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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
4
The article notes upcoming pay raises for clerks effective July 1 as officials wind up the fiscal year. It mentions workload in offices and that many workers plan to delay leave until after lists are published. It also references Navy and War Department staff and local government payroll and employment activities.
June 1 report lists Assistant Secretary Jeauny L. A Coolidge Senator Borah from Idaho Representative Smith from Michigan Representative Bede from Minnesota Representative Platt from New Jersey Former Representative Gibson from Tennessee Corporal Tanner Commissioner Neill Chairman Bancroft of AAA Technical Board Treasurer Treat Roukf rt Washington Velegion from the Republic of Liberty.
Twenty Jersey milk cows raise for canal zone use to combat cattle tick fever and provide hospital milk. The effort aims to immunize stock in the Isthmus of Panama with plans to ship the cows through New Orleans to the canal area for eventual use in hospitals and medical facilities.
Criminologist Arthur MacDonald urges the Republican Party to endorse laboratories where crime causes are studied and reform methods developed. He argues federal action is needed to address youth crime and calls for a national laboratory system linked to the party platform and Congress. He spoke at a Washington address connected to the Third International Congress of Criminal Anthropology.
A $200 million appropriation will fund a new District Court of Appeals courthouse in Judiciary Square. The project aims to occupy a site between the Pension Office and Fo Street, with marble construction and a separate wing for judges’ quarters. Groundbreaking is set for next month, and the design emphasizes a model architectural plan.
Funeral services were held for Dr Pospisiel at his home on Northest Street after a Sunday service. Interment took place at Allenwood Cemetery in a Friends burial plot with local organizations and community members in attendance.
Steamboat Company plans an excursion aboard the steamer to raise funds for Pig Day efforts. The Tag Day committee, led by Mrs West and Mrs Newberry, will sell sets for the trip. The Marine Band will perform onboard, and several local donors contributed Pres Maher, Reece, and other residents supported the event with cash gifts.
In Philadelphia on June 10 the Pennsylvania Railroad Company answered a government suit over the Hepburn act commodity clause. Railroads including Reading, Lehigh Valley, and Lackawanna challenge the clause as a confiscatory interstate commerce restriction, arguing it to be unjust, discriminatory, and beyond constitutional scope.
Obituary notes death of Mrs Jane Hays M’Farlan d in Washington. Born Cannonsburg Pennsylvan ia daughter of Rew and Mrs John Hays. Survived by daughter Mrs Mars C M Parland and son Dr George W Farland in Bangkok. Family known for philanthropy and educational work. husband McParland and family mentioned.
Kansas City reports the Missouri River continuing to climb after heavy rains in the Dakotas and Nebraska. Harlem is flooded, Armourdale areas including stockyards and rail yards inundated, and Convention Hall opened for refugees. At least 15,000 people driven from homes amid 10 feet of water on Kansas Avenue. Grand Cane Louisiana also reports the Ted River breaching a levee, submerging 26000 acres of crops and drowning stock near Westdale.
In Huntington W V June 10 the Fifth district Republican convention for Cabell Lincoln and Putnam counties adjourned after a turbulent session. The Swisher delegation was seated by a unanimous vote while the Schorr faction appealed the ruling. Delegates from Lincoln and Putnam supported the appeal as two conventions were once held in the same hall before leaders arranged a joint adjournment to continue the dispute tomorrow.
Tests for bar admission to the District Supreme Court begin today at Georgetown Law School on B Street West and run for three days. A large number of candidates have filed papers with Ralph Given, with a committee of examiners led by Chairman Hugh Taggart and including Jesse Wilson, Edward Clephane, William Williamson, and others.
Milwaukee June 19 The United States Brewers Association adopted a platform pledging temperance aims and cooperation with officials to abolish the immoral saloon and promote lawful beer use. It rejects abuse or disuse and asserts brewers oppose disorderly saloons while aiding public regulation and reformers in reducing illegal practices.
Vice President James J Dawson led Liberian envoys to President Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington to discuss border stability with Tiberia and U S backing for perpetual treaties. The group, planning trips to Philadelphia and New York to attract American capital for mahogany rubber ivory and minerals, urged strong American interest to keep Liberia intact for Black expatriates.
Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop Aversa lead a distinguished clergy presence at Catholic University’s commencement in McMahon Hall. Walter George Smith spoke on The Harmony of Religion and Science, arguing education rooted in faith withstands false theories. Cardinal Gibbons closed exercises with benediction as diplomas were awarded to graduates amid a simple, formal ceremony.
Many clergymen from congregations attend the dedication service on Seventh Street and Rhode Island venue. Louis A Potter leads organ music while Cabell Williamson and William Countryman address the gathering. Trustees receive keys as the building committee is thanked for work and support.
Francis T Morton reports from Washington on June 10 that Mr Chandler warns colored voters may abandon the ticket if the party fails to clearly back the Fifteenth Amendment. The piece argues the amendment is flawed and urges candor to voters while noting southward education and citizenship improvements.
The Weehi zton Post reports Bittle N Y June W Lawrence Mayer son of J Be Mayer, a traction magnate, may lose his right hand after 40 000 volts of Niagara Falls electric current shocked him at the Lake Eric kaction Companys transformer station in Athal Springs. Mayer explained a high voltage transformer when a folded newspaper was held near the machine, the load surged into his body and out the sole of his left foot. His hand remains severely burned with burns across his body and a hole burned in the sole of his foot.
Sylvanus E Johnson III renowned Cincinnati Enquirer editor and columnist lies gravely ill at the Iroquois Hotel in Washington DC after a street attack near the Princher offices. He suffered uremia with cerebral hemorrhages and remains unconscious though doctors report slight improvement at night. Johnson, born 1841 in Jefferson County Ohio, has long been a national Democratic figure and former president of the Gridiron.
New York on June 10 Paddy the Pig, famed proprietor Brien of the Tenderloin era, died after months of illness. He ran a saloon at 642 Sixth Avenue where gamblers and fighters gathered, boasting no thief would rob his patrons. He aided many young women toward reform and once tipped the scales at about 300 pounds, famed for big meals and bold reformation talk.
Special to The Washington West Providence RT June 10 announces the marriage of Miss May Brophy of Providence to Richard Croker Jr of New York City, son of Richard Croker former Tammany chief. The Panigan family, who announced the match, provided few details. Croker Jr, who met Miss Brophy at Brown University, was a member of the class of 1900.
Jurors in Haym Hitchcock case hear testimony from the comedian’s valet about a midnight visit by two girls to the Green Blinds House on West Forty First Street. The valet says Hitchcock behaved properly but warned the girls after kissing stories, as defense counters establish absence of misconduct.
Brooks wins the nomination in a stormy Greensboro convention for Congress from North Carolina's Fifth District. Aubrey Jones led a faction. remaining candidates included Beaton Winston-Salem Holt Oakridge Heyster Oxford Herbin Wentworth. The convention refused to make the nomination unanimous and passed resolutions endorsing Bryan for the presidency with instructions to vote for him when nominated.
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