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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1909

Page

36

Tariff Clarifies Missing Links in Campaign Contributor List

The last election battle highlighted gaps in disclosed donors to the party fund and its managers. A national committee and treasurer faced questions as names and payments were reviewed. The editorial notes the push for transparency mirrors earlier calls to publicize contributors and checks to fund managers.

Washington Ats Ongiévvisional Syretai Ale Ately Bane

Fragmented OCR Text About a Royal Marriage? unclear fragment

The provided OCR text is garbled with many misspellings and missing context. It appears to mention a marriage or union involving a Roman noble, names like Eosvti Moss Aue and Fon rf ar otter, and references to individuals such as Mrs 1 TF Tranees Hoe and Lene. The fragmentary content makes it impossible to identify a clear event, date, or location.

Arner Perry Seth Fae Povo el Mont

Vanderlip in White Tuxedo at Beach Event

A man described as Vanderlip wore a white tuxedo at a coastal gathering near Fort Beach. Witnesses noted his formal attire during an evening event with attendees dining and discussing civic matters. Authorities remind attendees to dress appropriately for formal occasions and to observe local event guidelines.

Assault Case Stirs Newport in Civil and Criminal Pleas

A Newport man faces assault charges and a civil suit against him as detectives pursue the case. Witnesses recount a Wednesday night confrontation. one defendant allegedly admitted guilt and paid a fine while another case involved Mr Andrews with a weapon found on Mr Weed.

Newt Lei James Lidetthia Jamsama Walt Samtreys Cem Mr Andrewy Walters Lotas Wood

Harvard seeks sanction for a memorial bridge over the barrier

Harvard College Corporation plans to press the War Department to reconsider its refusal to sanction a memorial bridge over the barrier to the Stadium. The proposal stems from a wealthy donor and faces opposition since the old wooden bridge is seen as hindering commerce. Harvard asserts coal shipments could bypass the bridge. the Watertown arsenal, currently reached by land, has suffered no major disruption. President Taft and Secretary Dickinson are pressed to intervene, with Senators Lodge and Spee dily aiding.

Aston Dippatch New York Tims Harvard College Corporation War Department Barlea Ins Itexand Ite College Watertown Arsenal Tawell Harvard Cotult H P Walcott Dickinson Senators Lodge Ig Beng Taft Lowell Wallae Neemiergy

Cuban minister Velez denied recall rumor in Havana note

A Havana dispatch reports a rumor that Cuba asked for recall of Carlos Garcia Velez, the Cuban minister in Washington. The American chargé d’affaires is said to have delivered a note. Velez called the rumor persistent and was disturbed, while U S officials deny any recall action.

State Department Havana Carlos Garcia Velez Adee New York The Herald Deacing Affairea Senom Pakalodes Gomes Washington Ten Velez Carlos Garcia Velez Cuba State Department Hs

Oil King Meets Socialist in Cleveland Church Parley

Special to The Washington Post. John D Rockefeller and Henry H. H. Handelw met after a Sunday service at Kudt Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland. They clasped hands and exchanged polite words in a brief, ceremonial moment centered in the church aisle as the two men placed themselves opposite each other near the pulpit.

Washington Eand Assole Ming

Edison’s New Invention Crushes Bowlders For Cement

A new machine developed by Thomas Addison in New Village, NS, weighs about 49 tons and uses two large 7 frencile tans rollers inside a KiKunite hopper to crush bowlders and Hindi rocks into smaller material for road making. The device, with magnetic lifting, is claimed to reduce cement cost materially by producing fine input from a single bowlder weighing around 32 to MU tons.

Edison Bashington Thomas Addison Thee

Hammond Seeks No Office Amid Golf Rivalry Remarks

John Hays Hammond says in a Washington Post interview that he will not pursue political office and has no desire to shape policy. He identifies as a Taft Republican and explains choosing China service over Europe, noting ambitions beyond political ranks.

