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Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1906
Page
21
August Sale Bed Blankets Offer Wide Range
Continuation of August sale highlights nearly perfect wool blankets at savings of one quarter to one third off regular ERINE pricing. Defects marked as second are discarded, keeping quality high. Stocks include various sizes from single to extra wide, with crib blankets also listed and prices per pair. Second floor Eleventh Street.
Underprice Sale of French Lingerie Items
Undergarments for women are featured in a sale at third floor Eleventh Street store. Included are gowns petticoats drawers chemises and corset covers with handmade percale pieces and embroidered details. Prices range from 1.75 to 3.00 for several items and the selection highlights French percales and nainsook fabrics.
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Bath. O
Elaventh St
Women’s Court Ties and Sandals Arrive in Summer Styles
We announce a new shipment of Women’s Two-Eyelet Court Ties in patent kid and dull kid with sizes for summer. Also, a full line of Misses, Children’s, and Infants’ 5-strap Roman Sandals with patent feather vamps and kidskin tops, in hot-weather fashion. Sizes 5 to 8, 8.5 to 10.5, and 11 to 2. Masses’ and Children’s pumps in gun metal, calfskin, and tan Russia Catskin with welt soles and spring heels offered at 1.75 a pair on the third floor Tenth St.
Baby Record Books and Biographies for Mothers
A priced catalog of baby record books and mother memoirs. Titles include HE Biography of Our cp Baby by Edmund Vance Cooke with drawings by Bessie Collins Pease, Baby's Kingdom designed by Annis F Cox, and Baby's Days by Amy Neally. Various bindings and prices from $3.00 to $9.00. Book Dept Main floor Tenth st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cp Baby
Edmund Vance Cooke
Rhimes
Bessie Collins Pease
Annis F. Cox
Turkey
Morocco
Amy Neally
Tenth St
High-grade Toilet Articles on Sale at Main Floor
A display showcases Listerine small bottle Sanitet Powder Paste and Liquid Worl Barbone Mouth Wash 4805 Physician and Surgeons Soap Culicura Soap Ivory Keen Benoin and Almond Cream Eau de Quinine Hale Tonic Optime Tooth Powder Cashmere Bouquet Soap Kingsbry Freckle Remover Pinaud Brilliantine Headache Cologne in assorted bottles on the main floor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veree Pede Kingsbry
Pinaud
Brilliantine
Wedding of Miss Clarkson and Gen Robertson Headlines Washington Social
Social and personal notes from Washington detail the August 7 wedding of Miss Jean Clarkson of Haymarket Virginia to Gen Thomas Ross Robertson of Charlotte North Carolina at St Pauls Church in Haymarket. The event drew many local visitors and was followed by a reception at the Clarkson home before the couple departed for Moorhead City and other southern stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Clarkson
Haymarket
Thomas R. Robertson
Charlotte
N. C
Longworth
Washington
Oyster Bay
Cincinnati
Eighteenth Street
White House
Roosevelt
Princess Alice
Bar Harbor
Newport
Henry M Clarkson
Thomas Ross Robertson
N.C
St. Paul's P
Br. Cary Gamble
Thomas B. Clarkson
Florence Gilliss
Mary Prica
Bell Prica
Harriett Meade
Fanny White
May Beverly
Virginia
Francis A Ma
Henderson
Alexander B. Andrews
Raleigh
N. Ct
Wesentt Robinson
High Point
Hugh Clarkson
City
Joseph T. Cannon
William R. Robertson
Lee M Clarkson
Myra
Clarkson
Robertson
Gen. Robertson
North Rora
Gen
Mrs. Robertson
Gertrude Fowler
Bowling Green
M. McCullogh
North Carolina
Florence Gfilisa
Residence of Rev J B McLaughlin Wedding Plans
The residence of the Rev. J. B. McLaughlin at 19 Fifth Street Northeast is given as the wedding location. The couple will stay with the groom's parents for now and depart soon for the North. Upon returning they will reside at 425 Seventh Street Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. McLaughlin
Fifth Street
Seventh Street
Washington Nurse Weds After Dual Licenses
