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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1907
Page
7
Rev Argon Whittle a Tididi parson defends nature foundations in a Tididi parish meeting. Rontanee tie disputed as speakers discuss moral duties and community support for environmental causes.
An Attorney General opinion says the Navy may spend part of the appropriation to compare Lake and Octopus submarine boats and select a vessel of equal value for warfare. The Navy overruled a strict Octopus allocation, citing tests by Capt. Marix showing the Octopus type superior and a larger Lake design inferior. A minority view supports rapid submarine construction with torpedo capacity, while public notices and unrelated dialect pieces follow.
A German nanny in Washington tears up money order blanks after receiving wages and sending money home. The incident, discovered by the mother, leaves about 200 dollars lost with no records, as the nurse believed the father handled the funds and never warned her mother.
The District National Guard will send brigade rifle team two regimental teams and two company teams to Sea Girt New Jersey for matches under the New Jersey State Rifle Association. Competition runs September 2 for five days with 200 500 and 1000 yard distances. An earlier company team selection trial will be held at Can Tess Helents rifle range next Friday at 1 30 pm.
Michigan man Miller charges Michigan Central Railroad discriminated against him by 3 cent fare between Michigan City Indiana and New Buffalo Michigan, seeking Interstate Commerce Commission action to set a maximum passenger rate. Associated Press announces Fred A Emery resigns as night manager. Col. W H Walker to assume night duties. F Carroll Mattingly named editor of the Southern wire.
A Washington resident recalls the old maxim Say noth ing but good of the dead after a funeral, noting how memories color perception. The piece voices cautious praise for departed neighbors, urging restraint and charity toward the dead and the living alike.
An eyewitness recounts a London dinner where Chief Red Shirt, fully in war regalia, was invited by a high rank English hostess. The Indian guest refused a dish, and his later sullen remark via his interpreter shocked two women at the table. The literal translation claimed he said the host called him Indian but refused to eat dirty little worms.
A Washington woman keeps two tame partridges as pets, Johnnie and Hobbie. She hatched them from eggs under a hen and raised them like canaries. Johnnie, especially fond of his mistress, sits on her finger and calls “Bob White” from the window. One bird, Robbie, died after an accident. The owner notes the birds’ wild nature may surface someday, but for now the partridges are well loved and pampered.
A Treasury clerk recalls a vacation and church gatherings in Pennsylvania where protracted meetings drew crowds of locals, including a sharp exchange with Husky Billingsley. The preacher denounced backsliders and the service ended amid applause as Billingsley attacked the Rev. Rentleran’s rebuke.
In a Philadelphia setting Browne reveals he has bought a car and enjoys its walling and other features. He emphasizes practical aspects of ownership and personal amusement with automobiles, noting his lack of interest in extensive driving yet appreciating certain motoring comforts.
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