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!
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
Aug 03, 1904
Page
11
The Series of August Sales offers Pollet Linens Jankets Spreads Sheets Pillow Cases Brass and Iron Bedsteads Rugs and Plattings among beds rugs and other goods. Stores promise low prices across departments to attract buyers needing merchandise now or soon.
Annual midsummer sale listing second quality wool blankets from an East manufacturer. Sizes from single to king with white red and gray colors. Prices range from 2.00 to 12.00 a pair, savings of about one third to one half compared with regular prices. Located at second door on Eleventh St.
The annual August sale offers one to three pair lace curtains at a one third to half price reduction. Designs include Renaissance Brussels Net Drassels Net Irish Point Arabian and Imitation Arabian with many lots of one two or three pairs and occasional four. First choice advised as prices drop from $4.00 to $30.00 and beyond depending on pattern and quantity.
Mrs Mary Sherman Miles died at West Point after several days of illness. Gen. Nelson A Miles was away. son Sherman Miles and daughter Cecilia plus relatives at her bedside. She was 62, a prominent Washington social leader and aunt of Gen. Sherman and Senator John Sherman. Funeral at West Point chapel with burial at Arlington. tributes from army officers and President Roosevelt.
Consul General Gummere reports growing unrest in Morocco following the Perdicaris affair. A July 13 Tangiers dispatch notes foreign representations urging expanded customs storehouses, halted after tribesmen warned the Sultan’s advisers. Kidnap attempt on Harris of the London Times is cited as evidence of rising tension.
Lieut. Gov. Curtis Guild and Gen. Blackmar led a Massachusetts committee to invite President Roosevelt to attend the G A R National Encampment in Boston August 5 to 20. The President thanked them and hopes to attend but is likely to decline. A naval squadron will be sent to Boston for the encampment, including the Massachusetts battleship, Des Moines cruiser, Columbia destroyer, Hartford training ship, and five torpedo boat destroyers.
A funeral service was held today for George Francis Clay a Grand Rapids midshipman on the monitor Florida who died of pneumonia in the hospital. Midshipmen from the North Atlantic Squadron attended the service at the soldiers and Sailors monument on State street under heavy rain. Rev J Homeyn Danforth officiated and floral offerings came from various vessels of the squadron. The body will be shipped to Grand Rapids.
Rear Admiral Whiting reported from Santa Barbara that the battleship Ohio achieved an average speed of 17.86 knots on its preliminary speed trial. The contract requires 18 knots, with penalties of $25,000 per quarter knot for shortfall, subject to tidal adjustments.
The battleship Ohio sailed to San Francisco after completing a trial trip in Santa Barbara Channel. Accompanying vessels Annapolis Fortune Unadilla departed, while torpedo-boat destroyers Paul Jones Preble and Perry remained. The trial board left with the Ohio before tidal and wind computations to judge if government speed requirements were met.
The New York flagship of the Pacific Squadron will leave Bremerton between Aug 15 and 40 with Marblehead and Bennington, then join Boston in San Francisco for several days before an extended South American cruise. The Chicago will sail from Boston to join, and Admiral Goodrich will move his flag to Chicago and send New York to the Atlantic.
Leave of absence for First Lieut. Charles E. McCullough Fifteenth Cavalry Atlantic Division extended fifteen days. Twelfth Cavalry Philippines Division leave extended sixteen days. Capt. Charles B. Wheeler Ordnance Department ordered to Dover New Jersey powder depot for Ordnance operations. Maj. Henry A. Barber retirement announced after incapacitation finding. First Lieut. Mark Drucke ordered to report for fitness exam for engineering duties. Lieut. Col. Richard Thompson Signal Corps reassigned from Vancouver Barracks to Seattle and to manage sections of the Alaskan telegraph system. Artillery officers Francis W. Clarke and Guy B. Carleton transferred to unassigned 1st Second ident. West Point entrainment for the named officers.
Rear Admiral G A Converse named chief of the Bureau of Navigation from August 1 1904. Lieut J B Gimer detached to home with thirty days leave. Lieut V Blue assigned to duty in Buffalo. Surgeon A G Grunwell to duty on Dixie. Movements of naval vessels include Saized Buffalo from Santa Barbara to Mare Island Scorpion from Guantanamo to Dolan Michigan from Chicago to Milwaukee Arrived Denver at Guantanamo.
