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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1906
Page
9
August Sale Bed Blankets Offer Readied for Quick Sale
Continuation of August Sale features practically perfect bed blankets at savings of a quarter to a third. Mills discard only minor Second quality due to tiny flaws. Sizes range from crib to extra wide. colors include white red gray and plaid mixtures. Prices from 2.75 to 9.00 per pair plus crib blankets priced per pair. Second floor Eleventh St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh St
Underprice French Lingerie Sale Offers Small Wardrobe Build
Undergarments for women draw buyers with low prices on gowns petticoats drawers chemises and corset covers. Hand made chemises in Percale and Bath, Drawers in French Percale, gowns in Nainsook, corset covers and petticoats feature embroidery and ruffles with prices ranging from 1.75 to 3.00 and 2.25 to 3.00 depending on style. Third Door Elaventh st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath. O
Elaventh St
Women s Court Ties Arrive In Patent Kid and Dress Shoes
A new shipment of Women s Two Eyelet Court Ties in patent kid and dull kid arrives with full size range for summer wear. Also on display are Misses Children s and Infants Roman Sandals with patent vamps and kidskin tops in hot weather styles Sizes and prices listed for several styles and finishes Third floor Ten th st.
Baby Record Books and Baby Life Narratives Catalog
Listings describe multiple baby record books and life narratives including HE Biography of Our cp Baby by Edmund Vance Cooke with illustrations by Bessie Collins Pease. Edition details include bindings in cloth silk Morocco and fancy bindings, prices from $3.00 to $9.00, offered by the 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 Toiletries and Cosmetics Listing
Main floor goods include Listerine small bottle Sanitet Powder Paste and Liquid Wo RL Barbone Mouth Wash Physician and Surgeons Soap Culicura Soap and almond cream Eau de Quinine Tonic Optime Tooth Powder Cashmere Bouquet Soap Kingsbury's Freckle Remover Pinaud's Brilliantine headache cologne bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veree Pede Kingsbry
Pinaud
Brilliantine
Wedding and society notes from Washington and Virginia
Social and personal items report Miss Jean Clarkson of Haymarket Va wed Gen Thomas R Robertson of Charlotte N C in St Paul s Church Haymarket. Washingtonians follow Longworths touring Oyster Bay Bar Harbor and Newport with uncertain hotel plans. Numerous society arrivals and departures, weddings, and travels populate the capital scene with General Robertson s reception and Raleigh and Washington connections noted throughout.
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
Couple Plan Northward Move After Marriage
The residence of the Rev. J. B. McLaughlin at 19 Fifth Street Northeast is cited as the couple’s wedding home for the present. They will stay with the bridegroom’s parents, then depart for the North and upon return reside at 425 Seventh Street Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. McLaughlin
Fifth Street
Seventh Street
Washington nurse wed after dual licenses in two cities
William F Campbell Jr of Washington and Miss Hattie V Rausch a nurse at Columbia Hospital Washington D C secured marriage licenses in Washington and Baltimore last week and were married Saturday at noon. The ceremony was at Campbell's father's home 92 Bt Faul street with Rev Francis Powers S J of Loyola College officiating. Their initial attempt Thursday was halted by Catholic Church publishing bans on banns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Faul Street
Francis Powers
Loyola College
Campbell
Miss Reusch
Edwin Stevens Leads Chase's Opening Vaudeville Bill
Edwin Stevens with Miss Marshall star in A Night Out at Chase's opening, delivering strong baritone work and sharp comedy. The program includes Schubert Quartet and Simpsons on instruments, plus The Rooney Sisters and other vaudeville acts. closing with A Thrilling Elopement. Also Stirring melodrama The Man of Her Choice at the Academy with a dramatic skin graft rescue scene.
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 Acts Impress At Washington Venue
Ralph Johnstone headlines the Luna Park program with daring bicycle feats on the Hippodrome floor at 4 and 9 15 pm. The Navassars Ladies Band draws praise in their final Luna performances and Miss Maa Louise Campbell is highlighted for her vocal artistry. Majestic Theater notes the Drury Grand Opera Company arrival delay and Cole Johnson’s August 20 opening.
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
Navy prepares the Atlantic fleet for a September 3 review by President Roosevelt aboard the Mayflower. Forty-five vessels with 1,178 guns and 812 officers will participate, supported by coal, provisions, and water reserves, under the command of Fighting Bob Evans.
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 Reflect Broad Relievals and Observers
Col Ernast A Garlington and Gen Stef. bar bdeen relieved from Fort Riley duties with transfers to proper stations. Many captains and majors detailed as observers at Camp Mabry Fort Riley Camp Roosevelt Mt Gretna Chickamauga and Fort Benjamin Harrison. A list of commissions and new assignments follows amid naval postings and upcoming fleet movements to China and Atlantic operations. Maryland troops train at Mount Gretna as National Guard instruction continues with Secretary Bonaparte and Newberry in schedule. Destroyers reach Rockport as flotilla arrives for duties.