William F. Campbell Jr of Washington and Hat tie V. Rausch a nurse from Columbia Hospital Washington D C secured marriage licenses in Washington and Baltimore last week and married Saturday at noon at the home of Campbell's father. Rev Francis Powers S J of Loyola College officiated after a prior failed attempt the Catholic Church requiring banns to be published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Faul Street
Francis Powers
Loyola College
Campbell
Miss Reusch
Edwin Stevens Shines in Chase Theatre Opening Act
Edwin Stevens with Miss Marshall stars in A Night Out a lively vaudeville opener at Chase's featuring witty sketches clever character bites and a notable Xylophone solo by Mr Simpson plus the Rooney Sisters Juliet Wood and the Wilton Bros. A melodrama The Man of Her Choice runs at the Academy of Music with strong cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Stevens
Chase
Miss Marshall
Stevens
Misa Marshall
Schubert Quartet
Simpsons
Simpson
van Supper
van Cleve, Pete & Co
Maud
Rooney Sisters
Pat
Juliet Wood, & Co
Wilton Bros
Vitagraph Pictures
Academy
Academy of Music
Edward M. Simmonds
Georgis du Boia
Bob Evans
Fred Tolland
Nellie Walcott
Evans
du Bois
Mabel Morfant
Julius Marx
Aubrey Noyes
George
Linel Deybolt
Berenice Verance
Luna Park Attractions Highlight Johnstone Act and Navassars Band
Ralph Johnstone and the Navassars Undies Band top Washington Luna Park this week with bold bicycle feats and refined performances. Johnstone delivers precise, daring stunts without standard balancing acts, finishing with a steel incline dash and a forward somersault. Navassars Ladies' Band play to strong crowds, Miss Maa Louise Campbell praised for vocal artistry. Anvil Chorus encore proves popular as park features gain overhauls and additions. Majestic Theater bleak note, Drury Grand assault delays, Cole Johnson to open August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Johnstone
Navassars
Luna Park
Navassars Undies
Washington Luna Park
Johnstone
Navassars Ladies
Luna
Maa
Louise Campbell
Majestic Theater
Drury Grand ,Opera Company
Cole & Johnson
Fighting Bob to Head Mighty Naval Pageant Parade
Navy orders set the Atlantic fleet for a September 3 review by President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower. Forty five ships with 1178 guns, 812 officers, and 15,283 sailors to participate, including heavy guns and support vessels carrying coal, provisions, and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Oyster Hay
Navy Department
Iit
Bob
Robley D. Evans
Mnet
Dividon—Metne
Gagahtp
Nathan E Ni Mirnouri
Edwin C. Pendleton
Kennnelly
Edward B. Barry
Kearsarge
Herbert Winslow
Louislang
Albert
Waambers
Rogera H. Galt
Coxi- Tounder
Minneapolis
Radley A. Fiske
Tacors
James Tmith
Clevelast
John T. Newton
Denver
John C. Colwell
Army Orders Relieve Several Officers at Fort Riley Camp Mabry
Col Ernast A Garlington relieves several officers at Fort Riley and Camp Mabry in detailed transfers and observer duties. Capt Chariea T Menchet joins proper station after duty at Fort Riley. Maj Francie Kernan and Maj Samuel Reber reassign as observers at Camp Mabry. Maj William Moon and Maj David Dub Oakland moved from Camp Roosevelt. Capt James H McRae released from Fort Benjamin Harrison with reassignment. Capt John W Furlong decaied as observer at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Capt Peyton Merch and Capt Cornelius Dew detained at Chickamauga Camp. Capt George W Read relieved from Fort D A Russell instruction camp and reassigned. Capt George H Shelton detailed as observer near Fort D A Russell. Capt Sydney A Claman to rejoin station after Camp Ravenna encampment. Several officers commissions reset including Marshall, Qualtrough, Harden, Craven, Hood, and others. Navy changes include Walling to New York Navy Yard and various lieutenant orders. Norfolk detachment heads to Washington then Port of Pu. Purlian monitor to be commissioned. Maryland stationed with cruisers for China voyage. Mount Gretna hosts third week of National Guard camp with Connecticut and Maryland troops. Bonaparte to Lenox then Oyster Bay, Newberry to attend fleet reviews. Destroyer flotilla arrives at Rockport for near-term deployment.
