Encampment at Newburg Draws Army and Navy Union Interest
Washington Army and Navy Union members show strong interest ahead of the national convention and encampment at Newburg New Jersey on September 2 21 and 4. A national commander will be elected to succeed Gen Hugh H Henry of Weehawken New Jersey. Delegates from Gen Barry Admiral Porter and Gen Henry Garrisons already elected. Theodore Roosevelt Garrison No 74 will select delegates. Over 160 delegates from across the United States are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army and Navy Union
Washington
National Organization
Newburg
N. J
Hugh H. Henry
Weehawken
United States
Henry
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Club
Willam F. Barry Garrison
Guy V. Henry Gartigan
Admiral Porter
Roosevelt
Barry
Custer
Brooklyn
Edward Y. Auger
Army and Navy
Russell C. Parris
Sandy Hill
Simple Funeral in Memory of Charles L Pearson
Charles J Pearson third assistant examiner in the Patent Office died after a two year illness. Funeral from his home at 1 Randolph Street with Rev. A Pollock officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery. He was thirty five and son of ex-Congressman A J Pearson who served in the House. He came from Woodsfield Ohio in the early 1890s to work for the government. Cause of death appendicitis. Many floral tributes from relatives and associates in government service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Pearson
Charles J. Pearson
Patent Office
Randolph Street
A. Pollock
Grenwood Cemetery
Mr. Pearson
Ohio
J. Pearson
Woodsfield
Pearson
Auction Enlivened by Fisticute at Tenth and D
A lively furniture auction at Tenth and D streets North was disrupted by a street fight between two wagon drivers Smith and Wilcox over moving household effects. Wilcox struck Smith, who vowed to obtain a warrant, as the crowd watched the clash unfold beside the auction. A horse kick incident injured two women near Bultland, Maryland, when a buggy dash spooked a horse at Good Hore Hill. Dr. Mudd treated Mrs. Trammell and Mrs. Borcharding for their injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenth and
D Streets
Northwear
Smith and Wilcox
Wilox
Smith
Theresa Trammell
Amelia Borcharding
Bultland
Hore Hill
Affleck's Drug Aids Health Tone Run Down Nervous System
The notice reads like a clipped health product brief from Affleck's Drug. It mentions restless nerves and summer fatigue and promotes Health-tone as a strengthener. Read as a vintage tonic advertisement with limited legible details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Affleck
Sam the Washington fire horse retired after thirteen years of service
Sam, the best known horse of Washington fire department No. 6, has been retired to a Maryland pasture after thirteen years. Known for intelligence and a big appetite for candy and nuts, he was beloved by locals who fed him sugar and apples. He served first with No. 12 and spent nine years at No. 6, sustaining an injury two years ago but recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Washington
Belt
Maryland
Alolt
No. 6
Sara
Geome
Jerry O'Leary
Brookland
Gam
Congress Belahts
Tennallytown
Relief Association Organized for Railway Mail Service
Members of the Railway Mail Service formed the Third Division Mail Service Immediate Relief Association to provide rapid aid for injuries or deaths on railroads. Officers include C. W. Vickery as president and BE Finch as vice president. Washington branch to meet Aug 12, with other branches planned in Baltimore Chattanooga Lynchburg Greensboro Richmond Charleston and Grafton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railway Mail Service
New Beneficial Society
Post-office Department
Third Division Mail Service Immediate Relief Association
Vickery
C. W. Vickery
BE. c. Finch
W. W. Spies
C. G. Goodloe
N. C. W. Gardner
A. J. Welch
F. A. Campbell
R. Shultz
T. P. Elam
J. A. Metts
B. G Watt
Washington
Baltimore
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lynchburg
Greensboro
Richmond
Charleston
8. C
Grafton
W. Va
Postmasters Appointed Yesterday by the President
A list of postmasters appointed yesterday includes Walder Alaska Frank M Boyle San Fernando California Edmund L Brown Krebs Indiana T Rena Russell Grand Junction Iowa S C Maynard Altoona Kens James T Miller Berong Kava Johu Petty Billings Montana O B Prickett Fairfax South Dakota Erick Olson Cody Wales Frank O Thompson Also named are fourth class postmasters Eugene Sherman Fairview Harvey Wardley Penns Manor Martha J Neely Starcave James J McGavock Jr Pennsylvania Cowanesue Virginia Names appear with limited legibility and minor transcription errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walder
Alaska
Frank M. Boyle
San Fernando
Cal
Edmund L. Brown
Krebs
Ind
