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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
19
August Sale Rugs Continue at Deep Discounts
Large lot of domestic rugs remains from several lines to discard this fall. Numerous patterns offered about a third off, including 9x12 Bigelow Wilton at 35 dollars, 9x12 Bigelow Axminster at 25 dollars, 9x12 Smyrna Rugs at 17.50, 9x32 Brussels at 13.50, 1-4x10 1/2 ft Wilton at 30, 3x1 1/2 ft Imperial Smyrna at 12, and 21-2x12 ft Imperial Smyrna at 7.30. Many others listed. Fourth Floor Moor Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigelow Axminster
Smyrna
Continuation Sale on Brass Bedsteads Offers Deep Reductions
Continuation of August sale on brass bedstead patterns with about one third off. Highlights include 4 ft solid brass bed with fillers and vases for 15.00, 41/2 ft enameled beds from 8.50 to 21.50, various styles in carmine, white, gold, and canary, all described as one of a kind. Second floor F St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sty.co
F St
Special Sale of Suit Cases at Equitable Building Basement
Up-to-date travelers can choose from three lots of Suit Cases at special prices. Light-weight Linen cases with steel frame and brass lock priced at 1.35. Leatherette light-weight cases at 2.95. 24-inch real cowhide leather salt cases with steel frame and leather corners priced at 5.00. Basement Equitable Building.
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Equitable Building
Guaranteed Sewing Machines Offer Five Year Guarantee
Guaranteed sewing machines praised for reliable, uniform performance and strong service. Models include New Victor and WW. & L. lines with prices from 10.50 to 35.00, plus Eldredge Automatic variants. Five-year manufacturing guarantee and similar repair period advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
Eldredge
Engagements and Society News From Washington
Engagement announced of Miss Katharine Franzisks Summerhayes to Mr. Robert Buchanan Beale the couple from Washington. The marriage of Miss Lucia Lee Newcomb to Mr. John Edward Bates solemnized in Owosso Michigan with family attendance and local officials. Guests include Dr and Mrs Alexander Lambert at Sagamore Hill and various civic and military figures visiting Washington area residences and events this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Franziska Summervhayee
Robert Buchanan Beale
Lucia Lee Newcomb
John Edward Bates
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hhs
Oyster Bay
Alexander Lambert
New York
Metropolis
Jeannette Thurbert
National Conservatory of Music
Katharine Franzisks Summerhayes
Colt
John W. Summerhayes
U.S. A
Col. Summerhayes
United States Soldiers' Home
Mr. Beale
Buchanan Beale
Maryland
Mr. Beals
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
H. M. Newcomb
John E. Bates
Dr. Hanks
Josiah Turner
Owosso
Mich
Turner
Seventh Circuit
Michigan
Washington
Mr. Bates
City note recall and marriage in Ontario binds Gibson and Cowles
In Cleveland Ohio on August 24 a wedding occurred as Miss Beatrice Walker married Mr J G Cowles of the city at Brantford Ontario. Cowles is a leading Cleveland financier who handled Rockefeller interests locally. The groom is sixty eight, the bride thirty six. Separately, Melvin A Werts of the State Auditor’s office led a Knights Templar pilgrimage to the Pacific coast for the triennial conclave in San Francisco with other officials and attendees.
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W. H. Rapley
Batchhelor
Gloucester
Mass
Walter
Barker
Clarendon
Atlantic City
R. Heawards
Aspinwall
Lenox
Arthur M. Payne
Senator Martin
Virginia
Hota
North Carolina
Rockies
Melvin A. Werts
Knights Templars
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Cal
Knights Templary
Beatrice Walker
J. G. Cowles
Cleveland
Ohtlo
Brantford
Ontario
Mount Bethel Baptists Hold Twenty Eighth Annual Meeting
The Mount Bethel Baptist Association met in Washington at the First Baptist Church for its twenty eighth annual session. Delegates elected officers W H Hickerson moderator and R B Page secretary. Five new churches were reported and addresses were given by several ministers.
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J. A. A Cyrus
W. H. Jefferson
W. W. Brown
Dr. Kirk
Alexander Wallbank
First Baptist Church
A. Barker
Potomac District Meeting Opens at Brown Memorial Church
The Potomac District Conference of the Baltimore annual A M E Church convened at Brown Memorial Church in northeast Washington. Rev. J W Wing led devotional opening. papers discussed covered Afro-American future, woman in church work, temperance, worldly amusements, church education, with ministers including Rev J P Powel Rev J F Wallace Rev F P Lewis and Rev L S Flagg presenting and guiding discussion.
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Potomac District
Baltimore
AM. HB
Brown Memorial Church
Fourteenth
EB Streets
Daniel P. Seaton
D. D
J. W. Wing
Charlotte Hall
P. J. Jordani
Trine Brown
Ebenezer A. M. 2
Washington
J. F. Wallace
Tee Bea
Maryland
G. A. Hawkins
W. E. Spratley
F. P. Lewis
St. Paul A. M. E
the Christian Church
L. S. Flagg
Dent Chapel
Bladens-burg
Fanny Devlin Berry Dead After Long Retirement
Mrs. Fannie Devlin Berry dies at Sixth and A Streets SE after nearly fifty years of retirement. Her husband Thomas Berry was murdered by her brothers years ago, a family murder that led to legal punishment for John and James Devlin. She died of heart disease, leaves property to cousins and others, funeral at Zurhorst’s, burial Congressional Cemetery. Also notes Chesapeake Beach Excursion resumption at 2 cent rate on Saturdays for remainder of season.
