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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1906

Page

13

France Will Probably Not Act Before Reaches Venezuela

In Washington France faces no clear move over Castro as eleven American ships gather near Venezuela. French envoy Maigny says Paris will likely delay action until arrival in Caracas, citing complex relations with the United States and Venezuela.

Venezuela Washington France Nie Lanis Minchessader Para Sasib Caracas United States

Revital at Carroll Institute Soloist Friday at torral Hall

Revital at the Carroll Institute features Mr Son Fob wn as soloist this Friday afternoon at Torral Institute Hall. The program includes Be oo Rheinberger Chopin Grieg Wiedelssatia and Speysines works. Free for students. public admission available through Licents.

Washington College of Music Torral Inst Som Fob Wn Pabien Be Oo Rheinberger Chopin Grieg Wiedelssatia Rawinstein

Bowes Included in Soldiers' Home at Togus Me

John J Bowes a former U S soldier who arrived in Boston from Ireland aboard the Ivernia was detained by immigration officials but is now an accredited inmate at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Togus Maine He was sent there Tuesday at public expense after officials secured his discharge papers from the War Department archives in order to meet home conditions and finalize his admission to the home. The secretary explained a missing discharge form had delayed placement but Bowes expressed gratitude for the officials at Boston for their help and support.

Maine Kearsarge Alabama Barbados West Virginia Maryland Antigua Vasuiro Root Crary Root House Olver Targus Fran Caraca C Tra Martius la Guiara Jugsserand Paris Caracas State Department United States France Veruela Veneguida Prairve Jararme Bint MacKegny Minster of Foreign Affairs Washington New York Carmania John J. Bowes Ireland Ivernia Boston Bowes Togus National Metcalf Yegas Mass Immigration Service Port of John J. Bow Bywes Warg Department

Protective Association Seeks Debtors' Payment Bill

Hearing before the House Committee on Reforms in the Civil Service heard advocates from the Retail Grocers' Protective Association claim 15,000 to 738,000 unpaid accounts rest against government employees. Dixon argued the Montana bill’s success and urged enactment here. A District committee discussed water purification with American Society of Civil Engineers proposals and medical society urged water meters and sediment removal. The Senate extended highway bridge deadline to December 15, 1906, amended from February 1, 1907.

House Committee On Dixon P. B. Otterback H. S. Meader C. J. McGill House J. P. A. Maignen American Society of Civil Engineers Philadelphia Medical Society of the District Senate

Swell Charity Fund Receives Wide Range of Donations

John Joy Edson announces numerous contributions to the Associated Charities and Citizens Relief Association for distress aid. Donors include Meson Calver, Allan, Mrs Howe ll, G F Cook, Mrs Salter, Benjamin Johnson, and many others, funds totaling varied amounts. Additional gifts support food fuel and clothing for distressed families and indigent care, with contributions from Mrs Mary Porter, Mrs Ingersoll, Job Wilfong, and others.

John Joy Edson Associated Charities Menso Calver Ailan A. EB. Howell G. F . Cook Mra. Albert Salter Lhenjamin R. Johnson Joan Willang McA. McBride William EB. Curtis A. ©. Bobys Joseph B. Church Josepha Wells Mra. A. Gilmour A. Clarke Misa Nellie A. Cverett J. W Frank T. Stone Warwich Evans Edward &. Clement Mr. Metzger George F. T.jok Jao. W Thomas V. Hammond Mary M. Kelly George F. Foote A. C. Babys

Cattlemen Prepare to Meet President in Washington

Nebraska cattlemen from Valentine plan to petition President Roosevelt for support of a grazing land leasing law. Senator Reynolds and C. H. Cornell depart Feb 8 to present the request, aiming to gain federal action for grazing on government lands. An earlier plan for a large delegation was scaled back.

Omaha Nebr Reynolds C. H. Cornell Valentine Mebr Washington Roosevelt Nebraska

Closing Law Aimed at Sunday Rest Draws Debate in District

Commissioners hear views on a national bill to regulate labor on Sundays with strong backing from Rev R H McKim and Seventh-day Adventists and stiff opposition as unconstitutional religious intrusion. Clerks, bakers, and rabbis testify on Sunday labor and enforcement while others argue for broader protection of the Sabbath.

