Uley Springs Surprise in Browmekar Race
Uley Springs makes a late move in the Browmekar contest as Backward Competitors surge to the lead at the eleventh hour. The standing shows gains of points yesterday lifting key contestants, with several storied names listed among the movers. The contest runs through Saturday midnight, urging coupons and subscriptions to count toward final standings.
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Atley
Brownfekar
Febnitzkt
Ole
Noor
Society notes from the North German Lloyd liner voyage
Aboard the North German Lloyd Kronprinzessin, a grand array of passengers waves farewell to New York. Commander Peary, his family, and Capt Bartlett depart to pursue Arctic honors while other notable travelers include Andreas Dippel, Madam Frances Alda, Miss Irma Gratz, and Countess Pauline Pappenheim. Rich social figures and fashion leaders journey onward, with weddings, theatrical plans, and Newport society movements shaping summer expectations.
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New York
Peary
Europe
Jim
Bartlett
Royal Geographical Society of London
Italian Geographic Society
Rome
England
Commander Peary
South Pole
Antarctic
Wazze
Andreas Dippel
Metropolitan Opera House
Mme
Frances Alda
Gard
Mme Gatti Casazzi
Nice
Alfred Lazarini-Jabianitz
Austria
Irma Gratz
France
Brooklyn
Sean Percy Willams
Oberammergau
Sarah Bernhardt
Local residents and addresses listed in city directory fragment
Readable lines show names and street addresses across multiple neighborhoods including NW and Takoma Park. Entries include Gould Genevieve and Horgan James among others, with numerous street numbers and avenues.
Lieut J T Kennedy Weds Miss Margaret Elmer in New Windsor
Special to The Washington Post reports Miss Margaret Bolton Elmer of Newburgh wed Lieut Joan Thomas Kennedy of the Sixth United States Cavalry at the Elmer home in Oakwood New Windsor. Attendants included Grace Duncan Elmer as maid of honor and bridesmaids Adel Brooks Randall and Carrie Leffert Taft. Best man Lieut Lawrence Wright Macintosh with ushers Lieut Joseph Stillwell and Lieut James A Brice. The couple will reside at Fort Des Moines Iowa where Kennedy is stationed.
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Margaret B Elmer Bade
Washington, Post
Newburgh
Oakwood
New Windsor
Isaac Bolton Elmer
Margaret Bolton Elmer
Joan Thomas Kennedy
Sixth United States Cavalry
Grace Duncan Elmer
Adel Brooks Randall
Carrie Leffert Taft
Cornwall
Lawrence Wright Macintosh
Sixth Cavalry
Joseph Stillwell
Twelfth Infantry
West Point
James A Brice
Ninety-sixth Coast Artillery
Fort Warren
Mass
Kennedy
Fort Des Moines
Iowa
Prince of Monaco Lectures on Oceanography at Collegio Romano
The Prince of Monaco lectured at Collegio Romano on oceanography with lantern slides. A large audience included the king, diplomats, and nobles. King Victor Emmanuel awarded the collar of the Annunziata during a state banquet at the Quirinal. The Geographical Society presented a gold medal to the prince.
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Washington Post
Rome
Prince of
Monaco
Collegio Romano
Diplomatic Corps
Quirinal
Victor Emmanuel
Hammerstein Surrenders Opera Empire By Sale Of Theaters
Oscar Hammerstein quits grand opera after four years of struggle. Edward T Stotesbury and allies acquire the Philadelphia Opera House and the Metropolitan Opera Company gains Hammerstein’s Manhattan assets. Hammerstein retires. his company moves to Philadelphia and Chicago for a ten week season while the Met absorbs his rights to major French operas and several star singers. Arthur Hammerstein confirms the deal and $2,000,000 is reported as paid.
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The
Washington Post
New York
Oscar Hammerstein
Metropolitan Opera Company
Hammerstein
Samuel Untermyer
Edward T Stotesbury
Philadelphia
Stotesbury
Philadelphia Opera House
Manhattan Opera
Metropolitan Operas Company
Philladelphia Opera House
Boston
Chicago
Manhattan Opera House
Louise
Metropolitan
Philadelpha
Metropolitan Opera House
Arthur Hammerstein
Manhattan
Weddings Highlight Finckel and Ashby Families in Washington
A series of wedding events is noted in Washington with Mr William H Finckel and family guests from German Town and Wayne Pa. Eleanor Gitliss Ashby and Walter Henry Heri wed at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev Richard F Williams presiding. A reception followed at the bride’s mother’s home in Oregon Avenue, with out-of-town guests listed from Massachusetts, Virginia, and Virginia, among others. The couple, along with other attendees, are mentioned alongside remarks on attire, guest lists, and upcoming home addresses.
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Eleanor /Gitliss Ashby
Wiliam Todd Ashby
Walter Henry Heri
Trinity Episcopal Church
Richard T Williams
F Ft Wallace
Wayne Pa
Roberta Grant
C Fod Langworthy
T C Powell
Ohio
Walter Ebett
Virginia
Ellis Duvall
Richmond
F Ashby Wallace
Wayne, Pa
Todd Ashby
Walter Guy
Washington
Oregon Avenue
H H Pray
Massacchusetts
F R Wallace
Misz Mary Kelton Wallace
Alabama
D Stuart Fitshugh
Louisa
Fitzhugh
Mills Austin Wedding At St Thomas Church
A quiet ceremony occurred yesterday at 1130 at St Thomas Church. Miss Hildegard Annie Austin of England wed Dr George W. T. Mills of Long Island. The bride wore a maid of honor and the groom's best man was Mr Baker of New York. Rev John W. Austin officiated. After a wedding trip to the South the couple reside on Long Island.
