Newspaper Men Dine At New Willard Luncheon
Washington Post staffers gathered in the New Willard red room for a luncheon hosted by the paper. Editorials, jokes, and burlesques mocked newsroom life, from telegraph editors to office boys, as Gus Tholz supervised a full dinner and a post‑meal toast to The Post.
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Ih Telephone Company
Capt John Mullan Dead in Unknown Location
Fragmented OCR note recalls Captain John Mullan with mention of Whe fled, St Marys, and Annapolis. References to a long career, military service in northern territories, and a later retirement. Details are garbled, but indicate a memorial or obituary tone without clear dates or a single coherent event.
Brig Gen Walter Howe Retires From Coast Artillery Post
Brigadier General Walter Howe of the coast artillery retires from active duty due to physical disability after a long career. Howe served in campaigns against hostile forces, led artillery defenses at Fort Hancock, and held command roles including fort defense and period garrison duties.
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Walter Howe
Coast Artillery
Fort Hancock
Oast Artillery Corps
Len Howe
Indiana
Military Academy
Shett
Back to Golden Gate First Squadron to Leave Yokohama
The Pacific Fleet’s first squadron, now in the Orient, is redeployed by the Navy. California, South Dakota, Columbine, and others will move to Woosung then Yokohama for two weeks after New Year. West Virginia and Pennsylvania head to Nagasaki, with general assembly in Yokohama January 17 to depart January 20 toward Honolulu and San Francisco by February.
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Divorced From Choir Singer in New York Divorce Suit
Edwin E Martin, a commission merchant, sues Mrs Etta Hamilton Martin in Brooklyn for divorce. The suit names seven corespondents, two of whom are held in fault. The defendant is a daughter of the Reverend Key Benson Hamilton, a Methodist Episcopal Church member and former president of Walton University, evville, Tenn.
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Agar
Etta H Marty
New York
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Commission
Etta Hamilton Martin
Brooklyn
Morse Loses Appeal in Banker's Case to Enter Sentence
The New York court denied Charles Morse a new trial claiming jurors drank excessively during the trial. Judge Hough cited minimal alcohol use and jurors reading newspapers as not affecting verdict. A stay was granted to pursue a writ of error, with a further hearing set for Friday. Morse’s wife expressed distress at the development and may travel south with him.
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West Bind Laundry Offers Clean Shirt Service
A gentleman is known by his appearance and a well bred man learns early that clean linen denotes class. You will save expense by sending shirts collars and cuffs to the West Bind Laundry where they are laundered and returned in good condition.
Aeronautical Exhibit Opens at Young Men's Club
An aeronautical exhibit will open January 1 in the assembly hall of the Young Men's Christian Association. The event runs 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM with Mandotia Club providing music. About two dozen half size models of American and European heavier than air craft, including Bi planes and monoplanes, will be on display, made by club members.
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Progress on aero show at Convention Hall exhibit plan
Organizing the aeronautical display for the Washington automobile show in January. United States Signal Corps chairman O Squier leads the Aero Club committee, with the rear of Convention Hall reserved for the Washington Aero Club. Enthusiasm grows as aviators pledge machines, motors, and gliders for the exhibit, led by Thomas S Walsh and Samuel Luctrell, promising a wide range of flights and experiments.
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Curtiss Free To Fly After Court Dissolves Grounding
Aviation pioneer Glenn H Curtiss is cleared to fly freely as a injunction binding him to the ground is dissolved by Supreme Court Justice Coman. The ruling ends a dispute with Augustus Herring over patent control and company assets, with Curtiss seeking $276000 in damages and dissolution of the partnership. In a separate note, T O Bullock, a noted Parkersburg attorney and son of the late Gov A C Boreman, died suddenly at age 4? at the Boreman home.
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Severe winter grips US with record lows across West
The cold wave drives temperatures to 12 below in Charles City and near zero in Cleveland and Chicago. Gas supplies falter as West Virginia fields freeze, while Ohio River pack navigation is abandoned from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati. St Louis sees the Mississippi freeze at the outskirts and New York records frigid winds and 10 below readings as cold intensifies nationwide.
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Govermiment Observatory
Night Attack by Airships and Grocery Prices Debate
Long text discusses retail grocers, middlemen, and price control in Washington. A Virginia farmer and a Butter and Egg dealer critique high living costs, price fixing, and cooperative buying. It questions profit margins, labor costs, and government taxation while naming Cap Skol Eat with a dome on It, MG BRINE Street northeast.
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Airship warfare debate marks new harbor lock plans
December 2 1905 report discusses airships in wartime use and a proposed new harbor lock at Sauk Sta Marie with plans for dirigible deployment, river defense, and federal funding. It notes Representative Alexander and others backing aviation committees and a broader program including a large new lock as a world gravity project.