Congress Board of Commissioners R. H. McKim Washington Hose Board Room Macfarland MaKim J. F. Hoffman H. H. Russell Religious Liberty Bureau Seventh-day Adventist General Conference Www. FY. Crafts International Reform Bureau Pennsylvania Christ Caesas District of Columbia J. C. Nicholson A. H. Lewis LL. D The Religious Reporter Plainfield, N. J Dr. Lewis D. ¥. Manning Commissionera Manning Retail Clerks’ Association Commissioner West Seventh Street New York Avenue Mr. Manning CG. A. Foer Rabbis Stern Siman J. G. Butler Lutheran Memorial Church Mr. Price Macferland Corimlasteners

Cortelyou To Investigate Rural Mail Box Numbering

Postmaster General Cortelyou says the rural box numbering plan for sorting and delivery has been indefinitely deferred for further investigation. A Kansas publisher reported patron dissatisfaction with the system, noting offices with many routes or common surnames and initials.

Cortelyou Kansas

Actors Sothern and Marlowe back chair for George Washington stage

Miss Marlowe and Mr Sothern pledge 1000 dollars and offer performances to establish a chair in the proposed George Washington University to promote the dignity of the stage. Their letter to The Washington Post explains the plan and cites broad support as a precedent for nationwide philanthropy.

Miss Marlowe George Washington College B. A. Sothern Julia Marlowe George Washington University Washington Post George Washineaton University A. H. Sothern Mr. Sothern

Phony Diamond Sold by Embezzler Conner Arrested

Conner, a Black man, was arrested in Washington on arrival by steamboat and returned to Portsmouth, Virginia to answer embezzlement charges for selling a phony diamond. Detective Tuand says Conner traded the gem to T. C. Bend for a horse and buggy, sold the horse for 12, and vanished. Franklin Webster Smith, aged curator of the Halls of the Ancients, surrendered the halls’ art collection to court order, delivering keys as the works are stored while a new place is sought.

Conner Washington Portsmouth W. L. Tuand T. C. Bend Bend Franklin Webster Smith Halls of the Ancients

Collision injures Eu reka Vire agent at Wighth and F

Edmund W. Eddis an agent of the Eu reka Vire Insurance Company was seriously hurt in a collision with a bicycle and a wager at Wighth and F streets north west about eight o clock yesterday morning. He was treated at the Emergency Hospital and taken to his home at 114 Sixth Street northwest.

Wighth F Streets Edmund W. Eddis Eureka Vire Insurance Company Sixth Street

A Boy's Breakfast Ties Health to Grape-Nuts Rise

A Hoosick Falls boy grows into sturdy manhood on Grape-Nuts breakfast. Once nervous and indigestion plagued him at five, mother credits daily Grape-Nuts. He now eats only that for breakfast, says it satisfies better than other meals and heralds his health and vigor, per Postum Co. ad copy from Battle Creek.

Hoosick Falls Postum Co Battie Creek Mich Wellville

No lull in post contest for Washington Post piano prizes

Snow delays mail and transit but not the Washington Post piano contest as experts count coupons from clubs societies and individuals racing to win five handsome prizes to be awarded April 15. Modern World men of America and many supporters gather tickets from business houses and homes. Woodmen back the race and a new piano is expected this summer. The Mississippi Society leads as others fear losing footing in the contest.

United States Mail Washington Post Worldmen of America Httle Mississippi Society the Post

Foreclosure Sale Restraining Order Noted in Ninth Street Case

Chief Justice Clabaugh signed an order restraining the auction of premises 2261 Ninth street northwest in foreclosure proceedings. Walter Winston and associates filed a petition in equity against William Pollard and trustees Till and Fletcher, seeking an accounting on alleged payments and showing cause on February 24 why the petition should not prevail. The report also notes George Washington University hospital committee work and ticket demand for the annual students ball.

Clabaugh Ninth Street Walter R. Winston Clarence L. Winston Curtis Winston, Jr William L. Pollard Charles S. Till Lawrence G. Fletcher Pollard George Washington University Hospital Charles J. Bell Hugene Byrnes Willam K. Clark Charles W. Fairfax J. Frail Lewis W. Duncan McKim van Auken Mills Kate Dean Owen Herman Schreiner J. G. Seibert Heman Walbridge Charles HE. Young William RB. Vane

Weather conditions forecast across the southeastern states

The Weather Bureau reports a developing storm near the North Carolina coast bringing rain from the East Gulf to the South Atlantic states and snow from Virginia to southern New Jersey. Snow also across the upper Mississippi Valley and Dakotas with colder air in the Missouri Valley and Minnesota. A northeasterly wind pattern affects the Atlantic coast and Great Lakes regions as new precipitation spreads Friday into Saturday. Special forecasts warn of storm warnings from Wilmington to Boston and a wide range of temperature changes across major cities.

