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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1909
Page
23
Heavyweight and medium weight trousers offered in de sirable fabrics and patterns. Quak clearance emphasizes profit to buyers. Cheviots cassimeres worsteds and neat effects advertise prices from $2.35 to $5.95, with bulk sale hints.
Washington residents woke to a citywide street cleaning effort led by 21 street sweeping machines, 37 carts, and 375 workers. Supt Wood oversaw operations from dawn, with more crews and carts deployed across the northwestern section and other districts to remove slush, mud, and debris.
The Steel Plate Transferrers Association held its tenth annual banquet at Eagles Hall in Washington, honoring current and past officers and bidding farewell to Orville H Herlocker who is moving to Chicago. Attendees included President Benjamin Goldsworthy, VP William E Franke, Secretary John Prender, and many officers and members. The event featured toastmaster Lacy B Brooke and reference to Robert McKechnie and Alfred Frost of the Steel Plate Manufacturers' Association of New York.
Commissioner John G Capers, confined a week at home with bronchitis and cole, shows improvement and hopes to attend a January 29 address in Cambridge Conn before the McKinley Association. Kentuckian Col George W Bain will lecture February 6 at Church of the Ascension to benefit the church fund.
Telegram confirms H. B. Ailes father of Milton E. Ailes of this city died yesterday at his home in Sidney Ohio. Milton E Ailes had traveled to Ohio to be with his father during his final illness and was at his bedside when he passed away.
J A Dushane of Washington argues against placing the Lincoln Memorial near Union Station and critiques claims that only architects and artists should decide monument siting. He favors McCall plan elements, cites aesthetics of arches and continuous lines, and warns that location choices affect visibility and public access to a national landmark.
Inspector Boardman orders doubled patrols as Washington sees a surge in robberies ahead of the inauguration. Home and store break ins across multiple northwest streets report loot including cash, watches, clothing, and poultry as detectives work overtime to curb thefts.
The funeral for Dr Preston Miller, aged 48, was held yesterday at 2:30 PM from his residence at 2621 Fourteenth Street Northwest. The body was sent to Clarkeburg, West Virginia for burial. He had practiced in the city for over ten years and died Saturday after Brights disease. He is survived by his wife and one child.
The shop presents three new specials and a large assortment of spring samples. Each piece promises novelty and value with a refund if any item is replicated at double the price, and early purchases are urged to secure the best pieces.
J F McCarthy the organizer of the bartenders union aims to bring cooks, waiters, and restaurant staff into the union. He believes many are working under unfair wages and hours and expects about 5000 District workers to be eligible, with a meeting planned soon.
The Methodist Protestant Church will mark its eightieth anniversary with evening services this week except Tuesday when a congregational reception will be hosted by the pastor Rev H B Truitt and his wife. Rev J M Sheridan preached the anniversary sermon, and the church mortgage is to be liquidated. The church, formed before 1844, has moved from Sixth and streets southeast to Virginia avenue after a 1897 storm damaged the site. it has had 32 pastors, many still active nationwide. The popular show The Man Who Knows is listed as coming.
War Department confirms Engineer Corps Band drum major Ludwig Jorgensen is retiring at his own request after three years in the post. Jorgensen is described as tall and sturdy. local notes celebrate his leadership of parades and service. The bulletin also lists assorted grocery and hardware items and local advertisements from multiple stores.
The Rev R W Wright at McKeodree Methodist Church argues disbelief in future punishment drives crime. He says conscience can be desensitized by sin, and that individuals bear responsibility, not corporations. He warns that denial of hell is a dangerous heresy fueling vice and crime.
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