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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
2
An incomplete report details a building with shoddy concrete floors risking collapse. Officials plan investigations, potential demolition, and ordered inspections to ensure public safety after observed structural faults and a near-fatal collapse incident.
Paris June 9 Henry Lemoyne charged with obtaining money under false pretenses for claiming to manufacture diamonds and promising sales. He contends his preparations are incomplete and a court granted him another delay to disprove the fraud charge.
Dr Arthu Wal Spomer presided as Rev Dr Spooner was installed as pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Clair h. Rex F b Pavia and Rex BW JL Weiler spoke at the service. De Doniad Macleod and Rey Scott & Hersey delivered addresses, with warm reception from the congregation.
Weather observations show general showers in the Midwest followed by clearer conditions in the Ohio Valley and parts of the South. Temperatures vary from mid 60s to mid 80s with a general warming trend inland. Winds shift to northwesterly across New England and the Middle Atlantic, with thunderstorms possible in portions of Kansas City and along the river valleys. Tide tables note high tides in the afternoon, and the Potomac and Shenandoah report muddy conditions at Harpers Ferry.
Physicians and jurists debate whether informing patients of an incurable prognosis is ethical. Some favor disclosure for calm preparation, while others warn it may devastate weak temperaments. Cases cite nerves, family duties, and the potential for better end-of-life care with honest counsel. A split panel emphasizes individual judgment and patient temperament in delivering such news.
A Chamber of Commerce gathering disclosed a plan to establish a building between the Riggs House and the Metropolitan Bank as a depository for deposits and receipts. The scheme includes house tags priced at 50 cents with two free personal tags, a long cotton sash badge for volunteers, and assigned tagging territories managed by R P Andrews and others. The effort supports the Playground Association with varied contributions listed from numerous supporters.
A rural jubilee and barn dance will host a grand riding tournament at Bennng dace trick on June 16 17 and 38 with J E McGaw as chief marshal and charge of knight prizes. Prominent riders from Columbia Maryland and Virginia contest elite feats judged by Tank Swart John P Gollas J Henry Buscher and Harry Lansdale.
Master Miaisons degree conferred on two candidates at Federal Lodge No 11 A AM meeting held at Masonic Temple last night Percival G Smith assisted by A B Hoos and James Brown. Secretary G At Lee gs reportedly ill at Baltimore hospital. Masonie Quartet performed. Refreshments afterward.
A mother named Berrepps Sciamerra carrying a three month old baby tripped as she alighted from a North Capital streetcar near Seventh and G streets NW around 9:45 pm. The baby was severely bruised, the mother escaped with minor scratches. Both were taken to Emergency Hospital. Sciamerra had been traveling from the Soldiers Home to visit a friend. Police say she attempted to alight just before the car stopped.
John S Leech is sworn in as public printer in Manila and begins formal duties today. He appoints William J Dow as private secretary, vows careful economy and study of conditions before enacting reforms, and visits the Government Printing Office to assume control.
The Octobrist faction in the St Petersburg Douma accuses senior royal relatives of usurping army department authority. It targets Grand Duke Michael, Inspector General of artillery, Grand Duke Peter, Inspector of engineers, and Grand Duke Constantine, head of hereditary choirs, demanding their retirement and reforms. The debate cites Portsmouth treaties as proof of criminal government action.
United States Treasurer Charles H Treat will depart this evening for Brunswick Georgia where he is invited by the Georgia Bankers Association to be the chief speaker at the annual convention next Friday. He will discuss the national currency question.
Report from the interior notes that Mulai Hafid the sultan of Fez entered Fez with his entire entourage and an army of 12,000 men in a grand display.
A brother of Gaston Polo, recently acquitted in a murder case, was found to have altered his room at the Richmont Hotel in Washington. A brick pocketbook containing coins was stolen, and detectives traced the misplaced items to a June incident after a New York arrival.
Funeral services for Dr Joseph Pospiel, who died by his own hand Sunday morning in Severia northeast, will be held this afternoon at a local church. Members of the Masonic order and associated groups will assist at the grave in Glenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers drawn from three fraternal organizations, and Mrs John Pospiel of Heineman Wisconsin, expected to arrive in the city the morning of the funeral.
About fifty Chesapeake Telephone Company employees attended a meeting at the main exchange to organize the Telephone Society of Washington. The group aims to include all Washington telephone workers, both social and educational, and to draft by laws at the next meeting. Committee members include Devereux, Selden, Har rig, Tilcott, and Cautfeld.
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