dismissing panic.
The International Institute of Agriculture at Rome sent U S Department of Agriculture crop estimates for Hungary including Croatia and Slavonia. Wheat 187 264 000 bushels barley 69 900 000 oats 9 615 000 for Hungary excluding Croatia and Slavonia oats 9 615 000 bushels Italy wheat 174 533 bushels oats 21 653 000 Belgium oats 44 005 000 Egypt cotton conditions: lower Egypt 116 percent. upper Egypt 118 percent.
The International Law Institute will advise the division of International Law for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dr James Scott Brown is secretary. Prof George G Wilson and Prof John Bassett Moore form a special committee and have discussed the project with the Institute. Profs Scott and Wilson will travel from New York on August 1 to attend the annual meeting in Christiania Norway where the plan will be discussed.
Weather conditions across the United States show disturbances moving from Minnesota to western Pennsylvania with showers in the lake region and mid-Atlantic states. High temperatures persist in the South and plains while Atlantic states remain cool. Flood warnings issued for the Monongahela and the lower Susquehanna?. winds vary coastwise. Temperature readings and river bulletins include Potomac and Alexandria notes.
Buried hopes require cheap grava a. Reformers must reform theories as many men’s best friends are those who know him least. Fewer men would kill their wives if it were forbidden. A man who builds canties in the air is his own landlord. Even cold cash burns a spendthrift. A cheerful spender outlives his popularity if money holds out. The Sermon that lasts seven days is wrong. A man gets the short end when he thinks he is smarter than others. Leave some problems unsolved when you depart. A burglar rarely robs widows and orphans, but a frenzied financier may not always spare them.
A fragment discussing habitual liars and male behavior, noting that men spend part of their income on indulgences and that women may mislead about smoking and homecomings. It reflects on how a wife infers truth from what a husband omits and hints at social expectations of honesty and temptation.
Melbourne merchant David Jones and his two daughters discuss immigration to Australia and the U.S. Capitol as a model for Canberra. They praise Washingtons beauty, planning, and naval buildup, noting Australia aims to follow in American capitol planning amid ongoing global tensions.
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