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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
23
A miscellany of reader letters includes a Yale anecdote where a man is called Willie by a roomful of students, then Bill after a prank during college days. The piece blends social norms with humor and touches on broader editorials about how to address prominent figures.
Six year old Andrew Deavers of 1002 Oronoke Street Alexandria was knocked down and trampled by a horse running at large near his home. His arm was broken, teeth damaged, and head badly cut. witnesses and Dr Martin J Delaney aided him. Police seek the horse owner as condition hangs on injuries.
Richard Y Oula will oversee all literary work for the Republican national committee with Francis Curtis as editor. Frank H Hitchcock announced the appointment after Culahan arrived in New York to begin duties. Culahan, a longtime Washington correspondent, is a friend of President Harrison and has supported Taft Roosevelt.
The Republican national congressional committees literary bureau in New York will direct the campaign from there after closing its New York offices. Francis Curtis supervised the bureau in this city and ships furniture and documents to New York as he departs to oversee the literary branch until after the selection.
Democratic Chairman Norman Mack hosted a luncheon with Col Henry Watterson from Lemsville Ky and Roger Sullivan, Urey Woodson, and Mrs Mack. The gathering touched on the literary question and campaign work. Mail to Hoffmann House floods in as Mack pushes to open campaign headquarters in New York and Chicago. Col Watterson awaits Josephus Daniels who will lead press work.
The Smith Draper mills near Charlotte will shut down tomorrow. Though officials call it a one week pause, mill men foresee a longer closure. The move signals possible wider shutdowns across Piedmont Carolina as several Spar Stanburg mills had already closed. Smith Draper units number five with capital near two million and employ thousands. They produce white sheetings for plain fabrics as the cotton goods market remains weak with low prices and little demand.
Sunbrooded and in excellent spirits, the members of Company G Seventieth Virginia regiment arrived in Alexandria shortly before 6 o clock yesterday morning after ten days stay at Camp Taft Chickamauga Park. They report an interesting experience and praise their performance in practice matches. They left without a mascot but returned with a pig and four chickens.
Special to The Washington Post Norfolk Va Aug 2 the gunboat Presidente once the entire navy of San Domingo left Norfolk in tow for New York after two years inactive sent by the Dominican government for repairs but no funds and a largely desertion prone crew left few loyal men the vessel sold to Charles Vivian of New Jersey for 1750 once the yacht Atlanta of Jay Gould costing 140000 C O Section Foreman Dead Charlottesville Va Aug 2 John B Hughes a noted section foreman on the mountain division died at his home survived by wife and several children Josiah Hughes Point of Rocks tunnel switchman for 35 years Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died in Frederick Md Aug 2 survived by six children Grafton Merchants Form Protective Association Aug 2 officers named George L Jolliffe C A Keefer N C Musgrove W Clayton Rainbow Trout for Yellow Creek Aug 2 US Bureau of Fisheries distributed 2000 rainbow trout in Yellow Creek from White Sulphur Springs hatchery
Virginia obituary from Lynchburg reports the death of J. Vaughn aged 28 a Grayson County native who died today at the Home and Retreat following an appendectomy. The brief notice notes he leaves a wife and infant.
The Naval Academy chapel in Annapolis began a new series of tests to reduce reverberation. A net suspended near the vaulted dome partially muted echoes, and a sound board placed over the pulpit improved sounds on the main floor but did not significantly fix gallery acoustics.
News from Richmond South Boston and Petersburg Virginia on August 2 reports tobacco crops saved from drought harm as new primings arrive and fetch fair prices. Moisture shortages persist in some areas though, with late crops potentially proving stronger if seasonable weather continues and rains ease the drought.
Special to The Washington Post Hagerstown Md Aug 2 J W Platt found murdered in a field near Hagerstown. A hat with a Cambridge Pa dealer name and a coat with the label FJ W Platt suggest identity. Autopsy shows a 98 caliber bullet through the brain, followed by stabbing and a razor cut, then a stone thrown onto the body. Police believe a Friday night quarrel over spoils sparked the killing. the killer fled. Platt, once married to Miss Anna Betta of Martinsburg, previously lived in Washington.