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Hhe
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Hin
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Mount Gratna
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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
Maryland
National Guard
Connecticut
NAVY BOILER BID REJECTED PROBE CONTINUES
The Navy rejected the lowest boiler bid for battleships New York and Massachusetts after a board review. On City Boiler Company protests that the Helena and Wilmington style boilers, used on the Asiatic Fleet, were misrepresented. Secretary Bonaparte asked Oil City firm to justify why their bid should not be dismissed. The Hohenstein bid was $40,000 lower than the Babcock & Wilcox option in use by the Navy for over a decade.
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
The Navy Board of Inquiry reports on the recent collision of the Indiana and Alabama off Bretton Reef near Newport Rhode Island. The volume review suggests possible negligence by several officers and the court of inquiry chaired by Captain Tiley sent to Washington for action. The Indiana required 25 days of repairs in New York after the incident.
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
Findings in the cases of Surgeons Pease and Brown charged with oribbing during examination for promotion were sent to Secretary Bonaparte yesterday. Proceedings may be acted on by him midweek. Defense attorneys filed exceptions to rulings, fueling belief among naval officers that the courts may have ruled against the officers. Brown and Pease were examined at the Washington Navy Yard and their papers showed similar answers, prompting a court-martial ordered after trials last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease and Brown
Bonaparte
Brown
Peasé
Washington Navy Yard
Tutt Seeks Lost Island in Pacific Nonexistent Claim
Charles L. Tutt, president of the United States Reduction and Refining Co known as the MIN Trust, sails off Washington coast aboard the yacht Anemone seeking a ten acre inland island he bought near the San Juan group off British Columbia. Reports say he returned to Bellingham unable to locate it. If the land does not exist he plans to sue the seller, who alleges the island sank during the April 18 earthquake that wrecked San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 Exposition Address in Columbus
Vice President Fairbanks accepted an invitation to speak at the opening of the Ohio State Colored Educational and Industrial Exposition in Columbus on August 25. Gov. Harris of Onis and Booker T. Washington are also slated to speak.
Census Bureau begins divorce inquiry in Greater New York
The Census Bureau in New York begins a two decade survey of divorces and separations. William H. Jarvis leads a large team to inspect court records and collect data on marriage details, causes, service of notice, alimony, children, and other factors for each case.
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Buran
New York
Wiliam H. Jarvis
Census Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
Greater
Cage
Yeu Ho
Huabané
Bell
Veterans Gather In Minneapolis for Grand Army Encampment
The Grand Army of the Republic encampment opens in Minneapolis with an anticipated 100000 veterans and friends in attendance. Debate expected over canteen removal from old soldiers homes and a possible deprecation resolution, plus discussions on a Henry Wirt statue. Reunions and receptions mark the first day as governors and leaders join in ceremonies.
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Tanner
Coney
Kansas
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
Grand Army
Bt. Paul
BH. V. Tilden
Antelope County
Nebr
Weather Wave to Hit Washington Tomorrow Says Weather Bureau
A hot wave from the Ohio Valley is headed toward Washington and will arrive tomorrow. The Weather Bureau warns of heat rising to dangerous levels, promising a relief blow by Thursday night or Friday, with cooler conditions expected by Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Marcel
Ohio Valley
Setuniay
Whistling snakes pacified by rival tunes in city yard tale
Mrs. Patrick Sheedy and neighbor Bryan sparked a bizarre clash of two whip snakes by whistling different Irish tunes The Wearing of the Green and Boyne Water The snakes fought and then retreated to their refuges in a judge fined both men for engaging in the fracas in their yards
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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 SE
George RK Koonts aged 22 years? died of apoplexy at 700 Fourth Street Southeast Sunday. He was a longtime register clerk at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and son of Gen George S Koontz, once general agent for the Baltimore in this city. Funeral at his home at 4 pm with 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
Appeal to Roosevelt on Puerto Rico labor unrest
Six thousand members of the American Federation of Labor petition President Roosevelt to intervene for Puerto Rican workers. They accuse the insular administration of siding with capital, suppressing strikes on sugar plantations, and barring nonunion labor, urging action to improve local labor conditions. President Gompers notes the appeal follows earlier complaints and likely referral to Puerto Rico.
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Apecsal
Waehington Rum
San Juan
P. R
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
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Porto Rica
Day and Daniel to Speak at McKinley Memorial Dedication
Justice W. R Day of the United States Supreme Court and Senator John W Daniel of Virginia will speak at the dedication of the McKinley Memorial. The event, jointly sponsored by the city and county, occurs at the main entrance of the State House grounds on September 14, the fifth anniversary of President McKinley's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
W. R Day
United States Supreme Court
John W. Daniel
Virginia
Would Have Died But For Cuticura Soothes Child
A Woodville Connecticut mother recounts her year long battle with severe facial sores in her one and a half year old son. After two doctors failed, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment per her aunt’s suggestion. Within two months the child’s sores faded and he regained health, with no recurrences reported. The testimonial emphasizes Cuticura’s life saving claim and mentions using one cake of Soap and three boxes of Ointment.
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Egbert Shelton
RK. F. C
Wood- Ville
Conn
Comtete
Abe
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