Rena Russell
Grand Junction
Iowa
S. C. Maynard
Altoona
Kens
James T. Miller
Berong
Kava
Johu
Petty
Billings
Mont
O. B. Prickett
Fairfax
Dak
Erick Olson
Cody
Wye
Frank
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted for Health Use
An old advertisement claims Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey helps heat regulation and digestion, revives strength, and steadies the heart. It advertises doctors’ prescriptions for fifty years, names Dalby Malt, and lists Rochester New York and N H Shea on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy
Doctora
Dalby Maltattle
Okle! Whiskey Co
Rochester
N.Y
Russia Opens Rail Woes on Oil Transport For Exports Drop
The text notes inadequacy in transportation facilities in the Caucasus and other places, hindering oil exports. It cites a stop in petroleum exports after the first halt, compares to the preceding halt, and discusses the need for foreign oil importation as a serious prospect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caucasus
Russian Social Scandal Taints Grand Dukes in Lux Club
London reports the Czar refused permission for Grand Duke Cyril to wed the divorced Grand Duchess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg. Cyril and Grand Duke Boris allegedly joined a Kharkoff social club of Sybarites with decadent orgies, a twenty member circle of Russia’s elite, servants entirely female, gold and silver service, jeweled napery, and lavish expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srecit
Weslington
London
Cyril
Grand Duchess
of” Hesse
Victoria
Melita
Saxe-Coburg
Boris
Kharkoff
Russia
Wiitil
Czar
Hats Stir the Commons in August Humour Riot
London reports wave of petty thefts at the House of Commons with hats missing from deputies and officials. Austen Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, walked to Downing Street bareheaded in the early hours. The spate of pilfered gatherings extends beyond hats to a number of volumes reported missing from a library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Timothy BD. Sullivan
House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Exchequer
Downing ' Street
Auster Chamberlain
Sullivan
Kaiser Busy On Vacation In Berlin Aug 5 Dispatches Billow
Berlin Aug 5 Several hundredweights of documents are sent to Emperor William from government offices daily while he vacations. Dispatch bags are ferried by steam pinnaces from the shore to the imperial yacht Hohenzollern at Sassnitz Pom erania. The emperor, after working, plans five weeks of visits and military exercises and autumn maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Sassnitz
Pomerania
Augusta Victoria
Iduana
Porter Accused of Theft At Local Department Store
Walter Carter, a department store porter, is charged with larceny for allegedly taking a pocketbook with 84 dollars and a 12 dollar check from a counter where Frances Sperry left it. Sperry searched with clerks, detectives investigated, Carter claimed he found it in an elevator and posted 80 dollar bond. Court tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Carter
Carter
Frances Sperry
Yale Street
Pace
Holan
McNamee
Estore
Labor Day Outing Planned at Benning Race Track
Labor Day arrangements are nearly complete for Washington toilera to attend a Benning outing on September 4. A Central Labor Union committee linked to the event outlined contests and a full athletic program including baseball, auto races, motorcyclist and bicycle contests, sack and three leg races, with many grounds amusements and ample provisions for attendee comfort. The executive committee coordinators include Miltorad Spokn as chair, with subcommittee heads John G. Schmidt finance, John B. Dickman grounds, Lb. B. Diggins sports, J. F. McCarthy racing, and GQ. Jule Murray dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benning
Toilera
Washington
Central Labor Union
Sack. Ege
Miltorad Spokn
John G. Schmidt
John B. Dickman
Couple Quarrel Ends in Hatchet Murder in Bishop
Washington Pa August 6 The murder of coal miner Joseph Barr at Bishop Pa was solved when his wife confessed to killing him after a quarrel. She stated he threatened with a revolver and she fetched a hatchet returning to strike him, leaving him with a crushed skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Pa
Joseph Barr
Bishop, Pa
Tia Aaid
Naval ordnance plan urges stockpiling spare guns nationwide
Mistvany notes legal issues in the will of the chief of ordnance and General Board approval for a precautionary approach. The piece argues that accidents with large turret guns on battleships show ships in action or sidelined require ready spare arms. If Congress sanctions, Washington Navy Yard will bear extra work, with overtime and Sunday shifts already in place to meet demand.
