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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
6
Washington readers urged to keep informed by The Post as they relocate from the city. Submit address changes to ensure prompt delivery nationwide by notifying the carrier or sending the order directly to The Post. Telephone Main 4205.
The Elgin Iowa district renominates William Hepburn for Congress. The article lauds Hepburn as a vigorous, honest statesman and notes his long service, sharp debating skills, and broad support. It contrasts him with standpatters and criticizes Mayor Dunne over Chicago meat-safety issues, urging municipal action to protect public health.
The piece rails at Pennsylvania Republican reform rhetoric, likening it to milk that cannot satisfy readers. It mocks the Harrisburg platform’s stance on railroads and trusts, condemns Chicago slaughterhouse practices, and predicts the Lincoln and Pennsylvania Democrats will soon resume their old routines.
Federal courts condemn multiple evils including rebates and related schemes in a recent Milwaukee circuit ruling. The case targets beer transport rebates labeled as commissions, with judges deeming any device that achieves condemned results legal. The Chicago Tribune notes railroads cannot evade the anti rebate law by naming schemes differently. Massachusetts state courts report thirty four dealers convicted for embalmed meat products by the state board of health amid dealer panic.
A satirical diatribe contrasts grim fault lines in urban food, milk bacteria, and disease with a hopeful vision from rural life. It argues honest labor and small-farm abundance offer independence beyond city slums, urging self-respecting work and simple nourishment from forests, fields, and streams.
A rambling catalog of rustic life and satire unfolds with a Southern household as its centerpiece. It sketches a busy yard, food abundant and fragrant, children, dogs, and a bustling kitchen as the narrator muses on labor, honesty, and American aspirations amid politics, society, and entertainment.
The author rails at South Dakota for its 1904 Republican majority and mocks a so called Democratic convention there. He argues federal regulation of railroads is preferable to state ownership, condemns the party’s platform, and urges a strong 1908 presidential contest while lampooning local politics.
The piece argues against replacing the mocking bird with the name Sidney Lanier or John Temple Graves in Georgia culture. It notes public support for renaming and details the awkwardness of lyric changes, stressing Southern affection for the original song and regional poets from Sidney Lanier to Sister Murphy.
A consular report from Germany details a sinkage works that used spoiled hams decayed pork scraps dog meat and other refuse to make sausages. The maker was prosecuted with a defense claiming such ingredients are standard sausage elements, reflecting broader fears about food safety in the era.
A long, fragmentary piece recounts King Alfonso and Queen Victoria's era ambidexterity trends among European royals, notes Queen Ilse, Queen Maud, and Czarina, and mentions royal uproar over a Westminster Dean appointment. It traces Sir Edwin Landseer and Balmoral sketches, then shifts to Lady Sarah Wilson’s Boer War nursing, the Marlborough lineage, and Empress Eugenie’s reflections. It ends with Prince Reuss diplomacy, Bismarck, Caprivi, and wedding reconvenings amid a web of courtly figures across Britain, Sweden, Holland, and Germany.
New York State railroad commission figures show Memorial Day 1905 traffic at 9,502,586 passengers, up 18 percent from 1904. Phelan’s lines carried 58,301 riders, Brooklyn and Manhattan saw major gains, with detailed borough by borough totals and transfers across multiple railways, amid near identical weather.
The American delegates to the Rio conference meet to perfect plans for their trip to Brazil. Root and staff preparations are under way, with August preparations for the voyage detailed. Root is expected to sail July 7 arriving July 3, remaining about twelve days in Brazil before heading to other South American capitals. Venezuela appears to refuse participation, blaming President Castro for not securing Caracas as conference host.
The Census Bureau reports 1904 gains in Toledo and Columbus manufacturing versus 1900. Toledo shows 599 establishments, 48,842,284 dollars capital, and 44,923,004 dollars output, led by flour and grist mill products and foundry and machine shop output. Columbus lists 460 establishments, 28,368,484 dollars capital, and 38,542,551 dollars output, with boots and shoes and foundry and machine shop products as major industries.
Manila reports a police force reduction to 600 with 100 American officers to be dismissed within three months. The plan follows a governor appointed committee recommendation to trim American staffing amid economy concerns after prior losses in April. Filipino officers will comprise the remainder.
The Manila plan for a hotel on government land collapsed as restrictions deterred officials. The church property near Lyneta was sold to H. O. Dunbar of Cincinnati, who plans a private hotel costing about a half million dollars if the sale proceeds.
Manila reports three slight earthquake shocks on June 5 and 6 with the last at 5:38 p m. on the 6th. Authorities believe the tremors were severe on Samar, though tail rumours arrive. A separate dispatch notes Bertha Krupp’s fiancé Dr von Bohlen Helbach may be sent to Pekin as first secretary of the German Legation.
Fragmentary humorous reflections note women juries and big amity with a dark room. A stomach ache worsens when alone and the puzzling behavior of mosquitoes around pretty girls is observed.
A New York based committee led by Michael F. Cohry and others from Irish, German American, Jewish American, and Italian federations presented a set of resolutions to President to oppose further restrictive immigration laws. They argued existing laws protect citizenship and that a bearable inflow is needed. The committee also met with Speaker Cannon and submitted the resolutions, but the President provided no clear stance, saying he would consider the issue.
Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador, conferred with Secretary Root at the State Department about Canadian and Newfoundland fisheries. The meetings aimed to clear workable ground for final negotiations by agreeing on differences, with possible joint investigations to settle essential facts. Officials expect progress toward settlement by next fall upon Root's return from the South voyage.
A Washington briefing rejects rumors of an Anglo Russian military pact. Despite growing cordiality between England and Russia after the Dogger Bank incident, officials say no alliance will form. France aims for closer English Russian ties, but Russia remains France's ally and Britain is not forming a formal pact.
A presidential invitation was extended yesterday to attend Founders Day ceremonies at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg on April 1. The delegation included W On Frew, Col 8 Hy Church, Mayor Guthrie, and Judge Burlington. The President said he would consider the invitation but could not commit at this time. Senator Long and Representative Curtis invited him to a Kansas farmers meeting on August 22 in Sidan, which he declined.
Frazer, a New York sculptor, has worked for days on a plaster bust of President Roosevelt in the White House Dist Room. The sitting ends after two or three more sessions, with a bronze bust expected to portray the president’s head and shoulders. The process occurs amid crowds of visitors in the East Room as lighted work continues.
The Cunard steamer Lusitania, 790 feet long, was launched at the Clyde Bank with hundreds of visitors and locals watching. It is the first of the line’s giant liners, to be followed by the Mauritania next month. The ship measures about 40,090 tons displacement, 88 feet beam, and 60 feet molded depth, with turbine engines capable of 24 to 25 knots. Cabin classes total 300 first, 300 second, and 1,200 third, with a crew of about 800.
The State Department denies reports that an investigation of Jacob Sleeper, Secretary of the American Legation in Havana, is ongoing. Buckley had accused negligence during Sleeper's service in Bogota, with charges referred to the President and then to the State Department, which declined further action.
In Washington and Manila rumors spread that the United States planned to dispose of the Philippines to Japan. Gov Gen James F. Smith at the New Willard said the idea arose from Wright’s Japan ambassadorship, with denials from both governments. Filipinos prefer independence later but currently accept US rule, while Colombia shows mixed views on annexation and reforms under Diaz and Reyes.
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