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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
6
Plans finalized for a parade and celebratory ball with a formal ceremony. The General Committee reports funds secured and accommodations arranged as they prepare for the March event honoring a national figure.
An executive committee prepares about decorations from St Lews and other sources. 230 bamboo pales from 26,000 are chosen for lining the avenue. Arrival of cars with materials is expected today. Two committee meetings set at Corcoran Building and 125 Pennsylvania Ave at 8 o clock. Philippine Scouts battalion of nearly 300 leaves for Fort Thomas en route to Washington for inauguration ceremonies before returning to the islands.
The Vermont State Association held a social and meeting at the Washington Club with a large turnout. President Hosea B Moulton presided and plans were made for a reception for the Vermont governor and staff on an March evening. An entertainment program followed under Mr Fred O Gon nell with music and recitations. President Spencer of Morgan College spoke at Shiloh Baptist Church on Russia and Japan with stereoptican views. Detectives arrested Edward W M Gibbons for petit larceny following a complaint by Lula McProctor. A raid on a suspected cocaine joint at 49 Willow Precault East Southwest netted eight people charged with vagrancy.
A reader shares a testimonial from Hot Springs Arkansas about digestive relief after using Grape-Nuts and cream following reading The Road to Wellville. The letter claims improved digestion, sleep, and mental clarity, noting weight gain and a cured indigestion in five weeks. Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan provided the endorsement.
John Warbury longtime Georgetown resident died yesterday at 1 PM after an illness of several weeks at his home 3307 IL Street Georgetown aged 83 The funeral will be at 3 PM Saturday from St Johns Church where Rev Frederck Howden will officiate Interment shares Oak Hill Cemetery Pallbearers include Holdsworth Gordon Wo H Dougal Dr John H Yarnall Albion K Parris Dr Arthur Snyder and W Riley Deeble Born October 4 1822 he was son of John Marbury and Elizabeth Somerville of Prince George County He attended Dr McVane's school and at 18 entered hardware business with E Wo Tantiiium then Bridge and High streets He served as treasurer of the first board of health in the District and was president of the Oldest Inhabitants Association He remained the last member of Georgetown's old common council A vestry member of St Johns for 49 years and Sunday school superintendent for 33 years He is survived by his widow Juliet Murray Marbury three daughters Mrs Henry Stephen Son Mrs Mary Marbulry and Mrs Witham Marbury? two sons Somerville Marbury and Witham Marbury
Thomas F H F Atkinson aged 71 died suddenly Wednesday night from a cerebral hemorrhage at his apartments in the Carolina 700 Eleventh Street NW He was a North Carolina native and Confederate veteran Funeral services will be Saturday at 10 o clock at the residence of his son Dr Wade H Atkinson 1402 M Street NW conducted by Rev T M Randolph H Ackin son burial in Rock Creek Cemetery He is survived by a widow five sons and two daughters including Robert L Dr Thomas H Wade E Albert and two daughters Mrs L Cannon and Mrs Charles C McLean The family resided in this city after retiring from active pursuits three years ago
Report by Ch R I Lynch finds no evidence of foul play in the rope that failed on the Albany Hotel scaffold. The rope broke due to wind driven sway and a cut strand, with Hamby not a trained painter. Painters Local 268 denies involvement and condemns insinuations.
The Thirty fourth annual Princeton Alumni Association dinner in Washington D C featured guest of honor McCready Sykes class of 1884 from New York who recited poems and stories about Princeton. Speakers praised Princeton ideals and tradition while paying tribute to President Roosevelt and President Eliot. Yale and Michigan delegates exchanged warm notes as they toasted enduring college spirit amid humorous anecdotes and college songs.
Speakers paid tribute to memory of older generations, citing John H Voorhees the eighty year old Princeton graduate who sent regrets for absence. Secretary McLean praised Voorhees as the sole member to pay annual dues for fifty years while listing a host of attendees including C EK Berryman Andrew Y Bradley John F Wilkins R D Johnston Wallace Donald McLean and many others from Birmingham and nearby towns.
Weather reports describe rising temperatures after severe cold with south winds expected to soften conditions in Washington. Harbors prepare to open channels as ice thickened rivers fear blockages. prices rise for butter, eggs, and vegetables due to extended cold and scarce supplies. Local markets report higher costs for dairy and produce, with some items like potatoes remaining cheap.
A series of minor injuries and accidents occurred as pedestrians slipped on icy sidewalks and passersby collided with vehicles yesterday. Mrs Mary Hild, 310 Indiana avenue, was knocked down near Twelfth Street by a horse drawn carriage, treated at Raleigh Hotel for facial cuts and a left arm sprain. Miss Jessie Walsh, 20, 407 C Street SE, slipped before her doorway and was treated at Emergency Hospital for a severe left arm sprain. Miss Berthea Carroll, 21, 1032 Twentieth Street NW, broke her right ankle after losing balance near Eleventh and I Streets NW and was hospitalized at Emergency Hospital. Pimogene Chapman and Wilhert Edmonds, two Black youths, lost control while coasting down Bladgen Hill and crashed into the bridge foot. treated at Garfield Hospital and sent home. A man named George Stewart, 28, of 343 Jackson Hall Alley, hobbling with a broken leg, reported the incident occurred late Wednesday.
A man injured his leg after a fall near Humes grocery and two other incidents occurred on icy streets. A wagon horse was hurt, a run trolley collision damaged cars at Seventh and G and Ninth and T, injuring no one. A later crash at Ninth and G damaged a trailer’s steps.
A wireless telegraph company seeks to install a plant for direct coast communication with Panama and routes via Denver Kansas City Chicago New York Key West and Cuba. Plans aim for direct links between San Francisco, the Philippines, the Orient, and the Hawaiian Islands, with stations to be secured in or near this city.
The Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau reports a approaching barometric disturbances over the Lake region and Pacific Coast, with fair conditions elsewhere though cold in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Temperatures rise 19 to 20 degrees in some areas, then a potential thaw but rain and snow likely in the Gulf Atlantic regions. winds shift along coasts and Lake Wuchigen, with a special forecast of storm warnings on the California coast. A separate local report lists temperatures across numerous cities, noting rainfalls and sunshine. In crime news, John A Walsh is arrested in Chicago for diamond theft valued at $3000 from a residence, alleged to be part of a pattern with a woman accomplice.
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