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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1908
Page
16
The Navy reads that Admiral Evans will relinquish command May 8, with Thomas succeeding temporarily before the fleet begins. Schroeder and Wainwright gain rear admiral ranks on July 11. The article traces Sperry’s long career, links among Washington families, and notes Wainwright’s favored status with President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt.
A historical obituary style notice lists undertakers and embalmers with addresses including 940 F Street NW and 4th Street, naming firms such as Speare and J William Lee Funeral Director. It mentions services, pricing hints, and phone contact for arrangements and memorials.
Report describes Emory's flagship the Georgia earning commendation for precise maneuvers near Magdalena Bay as Mexican gunboats join the fleet. Rear Admiral Dyans and U.S. officers observe from the Connecticut and other ships while Mexican and U S officials attend ceremonies.
Fragmented OCR lists multiple names and locations related to marriage licenses. Names include Wallace Radon, Jifcmond, Guesie Murhs, Samantha Charles, Annie Velalart, Walter Jefferson, Milam, Yeney Linze, Sarah Gordon, Blanche Wills, Mary Summers, and others tied to Baraboo Wisconsin and nearby areas. The text resembles a consents and notices page with numerous couples and potential witnesses.
Health office records list multiple deaths with ages and partial locations, including Cleveland 19 pom March, Virginia 23, Keb C Martin 41, Philip Bammel 200, and others aged from 27 to 71. The garbled entry notes general causes and a few local addresses, with scattered names such as W Selle 914 and Laura Wakefield 3713.
Resolutions from the International Congress on the Welfare of the Child urge parents and teachers to cooperate in adding preparation for parenthood to school curricula. The group backs a single standard of purity, stronger home school cooperation, and education that fits practical life, including industrial training and aiding immigrant families.
A fragmented memoir recounts a Bengal python of ten plus feet swallowing rats in long, slow meals, describing its movements, the ease of digestion, and the boredom of keeping it as a pet before it is given away. It also narrates a seven foot constrictor choking a black cat in a tank, witnessed by laborers. A divorce suit, Isham versus Isham, is filed in the District Supreme Court over alleged infidelity.
Pittsburg Pa March session of Allegheny Presbytery heard Westminster College registrar Vesey acknowledge losing temper and punching a student after a dispute over dancing in a school parlor. A special committee was appointed to investigate and pardon was withheld.
An inspection by government officials and aviation enthusiasts found Fort Myer grounds ideal for aeroplane and airship tests. They urged building a shed and minor improvements to create a premier eastern U.S. testing station near Washington, with easy access by trolley, car, or road.
The United States and Japan reached a practical agreement on Japanese labor immigration. The final U S reply approved Japan's passport rules to restrict Japanese laborers from the United States. Japan had already barred laborers from leaving Japan for the United States except those who had settled in Hawaii. More regulations are expected in months. The Japanese government described the U S reply as pleasing.
Withim FE Haycock a street mist super intendant of city delivery was made superintendent of the city post office yesterday morning to succeed Henry L Johnson who was transferred to the money order division Johnson had been assistant superintendent since April 1 and was sworn in at about 10 o clock The Postmaster General approved Haycock as best to carry out the Washington office model plan to Mrs Tise Devises Estate The will of Sarah Catharine Tise dated May 31 1892 and codicil of January 27 1899 filed for probate directs remainder of the estate to be divided among Charles D Washburn George Tise and the children of Mr Washburn Executors named are George Tise and Charles L L D Washburn
A reception at Rauscher House celebrated U.S. Latins relations with Secretary Root, Senor Portela, and Senor Nabuco among attendees. Portela praised Argentina’s ties to the United States while Root lauded cordial Pan American cooperation and shared memories of Buenos Aires harbor celebrations. The event drew Ar gentine, Brazilian, and American dignitaries, with elaborate decorations and night-long speeches.
Dr Fisher, for twenty eight years president of Hanover College in Indiana, severed his connection last August and arrived in Washington to make the city his permanent home. He and Mr Fisher have just returned from abroad and are staying at the Mendota with their son Dr Howard Fisher.
At the St Louis Exposition the grand prize was awarded to Gold Medal Flour Washburn Crosby. The judges praised it as the flour of flours and the truly best, signaling superior quality and prominence among competitors.
Three workers died and six were injured when a Frese mill at United States Powder Co of Coalmont exploded. The blast wrecked the press area and shattered windows in the town, with eight other buildings damaged. Authorities report the dead as George Gorebut Crede Simmons and Son Smith. The fatally injured was Charles Myers.
Three of four Rio agreements have United States backing while Secretary of State declines to lead the Pan American committee. Andrew Carnegie accepts vice chair but refuses to head, citing duties abroad. The committee includes Bacon, Wheeler, James, and others as it maps steps for further treaties, bureau reorganizations, and intercontinental projects.
The Rev Ralph Pierce D D died yesterday at his residence after a long ministry spanning the United States and India. Born April 11 1826 in Moriah New York he joined the Methodist ministry in 1848 and sailed to India as an early missionary remaining until 1862. He later served in Holston and Central Tennessee conferences before moving to Washington in 1906. He married Marilla Peck in 1852 and later Sera White in 1868 and leaves eight children. Funeral services will be held at his residence Thursday morning at 10 o clock.
The Northeast Washington Citizens Association forwarded a resolution to the board of education approving M Grant Lucas as supervising principal of the Twelfth division of Washington public schools. Adopted at a Monday night meeting at Calvary Episcopal Church, Lucas has served four years as Lovejoy School supervising principal and is deemed competent for the new post.
In Galveston on March 1 Irish captain Capt Moore aboard the British steamship Howthe Head defied port flag rules by placing the Irish flag atop the American Stars and Stripes. A government inspector demanded the flag order be reversed and the Revenue Cutter stood ready to act. The captain finally relented and hauled down the American flag, displaying the green flag instead.
A condemned killer in Northumberland County imagines a rope will fit around his neck as execution nears. In Jamaica a six year old boy who was badly burned while trying to save his mother died in Marys Hospital from burns and shock. The report notes that many murderers in the jail have developed insanity, with fear of death cited as a cause, while Judge O Buchanan dies from a bullet wound on a Southern Railway train in Augusta Georgia.
Col Dick Plunkett, famed marshal of the old front, spent the day at Harvard as guest of Theodore Roosevelt and R Bacon. He was summoned to Washington to confer on political matters but chose Harvard first, meeting President Eliot and others. He remarked Westerners underrate Harvard and praised the university’s leadership.
Muskegon men Struggl ing for eight hours through a mile of ice to reach a collie left in Lake Michigan near White Lake Harbor. Charles Snyder Edward Sprigg and Robert Jervies risked their lives to pull the exhausted animal from the ice. The dog barked gratefully as rescuers arrived, though it suffered swollen feet and was worn to a skeleton.
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