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Fannie Devlin Berry
Capitol Hill
Thomas Berry
Pennsylvania Avenue
John
James Devlin Berry
Miss Devlin
Zurhorst
Third
East Capitol Streets
Congressional Cemetery
Berryett
George Hing
Mary King McManus
Ambrose Bevier Lynch
New York
Venerando Pulizer
Martin Ping
Monitor Florida Arrives With Cadet Midshipmen at Seventh Street Wharf
The monitor Florida with about sixty midshipmen on board arrived off the Seventh Street wharf about 3 36 yesterday afternoon and anchored beside the Arkansas which arrived on Tuesday. The Nevada was reported off Indian Head and expected in early morning with a similar crew. The flotilla may include Worden Whipple and Hartford by week end, bringing six or seven war vessels to the wharf.
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Florida
Seventh Street
Arkansas
Indian Head
Nevada
Merida
Navy Department
Worden
Whipple
Hartford
Admiral Farragut
Lieut
Russell
Vreeland
Monitor Arkansas
Unity
Monitor
Alexandria
Annapolis
United States
Truxtun
Hornet
Naval Academy
Norfolk
Department of Engineering
Medals of Honor Exchanged Under New War Act
War Department issues new medals to replace old ones issued under the acts of 1862 and 1888. Recipients are urged to mail old medals and bow knots to the military secretary for replacement with new design medals and rosettes. Also notes naval personnel movements and Secretary Morton’s expected return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Congress
Miitary
Athens Ohio Tragedy Inquiry Reports Regulars and Militia Clash
Secretary Taft seeks speedy facts on the Athens provost guard clash last Friday night. Brigadier General Grant’s report via McClernand notes one militiaman killed and three wounded, with later findings including corps and battery transfers to civil authorities and the body found in the Hocking River. Further inquiry and a full report are promised from the Department of Lakes.
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Taft
Musde
Athens
Colt McClernand
Bates
St. Louis
Grant
Department
Fourteenth Battery Fields Artillery
Corp. Nelson
Fourteenth Field Battery
Hocking River
Duggan
Ohio
Secretary of War
McClernand
Fort Wayne
Wren Fourteenth
Submarine Shark Crew Rescued After Brief Sinking
Newport R I Aug 24 It became known today that while the submarine torpedo boat Shark was prepared for a submerged run near Brentons Reef lightship Monday afternoon she sank to the bottom in a hundred feet of water and remained there for some time before the crew could move her Lieut Nelson in charge with Lieut Shepley and eight men aboard the men displayed no excitement and tried experiments before the boat could be raised After forty minutes they surfaced the boat apparently undamaged and the crew were rescued by hand pumps
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
BR. I
Brentons Reef
Lieut
Nelson
Lieut. Shepley
Admiral Watson Retired After Long Naval Career
Rear Admiral Jonn G. Watson is placed on the retired list at age sixty two after service since 1856. He fought in the Civil War and Spanish American War, led the Eastern Squadron, and planned an Atlantic cruise that never sailed. He now travels in Europe studying foreign naval morale and will report findings to the Secretary of the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigsbee
Caribbean
Navy Department
Puerto Plata
Monte Christi
Carthagena
Venezuela
Jonn‘g. Watson
Spain
Atlantic
Kentucky
Watson
Europe
Secretary of the Navy
Military Maneuvers Near Annassas Virginia Relieve Capt Smiley
The report notes maneuvers to be held near Annassas Virginia with Vice Capt Samuel E Smiley of the Fifteenth Infantry relieved. Also announced is the acceptance of the cruiser Tacoma from Union Iron Works San Francisco under Commander R F Nicholson. The President accepts the resignation of Second Lieutenant Lucian S Breckinridge of the Artillery Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aanassas
Samuel E. Smiley
Fifteenth Infantry
Tacoma
Navy Department
R. F. Nicholson
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
Breckinridge
Lucian 8. Breckinridge
Artillery Corps
Army
England Wants Ice Men in Summer Crisis
From the London Lancet the piece argues pure ice for domestic use is scarce and often sold by fishmongers for cooling fish. It urges a dedicated ice supply service to keep meat poultry eggs and other perishables cold, reduce spoilage and improve health during hot weather. It stresses the urgency and health benefits of widespread ice access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Lancet
Hello Taft and the first great asset of his rise
Rutherford Corbin recalls meeting William Howard Taft in Cincinnati during 1900. The piece contrasts Taft’s signature greeting hello and his infectious laugh as defining traits, noting how his social warmth and energy set him apart among lawyers and statesmen. It mentions Chicago promoter Brown and the lure of easy investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Sates Court
Brest
Taft
Chase's vaudeville season opens with lavish acts and new acts
Chase's will lift the curtain again upon polite vaudeville next week for the seventh season. The management reports large advance sales and a daily box office for assignments and reservations. The program features Jewel's Automatic Electric Mannikin Theater, Frank Bush, Lew Bloom and Jane Cooper, Keno and Melrose, Mlle. Agoust with Charles Weston, Maton and Elliott, Vera Eng, and a maritime Columbus sequence. Also previews Why Girls Leave Home at the Academy and Kentucky Belles at Kernan's Lyceum featuring Ken tucky Belles and Murphy's Masquerade with many stars. The Marine Band plays at the Barracks later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase's
Popular Theater
Beieves
Jewel
Frank Bush
Lew Bloom
Jane Cooper
Keno
Welch
Melrose
Mlle
Lowie Agoust
Agoust
Charles Weston
Maton
Elliott
Vera Kng
Vitagraph
Christopher Columbus
Kernan
Lyceum
Whallen Brothers
Kentucky Belles
Reid
Gilbert
Terry and Elmer and Company
Alleene
Hamilton
Reliance Quartet
Sweet
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