Riis Praises Roosevelt Slums Talk Sparks Praise At Wesley M Church
Jacob A. Riis told a large Wesley M. Church audience last night that he had long known about New York slums and credited Theodore Roosevelt for taking action as police commissioner to wipe them out. Riis urged better immigrant home life and highlighted illustrated slides of tenements turned into playgrounds and housing for the poor. He also addressed his earlier third term remarks and noted his White House visit provoking friendly chaff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformer
Roosevelt
Jacob A. Wiis
Wesley MM. i
Lear the Reformer
Mr.Rus
Mr. KR
New York City
Mr Bits
Riis
America
Bils
White House
West Washington Citizens Association Formed Meeting
The first meeting of the West Washington Citizens Association after organization convened at the new Methodist church on Conduit road. C A Baker elected 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 set to coordinate with Georgetown Citizens Association on opening a road from Georgetown to Conduit road. The group addressed the blocked crossing of Cut and Conduit roads with a rock pile, adopted a constitution, and appointed a committee to push the electric railroad to trim its schedules to twenty and thirty minutes.
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West Washington
Electric Railroad
Funeral of Fritz Reuter Cremation Planned Today
Fritz Reuter will be cremated this afternoon at 2 from the family residence at 1 John Marshall Place. The body will be cremated at 3 in J. William Lee's establishment. Reuter had requested cremation in his will, a decision opposed by family at first but later approved. Armenius Lodge A B A M directs arrangements with Elks Shriners and German-American groups participating.
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Fritz Reuter
John Marshall Place
J. William Lee
Reuter
Armenius Lodge
the Elks
the Shriners
Electricity in My Coffee Mystery Shocks Local Man
Rado Miletich, removed to St WHeabeths Insane Asylum, alleges unseen assailant slips electric bolts into his coffee. He sought help at Emergency Hospital claiming lightning-like effects from the drink and distrusts a foe using a poisoned spoon to tamper with his meals.
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 for 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 selections, negro songs and monologues amid lively entertainment.
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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 Backs District Help for Consumption Fight
The Petworth Citizens' Association asks the District treasury to cover incidental costs of treating consumption and to support stricter tuberculosis measures. A notice to Washington storekeepers seeks practical cooperation in reducing the disease, with disinfection duties urged for clerks and patrons. Free dispensary clinics at 926 F St NW run evenings and Wednesdays for exams and treatment. Wallace Hatch, committee secretary, is at 926 I St NW.
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Petworth Citizens’ Association
Petworth Citizens’Association
Washington
F Street Northwest
Wallace Hatch
I Street Northwest
Abbey Seriously Injured in Street Car Collision
Charles S Abbey star fielder and former Washington Nationals player was crushed by a southbound Bureau car at Fourteenth and E streets. His left arm was so badly damaged it had to be amputated after he wriggled free and entered The Washington Post office. He remains under care at Emergency Hospital, where doctors treat the injury amid police search for the motorman and conductor.
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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 Debated by Washington Legal Aid
The Washington Legal Aid Society plans February discussion on repealing the usury law to boost loan competition. President Robert J. Bennett argues high interest harms both lenders and borrowers, citing 6 percent caps and 10 percent monthly rates. The group may also consider a nonsupport law to compel delinquent husbands to provide for families, with noted society leaders and officers listed.
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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. New by-laws were adopted after a ten year gap. President James F. Oyster outlined a work plan including school law changes, telephone service, and smoke law preservation. New members elected: W. S. Burke, Robert Callahan, Louis C. Wilkowski, B. B. Earnshaw, Edward Sexton, and Robert F. Mentzel.
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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 at Fort Myer
Imperial commissioners Tuang Wang and Tae Hung Chi visited Washington and praised U S troops after a drill at Fort Myer. They toured the Government Printing Office and Capitol facilities before heading to New York for a two week stay.
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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
Chinese visitors tour government plant and print shop
Chinese guests toured government facilities including the monotype and bindery areas, inspecting cutting sewing machines and perforating equipment. They received souvenirs such as slugs and lead matter, with many photographing Treasury and Post Office departments and collecting data at the Agricultural Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government
Congress
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Agricultural Department
Fire at 1822 D Street Northwest Causes 500-Dollar Blaze
A lighted cigarette and lace curtain at a rear second floor window sparked a $500 fire in a three story brick building at 1822 D Street Northwest last evening at 11 30. Six inmates dressed and were safety escorted to the street by Policemen Catts Ward and Klopfer. Engine No 2 responded and the blaze was extinguished.
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D Street
Catts, Ward
Klopfer
Resignation of St. Pauls Choir Master Sparks Church Change
Ernest F. Winchester resigns after four years as organist and choir master at St. Pauls Episcopal Church due to objections to choir work. Assistant Rector Rev. Enoch M. Thompson also resigns to join Ascension Pro Cathedral Episcopal Church. Both moves surprise parishioners as Winchester to leave March 1 and Thompson immediately to accept new post.