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St Thomas Church
Hildegard Annie Austin
England
George W T Mills
Long Island
Mr Baker
New York
John W. Austin
Mrs Mills
Double Wedding Ceremony In City Home
Misa Bertham Brown and Henry Campbell Black wed at 4318 Fourteenth Street in a small family ceremony led by Rev George Dudley. Simultaneously Clara A Brown and Dr Fielding W Garn were married, with guests including Mrs Albert Ball of New York and HA Gibson of Wilkesport. A reception is planned at 4 to 6 pm on May 11.
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Misa Bertham Brown
Henry Campbell Black
Distnet
J Henry Black
Fourteenth Street
Clara A Brown
Bertha Brown
Fielding WH Garnson
Army Medical Museum
George
Colonial Dames Receive At Washington Club Event
The Colonial Dames Club on Connecticut Avenue hosted a reception with guests from across the country and Washington. Mrs Samuel Spencer presided with hostesses Mrs Ricks and Mrs Johnna Patton, as the council of Colonial Dames met the club. Guests included Mrs William Ruffin Cox of Richmond and numerous club leaders and vice presidents, as well as other prominent women. The event followed by a Congressional Club gathering and bridge luncheon honoring Miss Cable of St Louis, with several society figures attending.
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Club of
Colonial Dames
Connecticut Avenue
Washington
Samuel Spencer
Mra Ricks
Johnna Patton
Council of
William Ruffin Cox
Richmond
National Society of Colonial Dames of America
Wat
Randall Hoes
Club
Marion Butler
Green Clay Goodtoe
Roberdeau
Buchanan
Edward H ‘Gheen
Wiliam Henry
Sophy Carey
Agnes Peter
Richard Knickerbocker Tyler
Bila Lorraine Dorsey
Ten Eyck Wendell
Bill Lo ‘Norton
Augustus Downing
Charles C Tucker
Congressional Club
Council of Colonial Dames
Club of Colonial Dames
Colonial Dames of
The
Wiliam Ruffin Cox
Grege
Beagrenstonal Club
Ballinger
Dickinson
Ites Cannon
Lowden
Gamble
Jean Crosby
Bridge
Misa Cable
St Louis
Mrs M Cormick Freed After Desertion Case
Mrs Mattle McCormick of Washington LD C is granted a divorce from Jann FP McCormick on desertion grounds. Proceedings aim to legally establish the death of her husband who reportedly drowned at sea off Nortati Va in 1904 after writing a farewell letter to his wife.
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Pheonix
Ariz
Mattle McCormick
Washington
LDC
Jann FP McCormick
Nortati
McCormick
Flour Price List for A P Flour and Barrels
A&P announces flour milled from spring wheat with low prices. Fall barrels in wood priced at $6.30. Regular 14 1b bags 18 cents. Regular 12 14th bags 40 cents. Regular 24 14th bags 80 cents. Prices compare favorably with other stores.
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A&p
3 for 25 Cent Sale Ad Promises Bargains
The ad announces a three for twenty five cent sale on a variety of standard line goods. Customers may mix items and buy any three, six, or a dozen at the reduced price, with each article regularly priced higher.
Russian Envoys Attend New York Easter Celebrations
The Russian ambassador and Baroness Rosen and Baroness Elizabeth Rosen joined Russian Easter observances in New York yesterday and plan to return Sunday. Mrs Widridge Jordan left for Eincott City Md for a few days. Mr and Mrs J Upshur Moorhead have rented a Chevy Chase summer house after their wedding trip. Mrs Critten and Miss Critten expect to return late this week from New York. Rev Artley B Parson of Province visits several colleges and universities in support of the Young Men’s Christian Association student movement. Representative Sherley will return tomorrow from Louisville. Mrs Robert Hollister Chapman arrived home from Ottawa Canada where Mr Chapman was assigned for a year by the U S Geological Survey. Mrs Martha Gelow returned after a month in the South with the Southern Industrial Educational Association. Mrs EBA Haines left last night for a short trip to Ohio.
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Rosen
Elizabeth Rosen
New York
Artley B Parson
Provence
George Parson
Parson
Young Men's Christian Association
Robert Hollister Chapman
Q Street
Ottawa
Canada
Chapman
United States Geological Survey
Martha Gelow
Southern Industrial Educational Association
Norway to Hold State Funeral for Bjornson
The king sent sympathy to Bjornson's widow and Norway declares a state funeral. The storthing honored the poet with a tribute as theaters closed. A Norwegian warship sails to transport the body to Christiania for a procession through major streets to the harbor.
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Cabie
Washington Post
Chrisania
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Norway
Storthing
The
Copenhagen
Christiania
Fear Uprising in Peking Sends Servants to Leave City
Reports from Hunan provinces describe unrest as servants and coolies flee Peking in large numbers amid whispers of a city uprising. Changsha officials urge foreigners to stay away from riot areas for 30 days while some foreigners return, leaving the city quiet but tense.
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Peling
Hunan
Peiing
Changsha
China
National monument movement for Old Black Mammy of the South
Appeals from prominent men across the country push a national effort to erect a marble or granite monument costing 1 000 000 dollars in Washington to honor the Old Black Mammy of the South. Galveston bankers lead the drive with subscriptions proposed to reach five million dollars, with Groce pledging strong support from Texas financiers and Southern states.
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Gaheston
Tex
Texas
Washington
Galveston
T J Grace
Galveston National Bank
Groce
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