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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1907
Page
3
Short business meeting and memorial exercises mark the opening day of the convention exhibition drill to be given today by the Washington department. Fourteenth street stretch, parade by a platoon of model police and bands cap the event as officers begin election Friday evening.
Funeral directors WM H Sakdo and Co, Vonppal Iwko t Rs and Emoresee Jay son S chapel Tioen Mace Geo P Zurhorst, Uaqfatarer Ang Emualmer, aged 61, Fast Capitol Street. Hindle and Bayliss, Mpertar Rs Th Nde NW Tuma W 50.
Negotiations place George M Kelloms as sole candidate for president after Kelloms, with MoE Higgins of Albany on the board. The second vice president will rise creating a vacancy. Secretary and treasurer remain. McFall of Roanoke and Larkin of Dayton keep posts. Magee of Dallas and Horton of Baltimore stay as directors with one new ascent to replace Haney if elected.
Irving Kearington and Co reports embezzlement allegations against Alfred Porter Mismag. Police suspect Porter left the city as his wife and scouts report confusion about his whereabouts. Police think Porter is abroad or in hiding away from home.
A Russian tailor Meyer Lowenstein alias Meyer. Alfred Porter of 12 Vermont Avenue. and banker Irving K Farrington face charges in Washington. Porter accused of embezzling $183 and forging names tied to Mitchell Mining shares. Police seek Porter on a warrant. Mrs Porter seeks leniency as investigation proceeds.
Gov Glenn congratulates Asheville voters after a strenuous campaign that brought a Prohibition victory by 668 votes. Women and children at the polls helped, and Asheville will be dry starting January 1. Raleigh notes Gov Tucker sent congratulations to the victory.
Executive says Gov Hughes grows popular across rural New York as talk swirls of fusion with Hearst forces and rival Chamman Parsons. He notes Roosevelt’s absence could boost Hughes, while party leaders plan action in a special train to resolve the county committee rift.
Mrs Daniela Yamieis reported a burglary in which a large diamond was replaced by glass from a ring kept in a bureau drawer. The theft occurred between Thursday evening and Monday morning. She had placed several rings in a jewel casket after returning from the theater, and on Monday evening found one diamond missing and the others intact. The missing stone valued at 50 dollars.
In Baltimore on October Samuel H Cat tans reveals a flawless mosaic reproduction of Cupid Beating the Crest. Pittany & Co of New York paid 18000 for the work. The piece uses 2300 mosaic pieces and 2000 tints, showing Cupid wearing a flower garland before an ideal sky backdrop.
Special to Tap Warrington from New York recounts Col Henry Watter son in town, looking hale yet opinionless on Bryan, the President, or any candidate. A New York man asks about Chanlder, spelling confusion provokes groans as Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler is questioned as a Democratic presidential possibility.
Policeman Walter Macdonough dives after Italian man Wongollen Mennenanco who leaps from the pier to drown himself. The rescuer is nearly strangled by a noose and the crowd pulls both to safety. Mennenanco is jailed at Bellevue Hospital on attempted death by own action. Macdonough earns another potential gold star for rescues.
New York police probe the death of widow Mrs Charlotta Wahle found in her Woodman Street home. She suffered burns and a 12 inch stab wound on the left side. Her daughter Augusta Timmerman and Mrs Annie Byckman were in the upper part of the house. Mrs Wahle was last seen yesterday in a nervous state and mentioned two men at her kitchen door asking for money. An autopsy will be held to determine cause. police seek the two men as witnesses.
The Association of Spanish War Nurses convened an annual session at Old Point Comfort with Dr Qeura Hughea of Henton preaching and Chaplin Reaney of the Spanish American War Veterans offering notes and blessings. The group plans to join the Daughters of the American Revolution for the Jamestown Exposition celebration Thursday.
Washington Chamber of Commerce debates alley and minor street openings and resolutions urging Congress to amend the District of Columbia code to limit damages to actual benefits in alley land takings. It also proposes federal policing of the Conduit road in Maryland for the District of Columbia water supply and sets vehicle speed rules on the Conduit road.
Reported by H C Silex, chairman of the conventions committee, that a meeting of the subcommittees on conventions and manufacturing liaisons was held yesterday afternoon. George J Hayes and Jolona L Lawler named as attendees. Efforts discussed to bring foreign investment and improve Washington business ties, with plans to announce details soon.
Bir Kaufman outlined a plan for a subcommittee with a report to Congress on schools. Capt James urged appointing a nine person committee, the board to select a commercial secretary, and a proposed city book to present business and capital information. A Baltimore and Washington Car Service rule change and 48 hour unloading proposal drew unanimous endorsement. A Tokyo Chamber letter urged Washington citizens to oppose Pacific Coast treatment. Lincoln National Bank president Jesse B W Witson praised the chamber’s work and urged broader congressional membership.
Two New York City firefighters John Reilly and Thomas Kilbrite battled a top floor blaze at a five story building on Chambers Street. Amid dense smoke Reilly collapsed and Kilbrite carried him out before both were rushed to Hudson Street Hospital. The fire spread to an adjoining area storing smokeless powder but was kept from the explosives by arriving firefighters.
Thomas J Hobbs senior disbursing officer of the Treasury Department announces his retirement after fifty four years of service. Promoted to disbursing officer in 1915, he has handled vast funds since starting as a clerk. He expects to retire early next month with LHE Mattinely named as his likely successor in the Comptroller's Office.
At the Rhode Island Democratic State convention in Providence today Governor James Higgins was nominated along with Pawtucket lieutenant governor Charles Sisson Providence secretary of State Allmoce Tucker South Kingstown attorney general Edward M Sullivan Cranston general treasurer John D Archambault Warwick. The platform focused on state issues and the bosu system, condemning alleged corruption links involving United States Senator George Wetmore and Charles Brayton, and endorsing RH I Golderd to succeed Wetmore.
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