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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
6
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A satirical review tracing campaign boodle through U S political contests from 1834 to 1900. The piece argues money influenced outcomes, cites names like Tilden Hancock and Quay, and contends boodle favored both parties at times while lauding legitimate funds. It concludes with a call to end corrupt campaigning.
A critique of Bland Allison and Sherman acts tracing the so called silver dollar policy to congressional feuds. It claims the policy caused the panic of 1892, bankruptcies, and costly bond sales. It cites high silver dollar production, high costs for transporting silver, and government payments to express firms since 1898. It asserts corruption and financial imprudence in circulating silver.
A long editorial exposes the Patrick murder case, condemning the death sentence as cruel and arguing that the real culprit may be ignored. It condemns political manipulation, praises the Supreme Court’s potential role, and critiques binary party opportunism and plutocratic influence. The piece also surveys class of 1906 celebrations, Republican pragmatism versus Democratic sentiment, and rail network magnates led by James J. Hill, highlighting policy tensions and leadership nuances.
In a lighthearted column from Columbus Dispatch style chatter, a parable of Wedderly’s dog life and a peacekeeper husband unfolds. A Somerville Journal quip asks what you see when two Boston girls meet, answer being a pair of spectacles, while a St. Louis man counters with two pairs.
A fragment from the New York Press frets on male virtue after death and wealth. It notes commencement notions for girls and jokes about dressmakers, suggesting women miss the point of humor and the value of ownership. The piece threads social satire through personal reflections and gendered expectations.
Bertha Krupp, heiress of the great steel works, engages Gustave von Bohlen a German noble. Her family cautious, the couple separated by his Pekin assignment as she tests the match. Other European dynastic tales mix with imperial intrigue and royal misfortune across Europe and Asia.
New York June 12 Charles Francis Adams urged radical reform in American universities in an address to the Phi Beta Kappa Chapter at Columbia. He argued current methods are outdated and unwieldy, advocating independent colleges under a master as head and a university system to support instruction. He favored an elective, individualized plan with compulsory Greek or Latin and intensive reasoning throughout college.
The Marblehead cruiser has located the steamship Empire at Corinto Nicaragua after the Empire, under an American flag, aidedGuatemala revolutionaries from San Jose. Washington weighs international law questions on interference and future action while awaiting instructions.
Dispatches from City of Mexico report Gen. Toledo leading a southern revolution, claiming a major victory and seizure of government artillery. Barriles may move toward Salvador. reports on Cabrera are unfavorable. Conflicting advices leave the situation unclear as deserters increase for the revolutionaries.
London reporters note a grand matinee in honor of Ellen Terry celebrating the Jubilee. Beatrice scene in Much Ado About Nothing features Terry and 22 Terry family members with 600 friends present, while musicians Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie attend. Terry thanks the audience as cheers and applause fill the theatre.
The colonial government today commissioned the whaler Neptune as an extra cruiser to monitor American fishing vessels. At St Pierre French authorities seized the Canadian fishing schooner Winifred of Lunenburg for infringing fishery laws.
Findlay Ohio June 32 County Prosecutor David sprung a surprise as the grand jury reported not indicting Standard Oil. He filed two informations against Buckeye Pipe Line and Manhattan Oil Company, naming John O'Brien F T Cuthbert and R E Curtain as conspirators. He said quicker action would be possible this way and would pursue higher courts.
A San Francisco delegation led by Senator Flint, Franklin Lane, and Judge Morrow met President Roosevelt to seek aid. They cited $17 million in city bonds, only $4 million sold, bearing 2.12 percent interest, and proposed Treasury acceptance of $13 million in bonds as security for nationwide bank deposits. They also urged a $10 million government loan secured by the city’s clearing houses to shelter the homeless before winter. The President said he would consider both proposals as the group then moved to Congress to press the case.
Sandusky June 12 five bridge companies and five agents were found guilty by Judge Reed after indictments for Valentine antitrust law violations. Firms Canton Massillon King Bellefontaine Mount Vernon and agents Harry G Hammond W N Cleveland H C Webster H W Lyon J Hilton face $500 fines each. Separate indictments noted as withdrawn interlocutory motions advanced guilt.
The Washington Post reports District Attorney Jerome says the indictment of Dr. Walter R. Gillette and Robert A. Granniss does not end the life insurance probes. The inquiry will widen to New York Life Equitable and smaller firms. A grand jury will examine all phases of the insurance business and possible officials’ misconduct. Names of legislators connected to Mutual Life activities may surface as the investigation proceeds.
In Cincinnati on June 12 Judge Hoffheimer granted a temporary injunction stopping county officials from collecting more than 3450 for Bernard Wrebe's liquor license. Authorities are barred from interfering with Wrebe's ongoing saloon business while the case proceeds.
Frederick A. Burnham former Mutual Reserve Life president along with George Burnham Jr and George D. Eldridge were arraigned in New York General Sessions on larceny and forgery charges connected with company management. They pleaded not guilty through counsel William Rand Jr. Recorder Goff denied the motion to quash. no trial date set.
A crowd of prominent Californians gathered in the New Willard lobby to discuss post quake and fire challenges in San Francisco. Judge W W Morrow called for insurance adjustments, federal aid, and rapid rebuilding while noting 173 million dollars in losses and 3 million paid so far. The group also touched on labor, housing, and loan prospects, with calls for quick action to aid the homeless and restart city development.
The June meeting in London under Augustus Manning gathered delegates from Great Britain Austria Hungary Denmark France Holland Belgium Norway and Sweden. The conference agreed to a single measurement form for all classes and appointed an international committee to handle related administrative work and rules.
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