Washseton Boston John Hays Hammond aMlee Himmona Tafts Miister China

Wright Earns Claim as Franklin Portrait Artist, Hart Says

Boston August report states Charles Henry Hart argues Joseph F Wright, Philadelphia artist, painted or copied Franklin portraits in Corcoran Gallery and Boston Public Library. He cites Burlington House Royal Society portrait and matching color schemes as evidence. Hart contends a photo comparison supports Wright as the original painter or creator of afterpieces.

Canvan Sams Burlington House London Philadelphia Hart Boston Charles Henry Hart Benjamin Franklin Corcoran Art Gallery Washington Duplessis Frank UN Greuze Joseph F. Wright Franklin Royal Society Wright Joseph Parkes Harts United States Corcoran Gallery Boston Public Library Joseph Wright Charles Sumner Gardner Grewer

Morgan Aided Free Art by Hoston Figures In Debate

Mrs William Werson Hamilton, daughter of a financial magnate, says Morgan aided free art by opposing duty on objects of art. She argues his motives were unselfish and notes he has no plan to bring the collections into the country. She cites his work with Widener, Shonis, and Taft brothers as shaping art collection policy.

Hoston Ug Ww Morgan William Werson Hamilton Alen Rue Marcenay Widener Theodore Shonis Charles P Taft Surnass Hamilton Anancier Enerey

Pope Drives Car in Vatican Gardens For First Time

The Pope, after centuries of objection to motor vehicles, rode in a new automobile gifted by American Catholics. He traveled through the Vatican gardens Saturday at about 12 miles an hour, expressing pleasure and saying he would likely take similar drives in the future.

Washington Ham Vatican Gardens

Two Dead After Storm Over Ohio River Claim

A severe electrical storm struck Ohio causing downed wires and several fatalities. In Newark a cloudburst swelled Log Pond. Frank Meneally, a former councilman, drowned while trying to save property. The Simon Slough Bridge near Newark washed away as a Toledo and Chicago Central freight train crossed. multiple cars fell into the creek. Fireman Pabrick Theem of Bucyrus likely fatally injured. Findlay report cites $75,000 in damages from the storm.

Gristow Charles Arnold Ohio Newark Frank Meneally Hia Simon Slough Toledo and Ghig Central Pabrick Theem Bucyrus Findlay

Snake Scares Him to ERIN Inshman Quits Farm Fear

Special to The Washington Post from Taylortown New Jersey August 16 1960 Terence Breen a young Irish immigrant arrived in the United States three months ago sailed for Ireland yesterday after a giant snake on a farm near Grew frightened him. He dropped his scythe and fled to a farmhouse as a ten foot black moccasin or similar snake slithered through corn. Neighbors fired at the creature but Breen believed it was a monster and soon returned to Ireland where he notes there are no snakes.

Young Inshman Washington Post Taylortown United States Terence’ Breen Ireland Nicholas Boroull Gre Sproul Cornfeld Breen

Lincoln pennies pass for nickels in telephone pay stations

Reports from Washington describe a penny war as Lincoln cents circulated as nickels to pay for calls. Collectors unlocked pay telephones found pennies in the coin boxes, prompting the telephone company manager to consider action as the trend disrupted coin usage and cashier routines.

Lincoln Tne Treasury Washingtoniana Telephone Company

Pellagra cases linked to Bartonville asylum deaths

Reports from Dr H Lavnier of the United States Marine Hospital Corps state that two Bartonville Insane asylum patients died of pellagra after moldy corn exposure. One case involved a tub death in 1907. a nurse associated with the 1907 patient was discharged for negligence.

Peorta Hl Bartonville Insane Asylum H Lavnier United States Marine Hospital Corps Ono la Iide Bartonayille Anni Newton 4Eller

Evans and Wife Reconcile to Seek Osborne Punishment

Naval constructor Holden W Evans and his divorced wife reconcile and may remarry while joining forces to pursue punishment of Lieut Wayne Osborne of the monitor Cheyenne. Mrs Evans agrees to testify at the court martial, reopening the case, per close friends.

