Safes Sent by Mail Madden States the Facts
Third Assistant Postmaster General Edwin Madden tells the House Committee that billiard tables heavy safes desks chairs and other furniture are shipped through the mails year round. He notes the shipments burden railroads and cites government free matter as a weight factor inflating costs and delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee
Ira E. Bennett
United States
Edwin Madden
House Committee On
M. Madden
Treasury
Morse
Mutidun
Army Andoonars
Madden
Imadla
Cortelyon
Tatra Rer
Tasc
Wits
Posteke
Overstreet
House Committee On Post Offices
Seach Executive Department
Post Office Department
Congress
Sena
Unnamed Representative Reports Unwanted Franked Matter Shipment
A Southern Representative said he received 3000 pounds of franked matter at his home during the weighing period. He did not order it and could not identify the sender. A railroad official allegedly urged saving franked matter for shipment over rail routes during weighing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tors
Washington
Class elects officers at National University Law School
H B Cox of Iowa was elected president of the 1907 class for the latter half of the term. Other officers include Richard Wright of Massachusetts as vice president A M Purnells of Virginia as recording secretary John A Seay as corresponding secretary G B Prindle as treasurer and J A Hall of Virginia as sergeant at arms. New board of directors are J2 Carpenter of Tinels B B Carruthers of Virginia and WoM Rosenquist of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Cox
Iowa
National University Law School
Richard Wright
Massachusetts
A M. Purnells
Virgina
John, A. Seay
G. B. Prindtle
J A. Hall
Virginia
J 2. Carpenter
Tinels
B. B. Carruthers
Wom. Rosenquist
New York
Detective Arrests Man After Platinum Theft Confession
Detectives Helen and McNamee seized two platinum bundles worth about 30 dollars from a navy yard theft. They arrested John Wilkinson at work and say he confessed to stealing the items. Wilkinson, a 42 year old steamfitter of 1604 FE Street Southwest, was paid 18 dollars and says second-hand dealers paid him 100 dollars. He is at Sixth Precinct Station awaiting a police court hearing this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen and
McNamee
Government Navy Yard
John Wilkinson
Wilkinson
FE Street
Sixth Precinct
Quiet White House wedding limits guest list
President and Mrs Roosevelt seek minimal publicity for the Alice Roosevelt and Nicholas Longworth ceremony. Nearly 1000 guests will attend but official lists and wedding gifts are not published. Gifts from foreigners are limited and the event’s seating in the East Room is constrained by capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Roosevelt
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Philippines
Custom House
United Staes
Washington
Wedding Party Heads to Washington for Roosevelt Longworth Nuptials
A Cincinnati party will travel by private car to Washington for the Roosevelt Longworth wedding, led by Mr and Mrs Richard Ernst and including Col and Mrs Markbreit, Mr and Mrs Taft, Miss Harrison, Mr and Mrs Witham Collins Herron, and others. A second group, led by Col and Mrs Brent Arnold, will join later at the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Incinnati
Ohio
Washington
Roosevelt~Longworth
Richard Ernst
Charles P. Taft
Markbreit
Joseph S. Neave
Edward Harrison
Anna Hiarrison
Witham Collins Herron
Charles Sheldon
Lauers Wulsm
George T Ingalls
Frank Suire
Suire
Harry Roetker
Miss Roetker
Clough Anderson
Benson Foraker
Julius Peschmann
Ume
Brent Arnold
Brent Arnold, Jr
Davis C. Anderson
Rebecca Anderson
Arthur Stein
New Orleans Woman Aims to Witness Roosevelt Wedding
Miss Lotter Strickland of New Orleans, a 25 year old seamstress, is detained in Cincinnati by police while claiming to travel to Washington to witness Nicholas Longworth and Alice Roosevelt’s wedding. She says a wager sent her from Louisville by Pullman to Cincinnati and she plans to appeal to President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Washington
Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lotter Strickland
Nicholas Longworth
Alice Roosevelt
Strickland
Jackson Street
Louisville
Roosevelt
Working Girls of America
Economy of Hood's Sarsaparilla Endures
