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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1912
Page
9
The excerpt lists subscription options for The Washington Post with delivery by carrier in Washington and Alexandria. It outlines daily and Sunday inclusions, through options by month, week, and year, with prices and payment terms by mail in advance.
Fragmentary notice from a Washington newspaper seeking readers to subscribe by mail. It offers mail delivery across the country, requests new addresses, and provides contact details for subscription rates and advance payment.
The piece outlines Governor Wilson and Congress leaders amid a dispute over four party bills. It notes Congressional delays, the Stanley committee’s inquiry into steel and shipping costs, and the push for a unified Democratic stance ahead of the campaign with Wilson to publish a clear legislative path after further study.
The article discusses missing Miss Dorothy Snodgrass from Mount Vernon. It questions the motive behind her vanishing within a week of engagement to a young electrical contractor. It notes social duty, law, and gendered expectations, suggesting she slipped away rather than fulfill her fiancé contract.
Observers note many last minute decisions to postpone wedding plans choosing single life over an undesirable match. The trend hints at cautious social norms influencing engagements and altar sayings.
A Boston prospectus claims a shoe manufacturers trust forming with 50 million capital to dominate over half the U S output and regulate leather tanning and distribution. Louis D Brandeis is cited as promoter and legal adviser, prompting questions about reformer credentials and ties to trusts and political influence.
A woman who for 85 years enjoyed cucumbers to excess dies after a long craving for the fruit. She boasted immunity to any toxin, worked two large bed quilts without glasses, and perished the day after a strong cucumber craving overtook her. The piece warns that fiction’s upas is harmless but fact can tempt fall.
The Senate passed Senator du Ponts resolution to reassemble the court martial that dismissed Ralph I Sarse Ellicott H Freeland Tatnall D Simkins and James D Christian from the Military Academy at West Point. The four cadets drank blackberry brandy by accident, were not drunk, and the punishment was too severe. The Senate authorized the President to reconvene the court martial for a square deal.
The piece argues about a Post Office regulation requiring explanations for using general delivery, noting public support for curbing pernicious mail yet cautioning about overreach. It cites concerns over privacy and safeguards for young women, while weighing the rule’s discretion and potential harm or benefit.
A report contrasts royal aid and continental deeds of mercy after disasters with the fate of Count Ostheim formerly Prince Hermann of Saxe Weimar, his doomed fortune, divorce from Wanda Lottereau, and lingering bankruptcy in London as authorities weigh arrest warrants.
A satirical piece rails at cucumber fears citing history and poison references. It mocks apologists while noting a district attorney's clash with crime and a Delaware woman's restraint of trade actions.
War Department officials say four West Point cadets expelled on September 6, 1911 for drinking will not benefit from the Senate Joint resolution directing Taft to reconvene the court. Army officers state the men may reenter only through reappointment. Names: Ellicott H Freeland Ralph I Sasse Fatnall D Simpkins and John D Christian.
Representative Sulzer of New York, head of the foreign affairs committee, said Americans in Korea face no danger. He cited a Japanese ambassador note and Knox talks. Authorities have withdrawn charges of complicity in a plot to assassinate the Korean premier, with missionaries not under suspicion or at risk of denied rights.
The battleship New York now under construction at the Brooklyn navy yard will be launched October 230, announced by yard authorities. It is the sister ship to the dreadnought Texas and will be among the largest fighting ships of the US Navy. Keel laid last September, work hastened to show navy workers match private yards.
President Restrepo of Colombia sent a telegram to President Taft replying to his congratulatory message on Colombia's independence anniversary. Restrepo expressed mutual good wishes, prosperity for the United States, and personal happiness for Taft.
The transatlantic steamer route has been moved two degrees south of Titanic area as ice pushes ships. The hydrographic office identifies safe lanes crossing 47 degrees west longitude at 4 degrees 30 minutes north for westbound traffic and at 40 degrees north for eastbound traffic.
Army orders list several officers with extended leave dates and duty changes. First Lieut William F Hall and First Lieut Albert Trich receive extended leaves. Second Lieut Patrick J Morrissfy from Twenty second Infantry to report to Fort Leavenworth examining board. Col Henry C Davis to report August 15 and later to Army War College. Chaunody B Baker to visit Asbury Park on official business. Coast artillery engineers reassigned to Forts Pickens, Howard, Totten, and Caswell. several officers and engineers moved between Forts and stations, including Ward E Marshal to Key West Barracks and Lee J Whitvey to Fort Screven. Second Infantry sergeant Edward Mayer to retirement. group details include multiple station transfers and posting changes.
