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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1909
Page
8
Newberry responds to Turner Turner article on naval conditions arguing the fleet is up to date and "second to none" while noting some small administrative defects. He cites dock capacity and the need to maintain key yards in Cavite and on the West Coast, stressing reform already underway and the Navy’s modernization pace.
The notice records the death of an infant son of Shir Do and Adda with funeral arrangements and interment at St Mars 5 Cemetery. Relatives and friends are asked to join in expressing condolences as the family mourns this loss. Interment is set for a later date at Woodlawn Cemetery.
A well dressed man and two young women entered the Kletschman Company office seeking a hire payment. The man counted $19 in small bills and a letter with a missing $20 while the victim was distracted. he vanished, leaving only slips of paper in the envelope and police notified with no arrest.
Special to The Washington Post Chicago report describes a boy sleuth confronting a burglar seen near a ditch in a lates room. The youth orders the man to face the wall and dress, then marches him outside where a patrolman takes the suspect into custody.
Annie Lubowitz, 10, ran barefoot through a blazing room to carry her 6 month old brother to safety then led out a 6 year old sibling and summoned neighbors. Despite escaping, she was not seriously burned as her mother could not afford shoes. The fire damaged the home but the children were saved.
Secretary Eddy of the District electrics railway commission presented recommendations on Kenilworth to Columbia line service, two running boards on all cars, and airbrake use. He warned two-step boards are dangerous on Fourteenth Street cars, delaying action until next week. He also notes overcrowding limits and defense of Old Dominion Line amid heavy loads, with a Benning line stop complaint referred to the district attorney.
Reporters defend the fracas with Hammerstein as Dan Finn discharges William J. Heney who faced charges over hydrogen sulfide spilling. A decision is to be announced Friday on whether James Doyle and Fred M Hall of the Press assaulted Hammerstein outside the Knickerbocker ten days prior. Witnesses differ on who first shoved or slapped.
Albany Ga Feb 4 A trainer, Capt Cardo, lost control of six lions during a street carnival when he tripped and fell into the cage. He suffered mangled arms and severe slashes to neck and head before spectators and Samuel Farkas intervened. Christo Watericn was also scratched by a large puma and may lose an eye.
Special Cable reports that Khedivan or Khedivan wkpall Hanem and Princess Nazleh Hanem were injured when their car fell into a ditch on the Suez road. The khedivah suffered serious contusions and the princess a facial cut. They remained in the desert overnight suffering exposure and shock.
A Pitcairn farmer in the Adirondacks faced a dramatic rescue when a large eagle grabbed his year old daughter from the barnyard and tried to fly away. The father fired a shot, the eagle shed feathers but escaped uninjured, and the child landed safely on a roof.
A long list of Republican figures is presented as potential cabinet members for Taft. The roster spans states from Pennsylvania to New York and California, with figures for secretary of state, treasury, interior, agriculture, and more, noting no one from Taft's home state appears likely. The compilation signals substantial yet uncertain speculation as Taft returns from Panama.
The Washington Chamber of Commerce board elected Lisner as treasurer and Grant as secretary for another term. New members joined, and committees were empowered to study Congress bills affecting the District, including education, plumbing regulations, and building licensing, with actions directed to be forwarded to Senate and House committees.
Chicago February verdict frees Martha Mabelle Dunphy wife of Dr John M Dunphy of Boston who was accused of breaking trunks and robbing Charles Giles of Doncaster Mass of 38 000 at a city hotel The jury deliberated twenty minutes and the acquittal drew cheers Dunphy said she would rest and might not return to Boston defense attorney attacked Giles as a moneylender and alleged he pursued Dunphy to force marriage amid social ruin.
Selome M Dingley of Lewiston Maine wife of the late Congressman Nelson Dingley filed in Kalamazoo Michigan chancery court a bill seeking an accounting from her son Edward W Dingley former Kalamazoo Telegraph manager. The petition claims mismanagement and misapplication of funds and alleges $184 000 in items on the books charged to private use and a personal account drawn for $329 000. Dingley, aged 77, says two children pressing for an accounting have driven this action and echoes Maine probate proceedings.
