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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
24
Commissioner West explains failure to obtain indictments after police bets on ponies, as odds on Prince of Pilsen and Cornwell fluctuated from 100 to 1 to 7 to 5 amid wagering turmoil and failed prosecutions.
Ten Washington detectives monitored racing day at Benning where Sugar Pine and Furlongs like Howletts Bellwether and Smoker were among horses. Bets by officers on various horses led to partial winnings as district attorney sought indictments but the Supreme Court ruling on gambling law blocked charges. The case highlights police surveillance and legal limits on wagering at the track.
Detective team collected evidence against bookmakers but found no legal violation after briefing by Hon. D W Baker district attorney. Roe said the Jockey Club acted within the court decision and did not violate statutes. Schedules list club officials and day programme with an invitation.
Gen Andrew Burt and John W Patterson, Republican delegates prospects, claim solid labor and widespread support in the district with many civic groups and the city’s black vote backing their ticket. Opponents Henry Heather and R R Harner dispute the claimed lead amid shifts in presidential preference.
Mme Schumann-Heink surprised listeners with remarkable versatility at a Belasco Theater recital. Accompanied only by Katherine Hoffman, she delivered six operatic numbers plus German, Hungarian gypsy, and English songs, displaying strength, coloratura, and clear English diction to an overflowing audience.
The monthly statement of the collection of internal revenue for February 108 shows a fall of 1,535,491 from a year earlier. Total receipts were 18,125,082 versus 20,280,553 a year ago, with eight months of the current fiscal year down 6,800,914. Major sources list spirits 11,948,929 down 1,134,067. tobacco 31,872,692 down 605,451. fermogated liquors 3,233,668 down.
Special to The Washington Post Chicago March 24 Tom Loftus is back in baseball after four years away. He was elected president of the Three-Eye League after a seven hour deadlock that nearly halted the league. Loftus previously part owned the Washington Nationals from 1902 to 1908.
Durham W. Stevens, foreign adviser to the Korean government, rests at St Francis Hospital after a morning shooting at a ferry station. Doctors report near lung penetration. an X ray will locate bullets. Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi cables sympathy and offers aid. Police deem the attack an isolated crime by two conspirators Chaeng and Chun, with no broad plot.
Arpaxart Simonian a Fresno California naturalized American urged President Roosevelt and Secretary Root to secure a treaty protecting Armenian Americans who might return to Turkey. He and California Representative Needham pressed for guarantees amid reports of killings and maltreatment. Both leaders expressed sympathy but noted Turkey’s resistance to recognizing foreign naturalization.
Washington Navy Yard workers are promised no further layoffs as leaders in Congress pledge immediate action on a $2,000 appropriation for armor and armament. Secretary Metcalf told a Machinists' Triton committee that furloughing would stop if the funds are approved, following reports of possible nationwide yard cuts.
A New York advertisement extols the St. Regis on Fifth Avenue at Fifty fifth Street as unmatched for comfort and homelike atmosphere. It promises large cheerful chambers with full luxury and convenience and notes restaurant prices rival first class hotels. It claims rooms from four dollars a day and baths or suites priced accordingly for two persons.
Ernest W. Emery is named manager of the Associated Press in this city, after ten years as wire chief for the Southern division and day editor. He also worked for United Press Association in key roles and is regarded as an expert handling news telegraphically. He succeeds M. Hand, now assistant superintendent of the Southern division. Emery is a prominent officer of the...
The Roosevelt family hosted a stereopticon lecture on the polar regions for the children at the White House last evening. Archibald and Kermit Roosevelt traveled from Groton to visit, joined by Mr and Mrs Longworth after dinner, with Theodore Roosevelt Jr. expected later in the week.
Philadelphia reports United States Senator Boies Penrose remains gravely ill with fever receding slightly but still losing ground over two days. Attending physicians J William White Herbert B Carpenter and Alfred Stengel issued a bulletin calling the illness extremely serious while Gov Curtis Guild also sustains a cautious recovery in Boston. Messages of sympathy from Virginia and Italy echo across the cases as Senator Truman G gaining in Augusta, Ga.
A fractured OCR list records numerous travelers and guests staying at hotels in cities like Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago and more. The names include Mr and Mrs Walcott Mr and Mrs Avery L Powell and many others with affiliations to Willard Ebbitt Rigge Haynes and James H St James venues. The roster names institutions cities and states with scattered towns and travels across the United States.
Arthur E Fei former executive secretary of the Philippine Commission was buried after a church service at Sixteenth and H streets NW. The ceremony drew Cabinet members Supreme Court figures and military officers in full dress uniforms with tributes from the President Mrs Roosevelt and Secretary and Mrs Taft. Pallbearers included prominent officials and diplomats from the United States and the Philippines.
John G. Smithmeyer architect died March 10 with a will dated June 12. He leaves all estate to his brother Anthony G. Smithmeyer of St. Paul Minnesota. Willam C. McIntire of this city is executor. Mrs Emma Knight Frank is sole beneficiary of the estate of her husband General Royal Thaxter Frank U S who died March 14 at his home 1707 Q street northwest. General Frank's will dated April 23 1898 names Mrs Frank executrix and beneficiary and was filed for probate yesterday.
A virulent contagious throat disease has appeared in horses and mules in Issaquena County Mississippi. Planters have asked the Department of Agriculture to send a specialist. Congressman Humphreys presented the request and an expert veterinarian tested yesterday for Musaissrppt.
Postmaster General Meyer told the President at a Cabinet meeting he hopes to sway the Senate to support the House amendment raising letter carriers to 1200 and to back a salary increase from 1100 to 220 for about 2600 clerks in first and second class post offices. He also seeks raises for supervisory positions across the service.
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