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Stef. Bar Bdeen
Fort Riley
Kane
Chariea ‘T Menchet
Gomera
Besween
Hhe
Albert $. Cumming
Geserst
Kang
Francie J. Kernan
Camp Mabry
Austin
Tex
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Stett
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Camp Roosevelt
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Hin
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Mount Gratna
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Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
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Peyton Merch
Camp Chickamauga
Chickamauga Park
Cornelius Dew
Wilcot
General Stat
Camp Chickamauge
George W Read
Corp of Instruction
Fort D A. Russa
Wye
George H. Shelton
Staw
Fort D. A Russell
Sydney A. Claman
W. A Marshall
F Qualtrough
BE. EB. Harden
Ender
G. Mareh
J. BE. Craven
J. Hood
JH Bhiptey
Leewt
F. A Traut
R. D. Hasbrouck
EB Moeen
P. Symington
W. D. Brotherton
G. C. Day
J. R Pringle
F. Payne
Y. Stirling
C.A. Brooks
J . Babcock
G. W. Cantle
E. J Parker
J. 3. Shultz
A.B Trelan
B. T. Wall
J. O Downey
Edent
Powell
U. 8 MC
Cora
Navy boiler bid rejected sparks protest from Houston firm
Secretary Bonaparte rejected the lowest bid for boilers for the battleships New York and Massachusetts citing untested equipment. On City Boiler Company protested, arguing the boilers are a rearrangement of Helena and Wilmington units. Oil City firm submitted a written brief defending its bid and questioning the need for naval board testing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonaparte
New York
Massachusetts
Naval Officers
On City Boiler Company
Helena
Wilmington
Asiatic
Naval
Secretary of the Navy
Oil City
Hohenstein
Babcock & Wicox
May end in court martial for collision of battleships
A board of inquiry report on the Indiana Alabama collision off Bretten Reef near Newport, H I, is at the Navy Department. The voluminous document may lead to court-martials for several officers. The court included Capt Tiley of the Iowa, Capt Pendleton of the Missouri, Capt Niles of the Maine, with Lt Commander Terhune of the Maine as judge advocate. The Indiana required twenty five days at New York yard to repair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Inquiry
Navy Department
Iilindie
Alabama
Bretton Reef
Newport
H. 1
Court of Inquiry
Department
Bonaparte
Triak
Tiley
Iowa
Pendietton
Missouri
Niles
Maine
Lisut
Terhune
Dlinoia
New York
Bonaparte to rule on surgeons' court martial verdict
The findings in the cases of Surgeons Pease and Brown charged with gouging in promotion exams were sent to Secretary Bonaparte yesterday and will be decided by him by midweek. Defense briefs challenging rulings have fostered belief officers face adverse decisions. Brown and Pease were examined at the Washington Navy Yard and found to give very similar answers, prompting a court martial order after trials held last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease and Brown
Bonaparte
Brown
Peasé
Washington Navy Yard
Tutt Seeks Island He Bought Off British Columbia
Charles L Tutt president of the MIN Trust yacht Anemone off the Washington coast hunted for a ten acre inland island he bought off British Columbia near the San Juan group. Reports say he returned to Bellingham without finding it and may sue the seller if the land does not exist after an earthquake allegedly sinking the island on April 18.