Five cabinet members attended yesterday's cabinet meeting: Morton Shaw Metcalf Moody and Payne. No business of importance was concluded. Dominic Murphy of the Panama Canal Commission called on the President to discuss isthmian canal matters. Postmaster appointments were approved for Cherokee Kansas Price Chapel Hill North Carolina Lloyd Fort Payne Alabama Frasist Tennille Georgia Smith.
August 8 fixed by the General Land Office for the Devils Lake and Grand Forks Indian reservation lands opening to settlement. Registration runs from 9 a.m. August 8 to 6 p.m. August 20. Programs follow the President proclamation rules. applications must use government blanks. Soldiers' agents and others may apply. power of attorney forms issued by the Office in Washington, with other blanks available at registration sites.
Minister Leishman in Constantinople reports the Sultan will address the U S demands in person next Thursday instead of yesterday, seeking equal privileges for Americans and end to discrimination and interference with US religious and educational institutions. Postmasters appointed in NY PA VA. A new counterfeit $10 note from the National Bank of Commerce in New York is announced. A poorly executed photograph features Bruce, Register, Woman, Treasurer. Maryland keeps in Republican column, per Baltimore American.
Accompanying prose warns that acids and grit in cheap dentifrices threaten dental health. It contends that low price does not guarantee quality and urges consumers to choose better products to avoid sacrificing teeth for savings.
Paris August 2 Special Cablegram Paul Potter sails tomorrow for New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse carrying an original Aimee play The Girl Who Forgot written for Mary Mannering who will star as the memory losing Alps girl and entangled with a bachelor He will also witness the production of his musical The School Girl with Edna May to open at Daly's in September Potter brings French plays from this season including Montansier la Troisieme and Lune la Rabouilleuse which he regards as the era’s best and plans American adaptations for playgoers.
Commendatory resolutions adopted by Gunton Temple Congregation honor Rev Asa S. Fiske D D whose resignation as pastor takes effect September 1 1904. The church praises his sermons and deeds, vows prayers for his future, and wishes him Godspeed as he moves to Philadelphia for two Sabbath services and then vacation with family in Geneva New York.
Virginia Adela H Wainwright aged seventy died Monday. Funeral at Gen Parker's home in Washington conducted by Rev E M Thompson. Widow of Philadelphia banker Peter Wainwright of Massachusetts lineage. Burial planned in Ronaldson Cemetery Philadelphia. Gen Wainwright accompanied the son to Philadelphia. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad ends the piece.
Secretary Taft returned from Murray Bay for rest. Mrs Taft did not accompany him. Mr and Mrs Walsh hosted a dinner in Colorado Springs with guests including Miss Wilson. Craig Wadsworth sails home for leave then to Newport. Mrs Perrine occupies Gray Gables with ex President Cleveland due there later. Numerous society travelers to Europe and Atlantic City, with updates on family marriages and health.
Mrs Arthur Paget wife of Major General Paget Scots Guards daughter of the late Mrs Brayvens New York was seriously injured last night after falling down the elevator shaft at 35 Belgrave Square Her thigh was fractured and knee injured She is progressing well Suspectedly minor accidents also reported Consuelo Duchess of Marlborough was thrown from a horse in Blenheim Park and expected to recover Bar Harbor Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived for a visit to stay with Mr and Mrs Walter Damrosch
The Business Men's Parker Club of the District organizes with John F. Monaghan as president and Capt. T. R. J. Campbell as vice president. About a hundred Democrats attend in Columbia Building office. Resolutions pledge support for Alton B. Parker for President citing his judicial temper and knowledge of law.
A Philadelphia Ledger summary compares British and American railway accident statistics for 1903 and the fiscal year ending June 20 1903. It notes 235 British rail disasters versus 10 62 in the United States and estimates American deaths near 9 000 with about 65 000 injuries when including other persons.
A humorous piece from the New York Globe recounts a diner's encounter with a waiter chanting Willie tip Willie as confusion grows. The narrator questions the waiter’s behavior and pays the bill while the staff react with strained pretenses.
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.
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!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.