NEWSPAPER MEN DINE ENTERTAINMENT AT WILLARD LUNCHEON
Washington Post staff members gathered in the New Willard red room for a luncheon hosted by the paper. They enjoyed toasts, sketches lampooning newsroom life, and a mock eight page Post edition, with office staff and telegraph editors playfully spoofed.
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Washington Post
New Willard
Huncheon
Variega Staffa
Post
Mia
Globe
Telegraph
L Tetal
Sporting
Post Jr
Capt John Mullan Dead After Civil War Service
Fragmentary obituary notes Captain John Mullan long associated with military service and westward command. It references battles, postings at Annapolis and Washington, and a late career extending into retirement, with scattered place names and dates lost to damaged text.
Brig Gen Edger Y Retired From Service
Brigadier General Len Howe of Indiana has been appointed to the vacancy in the artillery corps with the grade of brigadier general. He served in campaigns against the Trollang forces and under Gen Crook in the Powder River expedition. From 1513 to 1898 he performed garrison duty and later commanded artillery defense of the Potomac. He was commissioned as a captain in the Forty seventh volunteer infantry and sent to the Philippines in 66.
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Wanfichl
Walter Howe
Coast Artillery
Fort Hancock
Oast Artillery Corps
Len Howe
Indiana
Military Academy
Shett
Back to Golden Gate First Squadron of Pacific Fleet
The first squadron of the Pacific Fleet in the Orient is re routing its voyage. California South Dakota and Colorado move to Woosung then Yokohama for a two week stay around New Year. West Virginia Pennsylvania go to Nagasaki, Nagasaki area. Entire squadron to assemble at Yokohama mid January and sail to Honolulu then San Francisco in February.
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Orient
Navy Department
Tennessee
Washington
Woosung
California
South
Dalcott
Colando
Warland
Naga Otk
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Hongkong
Nagasaki
Hona Lia
Honoluy
San Francisco
Whl
Hawaiian Islands
Divorce case names Edwin E Martin in New York court
The divorce suit of Edwin E Martin, a Brooklyn merchant, against his wife Mrs. Etta Hamilton Martin, was decided today by Justice Crane in the New York Supreme Court. Two corespondents were found in fault. the husband claimed a daughter of the Reverend Key Benson Hamilton, a Methodist minister and former president of Walton University in Ebenville, Tennessee.
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Fis Smt
Agar
Etta H Marty
New York
Edwin E Martin
Commission
Etta Hamilton Martin
Brooklyn
Morse Loses Appeal in Banker's Case to Face Prison
The New York case reports Judge Hough denying a new trial for Charles Morse on grounds of juror intoxication during the trial. An immediate stay motion failed, with permission granted to pursue a writ of error Friday or before the full court. Justice Wise indicated no loophole, and Morse’s wife Clara Morse is said to accompany him if prison becomes necessary.
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Hough
United Stats Eircult Court
Gharies W Morse
Nermesson
Crewlt Court
United State District Attorney
Wise
Todsys
Tully
Lacombes
Net
Priday
Lough
Littleton
Wr Morse
Mores
Orreec
Mra Mose
A Gentleman and His Shirts Sold by West Bind Laundry
A prosaic note extols a well-bred man’s neat appearance and the value of pristine linen. It urges sending shirts, collars, and cuffs to the West Bind Laundry for laundering, promising collars and cuffs returned in good condition after a first wash.
Aeronautical Exhibit Opens at Young Men's Association
An aeronautical exhibit titled heavier than air will debut in the assembly hall of the Young Men's Christian Association on January 1. The event runs from 2:30 PM to 6 PM with music by the Mandotia Club and features about two dozen half size models of American and European aircraft including Bi planes and monoplanes, all crafted by organization members.
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Association
Repo
Mandotia Club
Wall
Cub
Progress on Aero Show at Convention Hall Exhibition
The Aero Club of Washington advances plans for an aero nautical exhibit linked to the January automobile show. Squier, chairman, and committee members report rapid progress and the entire Convention Hall rear wing reserved for the Washington Aero Club. Prominent donors include A P Warner of Beloit and Samuel Luctrell offering planes and motors. The project aims to draw citizens to a wide display of aircraft types, with Thomas S Walsh backing the effort as key organizer.
