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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1908
Page
16
Washington and Baltimore clergy and laity heard speeches by Senator Carter Representative W Bourke Cochran and Judge OConnell at St Patrick s celebrating the installation of a new pastor. A tribute to Father Stafford was also paid during the ceremony.
An obituary notice and church report announce Rev William T Russell will fill the vacant post at St Patrick’s Cathedral following Dr Stafford’s death. The piece extols Russell’s long service, leadership, and strong adherence to righteousness, noting congregational devotion and elaborate funeral and reception details.
Gen Rufus Saxton dies suddenly at his residence on Sixteenth Street, Arlington, after service in the Civil War era alongside Generals Sherman, McClellan, and Lyon. He served as quartermaster on Gen Lyon’s staff, helped in the Western Virginia campaign, led posts against Stonewall Jackson, and held roles as governor of the Department of the South and commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau for South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Funeral services will be at Talariim Church at 4 PM today with burial at Arlington National Cemetery.
A fragmented notice from a fraternal shrine event describes Warren of Wo wey Whe Ws as a candidate for the Almas lenpke Myst Shrine with a grand procession and a goat riding display. It mentions dancing, bands, and a Friday night program at the National Rifles Armory with multiple Shrines and officers listed in ceremonial roles.
Pro Cathedral and Ascension Church mourn the death of Bishop Satterlee. Pastors Dr Woodrow Radcliffe Rev Charles Ain Brith and Rev Wallace Radcliffe condemn his leadership, charity, and steadiness. Vestry passes resolutions praising his faith, public service, and lifelong devotion to the church and community. Funeral plans include services at the Pro Cathedral and Ascension Church with family observances and public tributes.
The funeral for F H Sprague will be held this afternoon from 131 Tenth Street Southeast. He enlisted in 16 in Company E First Rhode Island Cavalry and served with honor in campaigns around the Potomac. The Arlington ceremony and interment will follow, with escort arrangements by the Grand Army of the Republic.
Floral tributes marked by a grand wreath from President and Mrs Roosevelt accompanied Bishop Satterlee’s funeral. The churchman, longtime ally of the president, officiated at Miss Alice Longworth’s marriage and welcomed the Roosevelts at his home. Presidents children visited often as crowds and carriages filled the avenue. The funeral arrangements showed widespread esteem from distinguished attendees.
The notice advertises placing funds in a safe account on demand with 84,000,000 capital and surplus. It mentions 26 percent interest on checking accounts and locates the bank at the northwest corner at Fifteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue with Charles Jbel as president.
Resolutions praising Bishop Satterlee and the late Henry Yates batterlee were adopted unanimously at a Knights of Columbus reception honoring Cardinal Gibbons on E Street NW. Speakers lauded the bishop's service, the church unity, and fundraising for the Catholic University, with about 500 attendees.
Soon after the bishop’s funeral ecclesiastical officials must consider a successor. A diocesan convention will select from strong candidates, with a likely outside choice. The high church party may back Alfred Harding, while Randolph H. McKim and Mackay Smith are noted as fitting successors for Episcopal Washington.
Mrs Virginia Woodin of 71 Eighteenth Street northwest reported a theft of diamonds and pearls on February 19. She says she accompanied her ill husband to Providence Hospital and, upon returning, found the jewels missing after a careful search of the rooms. Police were notified of the mysterious loss and no trace was found.
A weather forecast from Washington reports a storm system over the Northeast diminishing. Temperatures in New York and New England near 29 degrees with a cooler southward trend into the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Clearing skies expected along the Atlantic coast as high pressure builds west to northwest. Local readings show mid 20s to mid 40s with humidity around 48 percent. Winds from the west to northwest veer to the southwest near the Gr and Banks sea area.
At a Washington banquet held by the Knockers Club, government employees, including Rep. Julius Kahn and Samuel Gompers, heard Williams say he refused both Democratic and Republican nominations for president. He cited family health and moral concerns, joked about future ambitions, and warned critics about support for Roosevelt, while noting plans toward a Senate run and calling out political maneuvers within the government Printing Office.
A crowded OCR fragment lists numerous personal names and initials, including George D Dunn, Elis H G Kills, Joe Fagan, Peter Frank, Daniel & Caley Ton, Samuel Gom pers, John Greenr, Joseph fb Goodie, George Wo, Hugh Famvey, Albert Jo Huvins, Julius Kahn, J T Reece, Richard W Kensall, J Patch, Oscar J iKeketts, Wilma ro Walt, Louis t Veet, and many more, interspersed with stray letters and formatting artifacts. The text resembles a surname and given-name index or roster rather than a coherent article, likely from a historical notices page.
The funeral for Oswald Parsons was held yesterday at 2 PM at the Lkmeton Presbyterian church. Interment followed at a regional cemetery. Parsons was around ten miles from Virginia and was survived by his wife and children.
A historical note recalls John O Brien of Love proclaiming a prescription named Father Johns Medicine. It spread among parishioners and friends as a pure safe tonic free from narcotics. The medicine, praised by a specialist, was said to restore hearts and strength and help lung and throat ailments.
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