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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1909
Page
13
A sale highlights Men’s Outing Hats including durable seashore wear. Hats priced at 100 dollars each, with import lines and color options in white duck, natural, pon forrhae, and khaki at 200 dollars each. Ends offer on remaining stock.
A catalog notes men’s bathing suits in cotton and wool. Sleeveless sweaters, white or red trimming, and all wool options are offered. Prices range from 3.50 to 5.00 with several sets and materials described, highlighting quality and value.
Clearance sale promotes remaining stock of summer furniture with villa style items including rattan rockers, veranda tables, and porch settees. Items priced from 1.95 to 10.95, reflecting large discounts from values up to 16.00.
Baroness Takahira departed Washington for Seattle and will sail for Japan on August 10 accompanied by their young daughter. The Vice President left Washington yesterday and will stay at home in Utica with Mrs Sherman. Secretaries Knox and Dickinson planned summer stays and travel, while Navy officials and Mrs Winthrop head to Boston and Hamilton, Mass. for family visits and duties.
The report lists numerous figures including the British ambassador, Gen Horace Porter, Mr Nicholas Mur as Butler of Columbia University, Henri Martin, Senator Frazier, Mr Pragler, Miss Frazier, Mrs Mann, J Warren Keifer, Mr Hurt, Miss Burt, Wade Chanel, Mr Harry Content, Mrs Rush Shippen Huldekoper, Mr and Mrs John D Kinney, Mr and Mrs Charles Turrell, Mr and Mrs Albert Douglas, Mr Cox, Ira Cox, Dr John R Buck, Mrs Buck, the Misses Buck, Judge Charles A Douglas family, Miss May Jamison and William Evans Bryant, along with various travel plans, apartment closures, and social engagements across Washington, Bar Harbor, Chicago, Natick, Maine, and China, reflecting a busy season for officials, diplomats, and prominent families.
The piece notes Varens and Miss Anny Sands, a duchess in her own right likely, raised quietly like royal daughters. A red covered book was sent to Miss Sands, a toy pistol cap exploded with a lewd report as she opened it, then laughter followed. Noted attendees at a casino gathering include Stuyvesant Fish and Henry Symes Lahr among others. A Newport rumor links a quintet at the New York Yacht Club to sending such books to friends.
Philadelphia attorney Seeiang presents certificate to challenge the legality of a ceremony amid claims of a possible mock marriage involving Miss Cunningham. Lawyer argues the act does not alter a cent’s status and seeks clarity on the union’s validity.
A Washington cashier Miss Nettie Hall left the Willard Hotel with Cornelius Lee to Alexandria where they married at St Marys Church. She and Lee plan to reveal their union after time, with Lee keeping secret until then. The couple’s romance began years ago at the same Willard shop where Lee was a regular patron. The two will begin their new life together after discussing public confirmation of the marriage.
Mrs Roosevelt leaves Milan with her sister Miss Carow and youngest son after farewell by Milan officials. Theodore Roosevelt along with Archie Roosevelt will join their mother in Paris, then plan a autumn stay at Miss Caron’s Porto Maurizio villa awaiting Mr Roosevelt’s return from Attica.
Reports from London and Vienna detail a troubled engagement between Braganza and Miss Anita Stewart of Tulloch Castle Scotland. Disagreements over money and Braganza's status clash with religious concerns and potential royal considerations as Vienna circles question if the match becomes morganatic or if Braganza renounces claims to Portugal's throne.
Fraternal Day drew a large crowd to Mountain Lake Park for the annual chautauqua. The afternoon program featured the Od Fells with a special burton. Miss War Baret Stahl presented Dawn of a Tomorrow. Griffis lectured on Haunted Wanderer Things I Saw and Did. The Fairmont High School Band with guests performed.
A 1902 publication argues thought and matter share vibration and that eating varies in effect. It contrasts apples with arsenic and discusses how food and thought influence the body, asserting that all thought is one and questioning extreme dietary permissiveness.
Miss Flora McGill will give a religious song recital at Covenant tent on Sixteenth and Monroe streets northwast tomorrow evening from 7:30 to 8:00, with Miss Lydia Hughes Wil on piano. Rev Tyler Dennett will preach and address children on Walking Standing and Biting, with the sermon titled The Paradox of Love.
A woman testifies she and Mr Lauterbach visited an apartment on West Thirty eighth Street to see the groom before a hurried plan to marry. She alleges a wedding ring was placed on her finger during a ceremony then erased and returned. The witness recalls initials AL and details of a Pompton Lake upbringing. Attorney Raymond notes a witness to the ceremony.
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Representative Mann of Wilmington, and Vice President Moses of the Playgrounds Association attended a field day for boys at Southeast Park. Spectators watched winners crowned in various contests spanning ages up to 16 years.
A dramatic Bay area field day feature recounts a race where Rev Father Mok p and James Fo West lead a crowd as contestants contend in a treacherous course near Crescent and Stay at det lurs. The rider fell, doctors feared for a life, and the priest administered last rites before the rider died minutes later, marking a somber end to a perilous event.
A disjointed OCR fragment hints at a sports event with mentions of stands, a volley ball match, and various names. It references participants like Mer ney dmietu and Tyrer Me, with unclear scores and actions. The garbled text lacks coherent structure but suggests a school or club meet with spectators and officials.
A Western representative reports a lively exchange about who heads Commerce and Labor. Mr Nagel, the secretary, and Mr Magewa become the joke as Mr Stevers relays the info. The tone hints at shifting duties and Cabinet curiosity about leadership.
Excursions by special trains and steamer routes are announced for travel from Washington and surrounding areas to Gettysburg, Ocean City, Chesapeake Bay, and other seaside destinations with Sunday andMonday departures. The trips include steamer rides, bathing at seaside towns, and optional excursions with special trains from White House station. The Kentucky Minister Rev J L Blackburn will preach at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church Sunday morning, with multiple pastors sharing duties during summer.
Prices for imported Southwest Africa diamonds jump sharply as the imperial German government monopoly pushes higher wholesale rates. Analysts note better stones and rising American demand drive the increases. Also reported are yacht race results in Newport and upcoming church service sites in Washington, with mentions of Atlantic City access to the Post.
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