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Ernest F. Winchester
St. Paul's
Episcopal Church
Twenty-second
Enoch M.thompson
Haa
Winchester
St. Paul’a
Harding
Ascension
Arrest of Boys Over Objectionable Conduct in Front of Store
At the request of his uncle Robert Carver fourteen year old Harry Rabbitt and companions Herbert Witte Charles Callff Charlie and Albert Senseney were arrested near Richard B Carver’s grocery at Six and E streets for improper conduct. Carver says the youths were harassing customers and lingering near his store despite efforts to disperse them. They will be sent to Police Court today.
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Robert Carver
Harry Rabbitt
Herbert Witte
Charles Callff
Charlie
Albert Senseney
Richard B. Carver
Carver
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promised Cure For Indigestion
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims digestion is improved by digesting food rather than taxing the stomach, rests the stomach, strengthens nerves, and boosts energy. It targets weary, sleepless individuals and presents the tablets as a godsend for weak stomachs and nerves.
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Stuart
Merita
Dr Thomas F Gibbs Dead Prominent Washington Physician
Dr Thomas F Gibbs a well known physician died at his home 1214 Thirteenth Street NW after years of illness from strokes in 1902 and 1903 He was born in Massachusetts educated at Bridgewater and lived in Washington since the Civil War later moving to Montclair New Jersey before returning last fall He served briefly in the War Department and held high Masonic offices including grand master of District Masons and grand high priest He is survived by a 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 Masonic Judge of which he was a member.
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Thomas F. Gibbs
Thirteenth Street
Gibbs
Dr. Gibbs
Massachusetts
Bridgewater
Mass
Boston
Washington
Montclair
N. J
Wich Place
War Department
Babylonian Code and Primitive Customs discussed
Members of the Anthropological Society met at the Cosmos Club to hear Dr Casanovisez discuss the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi. He argued laws influenced by Moses and contrasted ancient religious focus with later civil aims. C H Robinson presented on primitive customs and superstition including a phosphorus light on a church steeple.
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Anthropological Society
Cosmos Club
Casanovisez
C. H. Robinson
Middle States
Prisoner William Hamilton Sees Guiteau Cell Hushed
William Walter Hamilton, condemned for the Lizzie Lyman murder, occupies the Guiteau cell at the District jail with no death watch. Authorities say his conduct does not warrant close surveillance though guards will check his cell before execution. He has preached to prisoners and enjoyed time outside his cell while awaiting the gallows, heard by carpenters preparing the apparatus.
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William Walter Hamilton
Lizzie Lyman
Guiteau
President Garfield
Hamilton
Mbertiss
Chinese Plants Donated to Smithsonian by Missionary
Dr. Stephen P. Barchet, a former medical missionary in China, donated 70 Chinese plant species installed yesterday in Smithsonian’s herbarium. The Barchet collection, cataloged with medical plants, complements the existing Henry collection of about 1,000 pieces. Barchet plans to add more on return to China.
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Smithsonian Institution
Stephen P. Barchet
Barchet
China
Shanghai
Henry
Barchetti
Inventor proposes sky canal to speed New York trips
Otto Rupperstein outlines a ambitious subterranean canal system for rapid transit between Washington and New York. He envisions twin steel ribbed carriages in a four to five person capsule, four miles per minute, delivering passengers to breakfast in the city. He aims to secure capital and build a Panama Canal scale project within years.
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Washington
New York City
Otto Rupperstein
Mr. Rupperstein
New York
Isotham
Rupperstein
Banquet Honors A A McCormick at New Willard Hotel
Hoosier notables gathered at Senator Hemenway's banquet in Washington last night to honor A A McCormick of the Indianapolis Star. Attendees included Vice President Fairbanks Speaker Cannon Indiana delegation and consul general John L Griffiths with H W Marshall and C Starr. The event, described as a friendly gathering, celebrated McCormick's new editorship with remarks praising Indiana and its representatives.
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Hoosier
Hemenway
Indiana
New Willard
A. A. McCormick
Indianapolis
Cannon
McCormick
the Star
Fairbanks
Hoosier State
Weather Conditions Report January 30 1906 Weather Bureau
The Weather Bureau reports a low in the Lake region filling in as a high pressure area approaches from the Upper Missouri Valley. Fair weather remains Pacific Coast wide with light rain along Washington Oregon. Temperatures mostly above normal except in the Dakotas and parts of the Mississippi valley. Forecast colder conditions Wednesday for the Great Lakes region with warmer in the Dakotas and Upper Mississippi Valley. Winds vary by coast and region. Local readings include midnight 27 and 34 at 8am.
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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
Demand for Reliable Furniture Offer Promises Quality
The Demand for Reliable Furniture states every piece comes from a trustworthy factory and passes strict scrutiny before joining stock. It offers furniture, carpets, chinaware, stoves, and other house furnishings with plainly marked prices and a commitment to accommodating customers.
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Rus
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Hood
Fort Myer
Charlies Denby
Celestial Party
Wan Bing Chung
Thirteenth Cavalry
Phillips
Orient
Fort
Col Hatfield
Capt. Phillips
Lieut. Merchant
United States
Fort Thia
Government Printing Office
Charles A. Stillings
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F. A. Collins
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William Hamilton
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Pillsbury's
Royal Or
Cleveland
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Oth St
St. A. Collins
Gy Earev
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Berkeley Rye
St.n. W
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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 Frehive
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