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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
12
Washington briefs report militia units scrambling to fill gaps for border service. Cavalry A and Battery A near full strength, with officers praising drill and discipline as regiments prepare to mobilize. Marine and infantry sections show improved readiness while recruitment gains momentum.
Incorporation actions list officers and society names including Mrs George Dewey Mrs Hugh L Scott and others as founders. The National Service School aims to train American women for national service in need and authorizes chapters in Chevy Chase San Francisco Chicago Narragansett Pier with papers filed by Judge Sidney Ballou of Washington.
A disrupted passenger train near GansMe yesterday faced attacks by bandits. Reports say passengers repulsed some assailants though sacks and baggage were disrupted. Authorities investigated a number of injuries and detentions as security teams responded.
The ES APicne Band performs this evening at MiMitlan Park led by Wid lan HO Santeman, with 407 SVodlak listed as the venue address.
Former United States senator from Nebraska Thurston died at his Omaha home after weeks of illness following heat prostration. At 68, he had served as general counsel for the Union Pacific Railroad and was a trusted adviser to President McKinley. His wife and two daughters were at his bedside.
Thousands line Memphis streets as Battery B of the District of Columbia National Guard marches through town en route to Bisbee A and B. They detrained, toured the area, were greeted with cheers, mock ferns and cigars, and hosted by local residents after a meal.
A massive flood from a cloudburst hits Cabin Creek and Coal River valleys near Charleston W V. A freight train derailed, three lox cars and eleven empty coal cars lost. crew saved by swimming. An excursion train passengers fled uphill to safety as waters rose to floor levels. Miners and families face homelessness citywide with many mines, homes, and buildings destroyed.
A 66 year old man identifying as McKenzie Arnn, with $1,000,000 in Southwest Virginia property, was sent to Washington Asylum Hospital after meeting Health Officer William C Woodward. He claimed a cure for infantile paralysis, cancer, hydrophobia and other diseases. He was en route to New York City and proposed to tell doctors how to end an epidemic. Police seek his Wytheville relatives as they confirm his claimed residence.
Special to The Washington Post. New York. August. Damages totaling 1 089 900 sought in sixteen suits against Cunard Steamship Company Ltd for the Lusitania sinking. The largest claim is 300 000 by Solomon Friedman for his son Solomon Friedman Jr. Plaintiffs include William Crichton of Washington seeking 20 000 for the loan of his wife Mabel Gardner Crichton. Actions by Hunt HU Batts allege privity and knowledge by the owner and fault and negligence by Cunard.
The treaty text is not to be made public yet as the Senate is urged to advise and consent. It covers the 1916 cession of the islands St Thomas St John and St Croix with detailed property and rights, grants to Danish holdings, and U S payment terms. It sets terms for citizenship, legal jurisdiction, and arbitration.
The six week district summer playground program closed with exhibits across schools. Officials including Thornton Susie Root Rhodes Johnston Paxton and Katherine Tollin praised the quantity and quality of work in crafts athletics and industrial activities. Highlights included medieval crafts, carpentry, hammock making, and ring games with baseball tennis and tether ball. Inspectors noted Johnson Powell Carpenter Shop Ludow Henry Wallach Bryan as especially strong. The remaining ten schools will be inspected this evening.
Military personnel changes announced include transfers, assignments, and exams across infantry, cavalry, field and coast artillery, with officers reported to Fort Bliss Fort Teane Worth and Corosal Canal zone. Several officers are detailed to Army Service Schools and West Point for further training and duty, while resignations and grants of leave are noted.
Naval orders assign Capt Rodgers to the general board at the Navy Department and detach him to command training at Atlantic Fleet. LC Palmer moves from chief of staff to command duty. Various officers detached for training and adjutant roles at Great Lakes and Atlantic stations with limited details about assignments and effective July 1.
Fragmented OCR text describes ship movements between ports including New York and Rat, with garbled names and unidentified vessels. The snippet suggests naval or merchant movement activity but lacks clear dates, units, or outcomes.
Representatives from many walks of life join the fourth Plattsburg camp left Saturday for instruction. Names include Basil Mies former secretary of war along with numerous federal officials, business leaders, and academics from the United States Chamber of Commerce, Bureau of Education, and Interstate Commerce Commission.
Navy training cruise begins August 15 with 12 Washington delegates listed by name and address sailing from Norfolk aboard the battleship Louisiana on August 16. The voyage includes 2000 sailors from various regions who will rendezvous at Gardiners Bay Long Island before maneuvers off the Atlantic coast.
Democratic leaders released a letter from Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor to Thomas H Nicola of Alliance Ohio. It reviews Charles E Hughes stance on Danbury Hatters and Arizona anti union law, condemning Hughes for an unwavering position and his use of injunctions opposed by wage earners seeking reform and protections.
A reader from 28 Fifth Street Northeast praises Lreco saying it cured indigestion and weakness after years of illness. He reports relief from sour stomach, bloating, insomnia, and constipation, crediting the medicine for restored strength and better sleep.
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