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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
16
President MacLeod says local prohibition efforts defeated but will continue with renewed zeal. Pastors describe brewery interests activity in New Jersey as temperance forces mobilize across states urging strict liquor laws amid ongoing campaigns and organized opposition.
Firefighters battled a blaze at a jail where prisoners were trapped but all inmates were saved. Strife during the incident involved guards and prisoners in a chaotic struggle, and authorities report no escapes despite the intense danger.
Weather information outlines unsettled conditions across the northeast and midwest with near term cooling and variable winds. A high pressure system is expected to influence parts of the west and gulf coast, while storms and lake influence may produce sharp temp contrasts and gusty winds in the Great Lakes and New England regions. River and tide details accompany local bulletins. Special forecast notes indicate potential coastal impacts and extended outlooks for early next week.
A vivid report of a partial solar eclipse observed with a forty-foot photoheliograph in Washington. Details cover sun spot groups, Venus visibility, and spectator reactions, with explanations of the instrument, exposure times, and the sun moon distances.
Rev Dr Russell presided as St Patrick's Church distributed premiums for lessons conduct and attendance to a long list of boys and girls, with honorable mentions for perfect attendance. The ceremony, led by Rev Thomas McGungan and the Holy Cross sisters, invited all to River View excursion and athletic contests, with altar boys of the sanctuary association also receiving prizes.
Reports from Providence Hospital indicate Joseph Y. Potts clerk of the police court has shown improvement after several weeks as a patient. Hospital officials said he appeared stronger, had a good day, and rested quietly late last night.
The Rev Alexander Bent of Pegnid's Church officiated at Sunday burial services for Otto Niemeyer Gust Burrest Rupprecht Louis Rupprecht and Philip Rupprecht anchored by six grandsons as pallbearers at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
In Panama a dispute over an American flag used as a wash rag at Muller & Co. prompted boycotts and Allied protests. Wayne G Adams rescued a flag amid a struggle as Panamanian forces and local workers joined the uproar.
Nashville report shows Joseph W. Byrnes leading John Wesley Gaines by about 1 600 votes for the Democratic nomination in Tennessee's Sixth District. Unofficial tallies give Byrnes gains in Montgomery Cheatham Stewart and Davidson counties, with Gaines winning Robertson by 50. Patterson leads Carmack for governor with about 9 000 popular votes and 731 to 58 in delegates. Cambridge observers fail to photograph a partial solar eclipse due to cloudy skies.
John McCalip a 22 year old electrician at the Senate office building drowned while swimming in Broad Creek Maryland side of the Potomac near Alexandria. He was engaged to Julia Hanna of Crawfordsville Ind and set to wed within weeks. He dove from the Duchess yacht after sunrise, struggled, sank, and was recovered after a search by his companions and harbor police. He will be buried in Crawfordsville after embalming and transport.
Albert Brown, the colored fratricide, is scheduled for execution today between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the United States jail yard after a Sunday spent in prayer and a baptism on Saturday. Pastor John Roberts notes Brown is prepared to meet his end, with last rites and possible letters to family before the scaffold.
Thousands of sightseers swarmed Princeton Cemetery to glimpse ex President Cleveland's grave. A special police detail guarded the site to deter souvenir hunters. Mrs Cleveland, said to be leaving soon for New Hampshire, remained at home all day, wearied by last week's strain.
Rev J Henning Nelms preached at open air Cathedral Grounds Mount St Alban on faith in divine origin of Christianity. Hundreds attended as Marine Band provided music led by a choir. He urged embracing Christ's teachings, noting Christianity uplifted civilization and prevented world from regressing.
George Robb eighteen year old colored youth drowned in the Eastern branch at the foot of East Capriol street yesterday afternoon. His body was recovered by harbor precinct police and is at the morgue. Robb and companions went to swim. they said he could not swim and sank in deep water. They tried to save him.
Miss Mary A Jones died at her Washington home 17 DeSales street aged and ill for two years after heart trouble. She was native of Annapolis and daughter of Gen Roger Jones formerly adjutant general. Survived by sister Miss Vir and brothers C Lucien Jones of Savannah and T Skelton Jones of Lincoln Ga.
Augusto Durand, Peruvian rebel leader, arrives in Valparaiso from Iquique Chile claiming Peru’s government misleads foreign opinion and accuses it of election falsification. He warns of danger from Yankee influence in Peru. Mrs Staples dies in Wakefield camp fire incident. husband Thomas Staples severely burned rescuing her.
An advertisement explains pain as a nerve discord and claims Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills restore harmony to end distress. It credits R B Hopps of Jessup Georgia as a user and notes a money back offer if the first package fails. Doses are 35 cents and the product is not sold in bulk.
The Post is the leading newspaper published at the seat of the United States government. Its financial news comes from all sections with full market reports. It serves merchants, financiers, farmers, and readers seeking varied columns and leisure reading in the Sunday morning edition.
The Washington Post highlights its illustrated magazine section with prominent writers and fiction from noted authors. Foreign news is carefully selected with timely illustrations, and the Sunday Post is praised as superior to other Sunday newspapers, a trusted favorite in households.
The Post features a comprehensive pink Sunday sports section covering baseball, running, billiards, auto races, yacht contests, boating, golf, tennis, swimming and more with accurate results and full coverage.
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