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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
20
Reporters detail Navy scrutiny of the Ozark trials and engine condition. Lieut Mittendorff blames inexperience for possible faults while alleging favoritism by Capt. Stratton. Desertion allegations hinge on oath administration and enlistment signatures. Maj. Pred Cook questions legal deserter status of the ten sailors.
Mrs Sophia Disney Cole died at her residence 2808 Twenty seventh Street NW after a three month illness. She was wife of N J Cole and longtime city resident. Funeral arrangements set for tomorrow at 3 PM at the residence, with interment in Rock Creek Cemetery. Survived by husband two sons and three daughters.
Esther Shoemaker, age 2, of 218 John Marshall Place attempted suicide by ingesting bichloride of mercury at 159 this morning. Taken to Casualty Hospital, condition not serious. Motive appears linked to a personal disappointment. she had been a respondent in a sore affair.
The revenue cutter service, spanning from the Bering Sea to the Maine coast, and the Treasury Department in Washington, marked the 120th anniversary with a noon ceremony. Law Officer Starrington delivered a historical address to officials and employees gathered in the commandant’s office.
Aug 4 in Asbury Park New Jersey Mrs Josephine Sell attempted suicide with headache pills. After collapsing she was taken to Spring Lakes Hospital by Joan Sykes Jr and George Sulahan. A car crash followed near Grand Avenue as they sought medical help. Mokey, a Trenton dealer in phonographs and bicycles, is connected to the case. Newell is believed to be Mrs Newell, widow of Raymond Newell, with two children in Trenton.
Mildew ravages in the Rheims district may push champagne taxes higher this year, surpassing the effect of the recent tariff law. The proposed levy targets wine production facing vine disease, potentially increasing costs for vintners and consumers alike.
Postmaster General Hitchcock won a brand-new automobile in a charity drawing for the Working Boys’ Home. After a city ride, he donated the car to the home and later noted an $11,573,000 postal savings for the year. He aims to trim costs further to end the department’s annual deficit.
Labor day celebration set for September 5 at Benning race track with trotting races and motorcycle events. About 1166 harness horses entered across nine events with cups and trophies donated by Washington merchants. Amateur and professional motorcycle races expected, plus a baseball game between Columbia Typographical Union and navy yard machinists.
Esperanto services will be held in St Pauls Episcopal and St Patricks Catholic churches marking the first use of the language in Washington worship. The sixth international Esperanto congress runs August 14 to 21 with over 1000 delegates attending. A seven year old boy was overcome by heat at 4 30 yesterday and was taken to Casualty Hospital in serious but improving condition.
Rosalie Diggs, fourteen of 401 Eleventh Street South, sustained fatal burns when her dress caught fire from a gasoline stove in her home. She fled screaming into the street where a stranger and her mother wrapped the flames in an apron. she was taken to Casualty Hospital unconscious, later revived briefly but died.
Police say Cole man Sanders admitted assaulting Presley Griffin after officers traced him to 229 Fourteenth Street Northeast. Capt Daley and a small detail forced entry, detained Sanders, and he was held at the Ninth Precinct while Griffin, hospitalized, shows slight improvement.
Andrew Carnegie received a gold medal from the Pan-American Congress in Buenos Aires for his humanitarian benefactions. The medal is a joint gift of Western Hemisphere republics, while the same dispatch notes the Panama Canal opening celebration decision rests with the Bureau of American Republics governing board.
Police sweep city for Henry Smith aged four from 24 D Street NW missing since Saturday. Officials suspect he left with a painter, initially believed kidnapped by river shore gang near the Southern Railway bridge. Frank Handwerker, arrested, says others forced boys to steal. Handwerker sent to National Training School for Boys.
New Orleans trading firms urged the State Department to address a 2 percent added war risk fee on charters by steamship companies. They argued the charge hinders trade with eastern Nicaragua while the department said it cannot intervene, pledging protection for American ships and cargoes in Nicaraguan waters. Funeral held for Samuel Montague Fassett, noted U S photographer and New York representative J Sloat Fassett relative, at Mrs Bliano home with Rev Dr John Flynn officiating. interment in Rock Creek Cemetery.
About 1000 members and friends of Division No. 2 Ancient Order of Hibernians enjoyed a 40 mile Potomac river trip on the Steamer Bt Johns with music and dancing. Per Capita Circulation $34.63 as of August 1, based on an estimated population of 89,483,000, Treasury Department announced yesterday.
The cadet battalion of the National Training School for Boys held a yearly drill on Bladensburg road. Company B won first honors under Capt. Burton R. Ross with Capt. William Sweeney praising the victory. Judges included Maj. McCathran Lieut. Sherwood and Capt. Cooper from the District National Guard. Company A placed second and Company D third amid further company competition.
The anniversary celebration drew 600 children and 300 adults to the New York avenue playground. Girls beat boys in croquet and tetherball while boys won baseball, volleyball, and a relay. Organizers were Miss Olivia Baker and Miss Caroline Stinemetz. dignitaries and James E. West attended. Horace A. Taylor, former treasury official under McKinley and Roosevelt, remained critically ill at home, not expected to survive.
The Weather Bureau reports yesterday’s high near 88 degrees with the kiosk showing up to 98. A cooling breeze followed a shower in the evening, bringing a more comfortable night. The forecast promises fair skies and cooler temperatures for today and the coming days.
The Rev James A Barnard rector of St James Episcopal Church in Indian Tread Maryland died at the church town after a brief indigestion. Born in Norfolk Virginia he was educated in Alexandria and served various charges in Pennsylvania and New England. He left two brothers two sisters one son and two daughters and was known as a pulpit orator.
Feminine dog fanciers flood shops for the latest muzzles as a city law soon requires dogs to wear them. Clerks face difficulty selling stylish face coverings while owners insist on fashionable restraint. Dealers scramble to fill gaps as metal cages replace leather muzzles and improvised cages from trash piles appear on pampered pets.
U S Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports disturbances moving from Lake Superior to the St Lawrence valley. Showers and thunderstorms cover the area, with storms into the South Atlantic and eastern Gulf States. Central and southern Rockies see scattered showers, while Northwest temps rise. Warmer in Friday plain states and Saturday for Mississippi valley. Fair in most areas, local thundershowers in South and southern Rockies. Winds vary by coast and region. Potomac River clear. Shenandoah steady. Mrs Edward Warren falls from streetcar on Fourteenth and M, slight shoulder injury, treated at home.
Funeral services for Francis McLean veteran clerk in the quartermaster general office will be held at his residence a07 A Street Southeast this afternoon at 2 20 o clock Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery McLean entered the army at the Civil War outbreak served to its close then joined the War Department where he had been employed since He leaves a wife Marian J McLean and a son Francis N McLean
Joun u strong educator and editor of St. Joseph Missouri is in Washington to study public school conditions. He plans to review board of education methods and will be received by Harry C Hine. He visited Colonial Beach and stays with Dr B W Sully at 920 Nineteenth Street Northwest. Greater Washington Outing Club elected T Tegan and W W Riley to its executive committee at a Jolly Fat Men's clubhouse meeting but adjourned early due to secretary absence.
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