Senator Nelson W Aldrich of Rhode Island was hosted by Nicholas Murray Butler at Butler's residence for a private dinner attended by economists and financiers. Aldrich, chairman of the National Monetary Commission, spoke on currency revision and measures to meet monetary stringencies.
Grand jury returned new indictments in Pittsburgh councilman bribery cases against Councilmen John F Klein John Watson and William Brand and bankers William Ramsey and A A Vilsack. One indictment relates to alleged bribery by German National Bank officials over city depositories ordinance. Another charges conspiracy over passage of a paving ordinance for Fourth Street Avenue with paving concrete.
The famous Polish pianist Paderewski postponed a recital due to a wounded finger. Insurance covers the injury with a 2000 dollar indemnity. Carnegie Hall after the Monday afternoon show noted fingernail cracks, minor healing. Insurance policies extend to other pianists and performers, with agents reportedly pushing for insuring stage beauties and other injuries.
Jose Francisco de Navarro the last surviving original director of the Equitable Life Assurance Society died at his Porty-sixth Street home after a four week illness. He was 71, born in San Sebastian, Spain, and his two sons Alfonso and Antonio were at his side. He built the first fron tered steamship in the United States and helped launch the first elevated railway line in New York and founded the Portland cement industry. He left Spain after naval academy studies and came to New York in 1855.
Cleveland police nabbed Horthy, a 4-L A Horthy, who posed as a Catholic priest on the street and ran a fake matrimonial agency. He allegedly sought suitors for an orphan girl with a fortune, taxed applicants, and kept over 300 letters in his office. He faced federal grand jury charges with a $35,000 bond set.
Special to The Washington Post. Eastcourt Howard, brother of the Earl of Suffolk, lies near death in a Walldorf Astoria hospital ward after freezing in British Columbia. If he survives, amputation of his right foot and several fingers is likely. He, aged 32, traveled with Baron Schaffer to hunt moose and bear, endured days of freezing, and faced life threatening injuries. The party reached Banff before separation left Howard and Schaffer. Howard insisted on attempting to reach London to die at home if needed.
Baltimore Md Feb 4 The Wal tera Art Galleries opened to public view for the first time guests included Mrs Roosevelt Mrs Douglas Robinson and Mrs W S Cowles with Mr Charles J Bonaparte The loggia leads to the Lous Quatorze room and Lous Selze room The Barge room and south gallery attract art lovers The miniature cases feature 100 eighteenth century celebrities The collection includes princes of the blood royal the Dukes of Wellington and famed wits The Strawberry Girl by Reynolds The Ocean by Fritz Thur low Oedipus and Sphina by Ingres and other notable works
Special to The Washington Post reports Sidney L Love faced explosive losses as the Harriman pool manipulated stocks in Southern Pacific rising from around % to 12 percent. His short position worsened, ending with heavy liability and a collapse of his holdings. Mrs Love, with a $2,000 estate, remains under trustee care at Northern Trust Bank. Friends say her finances, apart from income, are not in her hands and she appears comfortable only by support from Byron L Smith. Love recently retired from business, citing enough funds for emergencies.
A Washington city burglary spree in the Tenth precinct left two houses ransacked and jewelry plus cash missing, total over 700 dollars. Sergt Harry arrested one suspect after a struggle. the second escaped toward Piney Branch road and a Brightwood avenue car while a search continued. A Jimmy pry bar and duplicate keys were found. two letters to Sing Sing prisoners were recovered on the captured man. The Allemus and M44 Eighteenth Street stores also report break-ins with minor cash taken.
Lincoln and Booth last days chronicle by Clara E Laughlin appears among twenty other features in Hampton's Magazine. Also includes Might Riders by Eugene Poyle Jr and Hunting Ahead of Roosevelt in East Africa by Capt Fritz Duquesne. Features Rex Beach The Silver Horde and stories by Conrad Vorse Webster Mullett Marr.
Thaw, acquitted a year ago, appeals to the appellate court arguing the commitment was unconstitutional. Hari K Thaw says the jury’s verdict reflected no mental condition on June 5, 1906, when S. Tantard White was killed, and asserts the law under which he is confined is void for lack of due process.
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