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United States
Signal Corpg
The
Aero Club of Washington
Ina
Convention Hall
Washington
Ip Warner
Beloit
Wis
Werner
Gmtisa
Warner
Rer
Aeronautical
Exhlatt
Samuel Luctrell
Cltq
Washington Aero Club
Thomas S’ Walsh
District of Columbia
Harevy Urme
Winle Medhg
Hig Country
Brightwood
Curtiss Free to Fly After Court Dismissal of Injunction
Court dissolves injunction halting Glenn Curtiss from free flight upholding his right to ascend as an aviator. The ruling ends a dispute with Augustus Herring over patents tied to automatic airplane controls. Separate dispatch from Parkersburg reports the sudden death of T O Bullock, noted attorney and former Carter estate figure, at age 54.
Severe cold grips Midwest as river pack, gas supply falter
Across Chicago Cleveland New York and St Louis the cold snap deepens with Chicago reading one degree above zero and Cleveland at minus one as gas supplies falter. Ohio River front damage worries river men while navigation between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati shuts for days. Pittsburg Wheeling and nearby harbors hold packets and coal fleets valued in the millions amid precautions to guard craft.
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Anielas Ueter
Ohio
Liverpool
Steubenville
Wheeling
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Pittsbure
Cincinnati
Pittsburs
Chisago Dee
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Xieveland
Clevvand
West Virginia
St Louis Mo
Mississippi River
Govermiment Observatory
Night Attack by Airships and the Retail Grocery Trust
An inflammatory discussion on rising grocery prices in Washington District markets. A Virginia farmer and a retail grocer dispute alleged price controls, cooperative buying, and wholesaler boycotts, arguing labor and transportation costs explain high costs while denying excessive profits. The piece condemns profiteering and points to government taxes and price pressure as core causes.
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J. Retailas
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Sway
Virginia
Tha
Airship War Plans Reported in Harbor Scene
December 2 1905 dispatch discusses airship importance in wartime, a possible new harbor fortification, and proposed large lock construction at Sauk Sta Marie. It notes ongoing aviation committee actions led by Representative Alexander and mentions dirigible deployment and coastal defense plans amid political debate.
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Thy Aviation
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Sauk Sta Marie
Nixon Death After Illness on Train Journey
William Wixon, vice president of Standard Mato Construction Co of Jersey City and brother of Lewis Nixon, died in Jersey City Hospital following a sudden illness on a Baltimore and Ohio train en route from Washington to Jersey City. The illness, believed to be heart failure following pneumonia, caused his collapse.
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New York
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Standard Mato. Construction Company
Jersey City
Lewis Nixon
Huilder
V Jersey
Baltimore and Ohio
Balloon to Aid Climb to Mount McKinley Attempt
A campaign planned in New York discusses using a large gas balloon without a basket to assist a climber toward Mount McKinley. The inflatable bag measures about two feet in diameter and will be gas filled to provide buoyancy, with a harness to connect the climber. A special apparatus is listed to prevent the balloon from striking the ground during ascent.
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Balloga
Brokaw Separa tion Suit Trial Documents Corroborate Financial Testimony
The Washington Post reports in December that the Mary Blair Brokaw trial for alimony faced a pause as John F McIntyre and others sought to align testimony. Brokaw admitted missing ledgers but promised a future financial disclosure. Witnesses described income, estate draws, and spurred questions about alleged settlements and Mrs Brokaws denials. The defense planned a full financial statement for Saturday to illuminate Brokaws income and assets amid disputes over wealth and conduct.
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York
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T Baldwin
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Eintyre
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Putnam
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J 8 Bache & Lo
Brakens
Baldwin
Broksyy
A Little Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts A Little Diapepsin as a fast digesting remedy for indigestion and sour stomach. It claims five minute relief from heartburn belching and nausea, urging readers to ask their pharmacist to view the formula on five cent cases. It warns against other so called cures and cautions against incorrect self diagnosis.
Taft Receives Congressional Callers On Ship Subsidy Plan
President Taft in group sessions yesterday, continuing a practice started by Theodore Roosevelt, greeted Senators and Representatives to discuss ship subsidy legislation. Dwight, House Republican whip, indicated the president’s recommendations would be followed by Congress, aligning with Humphrey’s bill. Taft also discussed railroad employe legislation with A. Roe of labor unions. He will depart for New York to attend his niece Miss Louis Taft’s wedding to George H. Snowden, with Helen Taft and Archibald Butt joining.
