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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
6
The Washington Post announces subscription terms for the Daily and Sunday editions with weekly and yearly options and details payment methods. It lists mailing offices in Washington Alexandria New York Chicago and specifies addresses and managerial names.
Washingtonians planning moves should arrange for The Post to follow them. The Capital addresses may be changed as often as desired and the paper will be delivered promptly to any part of the country. Notify the carrier or send order directly to The Post by telephone 4205.
The President’s action against Mr Bowen is praised as prompt and necessary. Bowen’s conduct is denounced for scandalous charges and reckless publication of unverified stories about Loomis and the Loomis Caracas instructions. Loomis’ usefulness is impaired by disclosed indiscretions, though his case yields unintended promotion prospects.
The author argues that some scientists labor with zeal to abolish the difference between divine and human creation by partnering with the Great First Cause. They claim to have created life though no humans or large animals have been produced. Milton’s tale of a rebellious angel is cited as a moral parallel to human ambition. The reader is invited to private judgment.
A lengthy column surveys diplomat John Barrett’s career, praising restraint and self-focus, contrasting him with critics. It notes a Panama incident, questions about a Star and Herald editor, and reflections on diplomacy, church attendance, and royal pageantry in Britain and Washington.
A long feature outlines Lord SandwichMontagu and his heir, marriage plans for July 25 in London to Miss Alberta Sturges, and the New York grocer connection. It covers Montagu lineage, Hinchingbrooke estate, and Cromwell era history, plus a Paris Opera Comique dispute over royal theater privileges, and the Marmier Choiseul dukes with curious courtly anecdotes and a rare attack episode.
Tidings from Ohio say the Democracy party anticipates a major showdown in November. The piece notes dissatisfaction with current conditions, divides within the party, and echoes of past Ohio political swings with figures like Thurman and Wade Hampton echoing in memory.
A man posing as Willoughby Middleton, claiming English lordship and a sister Lady Flora Hamilton, swindling White Plains society, risked exposure if he used common or melodramatic names. The piece muses on society’s credulity and the lure of aristocratic titles.
A column mocks Jamaica joining a republic versus British rule, arguing Jamaica is ill prepared for independence and should remain under Britain. It contrasts American views, calls Jamaica largely ignorant, and notes colonizer benevolence while cautioning against revolt. The piece, from a periodical mix, also touches on other items about professions, prize money, and social quips.
Fragmented reminiscences discuss menswear, gender, and social anecdotes with scattered phrases on swimming, learning, and drinking. The text contains garbled observations on attire, age, wit, and temperance, lacking a clear narrative or coherent facts.
Boston June 2 The Massachusetts Supreme Court full bench ruled that corporation organizers and promoters must disclose all facts about property obtained for personal profit by turning it over to the corporation. The Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelting Company v Albert S Bigelow involved the discrepancy between claimed value and actual worth of property sold to the company. The court overruled the defendant's demurrer.
Special Agent Frank Barry of the Interstate Commerce Commission will leave for Louisville to investigate complaints against Kentucky railroads and nearby states over alleged excessive refrigeration charges. Hearings are planned in St. Louis, Kansas City, Little Rock, and possibly Texas, following Michigan fruit case trends and reports of carriers seeking own equipment.
The Bureau of Forestry issued new rules allowing special occupancy on forestry reserves for hotels stores mills and summer residences where demand is legitimate and aligns with reserve interests. Land use limits include two acres for schools and one acre for churches with timber for church and school buildings available under free use and sales regulations. Applications go to the supervisor then the forester. ranger supervision covers wagon roads and trails. agriculture secretary retains canal ditch and tunnel permit authority, excluding mining municipal easements.
The Bureau of Chemistry in the Department of Agriculture faces eviction after a land lord hikes rent by 500 dollars per year starting July 1. Secretary Wilson rejects the increase and seeks temporary relocation with George Washington University facilities. Moving the laboratory will involve substantial expense, a cost the landlord may have overlooked.
Taft denies the Pittsburg Union Bridge petition for rehearing and orders immediate reconstruction to 70 feet above the Allegheny River. Built in 1875 the bridge, at 40 feet, was deemed a menace to commerce by Taft, aligning with Root’s prior ruling.
John W Foster of Washington DC spoke at Indiana Universitys seventy sixth annual commencement in Bloomington on June 21 marking the fiftieth anniversary of his class of 1855. He received the doctor of laws degree after reviewing the universities history.
A mix of dispatches from Washington and abroad describes American consul Brank D. HL in Amsterdam and Washington, highlighting Dutch thrift, Holland's role in U.S. trade, and a cautious view of European markets. Other notes quote Rep. Thomas M. Bell on Georgia politics, and missionary Davison on Japan after the war, plus a Tennessee representative on a Supreme Court decision and Alaska juror issues.
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