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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
40
Long hearing on district contracting exposes bid practices and witness lists. Fernald attacked as accused. McFernald implicated in bid interference. Key contractors like Brennan, Crawford, and local firms testify on bid procedures and alleged favors. Church officer honored for long service at Corsuch Church.
The Brentwood Citizens Association applauded a commissioners action ordering a public investigation into alleged favoritism in the Engineer Department contracts. A resolution urged the district attorney to pursue additions if laws were violated. The body also praised officials for improving streetcar service and extending thanks to community leaders and cemetery committee members.
Rear Admiral Evans visits the White House where President Roosevelt congratulates him on a successful Pacific Coast voyage aboard the battle ship. The President says Congress did not approve advancing him to vice admiral despite efforts.
The Secretary of the Navy commends gallant actions by the commanding officer of the Mississippi and two sailors, Eagle Quartermaster Third Class and Gunners Mate Third Class, for aiding in the rescue of Marine Corps private W A Rawnsley after he went overboard.
The advertisement touts 40366 letters praising Hood's Sarsaparilla for blood, appetite, rheumatism, and other ailments. It urges readers to start using the liquid or Sarsatahs chocolate tablets, priced at one dollar for 100 doses, claiming strong cures and remarkable benefits.
Mr Walsh delivers commencement address to Colorado School of Mines graduates at Golden. He stresses character, self reliance, courage, and honesty as keys to mining success, urges high ambition, prudent investment, and humane treatment of workers, citing personal lessons and the duty to serve country and industry.
Justice Wright in Circuit Court No 1 postponed until Monday morning the habeas corpus hearing for Tyler M Gibbs a subcontractor on the Bureau of American Republics Building who was arrested Thursday night on a payroll padding charge. The delay followed the district attorney’s office not receiving requisition papers from New Jersey. The page also reports a citywide search for a Des Moines woman with six toes and notes police scrutiny of lodging houses as they pursue Gertrude Keeney.
At the AFL building trades executive council session the five boroughs of New York were granted charters for affiliation with the bidding trades department. An advisory council of delegates from three affiliated International unions per borough will be formed. Bricklayers and plasterers not AF of L affiliated. councils may admit them only via central bodies affiliated with the federation. The building and metal trades departments will act as mediators in interdepartment disputes through subcommittees.
A joint Washington committee plans a large ceremony June 7 at Arlington Pier for Confederate Memorial Day and a centenary tribute to Jefferson Davis. Ninety 80 women from Southern families will participate. speakers include Gov Glenn and Senator Gore. The event aims to surpass prior observances with a solemn site honoring Confederate veterans.
Paul E Tate aged 27 and Joseph Eaton 20 were reported prostrated by heat in Pennsylvania Avenue and Southeast streets yesterday. Both were taken to Emergency Hospital. Tate remained under care overnight while Eaton was revived and returned home. Thermometer near 89 degrees at 4 pm, with extreme humidity contributing to the heat distress.
A fragmented OCR list shows travelers and associates at multiple hotels in Baltimore Boston Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh and New York among others. Names such as Gilbert Doyle Brown Raleigh Richards Wale Thompson and Meyer appear beside hotel names Willard Shoreham and Metropolitan with various spouses and companions noted. The text reads like a social register or guest directory with many splits and incomplete surnames.
The Cunarder Lusitania set a record for the long voyage, covering 2889 miles in 4 days 20 hours 27 minutes with an average speed near 248 knots per hour. Fog last night prevented a faster result. steamers like Lusitania and Mauretania aimed for subsidies and faster speeds, while the Dustman and other vessels posted shorter course times and varying averages.
Weather conditions from the Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau describe a low pressure system covering the Southern Rocky Mountain districts with rain and unsettled winds pushing toward the Middle Atlantic and New England states. Temperatures run above average in the Atlantic and Lake regions while the Middle West and Southwest stay below normal. Showers occur in the Middle Atlantic and New England areas, with winds shifting from southerly to westerly along the coasts and Great Lakes. Rainfall totals show trace amounts with occasional thunderstorms, and high tides are noted in the coastal waters.
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