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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1906

Page

48

France May Not Act Before Castro Case Reaches Caracas

The article reports on European and American tensions amid Venezuela and Cuba disputes. It notes a fleet near a British island could be used for maneuvers, mentions Secretary Root’s testimony on Castro, and details French diplomat Maigny's expulsion from Caracas and potential French action. It cites Ambassador Jaugerand and French interests in Venezuela and the United States while outlining uncertainty over France's next move.

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 Taigny Castro la Guaira Tan Maigny Venezuela Willemstad Die Islemd Aie Nie Lanis Minchessader Para Sasib

Revital at Carroll Institute Soloist Appearance

Revital at Carroll Institute presents a Friday afternoon recital at Torral Inst tui Hall with soloist Mr SoM Fob wn. Pabien's sole appearance this season features varied pieces by Be o, Rheinberger, Chopin, Grieg, Wiedelssatia, Rawinstein, Uiszs, Speysines. Reels free for students. public admission available for Licents.

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

Bowes Enters Soldiers' Home at Togus Maine

John J. Bowes former US soldier who returned from Ireland on the Ivernia was detained in Boston by immigration officials but has become a duly accredited inmate at Togus Maine. He was sent Tuesday at the expense of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers after a missing discharge record delayed placement.

John J. Bowes United States Ireland Ivernia Boston Bowes Togus National Metcalf Yegas Mass Immigration Service Port of John J. Bow Bywes Warg Department

Bill to compel employees to pay debts before government

Reported at a House hearing on Representative Dixon’s bill to force civil servants to settle unpaid accounts with Protective Association witnesses P B Otterback H S Meader and C J McGill noting 15000 to 738000 outstanding debts in Washington grocers ledgers Dixon cited Montana success while water purification debate continued with A S C E member Maignen promoting the scrubber system and a medical society urging water metering and sediment removal the highway bridge extension deadline was amended to December 15 1906

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 List of Gifts

John Joy Edson announced numerous donations to the Associated Charities for relief efforts. Contributions include amounts from Mense Calver, Miss A E Howell, G F Cook, Mrs. Salter, Benjamin Johnson, Mrs. McBride, William Curtis, and many others. Separate receipts totaling help for distressed families and indigent consumptives were reported by John F. Wilkins for the Citizens' Relief Association, with gifts 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 to See President on grazing land lease request

Nebraska cattlemen from Valentine plan Washington trip to present President Roosevelt with a petition seeking federal land leasing for grazing. Senator Reynolds and C H Cornell travel Friday to advocate cooperation on grazing land laws. Separate notices mention Baltimore Old Town merchants banquet invitations to Roosevelt and officials. Also reports W J Woodside and associates paid $900 fines for illegal sealing plot aboard the Carmencita.

Omaha Nebr Reynolds C. H. Cornell Valentine Mebr Washington Roosevelt Nebraska Old Town Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association Baltimore Payner Wachter Bonaparte J. George Gehring, Jr J. Frederick Conrad, Jr H.L. Evans San Francisco W. J. Woodside W. F. Wood BR. E Desmidt Carmencita Arctic

Commissioners Hear Views On Sunday Rest Bill Debate in District Building over proposed Sunday labor restriction.

Hearings before the district Commissioners drew about 100 attendees including Rev R H McKim and Seventh day Adventist leaders. Proponents argued the bill would protect laborers and Sabbath observance, while opponents claimed it is religious legislation unconstitutional and unfair to workers. Speakers included Methodist, Lutheran, and clerical representatives, with clerks and grocers noting current Sunday employment. The commission announced time for written submissions and a delayed report to Congress.

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 Investigates Rural Mail Numbering Plan

Postmaster General Cortelyou notes in a letter to a Kansas publisher that the rural mail box numbering order has been indefinitely deferred for further investigation. He explains the system aimed to speed sorting and routing, especially at offices with many routes or many families sharing surnames and initials.

Cortelyou Kansas

Actors Sothern and Marlowe back chair for stage

Miss Marlowe and Mr Sothern pledge $1000 to found a chair at George Washington University to advance the dignity of the stage. They will head a subscription and offer performances to fund the chair, saying they hope others will follow nationwide in supporting the object.

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

Sold phony diamond leads to embezzlement charge

Conner, a Black man, arrested in Washington on a steamboat, was sent back to Portsmouth, Va., to answer an embezzlement charge after trading a fake diamond for a horse and bogey then selling the horse for 12. Detective Tuand seized the case. Franklin Webster Smith, longtime curator, moved the Halls of the Ancients art collection under a court order and turned over the building keys as the collection is stored and a new site is sought.

