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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1910
Page
2
Plans for a dedication address include Andrew Carnegie who contributed 750,000 and will speak or be honored. Secretary Knox and other distinguished men are set to participate in a reception and exercises in the evening. The event emphasizes philanthropy and civic achievement with notable attendees.
A dedication program features Invocation by Cardinal Ginbani Secretary of State Knox opening remarks by the International Bureau of American Republics chairman John Barratt a bureau director and architect Alpert Weelsey comments Reading of cables from Latin American presidents Address by Elihu Foot and the Mexican ambassador Don Francisco Leon de la Barra Address by Andrew Carnegie and the US President Planting of a peace tree Benediction by Bishop Harding Marine Band tunes Evening reception 9:20 to 11:30 honors Mr and Mrs Garnegie Taft diplomatic corps army and navy officers in full uniform Assemblage in the Hall of the Republics Supper in the Columbus Library and marble terrace
The article describes Taft andDiplomatic corps attendees at the dedication of a new International Building, with Roosevelt leading the cornerstone, Carnegie funding, and remarks by Cardinal Gibbons and others. It also records two afternoon events, a formal dedication and a Carnegie reception, plus a comprehensive Weather Bureau forecast for Saturday through Monday across the United States, noting storms, temperature shifts, and regional conditions.
Washington marriage license clerk advocates forming a strangers club to match unattached men and women in official offices. He proposes a headquarters, a qualifying overseer, and casual introductions to boost local marriages while lamenting a decline in marriage licenses. The plan targets government workers and uses a no questions approach to age.
A new marble temple of peace and commerce is described by Andrew Carnegie and Senator Root as a capital in the capital of the United States for American nations. The building blends cadalé and Spaniel styles, with a central courtyard fountain by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, and walls bearing escutcheons of the American republics and their war and peace heroes.
Senator Burton of Ohio says the rivers and harbors appropriations contain objectionable features. He has discussed the bill with the President and warns he may veto the measure unless these items are eliminated. Burton favors large projects only if they are feasible and beneficial to commerce.
Explorer Peary has secured six months leave from the Navy Department with permission to depart the United States. He is at liberty to undertake a European voyage to deliver figures he has arranged for.
Misa Martha Peterson, longtime White House cook, wed James M. Mulvey, a member of the White House guard, at Trinity Episcopal Church parlor with two witnesses. The ceremony was private, no honeymoon now, plan to travel during President Taft's summer leave. The couple will reside at 208 C street northwest as Mulvey returns to duty.
Andrew Carnegie, the steel magnate, plans to arrive in Washington four hours early to meet Washington newspaper men at the National Press Club. All members of the Washington newspaper staff and correspondents are requested to be present at 8 o'clock for the reception and speeches.
Consul de Schlippenbach, the Russian general in New York, denied knowledge of Mrs. Cora Luther of Chicago in a divorce action. He said a rumor of his name in the case was odd and that he has not heard of Mrs. Luther in two years. He called the case irrelevant to him and will return to New York soon. The baron is exempt from court summons. The news also notes a silk dress sale by Hecht stores and Taft signing a land proclamation reclassifying lands in national forests. Dr. John Wilson of Pittsylvania dies. he was a Confederate veteran and later a physician and farmer.
April 29 dispatches report Senator John W. Daniels nearing Lynchburg Virginia after a month of serious illness with paralysis. He is described as standing the trip home from Florida splendidly and will enter a local sanitarium upon arrival early Sunday. The item also notes miscellaneous regional updates including election results, skeletons found in Willow Grove, a Bluefield night school by United States Coal and Coke Company, and law college building requests at the University of West Virginia.
A historical overview of steel and concrete fusion in construction highlights John F. Golding’s innovations in reinforced concrete. It notes monolith steel bars designed to join with lighter members without punching or welding, expanding uses in floors, roofs, bridges, and dams, and cites growing annual steel demand. The article also mentions Washington and Pittsburg projects and a court appointment in North Carolina.
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