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C. S. Toft
Olorado Springs
New York Times
Charles L. Tutt
United Stdtes Reduction and Réfthg’ Company
The
MIN Trust
of Washington
British Columbia
Bellingham
Wash
Tutt
San Francisco
Fairbanks to Open State Colored Exposition
President Fairbanks accepted an invitation to speak at the Ohio State Colored Educational and Industrial Exposition in Columbus on August 25. Governor Harris of Ohio and Booker T. Washington are also slated to speak.
Divorce Inquiry Begins Census Bureau Divorce Statistics Study
In New York City on August 18 Census Bureau chief William H. Jarvis began a wide inspection of divorces granted in Greater New York courts. The effort covers twenty years of data seeking causes and patterns behind marital separations, with detailed questions on marriage, service, alimony, children, and residency for each case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buran
New York
Wiliam H. Jarvis
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
Greater
Cage
Yeu Ho
Huabané
Bell
Veterans of G A R encampment draws 100000 in Minneapolis
Minneapolis greets Grand Army of the Republic visitors as encampment opens with a parade, reunions, and a controversial canteen issue. Candidates for national commander in chief include P H Coney, R B Brown, and C Burton. Governor Johnson hosts veterans in St Paul. fatigue fatigue death of H V Tilden noted.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Army of the Republic
Bustassa
P. H. Coney
Karinas
R. B. Brown
Zanesville
Ohio
Charlee ©. Burton
Missouri
Congress
South
Henry Wirt
Andertonville Prison
Grand Army Area
Wirt
Gov. Johnson
Capitol
St. Paul
Tanner
Grand Army
Bt. Paul
BH. V. Tilden
Antelope County
Nebr
Wave of Heat to Hit Washington Tomorrow
Weather Bureau warns of a hot wave from the Ohio Valley moving toward Washington and arriving tomorrow. Forecasts say today will be wet and cool, with heat peaking tomorrow but not lasting long. the bureau expects a relief by Thursday night or Friday.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Marcel
Ohio Valley
Setuniay
Whistling Snakes Fight Over Green and Water Tune
In Chicago a Mrs. Sheedy and neighbor Bryan each whistle The Wearing of the Green and Boyne Water. A large whip snake from each yard emerges, then the two snakes battle through a fence, one subduing the other. Both men are fined for fighting before Justice Brown.
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Chicago Chronicle
Patrick Sheedy
Thia City
Lover Bounty
Bryan
Sheedys
Mr. Sheedy
Sheedy
Wren Sheedy
Brown
Hollins
Death of George R Koonts at 700 Fourth Street Southeast
George R Koonts aged 92, long time Bureau of Engraving and Printing clerk, died of apoplexy on Sunday at his home 700 Fourth Street Southeast. He was son of Gen George S Koontz, once general agent for the Baltimore in this city. Funeral at 4 pm at home, burial at Glenwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George RK. Koonts
Nivy
Register Clark
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Fourth Street
Aoutheast
Koontz
George 8. Koontz
Baltimore
Gienwood Cemetery
Labor appeal to Roosevelt over Puerto Rico strikes
An appeal signed by 6000 American Federation of Labor members asks President Roosevelt to intercede for Puerto Rico workers. They claim Insular police collude with capital, hinder sugar plantation strikers, and import non union labor. Documents support charges. Gompers says the Porto Rican appeal follows his call to Roosevelt and cites conditions for workers.
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Apecsal
Waehington Rum
San Juan
P. R
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Inculay
Insular
Gompers
Porto Rica
Day and Daniel to Speak at McKinley Memorial Dedication
Columbus Aug 12 Justice W R Day of the Supreme Court and Senator John W Daniel of Virginia will speak at the dedication of the McKinley Memorial. The event, set for September 14 at the main entrance of the State House grounds, marks the fifth anniversary of the resident-?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
W. R Day
United States Supreme Court
John W. Daniel
Virginia
Would Have Died But For Cuticura Remedies
A mother's account of her toddler's severe facial sores and chest infection, persevering through doctors until trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment at her aunt's urging. After two months the sores vanished and the child recovered fully, remaining healthy since.
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RK. F. C
Wood- Ville
Conn
Comtete
Abe
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