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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
24
A lengthy OCR fragment lists numerous individuals with city and state tags, referencing law degrees and masters. It mentions Master of Laws degrees and several names across various U.S. cities, with scattered punctuation and formatting errors suggesting a biographical or alumni listing.
Fragmentary text references brave men and a list of names amid disrupted notes. Mentions of a secretary, a field, and several garbled phrases hint at a wartime or memorial context. The readable items center on valor and lost lives, with numerous corrupted word fragments obstructing clear facts.
A silver loving cup presented to a coworker by colleagues marked a years of service celebration. The event honored Trebor Wla, a longtime tennis figure at Washington, noting his dedication and memories from the past years while colleagues shared remarks and best wishes.
Clarkson a twelve year old colored boy on Otho Street NW nearly drowned in the canal yesterday. Cramped and crying for help, he was rescued by Policeman Steinbreaker and Matta Sheridan using a long pole. He was brought to the bank and helped home.
Prominent men gather at Rauscher’s banquet hall to honor Surg. Gen. George M. Sternberg U S A on his seventy birthday. Guests include Maj. Walter D. McCow and many titled officials who laud his medical and military service and his work in combating epidemics. Attendees list shows numerous generals, doctors, and public figures of the era.
International Grand Lodge members led by Edward Wawrincky were received at the White House amid talks on religious attitudes and officer elections. A Hamburg Germany trip for the next triennial meeting was set for June.
About 150 delegates to the International Association of Ticket Agents arrived Sunday for their annual convention slated for Atlantic City June 1 to 4. Aboard were L Tegis of Viroqua Wisconsin, association president, who visited the White House for a reception with the President and met with officials before departing for Atlantic City.
John Leech, named Public Printer, reached Washington from Manila via San Francisco and Bloomington. He will confer with President Roosevelt at the White House and may be sworn in soon after. The 39 year old, unmarried journalist has served as director of the Pilipino Printing Office and rising through the Government Printing Office ranks. He is a member of the Typographical Union Local No. 1.
A chaotic incident at a New Albany, Indiana show left an enraged horse striking at an elephant while its trainer attempted to load animals onto a train. Spectators watched as the elephant was pounded to the ground, endangering the grand performance and prompting show crews to separate the animals.
A wedding and funeral will be held tomorrow at St. Ma Church Scranton. Joseph Mader and Loretta Kirst will marry at 9:40 AM followed by a funeral service for Mrs. Eten Rader, mother of the groom, in the same church. Mrs Mader reportedly forbade postponement on her deathbed.
A report from the steamship Acon via Avia, Samoa, notes Mu volcano on Savai i erupting violently for lava covering a large fertile area. Inhabitants flee to nearby islands as the lava nears Rabaula village. nineteen days earlier Ama lay lava flow had covered over seven square miles of land.
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