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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
51
Admiral Dewey backs retiring captains past fifty five as Congress weighs reform. Younger officers support faster changes while older ones resist. Navy plans gradual weed out starting at the top, with data prepared for Secretary Bonaparte ahead of the next Congress.
Sergeant C H Anderson of Anacostia substation faces a police trial board over alleged improper relations with a local woman and interference with substation duties. Private Crouch testified he shadowed Anderson and logged visits to the woman’s home, including times in uniform and plain clothes, amid tension over a cow pasturing incident outside the woman’s residence. Witness Oasis, a navy yard employee and cow owner, also testified. Proceedings adjourned to resume Friday at noon.
The Columbian Debating Society of George Washington University held its first debate in Jurieprudence Hall on the motion to establish a distinct indigent insane institution in the District of Columbia. Herbert W Meyers won first honors, Allen G Flowers second, with A C Agnew, A G Flowers and Morris Stern opposing.
Third precinct officer Charles Murphy faced a police trial board over on duty intoxication alleged after September 23. Witnesses described a sway in movement but Murphy claimed illness and milk punch explained his condition. His counsel questioned whether returning him to duty endangered public safety.
Commissioner Warner denounces five division chiefs and others in the Pension Bureau accused of operating loan schemes that charge 5 to 10 percent monthly. Secret Service investigated, urging Interior Secretary action while citing parallels at the Government Printing Office. Victims include ill or financially strapped employees whose salaries are mortgaged by successive loans and harsh collection threats.
James E. Tipper of Emsley Alabama reported to police in a mystified state that $120 vanished from under the sheets of his hotel bed while he slept. He said he left $125 in his wallet under the sheet and awoke to find all but $6 missing, with windows and door still locked and no signs of entry.
Ex policeman George T Hilton, indicted for allegedly stealing a diamond ring from fellow officer Percy Hoffman, will be tried Monday in Criminal Court No 2 before Justice Gould. Hoffman reported the loss January 4 and named Hilton after pursuing warrants and a grand jury indictment.
An advertisement asserts that salt rheum is an impure blood condition and that Hood's Sarsaparilla can perfectly and permanently cure even the most obstinate cases. It promotes sending for a book with testimonials and lists Hood Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts as the publisher.
The Pan American Sanitary Congress adjourned after a long day of work with elections naming vice presidents from Chile Costa Rica Cuba and other nations. A new International Sanitary Bureau was created with semi executive and judicial powers to oversee international sanitary rules.
Government officials dispute Manila press claims that Gov. Wright plans to resign and return to the United States. The War Department notes are cautious, stating no official confirmation of Wright's intent, while Cable News speculates he will leave in two months and awaits improving conditions in the islands.
Samuel Kupferberg, once a fugitive from justice in Washington, was yesterday sentenced by Justice Wright to four months in the District jail for common law conspiracy. He and partner Louis Semel alias Fink devised the “falling from street cars” fraud against the Washington Traction Company, faking injuries to claim damages. They carried out the scheme in several eastern cities before being exposed.
Frosts were general east of the Mississippi Friday morning with a later daytime rise in temperatures, especially in the Ohio and Upper Mississippi valleys. A disturbance in the Middle West and a moving high from the Northwest caused colder air in the Dakotas and West. Rain and snow affected the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, and Northern Utah. Lower Lakes saw rain Thursday night. Weekend forecast calls for rain or snow in the Central Rockies, Texas to Minnesota, with fair weather in the East Gulf and Atlantic states. Winds vary by coast. steamer winds toward European ports will be southwest to south with fair weather to the Grand Banks. Local report shows midnight to 8 PM temps from 38 to 65, max 63, min 44, humidity high in evening, no rainfall, 11.3 hours sun, 100 percent possible sunshine. Relative humidity ranged from 0.73 to 0.88 during day.
Commissioner West is reappointed to succeed himself as District Commissioner. President Roosevelt acted to forestall other applicants by making the appointment before the current term ends. West noted the honor comes on the anniversary of his first appointment and followed three years of service since December 4.
J Archibald Williams thirty two a metal worker of 719 M street NW was killed when knocked from a trestle behind St. Elizabeths Asylum by a freight train. William Roach narrowly escaped. body recovered by Vigilant crew. Coroner Nevitt to hold an inquest at the morgue.
Coroner Andrew Baldwin investigated the discovery of two dead infants, a white male about two weeks old with neck and head injuries found on a lot near his home, and a newborn negro infant found in a gutter near N Street and New Jersey Avenue. Police from the Sixth and Second precincts are examining the cases.
Costa Rica's minister to Washington reports the Costa Rican government has found no basis for rumors of a union with Panama. He states relations with Panama and other neighbors are cordial and that no action, proposal, or project toward a union has been undertaken or even proposed. Letter dated October 13, 1905.
Special dispatch from Topeka Kansas reports 100 railroad stations in the wheat belt show great piles of grain on the ground as elevators fill and railroads lack cars for shipment. Little hope remains to move the crop to market before the 280,000,000 bushels of corn and wheat are ready for shipment. The note ends with an advertisement for Red Clover Creamery Butter.
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