Savannah, Aug 2 Captain Packs worth and seven crewmen from the schooner Charles K Schull bound from Philadelphia to Charleston with 2000 tons of coal arrived aboard the Kansas City from New York. The Schull was struck by the West Indian storm Thursday and began leaking badly. the crew pumped water, fore-rigging was damaged, and a man reportedly spent 60 hours at the pumps before rescue. They were rescued about seven miles from Cape Lookout as the Kansas City neared. The vessel reportedly went down after the incident.
Robert G. Hilton treasurer of Montgomery county released the annual financial report showing total receipts of 201 045 35 dollars. Major expenditures listed include Public Schools 35 173 25 dollars State roads 440 305 40 roads 923 945 0 bridges 11 215 10 indigent insane 7 397 3 percent bonds and interest 5 565 14 incorporated towns 33 318 35 elections 280 17 circuit court 420 475 Attorney fees 52 597 080 almshouse 2 606 2 pensions 36 265 82 county commissioners and clerks 800 oip han s court 3818 board of health seaslig ay 2 1 con stables 10 1
The Montgomery County public schools announce a September 7 opening date for the term in Rockville Maryland. A teacher’s institute is planned August 31 to September 4 to prepare staff. Principal Wood plans to attend and resume duties after the session.
Washington Post reports the stock market continued its uptrend last week led by Reading and active issues. Gains spread to Erie issues Canadian Pacific and copper-related stocks amid improved demand for the metal, while bond trading softened. U S Steel showed solid bookings for the first 24 days of July indicating a heat in business, and rail freight rate discussions pointed to potential shifts in the industry.
A long analysis notes Western transcontinental lines retreat from Pacific shipping, yielding the ocean carrying trade to Japanese interests. It recalls Interstate Commerce Commission actions, rail contracts, and past attempts to use cheap rates to core markets, while predicting an active market and steady rail earnings as weather and harvests improve. The piece closes with economist Daniel F Kellogg's signature.
Special to The Washington Post reports on the American Bible Society’s last year in Korea Hermit Nation. Christians dodge bullets while carrying Bibles seen as safe passports by both sides. A man shot for failing to read and sing proved he could read neither.
President Theodore Roosevelt spent a quiet Sunday at Oyster Bay. He attended services at Christ Church with Mrs Roosevelt and his sons Archibald and Quentin. The family was joined by Warren Young, chief clerk in Washington, and later Rev Karl Rieland and his wife were invited to Sagamore Hill after a private lunch.
A Washington Fest Orange New Jersey report says a maid employed by Dr William G Alexander was fined 50 cents payable in ten weekly installments of six cents each by Police Justice Bray. The girl, who worked for the Alexander family less than a week, allegedly took a diamond ring hidden between mat fringes and $1052 left in an envelope on a desk. she was arrested and surrendered the property.
Three mail clerks were injured when the New Orleans New York Limited derailed about 30 miles from Charlotte North Carolina. The tender mail car and club car left the rails but no passengers were hurt and no one killed. The train was delayed about five hours before continuing. Meanwhile in Pennsylvania the Leechburg plant of the American Sheet and Tinplate Company plans to resume operations tomorrow returning about 400 workers to duties at the mill near West Leechburg which has not run for several months.
London and Berlin see stock gains as revival of confidence spreads. U S Steel's recent showing boosts optimism. Turkish events and European harvest prospects influence markets. Paris notes Turkey Macedonia strikes dampen mood, yet overall bourse remains steady.
About 40 000 Federal and state troops head toward Fort Riley for maneuvers from August 10 to September 4. One cavalry regiment and one artillery regiment are already at the fort. The heat slows progress as the Thirteenth United States Infantry arrives after a four day march from Port Leavenworth. An engineering corps ahead carries a large field searchlight for the exercises. Secretary of War Wright likely to visit during the maneuvers.
Soldiers from Battery D of the Third United States Field Artillery, under Captain Harn, pitched tents on the Annapolis fair grounds after arriving from Pine Camp New York. They will stay until tomorrow morning before returning to their Fort Myer quarters in Virginia. they spent several weeks at maneuvers at Pine Camp.
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