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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1908
Page
3
A chaotic ball game features Dorsey Foultz appearing with a placard claiming the city as his recreation spot, prompt crowd reaction, and Vic tors receiving a Loving Cup from Chairman Harper amid cheers. The event includes details of players, catches, and a tense finish as the hometown squad edges out the opponents 12 to 11.
A provisional torpedo fleet was formed to supply the Pacific theater. Key officers include Truxtun Hopkins and Fak Jon, with Rowan, Teipoa, and Lavitepo among the named captains. The group organizes three divisions and awaits departure orders from the department.
A public meeting will be held at Gasters Chay on 1 Rv Sinn fb tlairdir to discuss a threat to a wall and potential safety concerns. Rector of St Pats, MI Tar eostirt, will be present to address parishioners.
Three near to Mr Cleveland select Wordsworth’s The Happy Warrior as the fitting tribute. Mrs Cleveland, Rose Cleveland, and Dr Henry Van Dyke chose the poem independently, praising its depiction of steadfast courage in public life.
Reports from London and Edinburgh claim President Roosevelt asked hunter Fredrick Courteney Selous to arrange an African hunting expedition after his retirement. Secretary Loeb says Selous is not making travel plans and the president has conferred with several English big game hunters.
Princeton visitors recall President Roosevelt delivering a private eulogy at Cleveland's death and praising his life. Hundreds visit Cleveland grave in Princeton Cemetery as Mrs Cleveland and family attend the service and guard details draw attention.
The piece discusses Senator Rayner as a potential running mate for Bryan, arguing his selection could secure key Eastern states such as Virginia, Maury land, and others from doubtful columns. It notes Me dilligule and others backing Rayner to strengthen the Democratic ticket nationwide.
Charge d affaires Sleeper and other members of the American legation boarded the gunboat Marietta Willemsian in quarantine at Guantanamo. The party, returning from Caracas and La Guaira, reported several plague cases in Caracas and La Guaira, while Margarita residents protested a schooner from La Guaira with twenty prisoners aboard docking nearby.
Reports say Sir Thomas Lipton will return to challenge the Americas Cup using a boat built to American racing rules. With New York Yacht Club approval he plans two racing boats, tests them, and brings the winner to America as challenger. An unrelated travel goods plug appears in the piece offering trunks and bags at 425 Seventh Street Enccessis.
Mrs Minna S Gibson of Washington, daughter of Thomas Nelson Page, was hurled about fifteen feet from her tandem carriage at York Lane near the Atlantic Short Line Electric Railway crossing. She escaped serious injury after a severe shake up though her coachman was briefly unconscious. Gibson, famed as a top summer horsewoman, had been driving when an electric car at fifteen miles per hour struck her vehicle.
A Democratic Central Committee meeting called by William McK Clayton will be held tomorrow at 7 30 p m at Eagles Hall Sixth and E streets northwest. The session aims to perfect organization and elect officers for four years with attendance expected in person. The district list names Thomas J Moore to Michael J Coffey as members elected to serve in 1908.
More than two thirds of Connecticut Democrats revolt against Bryan and back Johnson. Eaery C Ney of Farmington and De Harry McMinus of Hartford County lead anti Bryan canvasses and urge nationwide Democracy support for Johnson. Delegates recall a Bridgeport dinner while denoting efforts to unite the party for a Johnson victory in November.
A mob in New York near Taghthavenue and 13th Street attempted to take a man from police custody after a stabbing incident. Police opened fire and used restraints as the crowd threw missiles from a building’s upper floors. One man was seriously injured and others escaped.
A frightened horse pulling a carriage owned by George Furdell of Takore bolted in broad daylight and crashed into a carriage on the Baltimore and Oar line, breaking a leg and causing internal injuries before it was shot. A report lists various Nobel Prize nominees and names across multiple notices.
Health office records list multiple deaths with ages ranging from a few months to 79 years. Names include Eliza A McKee, James Downs, Noble Steele, Florence Donahue, James Pridgeon, Robert S Scott, Mary Rupprecht, Thomas Dave, Mary Bhilligan, Howden Rosetorty, Ta S Rathbun, Sarah Muddinran, Carroll Mo Anderson, John F Brown, Dorothy L Knowles, Casey Miles, Catherine Brooks, Fitzabeth Chase II, Fitzabeth Lemons, George Carter, Annie Anderson, Wade Caldwell, Lucy Gementes, Virginie Wormley, Mary Washington, Rudolph Redman, and others, with residences across Washington area. Most entries note ages and months or years since birth or death.
The Shah defends his government against rebels in Ardabil and other Persian cities near the Russian frontier. He blames agitators and the press, orders arms surrendered, and reports measures to restore order. Fighting continues as revolutionaries seize arms and clash with loyal forces.
President Roosevelt through Secretary Loeb denies plans to speak in Indiana. The report states no definite terms or dates were given to pay or arrange a campaign address and cautions against asserting forthcoming appearances.
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