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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1912
Page
11
The Washington Post outlines mail and carrier subscription rates in Washington and Alexandria. Annual and monthly options listed with prepaid postage and payment methods. Addresses may be updated with prompt home delivery and nationwide mail service. Contact numbers and ad rates noted.
The Chicago Republicans cheer over party unity with new Southern delegates and public balloting on contests. President supporters celebrate Ohio delegates, La Follette and Cummins express hopeful moods, while overall tone praises cheerful resilience amid fierce party disputes and past misgivings.
A columnist argues the Senate's approval of a pension for Admiral Schley's widow at fifty dollars monthly is too small and questions why military families, especially widows, receive such meager support while presidents and generals face insufficient long term protection. The piece urges a more liberal precedent to honor heroism and ensure financial security for devoted service.
The public health service urges Wash ingtonians to inquire into sanitation before choosing a summer hotel. It warns that hotels relying only on good food and amusements without attention to sanitary conditions pose health risks for vacationers at mountain or sea resorts.
Rural health advice warns that farms with city boarders strain sanitation. Ignorance of sanitation is common. screens scarce and meals may be prepared amid pests. Travelers seeking summer health should test water, inspect milk cleanliness, and check sanitary arrangements to avoid costly illness.
The joint commission planning Gettysburgs July 1913 celebration should limit expected attendance to avoid strain on town facilities. Plans for 40 000 veterans require 5000 tents and extensive support, including hospitals and field kitchens, with rail and water infrastructure likely overwhelmed. Better to scale down to ensure a safe, successful event.
The piece argues for study of the Constitution’s framers and defenses of the document amid calls for change. It notes Senate printing of the Constitution for public scrutiny and questions Democrats’ tariff platform and reliability of the tariff board, with satirical asides on current political figures and events.
The Duke of Leeds famed as a gin distiller and yachtsman prepares for an American visit. His wife Lady Catherine Frances Lambton, noted writer, shares the aristocratic life while tales recount earlier Osbornes and notable London events. Also covered are Wanda Blaustein’s Countess debut and a Vienna court dispute over Count Pius Chamare. Margaret Sangster, Newark writer and children's author, dies at 74.
Military orders list leaves of absence and duty re assignments for many officers across infantry cavalry field artillery engineers medical corps and reserve units with destinations Fort D. A. Russell Fort Sill Chicago Washington Fort Snelling and various barracks detailing durations June July and August for Lieut Col Lawrence J Hearn Capt Harry C Williams Capt Guy Y Henry Capt Upton Birni Jr Arthur N Tasker Clarence Ridley Ray Avery Nathanial Rogers Charles Nay lor and many others including several Majors Colonels and First Lieuts assigned to duties at the Inspector General Surgeon General and Central Division offices with dispositions to report for duty or proceed to specified posts.
Movements of naval ships listed with several names and routes across Newport Hampton Roads Wassington Tiburon Dutch Harbor Port San Luis and other ports. Entries include Mayflower Berry Pennsylvans and Perry with various routes to Wellington Bremertos Cavite Corio and Saone. The text records transfers and departures between naval stations and overseas destinations.
Sioux City Iowa June 4 Elbert H Hubbard representative for the Eleventh Iowa district died suddenly at the home of Tribune editor Joan C Kelly. Heart failure is given as the cause. Hubbard had just sealed a strong renomination campaign and collapsed after receiving election returns. Funeral plans await Mrs Hubbard’s arrival. House and Senate paid respect with adjournments and committees named to attend the funeral. Hubbard was born August 19 1869 in Rushville Indiana and served in the Iowa legislature before Congress. He leaves a wife and four children.
Senate debate featured Kern attacking Lorimer over corrupt election methods while progress on the DPI budget was slow. A campaign contribution investigation panel planned a July 1 meeting. Several committees set hearings or actions including a 8-hour workday railroad bill, a coal miners Erdman act extension, and a Carpathia tribute. House adjourned 4 48 pm to resume next day.
After its monthly meeting the club adopted resolutions expressing deep loss at the death of David H. Burnham. It lauds his genius and executive talents, credits him with the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition triumph, and credits him with aiding the readoption of Washington’s original plan by Maj Enfant.
West Virginia Italians led by Consul Joseph Caldara of Fairmont plan a fund of 4000 dollars to buy an aeroplane type airship for King Emmanuel of Italy. The craft, to be christened the West Virginia, will be used by the Italian government for military purposes. A statewide committee will solicit subscriptions from Italian residents to support the effort.
The Rev Richard W Micou professor of theology at the Episcopal Seminary near Alexandria Virginia died suddenly today of heart disease in Oxford He was 188 years old and had been sent abroad in March with his wife due to overwork
Washington reports four of the navy’s largest colliers are out of commission for lack of funds. Men are furloughed with pay as the Vulcan rests at the Portsmouth Navy Yard loaded with coal. Officers and crew are scattered, hindering readiness should war arise, prompting calls to the Capitol for action. June 4, Washington.
Editor Post calls for protection of horses at Union Station as shade for cars is provided while horses endure sun and cold. With hot weather approaching, action is urged for animal welfare. Also includes brief humor and anecdotes from readers about trains and children.
A compilation of quaint maxims on success failure timing and courtship. It notes that failure is spoiled by success and that loafers feed on workers time. It jokes about free talk with razors and cautions against idealized romance and lingering memories.
Weather Bureau bulletin notes persistently warm conditions along the Pacific slope and rising heat in the Rocky Mountain and plateau regions. Cooler air in the northeast contrasts with generally fair weather in western districts. Forecast calls for continued fair weather Wednesday and Thursday with isolated showers in the south Atlantic and gulf states and a general warming trend in central valleys, lake region, and northwest. Local reports: Potomac River muddy at Ver pars Ferry, with tides and sunshine figures listed.
Denver born Gerald Hughes, son of late Senator Charles Hughes, rejects any bid for U S Senate after his father's death citing personal reasons and party uncertainties. andere observers from Tennessee to New York discuss Roosevelts prospects, Clark map advocates, and New York sentiment shifts toward Clark as a strong presidential candidate.
A humorous, loose narrative on marriage and manners contrasts moral ideas with social behavior. The piece notes a woman's shame at her spouse's manners rather than morals and mocks opportunistic attitudes toward work and respectability, highlighting rustic satire.
Andrew Carnegie voices support for a Taft second term and suggests Elihu Root as a possible alternative if Taft fails to secure the nomination. He praises Taft as a pure statesman and notes Root’s distinguished career and Roosevelt’s backing. The piece also notes the death of former Rhode Island Governor and banker Royal Chapin Taft at 78.
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