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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1908
Page
26
Funeral services were conducted at the residence on K Street for Mrs Smith widow of an Army officer. The article notes mourners and family details as the ceremony paid tribute to a long service member's spouse.
A historic reunion feature notes veterans and officers who left Union service to join the Confederacy. Descriptions recall Gen S D Lee and other figures, with remarks on loyalty, memory, and the ambiguous legacy of Confederate veterans in the postwar period. The event discusses reunions, speeches, and ongoing debates about Civil War loyalties and national unity.
Extensive salary overhauls in the Bureau of Indian Affairs affect clerical staff at Seventh and E streets. Twenty seven receive raises, twenty others face cuts, with shifts favoring younger workers and some long serving employees seeing pay reductions. President approves reorganization to balance increases and decreases across the department.
A sacred concert featured Prof Hemri and a choir, with Miss M Christensen and Mr Ho mixer among performers. Violinists and readers contributed, including Britt and Vr Godner. The program closed with The Hague Jone and a conferral of the Eighthood of Grange Nassai on P Cunite Owen of New York.
Berlin starts the Prince Henry Cup race with 130 cars, including three driven by women. The field spans Germany and abroad, covering a route through Frankfurt on Main to Hamburg and Darmstadt before finishing at Mainz. Engines include German, Italian, Austrian, Swiss, and English entries. The event is expected to last into the day.
Fragmentary report notes three youths found with gems valued at 3500 dollars. Police, possibly connected to a father, investigate ownership and origin of the jewelry as the scene is examined for clues. A map and directions are mentioned in scattered text.
A damaged naval vessel nearly sank following a submarine assault near a coastal defense area. Crew members fought to stabilize the ship as pumps and ballast work continued amid foggy seas and uncertain salvage prospects.
On Tuesday June 2 at the White House several visitors including Senator Warren and Senator Clark of Wyoming and Miss Hamilton Miss Earns Miss Downey Miss Parks and Miss McGee joined the campus graduation scene.
Seven hundred apprentices from Newport naval training station were cheered as they marched before departing for service with the Atlantic fleet in the Pacific. Secretary Metcalf received a San Francisco mayoral letter praising the sailors for exemplary conduct during the fleet stay, with no complaints filed.
Charlestown Navy Yard announces a surge of employment with a large number of workmen to return to full time duty. A December curtailment reduced the regular force from twenty five thousand seven to six hundred fewer men and the rest were put on reduced time.
After a long conference Secretary and Minister Sqaters agreed Samery will return to his post in Panama. The United States weighs intervention to preserve neutrality and a republican government as Panama prepares July 1 elections amid fears of violence and arming voters. Proposals include independent American election inspectors and Marine support to ensure a fair vote.
A telegraph wire story notes Lusitania beats Mauretania in a record Atlantic crossing. The Lusitania reportedly left Queenstown for Newark and achieved a westward speed about 6 knots faster than Mauretania, setting a new speed record for the route. The sailing ran Sunday into Monday, with a notable time improvement over the prior record.
A defendant named Tod Forniles was arrested on burglary charges after a beige rent item was found in a flat believed to be occupied by him and a bill of $1000 declared forged. James Kennedy provided the forged title to Vandwoleh lots to secure the funds. Skinnedy, a court clerk, was arrested on perjury charges as a warrant was issued for portaless arrangements. Numerous naval and city names appear in the fragmentary list of relocations and ships.
Orders issued to naval officers directing postings and duties. H 9 Yarnell assigned to Connecticut as senior engineer officer Dircon G C Smith to the United States Naval Hospital New York. Passed Assistant Surgeon E O M Broanstck extended three months from June 1908. Assistant Surgeon WO Bunker to Arkansas. Assistant Surgeon Fed fielders to Nevada. Ascend Farmeder Bob Frocke to report to the commander in chief Atlantic fleet.
Secretary announces Capt John Kennedy Barton named chief of Bureau of Engineering with rank Rear Admiral. Rae dies. Barton, a noted young engineer, serves at League Island Navy Yard and succeeds the late admiral in command.
Army orders list temporary and long term duties for multiple regiments, including Seventh Cavalry, Seventeenth Infantry, Twenty seventh Infantry, and others. It names officers and responsibilities from June 1903, noting reassignment, reporting requirements, and station changes to Fort Moultrie, West Point, and various depots, with inspections and board duties referenced.
Special to the Washington Post details Raymond Hitchcock’s testimony in New York court. He described the intent behind taking Helen Von Hagen and Elsie Voecks to his Great Neck home as a warning against circulating scandalous stories, denying any illicit relations. His wife Flora Zabelle Hitchcock testified, corroborating the defense that the girls lied.
The New York State Association of Retail Master Butchers urged the federal government to remove duties on all live stock. In convention they unanimously adopted resolutions blaming tariffs for meat price rises and scarcity, urging immediate action to eliminate the stock duty and sending a copy to the U S President.
Special to The Washington rep from Poughkeepsie June 9. President Taylor of Vassar College denounces suffragists after about forty students, led by Miss Inez Mulholland, attended a meeting beyond campus to oppose his wishes. He says discipline will follow for those who acted. Last year he blocked suffrage meetings.
The Clackmannanshire led a British fleet racing from Portland Oregon to Queenstown securing victory in 197 days. The voyage began January 1 with Marthe Royal and two other vessels following as part of a long sea contest. They sighted the Colombia River mouth on January 17 and reached Queenstown on June 2.
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