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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
6
A Washington Post item notes activity on Penpeyivacia Avenue near Fourteenth Street. The brief mentions local streets and nearby landmarks but contains limited detail on actions, dates, or involved parties.
Terms of subscription and notices from The Washington Post Co outline prepaid options, daily Sunday included or excluded, and annual rates. A political column discusses William Jennings Bryan, Roger Sullivan, and William Wetmore, criticizing favoritism toward corporations and contrasting their roles in shaping the Democratic Party.
The Post offers continued delivery to readers who leave the city so they stay informed about affairs at the Capital. Addresses may change as often as desired, and the paper will reach any part of the country. Notify the carrier or write to The Post or call 4208.
In Maine yesterday Secretary Taft delivered a keynote argueing trust reform linked to Theodore Roosevelt's reforms. He defends the President's record, notes rail merger and tobacco tract actions, and hints at party divisions over tariffs and revision of the Dingtav law in a highly charged political setting.
Fragmented text references two Presidential campaigns after a prior issue. Mentions Mr Bryans devotion, a ratio 46 to 1, and fears of currency debasement. Context unclear with damaged lines.
The piece argues Mr Bryan's advocacy of government ownership and state socialism could force a Democratic split in the Sixtieth Congress. It warns that if the party embraces Bryan or cedes, tariff and ownership coalitions will reshape the platform, with southern Democrats likely to reject his proposals and his standing questioned as the 1900s campaign looms.
The article reports Prof Meyer Foret’s campaign against a hugging waltz style, arguing young people should dance without arm arounds. It notes mixed reactions, mentions his academy, and suggests communities unlikely to accept his published philosophy, including a West Virginia reference.
A U S Navy officers and Capt Moore receive commendation for establishing a stable Tutuila and Manus regime in Samoa. They emphasize native courts, chiefs, and peaceful governance with restraint on religious or social interference.
Fragment from a newspaper page reflecting on the fading of noble lineages at Kingston on Thames and noting various literary and political snippets. It references descent from Edward I, Archbishop Cranmer, and mentions Burke, Plantegenet lineage, and a satire tone across multiple topics. The text blends historical commentary with musings on education, labor, and political figures.
In an obituary era panorama, Sir James Markenme alleged to be the model for Altamont in Thackeray’s Pendennis is shown to have claimed Mackenzie of Kintail lineage via Kintail estate.His tariff of Highland attire and banners drew scorn as he kept MacKenzie tartans while adopting Glen Mulck title. Meanwhile Montenegro’s finances unravel as Tsarist subsidies end, Prince Nicholas strips army funds, and Italy and Austria-Hungary weigh pressures amid RussoMontenegrin tensions.
A fragmentary description mocks wealth and power figures including Rockefeller and Bryan, noting a pastor's claim that many wealthy men are miserable. It references Roosevelt and a Nebraska trip as part of a debated political stance, with critics questioning party unity and funding strategies. The damaged text blends rumor with opinion about how wealth shapes morality and politics.
Compositors at the Government Printing Office distribute 308 words to be spelled phonetically under President Wilson’s reform, with Public Printer Stitt overseeing the shift. Frederick T. Allen notes earlier 1896 technical terms were phoneticized for the Patent Office, while Civil Service tests will allow applicants to choose old or new spellings for 30 words.
London cartoon in Punch depicts Father Time examining a tree trunk labeled English labor at the moment cuts are suspected. President Roosevelt stands nearby with an axe and declares he cannot tell all but notes that boys will be boys, in a commentary on labor and policy.
Brig Gen William McCaskey commanding the Southwestern division condemns recent orders for annual camps of instruction as harmful to enlistments. He criticizes long marches and three week encampments, calling for marches under ten miles and shorter training periods to avoid unnecessary hardship on American infantry soldiers.
Weather Bureau reports a Caribbean to South Atlantic hurricane moving west near the Lakama Islands with no measured strength yet. Forecasters caution about unpredictable effects on U S weather with potential fair but cool conditions in Washington today.