Hood's Sarsaparilla is praised for economy and longevity of a bottle. The ad claims it lasts longer and does more good than any other medicine, stating it is the only remedy offering 100 doses for one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Grand Army of the Republic banquet at New Willard honor Tanner
The Grand Army of the Republic held its thirty-eighth encampment banquet at the New Willard room honoring Commander in chief James Tanner. Notable attendees included President Roosevelt’s letter of regret and Vice President Fairbanks’s note. Col Hopkins presided with toasts and a song-filled tribute to dead comrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Army of the Republic
New Willard
Department of the Potomac
James Tanner
Smylax
Corp. Tanner
Orde
Tasker
Col Thomass. Hopkins
Col. Hopkins
Robert W. Bonynge
Colorado
Roosevelt
Fair
Banks
White House
Washington
Hfe
Corporal Tanner
Theodore
Tanner
Charles W
Stillings
Rangdell
W S Shallenberger
A O S. Hiney
W Bichey
James H Biladgett
J D Blodgett
H W Bonney
William S Boyd
C C Bosd
Fred Brackett
D Bradshaw
N. M. Brooks
R Burch
M Brown
Ellery J
Thomas Calver
EH HR. Campbell
George T Carter
Henry Casey
William W. Chambers
A H Chase
F D Neal
George Newton
Norton
OfMeam
Parker
BW. Parker
H Patterson
J Mr. Pipes
Joseph W. Pratt
J. H. Randolph
J. Reave
Robert Eeyburn
J. H. G. Rich
Local names list from historical record
A long line of names appears in the clipping, listing individuals such as Charles Rhodes J Riley Robb Charles M Robinson J B Robinson F A Roderick R G Rutherford W Saxton M fichenck J C Schofield Dr B G Seibert L F Seibold Alfred Shaw R W Shoppell J B Siemann Abram F Springsteen F Stahler Dr 3 Stearns C B Tanner Gilbert Thompson R W Tyler L Vanderhof A H Van Dusen W L Veateh 8 KR Wales Dayton S Ward L Warner W H Wasson B W Whitaker C B Wilder P Wiliams M A Winter Simon Woll S W Woodford J M Young.
Baby Burned Near Stove In Northeast Street
Two year old Mary Collins of 62 Third Street NE suffered severe burns when her clothing ignited while playing near a stove. Her mother, nearby, pulled off the clothing and sustained slight burns while attempting rescue. At Emergency Hospital doctors said burns covered arms thighs shoulders and neck with slim chances of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Collins
Third Street
Letter Points To Motive In Death At Chicago Hotel
Herbert E Hannis sixty of Martinsburg West Virginia was found dead in a Chicago Hotel room from laudanum A letter suggests a request to his wife to prove he is okay and a Mount Tope note indicates a suspected motive Police found an Elk button and a certificate showing prior asylum visits in Weston West Virginia The body goes to Martinsburg for burial and the undertaker is William Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
O. K
Mount Tope
Andrews
Herbert E. Tiannis
Martinsburg
W. Va
Chicago
Hannis
Wannis
Cit
William Lee
Weston
Wva
Fungus Hurts Carnations At Washington Florists Club Meeting
Elmer C. Wood of the Department of Agriculture told the Washington Florists' Club at Scottish Rite Hall that a pervasive fungus is damaging carnations, especially the better varieties, over the last two years. He urged growing under glass or shading with continual spraying to avert loss. New carnations and roses on display included Pink Mrs. Palter, Mikado, and Killarney Rose from local conservatories, with certificates of merit awarded to worthy exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Florists’ Club
Scottish Rite Hall
Elmer C. Wood
Department of Agriculture
Peter Lissetz
Muriel McCormick Safe Granddaughter of Rockefeller
Muriel McCormick three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold F McCormick and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller is recovering from appendicitis surgery at Roosevelt Hospital. The operation was last Friday morning and she is practically out of danger with no complications. The McCormicks have lost two children Jack Rockefeller and Edith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Rockefeller
Washington Post
Muriel McCormick
Harold F McCormick
John D Rockefeller
Roosevelt Hospital
McCormicks
Jack Rockefeller
Edith
Hires Jack
Win
Chicago
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Legislators Dine in Executive Tape Worm Club Vow Quiet
New York lawmakers from the Fifty fourth and Fifty fifth Congresses gathered at a late dinner hosted by Representative Littauer. The gathering, jokingly dubbed the Tapeworm Club by Speaker Thomas B. Reed, was held in executive session with attendees including Gov. Black, Gov. Odell, and several current and former officials. The group hinted at naming the 1908 U S presidential winner, though no name was disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Bennett
