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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1907
Page
2
The memorial to a distinguished soldier will be formally dedicated at 2 39 p m with the president as speaker. An annual meeting of the Society of the Army of the Potomac is scheduled for this morning. Heroes of the great struggle are already present.
A large ceremony on Connecticut Avenue and Columbia Road features Brig. Gen. Henry C. Dwight as presiding officer, a history talk by Brig. Gen. Horatio C. King, and an invocation by Bishop H. Satterlee. The program includes a parade led by Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Gell, remarks by the President, and orchestral pieces.
The Grand Army of the Potomac members arrive in Washington from New York and New England for today’s monument unveiling. Generals Kane Sickles and Howard lead a 600 to 700 veteran contingent, with President Roosevelt set to address. The Belasco Theater hosts reunions, with Corcoran Gallery and Congressional Library events outlined and a large parade planned under tight security.
May 1 report from New York notes Mayor McClellan left for Washington to witness the unveiling of Gen George B McClellan’s statue. Patrick F McGowan as acting mayor urged principals to hold school ceremonies at the unveiling hour but McClellan declined citing possible criticism. McGowan defended the plan saying youth should know the soldier’s services.
Capt Richardson Clover U S said he had pursued for a year a man using his name and posing as an officer. The impersonator, calling himself H K Clover and claiming kin, was arrested in San Francisco after dealings with firms in Salt Lake City and Wilkes-Barre. Clover informed Chief Wilkie of Jet Service, leading to the arrest.
Associate Justice Daniel Thew Wright of the District Supreme Court suffered an inflammatory rheumatism attack Saturday evening at the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club. He remains at home at 1232 Sixteenth Street NW, with physicians stating a rapid recovery and a probable return to duties next Monday.
Col Biddle leaves as Engineer Commissioner with Col Jay J. Morrow promoted to succeed him. The War Department assigns Biddle to San Francisco as chief engineer of the Pacific Division, in charge of coastal fortifications, with Morrow taking over duties in Washington. District officials and colleagues express regret at the departure and praise Biddle's record while welcoming the capable successor.
Col. Biddle proposed as division engineer of the Pacific Division with headquarters in San Francisco. He will oversee fortifications on the Pacific Coast, harbor improvements, bridge construction, and surveys in California. Capt. Jay J. Morrow succeeds him as assistant to the Engineer Commissioner.
Admiral George Dewey headlined the ninth anniversary reunion recalling Manila Bay victory on May 1, 1898. Comrades and ship captains, including Rear Admirals Lamberton Dyer Walker Ford Lynch, and other officers, toasted the President and shared vivid reminiscences of the Spanish American War in Raleigh.
New York May 1. Charles G Gates head of Gates & Co. says Wall Street may think they are broke or not but the aim is to pay their debts. The Gates family plans to retire from brokerage after the firm dissolves on June 1 amid rumors of huge losses and a $720000000 fortune halved.
Gen Baron Kuroki arrives in Victoria with a party of Japanese officers aboard the steamer en route to the Jamestown Exposition. They will depart for Seattle in the morning. Also, torpedo boats Stringham Wilkes Stockton Delong and Blakely reached the navy yard from Hampton Roads and may drill in the Potomac for officials.
The California Fruit Growers Exchange filed a telegraph petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission against Southern Pacific and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. It claims railroads will supply cars only if fruit is picked and ready, causing hardship for shippers. The commission set a hearing in Los Angeles for May 15, accepted the petition, and noted the exchange paid about $80 for transmission.
General rains from the Gulf northeastward with light snow in North Dakota and Montana. Fair inland and in the Pacific states, cooler in New England and Middle Atlantic, much colder in extreme Northwest. southerly winds along coasts varying by region. Thursday and Friday forecast show more fair conditions with localized rain or snow in the Northern Upper Lake region. Temperatures ranged from 51 to 68 degrees with no sunshine recorded. River bulletin notes Shenandoah clear and Potomac cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
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