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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1907

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3

Hazing at Annapolis Denials By Officials

Naval Academy officials deny ongoing hazing after reports of new stunts. Fourth class cadets faced rough forced relay races and the “elephant dance” while upperclassmen drill through corridors with mops as pretend weapons. Investigations found no confirmed hazing, though brief suspicions prompted limited classroom and drill discipline.

Armin dl Saterms Io Arene Merelwether Admiral Sands Admiral Brownson Teetenert Curt Hedger Annapolis Stockville Wall Norrow Juntyes Lake Bensen

Death of Two Soldiers in Cuba Reported

A dispatch from Chief Surgeon Taylor in Marianao confirms Private Wallace of the Fifteenth Cavalry died of yellow fever and pneumonia. The Cuba yellow fever outbreak is easing with ten cases under treatment and one new case. Private John Alison also died from pneumonia following typhoid fever in the same unit.

Fifteenth Cavalry Ys Howyack United States Army Cuba Robert Wallace War Department Taylor Marianao Wallace Gol Tayter Las John Alison

Cadets Start On March In Eastern New York

West Point N Y aug 19 the entire military strength of West Point Military Academy with 160 officers and men of the Eighth Massachusetts Mite departed today on a week long practice march in eastern New York Itata about 650 marchers including cadets hospital corps and enlisted men of the cavalry artillery and engineer corps mule pack wagons loaded with camp equipment Lieut Col Howse in command Massachusetts section 30 officers 150 men commended by Col W A Pugh the command crossed the Hudson at Garrison and began the march north of Poughkeepsie each day the contingent will undertake an imaginary battle as a minor tactical problem

West Point N.Y West Point Military Academy Massachusette Mite New York Itata Cavalry Engineer Corps

MAY CHANGE UNIFORMS FOR ARMY ENLISTED MEN

War Department officials discuss plans for a more serviceable army uniform. Col L M Meus argues regulation felt hats are unsuitable in hot climates. He recommends infantry marching trousers that fall around the knees with full skirts, eliminating leg trimming.

War Department Col. L. BM Meus Campelsa

Tennessee's Speed Good On Gun Run Trial

A telegraphic report to the Navy Department says the armored cruiser Tennessee left Hampton Roads on Saturday for Newport Rhode Island and reached port Sunday evening. It logged 20.8 knots for four hours under forced draught and 18.04 knots for eight hours under natural draught, with the trial called satisfactory and no damage requiring yard work. George Lea White, a coal passer, fell overboard entering Newport harbor. he enlisted at Buffalo and named William James of State Line, Pa, as next of kin.

Navy Department Board of Inspection and Survey Tennessee Uni Hampton Roads Newport Navy Yard George Lea White Den R. I Buffalo William James State Line

Met Museum Director Defends Curator Amid Stuart Portrait Dispute

Washington reports Caspar Purdon Clarke of the Metropolitan Museum defends curator Roger Fry and asserts that critics like Charles Hart spread unfounded, jealous charges about portraits attributed to Gilbert Stuart. Clarke says he won’t judge authenticity and defends purchasing decisions, while noting critics often resort to venom when they have no dealings with the museum.

Washington New York Caspar Purdon Clarke Charles Henry Hart Philadelphia Don Josef de Jaudenes Nebot America Dona Matilde Stoughton de Jaucenes Metropolitan Museum of Art Gilbert Stuart Porratt L Caspar Metropolitan Museum Stuart Roger Fry Fry Law Kenyon Cox Pry

Funeral of A. S. Bryan in Washington

Funeral services for Augustus S. Bryan assistant chief of the public debts division Office of the Auditor of the Treasury who died Friday were held at 9:30 yesterday at 185 G Street NW Rev Reese Murray of Union Chapel officiated The body was taken to Bethesda Cemetery near Fiskton for burial George Bryan accompanied him The ceremony was attended by all office staff and G A R comrades many flowers were sent to the house

Augustus Bryan Office of the Auditor of the Treasury State Yealdence G Street Reese Murray Union of Bothel Fikion George Bryan Treaury Mr. Hrgan

Posey Dies in Office After Sudden Illness

Lawrence Posey, a former War Department employee and Howard University law student, was found dead in his District office at 609 F early yesterday. Acting Coroner Glasebrook issued a death certificate as natural causes amid reports of poor health. Posey had been in the city about three years and worked at the District Building before his death.

Department Lawrence Posey Eighteenth Street Glasebrook Bulldine Ely Howard University War Department

Army Overwork Sparks Recruitment Grievances and Reforms

Army leaders warn of desertion from insufficient pay fatigue and anti canteen policy. Reports from Brig. Gen. Carter and Col. Woodbury urge larger infantry forces remount stations and a nationwide hire on discharge veterans. Calls grow for better pay and improved incentives to enlist and retain troops.

Brg Wiliam HH. Carter Department of the Lakes France Foreign Service Lkely

Pulajananism Eradicated on Leyte Island

Word from the War Department says Pulajaniam has been eradicated in Leyte for the first time since the American occupation. Military and constabulary collaborated across Leyte to establish peace and are praised by sources. One remaining chieftain, Felipe Ydoa, with three followers, is still at large. Col. Smith, Maj. Bell, and all American troops have withdrawn from field service in the province.

Leyte War Department Ali Therapx Felipe Ydoa

Fire Scare at Waldorf Astoria Doors Opened Alarm Sparks Panic

A small blaze near the Waldorf Astoria on Thirty-fourth Street woke guests as they peered from windows. Andrew Gilbert, a Bergand Building bookkeeper, alerted firefighters from Ladder Company No. 2 on Thirty-third Street. The fire caused about 200 in building damage and insured losses including stock and a milliner shop, with minor damage to a shoemaker.