Qaborne Apedal San Francisco Holden W Evans Wayne Osborne Monitor Cheyenne Evans Osborne Svars

Girl Runs Away From Osk Bank Boarding School Found Hiding

Marguerite Haley, 12, disappeared Thursday from a Lake Geneva area boarding school near Williams Bay. She was found last evening in a well digger’s home after a three day search. She said she left due to strict rules and disliked Miss Fellows and Mrs Fellows’ mother. She planned to go to her father in Nebraska, taking $5 to pay her way, and waited at Williams Bay for word from him, noting she could see the depot and trains from the house.

Tae Washington Peat Chicago Marguerite Haley Osk Bank Lake Geneva Williams Bay Mary L. Fellows M A Ahrens Misa Fellowa Ciry Meena H A Haley Norfolk Nebr Beatrice Winder Miss Fellows

Against Law to Raise Dead Sparks Probe in St Louis

Mrs Freda DottlY, a clairvoyant healer, revived a malnourished infant declared dead. The incident prompts an official investigation into whether reviving the dead by nonmedical means is illegal unless performed by a licensed physician. The child is now reported well and strong.

Freda Dottley Health Department Dottlofes St Lous Dottoff Bunal

Thirteen Month Calendar Idea Debated by Inventor

An inventor from New York proposes a calendar with thirteen 28 day months and an Anno Day added to December plus a Midawny Day in leap years. The plan shifts weeks and months to start on Sunday and end on Saturday, enabling dates for anniversaries in advance and urging a joint commission review by 1923.

New York Jales Caesar San Francisco Geen

Merging of Mexican Railroads Under Government Holding Company

The Springfield Republican notes that Mexico’s two main rail lines merged under a state majority holding, yielding a substantial surplus in the first five months. Critics warned of strain, but the arrangement is praised as a public ownership lesson, while an English expert contrasts it with U.S. regulation as a failed model.

Springfield Republican Mexico Namsa Mideworth

Legacy Leaves Two Thousand To Old Rival In Bitter Romance Tale

Special to The Washington Post from Hackettstown NJ recalls a half century of jealousy and marriage for Jonnie Silford and Jimmie Butler. The tale follows divorce, remarriage, and eventual proximity as James Butler dies in the West leaving $2600 to Joe Kithkart for stealing his former wife.

Washington Post Hackettstown Cartein Blairstown Jonnie Silford Josephs Kithkart James Butler Wext Jimmie Butler Jennie Salford Jot Kithkart Jimmie Bute Joe Kithkart Butler West

Intensive Gardeners of Paris and Belgian Plots Profit Tales

The article surveys French and Belgian intensive market gardens around Paris, noting small plots yield high income. It describes high-wariness methods, glass houses, and multiple crops per season from quarter to four acres per garden, with profits often reaching around a thousand dollars yearly per gardener. It highlights long-standing family traditions and specialized urban plots shielded from winds, with detailed planting sequences and rapid turnover from radishes to cabbages.

Cirouit Paris Nemnrais Gardens Seine Hugh Louis Philippes Jeanto Spanioof Hamburg Lorna

Porter’s Whiskbroom to Go

Special to The Weanington Pos Cheaga Augibe The time honored train porter with his attendant clouds of dust cinders and germs is replaced by a modern vacuum cleaning system proposed to be applied to upholsteries and carpets on next trains. Vacuum apparatus will be fitted on limited trains to Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington with telephone messages at terminals and three daily news bulletins.

iilWay Pacific Craft Cifeara Great Northern Northern Pacific Tfarington &3

Four Trunk Tree Guards Cleaver Carver Estate

A novel four trunk tree along Summer street in Billigewater frames the carriage approach to the late Cleaver Carver of Colin gin fame mansion. Residents praise the massive arboreal feature and vow to preserve it as a local landmark for future generations amid neighborhood pride. The piece ends with a nod to The Washington Post available daily at Youngs Ocean Pier near the Beard walk.

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