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Washington
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Conkrese ' A A. Roe
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Fréinmen
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Louis Taft
Henry W Taft
George H. Snowden
Helen Taft
Robert Eft
Archibald Butt
May Probe Morgan Deal Heads to Attorney General
The Attorney General seeks the names of purchasers of property tied to a Morgan & Co deal. JP Morgan & Co confirms ownership details and notes a recent dollar issue by I P Morgan & Co for the stockholders of eight companies involved.
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Washington Post
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Brealey
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Evinston court holds inquest on Oscar Reynolds death
In Evingston Justice Garba presides over an inquest into the death of Oscar Reynolds found Tuesday with two gunshot wounds. The coroner's jury could not agree on the cause. Lee Logwood Jim Logwood and Hudon Wilkins were held in $4809 each for the West Grand Jury after authorities stopped them while they were drinking with Reynolds.
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Theater Listings Feature Marlowe Sothern and Bellew Debuts
The Relasco hosts Sothern and Marlowe with new cast members from New York, presenting Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, and The Merchant of Venice. Kyrle Bellew stars in The Border of Bridges at The New National, with strong supporting players. Columbia hosts The Man of the Hour by George Broadhurst at the Columbia Theatre for a week from Monday.
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Marlowe
Sothere
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Relasco
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Miss Marlowe
Mr Sothern
Mica Marlowe
New Theater
New York
Charles Fronman
Kyrle Bellew
Alfred Sutro
George Alexander
Irene van Brough
London
Sutro
Mr Bellew
de Wite C Jennings Frank Connor
Nest Stallard
Eugene @ Bren
Gladys Hanson
Thomas Whiffen
Frances Comstock
J and
Jane May
Columbia
George Broadhurst
William A Brady
Joseph H Urismer
Savoy Theater
Parisian Widows and Musical Fun Show at National
A program of light musical comedy and operatic numbers features the Parisian Widows troupe with a two play bill including Ta tosors Boarding House and Tun in a Department Store. Also announced is Walter De ayacht’s jubilee with the New National Symphony Orchestra and Elmendorf Lectures by Dwight Elmendorf with five lectures beginning January 6. The event program includes Wagner Parsifal and Humperdinck fairy tale operas with noted soloists and a Monkey Day promotion starring Jack A Connelly and Peter the Monkey in Washington.
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Sedalm
Christy
Mote Sedelmeyer
Sgnor
Montella Barytone
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Moro Province Separate Government Proposal Report
Col Rain W Hoyt, commander of the Twenty fifth United States Infantry, urged Congress to create a separate Moro province government and put natives on reservations. He recommended using the islands for occupation, a coaling base, and a naval facility, reflecting 19th century prejudiced views of Moros as barbaric.
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Philippine
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United States Infantry
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The Heart of Alaska and The Ducklings At New Academy
The New academy screens The Heart of Alaska by Henry D Carey set in Alaska with a central female lead and elaborate scenic production. The Ducklings and a Beauty chorus headline the next bill with vaudeville acts and a rapid fire opening sketch The Janitor.
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New Academy
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Lyceum
Ducklings
77Eum
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UiMan
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Remond
Frank Demsel
Rances
Wijam Cullen
Hall Nogen
Nugent Della Pastele
Musetech
Wester Maryland Railway Company officers honored in new organization
At a board meeting in New York the officers of the predecessor company were elected to corresponding posts in the newly formed Wester Maryland Railway Company. The executive committee includes Frederick T Gates, George J Gold, Alvin W Krech, Edgar L Marston, Winslow S Pierce as chairman, with Mtr Gould, ET Jeffrey S Davies Warfield and President B F Bush serving on the aid committee.
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Man Confesses to Killing Woman Over Scolding
John A Johnson admitted fatally shooting Mrs Anns Shelley on December 1 after she upbraided him for not working. Judge Parish sentenced him to imprisonment as the body was found at the Shelley home near a lumber camp south of Haonivallis, with a month old baby nearby.
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