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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
6
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A late 19th or early 20th century political column debates whether Gen. Roosevelt or Gen. Calamity will lead the Democrats or Republicans, discussing droughts, crops, and economic distress as factors destabilizing party lines. It speculates on new parties forming, debates federal intervention, tariffs, and proposed reforms like direct election of officials and wealth taxes.
A speaker argues for local control of local affairs and noninterference with individual initiative, stressing equal opportunity and rights protection by law. He warns that opposition may lead to new parties becoming socialistic or anti socialistic, with uncertain political future.
John Strassburg, a long serving United States postal clerk, died at eighty five in Lomeville, Icy, after eighty three years of faithful government service. Born June 2, 1818 in Europe, he came to the U.S. in 183L. He lived a simple, industrious life, never injuring others, retiring at 6 p.m. and rising at 2 a.m. He valued duty over wealth, and his life contrasted with idle rich pursuits, praised as virtuous and contented until the end.
The piece argues Scotland's long urge for its own parliament, citing historical liberty and rebellion as central to its identity. It notes the Union's impact on England, questions Lord Bute and Wedderburn politics, and praises Scottish resistance as a driver of civilization, ending with support for a Scottish parliament.
A Boston Advertiser inquiry mocks New York figures preaching civic virtue to Alabama. The piece criticizes reformers including New York prosecutor William Travers Jerome, lampooning his rhetoric and pose as he lectures southern readers. The excerpt notes many reformers’ tireless tolled efforts during a “summer of roses and wine.”
A Boston paper reprints a caustic discourse criticizing New York and its leaders for failing civic duty while praising Alabama for addressing its own issues. The piece mocks Mr. Jerome’s lecture to Alabamians and frames New York as lacking in moral uplift, contrasting state performances and urging New York to rise to Alabama’s senatorial standard.
A verbose synthesis riffs on Presidential prospects for Dolliver, Roosevelt, and allies, citing Hawkeresque prophecies and party power plays. It traces influence of rail rate battles, extraconstitutional actions, and Tammany Hearst shifts, with mentions of Lloyd George, Spanish Americas, and the Columbia cruiser sick list as side notes.
The piece argues presidents have used extraconstitutional power to push legislation, noting Roosevelt surpassed predecessors in this habit. It cites editors and newspapers debating whether such actions are constitutional, praising Roosevelt's successes while detailing historical examples from Washington to McKinley and Lincoln, and highlighting press support for his persistence.
The high court of appeals in France absolved Kaiser Wilhelm II of any link to the Dreyfus affair while debunking the bordereau conspiracy tale that linked him to the case. King Edward’s Jockey Club reform move wins support as royal influence shifts racing policy. Queen Maud’s Kaiser's visit and court intrigues color European relations, with two elderly nobles and dynastic drama adding to an already tangled nobiliary scene.
A Financial Review analysis argues Washington must unite strong local support to press Congress and railroads for better freight handling, river channel improvements, and dock facilities. It cites past neglect by rail lines and river amenities, urging coordinated action to secure larger shipments and new urban terminals.
Secretary Hitchcock moves to dissolve tribal relations in Indian Territory under the Statehood bill. A three member commission, including Charles B. McCuesney and Charles Shepherd, will appraise Osage wealth and distribute per capita. The Osages own about 1,500,000 acres and over 4 million in treasury with 1800 members. Each Osage may receive around $5,000 in cash and land shares.
The mayor of Southampton in his port admiral capacity inspected cadets aboard the US school ship Saratoga, which arrived July 20 from Philadelphia and the West Indies. He praised their smart appearance and later cadets were entertained on shore.
A fragment reports July dead letter fund totaling 2240.48 dollars with 2140.46 found in dead letters. It notes untraceable sums due to incorrect addressing and mentions 124 dollars in Treasury Plotes and a portion contributed by Porta.
The United States relies on England, Germany, Spain and Canada for arsenic supplies despite vast domestic deposits. In 1905 American production of white arsenic reached 1,507,386 pounds valued at 3,210, rising from 1904. The U.S. consumes over half of the world’s metallic arsenic white arsenic and arsenic sulphides.
Mayor Tom L Johnson and W. J. Springhorn appeared in Common Pleas Court to answer contempt charges tied to a court order restraining work on tracks in Fulton Street. Judge Ford postponed the matter to July 31 to hear further arguments, ordering halt of any additional track work and requiring obedience to the court order. Track laying by Municipal Traction Co began on Fulton Street earlier that day.
Field estate faces 180 million dollars in taxes this year after a dispute among executors and city counsel. The county will collect 800 thousand from the estate, exceeding the prior year’s total. Taxed property valued at 15 million annually for seven years, plus a 10 percent legal addition, yields 3438 million. Personal property set at 25 million taxed this year.
Officials at the sub treasury say banks hoard dimes causing scarcity though circulation is higher than ever. Treasury limits large quantities of dimes and a coin-rolling firm supplying railroads added coins seeking premium. Treasury notes Philadelphia mint to reopen about August with extra staff to coin dimes.
Atlanta July 23 Mervie Jordan president of the Souther Cotton Association names a committee to investigate charges that AgAtON officials own shares in a brokerage firm and related futures ventures. The panel includes M L Johnson Sparta John D Walker and W Le Peck with Representative Anderson to present findings next Monday.
Special to The Washington Post reports Assistant Attorney General Oliver B. Pagin is preparing an information involving the Standard Oil Company and several railroads centered in Chicago. The document cites alleged relationships and discrimination in storage charges and rebates as groundwork for a potential monopoly case. Proceedings in the United States District Court are expected within a few days, with further actions not anticipated until fall.
An order from the Kansai Railway Company of Japan to the American Locomotive Company of Allegheny calls for fifteen locomotives. Three will be finished by Thanksgiving Day and the remaining twelve rushed. The initial three are compound eight wheel passenger engines weighing about 85,000 pounds each, with more orders expected later.
Interstate Commerce Commission will hear Wednesday next the Western traffic managers who met in Chicago and acted on the new railway rate law. Committee led by J. C. Stubbs of the Harriman lines may request extra time beyond August 28 to implement the schedules required by the law.
The National League of Local Building and Loan Associations elected officers: President Charles Beath Grand Island Nebraska first vice president G M C Shumway Taylorville Illinois second vice president W G Weeks New Orleans Louisiana third vice president B H Jones Boston Massachusetts treasurer Joseph K Gamble Philadelphia secretary HL Cellarius Cincinnati and assistant secretary J W Sutton Sault Ste Marie Michigan Wittkowsky of Charlotte North Carolina joined the executive committee The next convention will be in Chicago starting the fourth Wednesday in July.
In Washington dispatches the scene shifts from hotel lobbies to the Philippines where Captain Pettus reports on Moro raids and American governance. Observers note education progress, language shifts to English, and a growing sense of liberalism among natives. A U S attorney discusses U S response times to foreign incidents, while Texas politics loom with a four candidate contest in the upcoming primary and a potential party convention scramble.
A suit filed in Lexington on July 26 seeks to hold directors of the defunct Aperican Reserve Bond Company and the Old Southern Mutual Investment Company liable for $1.2 million for creditors. Plaintiffs Alfred Comb and other creditors name directors including Charles J. Bronston, W. J. Loughridge, A. Smid Gaypmen, and several Lexington and Central Kentucky businessmen. A separate note records Elks prize results with Pittsboro winning for mileage and several others earning prizes in a miscellaneous tally.
Reflections on love and money reveal harsh judgments of men who delay payments and the social quirks of flirtation. The piece notes a man’s need to assert control when dealing with romance and hints at the double standards women face in relationships.
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