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Aval
Ordnance
Nlegal
Géneral Board
Oughly
Thrail
Navy Yard
Congress
Washington Navy Yard
Department
Admiral Clark to Retire After Long Naval Career
Rear Admiral Charles Clark, famed for the Oregon and his role in destroying Cervera’s fleet at Santiago, will retire August 10 upon reaching the statutory age. He entered service in 1860 from Vermont, later serving as governor of the Naval Home in Philadelphia and on the Naval General Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Charles Clark
Cervera
Santiago
St of
Clark
Vermont
Naval Examining
Postols
Naval General Board
Spain
Philadelphia
Washington
Navy proposes tuberculosis camp and hospital ship plan
Surgeon General Rixey renews recommendations for a tuberculosis outdoor hospital and detention camp at Port Royal, D C to serve the navy. He favors remodeling Norfolk facilities to care for 250 patients and seeks Congress authorization for a Pacific coast hospital ship for emergencies and transport of sick and convalescents from overseas stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rixey
South Carolina
Navy
Port Royal
D. C
Norfolk Hospital
Congress
Pacific Coast
Bennington
Philippines
Military orders revise leaves and transfers across units
The War Department issues extended leaves for Maj Louis A La Garde Lieut Col James S Pettit and Maj Herbert M Lord. Promotions and assignments shift officers to the Twenty sixth Infantry and West Point duty while others transfer between Cavalry regiments and coastal fort stations. Adjustments include naval retirements and inspector service reassignments affecting multiple posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. la Garde
James S. Pettit
United States Infantry
Herbert M. Lord
War Department
Harris L. Roberta
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Alvin ©. Voris
Signal Corps
Nomo
Fort Gibbon
Alaska
Warren ‘T. Hannum
Corps of Engineers
Gneral
Department of the Columbia
Wilian H. Tukey
Charles H. McKinatry
Hot Springs
Ark
Army and Navy
Hospiter
Frank Parker
Fifteenth Cavalry
Eleventh Cavalry
Warren Dean
West Point
Pitteenth Infantry
Ernest Graves
Jessa R. Harrie
Carnatant
Pippine Islands
San Francisco
Cal
George F. Cooke
Twenty-second Infantry
Department of California
United States
Kenneth Morton
Ordnance Department
Benicia Arsenal
Beatcle
Fort Baker
Fort Miley
Fort McDowell
Fort Mazon
Fort Winfield- Scott
James Bourke
Port McHenry
Fort Howard
Compton Wilcor
Bourke
New York City
N. J
Ramuel Hof
Jeen
Frankford Armena
Philadelphia
Sem Girt
Surgeana Hava
Henry 8
Kiersted
Presidio
Monterey
Fitat
Levy M. Hathaway
Hathaway
Beattle, Wash
Naval Yard Duty Transfers in 1905 and 1966 Records
A collection of naval personnel movements notes detachments and station changes. Entries include Lieut F A Traut orders July 81 1966 detached Hull home and Assistant Faymaster J Maupin detached to Cavite Station Aug 12 1905 from Norfolk VA port and other transfers from San Francisco League Island New York and Washington DC to the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts or Navy Yard posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Bhoma
Rerve
F. A. Traut
Hull
J. Maupin
Navy Yard
Norfolk
Cavite
Saming
San Francisco
Cal
B.D. McGee
League Island
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Navy Department
Washington
New York
Washington, D. Cc
Navy Yard workers allege defects in cruiser sights and cover-up
