Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Post in Washington, Washington Dc

We have 1,636,616 pages in Washington Dc

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 24 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1905

Page

3

Rival Generals Vie For Grand Army Chief Title In DC Race

A heated bid for commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic unfolds with Gen. James R. Carnahan of Indianapolis opposing Tanner May, a DC register of wills figure, as supporters in New York and across the country mobilize. Encampment set in Denver amid promises of broad veteran backing and a pension campaign highlight the contest.

James R. Carnahan Indianapolis Denver Grand Army of the Republic James Tunner Register of Wills District of Columbia Department of New York Order Tanner Corporal Tanner Grand Army New York

Carnahan Opponent Sees Strong Candidacy For Grand Army Lead

Indiana veteran Gen James R Carnahan competes with Corporal Tanner for the Grand Army of the Republic commander's post. A Denver encampment is planned for late summer or fall. Carnahan has backing from East veterans and a literary effort backing his bid, while Venner leads in polls with a New York strong Renewed organization in Indiana questions past activity and continuity of the Hoosier GAR.

Oldiers Montauk Point Buffalo Tanner Carnahan Grand Army Denver James R. Carnahan Indianapolis Robert Brown Zanesville Ohio Order of Knights of Pythias D. R. Lucas Indiana W. W. Dudley Venner New York

Trolley Car Topples on Georgetown Street

A trailer attached to Washington Railway and Electric car 122 overturned at the Twenty eighth Street Dumbarton curve in Georgetown shortly after 1 o clock. Conductor John Magruder 3329 KR Street NW was cut by glass and taken to Georgetown University Hospital. Four people rode the first car none injured. Motorman Harry Crabbs escaped unharmed.

Georgetown Washington Railway and Helectric Company Twenty-eighth Street Dumbarton Avenue John Magruder KR Street Harry Crabbs Magruder Georgetown University Hospital

Dry Sunday shuts down St Louis shops and saloons

In St Louis on Sunday April 16 for the first time in six years the city enforced a dry day with all saloons closed and many businesses locked. Barber shops restaurants and other venues were shut as officers stricted enforcement caused inconvenience to patrons and a barber was briefly detained for closing before the chair could finish.

St. Louis St Louis

Lakewood Police Under Fire Grand Jury Calls For Removal

The Oceanic County grand jury recommends removing Lakewood's entire police force and investigating real estate agents and property owners amid gambling allegations. It cites incompetence and insubordination and pinpoints Chief Clarence Beebe and patrolmen as blaming each other while endangering town interests. Prosecuting officer to provide names of landlords owners and agents who may aid gamblers through rentals or sales.

Lakewood N. d Oceanic County Clarence Beebe Grand Jury Grand

Murdered in Covington as four unknown negroes fire on Crawfords

Kelly Crawford white twenty two accompanied by his brother Walter was shot by four unknown negroes on a public road near John Clark's home fifteen miles east of Covington. Kelly died in the road. Walter was hit in the left arm after the assailants fired twelve shots. The brothers fled to raise the alarm. Suspicion falls on a local negro family over a plantation dispute. No arrests yet.

Covington Kelly Crawford Walter John Clark Here Crawford Walter Crawford

Ambassador at Charleston Tours Truck Lands and Gardens

Baron Eduardo Mayor des Planches Italian ambassador visited Charleston to inspect truck lands amid immigration concerns. He toured nearby farms with Mayor Rhett and officials, viewed magnolia gardens, lunched at the Charleston Hotel, and departed for Atlanta.

Baron Des Planches South Carolina Charleston S. C Eduardo Mayor Des Planches Rhett M. V. Richards Southern Railway Sottile Jean Montet Troude

Manayunk Stabbing Death Over Card Dispute

In Philadelphia suburb Manayunk Angelo Gentile was stabbed to death by Antoni Pioni during a quarrel over a five cent card stake. Pioni was captured by police after a long chase.

Philadelphia Angelo Gentile Antoni Pioni Manayunk Pioni

Strike Nation Wide Soldiers Will Run Trains

Rome reports a general railway strike to begin tomorrow morning as cipher alerts direct centers to stop lines. Naples lines may halt immediately while some trains run. Premier Fortis vows government action if persuasion fails. Military stations, soldier–driven trains, navy engine crews, and track patrols planned to maintain order.

Rome Operatives’ Association Naples Italy Chamber of Deputies Fortis Navy

Strikers Clash With Troops In Limoges Porcelain Row

In Limoges France April 16 strikers at the Haviland porcelain works clash with troops. A government interior minister ordered reinforcements after violence including a large procession and attacks on guards and a religious statue. Cavalry dispersed the mob after barricades and threats.

Limoges France Haviland Paris Haviland Works

White Presents Letters to Rome King in Audience

The new American Ambassador to Rome, Mr White, was received by King Victor Emmanuel today and presented letters of credence in a half hour talk. He traveled in a gala carriage with embassy staff including Iddings Thomas Howard and Howards. The party met the palace prefect Count Giano tti and later visited the diplomatic corps.

