Changes in Missions Conference With Mr Hay
President Roosevelt reviews diplomatic appointments as he nears the new administration. Choate will be replaced by Whitelaw Reid as ambassador to Britain while Porter may leave Paris and Charlemagne Tower and Robert McCormick are expected to stay in Berlin and St. Petersburg posts. Ambassador Power and Ambassador McCormick are touted for ongoing service and Hellamy Store is named to Austria Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitelaw Reid
Choate
Great Britain
Minister Canger
Mexico
Peking
Rockhill
Berlin
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Hay
Joseph H. Choate
Court of St. James
Britain
America
New York Tribune
United States
France
Porter
Paris
Hera Porter
Prince
McKinley
Yeats
Gen Porter
Charlemagne Tower
Germany
Rouert S McCormick
Hurst
Notice on Marriage and Death Notices Insertion
Notice states marriage and death notices inserted in The Washington Post may appear simultaneously in multiple newspapers upon application and without extra charge. Names of newspapers include New York Times Baltimore Herald Boston Globe Buffalo Courier Cincinnati Enquirer Chicago Record-Herald Philadelphia Public Ledger et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
NEW York Times
Baltiwh Herald
Bostos Globe
Buffalo Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record-Herald
Philanglisia Public Ledger
ATOR
NIE Journal
Merald
Republic
Post-Standard
Oneer Prolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Licensed To Marry and Obituary Notices From 1904
A garbled OCR item lists marriages and funerals with scattered names and dates. Entries mention multiple couples and individuals such as Therapfas Maren and Mary E Smith, Geofharet and Katherine Haskell, Ciara Stutter svitun and Jenevieve Pagett, and Grace Perry. Funeral notices reference Genetown University Hospital, James Miottause, John Seamark, Elizabeth West, and Isabella Woodruff with dates December 29 to 31, 1904, and locations in Philadelphia and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresaf Maren
Mary E Smith Mego
Bertha A Gronaw
Crezencia Konig Geofharet
Katherine E Haskell
Ciara Stuttersvitun
Jenevieve G Pagett
Chuck + Gutsbers
Else J. Farden
Hyatteren Mddusepn
Sisiph Street
Alexandria
Beverneiah
Paem
Shamark
John TL
Seamark
Rushind
Harriet Seamark
Eshleman
Ius Lite
Fourand-chald Street
Wourhwert
Harrisburg
J.inusster
Black Mountain
Elizabeth West
Henry Titchfield West
Robert Athove
Woodruff
Health Office Records Deaths Summary
Health office list of deaths includes Broderick Bennn 79, Julia Brenner 1 tu st nw 79, Charles Coleman 23, Georgia Graves Freedmen's Hospital 44, Stephen B Jane Hosp Insane 60 Wyke st ne 60, Annie M Klesaw 24, Richard Landon Husktss 1, Mary Miles 2 years, Thomas P Nauptien Wash Hosp 27, Newman 120 Navy place 2, Thomas R Perty 32, James EB Rabbith 6, John GL Seamark 88, Ethel Smith Curthiey s Aesuval 4 months, Mary F Wayte 36, Virginia Graple 8 months to 8 months SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broderick H. Bennn
Gevt
Julia A. Brenner
Tu St Nw
Charles Coleman
Georgia Graves
Freedmen’s Hospital
Stephen B. Jane Hosp
Wyle St
Annie M Klesaw
Esna
Richard Landon
Farhetd Husktss
Mary Miles
Thomas P. Nauptien
Far Newman
Navy Place
Thomas R Perty
St Nw
James EB Rabbith
John GL Seamark
St Sw
Ethel Smith Curthiey
Mary F .P. Wayte
Virginia Graple
Diplomats Shuffle May Cover Many Posts
The article outlines expected changes in the US diplomatic corps with Powell Clayton leaving Mexico, Edwin H. Conger moving to Mexico before possible Iowa governor bid, David B. Thompson to Brazil, and Rockhill succeeding Conger at Peking. Mason will replace Frank Mason as Paris consul general with Griffiths as his successor. Additional postings remain undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Powell Clayton
Edwin H. Conger
United States
China
Conger
Iowa
Cummins
David B. Thompson
Nebraska
Brazil
Thompson
Court of
Peking
William W. Rockhill
Bureau of American Republics
John K. Gowdy
McKinley
Paris
Frank H. Mason
Berlin
Training of Entire Citizenship Urged in South
In Jacksonville, the Southern Educational Association discussed the Forward Movement with leaders Merritt, Hil, Mar tin, McIver, Purington, Abercrombie, and Shedd. Gov. Aycock urged universal education to restore Southern influence, arguing a foundation of character and shared traits through citizen training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Bpla
Southern Educational Association
Public Schools
Merritt
Georgia
Hil
South Carolina
O. B. Martin
State Normal School of
Charles McIver
State Normal School of North Carolina
Purington
West Virginia
Abercrombie
Alabama
Andrew Shedd
Gov. Aycock
South
Moore No Clerks for Manufacturers Bureau Chief
J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia has been named chief of the Manufactures Bureau in the Commerce and Labor Department but will have no clerical staff. The House refused funds for clerks or messengers in the current appropriation bill, delaying help until the next fiscal year unless the Senate acts to provide immediate access to funds. Moore is known as industrious, but must work alone for now. Oldest Judge on Federal Bench. Senator Elking presented John J. Jackson, aged eighty, to the President as the oldest U.S. district judge in the Northern District of West Virginia, appointed by Lincoln forty four years ago after opposing secession in the Virginia legislature. Roosevelt and Jackson spoke in a brief, cordial exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturers’ Bureau
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Manufactures Bureau
Department of Commerce and Labor
House
Senate
Moore
Senator Elking
West Virginia
John J. Jackson
Jackson
United States District Court
Worthern District
Lancoln
Virginia
Lincoln
Union
Roosevelt
United States Senate
Teiler
Teller
Washington
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Supreme Art
