Ris Riis Praises Roosevelt In Slum Reform Talk
Jacob A. Riis spoke at Wesley M. M. Church praising President Roosevelt for stamping out New York City tenement slums. He cited twenty years of awareness, photographs of transformed areas, and urged continued immigrant integration and safer play for boys, while addressing a supposed third term interview at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Jacob A. Wiis
Wesley MM. i
Lear the Reformer
Mr.Rus
Mr. KR
New York City
West Washington Citizens Association Elects Leaders
The first meeting after organization at the new Methodist church on Conduit road elected C. A. Baker first vice president and D. T. Botrads second vice president. A roads and highways committee including Tharp c Mevers Baker Bounds and Walter M. Brown was formed to work with Georgetown Citizens' Association on opening a road and to address the blocked crossing at Cut and Conduit roads. A constitution was adopted and about sixty members attended. A committee was named to press the electric railroad for a doubled schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Washington
Electric Railroad
Funeral of Fritz Reuter Cremation Set After Will Request
The funeral for Fritz Reuter, who wed himself due to financial difficulties, will be held this afternoon at 2 from the family residence at John Marshall Place. The body will be cremated at 3 at J. William Lee’s establishment. Armenius Lodge A. B. A. M. directs the arrangements with Elks Shriners and German-American groups taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Reuter
John Marshall Place
J. William Lee
Reuter
Armenius Lodge
the Elks
the Shriners
Electricity in My Coffee Mystery Suspected Attack
Unclear narration reports Rado Miletich claiming someone slipped electric bolts into his coffee. He says shocks occur whenever coffee is consumed and seeks medical aid at a hospital. He accuses a treacherous party and describes attempts to remove the cause with a spoon but cannot control the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rado Miletich
St. Wheabeth's Insane Asylum
Minstrel Show for Charity at Carroll Institute Hall
A minstrel show last night at Carroll Institute Hall, under St Stephen's Institute, benefited the St Vincent de Paris Society of St Stephen's Church. Directed by J E Boyland, Lee Moxiey, and J W Clergey. Performers Mezars Trodden, Sondheimer, Leonard Engel presented negro songs and monologues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Institute Hall
St. Stephen's Institute
St. Vincent de Paris Society
St. Stephen's Church
J. E. Boyland
Lee Moxiey
J. W. Clergey
Mezars Trodden
Sondheimer
Leonard Engel
Rrghive
Petworth Group Urges District to Pay Consumption Treatment Costs
The Petworth Citizens Association passes resolutions urging the District treasury to cover incidental expenses for treating consumption and to fund tuberculosis prevention efforts. A notice to Washington storekeepers seeks practical cooperation in reducing the disease’s impact, with disinfection urged for clerks and patrons. Free dispensary at 926 F St NW runs clinics on specified evenings. lectures on the subject are sought. Wallace Hatch, committee secretary, offices at 926 I St NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petworth Citizens’ Association
Petworth Citizens’Association
Washington
F Street Northwest
Wallace Hatch
I Street Northwest
Abbey Severely Injured in Car Crush at Fourteenth and E
Charles S. Abbey, former Washington Nationals star and former Wagner foe, was crushed under a southbound Bureau car at Fourteenth and E streets while crossing to work. His left arm was amputated at Emergency Hospital. he remains under care, with police seeking the motor man and conductor for statements. Abbey, 39, had moved to Washington from the Southern League and is a longtime figure in local baseball lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Abbey
Washington National
Wagners
Senators
Fourteenth
E Streets
Abbey
The
Washington Post
Foreign Advertisement Department
Cuthbert
White
Washington
Columbia
Toshington
West
Abolition of Usury Law Suggested by Legal Aid Group
The Washington Legal Aid Society, newly formed, may push for abolishing the usury law at its February meeting. President Robert J. Bennett argues competition among lenders could lower rates, as current limits and prosecutions hinder affordable credit. The discussion may expand to a nonsupport law. notable officers and honorary vice presidents are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Legal Aid Society
Robert J. Bennett
W.H. Baldwin
Society
Washington
George B. Cortelyou
H. B.F. Macfarland
William V. Cox
W. Woodward
Thomas F. Walsh
Fred A. Bengon
James E. Shibley
Florence A. Calford
Harold H. Morton
Edward C. Dutton
Helen P. Jamieson
Business Men Meet Adopt New By laws in Washington
The Business Men's Association of Washington held its first year meeting at the Riggs House. A new by laws set was adopted after ten years and president James F. Oyster outlined work to modify school laws improve telephone service and adjust the smoke law. New members elected include W S Burke Robert Callahan Louis C Wilkowski B B Earnshaw Edward Sexton and Robert F Mentzel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Association of Washington
Riggs House
James F. Oyster
W. 8. Burke
Robert Callahan
Louis C. Wilkowski
B. B. Earnshaw
Edward Sexton
Robert F. Mentzel
Envoys Leave Today Cheer American Soldiers Fort Myer Drill
Imperial Chinese commissioners Tuang Wang and Tae Hung Chi visited Washington. They dined with Charles Denby at 1308 Connecticut Avenue, planned Library and Capitol tours, then witnessed Fort Myer cavalry and artillery drills praised as superb horsemanship. They toured Government Printing Office and thanked officials. They head to New York afterward.