Rome Amercan Victor Emmanuel Mr. White White Quirinal Borea D’olmo Iddings Leonard N. Thomas William

Turks Lose Heavily In Front Near Sanaa

Dispatches from Constantinople report the Sanaa situation remains precarious prompting a new relief expedition. General Rita Pacha, aide to the Sultan, lost all guns and stores while forcing entry. Earlier reports claimed Sanaa fell to insurgents then capitulated, with denial by Constantinople military authorities.

Sanaa Constantinople Hedelda Rita Pacha Riza Pacha Fanae Yemen Arabia

Matador Gored in Face Then Back at Spanish Fight

Antonio Suarez the famed Seville matador was gored in the face and back during a bullfight in Cap Martin France on April 16. He regained his feet and continued the fight as spectators showered him with rings bracelets purses and coins amid cheering and cries of admiration.

Washington Cap Martin France Seville Antonio Suarez Suarez

Awakening Peril Over Asia Draws Global Alarm

St Petersburg reports New York dispatch noting the term yellow peril is fading as businessmen eye Chinese markets. It cites Japan's rising influence over China and fears of industrial domination, with warnings Europe and America may face a broader Asia-Europe conflict if Ro-Stetsvensky is defeated.

St. Petersburg Noveo Vremya New York Japan China Russia Manchuria Europe America Rostestvensky Movoe Vremya Novoe Vremya Asia Jerusalem Turkey

Powers at Sea Prepare for Decisive Battle in East

A naval briefing compares Russian and Japanese fleets as Togo and Rojestvensky edge toward confrontation. Analysts flag coal supply as Russia’s key weakness while noting Japan’s superior crew experience and fleet composition. Tables list battleships and cruisers, while reports cite new Japanese torpedo boat destroyers and redeployed mines around Port Arthur.

Navy Department Rojestvensky Togo Anamabas Islands Straits of Malacca Cayos Philippines American Islands Mindonoro Paiwan Islands China Sea Borneo Rerestvensky Straits Formosa Indian Ocean Russia Alexander II Barodine Ore Suvaroff Ostlabia Guna Japan Mikasm Asati Shikehima Fuji Battleshipa Rusala Stefot Veliki Nevarin Chin Yen Nakhimof Dmitri Donskel Jamu Adsuma Yakuoma Iwate Idzume Ruseia Olig Aurora Svietlana Bemtohug Ixumurud Almox Gang Kasag Chotiee Itsukushima Hashidate Naniwa Takechiro Akitduma Sazuma Suma Chyoda Nutaka Taushima Otewa Apraxin Washington Europe Port Arthur

Biographical sketch of Walter W. Burdette bank pioneer

Walter W. Burdette, vice president of Second National Bank, born in Maryland on May 21, 18 percent, rose from dry goods to founding his own business. A long time director then vice president since 1890, he helped organize the Episcopal Eye Hat and Throat Hospital, served on the Board of Trade and Washington Stock Exchange, and supported charitable and financial causes.

Walter W. Burdette Second National Bank Maryland Howard Weeley Burdette Washington Burdette Susie B. Helmick Congress Ohio Church of the Ascension Episcopal Eye Board of Trade Business Men’s Association Washington Stock Exchange

Looked Like a Blizzard In Washington This Morning

A winter burst hit Washington with heavy snow flurries for about half an hour before turning to rain as temperatures rose. At 10 p m the low was 37 and the high 45, with snow and frost warnings in parts of the South. A warmth front from Montana and the Dakotas is expected to reach the region by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.

Washington Weather Bureau United States Bismarck N. Dak Cheyenne Wyo Des Moines Iowa Jacksonville Fla New Orleans Galveston Tex Charleston D. C North Carolina Nashville Tenn Montana Dakotas

Frost Threatens Veggies and Crops in Several States

Frost warnings push growers to monitor temperatures as northwest winds threaten truck farming areas in Charleston and Nashville. Beams of snow fall in Kentucky and Maryland with fruit buds damaged in Washington County. Ocean steamers report arrivals and sailings between New York, Liverpool, and Cherbourg, with unsettled early spring conditions in Europe and the U.S. Northeast.

Charleston, & C Nashville Tenn Glasgow Charlotte N.C North Carolina Weather Bureau Mooresville Hagerstown Washington County New York Cedric Liv _erpool Queenstown la Gascogny Havre Liverpool Celtic Sylvania Boston Southampton BE -Paul Plymouth Cherbourg Strats New-York Dover Patricia Ham- Lane New ‘York Vee Rolieme

Railway Rates Probe Testimony Of Prominent Magnates

Senate Interstate Commerce committee launches inquiry into railroad regulation and rebate evasion. Notables Cassatt Spencer Tuttle signaled willingness to attend. others yet to appear. Hearing aims to consider legislation to curb private car lines and regulate interstate freight and passenger rates.

Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce W. K. Vanderbilt New York Central George Gould Gould HE. H. Harriman The Union Fo J. J. Hill Great Norther A. J. Cassatt Pennsylvania B. D. Kenna Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Spooner Knox Morgan W. 2. Ripley Harvard University Victor Morawetz New York Elkins Interstate Commerce Commission United States Boards of Trade and Chatabers of Commerce Ratiro

How Food Works A Sure Way Out of Bowel Troubles

A newspaper ad style piece claims septic appendicitis is caused by undigested starch from foods like white bread and potatoes. It promotes Grape-Nuts as a medicine-free remedy, claiming digestion starts during manufacturing and that use relieves bowel disease with a Missouri editor quoted praising the product.

Missouri Battle Creak Mich

Representation of Lands to Attend Railway Congress

Washington will host the International Railway Congress from May 4 to 14 with delegates from forty four nationalities representing governments and nearly 400000 miles of railways. The five section congress will open with Vice President Fairbanks present and Stuyvesant Fish as president. Delegates will inspect American railways and equipment, and a grand exhibit on the Mall will showcase U S railway appliances. Many foreign delegates will study methods and tour facilities, marking the first U S session of the congress held since 1900.

Washington Congress Brussels Belgium Milan Paris St. Petersburg London Petrofé Czar Alexander Prince of Wales King Edward VII Pierre Baudin James Brice Baron Rothschild Fairbanks America American Railways Mesar& A. J. Cassatt E. H. Harriman Stuyvesant Fish Inots Centra Atlantic Pacific Continent Great Lakes Gulf United States McKinley

Deaths and marriages mark scattered April obits

Miss Mattie Belle Quarrier dies suddenly in New York at her brother Archie Belknap Quarrier s home on Park Avenue She was to wed James Victor Macdonald of the city on April 26 at St Thomas Church Invitations had been issued Earlier William Livesey Pennsylvanias former state treasurer dies in Detroit at seventy two He had fought in the Crimean War and Civil War and will be buried in Watertown Wis Captain McEvoy an ordnance inventor and Confederate veteran dies at Codicote Hertfordshire Meanwhile Senor Loring Spanish prisons chief dies of accidental poisoning in Madrid

Adams Tee Adams M Od J William Lee Yivanda Avenue Barndollar Tacom John W Barndollar Puneral Bate Elizabeth Bate Zebina Moses HM Street Hofmeister Baltimore William Hofmeister, Jr South Broadway Jasper Margaret Aigabeth Himo Bo Margaret A Carroll Street Luewlay Mount Olvet Johnson Vermont Avenue Northwest Clarence M Gov Annie E Johnson Ulness Alitimore Philadelphia New York Rerry Pranci A Anna D. Kerby Daxy C Street Mount Oliver Cemetery Meigs Second Street John Meigs Phronit Henr J Mita Palne Halbert E Paine Columbie Road Arlington Rochester Eghteenth Street Anna Martin William B Rochester St. Thomas’ Church Eliza S Spates Robert N Spates Mra Hamilton Glaze Mo Street A'Clorlk Ork Jesus Washington Post Mattie Belle Quarrier Archie Belknap Quarrier Park Avenue Archie Quarrier Louisville Louisville and Nashville Railroad Miss Quarrier James Victor Maconald St. Thomas' Church Kentucky Detroit Mich Wiliam Livesey Pennsylvania Pittsburg Livsey England Watertown Wis London

Allegheny Fathers Seek Carnegie Organ Replace

Allegheny city leaders plan to ask Andrew Carnegie to replace the organ in the Carnegie library after deeming it unsuitable. EB McIlvaine from public works will message Carnegie or meet him to request a new installation, noting $6,000 could update or justify a fresh instrument. The current organ’s design allegedly distracts players and music lovers alike.

Allegheny Carnegie Washington Post Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Library EB. J. McIlvaine Department of Public Works

Discuss Equitable Plans in New York Meeting

Counsel for contending parties in the Equitable Life Assurance Society met in New York and discussed action at a meeting of managing agents to be held at the Hotel Savoy Tuesday. Agents from across the country began arriving as John D. Crimmins, head of the policy holders' committee, expressed optimism that the dispute would blow over and supported the mutualization plan consented to by Mr. Hyde.

New York Equitable Life Assurance Society Hotel Savoy Savoy John D. Crimmins Mr. Hyde

Also Mentioned on This Page

the Department of New York, G. A. R Hoosier George Andrew P George Jess NEW York Times Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record-Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger Pittsburg Dispatch Providence Journal Rochester Herald Louis Republic Syracuse Post-Standard PAL Pioneer Press Minneapolis Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Undertakers W. R. Speare F Street N. W J. William Lee Oseph Gawler Main R. F. Harvey's Sons Fourteenth Street Nw Ommodious Chapel North John R. Wricht Tenth Street Nw Commodiaus Chapel North 47 George P. Zarhorst Relephons East Dumbarton Avenues Curve Lakewood Police St. N. W Buckingham Pa. Ave Matador Gored IV Huntington Henry A. Huntington Versailles American Club Clayton Mexico City Ambassador Clayton L Fort Des Moines Conger Ampaszader Diptonens Serviea Dispatch Charleston, &. C Senate Committee Slimfile & Fy Massachusetts Avenue Miss Quaprrier Equitable Morton C. Stout & CO Tailors F St Holmesbury Nonone Stout Asc Pape
Search Courier

Search the Washington Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication