Prosecution Ordered in Schuylkill Arsenal Fraud Case
Secretary Oliver orders criminal proceedings against Morris Busch contractor and Robert Charlton inspector for conspiracy to defraud the government over inferior fur caps and gauntlets supplied to Schuylkill Arsenal Philadelphia. Civil suits to force contract completion and replacement of inferior goods are included, with further depots to be investigated and new inspector oversight established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuylkill Arsenal
Morris Busch
Robert Charlton
Oliver
Davis
Department of Justice
Busch
Quartermaster Department of the Army
Philadelphia
F. Strong
Artillery Corps
Charlton
Edwin H. Taggart
May Strong
Inspector ‘General's Department
New York
Boston
Jeffersonville
Ind
San Francisco
Seattle
Maj Strong
Maj F . Strong
Artilery Corps
Schuyl XII Arsenal
Novert Charlton
Esaminer F . Quinlan
Judge Advocate General
Robert Chariton
United States
Taggart
Bohusixial
Quartermasters Department
Bach Party
Roget Shaw Oliver
Secretary of War
Majupg
Humphrey
Quinlan
Civil Service
Civis Service
Seleded
New Orleans
War Department
Chariton
Schuyl- Kil Arsenal
Inspector General's’ Department
Washington
Frederik Kamholz
Charles M. Gladding
Busch Charlton money dealings deny charges
Kambholz Charles A. Bowman testified that Busch offered 3600 to obtain information from Congressman Burk about bids. Busch denied all charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busch
Charlton
Kambholz
Charles A. Bowman
Burk
Bankers Special to Leave Chicago in Palatial Style
Chicago will host a grand bankers' train October 7 for 50 West financial leaders attending the American Bankers Association meeting in Washington. The Big Four conveyance includes ten Pullmans, multiple sleepers, dining and library cars, plus porters, mulatto staff, baths, market report service, and likely wireless telegraph, routing Cincinnati to Old Point Comfort then to Washington via steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bankers
American Bankers’ Association
Washington, D. C
Cincinnati
Old Point Comfort
Washington
Reform Calls for Deeper Probe in Agriculture Dept
A national debate grows over the Agriculture Department as calls intensify for a thorough cleansing beyond surface changes. President Roosevelt, nearing Oyster Bay, is urged to push a broader investigation into misconduct, including the cotton leak and the Moore resignation. Secret Service and Justice Department efforts are noted, but officials resist full disclosure, with congressional probes unlikely under a Republican majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Department
Holmes
George T. Moore
Tn. D. H. Salmon
Bureau of Animal Industry
McCabe
Wilson
Bureau
Secret Service
Department of Justice
Agricultural Department
Post-office Department
Congress
Executive Departments
Postal Service
Sequoyah Constitution Adopted by IT Convention
The Muscogee convention completed its work and adopted the constitution for the proposed State of Sequoyah by unanimous vote. It urged Congress to fund tribal schools through state formation, notes Sequoyah’s origin and alphabet creation, and recounts his life and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Muscogee
State of Sequoyah
Congress
Sequoyah
Mexico
Army Hospital Site Transfer to U S Government on Seventh Street Road
The Seventh Street Road tract near the District line, chosen for the Army General Hospital, was formally transferred to the government. The 4 327 acre parcel adjoins the late Alexander Shepherd’s former home and was sold for about 9,25296 dollars, roughly 2 500 dollars per acre. George W. Madert and his wife conveyed the land and a twenty foot right of way, with Louis Beyer Jr handling the conveyance for M. M Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Street Road
Army General Hospital
Aled
Alexander Shepherd
Whch
George W. Madert
United States
Louis Beyer, Jr
M. M Parker
Scholarships Open in George Washington University Medicine
Three vacant medical department scholarships at George Washington University will be awarded after a competitive examination in the medical building at 1325 H street. The exam is set for September 26, with applications directed to the dean of the medical department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Medicine
George Washington University
H Street
To Consider Dr Wilson's Resignation at Assembly's Church
A congregation meeting will be held after prayer meeting next Thursday evening to consider the resignation of Rev Georges B P Wilson D D from Assembly's Presbyterian Church due to the pastor's resignation plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congregation of Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Georges BP
Annuities for Clerks Dr Jordan Defines Plan
Dr Llewellyn Jordan of the Treasury leads a new Treasury Branch of the United States Civil Service Retirement Association formed June 28 with officers elected July 12. The group seeks legislation for self funded retirement for disabled and superannuated civil servants without government expense, detailing multiple proposed plans and the spread to other departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Llewellyn Jordan
Treasury Department
Treasury Branch
United States Civil Service Retirement Association
James A. Sample
Treasurer's Office
Dr. Jordan
R. Stone Jackson
Auditor of
Navy Department
B. M. Jacobs
Secretary
Try
Jordan
Congress
Senate
J. A. Tawney
Minnesota
Tawney
Ton. Marriott Grosius
Pennsylvania
Treasur
Sprostus
Washington
Executive
Roosevelt
Executive Civil Service
Phe
Public Service
Doctors gather for international physio therapy congress
Dr Francis B Bishop of This City served as delegate to the First International Congress of Physio Therapy in Belgium. Other American attendees included Dr Files of Portland and Dr Kassabian of Philadelphia. The meet formed an international association to unite societies across countries for therapeutic knowledge. The next gathering will be in Switzerland. Bishop noted Americans can be proud of the movement begun by the American Electro-Therapeutic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis B. Bishop
I Street Northwest
Ejege
Belgium
American Electro-Therapeutic Association
United States
Files
Portland
Kassabian
Philadelphia
Gunzburg
Antwerp
Munter
Liege
Bishop
Switzerland
Henice
Dr. Bishop
American Association
American Therapeutic Associaton
International Association
Summer's End: Broom-flowers and Dawn in Dust
A poetic fragment describing a sheaf of broom-flowers glowing with sun, amber light, and silver veins. Imagery blends vitality and decay, noting the flowers’ edge and a motion toward death as dawn breaks. The lines evoke warmth, labor, and a fleeting, luminous life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Gale
Everybody's Magazine
Penfield to Probe South American Trade Ties for U.S. Gain
President taps Judge William L. Penfield to study trade relations with South America and Europe. Penfield will visit Brazil first, possibly proceed to Europe, with aims to ease discriminatory duties on American flour and other exports and decide whether to shift from patience to retaliation policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Oyster Bay
L. L
William L. Penfield
State Department
South America
Europe
United States
Judge Penfield
Brazil
Congress
National conference of college trustees meets at Illinois
A national conference of trustees of American colleges and universities gathers at the University of Illinois Urbana beginning Tuesday October 17. The week includes Dr. Edmund J James inauguration as president and sessions cover governance, trustee roles, and faculty relations in higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Ilinois
England
France
Germany
Funeral of F B Stevens draws New York elite to service
Funeral rites for Francis Bowes Stevens Jr were held at Westbury Long Island attended by prominent New York families including most Stevens members and Horwitz relatives. Clergy from Hoboken and Chestnut Hill presided. Cremation followed at Fresh Pond with ashes to Roslyn. Widow remains under medical care for hysteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
St. Paul's Church
Hoboken
J. Andrew Hirris
St. Pauls Q Episcopal Church
Chestnut Tn
Philadelphia
Fresh Pond
L. L
Roslyn
Dr. Munn
Cross Horwitz
Sugar Syndicate Controls Most Sugar Supply
Mexico City repots that the sugar syndicate formed after the sugar monopoly collapse now corners about seven eighths of the visible supply. The market responds with a price rise of about 2 percent. The notice then seguees to an advertisement for paints and varnishes with a carload arriving for fall color projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Unusual Five Year Paint Guarantee From Mohler Co
T M Mohler & Co at 1806 Seventh Street Northwest offers a five year written guarantee on paints noting durability and lasting quality. The firm handles paints varnishes glass oils and painters supplies and recently installed a sixty gallon tank for caselines. They promise prompt filling of orders and personal attention from Mr Mohler to ensure satisfactory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Mohler & Co
Seventh Street Northwest
Mohler
Benjamin Shaw
Third Street Southeast
Hdna
Harriet
Atlantic City
Excursions At Chevy Chase Lake Draw Crowds Before Closing
The season at Chevy Chase Lake ends next Saturday the 16th with final Sunday Marine Band concert and weekday programs from 7 30 to 9. Dancing ends the night, and a larger pavilion will be ready next summer. Virginia Tidewater trips grow popular as hunting season opens. Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Co offers daily service from the Capital to Fort Monroe and Norfolk with modern steamers and comfortable rooms. The Charles Macalester steamer offers a 80 mile round trip to enjoy Potomac breezes and river scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevy Chase Lake
Marine Band
Virginia Tidewater
Capital
Fort Monroe
Norfolk
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Company
Virginia
Boston
New York
Seventh Street
Sixth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Colorado Building
Charles Macalester
Seventh Street Wharf
Potomac
Macalester
Mecunt Vernon
Washington
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Schuyl-' Kil Arsenal
Civcuit
Legislative Committee
International Therapeutic Association
Penfield
Tragil
Gresham
Department of State
F. B. Stevens
J. T. Walker Sons
Lith Street
N. W
POST
Elmer D. Cole
St. Sn
Mrs. Rice
Blue Ridge Mountains
Twelfth Street North
Ast
Callsan
7Th Sn
John Watson
Tagley Station
Sims
7Th St. Nw
Eugene Schwab
Eighth Street Southeast
Saratoga
Falls Church
Samuel L. Cohen
Hillyard
7Th St
Grant's
Frances Dawley
Brighton Beach
Cail
H. Abramson
Alexander Long
East Washington
A. H. Burdine
7Th
Joseph A. Repetti
Helen
H.C
Southwear
Thos D George
May Wells
C Street
Baltimore
Floyd
Irene
Marie Sanderson
Bluemont
William Cannon
Grant
Geo HE Croswell
Alma Gustin
Eleventh Street
Bessie Steinle
East Capitol Street
Blum & Fishman
Patent Office Cigar Store
Sweeney, Ir
Donaldson Sona
E T Gaddis
Capitol Street
Margaret Gaddis
St. Lawrence
Saguenay
Montreal
Quebec
Patent Millee
Fiseman & Sultan
Elseman & Sultan
Patent Office
Southwest Real Estate
Harrison Johnson & Son
Knabe
Emerson
Mathushek
Heller
Lafargue
Smith & Barnes
Knabe Angelus
WM. Knabe &C
F Street
Puasa
Goodyear Rubber Co
Newsparers
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