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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1905
Page
7
Seven lines of dollar fifty Neglige Shirts in woven madras with solid colors and varied stripes. Some plaited fronts plain fronts attached cuffs and some coats styles. Sized from 14 to 19 inclusive, produced by three well known shirt makers at a uniform price.
Col Symons and Mrs Symons honored at Lenox dinner by Mr and Mrs Robert W Patterson as Gen Miles and family tour Waterloo and European battlefields. Miss Helen Cannon hosts Lucerne banquet with US consul presiding. Notables including Mr Jefferson M Levy Mr Colgate Hoyt and Lord Clonmel mingle in London and Washington network with Cudahys Norment and Nyce among travelers.
Mrs Ida Longstreet widow of the Confederate general was dragged fifty yards when her horse shied and she lost her seat. Her right arm was broken and she sustained extensive bruising as onlookers helped stop the spirited animal after J Henry Campbell spurred his horse to reach them.
The Maryland, a new United States armored cruiser, sailed from Boston for Provincetown to wait for fog to clear for a standardization voyage. Afterward she will return to the Charlestown Navy Yard for official government testing in the dry dock. The gunboat Detroit was placed out of commission at the naval station for extensive repairs and her crew transferred to the receiving ship Wabash.
Dexter Tiffany navy paymaster in charge of auxiliary accounts at the Norfolk Navy Yard was thrown from a runabout when a frightened horse bolted after a trolley car. He sustained a very serious skull fracture, was taken to Sarah Letzh Memorial Hospital unconscious, then moved to the Naval Hospital for an operation. Tiffany is a Missourian.
Maj Walter A. Thurston of the Twenty-ninth Infantry was retired from active service on his own request after thirty years in the army. A West Point graduate, he became a second lieutenant in the Sixteenth Infantry on June 13, 1879, and was promoted to major December 29, 1902 before joining the Twenty-ninth. The article notes other naval observers and events including Admiral Chester in Annapolis and midshipmen admissions.
Developments at Eastern High School unfold as the Business Men's Association reconvenes to hear testimony from citizens and weigh new light on concerns over Principal Swartzell. The East Washington Citizens' Association plans a Thursday executive meeting to push further inquiry while a petition signed by seventy six parents circulates among school families.
Mme J Espua Daly, a noted contralto and music teacher, writes Cardinal Gibbons about excluding women from Catholic church choirs due to a papal edict. She recalls a past incident with Cardinal Gibbons and Father Graf, seeking consent to form a woman’s singing club named The Ave Choir to preserve women’s church music.
Probate filings reveal Joseph Patch has a December 15 1888 will giving 100 to each of his three daughters and the remainder to widow Elizabeth M. Patch, with both serving as executors. Samuel Jacksons June 7 1904 will names Washington Loan and Trust Company as executor with Mary H. Jackson and Kate H. Andrews as beneficiaries. Laura L Scofield September 29 1800s will leaves one share to Woman's Board of American Board with remainder to husband, children, and grandchildren. executor noted as William C Scofield.
Orders grant leaves of absence ranging from two days to one month and fifteen days for multiple officers across infantry and artillery. Resignation of First Lieutenant Robert B. Clark accepted. officers reassigned for official duties, inspection trips, and quartermaster changes. Naval vessel movements noted with arrivals and failures, plus a Columbus editor casualty report and Bucklen's Arnica ad copy.
The notice touts free lessons and clear yearly savings from owning a machine. It claims annual gains will cover extra dresses with no extra cost beyond current department prices. It asserts larger prices are typical and that daily sale prices are about half of standard city rates under the usual agency plan.
James C. McGirr longtime Washington businessman died at Providence Hospital following a brief illness from appendicitis He was 46 born in Boston and lived at 64 Massachusetts Avenue NW He owned clubhouses at Benning race track and Brightwood Driving Park He is survived by wife Mary and sister Mrs J W Watson Funeral at St Patrick's Church Wednesday at 10 a m The death shocked friends and associates
The Pocahontas steamer will run Wednesday and Friday evenings with trips at 10 a.m., 2 15 p.m., and 6 46 p.m. The last trip heads to Indian Head after stopping at River View to land those ashore and pick up others. A stop at Alexandria will occur on all trips.
W M Chidhester of Hutchinson Kansas claims a 35 year run of psoriasis ended in 30 days using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He describes red circle spots, silvery scales, raw bleeding, intense nocturnal itching, and lasting relief five years prior to 1905. PMID: none provided.
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