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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1908
Page
22
Hundreds of agriculture clerks and other federal staff get pay raises and promotions today. Many officers plan vacations including trips to seaside and countryside, with leave of absence ranging from seven to twenty days, while reorganizations shift staff on temporary assignments across Treasury and War departments.
President Rosevelt and family picnicked at Loyds Neck near Oyster Bay with a boat ride and open air luncheon aboard the Sylph. A rumor of target practice circulated while Secretary Loeb hurried to New York on private business, showing a nonpolitical day off at Sagamore Hill.
The Waldecker pupils led by Mrs. M R Waldecker and Marine Band players received flowers and applause at Carroll Institute Hall for an annual recital. Numerous solo and ensemble numbers shared the program with Mozart, Verdi, Bach, Wagner and Rimsky Korsakov selections. Gold and silver medals and diplomas were awarded to many performers by Mr PD Gans.
Nobles of Almas Temple Mystic Shriners prepare for the St Paul convention. Rue Fulkerson, Washington nobles committee member, issues the summons for pilgrims. A special Union Station train via Pennsylvania Railroad departs July 15 with rail and hotel rates arranged. The trip committee includes Fulkerson Dingman Gibson Sebring and Morgan. Commissary Picard and Assistant Commissary Cochran supervise caravan meals. Arab Patrol hopes to win the driving prize at St Paul.
A roof collapse at 4 Seventh Street South livery stable during demolition killed V1 W. Hardy of this city and George Johnson of Wilmar, Minnesota. Fourteen workers were on site. two died instantly, Johnson died en route to City Hospital, and three others were injured and buried under debris. The front roof section gave way as bricks were removed, trapping workers and collapsing the structure near the sidewalk. The accident occurred shortly before 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The main building of St Bonaventura College in Olean is destroyed by fire. Franciscan fathers cannot explain the fire's origin. A month earlier Father Joseph Butler received a Black Hand threat demanding 10 000 dollars. No action was taken and the vacant building at the close of the school year may be linked to the blaze.
Special to The Washington Post reports Rev Dr Ross of the Church of Latter-Day Saints baptized five converts to Mormonism in a bathing suite at Prof. Ely Clark’s natatorium. Clark, nicknamed the Belfast Chicken, watched as each candidate was submerged in four feet of water while wearing his own suit.
Justice Lambert ruled Mayor George B. McClellan duly elected after a recount found no fraud by inspectors. The decision, amid disputes over registered voters, cost McClellan about 40000 dollars in defense and shifted the plurality by roughly 390 votes.
The article lists bids for GPO supplies including lead pencils rubber bands oil and metal for composing machines. It notes 225000 towels to be washed and that bids are open with the board of awards ready to finalize after inspections and samples. The War Department may require items be supplied in the Philippines. Prices are expected to be closer than in recent years.
About 300 Washington Elks from Lodge No 16 traveled to Baltimore on Monday to attend Baltimore Lodge No 7s Riverview Park outing. They returned late last night praising the time as the best of their lives after being welcomed by a Baltimore committee and escorted in special cars from Washington.
The ad extols Van Camp's canned beans as superior to home baked beans. It argues home baking creates mushy, broken beans while their process uses live steam and ovens at 245 degrees to produce whole nutty beans with a distinct tomato sauce and pork blend. It claims millions prefer Van Camp's and stresses the brand’s quality over cheaper or rival brands.
Motormen and conductors receive annual cash gifts tied to length of service. Class A workers get 50 dollars, Class B 75, and Class C 100, not raises but merit rewards funded by a three person board. President George E. Hamilton says the plan aims to improve service with strict eligibility rules.
Maj. Faul J. Straub, sanitary officer, launches antituberculosis drive in the State War and Navy building. He bans carpets and hangings, backs parquet floors, cites inadequate ventilation, and urges permanent vacuum cleaning with a temporary summer plan to freshen offices.
In St Paul on June 20 judges Seaborn Hook and Adams held the interstate commerce commission erred in lowering the charge for transferring live stock from Chicago terminals to the Union Stock Yards from $2 to $1 per car. The court ruled rates must be judged separately and that the commission set the rate unreasonably low.
Chicago June 3 8 C Powell a buyer for Stern Bros & Co wholesale jewelers reported a loss or theft of a stick containing 5 00 worth of unset diamonds after entering the Columbus Memorial building 108 State etree. Powell says he rode an elevator to the fourth floor then entered a bath shop and later found the diamonds missing. He carried two bags about 35 000 and 45 000 worth. police suspect pickpockets before entering the building and a nationwide diamond description circular will be issued. Powell has long served the firm in gem purchases.
The flag at the Post Office Department was taken down to add a new star for Oklahoma’s admission to the Union. It will be hung again July 4, with forty six stars arranged in six rows.
After eleven weeks of trial convicts and local prisoners worked on highway building in the canal zone. The program aims to improve prisoner conditions, promote canal zone development, and reimburse the government for penal costs, with the latter goal justified by the current report reaching Washington.
Washington merchant tailors exchange and custom cutters club travel to Baltimore on Saturday July 1 for an all day picnic and baseball clash. Cranston leads the locals, a Georgetown University alumnus. Committee members include O E Ryder J Wineman and John J Costinett with additional aides BR Cranston Joseph I Costinett and George EB Hebbara.
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