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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1905
Page
5
A January sale notice touts Women's Lingerie with expert buyers and strong emphasis on high quality, good taste, and firm buttons. Prices are claimed to be the lowest for such superior goods, with cheaper grades featured first and more elaborate pieces to follow as the sale progresses.
Advertising teaser notes a 72 inch extra fine quality Bleached Trish Satin Table Damask offered in six new patterns. It lists a regular price of 100 dollars with a special price per yard, implying promotional sales terms for potential buyers.
A New York meeting of Jane Committees from Atlantic steamship lines and major railways condemned Federal emigration checks at the Canadian border as too rigid and intimidating. They call for Metcalf to issue instructions easing inspections to prevent emigrants from sailing from Canadian ports and causing heavy losses to American carriers.
The committee says inspectors need not go far in examinations but have deemed it necessary to secure promotion and the regard of superiors. It is claimed that Secretary Metcalf, if convinced, could alter inspector instructions to halt the alleged abuses.
Public Health Service reports three yellow fever cases in Panama between December 1 and 2, none were Americans. The sick were Canadian, Scotch, and Spaniard. No new Colon cases since November 9. No Venezuela ultimatum reports. Cortelyou sails for rest. Bieber consular appointment discussed. Postmaster appointments announced for Merraw, Berlin, Industry.
The Interstate Commerce Commission fixed next Friday in Chicago for a rehearing on charges that the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad granted rebates to Colorado Fuel and Iron. President Ripley of the Santa Fe requested the telegraph rehearing. No talks with Secretary of the Navy Morton, then vice president of the Atchison road, about his testimony have occurred. The commission also scheduled oral argument on February 1 in New York for William R. Hearst v. anthracite coal railroads over alleged excessive coal rates.
A moral appeal on drink costs, urging readers to tally monthly alcohol expenditures. It promotes Orrine as a guaranteed cure for the habit, claiming it strengthens nerves, improves appetite, and offers private use without time loss, priced at $1 per box.
A letter to Commissioner General Frank P. Sargent from a New York philanthropist outlines a crisis of mass unemployment in New York City. It cites at least 160000 idle men and 50000 school children going to breakfastless schools, linking relief to redistributing aliens from cities to disperse work opportunities and relieve urban congestion.
The President appointed John E. McCall as Federal judge for the Western district of Tennessee at Memphis to succeed the late B H Hammond. McCall is a leading Tennessee Republican and was the party's gubernatorial candidate two years ago. He currently serves as United States revenue collector for the Nashville district.
President pardons Juan M. Gutierrez who was serving a life term at Bilibid Prison Manila after a military commission sentenced him to death for killing prisoners. The decision cites his aid to the United States and questions over the evidence used to convict.
A promotional pitch asks readers if they would suffer through periodic headaches if they could be relieved in minutes. It claims the remedy is harmless and will relieve and cure pain with no other effects. The ad emphasizes quick relief and safety for sufferers seeking a cure.
An old advertisement for Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills promises swift relief and a cure for various pains. It includes assertions by A. Jane Lima of Ohio and urges pharmacists to stock the product, noting a return if unsatisfied.
The President acts on claims that Gutierrez’s testimony was unreliable and part of a plot to derail him. The move follows Gutierrez’s later significant service to the U.S. government in suppressing the Philippine insurrection.
President Roosevelt conferred with Alabama Republican referees Joseph Thompson and C. H. Scott and decided not to reappoint Birmingham postmaster Hughes, choosing a replacement to be named later. Anucew assumson of Mable, Alabama, visits Mobile to invite Roosevelt to tour the South. Johnson, Mobile leader and editor, prominent Black businessman, delegates at large to eight Republican National Conventions, counts Booker T. Washington as a friend and commands cross-racial respect.
A Tidewater delegation presented engrossed resolutions to President Roosevelt inviting him to visit Norfolk, Virginia. He noted interest in visiting Richmond and would also consider Norfolk if arrangements allow. The piece also mentions Mr. Taylor taking over duties Feb 1, replacing Judge Wing, and his role in the Smoot inquiry.
Robert W. Taylor of Ohio was appointed Friday to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He visited the President yesterday to express thanks for the appointment and to pay his respects following the elevation as successor to Judge Wing.
Postmaster General Robert J. Wynne met with Postmaster Wilcox in New York and pledged to spare every dollar possible to relieve congestion and improve postal service, acknowledging the city’s commercial importance and the need for efficiency.
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