Favors Lodge Bill to reorganize U S consular service
The National Business League executive committee, led by President Erskine M. Phelps, endorsed the original Lodge bill for reorganizing the U.S. consular service. It opposed the New Lodge and Adams bills in Congress, arguing they would raise salaries without boosting efficiency. Pardoned by Gov Odell. William S Fender, once convicted of a bucket shop in 1897, was pardoned after an appeal and had not started serving sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Business League
Erskine M. Phelps
United States
League
New Lodge
Adams
Odell
New York
Jerome
Wiliam S.S. Fender
New York City
Fender
Court of Appeals
Rare Honor for Secretary Taft by Cincinnati Chamber
Cincinnati December 30 The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce unanimously elected William H Taft Secretary of War as an honorary life member The only previous instance was Senator Pendleton in New York The report notes Washington visitors at Hotel Wavare on 7th Avenue and 38th Street as headquarters for Washington people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
William H. Taft
Pendleton
New York
Wavarre
7Th Ave
38Th St
Washington
Power to curb trusts urged before Chicago economists
Edward B. Whitney of New York argued before the American Economic Association that Congress can end big interstate corporations like United States Steel and the anthracite coal pool. He proposed federal restrictions and licensing, while noting constitutional limits and the need for publicity in corporate affairs. Carroll D. Wright outlined Carnegie Institution plans for a national economic history project in Washington. Henry R. Seager discussed open and closed shops and the need for public-interest control over labor organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Whitney
New York
American Economic Association
Chicago
Wright
Carnegie Institution
Dec. C
Edward B. Whitney
Congress
United States Steel Corporation
J. W. Jenks
Cornell
B. Be, Prussing
Mr. Whitney
Garfield
Bureau of Corporations
Washington
Carroll D. Wright
United States
Henry R. Seager
Columbia University
Louisville and Nashville Wins Eminent Domain Suit in Cincinnati
Judge McNeill rules Louisville and Nashville Railroad may condemn land for terminals in Cincinnati. The decision holds tracks on the bridge are part of the road, granting the right of eminent domain for three streets near the end of the bridge. The ruling boosts terminal expansion plans for railroads serving Cincinnati. Do Not Fall to Hear Dr. Carradine At the Northeast Temple Sunday after rean and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Nashville
Cincinnati
McNeill
Leuisville and Nashville Railroad
Sait
Louisville and Nashville
Dr. Carradine
Northeast Temple
Colorado Ballot Fraud Sparks Senate Removals and Court Battles
The article details Republican claims of fraud across Democratic precincts and demands to open ballot boxes, while Democrats deny the charges. It outlines Senate seat challenges, expulsions, and looming contempt cases as the Supreme Court and state canvassing board reassess elections, with Teller's fate and Adams’ provisional election amid contested results.
Real estate deals in Washington's car barn core area
Capital Traction Company buys twenty acres from Charles C. Glover for subdivision near Mount Pleasant, with 125 villa plots planned and streets to be laid out. A second twenty acres from the Saul estate will form extensive car barns near Fourteenth Street extension, aiding the city’s growth. Also notes ship movements and a wage settlement at a South Chicago steel plant reducing wages and extending the workday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Glover
Riggs National Bank
Fulton R. Gordon
Mount Pleasant
Argyle
Blagden Deer Park
Mr. Gordon
Robert E. Heater
Washington
Capital Traction Company
Saul
Fourteenth Street
Chicago
Hiinels Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Beef price study at AAAS meeting cites packer power
Frederick C Croxton of the U S Bureau of Labor Adulteration discussed beef price increases over ten years at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, noting a 72.9 percent export rise and a 15.6 percent cattle increase amid population growth and debated packer combinations that could stabilize or raise prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association
Frederick C. Croxton
Federal Bureau of Labor
Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Frederick ©. Croxton
United States Bureau of Labor
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
United States
Wade to Stir Up Congress on Beef Trust
Iowa representative Wade plans a post holiday trip to Washington to press a bill against the beef packers combine. He cites affidavits and evidence from insiders to show the injunction is ineffective and vows a crusade to force action against the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Beef Trust
Wade
Washington
Combine of Beef Packers
House
Deaths and notable deaths reported across states and continents
Chicago, Dec 16 news comes of Francis H Nichols dying in Tibet while heading toward Lassa. A former Spanish-American War correspondent, he funded China famine relief and wrote Through Hidden Shenshi. Other obituaries include Col A M Looney, Susan B Massie, Samuel M Paris, Daniel Ehrman, and Victor Henrotin, noted as Chicago and national figures dying Dec 30 or Dec 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Francis H. Michols
Tibet
Lassa
Forbidden City
Col. Younghusband
Nichols
Cuba
China
Magazine
American Geographical Society
New York
Samuel M. Paris
Paris
New York State
Panama
Daniel Ehrman
New Orleans
Isthmus
Victor Henrotin
Havre
Dizzy Spells Plea for Help Signals Urgent Heart Aid
Fragmentary warning describes dizziness and heart-related symptoms such as shortness of breath palpitations fainting chest and shoulder pains. It urges prompt attention and assistance before condition worsens and life is at risk.
