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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
2
Dr D E Salmon, once partner to George E Howard for six years, withdrew after a department of agriculture contract for a meat label was awarded. Wilson will discipline and review the affair while Salmon defends that he had no ongoing stake.
A 19th century souvenir volume published for the Bureau of Animal Industry details its creators and printers, Charles Salmon and George E. Howard. It chronicles subscriptions from about 1,100 women, biographical pages, and the 1900 meat label agreement with Dr. Salmon retaining no stock, after which a $10,000 settlement clarified his departure from the printing venture.
Secretary Wilson cancels a planned August 1 vacation to focus on internal and external inquiries in the Department of Agriculture. He will not accompany Chief Forester Pinchot on a Western forest reserves tour as investigations proceed. Subordinates and the public are urged to report suspected misconduct, with action to be taken against grounded accusations. The DoJ pressuring Hyde to return from Europe for questions about his former bureau.
A grand jury session adjourned yesterday without ruling on the cotton crop report scandal. District Attorney Beach plans to reconvene the special grand jury around the 15th for further Agricultural Department probes. District attorney aides maintain strict secrecy as the inquiry continues. Beach reportedly left the city for several days, location undisclosed.
Attorney Beach plans to retire August 31 as district attorney amid a Justice Department push. The grand jury returned true bills not tied to cotton report scandals, naming Fred Kendall and Charles H. Clair for false pretenses and Frank P Kellogg for embezzlement. Foreman says no further reports.
Walter A. Donaldson, twenty one, a clerk, was arrested by Detectives Howlett and Pratt for petit larceny after a Cravenette rain coat valued at $35 was reported missing August 2 from R. W. Wright of the Washington Loan and Trust Building. The coat was recovered from a second hand dealer and Donaldson allegedly admitted guilt. He was held at the sixth precinct awaiting court after a relative posted $50 bail. Earlier records show prior alleged thefts by Donaldson in January and prior evasions by relatives.
The Fraternal Jonadab meeting at 902 Pennsylvania Ave NW discussed temperance reform and a death benefit feature adopted since May 4. Emmett Grien and others offered talks on Jonadabism, Panama life, and ways to aid intemperance reform. An informal gathering is planned for Friday at John R. Davis’s home 36 Virginia Ave SW. Also, Charles Hunter Campbell died from injuries after a fall on the Chesapeake Beach scenic railway. burial at 621 B Street NW.
Abraham Slaughter, a negro, was arrested by Policeman Murphy for assaulting John Young, an aged negro, in front of the Police Court. Young received treatment for a badly confused head at the Emergency Hospital. Slaughter was released after depositing 10 dollars collateral for appearance in court today. Scalp cut by fall injures 14 year old F F Keitz after collision with a pane at New Jersey avenue and Sixth street NW. Keitz knocked to the ground, sustaining a soap wound.
Two year old Albert Woods playing with a kitten on the family steps at 1266 Four-and-a-half Street SW was struck by a Washington street car. His left leg was amputated and his right leg badly crushed. he remained in critical condition at Emergency Hospital. Motorman and conductor were arrested and later released on bond to appear in court.
A Iowa parish clergyman recalls his wife’s severe vomiting linked to coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee the episodes stopped and they remained healthy for nine years, praising Postum as the cause of their relief. The testimonial is endorsed by the Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan.
In driving storms at Camp Ordway Harpers Ferry Gen Harries leads a drenched dress parade with 2,600 present. Rain ceases ten minutes after rank break as Gen Chaffee expected next day with salute schedule and camp inspections.
Weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau reports showers in the Ohio Valley and southern Gulf states with unsettled barometric conditions and high interior temperatures. Forecast calls for more rain across the Lake regions and mid Atlantic areas through the weekend with variable winds. Also noted are a divorce petition in District Supreme Court over infidelity and a heat illness incident involving an Italian laborer on the Connecticut Avenue Bridge.
Maurice J Colbert is no longer employed by me. The condemned building at 60S Ninth Street is removed to 1009 H St NW where I run stove furnace heating and tinning with expert Paris on latest methods Repairing a specialty. W O Berry 1002 E St NW. Claims for damages due to grade changes at Union Station require prompt communication. B H Wahneh 916 F St NW.
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