Birthplace of Robert E. Lee Erected by Col. Thomas Lee
Stratford in Westmoreland County Virginia preserves the early home of the Lee family built by Thomas Lee. The two fronted English brick mansion inside a brick wall features a central hall and a great thirty foot square family room with oak paneling. The right wing holds the room said to be Lee's birthplace. The estate includes gateways, outbuildings, and Yeocomico Church nearby, with the tomb of Col. Thomas Lee and his wife marked 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
Philip Godwell
Thomas Ludwell
Richard Henry
Francis Lightfoot
Willam
Arthur
Philp Ladwell Lee
Matuda
Harry” Lee
Harry
Ann Carter
Robert B. Lee
Gen. Lee
Tta
Vie
Strathford
Robert & Lee
Yeocomico Episcopal Church
Cocoanuts in a Mail Pouch Stun City Carriers
A routine Saturday mail delivery at the central station yielded three large coconuts protruding from George Fisher's mail bag. The tropical gifts, properly stamped and addressed to three different friends, sparked humor and jokes about refusing such items, though they fall within the four pound limit.
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Saac
George Fisher
Central Station
Tropics
Died at Eighty of Old Age James Cartwright
James Cartwright died Friday night at his home on 050 street northwest from infirmities of old age. Born eighty years ago in Charles County Maryland he moved several times before settling in Washington. He leaves three sons and two daughters, C. M. Cartwright of Baltimore Otte T Cartwright Whitesboro Texas Jackson Cartwright Cordell and Mary Cartwright, both of Washington. The burial will be this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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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 Refuses To Answer In Department Store Scene
In a big department store on Saturday afternoon a baby ignored his adoring mother and obedient father during an improvised domestic comedy. The waiting-room balcony overlooked a throng of shoppers as the mother beckoned the child and spectators played along using signs. The baby's attention stayed on a teething ring while two floorwalkers tried to restore business.
Memorial observance for McKinley set January 29
Preparations rise for a Metropolitan Church ceremony honoring the late President William McKinley with a January 29 birthday observance. Vice President Fairbanks and possibly President Roosevelt are invited to speak. Six speakers will discuss McKinley as statesman, lawyer, soldier, citizen and Christian.
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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
Monument Fund Grows For Mrs Tanner At Potomac Post
Potomac Post No 11 G A R reports progress on a memorial for Mrs Mero L Tanner wife of national commander Corporal Tanner who died in Helena Montana last June. A $5 initial appropriation to erect a gravestone monument at Arlington and a circular appeal to posts nationwide drew many cheerful donations though small. Installed officers included 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 Ceremony
A joint installation of Carnation Camp Royal Neighbors of America and A. R. Talbot Camp Modern Woodmen of the World was held Thursday night. Officers installed include Talbot Camp officers led by Past consul Wills L Hail and consul WH Millard with a team of clerks, watchmen, and managers, and Carnation Camp officers led by oracle Mrs Josephine Webb with chancelor Mrs Nora D Tenner and other aides.
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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
Washington Society of Engineering Plans Informal Receptions
Engineers to entertain as the Washington Society of Engineering stages informal receptions and smokers at Sta rooms, 729 Fifteenth Street NW, plus a club night. A January 15 regular meeting features president F H Newell on the society’s future and W Stratton of the Bureau of Standards. Smokers set for January 22 29 and February 5 26.
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Washington Society
Washington Society of Engineering
Sta Rooms
Fifteenth Street
F. H. Newell
W. Stratton
Bureau of Standards
Adulterated Olive Oils and Wines in Trade From France
Consul Murphy reports false brands and fictitious names are used in French olive oils and wines imported to the United States. Authors permit registered trademarks, with misbranding common in Bordeaux and among American importers. He cites prosecutions and urges strict enforcement to curb misbranding and adulteration.
