Stratford Birthplace of Gen Robert E. Lee Erected by Col Thomas Lee
The article describes Stratford, the Lee family home in Westmoreland County Virginia, built in the early eighteenth century by Col Thomas Lee. It notes the house’s English brick construction in a letter H shape, its two fronts, and its association with Robert E Lee’s birth on January 19, 1800. The piece recalls Lee family history, their roles in Virginia and the American cause, and Yeocomico Episcopal Church nearby.
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Robert E Lee
Stratford
Westmoreland County
New World
New York Herald
Thomas Lee
Richard Lee
Col
Virginia
Col. Lee
Shropshire
Itt
Lee
England
Stratford-on-the-Potomac
Colony of
Hannah Lee
President Lee
Philip Gudwell
Thomas Ludwell
Richard Henry
Francis Lightfoot
Willam
Arthur
Philp Ladwell Lee
Matuda
Harry” Lee
Harry
Ann Carter
Robert B. Lee
Gen. Lee
Tta
Robert & Lee
Yeocomico Episcopal Church
Cocoanuts Sent by Mail Baffle City Carrier
A central station mail carrier, George Fisher, finds three large coconuts in his bag. Each coconut bears a stamp and postmark, addressed to different recipients in the city. A fellow worker jokes about the delivery, noting coconuts are heavy but within the four pound limit and thus cannot be refused.
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Saac
George Fisher
Central Station
Tropics
Died at Eighty: James Cartwright Dies in Washington
James Cartwright aged eighty died Friday night at his home on 050 street northwest from old age. Born in Charles County Maryland he was a farmer and merchant in youth. He later moved to Ellicott City and then Washington. Survived by three sons C M Cartwright Otte T Cartwright Jackson Cartwright and daughters Cordell Cartwright Mary Cartwright. The burial public service is set for 2 pm today at The Bivona eet.
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James Cartwright
Maryland
Mr Cartwright
Charles County
Ellicott City
Washington
C. M. Cartwright
Baltimore
Otte T Cartwright
Whitesboro
Tex
Jackson Cartwright
Cordell
Mary Cartwright
Baby Diverts shoppers in department store comedy
A baby, mother, and father staged a playful scene in a large department store on Saturday afternoon. While the mother urged the baby to look at her, the father directed the child from the balcony as shoppers nearby paused to watch the humorous domestic tableau lasting about five minutes. Floorwalkers tried to restore order as the teething ring remained the infant’s main focus.
Honor to McKinley Name With City Meeting Address Planned
Vice President invited to deliver main address at January 23 meeting. Plans for January 29 McKinley birthday observance at Metropolitan Church include six speakers on McKinley’s life as statesman and Christian. Franklin Howe to cover military side, Antietam coffee mission. Local officials and Church choirs participate. Colman presiding.
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Mc Kinley
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
The
United States Historical Society
Harry A. Colman
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
McKinley
M Bristol
Metropolitan Church
Franklin JT. Howe
Antietam
Benjamin P. Birdsall
Inez Seymour McConnell
Florence Huss
People's Mission Quartet
Colman
Charles R. Miller
Cleveland
Ohio
McKinney
Potomac Post honors Mrs Tanner monument fund grows
At the installation of officers at Potomac Post No. 11 G A R last Friday night, William A O Meara reported on seeks to erect a memorial for Mrs Mero L Tanner wife of Post National Commander Corporal Tanner who died in Helena Montana last June. The post began with a $5 appropriation for a grave monument in Arlington and asked other posts nationwide to cooperate. Responses to the circulars were coming in, with donors giving what they could. Officers installed include W O Meara John H Randolf William Noel William L Schmalhoff S Robb W H Hoover G W Gladman Clinton Vermillion Edw Duvall y Sheckels Michael Sauter J Powell Lawrence Callan and G C Harris.
