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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1905

Page

2

Inaugural Stand Plan Proposed South of White House

City parks and reviewing stands committee meets with Chairman Larner to back a circular amphitheater south of the White House for the inaugural parade review. The design would seat about fifteen hundred, with tickets to public sale at a moderate one dollar, aiming to reduce extortion and provide better viewing for the President and thousands along the parade route.

White House Ball Committee John B Larner Washngton Loeb Garner Larner Johnson Chaffee Imany

Inaugural Committee Names Dense Reader List

Mrs Converse Hurt at Football Game. Mrs A T Converse daughter of the late Admiral Jenkins spending winter at Fort Monroe Va met with a painful accident watching the football game between battleship crews Missouri and Kentucky A bench fell and crushed her left instep bones broken but recovery weeks away per Dr Rafferty the post surgeon

American Society Hears Papers Read and Enjoys a Supper

Members of the American Society of Civil Engineers met at Rauscher's for a formal evening. Gen Alexander Mackenzie opened the session and soon resigned the chair to H M Wilson to answer a Congressional committee call. F H Newell spoke briefly on reclamation work while C E Gransky described the Panama Canal Zone takeover and future improvements.

American Society American Society of Civil Engineers Rauscher’s Alexander Mackenzie H M Wilson F H. Newell Government Reclamation Service C. E Gransky Isthmian Canal Commission Panama Canal Zone French Canals Company United States Gol Biddle Washington E. D Hardy Society Ger Alexander Mackenzis F P. C Haines W H Whiley Admiral Walker C. E Grunsky B. M Harrod Col Biddle Capts. Harding and Morrow Reclamation Service Q H.titt

Missing Wife of Washington Liveryman Sparks Mystery

Mrs. Florence Bradley Glover, wife of Charles E. Glover of 1217 H Street NW, vanished after December 6. Police suspect she visited Baltimore. husband asks detectives there to search. Glover, a North Carolina native in the livery business, found unconscious December 28 with laudanum and carbolic acid in his pockets, believed to be under the impression his wife was at home.

Plorence Bradley Glover Charles E. Glover H Street Glover Sone Mra. Aemim Bradley Pennsylvania Fifth Precinct Pennsylvania Avenue Washington Asylum Grover

District of Columbia budget cuts delay salary increases

The Appropriations Committee plans a sweeping cut in the District of Columbia appropriation bill with no pay raises for public school teachers police or fire department personnel. A major cut targets installing high‑pressure water service for the fire department. The subcommittee has not fixed the bill’s exact total but expects to report a lean, essential package to the House. The panel continues its work, finishing its labors.

District of Columbia House Committee On Appropriations

Soldier Held After Ninth Street Car Fatal Stabbing

Paul W. Roberts a soldier from Akooua Pennsylvania was held by a coroner’s jury for grand jury action after Lawrence Peck died from a stab wound on a Ninth street car. Peck allegedly blocked Roberts with Reardon’s hat and reached for a similar prank when Roberts drew a penknife. Roberts, twenty two, enlisted at Florence was jailed pending further indictment by the grand jury.

Goroner Roberts Paul W. Roberts Lawrence Peck Ninth Street Peck Coronet Reardon Akooua Anitsioa Wat Florence

Bomb at War College statue sparks capital intrigue

An amateurish bomb explosion near Frederick the Great statue at Washington Bar racks caused minor damage. Investigators traced the device to a as yet unidentified man, seen boarding a cab after planting the charge. Witnesses described a slender man in gray with a derby, about 35, on a van dyke beard, with no decisive motive revealed.

Frederick the Great Washington Barracks Maj Burr Ma} Sylvester Rome War College Muller and Cornwall Hackman Arthur Carter Tenth Street Southeast Pennsylvania Railroad Carter Capt Boardman Seventh Street Pennsylvania Avenue Trent Garter Wall War College Esplanade River Front Reiger Walker Ellis Keller Eliis Maj Sylvester War Department Washington

Attempted bombing of Frederick the Great statue at navy yard

Report details a failed blast near the Frederick the Great statue at the naval barracks. Investigators found bomb remnants including wire and a burned candle fragment, with authorities deeming the act a potential sensational stunt by a newspaper. A civilian removal prevented damage. watchman stationed post incident.

Woodsen Navy Yard Police Department Lieut Pillsbury Taan Zuer Carter Pennsylvania Ydelock

Roosevelt Withdraws Name From Philanthropy Magazine

President Theodore Roosevelt on January 10 1905 ordered the withdrawal of his letter to Murat Halstead publisher of the American Newsboys Magazine and disavowed any use of his name in connection with the enterprise. The White House release notes no reflection on Col Stanley Halstead or Richardson, and details implications of misused stock and disputed management at the company. Halstead had sought to publish a magazine with philanthropic aims but faced internal dissension and removal from office by Richardson while Stealey resigned as president last October amid disagreement over business practices.

Roosevelt Murst Halstead Mr. Halstead Whits House Washington Halstead Col O O Stenley American Newsboys G Street Northwest Ratienfly Theqdgre Magazine Theodore Roosavehlt Brisete Murat Halstead White House Theodore Roosevelt Col. Steatey Richardson Tmne American Newsboy Company Tekatepa Stealey

American News Boys Company elects new officers

A meeting of the stockholders resulted in Charles A Edwards being chosen president. Hualatead resigns as vice president while H K Holmes, E R Johnston, and Charles A Edwards join the board. Johnston is elected secretary and treasurer, succeeding Mr. Richardson.

American Newsboys’ Company Charles A Edwards Hualatead H K. Holmes E. R. Johnston Johnston Richardson

Weather Conditions Report for Tuesday January Sixteen

Weather Bureau report notes abnormally high pressure east of the Rockies and a cooling trend, with low temperatures well below seasonal averages across the Elope Central Rocky Mountain regions and Lake area. Snow and rain observed in multiple regions, with forecasts of renewed rain or snow Wednesday and easing by Thursday, plus varied winds along coasts and across the Gulf and Great Lakes.

Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington Rocky Mountains Rocky Mountain Lake Arizona Middle Slope Onio Valley East Gulf South Atlantic States Middle Atlantic States New England Lower Lake Region Atlantia South Atlantic Gulf Coast Lake Michigan

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