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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
2
Lawmakers demand a naval academy hazing inquiry after reinstatements anger Congress and Navy officials. Representative Loud leads the push to check violations, with Bonaparte seeking legal guidance on enforcement and Maryland jurisdiction as reforms follow the Meriwether case.
Al bert F. Dawson, representative of Iowa’s Second district, rose from rural beginnings as a farm boy and brickyard laborer to a House seat at thirty two. Orphaned young, he helped his family, funded schooling, and worked in newspapers before serving as secretary to a congressman and then to Senator Allison. He enters the Fifty ninth Congress as a self made man.
Diplomat Walter Townley and his wife Lady Susan Townley were thrown from their speeding auto on the Military Road near Camp Good Will. Lady Susan sustained severe bruises and a scalp wound, losing consciousness. Mr Townley was bruised. They were treated at Dr Charles H Waters’s home and spent the night, with Mrs Townley improving but momentarily delirious.
The Navy Secretary indicated a decision would come as soon as possible on hazing at the Naval Academy. Dismissals were likely for several midshipmen, with possible charges against others and questions raised on the Secretary’s authority to summarily dismiss a midshipman.
Representative Nicholas Longworth received warm cross party congratulations yesterday as he appeared at the Capitol with Miss Ruvenevel. He recounted his first meeting with his fiancée at a White House dinner three years ago and discussed marriage plans amid questions from Interviewers. The piece surveys White House weddings, noting seven ceremonies in the East Room and related nuptials of Monroe, Tyler, Hayes, Cleveland, and others.
Midshipman Warren A. Van Derveer writes parents he was not on duty when hazing at the Annapolis Naval Academy occurred. He says an investigation found no report by him and he faces dismissal after being charged with neglect of duty. J. P. Kimbrough, a Tennessee recruit, is linked to the incident and reported letters from Annapolis detail hazing acts.
The protected cruisers Galveston and Chattanooga have been chosen for service on the Asiatic station and will depart early next year. They are attached to the third division of the second squadron of the North Atlantic fleet under Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee, with Brooklyn and Tacoma, and are ordered to sea. A conference will decide whether the squadron sails to the Mediterranean directly or via South America and Africa before reaching the Med. It is likely the full squadron heads to the Mediterranean, with Chattanooga and Galveston then proceeding to the Asiatic station.
Justice Anderson of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia announced yesterday he will sign a restraining order preventing Joseph R. Mansion and Patrick R. Farrell from pursuing a suit filed by them against John W. Hayes and eleven others including the Knights of Labor. The aim is to appoint a receiver to manage all property and assets of the corporation, while preserving mail receipts and the officers’ ordinary functions during the dispute over rightful leadership.
National City Bank began operations at 1405 G Street occupying the former American Security and Trust Company building’s large wing. A Merchants and Mechanics Savings Bank branch will operate in the same structure. Officers include FP A Drury as president and Franklin T Lanner as vice president. capital stock stands at 400,000.
New York Life Insurance Company released a five year financial statement noting a handsome surplus and a rise in confidence among policy holders amid ongoing investigations in New York. It shows securities offerings totaling 1,056,047,671 with 284,503,58 bonds purchased, and a net profit of 8,615,392 excluding interest. Market value of holdings adds 1,404,674, totaling 10,019,998 in profit over five years. The firm holds about 212,000,000 in bonds with long maturities and a market value premium over cost of over 16,000,000.
A Tiffin Ohio woman credits Grape-Nuts and Postum with curing long standing stomach trouble headaches nervous weakness and a blotchy complexion. She says quitting coffee and drugs and eating these foods improved her weight from 90 to 120 pounds and restored vitality. She also notes a friend benefited and a doctor endorsed the products.
Maj. J. O. Kerbey recounts a tale of Andrew Carnegie’s private generosity. A former Telegraph messenger describes saving $40 of $50 monthly, befriending Carnegie, and securing a $600 guarantee to printer for Kerbey’s book Manana and La Tierra de Mañor The Land of Tomorrow about rubber exploits and a cavalryman’s Andean journey at high altitude.
Tuatice Gould held District Court and gave Commissioners five days to show cause why the appraisers report valuing land for a plaza in front of the new Union Station should not be confirmed. If no cause is shown, the report will be confirmed. District Commissioners may abandon and move de novo or appeal to the Court of Appeals. proceedings may be abandoned and new steps begun to acquire the land. Arguments ended Tuesday. court took the matter under advisement. Special Counsel A Leftwich Sinclair for Commissioners. Walter F. Rogers R Golden Conissor and F G Cokiren for property owners.
Thomas F. Walsh has purchased 1409 and 14641 New York avenue from the Young Men's Christian Association with T A Wickersham as agent for Walsh. Provident Life and Trust Company of Philadelphia bought the property three years ago. Walsh plans a new Denver building on the site, with frontage of 175 feet on New York avenue, 26 feet on Fourteenth Street, and 43 feet on H street, totaling 27 219 square feet. He considers an office block like the Colorado Building or a first class hotel, with offers already from out of town parties to lease a hotel. Walsh already owns the Colorado Building, the Ouray Building, and a residence on Massachusetts avenue.
Thomas Drake, superintendent of Insurance for the District, calls governors attorneys general and insurance commissioners to Chicago on February 1 to draft a general state insurance bill. A model bill will be framed and introduced in seventeen state legislatures this winter and in Congress.
The will of Henry Orme Towles dated February 191 is filed for probate leaving the entire estate to widow Fannie Towles who is named executriz. By Catherine Webster’s will dated May 9 1806 her estate goes to her three unmarried daughters Marty E Georgianna and Jessie M Webster so long as they stay single. If they marry, the property is to be divided among those three and three other married daughters. Von Steuben Statue Designs Selected for Washington monument include Albert Jnegers Adolph Weiman and Henry Herting. Final design decision awaits restudy by the sculptors. Taft Wetmore and McCleary on committee. Floral decorations by Schaffer 14th Eye.
The Southern storm moves slowly with northeast drift over the Deep South and into Southern Virginia. Cooler readings prevail in the Lower Lake region, Middle Atlantic, and New England with light snows in the Lake area. Friday shows clearing in East Gulf States, rain in the South Atlantic States, with more snow and colder spells expected in the Great Lakes and Mid Atlantic regions. Storm warnings continue on the Great Lakes until December 15 with seasonal coastal advisories from Fort Monroe to Jupiter and Apalachicola to Puntarasa.
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