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Potomac Post
William A O'Meara
Mero L. Tanner
Post
Corporal Tanner
Helene
Mont
O'Meara
William L. Schmalhoff
Robb
W. H Hoover
G. W. Gladman
Clinton Vermillion
Edw. Duvall
Sheckels
Michael Sauter
J. Powell
Lawrence Callan
G. C. Harris
Woodmen Install Officers In Joint Royal Neighbors Night
Carnation Camp No 2637 Royal Neighbors of America and A R Talbot Camp No 11912 Modern Woodmen of the World held a joint installation Thursday night with addresses and music. Installed officers include Talbot Camp Past consul Wills L Hail consul WH Millard adviser BoC Wheelar Darker JH Durand clerk Henry Nolan G cort Joseph Kuuper watchman John H Reese sentry Ro J Lancaster managers Fred Kahler E M Lyons J K Dumean chief forester John F Cassidy Carnation Camp past oracle Mrs Josephine Webb oracle Mrs William McCaffrey vice oracle Mrs Nora D Tenner chancellor Mrs Numa Wheatley recorder Mrs Julia N Rhodes receiver Mrs Katherine P Avier marshal Misa Killa Croas inner sentinel Mrs Lizzie L Fipad outer sentinel Mrs Anna Pigott manager Mrs Vermillion physician Dr J W Sutherin and Dr Willism Wenger.
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Royal Neighbors of
America
Carnation Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
A. R. Talbot
Talbot Camp
Wills L Hail
WH. Millard
Boc Wheelar
JH Durand
Henry Nolan
G Cort
Joseph Kuuper
John H Reese
Ro J Lancaster
Fred Kahler
E M Lyons
J K. Dumean
John F Cassidy
Oracle
Josephine Webb
William McCaffrey
Nora D Tenner
Numa Wheatley
Julia N. Rhodes
Engineers to Entertain Informal Receptions and Smokers
The Washington Society of Engineering plans informal receptions and smokers at Sta rooms, 729 Fifteenth Street NW, to meet eminent engineers visiting the city. A monthly meeting includes a January 15 address by president F H Newell on the society’s future, and a talk by W Stratton of the Bureau of Standards. Smokers are set for January 22 and 29, and February 5, 12, and 26.
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Washington Society
Washington Society of Engineering
Sta Rooms
Fifteenth Street
F. H. Newell
W. Stratton
Bureau of Standards
False brands and fictitious names in French oils and wines
Consul Murphy reports that olive oils and wines imported from France are often mislabeled with fictitious names. While many brands are genuine, adulteration and misbranding occur when inferior oils or diluted wines are labeled under renowned trade names. Enforcement of new regulations could curb these practices.
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France
United States
Mates
D. I. Murphy
Bordeaux
Bureau of Manufactures
M. Guyot-Dessaigne
France 2
Murphy
Famine’s Call Insistent in Shanghai Relief Appeal
Reports received by the Red Cross describe July’s heavy rains destroying crops across 40000 square miles by the Grand Canal. Tens of thousands may perish without aid as families abandon homes and sell horses for food. Miss Mabel Boardman explains flour shipments are overseen by Jos Rodgers, with Maj. Krautoff securing 500 tons of flour at low cost, transportation free to Shanghai. Each dollar buys more than a fifty pound sack of flour. relief efforts focus on flour and cornmeal.
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Shanghai
Red Cross
Grand Canal
Bome
Mabel Boardman
Red Cross Executive Committee
Red Cross Chinese Famine Fund
United States
Jos Rodgers
Maj
Krautoff
U. S.A
San Francisco
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Architects Hear Lecture On Ancient Sicily by Cooley
Arthur S. Cooley PHD former Harvard Greek instructor addressed the Washington Architectural Society at 729 Fifteenth Street NW. He spoke on The Ancient Architecture of Sicily with seventy five color slides showing Greek temples Roman amphitheatres and cities Palermo Segester Selimunte Gergenti. A business meeting admitted twenty five new members and James Knox Taylor was named an honorary member. The text also notes plans for a January dance at Carroll Institute Hall and Minstrel Club rehearsals for An Old Time Minstrel in February.