Dept. of Agriculture Weathly Bureau Washington Florida North Carolina East Gulf South Atlantic Virginia Pennsylvania New Jersey Mississippi Valley Dakotas Migsouri Minnesota Atlantic States Maine Lake Lepe Missouri Ohio Mississippi Upper Lake Region Upper Mississippi New Eayland Middle Atlantic States New England Middle Atlantic Gulf Coast Lake Michigan Atlantic Wilmington Haston Raine Max Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Bismarck N. Dak Boston Mess Buffalo Chagas Cinetonact Cheyenne Wyo Davenport Iowa Denver Cole Des Moines Galveston Helena Mont Indianapolis Ind Jacksonville Kansas City Little Rock Ark Marquette Micha Memphis Tenn New Orleans New York North Platte Nebr Omaha Pittsburg Salt Lake City Utah St. Louis St. Paul

Appointed to Annapolis Was Born in the District

John M. Sylvester and Roger Warde Paine were named for the Naval Academy at Annapolis by the President. Sylvester, son of Maj. Richard Sylvester, is a McKinley High School student born in Washington. Paine, 18, is son of Elmer Paine, a White House AP representative, from Springfield, Ohio.

McKinley High School Roger Paine John M. Sylvester Roger Warde Paine Naval Academy At Annapolis Richard Sylvester Metropolitan Police Department District of Columbia Richard H. Sylvester The Post Col John McFall St. Louis Twenty-sixth Columbia Heights Sylvester John Porter Morse Daniel L. Borden Donald Dyrenforth Young Paine Elmer EB. Paine Thirteenth Street Springfield Ohio Washington White House Associated Press

Dr Littlewood Dead Forty Years Patent Office Chief Examiner

Dr J B W Attlewood chief examiner in the division of chemistry at the Patent Office died Wednesday morning at his home in Washington aged 63. He served thirty six years in the Patent Office. He was born in Ashton England and came to America at eleven. He was a Civil War Union veteran and member of several fraternal orders. Funeral from St Mark's Church with Rev Devries officiating. Burial at Arlington Cemetery. He leaves widow Mrs Florence Littlewood and a daughter from a former marriage.

Patent Office J. B. W.attlewood Chemistry Twelfth Street St. Mark’s Church W. L. Devries H. J. Wiley W. W. Dudley F. W. de Graw D. L. Sandoe William H. Seaman Arlington Cemetery Dr. Littlewood Ashton Underlynn England America Utheis Florence Littlewood Grand Army of the Republic Columbia Commandery No. 7 Knights Templar Almas Temple Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

Amends Police Manual After Walsh Trial

The Commissioners approved an amendment to the police regulations to include acts detrimental to discipline or discrediting the force, or violations of federal, district, or city laws. The change stems from Policeman Walsh being convicted of gambling in a station house, with off duty status argued at his trial.

Manual of Police United States District of Columbia Walsh Wast Police Trial Board

Dr Shoemaker Dead in Georgetown After Poetic Fame

Dr W Al Shoemaker of Georgetown dies at eighty four. Funeral plans to be announced. A former Jefferson College and University of Pennsylvania Medical School graduate, he never practiced medicine. Survived by two brothers and two sisters including Edward, Francis D Shoemaker, Mrs Elizabeth Buckey of Georgetown and Mrs Mary Walton of Merchantville N J. Also Joseph A Cunningham sues Anna M Cunningham for divorce alleging infidelity and naming co respondents.

W. al. Shoemaker Georgetown Shoemaker Jefferson College University of Pennsylvvania Medical School Afm Edward Francis D. Shoemaker Hilizabeth Buckey Mary R. Walton Merchantville, N. J

Sculptor John J. Earry Slips to Providence Hospital

Local sculptor John J. Earry was moved to Providence Hospital yesterday with typhoid fever. Physicians report his condition is serious.

John J. Earry Providence Hospital

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