New York Waldorf Astoria Andrew Gilbert Bergand Wuilding James Milliner Gilbert House of Hooks and Ladder Company Thiry-third Street Waldorf Mutha Company Miss Walace Wiliam DcClenahan

House Naval Affairs Committee to Tour Dolphin Yard

The House Committee on Naval Affairs led by Representative George Edmund Foss will inspect the Dolphin at the navy yard. The delegation plans an inspection tour of Atlantic Coast yards to study equipment and gather information for upcoming appropriations.

House Dolphin House Committee On Naval Affairs George Edmund Foss Tormorrow Morning United States Dispatch Navy Yard Navy Atlantic

Army Orders and Naval Movements in Fragmented Dispatches

A garbled military and naval order roundup lists Capt Julian R Lindsay and captains in the artillery and infantry, plus a Philadelphia inspection of armament and mountain batteries. It notes naval officer moves, vessel movements, and a Camden hospital anecdote about a jaw injury with a patient refusing treatment.

Cherokee Indian Funds Dispute On Investment By Secretary

Attorney General says the secretary need not comply with a U S Court order to place 140,060 dollars appropriated by Congress for Cherokee funds into a bank account to earn interest. Distribution to eligible tribal members will take years. AG finds no law authorizing investing Congress money for special purposes.

Sivan Tressay United States Court of Rarms Astern Borckde Indians Congress

Excavations Ordered at Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings

Secretary of the Interior directs Dr Walter Ferkes of the Bureau of American Ethnology to lead excavation preservation and repairs at Mesa Verde National Park Colorado created by a 1906 act near the Montezuma Valley. Ferkes to supervise scientific work after ongoing digs at Cesareasands Arizona.

Walter Fawkes Mesa Verde Maton Park Secretary of the Interior Walter Ferkes Bureau of American Ethnology Smithsonian Institution Mess Verde National Park Colorado Dew Verde National Park Montezuma Felkex Mesa Vergo Ruma Interior Department Cesagrands Aris

Bath Beach Opens Ponds for Public Use

The new bath area opened informally to youths as three ponds were filling. Water ran too slowly to fill all, so two were closed and the rest redirected to the third. Superintendent Stevens reported about 200 visitors that afternoon and predicted another pond would open Tuesday. The full beach remains incomplete for weeks.

Bathaig Bereh West W. X. Steven Heach Stevens

Historic Old Tavern Sells in Derby Conn to Architect

The Kerler tavern at Ridgefield Derby Conn built in 1766 changes hands with Ange Casa Guibert a New York architect purchasing it to occupy this summer. The building bears Revolutionary era history including a cannon ball impact and visits by Jerome Bonaparte and Gen Lafayette. The Keeler family lineage held the tavern for 96 years prior to the sale.

Connecticut Derby Conn Ange Casa Guibert Aew Yaris Og Kerler Ridgefeld Titothy Keeler Ridgefield Jerome Bonaparte Elizabeth Futterson Hattimore Lafayette Jeremigh Heeler Yorktown Heelers

Shortens Middies Cruise To Early Return For Academy

Special to The Washington wall Axmapollé Md Aug The shins of the summer practice Mest which have carried the midshipmen of the first and third claster on the annual cruise will return to the Naval Academy August 27 and the midshipmen of those classes will HO on leave on the 2th. Leave extended for thirty days so the new scholastic year will begin September 8 instead of October 1. Superintendent Badger seeks the extra days. Captain Howard notes cruise progress supports earlier return.

Washington Wall Gent Badger Academy T. B. Howard

Peters Made Administrator After Navy Chief Clerk Death

In probate court Thames and Peters of Harrisburg were named administrators of the estate of Benjamin Peters, former chief clerk of the Navy Department, who died August 1. The estate is valued around $8,000 with two houses, a life policy, bank funds, and other assets. Heirs include brothers Charles H. Peters and William H. Peters, and Mary P. Young of Harrisburg.

Navy Department Tustlee Stafford Thames & Paters Harrlebore Benjamin Peters Felera Royal Arcanum Thomas Willam H. Peters Mary P. Young Harrisburg

Rockefeller Denies Interview Not By Him

An Associated Press dispatch from Cleveland on August 1 reported John D. Rockefeller denying a widely circulated interview. Investigation shows the repudiation did not come from him nor authorize its publication, and the interview appears authentic and fully authorized.

New York Associated Press Cleveland John D. Rockefeller John, D. Rockefeller

Newark Bay and Passaic dredge deep water channel

Work to dredge a deep water channel from Kilvon Kuni to Greenwood Lakes Bridge on the Passaic River in Newark New Jersey will begin Thursday under a U S government contract awarded last week The eleven mile project aims for a minimum depth of sixteen feet at low tide and could enable large ocean steamers to unload cargoes at Newark wharves within about three years

New Jersey City New York Newark Bay Passaic River United States Newark N. J

Divorce Suit Alleges Infidelity and Abandonment in Washington

Fannie M. Foster sues for total divorce from Albert F. L. Feater in District Supreme Court. She cites marriage in Baltimore on June 19, 1897 and residence in Washington with her father Dr. Harker. Foster seeks alimony for their child Margaret and custody, while proposing to revert to her maiden name. The will of the husband, dated November 12, 189%, bequeaths his entire estate to his wife.

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