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Arthur S. Cooley
Sicily
Arthur S Cooley
Harvard
Washington Architectural Society
Fifteenth Street
Europe
Cooley
Palermo
Segester
Selimunte
Gergenti
James Knox Taylor
The
Treasury
St. Stephen's Institute
Carroll Institute Hall
Thomas Leo Fortune
John BE. Boyland
M E Donahue
Joseph FP. Sheahan
Joseph D Moriarity
James Y. Hughes
James Darcey
C. J. Sweeney
J. Morgan
Institute Minstrel Club
Hood's Pills and Promises in Elusive Ad Claim
An archaic patent medicine pitch praises Hood's Pills and other remedies for ailments including eczema catarrh rheumatism and dyspepsia claiming prompt and permanent cures after failure of other preparations You may take it with confidence it will do you good Constipation is cured by Hood's Pills 5c
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Hood
Reed Seins
Shade
Petition Defends Sidewalk Roller Skating by Children
Wharton E. Lester an attorney forwards to Commissioners a petition opposing any regulation prohibiting sidewalk roller skating. The plea stresses health and exercise for school children and argues bans would drive skaters to streets, increasing accidents and depriving kids of activity.
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Wharton E. Lester
Columbian
Ican
Still Hope 10 Find Sox Boy Vanished in 1902
Dr and Mrs William J Manning continue to search for their son Jack who disappeared November 25 1902 at age fourteen while seeking the world. Police publicity is urged to locate him with hope rising at Christmas. a possible lead traced to Boone Iowa in 1895 involved a boy claiming to be Jack Manning but later found to be impostor Humphries.
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William J. Manning
Jack
Dr. Manning
Manning
Government Printing Office
Sylvester
Servan
Washington
Jack Manning
Ao Far Ag
Boone
Humphries
Jack Manning, and the Parents Were Notified. Dr. Manning
Chicago
Wisconsin Society Meeting Features Taft Party Veteran Address
Representative Henry A. Cooper of Wisconsin spoke at the Wisconsin Society’s first meeting at Pythian Temple on Saturday night. He described Secretary Taft’s Philippines trip, noted the ovation for Americans in Janda, and recalled the party’s visit to the Imperial gardens as the first foreigners allowed there.
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Henry A. Cooper
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Society
Pythian Temple
Kahn Praises Frisco Recovery at Bnai Brith Talk
Representative Julius Kahn of California addressed Argo Lodge at Typographical Temple. He predicted a five year period for a rebuilt San Francisco rising from ashes, more beautiful, greater, and better planned than the fire and quake past. Rabbi Simon introduced him.
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San Francisco
Julius Kahn
California
Argo Lodge
B’nai B'rith
Kahn
Simon
Law Students at Georgetown Hold Class of 1907 Smokers
The 1907 law class at Georgetown University held its annual smoker at Rauscher's with forty members attending. Dining, storytelling, and college songs filled the evening. Charles H. Hillyer presided at toasts, Daniel F. McGowan acted as castmaster, and James T. Kelly sang old-time ballads.
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Rauscher’s
Law Department
Georgetown University
Rauscher's
Charles H. Hillyer
Daniel F. McGowan
James T. Kelly
Biologists Hear Tales at Washington Society Meeting
The Biological Society of Washington gathered at the Cosmica Club on HT Street Saturday night. M. B. Walter presented A New Beach Blight In California and urged spraying to combat the aunts in orchards. John W. Titecomb gave an illustrated talk on the heaver and its range, while Vernon Bailey described the mountain haymakers known as pikag, a rare Rocky Mountain mammal that stores hay under snow.
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Biological Society of Washington
Cosmica Club
HT Street
M. B. Walte
California
John W. Titecomb
Vernon Bailey
Rocky Mountains
Gorman Emerges As Maryland Democratic Leader
Statewide upset traces its roots to Arthur P. Gorman Jr who delivered a single fiery speech that rallied the Maryland Democratic ranks around a new general exciting the regulars against Gov Warfield and independents. The split signals a defining moment as factions contend who guides the party forward.
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Young Gorman
Baltimore Dispatch
New York Herald
Arthur P. Gorman
United States
Maryland
Gorman
Gen II
Victor Baughman
Gov. Warfield
Gov
Warfield
Regular Democracy
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