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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
20
Generals and guardsmen oversee Potomac visit as drills proceed. Militia behavior praised by day officers with a spotless record book through the fourth day. Medical attention noted for some soldiers while tents pop up in healthy sites and mosquitoes remain a minor concern.
The paragraph details dissatisfaction over hours and duties of the militia at Fort Washington, noting soldiers comforted by electric lights, medical staff, and observers. It mentions command staff including Maj. Glendie, Lt. Dry Cormeriyth, and Lt. Hathaway, with interactions among regiments and field officers. It also describes port Washington headquarters, chaplain duties, and visits by officials from Washington and nearby units as the encampment progresses.
Special to The Westington Post reports bricklayer Jabas and his wife were choked to death Monday night in a double murder. Postmortem shows suffocation with clear fingermarks and crushed throat tissue. Navy Department orders keep Read Admiral Cowles as chief of the Bureau of Equipment until further notice. Post Want Ads offer free insertion for results.
A domestic dispute presented before Judge DeLacy exposed a fragile marriage between Mrs. Passagno and Joseph Passagno. She testified of a cut in her allowance to three dollars weekly, worsening finances and nervous strain as bill collectors pressed. He admitted faults but offered to try again. The judge ordered four dollars weekly child support and payment for furniture installments.
Sayyid Muhammed, nationalist leader and famed orator nicknamed the Persian Mirabeau, was assassinated in Hamadan about 165 miles from Teheran. Reports say agents of the shah carried out the killing after he left the British legation. The shah plans to remodel the Persian parliament along a Russian system with elective lower house and partly appointed upper house.
Ida von Claussen writes of a bustling life linking Rome Milan and Sweden claiming high noble suitors and a grand opera. She mentions Prince Sforza Cesar, Duke Viscounti and Meistra Fazzio while detailing travels to Homburg Genoa and a Sweden palace, seeking production backing and printing permission.
Reports from Hanover say the American car in the New York to Paris rate broke down while making slow time on a first leg to Paris. It is expected to arrive here tomorrow night.
Health Officer Woodward orders policemen to inspect cellars kitchens and backyards in the district warning owners of fines for noncompliance. Arrest warrants issued for three restaurant proprietors as inspectors push a sweeping food safety campaign. Dairy farms in Maryland and Virginia to be inspected for tuberculosis and cleanliness.
District Attorney and detectives report no progress in solving Hazel Drew’s death at Teal’s pond near July 7. Carrie Weaver’s interview offers limited light as inquest nears. two men seen in a runabout remain unfound, while Weaver recalls Hazel’s costly lifestyle and lack of suitors.
A forecaster says improving conditions are moving east with an enhanced wave pattern. Temperatures yesterday remained mild, with expectations of a gradual shift in weather but no extreme conditions reported.
The weather bureau issues a cool wave moving from the Northwest toward central valleys and the Dak e region over the next three days with a barometric disturbance and rain from August 1 to 6. Temperatures rise briefly then drop across the Eastern district later next week as Washington enjoys milder conditions.
Policeman Easter Castle of the Third precinct complains after two arrested men were dismissed in police court while he testified in another case. In the United States branch the officer says defendants may press charges due to the disposition of the case. Charles Simmons and Howard Garth were cited for disorderly conduct. Castle was summoned to testify but the order was changed, and the men were discharged for lack of evidence. Capt. Boyle reported to Superintendent Sylvester, who forwarded to the commissioners. An investigation will be conducted.
Lexington Ky July. An insane Henry Tharp, 19, fled the guard, overpowered them, and was last heard two percent miles from Jackson with a rifle. He is related to Trickey Tom Tharp of the Hargis feud. Authorities ordered him sent to an asylum amid a rural hunt and relieved townsfolk.
In Williamsburg Brooklyn the half-charred body of a woman was found in an isolated lot. A scapular on the breast survived the fire, aiding police as they detain James and Joseph Ruddick who dispute prior discoveries and stories. The victim, about 30, a mother with refined appearance, had acid damage to her face.
Cumberland obit notes the death of Rev. Peter Ogg yesterday at Somerset aged 68. A retired Christian minister and Greek and Hebrew scholar, he declined college chairs several times. Survived by wife and three daughters Misses Ella Virginia and Maud Vogel.
In a Virginia ceremony on July 2, C. W. Snead of Middlesex County married Miss Annien Lindeer of the city. Rev. A. Wililame officiated.
Virginia supreme court and state corporation commission issue a sweeping ruling on federal licenses for selling ardent spirits. The decision treats possession of a US license as prima facie evidence of violation of state liquor laws in dry towns. Roanoke retailers win a right to ship liquor by express into dry communities despite local ordinances. Retailers in dry towns may be able to receive shipments, while wholesalers and producers face tighter limits.
Funeral services for Dr. Franklin Theodore Howe who died early yesterday at his home in Quincy Brookland will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Church of the Sacred Heart. Rev. Joseph F. McGee and Rev. E M Southgate will officiate. Burial will be in Congressional Cemetery. Pallbearers will be named today.
A violent clash in Alabama's Pratt mines leaves Lige Nelms dead after being shot while heading to work. Miller, a union miner, wounded. another union miner shot in the head. Deputies, a growing posse, and possible militia mobilization follow as tensions flare in the mining district. Supt. Faulk at Arcadia mines is recovering from a gunshot wound.
Twenty more clerks employed on the Guian census work in the bureau of the Census were dropped at the close of yesterday, leaving only a small force now engaged on that task, which is nearly completed. Food wages were made while the work lasted, the pay being the piece system, some of the clerks earning a day.
A strike at the Firth-Sterling Steel Company plant at Giesboro Point involves about a dozen workers, with 10 shell turners represented by Frank Flynn alleging wage increases and fines under new foreman Johnston. Flynn claims losses from heavy bourlette fines and notes a $3,000,000 government contract while asserting 100 workers are involved.
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