Military dispatch lists officers and appointments across the Navy and Army including Capt A G Winterhalter aiding material commander BOC Decker, commissions for N B Price and LH CampbellI from July 1 1912, Koollogg to Naval War College, Bradford Barnette to Tacoma, Lieut junior grade Gulliver and others from June 7 1912 to June 7 1913, plus marine barracks assignments, Philippine Island posting, and Army Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth.
Naval vessels arrived at Potomac Norfolk Lebanon Guan anamo Quiros Henkow Cyclops Padu Cab Hampton Roads Ozark Washington Decatur Chauncey Shanghai Saled Sterling Newport Boston Petrel Pipe Bay Guba Guardianemo Hector from Dewall Point Newport and related movements to Guadianemo and other ports.
Senate action ends late night session approving the La Follette wool tariff bill by 40 to 27 after Republicans backed the measure. Cummins substitute rejected 87 to 14. Senate adjourned to 11 today as House plans supply measures and naval bill negotiations continue.
In Newport Rhode Island on July 2 a naval engagement near Narragansett Bay used dummy periscopes to mislead battleships from Florida Delaware North Dakota Utah Iowa Kansas. While crews attacked the decoys the real submarines dived beneath the ships in what is described as the first use of dummy periscopes in a naval war game.
C Langhorne of Batem Va a member of the Langhorne family dies in Baltimore Union Protestant Infirmary after stomach trouble. He was related to Mrs William Waldorf Astor and Mrs Charles Dana Gibson. Survived by wife one daughter and two brothers. He was a noted horseman with deep Virginia racing ties.
The State Department warns Santo Domingo and the Dominican Republic that revolutionary activity will not be tolerated. The Navy orders the cruiser Tacoma under Commander Edward H Durell to Dominican waters, with Nashville under Commander Casey K E Morgan to be relieved once Tacoma reaches Santo Domingo City.
The Washington Fest in Annapolis lists graduates who have not yet been commissioned as ensigns but have passed mental and physical tests for commissions in the Navy pay department. William E Moorman Delos P Heath Oscar W Teidel Ernest H Barber and Josiah G Venter are named with their class years, awaiting final passage of the naval appropriation bill to become assistant paymasters.
In Santiago, Chile, the coalition cabinet formed last May, comprising liberals, liberal democrats, and conservatives, resigns today amid reflections on a bachelor’s outlook. Weather sections note widespread showers across the western United States and cooler to moderate conditions along the coasts with variable winds.
Fragmentary notes reflect satiric wit on women and leadership with scattered lines about politics, caution against overreaching plans, and a brief rivers bulletin mentioning muddy water on the Potomac and Shenandoah. The text references The Washington Post and Harpers Ferry materials.
The nation sees iron and cotton booms with pig iron output near 29 million tons yearly, surpassing 1908 and 1910. Cotton mills prosper as a 1.6 million bale crop supports rising prices and farmer value nears 800 million dollars. Railroads strain under traffic while Americans nationwide build homes, hotels, roads, and municipal improvements, showing vigorous enterprise.
Treasury officials doubt the rumor but note reports that William Loeb collector of customs in New York and former secretary to President Roosevelt plans to resign to join Col Roosevelt in new ventures. Mentioned also is Nagel and Wickersham as possibly stepping down if Taft is reelected.
Spiro Lagicos a Greek who claimed diplomatic status lost his bid to stay in the United States as Secretary Nagel affirmed a deportation warrant issued by immigration officials. The Greek Minister disputed his claim and aided deportation. Lagicos left Washington for New York and sails for Greece on Saturday.
An Ot tawa source reports Mr Hemphill criticizing Britain’s cavalry mounts and praising the national bureau's efforts to remedy the remount problem. The text also covers tobacco workers lobbying for a statute, a court case on air rights over farmland, and the forthcoming American life match at Camp Perrs Ghia with wide international participation and training.
Postmaster General Hilehcoskaatare reiterated a Pacific flag policy affecting ships and commerce. The announcement, linked to a long standing arrangement, mentions a new fast service fee for routes from San Francisco to Uatrana and refers to prior discussions from several Woods ago.
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