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Tuang Wang
Tae Hung Chi
Charles Denby
State Department
Connecticut Avenue Northwest
Woo Kwang Kien
A. Tse
Harlan
Supreme Court
Congressman McKinlay
California
W. E. Curtis
T. J. O'Loughlan
J. N. Snow
Capt. Harding
Marine Corps
Sir Liang
Washington
Congressional Library
Capitol
State Root
New York
Fort Meyer
Col. Hatfield
Fort Thia
Government Printing Office
Charles A. Stillings
Oscar Ricketts
F. A. Collins
Chinese visitors tour government offices and printers
The Chinese visitors toured government buildings and the post office departments, viewing monotype and bindery machinery and collecting souvenirs such as slugs and tiny designs. They spent time in the Treasury, Post Office, and Agricultural Departments taking photographs and gathering information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Congress
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Agricultural Department
Fire Damages Building on D Street Northwest
A cigarette and lace curtain in a rear second floor window ignited a fire at 1822 D Street Northwest last evening at 11 30. Six inmates dressed and were led to safety by Policemen Catts Ward and Klopfer as Engine No. 2 arrived and swiftly put out the blaze causing 500 dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Street
Catts, Ward
Klopfer
Resignation of St. Pauls Choir Master and Assistant Rector
Ernest F. Winchester organist and choir master at St. Pauls Episcopal Church has resigned due to interference with his choir. Assistant rector Enoch M. Thompson also resigns, to join Ascension Pro-Cathedral Episcopal Church as successor to Dr. Ricknall. Winchester’s four year tenure built a 40 member choir. Thompson’s move is unrelated to the choir dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest F. Winchester
St. Paul's
Episcopal Church
Twenty-second
Enoch M.thompson
Haa
Winchester
St. Paul’a
Harding
Ascension
Arrest of Boys Over Improper Conduct Near Store
At the urging of his uncle Robert Carver fourteen year old Harry Rabbitt and his companions Herbert Witte Charles Callff Charlie and Albert Senseney were arrested in front of Richard B Carver’s grocery at Six and a half and E Streets last night. They will be sent to the Police Court today on a charge of improper conduct. The uncle says the boys had been accosting people and being obnoxious near the store and were not dispersed by store efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Carver
Harry Rabbitt
Herbert Witte
Charles Callff
Charlie
Albert Senseney
Richard B. Carver
Carver
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Advertised as Digestive Cure
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion by thoroughly digesting food. It claims relief for nervous, sleepless individuals, improves digestion, nourishes the nerves, and builds overall energy, portraying the tablets as a pivotal medical discovery for weak stomachs and nerves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Merita
Dr Thomas F Gibbs Dies After Long Illness in Washington
Dr Thomas F Gibbs a well known physician died at his home 1214 Thirteenth Street NW after years of illness marked by strokes in 1902 last April and a fatal third attack about 36 hours before death He was born in Massachusetts educated at Bridgewater and resided in Washington since the Civil War except for a move to Montclair New Jersey in 1902 He was at one time employed in the War Department and was active in Masonic circles serving as grand master of the District Masons and later grand high priest Survived by wife and two daughters Mrs E W H Osborne of Montclair and Mrs J H Andrys of Neguanee Funeral arrangements will be announced by the local Masonic body of which he was a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas F. Gibbs
Thirteenth Street
Gibbs
Dr. Gibbs
Massachusetts
Bridgewater
Mass
Boston
Washington
Montclair
N. J
Wich Place
War Department
Ancient Laws in Babylonian Code Highlighted
Anthropological Society at Cosmos Club heard Dr Casanovisez discuss the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi as the oldest laws. He contrasted it with Mosaic law noting religious focus and imagined Moses at 3000 B C, while C. H. Robinson traced shadows of primitive customs including superstition and a phosphorus glow on a church steeple.