When Secretary o.,apere returns to Washington next Thursday he will handle several important matters awaiting attention at the Newry Department. The report on the Alabama-Illinois collision and the boiler contract for the New York and Massachusetts lines require action. The Alabama Hingis case allows a court martial only at the Secretary’s discretion. The boiler contract was endorsed by Assistant Secretary Newberry favoring the Babcock & Wilcox Co though City Boiler works bid $27,000 lower for noncompliance. Also: August saw 116 vessels built and registered on Atlantic and Gulf coasts totaling 45,221 gross tons, with 13,873 gross tons on the Great Lakes and 19,280 gross tons. The Hendrik Hudson, a large steel steamer of 6,847 tons, built at Newburg, NY, owned by Hudson River Day Line, was among notable registrations.
Chicago Sept 5 Joan Alexander Dowie replies to accusations by Wilbur Glenn Voliva claiming immorality extravagance misrepresentation and misuse of investments He asserts he is pure and taintless and calls the polygamy charge absurd He defends his fund use as necessary for the Christian Catholic Church in Zion urging loyal followers to aid his return to leadership
Portsmouth observes Peace Day to mark the first anniversary of the Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Japan Russia war. A tablet was unveiled at 3:47 PM, a marine battalion parade raised colors, and the U S Navy Band played the three national anthems. Remarks by Rear Admiral Measle and Chaplain Thompson noted peace steps.
The US cruiser Boston, damaged on Peabody Rock, will sail today for Bremerton Navy Yard under her own steam. Divers found a four foot long leak in the hull while repairs used canvas and synthetic jacks to slow water flow. Commander Waler reports the ship is refloated and hopes to be free of water by nightfall.
Spertel 26 The Washington Poot Macon Ga Sept 5. Policeman Tom Williams in the auditorium to police the scene leaped to the rostrum and gave gubernatorial candidate Hoke Smith a strong hug after his nomination speech. Williams says he could not help the hug carried away by Smiths words as he faced a police board charge of offensive conduct in public service.
Former friends of Herman Oelrichs say after the funeral the entire estate, valued well over 210,000,000, would pass to his fifteen year old son Herman. An agreement two years earlier between Oelrichs and his wife Theresa Fair provided the estate would go largely to the son, with ownership to mature as he reaches his majority.
A Santo Domingo messenger reports Dominican insurgents who besieged Monte Cristi have been defeated and driven from the area. Government forces retreated to a fort at Dajabon while defenders held firm. Monte Cristi awaits four hundred promised reinforcements to resume pursuit of the rebels.
In Petersburg the Georgian struggle for church autonomy yields a partial victory as the emperor approves two Georgian church courts and the restoration of the Georgian language in liturgy. A Bible translation commission is set up, while a Russian archbishop remains nominal. The Georgian Church now largely runs its affairs. Prominent Nicaraguans Wilhelm Reuling and Angel Caligarie arrived in New York from Port Limon aboard the Breage or Sarnie, declining comment on their purpose.
Messrs William Hayden and Randall of London visited Milwaukee and Chicago packing plants on the way from the West. They praised inspection standards, noted humane slaughter, and observed thin profit margins. They discussed English reforms, Upton Sinclair’s statements, and the American meat trade’s impact on Europe.
Albert Tissandier a famed aeronaut who gained prominence during the Franco German War is reported dead in Paris. The notice recalls his Paris siege era balloon attempts with his brother Gaston and notes his early life and fame as a pioneering aeronaut.
Rear Admiral Charles M Thames commands a test case over excluding a naval trainee from a Netport Amusement Association dance pavilion for being in uniform. Newport's court will decide whether the armed forces' attire bars entry. The pavilion owners claim the right to refuse admission to uniformed sailors. The Superior Court will hear the case.
Two Chinese youths Chen Stei Ting and Ten Feng Ten traveled aboard the Toyen Hissenemerica to San Francisco for transit to Annapolis where they will enter the United States Naval Academy. Accompanying them were Drs. Tehan Chwai Kwan Sing and Ho Kan Yuen en route to Buffalo for a military surgeons convention.
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