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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1910
Page
10
Technical Committee reports standing of entrants as motorists enjoy a clear start this morning. Visitors taken on sightseeing tours show nine machines achieving perfect scores though rain may slow the return trip on heavily trafficked routes.
The page records a series of scores with many perfect scores for Ford Washington Oldsmobile Overland Maxwell Scimbla and Buick among others. It also shows undecided results and withdrawals such as Moline time score and Amplex withdrawal. Detroit Paige Regal road scores are listed with mechanicals not decided and partial figures.
Fragmentary text describes guests arriving by car to a gathering near a hotel and club with officials, a ride, and appearances. Ambiguous names and places hinder full reconstruction.
A stream of funeral notices and obituaries lists residents and relatives in Washington and surrounding counties. Names include Rath Austin Blaweney Thomas C and Martha FT, Katharine Auye, Beal Ocht, Arché, Mrs Max Vranke, Ter da, Mrs Mary Rimmed Sack, and Mary Vetch. Services dated May 28 to May 29 with residence and burial details noted in multiple notices across Alexandria and nearby locales.
A long, detailed report describes motorists at a hotel lobby and nearby street, their parked autos, and a technical committee reviewing penalties, scores, and car readiness as a cross-country run proceeds toward Washington. The piece lists penalties for stalling, late arrivals, and mechanical issues across numerous entries.
Ex mayor George A Hibbard of Boston dies at his Ashmont home from tuberculosis after an unsuccessful bid for reelection last December. He served as mayor for two years and previously eight years as Boston postmaster. Born in Boston in 19d, his career included a controversial tenure and a major appointment as city collector that failed to win approval.
United States authorities arrested and jailed A5 smugglers tied to the American Trust Company case in Philadelphia. Tabor, the bank examiner who ordered the bank closed, testified as the receiver outlined alleged misappropriations amounting to nearly six thousand dollars. Brothers T Kinner Crawford and Joseph Crawford faced $10,900 bail each as charges were brought.
In Petersbire on May 29 the duma committee considering township administration endorses women suffrage. Women who possess property or education will gain the vote for township officials on the same basis as men.
A fireman named Berandy on the French steamer Venezia, sailing from New York on Day 14, shot a fellow worker during the voyage and fled. He was turned over to French authorities as Mrs Grover Cleveland and her children arrived in New York from Europe aboard the steamship George Washington.
Washington businessmen and families toured Old Point Virginia Beach Cape Henry and Fort Monroe on a three day excursion. Weather was ideal and bathing fine as members viewed artillery drills and a sword mount demonstration. Commissioners Rudolph and Gans promised bathing suit displays though beach access remained limited for the pair.
Scheduled for tomorrow afternoon the Chamber of Commerce team will meet a regulars squad from the Stort Cxpt Phi King. Admits tonight he would hate a draw. Large delegations from Morfalt Richmond and nearby towns will attend. Dr Qhamas Kart man, King's assistant manager, disposed of several Lundged tickets to the game, each bringing 7% cents. Arrangements by D J Callahan and E Jones of the Norfolk and Washington Steamcoat Company and Thomas Grant, secretary of the chamber, praise their efficient work. Visitors will receive delegations from the Richmond and Norfolk chambers tomorrow. Gans of the Richmond body was to meet the Washingtonians but was unable to attend. Odell Smith, Ralph W. Lee, D S Porter and Chapin Brown return to Washington on the night boat and will reach tomorrow morning.
George B. Cox, Cincinnati Republican leader, predicts Ohio will elect a Republican governor and legislature if the party selects a strong candidate. He favors Judge Brown of Dayton and urges unity to harmonize the party, noting Taft’s neutral stance and the Columbus irregularities investigation. Delegates will be unpledged, prioritizing capable aspirants and party cohesion ahead of the convention.
A patriotic graveside event begins at Arlington at 1130 with decor, flowers, and a flower-joat ceremony. Delegations and congressional officials will participate in a solemn observance to honor the dead.
The notice outlines a Memorial Day procession forming north of the mansion, moving along Fittoanth street to Pennsylvania Avenue and through several streets to reach Arlington, Congressional, National, and Oak Hill cemeteries. It lists a series of formal events, speeches by senators, and grave decorations with service times at varied cemeteries, ending with commemorative services and floral tributes.
Congress and states plan a nationwide Memorial Day program with parades and tributes. Veterans from the Spanish American War Civil War and other conflicts join ceremonies at Arlington Congressional Cemetery and multiple cemeteries as bands, flags, and floral tributes mark the day.
Veterans from the GA R and department staff attended a Memorial Day service at Manine Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr Charles Guthrie preached the sermon titled The Sowers Service, with remarks on unity and national consciousness as the flag was lit. A chorus sang Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground.
Memorial services for veterans held at Waugh Memorial Church and Calvary Baptist Church. Encampments No 1 and No 2 of the Union Veteran Legion led services with prayers, readings, and a memorial sermon by Dr Samuel A Greene. A veteran quartet performed and several veterans were named in memory.
President Taft to renew a Decoration Day program in New York City and then return to Washington tonight, facing a tight June travel schedule despite Congress withholding a travel appropriation. He will attend graduations at Bryn Mawr and Yale, visit Detroit and Monroe, and address Republican meetings before resuming duties in Washington.
Boston Massachusetts May 1 1903 Commander JW Sturg Brown of the Massachusetts department of the Grand Army of the Republic proposed a resolution to change or abolish Memorial Day He urged substitution for the present Memorial Sunday observance with a designated annual Memorial Day by the Commander in Chief The plan aims to relocate the tribute to the dead to a single Sunday and end the current morning ceremonies followed by other activities Patently urged would prefer enactment of law to effect the change.
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