Term store hours update as five o'clock closing stated
A note indicates the term store will close at 5 o'clock during the heated term. On Saturday a st f.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
13
A note indicates the term store will close at 5 o'clock during the heated term. On Saturday a st f.
New fall collection of tailored women suits highlights long coats knee and hip pleats and mannish sleeves. Prices range from 16.50 to 22.50 with blue black serge herringbone serge and homespuns in various sizes and shades. Third Floor West shows the selection.
Last week draws buyers to a rare fur collection offered at a fourth to half off regular prices. The dealer touts elegant pieces, many one of a kind, promising exclusivity and strong investment value for women seeking affordable luxury. Only a few days remain.
A New York party led by H. Z. Bowleld and J. M. Andrews arrives in Halifax and plans a two week to month long expedition to Oak Island to recover Captain Kidds hoard using new diving and engineering apparatus. They claim records may back effort if treasure exists.
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports the Metropolitan Opera Company paid Mrs. Heinrich Conried, executor for her husband, more than 90 001 promised upon his retirement as manager. The payment followed his departure to Europe and was later challenged as no longer the company's responsibility.
Justice Glegerich ruled on the final decree dissolving the marriage of Mrs Heian Kelly Gould and Franke Gould. The decree removed the stipulation allowing Mrs Gould to resume her maiden name. It notes Mrs Gould may choose to adopt a new surname instead.
Exiled envoy Hussein Kiazim Bey departs Europe aboard the Mauretania after a stay at Manchester by the Sea. Costa Rican minister Benor Calvo returns from Besitle. Mentententiary to Mexico and others plan postings. Assistant Secretary Huntington Wilson and embassy staff head to Washington, with naval attaché Ritemenn returning to Beverly. Clergyman weddings mark autumn social season, including Clara Reagan and Henry Clay Stook, and Elizabeth Young and Herbert Draper Gallau det. Post-wedding travels set for the Mayer and Gallaut families, with couples to reside in Boston and Washington after October 1.
A crowded lineup previews Chasen’s Secant Week with Cecil Lean Holbrook and more, plus Howe’s Travel Festival featuring H. M. S Montague recreations, royals aboard an Italian cruiser, and Mrs Crosby. Local social notices list gatherings from Newport to Atlantic City, with theatre, park, and vaudeville dates. Harold Vosburgh leads Wanted by the Poles at the Academy through next week. Luna Park, Glen Echo, and New Lyceum showcase diverse entertainments as summer winds down.
Snippets recount King Alfonso of Spain deferring his wife’s will, Queen Victoria’s strength, Ena of Battenberg’s thistle prank, Taft family golf chatter with Robert Taft excelling beside his father, and social columns detailing Vanderbilt and Keppel rumors denied, divorce chatter, and Newport charity entertainments with local attendees and performances.
American delegates T W Brophy of Chicago Charles Engler of North Carolina and Charles Rodgers of Worcester spoke at the dental congress in Berlin. They were hosted at a banquet at the W D Miller Club tonight as the meeting devoted time to papers presented by the Americans.
A. K. Dcher of the Department of Agriculture argues cats kill millions of wild birds annually and questions their value as rat and mouse destroyers. He notes some predators, like the tailed hawk, control mice but may shift to other prey when pest populations fall, affecting crop protection debates.
A London press dispatch claims dieting is global, led by England’s king, while doctors largely agree on vital matters yet diverge on details. The piece laments hurried meals and indiscriminate mixing, urging slower, single-item eating to restore natural appetite.
Superintendent Sylvester defends hat pins as a protective device for women in Washington, arguing Paris regulation to compel guards is unnecessary. She compares city safety to Baltimore and St. Louis, saying hats pins offer protection without concealing weapons and urges attention to umbrellas as a possible risk.
Prince Chun, regent and father to the young emperor, is seen as the driving force behind a new constitutional system in China. He has studied Western progress, vows to curb corruption, and seeks to unite provinces under a parliamentary budget while cautiously preserving Manchu rule. His stance signals reform amid dynastic tensions and foreign pressure.
Wilkes Barre August 25 A local youth Waiter B Kitebee was arrested on suspicion of burglary after lingering near a girl he courted. A neighbor alerted police and he was jailed. James Livya testified Kitchen courted his sister-in-law and admitted lingering near the house while trying to muster courage.
Philadelphia Aug 2 William Taggart announces he will remain a bachelor to satisfy his brother’s will and receive a legacy of 15,000 dollars plus valuable lands in California. The California estate, once seized by an uncle who died long ago, was left to David S. Taggart on the same condition, and has now passed to William.
The Turkish ambassador informed the State Department that future holidays in Turkey will include the constitutional anniversary on July, the anniversary of the act on the throne of Sultan Mehmed Khan V, and the Hairant festivals among others. The message lists dates with partial wording and unclear year references.
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