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Nixon Death After Illness On Baltimore Line
William Wixon, vice president of Standard Mato Construction Co of Jersey City and brother of Lewis Nixon, died in Jersey City Hospital after sudden illness en route from Washington to Jersey City. Heart attack and pneumonia suspected as causes following collapse on a Baltimore and Ohio train.
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Balloon ascent plan to reach Mount McKinley
In New York a balloon device without a basket is being prepared to aid a climber toward Mount McKinley. Aeronauts plan to use gas to lift the explorer, with a harness and belt to connect to the balloon and prevent collision with the mountain.
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Br tuned trial ends as Brokaw dispute over finances unfolds
In a tense Washington Post era case, Mary Blair Brokaw’s suit for separation proceeds amid admissions about income and finances. John F McIntyre and others press defenses as testimony and statements are corrected. The defense plans to present a full financial schedule Saturday.
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A Little Diapepsin Clears Stomach Troubles Quickly
A drug ad extols Panes Diapepsin for indigestion sour stomach and heartburn claiming five minutes relief after taking the five cent cases. It warns against self diagnosis of cancer or nervous disorders and touts complete digestion and absence of discomfort as prompt benefits.
Taft Begins Group Calls As He Sets Ship Subsidy Course
President Taft opened a new phase of his administration by meeting with congressional callers in groups. Informants say his ship subsidy plan has broad support, aligning with Humphrey's subsidy bill and the President’s recent messages. Taft will attend his niece Louis Taft’s wedding in New York with Robert Eft and Arch Butt accompanying.
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George H. Snowden
Helen Taft
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Archibald Butt
May probe Morgan deal seeks names of purchasers
Attorney General Grant Denman demands the names of buyers of telephone properties tied to JP Morgan & Co. The reply hints only the dollar value issued by Clarence Brown for Morgan stockholders applies. The letter asserts JP Morgan & Co owns the eight companies involved.
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Justice holds inquest on Oscar Reynolds death
In Eynthutrg Virginia today Justice Garba presided over an inquest into the death of Oscar Reynolds. Reynolds was found Tuesday with two gunshot wounds to the head. The coroner's jury could not determine the cause of death. Lee Logwood and Jim Logwood, who had been drinking with Reynolds, were held for the west grand jury at $4809 each alongside Huden Wilkins, who was stopped on his way to a church entertainment.
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Sothern and Marlowe Bring Shakespeare to The Relasco
The Relasco will host Sothern and Marlowe next week with a strong dramatic company. Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, and The Merchant of Venice headline the Renown cast. Kyrle Bellew appears at the New National in The Border of Bridges, a four act Sutro play. The Columbia Theater opens The Man of the Hour by George Broadhurst, a hit at the Savoy in New York, continuing four seasons.
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Charles Fronman
Kyrle Bellew
Alfred Sutro
George Alexander
Irene van Brough
London
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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
Musical treats and concerts announced in Washington world
A bustling season unfolds with Weber Rushes musical fun show, Parisian Widows and two comedies Boarding House and Tun in a Department Store. The Walter Deaacht jubilee marks a highlight with the New York Symphony Orchestra. Elmendorf lectures promise exotic travel topics. Wagner’s Parsifal, Humperdinck fairy tale, and a Peter the Monkey act headline diverse performances at the New National.
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Moro Province Government Proposed For Islands
Col Rain W Hoyt Twenty fifth United States Infantry governor of the Moro province urged creating a separate government for the islands and relegating natives to reservations. He recommended expanding occupation for coaling, sailors, and a naval base under U S control.
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New academy offers The Heart of Alaska and The Ducklings
The New Academy presents The Heart of Alaska by Henry D Carey set in the Alaskan heart region with a central female character and elaborate scenic effects. It also features The Ducklings with a Beauty chorus in a busy vaudeville program and a rapid fire opener The Janitor followed by further acts by noted performers.
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Wester Maryland Railway Officers Elected From Predecessor Company
At the board meeting in New York the Wester Maryland Railway Company elected officers of the predecessor company to corresponding roles in the new organization. The executive committee includes Frederick T Gates George J Gold Alvin W Krech Edgar L Marstot and Winslow S Pierce as chairman. The aid committee lists Mrs Gould ET Jeffrey S Davies Warfield and President B F Bush.
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Man Confesses Killing Woman Over Scolding in Wisconsin
John A Johnson admits fatally striking Mrs Anns Shelley on December 1 after she scolded him about not working. He was sentenced to imprisonment by Judge Parish. Mrs Shelley’s body was found at their home near a lumber camp south of Haonivallis by their children. a month old baby was present near the injured mother.
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