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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1907
Page
19
Prominent local figure A A Wilson, twice United States Marshal under President Cleveland, long head of Firemen's Insurance Company, real estate dealer and officer of local financial institutions, has died. He served in multiple public roles and was widely known in business circles.
Telegram from former President Cleveland expresses sympathy as Albert A Wilson longtime District assessor and public servant dies at his home on G Street Northwest after a short illness of diabetes. He held many posts under national and District governments and led the Metropolitan Hallway Company and National Bank of the Republic. Funeral set for St Patrick’s Church with honorary pallbearers and Oak Hill Cemetery burial.
The Treasury Department bought 1990 ounces of bar silver for coinage to be delivered at the United States Mint in San Francisco at 6 dollars 50 cents per ounce.
Commander Frederick D Grant led seventy two veteran officers from Governors Island and other posts on a fifteen mile endurance ride through Virginia roads starting at Fort Myer. Officers, many long off horses, completed the course with some fatigue but no major failures, as mounts were matched to riders and feats applauded.
An official Navy report praises Lieut William P Cronan of the battleship Connecticut for stopping a powder blast from a gun breech at target practice off Cape Cod. Cronan shut the breech with his hand, losing a finger to prevent disaster like the Georgia incident. He is expected to be commended though not advanced, per the Secretary of the Navy.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf said the Navy will not transport mechanics to the Pacific Coast to meet labor shortages. The department will rely on usual newspaper ads to hire locally, aiming to keep navy yards staffed amid ship repairs for Pacific waters.
At League Island Navy Yard Philadelphia, nine war vessels are active with four slated for a Pacific cruise aboard battleships Kansas Maine Kearsarge and Georgia plus Indiana, Columbia, Minneapolis, Dixie, and Prairie at the yard. The Frankford Arsenal is operating around the clock manufacturing new piercing cartridges.
The Navy Department reversed an earlier decision and ordered fire control gear installed on ships that can be equipped without delay. The vessels named include Nebraska Pennsylvania Colorado Maryland West Virginia South Dakota Milwaukee and Charleston, to be fitted promptly.
Army orders list retirements temporary duties and station changes affecting officers and enlisted personnel. Notable moves include Maj Jacana Amery Twesty leaving active service, Maj T Bentley MottDeploying to Fort Myer, Maj Bumuad 3 Elche reassigned to Fort Grable, and Lt Charles B Blakely relocating to Fort Du Pont. The notices cover shortages, assignments, and duty statuses through November and December with multiple coast artillery and field artillery postings and specialty posts in Florida and New York City.
The navy issues varied assignments and movements including HK Mutchuts taking command of the Kear surge on November 1 and DP Gos assigned as Shapelive of equipment at the William Cramp & Seas shipyard. Other notices cover sailors to duty, paymasters dispatched, ship movements to Guam Santa Barbara Bridgeport Cavite and Newport, and a San Francisco committee formed to welcome the fleet with WM Draper as chairman.
Capt Charles Henry Allen, longtime Washington Post editorial writer and son of Gapt G H Allen, died at his son's apartment after a long illness. He served in the Thirteenth Massachusetts during the Civil War, was wounded at Antietam, later led Indiana volunteers, and had a storied editorial career in Indiana and Washington. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. services likely at Mount St Albans Church.
Col James W Powell US Army dies at Denver Colorado from gastro enteritis after a long career beginning as a private in the Seventh New York State Militia and rising through lieutenant colonel. He served in the Civil War with multiple commands, earning promotions to captain and colonel before retiring after more than 39 years of service. Born October 1 184, he entered in 1861 and died Sunday.
The column tracks high society intrigues including Mrs Belmont and Mrs Gouraud amid divorce rumors and lavish weddings. It notes engagements, gowns, and notable names such as Powers Gouraud and Miss Emily Gilbert, weaving rumors of social crises and fashion details through a panoramic snapshot of elite circles.
Frangis Potter in New York becomes connected through marriage to Miss Glendolyn Carey of New York and Baltimore with ceremonies at St Margaret Church Westminister. The bride, described for beauty and grace, hails from notable Baltimore and New York social circles and is linked to Mrs W Ison. The wedding unfolds amid prominent families in the era.
Night watchman at the Naval Academy found a midshipman wandering the grounds early morning. He appeared not fully rational and was taken to the hogpit for safety. Authorities believe the mental strain from hard study may be temporary and expect him to be reassured to duty soon.
Mae Wood challenges a jury trial in a US Supreme Court matter filed by Mae and Wand fon. The court hears arguments from defense counsel and notes that two key factual questions remain for a jury to decide. The case involves whether Mae was married to the defendant and the impact on the trial, with the matter to be settled by a jury upon plaintiff demand.
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