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Anthropological Society
Cosmos Club
Casanovisez
C. H. Robinson
Middle States
William Hamilton to be hanged at District jail
William Walter Hamilton, the prisoner condemned for murdering Lizzie Lyman, occupies the same District jail cell once used by Guiteau. Officials say no death watch is needed as he conducts a gospel ministry among inmates and spends time outside his cell. Guards will check periodically until the Friday execution. The gallows is tested and ready. The crime occurred in late June 1904. Hamilton, from his cell yesterday, could hear carpenters shaping the death machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Walter Hamilton
Lizzie Lyman
Guiteau
President Garfield
Hamilton
Mbertiss
Chinese Plant Gift to Smithsonian Herbarium
Dr Stephen P. Barchet donated 70 Chinese plant species to the Smithsonian Institution, installed yesterday in the herbarium. Barchet, a medical missionary in China, collected specimens near Shanghai. the collection sits beside the Henry collection of about 1,000 pieces and will grow as he returns to China. A separate sale at Marcus Notes’ salesrooms offers about 250 pairs of fine lace curtains at 11 o’clock with no reserve, while Wilson & Mayers auctioneers promote a Friday sale of new carpets and rugs including Wiltons and Axminsters starting at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institution
Stephen P. Barchet
Barchet
China
Shanghai
Henry
Barchetti
Marcus Notes
Ninth Street Northwest
Brussels
Wiltons
Saxonys
Axminsters
American Orientals
Wilson & Mayers
G St
Inventor charts a four miles per minute shuttle to New York
Otto Rupperstein proposes a double canal under suburban rails with water channel and steel carriages to whisk passengers from Washington to New York in minutes. Cars seat four to five, are strapped in, glide on water currents, and stop on a smooth floor at the receiving station. He claims breakfast-time travel and big time savings for capitalists, though costs and model are not yet fixed. Rupperstein heads to New York seeking finance.
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Washington
New York City
Otto Rupperstein
Mr. Rupperstein
New York
Isotham
Rupperstein
Hoosier Notables At McCormick Banquet At New Willard
Indiana figures organized a banquet for A A McCormick of the Indianapolis Star at the New Willard. Guests included Senator Hemenway Vice President Fairbanks Speaker Cannon and Indiana leaders like John L Griffiths H W Marshall C Starr and A T Hart, with speeches praising Indiana and McCormick. The event was described as a friendly gathering with no political agenda.
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Hoosier
Hemenway
Indiana
New Willard
A. A. McCormick
Indianapolis
Cannon
McCormick
the Star
Fairbanks
Hoosier State
Weather conditions and forecasts from January 30 1906
Weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau reports a low in the Lake region filling, approaching high pressure and colder weather from the Upper Mississippi Valley. Pacific Coast remains fair except Washington Oregon coasts with light rain. Warmer in the Dakotas and Upper Mississippi Valley, colder in New England and Middle Atlantic, snow forecasts along Great Lakes. Local readings: midnight 27, 3am 34, 6am 38, 8am 34, 10am 48, 10pm 30. Temperatures in other cities and rainfall listed.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Lake Region
Missioniop
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Dakotas
Missiasippi Alley
Rocky Mountains
Great Lakes
Onto Valley
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Mississppi Valley
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Grand Banks
The Demand for Reliable Furniture
The Demand for Reliable Furniture offers stock from a thoroughly reliable factory and strict internal checks. They advertise dependable furniture carpets chinaware stoves and all required house furnishings with plain figures and flexible accommodating service.
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RIS
Reformer
Mr Bits
Riis
America
Bils
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
House of Representatives
Rus
West Washington Citizens’ Association
Bureau
Legal Aid Society
Hood
Fort Myer
Charlies Denby
Celestial Party
Wan Bing Chung
Thirteenth Cavalry
Phillips
Orient
Fort
Col Hatfield
Troop H
Capt. Phillips
Lieut. Merchant
Nerman
United States
Post-office Department
WissmisTay
E. F. Winchester
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Dr. Casanovisez
William Hamilton
Dr. Barchet
Inventor
M'Cormick
Floosier State
Senator Hemenway
Tex
Helena
Montrey
Ind
Jacheauville
Fla
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Mich
Marquette
Tenn
New Orleans
North Platte
Sete
Gmaba
Nebr
Puttaburg
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
St. Paul
Mina
Springfeld
Vickeburg
Mies
Christian Xander
Qld
7Th St
Lansburgh & Bro
Panama
Cheviot
Broadcloth
Seventh Street
Washburn’s
Pillsbury's
Royal Or
Cleveland
G. G. Cornwel Wholesale and Reta
Penn. A
Son
Il Grocers
Children’s Accordeon
le Ya
Oppenheimer’s
Oth St
St. A. Collins
Gy Earev
DR. Bells
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
St.n. W
Sts
Special Department For the
American Security and Trust Company
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington Lodge
No 15
Bop
District of Columbia
Masonic Temple
Thomas F.ibbs
A. W Johnston
R.A. M
District of Columba
Agl Sonic
Phiursuday
16Th St
Wearcary
Itc
William BH
ORMR
Seary
Ors
Washington Jockey Club
Eitty
Calumbie
Hou Miller
Miller
Earnshaw & Bro
Shoemaker’s
Tennessee
Geo. D
Wirkpatricnk
Yash York Ave
Gans A. Watace
Opposlte
Arlington
Shouw
Still College
Portsmouth
Ats
Mt Pleasest
Sunday Post
Newspapre Mabhive
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