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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
18
The article describes the lively Rio welcome for U.S. Navy sailors, their orderly conduct, and celebrations interrupted by a street riot during rival parades. It praises bluejackets for discipline, details park arrivals, Information Bureau aid, and a tense near clash with rioters, ending with a formal compliment from Rio officials.
Secretary of War Taft delivers diplomas to 108 graduates at the United States Military Academy. He praises duty and obedience, urges silence on sensitive matters, and lauds the careers ahead for cadets including Glenn E Leerton and George R Goethals. Ayres and Goethals’ son Cadet Goethals receive notable recognition amid ceremony in Memorial Hall.
Prof W F Hansen of the Raval Academy mathematics department died early today at the academy’s officers mess building. He had been removed from the academy’s engineering class in 1949, later served in mathematics, and was the third man in mechanical studies. He resigned from the line in February and was appointed professor in mathematics at the academy, where he instructed numerous students.
Fragmentary OCR text describes first aid to the injured, possibly a lesson or notice about Mason, a course, poisoning antidote, and water hazards. Readable parts mention first aid for a wound and poisoning context, with dates and places unclear. No clear event, person, or organization fully identifiable from the fragment.
Chief Justice Shepard rules that the District’s Superintendent of Insurance cannot interpret laws or compel license information from applicants. The decision upholds a mandamus against Drake to issue a license to Bates & Co as general insurance agents, clarifying regulatory boundaries and the role of courts in enforcing licensing actions. The case affects about a hundred agents who opposed licenses, fearing criminal penalties for noncompliance.
Deputy Fire Chief Charles W Kruger of New York a 36 year veteran led a squad into a burning canal street basement to rescue others but was overwhelmed by smoke and heat. Firefighters battled flames at 17 Canal Street in a blaze that killed six men and left extensive property damage totaling $75 000.
Capt TP Lunderwood detached to command Colorado at Mare Island. Capt Staunton assumes Cole rain general board District of Columbia. Lt J A Campbell detached to Wasp. Movements note arrivals at Hampton Roads and Norfolk ports. Mrs Caroline Furbrah donates printing to Naval Academy Indianapolis. Thomas Riel described as artist and early designer of US cons in Philadelphia.
Military notices list leaves of absence for Capt Thomas HoT WecTn paymaster four months and Capt James 7 or movie quartermaster four months. Promotions and transfers include Lieuts William Sable Meador Oscar Hoop Francis Endicott plus units from Ninth to Fifteenth Infantry and Port Yellowstone construction duty. Also noted: transport Thaman arrival in San Francisco with Third Cavalry and quarantine of private Horomel. The Toast in the Paper Tent urges advertising in the pocket book.
Foster M Voorhees former New Jersey governor and Frank G Combes ex Bankers Life secretary were indicted for perjury over falsified reports to the State superintendent of Insurance. They did not appear in the Supreme Court criminal branch as summoned, with a Monday appearance scheduled after district attorney notice. Voorhees said he did not knowingly commit a crime and claimed no loss of integrity, citing signed reports as Bankers Life president and insisting subordinates prepared the disputed documents.
Representative Ransdell of Louisiana spoke under the Geographic Society on The Inland Waterways of the United States. He praised Canada’s waterway projects, noted the Georgian Bay Ottawa Canal, and argued Mississippi watershed gains benefit the nation. Ransdell, president of the Rivers and Harbors Congress, shared photographs from extensive travels.
A district fire report shows January losses totaling 22 682 with insurance on damaged properties at 984 627. Eighty five fires occurred, fifty three brick structures and twenty four frame buildings burned, including one stone building and several specialized incidents. Three fatalities and multiple minor injuries reported in January.
The Post reports a rising interest in the Education Contest as two new pictures Nos 4 and 28 will be shown tomorrow. Contestants are urged to enter now, secure the picture coupons, and follow rules for participation. The reader response shows growing enthusiasm and many seek guidance from the contest editor.
A damaged and hard to read report describes a crew rescued with lines during a January storm off the Atlantic. It notes a ship near Galveston or January events, a rescue by Capt Tari of Berwin and a vessel from Miltyr Del, with weather and sea conditions and distance noted in nautical terms.
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