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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1910
Page
9
Odds for the Midshipmen slipped from 10 to 7 to 2 to 1 as bets dwindled with few takers. Dempsey sends his charges through workouts and appears satisfied with the session. Georgetown’s smooth trainer Waker expected to assist.
The article records full statistics from the first crews and notes rough weather conditions during the Castel Hall race. It mentions teams from Geoetown varsity and SoONpit, compares outer course pacing, and hints at preparations for a lacrosse event and related programs later in the day.
In Elm Island’s aviation strand the racer unveils new invention. A De dey PT envoy plants fins that push the machine’s stability using Wright brothers inspired patent.
More than forty candidates advanced to the thirty first degree of Scottish Rite Masonry in the temple on Tawra and IE streets northwest last night. The list includes Bernard A. Bier Moe A. Baer Milton Bier Clarence Bright Charles L Bracks Arthur Bugden and many others. Officials from the Hall of Equity and the Hall of Justice assisted in conferring the degree with Carter Keene Nathan Weill Robert Wentzell and others present as officers and visitors from out of town included Alexander Busey G Coultry Milton Sherwood and more.
The second dedicatory exercise for the Ingram Memorial Congregational Church at Tenth and Massachusetts Ave was held. TL Ingram of Eau Claire Wisconsin funded the edifice in memory of his son. Representative Lenroot and others urged DC suffrage and citizen self government with a focus on church support and wartime peace through ballots. A reception and further services were planned for tonight and tomorrow.
Eurar I Conover a former clerk at 3 Sixth Street Southwest is jailed on forgery charges at the First precinct. Police say he stole a bank book from Angus Hu of 1619 Corcoran Street, issued by Second National Bank Culpeper Virginia, and forged a deposit request for 02.85. Detected, he was arrested after calling the bank for funds. Frank Motz, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, will speak tonight at First Presbyterian Church about labor unions.
The New York rules committee, led by Walter Camp and colleagues from Yale, Pennsylvania, and Harvard, approved six changes aimed at safeguar ds while preserving forward passing. A subcommittee will finalize details ahead of the 1910 season, with penalties and quartering rules described for stoppages and onside kicks.
A cat belonging to Speaker Cannon’s household visits the Department of Justice, trespass issues arise, and the animal allegedly devours rubber bands and a pen. Clerks plan affidavits supporting the claim while officials weigh a potential injunction from Attorney General Wickersham to stop the feline’s fence crossing.
In Washington the Rev Charles Stelzic of New York met officials to launch a faith led probe into social and economic conditions of South Bethlehem Steel Plant workers in Pennsylvania. Named to lead the study are Dr Josiah Strong and Paul W Kellogg with labor and Protestant groups backing the investigation. A separate report notes James Miller, 40, was treated after ingesting poison, despondent for some time.
E W Hoagland known as Larry and a former newspaper man and special agent of the Department of Justice was buried from the home of his uncle in Washington. Friends from The Washington Post Washington Times and Evening Star attended along with department officials. Interment followed at Rock Creek Cemetery with pallbearers from journalism and law enforcement represented.
Henry Gilbert, resident for eight years, was sentenced by Justice Ashley Gould to one year and a day in Atlanta for misappropriating 3000. Attorney Davis urged suspended sentence but court imposed minimum due to age. Also: Morris Kidwell got ten years for assault in Leavenworth. Dullus Brooks wounded a real estate agent and got two years. Jerrett Smith and Henry Johnson received two years six months each for highway robbery. John Marshalle faces eighteen months for assault. Louis Fine jailed one year and a day for 25 fraud from a junk dealer.
Prof Edwin A Kirkpatrick of Fitchburg Normal School delivered a lecture on The Gl Order Changeth at George Washington University Teach ing College senior class event. The talk covered nine years of changes in election development. A reception for faculty followed, organized by Miss EB Moore M Gerven and E M Morgan. Greek minister's mother dead. Coromilas, Greek minister to the United States, received word of his mother’s death in Athens.
Weather bulletin from Washington Post and Harpers Ferry describes unsettled conditions across the eastern half of the United States with low temperatures. Central and southern Rockies and Texas expected rain. warm spells in the upper Midwest and Ohio Valley. showers possible along the central valleys. Winds vary by coast, with northeast on east coast and southeasterly on the lower gulf coast. Rainfall none in the 8 pm to 5 pm window. maximums around mid 80s, minimum near 60.
New Theater company at Belasco theater presents Don, a modern Quixote tale, with a strong cast led by Henry Kotker and Mrs H Otis Dellenbaugh. The production blends farce and sentiment, praised for character drawing, dialogue, and cohesive staging with high com edy and philosophical undertones.
Winary announces a three night art exhibit at Madison Hall Seminary 2 street northwest beginning Monday. About 70 chalk drawings water color works and charcoal studies from life plus 19 china pieces will be shown in the studio at 1684 Thirty-First Street NW. A Monday evening program titled An Evening with the Art Class features readings and sketches including scenes from Mary Stuart and Secrets of the Heart. The annual commencement will be held Wednesday at 4 30 with Miss Carmelia Posten and Miss Ruby Todd Thurmond graduating and Miss Mary E. Cassell receiving a certificate in art followed by a reception.
Mrs. Nellie A. Rowe sues Pullman Car Company seeking $10,000 damages for injuries after a passenger fall from an upper berth on a Chicago to city trip. The case, filed yesterday, aims to clarify liability limits when injury occurs by contact with a berth or related equipment.
Funeral services for Joseph I Wolfe son of Mrs Maria M Wolfe and the late Frank Wolfe will be held at St Aloysius Church this morning at 11 o clock He died in Los Angeles Cal May after a brief illness Mr Wolfe was born in Philadelphia 26 years ago and educated at Georgetown University He was superintendent of the graded is Power Company at Tonopah Nev
Police search for Frank R Revev aged years missing from 314 Eleventh Street NW since April 19. Relatives fear he is demented. Case reported to police last week with Detective O Dea assigned to the case.
Postmaster General Hitchcock received a stamps from international postal headquarters in Berne Switzerland valued at 500 dollars with a 40 dollar philatelic value. The two color print in orange and white bears King Edward VII’s profile and was issued by the Strait Settlements. It will be exhibited by curator Stanley Slack at the postal museum.
An advertisement promotes Shefford Snappy Cheese with a claim of a flavor unmatched by any other, urging readers to try a 10 cent package to prove it. It warns against imitations and notes CHATAUQUA DAIRY CO. of Syracuse, New York as the seller.
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