Dr Miles Heart Cure Promises Quick Heart Health Fix
A testimonial claims Dr Miles Heart Cure cures heart disease in all stages after years of palpitations dizziness and breathing trouble. The speaker reports rapid improvement within weeks and guarantees a money back if not benefited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
Olivia
Mi 5
Via
Minn
Edison Officials Refuse Testimony At NYC Lighting Inquiry
New York Edison Company officers refused to recognize summonses and declined to testify before Comptroller Grout in the New York City lighting cost investigation. A letter signed by Nicholas F. Brody, first vice president, argued the comptroller lacked authority under the statute, ending the session after about ten minutes with no witnesses heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Edison Company
Grout
New York City
Comptroller
Edison Company
Nicholas F. Brody
New York Exilson Company
Treasury reviews 1904 revenue deficit and 1905 outlook
The Treasury reports a 1904 deficit of 22 million dollars after 540 million receipts and 562 million expenditures. Deregated by reduced customs, increased civil and military outlays, and Panama Canal payments, with a cash decline to 240 million. Receipts may rise in 1905 as postal shortfalls ease and public works fall below prior levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Treasury
Panama
War Department
Navy Department
Panama Canal
Eear
the Treasury
National Bank
Boy Shot While Playing Soldier with Loaded Gun
Wallace Dixon age 15, while playing soldier with his father's gun, shot his 11 year old brother Raymond in Hillsdale. The cap exploded as the trigger pulled, the bullet tore through Raymond's right leg and thigh. Raymond was taken to Providence Hospital in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Dixon
Raymond
Hillsdale
Wallace
Providence Hospital
Rallying From Terrible Hatchet Attack Victim at Georgetown
Mrs Mattie Taylor, assaulted with a hatchet by husband Pendleton Fillmore Taylor, is recovering at Georgetown University Hospital. Doctors report remarkable vitality with her condition improved after treatment and observation last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Taylor
Pendleton Fillmore Taylor
Georgetown University Hospital
Shee
False Alarm Fiend Still at Work in District Streets
Police report one or more rascals remain at large after two false fire alarms last night. Boxes pulled near Sixth and E streets Northwest and C Street near Third Southwest prompted swift response as arrests had occurred within ten days. Gompers Morrison to Speak at Baiers union event at Oda Fellows Hall on Seventh Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Street
Third Street
Gompers
Morriison
Baiers
Oda Fellows’ Hall
Seventh Street
E1 Streets
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. Hay
Health Office Record
Undertakers
W.W
J. William Lee
Pennsylvania Ave
Joseph Gawler
Main
Pa. Ave
North
Vohn R. Wright
Tenth Street
Commodious Chapel
George P. Zarhorst
Vienna
Italy
George W. L. Mayer
Gen. Porter
Meyer
Rome
Souths
Aycock
Hoar
Steel Company
National Corporation Law
Garrett
Tokalon
James H. Peabody
Buckley
Gov. Peabody
State Board of
McCarthy
Martin
Senatorelect Ward
Boulder County
Beshear
Las Animas County
Malin
Bremen
Campania
Liverpool
Vaderland
Antwerp
Dover
Ethiopia
Glasgow
Patricia
Hamburg
St. Louls
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Southampton
Butt-of-Lewis
Christiensand
Copenhagen
Moltke
London
Leon L. Walters
Simon Newcomb
F. H. Nichols
Tenn
A. M. Looney
Maury County
Columbia
Tennessee
Chillcothe
Susan B. Massie
D. Meade Massie
United States Claims
Asheville
N. C
Nathaniel Massie
Chillicnthe
Glas
the Hub Furniture Co
S. E. Cor
Seventh and
D Sts
J. &G W. Eiseman
Eiseman's
J.G W. Eiseman
Seventh St
D St
Kimball
T.P. Culley
N. W
Maine
Sultana
Sseal-Atlantic & Pacific
Cor. 7Th and
E Sts
Cafe Calvert
Jackson Bros
Great Credit House
Corby
Gracery
California
Bert Ane
A. Collins
14Th St
Carload
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