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

Accident injures Eu reka Vire agent at Northwest street corner

In a collision between a bicycle and a wager at Wighth and F streets north west about 8 o clock yesterday morning Edmund W. Eddis an agent of the Eu reka Vire Insurance Company was seriously injured He was treated at the Emergency Hospital and removed to his home at 114 Sixth street northwest.

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

A Boy's Breakfast Grape-Nuts Builds Strength in Hoosick Falls

A poster child for Grape-Nuts praises the cereal as his sole breakfast since age five, crediting it with ending indigestion and nervousness. The eleven-year-old, now strong and active, is named by the Postum Company and linked to Battie Creek Michigan.

Hoosick Falls Postum Co Battie Creek Mich Wellville

No Lull in Post Contest Brings Piano Prizes Near

Snow halts transit but not the Washington Post piano contest as Modern World men of America clubs and individuals submit coupons for five handsome prizes to be awarded April 15. Woodmen back the race, aiming to decorate quarters with a new piano this summer, while the Mississippi Society challenges leaders among prominent readers of The Post.

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

Restraining Order Against Foreclosure Auction

Chief Justice Clabaugh signed an order restraining the auction sale of 2261 Ninth street northwest. Walter R Winston Clarence Winston and Curtis Winston Jr filed a petition in equity against William L Pollard and trustees Till and Fletcher, alleging $8500 property value and $200 incumbrance, seeking an accounting. Cause to show on February 24. Hospital committees report at George Washington University Hospital notes and ball ticket demand.

Clabaugh Ninth Street Walter R. Winston Clarence L. Winston Curtis Winston, Jr William L. Pollard Charles S. Till Lawrence G. Fletcher Pollard

Weather conditions forecast from the Weather Bureau

The Weather Bureau reports a developing storm near the North Carolina coast bringing rains in the East Gulf and South Atlantic states and snow from Virginia to southern New Jersey. Upper Mississippi Valley and the Dakotas see snow. Temperatures rise in central valleys and the East, fall in Missouri Valley and Minnesota. Storm moves north Friday with rain and snow to the Atlantic seaboard. Lake region may see local snows. extreme Southwest also rains and snows. Winds vary by coast. storm warnings posted from Wilmington to Boston. Local readings list temperatures and rainfall across multiple cities Footnote data include high and low temperatures and humidity.

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 Youths Named for Naval Academy

John M. Sylvester, son of Maj. Richard Sylvester, and Roger Warde Paine were designated for the Naval Academy at Annapolis by the President. Sylvester, born in Washington DC, attends McKinley Technical High School and has a record of public service and athletic achievement. Paine, from Springfield Ohio, lives with his parents at 2700 Thirteenth Street NW, and is a first-year student at McKinley High School with a father who serves as White House AP representative. Alternates named: John Porter Morse, Daniel L. Borden, Donald Dyrenforth.

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 Veteran Patent Office Chemist

Dr J B W Attlewood chief examiner in the division of chemistry at the Patent Office died Wednesday at age sixty three. He served thirty six years and was a Civil War veteran. Survived by widow Mrs Florence Littlewood and a daughter. Funeral at St Mark's Church with Rev W L Devries officiating. Burial in Arlington Cemetery. He was born in Ashton Underlynn England and came to America at eleven. He belonged to Grand Army of the Republic Columbia Commandery Knights Templar and Almas Shrine.

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 defining conduct unbecoming an officer to cover acts that harm discipline or bring the force into discredit, including violations of federal or local laws and district ordinances. The change stems from Policeman Walsh’s recent trial. Walsh was convicted of gambling in a station house.

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

Dr Shoemaker Dead in Georgetown at 84

Dr W Al Shoemaker of Georgetown died yesterday at age eighty four. Funeral arrangements to be announced. Noted for woodland poems published. Jefferson College and University of Pennsylvania Medical School graduate, though he did not practice medicine. Survived by two brothers Edward and Francis D Shoemaker and two sisters Mrs Elizabeth Buckey of Georgetown and Mrs Mary Walton of Merchantville NJ. Also: Joseph A Cunningham seeks divorce from Anna M Cunningham in District Supreme Court alleging infidelity. co respondents named in petition by Campbell Carrington.

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 District Supreme Court Joseph A. Cunningham Anna M. Cunningham Campbell Carrington

Sculptor John J. Earry Hospitalized with Typhoid Fever

John J. Earry, a local sculptor, was removed to Providence Hospital yesterday suffering from typhoid fever. Physicians say his condition is serious.

John J. Earry Providence Hospital

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