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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1914
Page
12
At American League Park a high school cadet event ended with a pennant award to the winning company. The crowd cheered as boys performed like soldiers, while boaters in the stands watched the grueling drill test conclude.
Readable details describe a local school meet to be held at the National Capital grounds on Saturday with events for first and second places and medals for top finishers. The report lists cadet leaders, team captains, and a long roster of participants from multiple schools, with emphasis on first and second place awards and parade formations.
A dated roster lists captains and companies from multiple divisions including Central Co A and B, Eastern Co C and D, Western Co F, and McKinley area units. The tally shows captains such as Fisher Ferree Duvall Edwards Ogden Smith Taussig Smoot Young Washington Churchill Shepara Robinette Thaddieston Kelly Linthicum Bland Hart Worthy and Dulin among others with event judge Captain Howard Luhach and first sergeant George Toneb.
A long OCR list names many corporals privates and officers associated with Botentcal High School Captain Harold Ho Osborn Lieutenant Maurice Howaremirk Second Lieutenant Philip Milton and sergeants and many other soldiers and staff. The document reads as a roster of individuals with ranks positions and possible unit affiliations.
Dr Henry G C Coe, professor at Tadiesuc Meelea School of New York, coins the view that a righteous cause justifies great sacrifice. He urges new lieutenants in the Army Medical School corps to embrace the duty, while diplomas are distributed by Surgen Gorgas in the secretary’s absence. Notable graduates include William Vaughan and Alexander Mune among others, with medals awarded to Charles Wolands and Louis Bauer.
Former Atlantic City official and politician John Kuehnle leaves prison with four men in a car. He declines to speak and heads home to Atlantic City. Convicted of awarding a contract at the Atlantic City board of water commissioners, he received one year in prison and a fine of 1600 dollars. Sentence recently commuted by the court of pardons.
Georgetown University alumni arrange a June 12 banquet for about 200 graduates to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding. The event includes a dinner at Ryan Hall and the commencement exercises with Chief Justice White and diplomat guests among those attending.
A volcanic eruption at Mount Lassen sent huge boulders ejecting ash to cover ground for about three miles, with sparse nearby settlement and no major damage. Authorities note new crater activity and ongoing steam, with an expedition planned to inspect the peak and assess the extent of fissures and lava flow.
Alumnae and members of the graduating class gathered at Ward Street for an evening in honor of the graduates Witonia and Wen ster, with principals and many attendees from the school. Notables listed include Miss Maxwell, Catherine Woodward Wise, Elizabeth Kingsbury Moss Berns, Ruth Melly, Ruth Larner Vass, Clara Kingabum, Catherine Huding Wise, Dorothy Neu, Josephine Miller, and Mary Lou Robinson among others.
The District Court of Appeals announces that Sarruc J Masters and John Elkinnear were lawfully convicted of embezzlement last June before Justice Stafford and must pay a $2000 penalty. Masters and Kinnear were leaders of the Modern Workmen of the World. Justice Van Fridel reversed the lower court. Shepard objects to Val Orsdel on trial by jury, and the opinion holds the code section makes the wrongful act a crime as part of the crime. The defendants’ admissions show wrongful money conversion and a conviction for the crime.
In Columbus Ohio miners and operators plan a joint conference to end a strike by about 448 coal workers. Union leaders push for a new mine run wage scale with 14 cents a ton for picked coal and 6.0 cents for machine mined coal, rejecting operators earlier offers.
A pitcher struck two youths during games in Fechville, Connecticut, causing fatal injuries. One victim, Wade plas pms, died after head trauma and rupture of a cerebral vessel. The other, Bill Boomart, 21, a schoolteacher, died from head injuries suffered while batting yesterday. Physicians report both deaths resulted from the pitched balls during the game.
Nellie Ugor tells how she found flowers over fresh graves in a cemetery and learned that her former husband moved the bodies of their three children. She sought a warrant from the district attorney and may pursue civil action to have the remains reinterred to their original resting places.
John L Griffiths American consul general in London died in England two weeks ago and his funeral was held at the old First Presbyterian Church A notable turnout included representatives from the Pilgrims Society the Indiana Bar Association State and Treasury departments in Washington and distinguished pallbearers Chauncey M Depew Alton B Parker Joseph H Choate and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle among others The Brush consulate was represented by Sir Courtenay Bennett and Dr Anthony H Evans officiated as pastor of Park Presbyterian Church
Warren Pi june is Charles Weeks a noted finder accused of shooting farmhand Ganney in Ganney’s bedroom near Pentonville after Ganney returned home Sunday evening. Mrs Weeks fled the house, Weeks summoned the sheriff by telephone, and Weeks refused comment until his brother the attorney arrives.
Colorado Springs June 1 A tale of ore and luck follows Bob Womack and Ken Stratton who strike a strong gold bearing vein near Cripple Creek after Stratton’s persistent hunch. They stake two claims the Independence and the Washington and begin prospecting, leading to the later, decisive discovery of the Independence vein despite early doubts and low assays.
Former premier Joseph Casliaux was wounded when his car collided with another vehicle while returning home after visiting his wife in prison for a previous homicide. He was cut by glass, treated at a hospital, and later returned to his residence.
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