Navy Yard machinists report defective sights on the Colorado and fear an accident on future operations. They claim superiors were told to mind their own business and that sights were allegedly altered. Workers urge a Navy Yard inquiry, noting broader irregularities and suggesting Secretary Bonaparte should order a full investigation in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
Colorado
Bennington
Navy Department
Bonaparte
Washington Navy Yard
New Jersey Naval Reserves to Train on Brooklyn Bay Cruise
The 150 men of the Second Battalion New Jersey Naval Reserves boarded the armored cruiser Brooklyn at Philadelphia Aug 6 for nine days of actual sea service off the New England coast studying ship gun and boat drills and the latest Navy instruction manuals. The Columbia with Connecticut Battalion aboard sailed Aug 5 for Gardiners Bay to drill and tar ge practice in an eight day service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Philadelphia
United States
Brooklyn
New England
Navy Department
New Haven
Conn
Columbia
Connecticut Naval Battalion
Gardiners Bay
New York
Connecticut
Caught Stealing Meat in Police Court
Samuel Muller a negro was found guilty in Police Court yesterday of larceny for taking a shoulder of meat worth $1. He pled guilty and was jailed thirty days or $10 fine. He worked as a handy man at Golden & Co. on Tenth and B streets NW when caught by Policemen Wole Lee and Special Officer Lloyd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Muller
Sam
Commission House of Golden & Co
Tenth
Wole and Lee
Lloyd
Lost Life in Fire at Monroe Street Tenement
Philadelphia August 5 Mrs Rebecca Brownstein a young woman died while helping others escape from No 315 Monroe Street tenement where Turkish and Russian baths occupied the lower floors. She placed her baby with a neighbor then returned to aid occupants but was overcome by smoke before firemen arrived._OTHER occupants were rescued. Eight miners hurt by blast in Uniontown. Uniontown August 6 Eight miners injured, one seriously, by an explosion at Kelster works Redstone Township. A powder charge misfired, scattering rock and flame among miners who received medical aid. Triple Murderer to Hang. Chicago August John Mueller to be hanged for killing wife and two children after abusing his family. defense claimed epileptic somnambulism. Prosecution rebutted with prior abuse and quarrel hours before tragedy.
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Philadelphia
Rebecca Brownstein
Monroe Street
Uniontown
Kelster Works
Redstone Township
Chicago
John Mueller
Mueller
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Iseman
Gothaten
Manhattan
Glenwood
No. 6 Engine Company
Hunan
Relief Association
Kaiser
Porter
Figmurn
Admiral Clark
Navy Detention Camp
EB. Clark
W. J. Field
Eighth Inspection District
Department of Committee
Labor
B. C
W. C. Wise
Tenth Inspection
Stanm
Boat Inspection Service
Department of Commarea and Labor
Washington, D. C
L. Hempft
Steamboat Inspection Service
Department ‘of ‘Commerce and Labor
Z. I. Tener
Uty 7
Atchamboat
Department of Commerce and, Labor
Gimmander J. Buowden
Offic of Naval Intelligence
Pepee Teane
Sexa
Tanooln
Wabash
Gery
PBS Co
Parker-Bridget
Parker, Bridget & Co
Ninth and
Pa. Ave
Naval Reserves AT Sea
Naval Construction Board
Galveston
Orster Bay
West Virginia
Tompkinsville
Mayflower
Oyster Bay
Timote
Bar Harbor
General Alava
Manila
Sioux
Portamouth
N. H
Camden
Marblehead
Fort Angeles
Hartford
Newark
Rockland
Yankes
Monta Crigtt
Blekely
Newport
Wolverine
Sault
Gasch: & Birge
New York Ave. Nw
Ninth and Pa. Avenue
Mit
Sigmund Genzburger
F Street
Wiliam M. Penn
Givens
N. B
Wilborn A. Boothby
Ruston
Bob Burton
Ponceneral
Beneed
Burton
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