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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1908
Page
4
An interviewer on two continents reports that Wu refuses to answer a personal matter about his birthday and medicine. He has often administered the medicine to others and now expects to live to two hundred years old after adopting a vegetarian lifestyle.
Secretary Cortelyou stated there is no intention to redeem or convert the 3 percent Spanish war bonds of 1908 1918 in the near term. Outstanding at about 64 million dollars, they were originally issued as a popular loan and are largely held by private subscribers. The government holds roughly 17.3 million in security for circulation notes and deposits, with most bonds kept by initial subscribers across the country. The secretary believes forced redemption would serve no useful purpose at this time.
The congress gathers last night to discuss security, with speakers including leading scholars and officials. Attendees from New York and surrounding areas hear updates on policy, safety, and education as part of a broader student forum.
Attorney General Dana Malone reports a court decree delaying the New Haven trolley holdings shutdown. Judge Rugg ordered until 1909 to dispose of existing properties, while the company failed to prove complete divestment except in Worcester Wooster and Webster Dudley lines.
The dispute centers on illness of workers or machinery breakdown as unavoidable delays in city street cleaning. The superintendent accuses contractors of lax records while acknowledging occasional issues from sickness, heat, or equipment failures. Commissioners will review circumstances before decisions on night-work suspensions are made.
Streetcar changes loom as permanent tracks at Delaware avenue and C street are rushed to station service. Capital Traction and Washington Railway plan a short spur to the station with free transfer for riders to the main line, aiming to speed trips and reduce congestion while Congress debates funding and timing.
The oblique obituary notes W B Leeds dies in Paris this morning with references to wealth, familial links, and professional associations. It mentions connections to Burlington Celie Roiprla, Nailber Railway, and the United Sites Pruet Company among others, with implied trustees and benefactors.
The article notes tension around a royal wedding and possible moves for the couple after the ceremony. It mentions Canterbury and a prince preparing for an international tour or residence, with references to a potential state visit. It highlights public reaction and the wedding’s impact on plans.
The secretary releases a circular implementing the act on fractional silver coin transport. Starting July 1, 198, such coins will be sent by registered mail at consignee risk in $50 bundles with registration free from treasury offices, upon deposit of equivalent currency or bank notes with the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer. After half the appropriation is used, transport may be by government expense via express or registered mail upon consignee request.
Secretary Straus calls for rigorous enforcement of steam boat safety rules urging reinspection and full compliance with all excursion steamer laws to protect life and property during the excursion season. He directed the supervising inspector general of the steam boat inspection service to ensure rigid adherence to regulations.
Reports from Willemstad Curaçao indicate the gunboat Marietta will sail to Caracas to remove the charge. Minister Russell, granted leave, is in the city. Public Health and Marine Hospital updates show four cases and four deaths in Caracas.
John Loeffer, long separated from family, drank a lethal potion inside his son’s house around 4 o’clock yesterday, dying shortly after at Mercy Hospital. Coroner’s inquest to determine suicide. Loeffer aged about seventy. Suspected motive linked to strained family ties and unresolved personal troubles.
President Roosevelt plans a quick trip to New London aboard the Mayflower to watch the Crimson eight race and assess Harvard President Eliot’s response to earlier tensions. He will travel with Mrs Roosevelt and relatives, while Taft may join aboard for a brief meeting at Sagamore Hill if timing permits. Secretary Loeb confirms no public meeting between Roosevelt and Taft in New London.
Sagamore was lunched with the President today as Mr Dickson joined part of the hunting trip to Canes rakes last fall. The President took a long horseback ride today.
Nine executive departments issue a concurrent order allowing fidelity and surety firms to assume up to 90 percent of a bond value as security instead of the usual 10 percent limit. The change reflects added protection for transportation of bonds by railroads and warehoused spirits under federal supervision. Last year the government required over 90 000 bonds with penalties in the millions of dollars.
In United States Court today the Toledo Sound Coal Company pleaded guilty to three counts related to rebate schemes. Judge Tisser set a fine of seven dollars. remaining indictments under the Hepburn Act were dismissed. An accompanying note mentions the Ann Arbor Railroad Company in connection with the rebates.
Representatives from Federal Lodge and visitors from several local lodges and two outside jurisdictions attended the degree conferred by the junior warden A Ralph Sergen. Dr Perry G Smith, master, presided as the lodge met at Wagon Temple Ninth and Po streets northwest. Several petitions have been received for members, and meetings will continue through the summer.
A Philadelphia reader credits Grape Nuts with transforming a tuberculosis battle by restoring blood and strength, claiming rapid improvement after starting the cereal and cream. The testimonial emphasizes good blood as germicide and notes Postum Coffee Company promotion backing the claim.
Chief J D Pendleton resigns as Lynchburg chief of police effective July 1 at the request of the newly elected police commissioners. Pendleton has served 28 years on the force and about eight years as chief. The board offered no explanation for the action.
Cleveland Diocese orders remodeling of the former McKinley Home in Canton Ohio for conversion into a Catholic hospital. Felix M administrators confirmed the plan and date.
Special to The Washington Post details a display at the American Seamen's Tind Society on Wall Street showing portraits of Theodore Roosevelt and foreign monarchs including King Ferdinand, Vittorio Emanuele, and a Danish king. The effort honors shipwrecked sailors and expands with plans for eight more monarch portraits and national organizations in the building.
Chicago June 2. Dispatches from New York report a man calling himself James Cantoon claimed to be a brother of Joe Canton and William Canton, but note no fault with James Cantoon’s sight. William Canton's division superintendent brother is stationed at Casper. Doctors cannot explain the six week sight rescue.
The Panaman minister denies a published statement that Mejia Salvade would go to Washington to take his place. He says the information and comments are erroneous and that a press dispatch caused the error. Minister Melia of Salvador is not in Washington, and the Panamanian envoy is on leave. Washington, June 28, 1908.
A widow aged thirty five was shot and killed near Woodhaven by Victor Henry who then killed himself. Henry had pursued marriage after the widow rejected him. Henry separated from his wife and had been paying court to the widow. Emma White, sixty, suffered a scalp laceration at 46 Missouri Avenue NW during an altercation with Cora Lee. Nathan Fleet, thirty three, Negro, from 141 Van Street SE, has a knife wound over the heart. Nathan Middleton, a Negro, was locked up at the Fifth Precinct charged with assault with a dangerous weapon.
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