United States
Black
Odell
Thomas B. Reed
Littauer
Sherman
Southwick
Congress
I. Fischer
Wallace T. Foote
Warren B. Hooker
New York
William L Barnes
William J L. Ward
Senate
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Charles H Due
Lost in the Antarctic lecture by Nordenskjold
Swedish explorer Otto Nordenskjold spoke at First Congregational Church about the Antarctic expedition led by him. He described the voyage from Sweden in 1901, the crew of thirty, and their two years stranded in extreme cold before rescue by the Uruguay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Nordenskjold
First Congregational
Nordenskjald
Sweden
Antarctic
New York
Uruguay
Dr. Nordenskjold
Nordenskjold
Upsala
Gothenburg
Europe
Weather Summary and Temperatures Across Regions
Weather conditions report from the Weather Bureau on Tuesday evening notes cooler conditions extending from the Slope to the East, with a warmer Northwest. Rain in the South and Southwest, with snow in parts of the lake region and sleet in the Gulf States. No major precipitation expected except rain arrives Wednesday. Temperatures rise slowly east of the Rockies, winds vary by coast, and steamers to Europe face headwinds and rough seas. Local report lists midnight to night temperatures, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine, plus a long list of city temperatures yesterday with rain and forty-eight hour readings across major U.S. cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic States
Lake
Gulf States
California
Rocky Mountains
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European
Grand Bank
Asheville
Atlanta
Atlantic Cuy
Bismarck
Boston
Mass
Buffalo
N.Y
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio
I Qheyenne
Wyo
Davenport
Iowa
Denver
Coto
Des Moines
Wu Galverton
Tex
Helena
Mont
Drdianapolis
Jacksonville
Fle
Kansas City
Max
Little Rock
Ark
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
New Orleans
New York
North Platte
Nebra
Omaha
Pittsburg
Salt Lake City
Conn
St Louis
Paul Sinn
Cinatiel
Fisk Burg
Muses
Ballot Contest Mobilizes City Groups and Firemen
Ballots in bundles dominate a citywide vote contest for a $1,000 prize. Postal drop boxes and branch offices collect coupons from organizations and individuals, with committees mounted by the Woman's Army and Navy League and the Soldiers Sailors and Marines Club. Fire Truck D enters the fray, and the Jewish Women’s Council joins a coupon drive. Captioned by canvassing schedules, the effort urges timely sending before coupon expiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Pittar
Gongaza School
Father Pittar
Woman's Army and Navy League
Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines’ Club
C Street Northwest
George M. Sternberg
Henry N. Barrell
Dupont
Women’s Army and Navy League
California Avenue
J. C. Kelton
B. H. Buckingham
Frederick Townsend
Albany
Seretary
Herman Lehreiner
Church Street Northwest
Charles N. Atwater
HI Yer Place Northwest
Henry H. Jarroll
The
Army
Adna R. Chaffee
George L.hilespie
Anson Mills
Charles J. Humphrey
Isabel Freeman
Navy
B. J. Cromwell
Francis J. Higginson
Albert 5. Barker
Royal B Brminford
Richard W. Mulligan
Soldiers, Salors, and Marines’ Club
Aulick Palmer
Stoughton
Miss Morse
Fire Department
Charles F Beers
Council of Jewish Women
Joel Hillman
J. A. Gordon
Letter Carriers’ Relief Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ton
HB. B. Cox
Department of Potomac
Fairbanks
Representative Bonynge
Sauterne
Small Cape Code
Gareuten
Sorbet Nationale
Philadelphia
Washington, BD. c
Herbert E. Hannis
Florists
Columbia Company
Knights of Pythias
K. of P
Pythian Temple
J. W. Hardell
W. Landon
J. B. Connor
Christian Xander
Sos 7Th St
South Pole
Uris Et al
Rie
Aaa Ae
Ree Matt Ees As
Peasles
Ees Kee Arias Nees Bis Metale
E. F. Droop & Sons CO
Steinway
Regios
Lansburgh & Bro
C. B
la Spirite
Dorset
Seventh Street
American Security and Trust Company
Pennsylvania Ave
Marcel
Mme
M. Siccaidi
Ewig
William
Daly
Post
Karr
J. Karr Sons
Peter Grogan
Magruder’s
Conn. Ave
K St
Ayerhaul Anc ml
REGAL
Washington Store
Pa. Ave
N. W
Washington Gas Light
10Th St. N. W. Rese
Pea
Liquorage Company
Wabashawe
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
F St
N.W
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