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France
United States
Mates
D. I. Murphy
Bordeaux
Bureau of Manufactures
M. Guyot-Dessaigne
France 2
Murphy
Famine Call Urges Immediate Aid for Shanghai Relief
Reports to the Red Cross from Shanghai warn that July rains have devastated crops over 40 000 square miles along the Grand Canal leaving tens of thousands at risk. Thousands have fled rising floods and some families sell children for survival while farmers sell horses for food. Miss Mabel Boardman notes Red Cross flour shipments are overseen by Jos Rodgers US consul general and funded by 100 tons of flour bought by Maj Krautoff with free transport to Shanghai. Every dollar buys more than a fifty pound sack of flour and the Shenghai relief committee has asked for flour and cornmeal. Citizens are urged to contribute to the Chinese famine fund.
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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 At Washington
Arthur S. Cooley P H D former Harvard Greek instructor spoke before the Washington Architectural Society at 729 Fifteenth Street NW on The Ancient Architecture of Sicily He illustrated the talk with seventy five colored slides and described Sicily s Greek temples Roman amphitheaters and key cities Palermo Segeste Selinunte Gergenti A brief meeting admitted twenty five new members and named James Knox Taylor honorary member The St Stephen s Institute January dance committee with ten members finalized plans for a large turnout and the Institute Minstrel Club began rehearsals for An Old Time Minstrel to be staged 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
This Is What They Say tale Bart Saree
Those who suffer from scrofmia eczema araphona catarrh rheumatism or dyspepsia say it cures promptly and permanently after other preparations fail. You may take this medicine with confidence that it will do you good. What it has done for others it will do for you. Constipation is cured by Hood’s Pills, 25c.
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Reed Seins
Shade
Defends Young Skaters in City Petition
Wharton E Lester, attorney in the Columbian Building, forwards to Commissioners a petition protesting a proposed sidewalk roller skating ban. He argues skating provides healthful exercise, aids air intake, and that prohibiting sidewalks would push children to streets, increasing accidents and depriving them of activity.
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Wharton E. Lester
Columbian
Ican
Still Hope 10 Find Sox Boy Left Home in 1902
Dr and Mrs Manning hopeful for their son Jack who disappeared November 25, 1902 at age fourteen. Despite ads and police inquiries, only a dubious trace surfaced linked to a boy named Humphries in Boone Iowa, later deemed an impostor.
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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 Meets as Cooper Highlights Philippine Trip
Representative Henry A. Cooper of Wisconsin spoke at the Wisconsin Society’s first meeting at Pythian Temple Saturday night. He described Secretary Taft’s Philippines trip, noted the ovation for Americans in Janda, and recalled the visitors’ tour of the Imperial gardens, being the first foreigners there.
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Henry A. Cooper
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Society
Pythian Temple
Kahn Praises Frisco After Disaster at Bnai Brith
Representative Julius Kahn of California addressed Argo Lodge at Typographical Temple. He predicted San Francisco would rise from ashes within five years as a more beautiful and greater city than the one destroyed by fire and quake, introduced by Rabbi Simon.
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San Francisco
Julius Kahn
California
Argo Lodge
B’nai B'rith
Kahn
Simon
Georgetown Law Class of 1907 Holds Annual Smoker at Rauscher's
The law department class of 1907 at Georgetown University held its annual smoker at Rauscher's last Saturday. Forty members attended dining and storytelling and singing of college songs. Charles H. Hillyer presided as class president and gave toasts. Daniel F. McGowan acted as castmaster. James T. Kelly served as songbird, performing old-time ballads including Many Songs My Mammy Used to Sing.
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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 met Saturday night at the Cosmica Club on HT Street. M B Walte presented A New Beach Blight In California and urged spraying to combat the blight in orchards. John W Titecomb gave an illustrated talk on the heaver, its habitat. Vernon Bailey spoke of mountain haymakers the pikag, a rare Rocky Mountain species storing hay for winter 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 Rallies Maryland Democrats Behind Youthful Leader
State Senator Arthur P. Gorman’s son draws national attention with a single speech denouncing Gov. Warfield, uniting Maryland Democrats and signaling a pivotal split between Warfield independents and regulars. The piece frames the party’s looming choice and the emergence of a new leader.
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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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