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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1909
Page
12
The testimony recaps Virginia Wardlaw and Mrs Martins recounting events at the Orange House the day before Ocey Snead’s death. Virginia slept on the kitchen floor and Martins questions why Ocey was killed while insurers and police questions loom.
Friends and dignitaries gathered at the Belst chapel for funeral services honoring Phil Thompson a former Kentucky representative. The Rev Hore McKim led the ceremony with remarks about Thompson fidelity to the Confederate era and his place in Kentucky and Washington circles. A large turnout from Bor Tucks and Louisville attended as family and colleagues reflected on his public service.
Report summarizes a chaotic gathering where Dr Huge and Lembutis discuss cocaine and gambling, naming venues in Uhookik WA and various individuals. Mentions a church, a chamber of commerce, and civic leaders in a tense exchange about reform efforts and public behavior.
A historic Catholic University of America ceremony invested Dr Thomas J Shahan as a monsignor, presenting the papal brief creating him a domestic prelate of the pontifical household. Cardinal Gibbons led the rite with a Latin papal brief read by Rev William Turner.
The Ret Bele Oldegeering O TW Commussary of the Holy Land was called to condemnatory week by the death of Lis otter She. She was buried Wednesday on her sixty seventh birthday. A nephew of Father Bede, Mrs Uldegee-ing, offered the eulogy at the Franciscan Monastery in Brooklyn. Father Hee plans to return to Washington for Christmas services at the Franciscan Monastery in Brooklyn.
Eugene A Chatin, a late Prohibition candidate for the presidency, noticed mislabelled portraits in the Capitol. Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were swapped until orders restored them to their correct frames during summer relighting of the Senate collection.
The annual TM convention of the American Academy of Arts met at Continental Hall with over 20 delegates present. William Degt fowalls presided and thanked members for their efforts, while James Ford Rhodes opened with remarks on the rise of the United States. Hermita Parker spoke on contemporary themes as Wentworth Alesington discussed topics including The Capitol and figures such as Ward Howe and Spits Ward Howe.
The Jeanes fund trustees led by President Dillard discussed expanding the 91 000 000 in legacy from Miss Anna T Jeanes of Philadelphia to aid colored rural schools. The board authorized 152 teachers and appointed Prof BC Caldwell as assistant, aiming to boost 170 rural schools and 172 colleges in the South with teachers, organizers, and extension work.
Coast artillery dance weather forecast from the Weather Bureau in Washington details disturbances over central regions and a warming trend through the Mississippi Valley. Winds shift along the Atlantic coast with forecasts for rain in southern states and a cold wave in the Midwest. A house sale listing at 1621 O Street Northwest notes six rooms and bath with planned improvements by Rev John Chester on behalf of J W W Reimhart.
The Department of Agriculture under Dr John R Mohlershlet conducted tests since June to fix a standard for veterinary tetanus antitoxin. A large majority of manufacturers agreed to comply with the standard. Bacteriologist Dr Adolph Ufcarn and Dr Bichter urged establishing a controlling yard for interstate commerce and urged adoption of the standard in public health services.
Doctors remain cautious about a reported polio serum from the Rockefeller Institute New York. Clinicians doubt a cure yet agree that prevention is possible with vaccines or antitoxins, noting past serums rarely cure while some prevent.
The Chevy Chase Hunt season’s best sport featured a brisk, wind driven hunt despite bad weather. Miss Bell and Capt CF Sowerby chaired the clubhouse table with Dr J Breckenridge Bayne and Mr J F Knutsted attending. The party gathered at the meeting place where New York sportsman and others joined the huntsman and pack to sample Garret Park cover as hounds cast and quickly drew a Moe away, delivering the best woodland hunt of the year. The quarry eluded the field, leaving the day to be admired as a top hunting outing.
Director W Tolman of the Newark Museum of Safety and Bankation will lecture on accident prevention Tuesday December 2 at George Washington University. The talk, under Washington Society of Engineers, cites 40000 workers killed or crippled yearly due to missing safeguards and notes vast economic losses from preventable accidents across industries. The New York Museum of Safety and Sanitation supports factory safety efforts nationwide. Dockstader and merrily troubadours will visit National Press Club rooms the night after theater. Members may bring a guest.
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