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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
4
A discourse on naval leadership and ship design critiques the navy’s senior chiefs as out of touch with modern vessels. Officers who sail and operate new ships will decide future plans, while bureaucrats in Washington face calls for reform and accountability.
President Roosevelt sails for Newport aboard the Mayflower with Mrs Roosevelt and a small party of officials. They will land at the naval training school at 8 15 am to meet Rear Admiral Mertell and officers, then view battleship designs and hold a reception and buffet luncheon before resuming talks and planning to return home Thursday morning.
United States Attorney Breckent filed charges against Commander F. Carter U S N accusing him of malicious assault on newspaper man F B Moore at the naval station. The hearing was continued to August as Carter who commands the USS Iroquois demanded a retraction of statements in the Bulletin. Moore refused to admit those statements were false and an altercation occurred with Carter striking Moore with his fist. Carter has been assigned as executive officer of the Georgia.
Naval ships to receive on board post offices per congressional action. Enlisted men may be appointed postmaster and assistant postmaster on each slip with pay increases of 300 and 600 dollars respectively, plus a 1000 dollar bond. A Post Office Department committee will制定 regulations with Bayard Wyman and A A Fisher leading appointments, Cram, Kimball, Buckle, and Ell en in key roles.
The U S armored cruiser Montana is commissioned at Norfolk navy yard with Capt Albert Reynolds in command. It will begin stores and a shakedown voyage to Guantanamo Cuba within weeks, forming part of a new Atlantic fleet armored cruiser division alongside the North Carolina and future additions from Pacific fleet ships.
An interview with J H Riley, a South Boston pensioned fireman, touts Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey as a remedy for malaria and heart weakness. The ad claims doctors failed to help, praises the whiskey as a tonic and stimulator, and urges purchase through various distributors with medical advice offered free.
The Rev Henry Ames and other ministers urge replacing the three headed District Commission with a mayor or governor. They cite last Sundays clash at Iowa Circle as evidence of inefficiency and favor a council of advisers to assist a single executive in decision making. They contend centralized leadership would avert conflicts of authority and better reflect community wishes.
The Post will publish a four color map next Sunday showing Democratic blue Republican red and doubtful green states. It lists electoral votes and the split among Democratic Republican and doubtful states, totaling 483 electors with 242 needed for Bryan and 241 for Taft. Watch for the map to see the current state-by-state breakdown and the 10 doubtful states amounting to 331 votes.
New York July 21 Virginia will soon be represented in the Capitol by a bronze statue of Washington. The Virginia legislative commission now in Providence where the Lee statue is casting met at the Hoffman House and decided to bid for a bronze Washington. They plan a companion to the Lee statue and to reproduce Houdon’s Washington from the Virginia Capitol rotunda.
General Passenger Agent Samuel G Hetch announced that the Ilinaia Central Railway Company will ban the sale of liquor on all diners and buffet cars south of the Ohio River. He cited numerous local distractions along the route and noted Texas has a similar existing law with beneficial effects.
John Alexander Van Rensselaer, arrested in Newport on a complaint by the chief of police, was sent to Bellevue Hospital for sanity observation after admitting he wrote a threatening letter to his mother. He claimed intoxication and said he did not know what he was doing. Friends fear federal action as the letter was mailed. prosecutors have not pursued charges in U S authorities. He had been in distress over business failures and family tensions.
Des Moines July 21 Representative J A Nil today withdrew injunctions begun in Dallas County to stop a recount of ballots for the Republican nomination in the Seventh Iowa district. The move ends the dispute with Judge Prouty, as Dallas County supervisors will proceed with the recount, with the outcome deciding the nominee.
A long sales pitch urges women to switch to Van Camp beans baked with live steam at 245 degrees in small parcels. It claims the method yields mealy nutty beans with intact skins, no gas, and a nourishing blend with tomato sauce and pork. It emphasizes word of mouth and 47 years of recipe refinement.
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