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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
9
A Washington movement seeks to found a home for old horses and dogs, with owners supervising care and a central facility near the city. Led by R B B Chew Jr and others, the plan envisions ample stalls, paddocks, and sunny fields to shelter family pets that can no longer work, plus relief for overworked horses.
Health department figures show 147 deaths in the district for the week ended last Saturday, up from 106 the prior week and 107 in 1904. Of the deaths, 75 were white and 72 black, with kidney disease and pneumonia each at 20 deaths. The report notes rise in scarlet fever, diphtheria, smallpox, and births at 121, including 81 white infants and 40 colored, compared with 1904.
Albert A Wilson James F Oyster and William T Galliher appointed to appraise land for a plaza around the union railroad station were sworn in by Justice Barnard and will begin testimony next Tuesday in City Hall. Brooklyn tourists visit Washington and tour local hotels, with ads for meats, groceries, ice cream, and beverages interspersed.
The Southern Industrial Educational Association has been incorporated to establish and maintain schools for practical and industrial education of white children in the South. Incorporators include Mrs Martha Gielow of Greensboro Alabama and others from Arkansas and Alabama. The Capital Life Insurance Company was incorporated with $250000 capital, with incorporators E W McCormick R S Donaldson and S A Terry.
William H Santelmann wrote to Charles Strine in Washington asking permission for the Marine Band to serenade French actress Sarah Bernhardt upon her Sunday arrival. He follows precedents set by Garda Republicaine who serenaded her in New York. Bernhardt’s special train with private car Pilgrim arrives at 3 p.m. at Pennsylvania Station and the band will greet her there before playing at the Hotel Arlington.
A compact set of monetary figures and codes listed as 200 BOTS 13.75 16.75 19.75 823.75 B28 75 33.75 without accompanying context or narrative details.
Mme Bernhardt arrives with her Paris company to perform at the Be lasco Theater in Washington. Monday opens with La Sorciere and Camille, followed by Adrienne Lecouvreur and Angolo, with Sappho La Tosca and Phedre on later nights.
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