Zenas Robbins Dead Not Patent for Lincoln Friendship Story
Zenas C Robbins seventy seven years old and once register of wills and police commissioner president died at his northwest Washington home. He was a patent attorney who helped Abraham Lincoln obtain a patent for a boat design and remained a close personal friend of Lincoln. Services will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. Robbins later spoke of Lincoln and his patent work, recalling the congressional era and a model steamboat he developed with Lincolns help.
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ZenAs C Robbins
Henry A. Robeiic i Robbins
Grafton
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Lincoln
Johnson
Board of Police Commissioners
Roebbdins
Oak Hill
Tie
Mississippi River
Glengzee
Irielry
Lincol
Hon & B. Washburn
Monsrees
St Teila
Orion
Washington
West
Zaineoin
Oce
Lincell
Olncolp
Tyft
Gong
Benefit for Jamaicans at Belasco Theatre lecture
Woodworth claims a Jamaica lecture at the Belasco Theatre yesterday under the British Embassy auspices for Kingston earthquake relief. Chive shared travel notes and island beauty while color telephotos were shown. Proceeds go to aid stricken residents. audience included embassy staff and various ambassadors and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodworth Clam
Belasco Theater
Jamaica
Kingston
Mr. Chive
Bishop Commends Bell Home at District Episcopal gathering
The Bishop of Washington presided over a Monday evening meeting of Episcopal parishes at the Church of the Ascension. He urged placing the Bell Home for Children under cathedral management. Plans for a new building were discussed. Rev Willard G Davenport noted about 350 had been collected toward a 1000 goal as funds were pledged.
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Bell
Washington
Church of the Ascension
Sattersee
Willard G Davenport
Emanuel P E
Anacostla
Daxenport
Social and Personal Theatre Scenes and Aristocratic Satire
The piece reviews Snow and sun sprites in a pantomime with Frances Alexander and Barclay, praise for Miley Electra Havemeyer and others, a Haymarket London one act comedy, and a satirical note on socialism in high society led by the Countess of Warwick and other peers. It mentions Washington receptions and fashion symbolism reflecting social climbers and sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Alexander
Miss Barclay
Della
Shaw
Electra Havemeyer
Anne Gardner
John Dix
Buell Holttdter
Alice Anderton
Mildred Carter
Harriet Alexander
Haymarket Theater
London
Henry de la Pasture
Duchess of
Countess of Warwick
Duchess of Sutherland
Duchess of Leeds
Countess of War
Washington
Hfe
George W Ochs Marries In Philadelphia
George W. Ochs publisher and GM of the Public Ledger wed Miss Bertie M Gans in Philadelphia with Rev Dr Kreuske presiding. Adolph Ochs of the New York Times served as best man. A Bellevue Stratford reception followed and the couple planned a European honeymoon. Gifts included a loving cup from Chattanooga officials and a bronze mirror from local workers.
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Philadelphia
George W . Ochs
The
Public Ledger
Bertie M Gans
Joseph Kreuskept
William Bumburger
New York
Adolph 8 Ochs
New York Times
Bellevue-Stratford
Ochs
PUPILS PROMOTED IN WASHINGTON SCHOOLS PRANIO PLAN
The Washington school system prepares a midyear promotion for about 150 eighth grade pupils kept back last year. The move, to be inaugurated next Monday, aims to boost progress and may become a standard practice if successful. A new elementary geography course is also proposed, with tentative approval from Assistant Superintendent Hughes and a committee including Miss Elizabeth A Brown and A T Stuart.
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Washington
Supt Hughes
Asst Supt Hughes
Elizabeth A Brown
A T Stuart
Cart Garson
Cornelia Whitney
C 4 Clark
Wow Black
CG Manwether
Hughes
Railroad Man Advances to New Post
W S Andrews superintendent of the Danville division of the Southern Railway has resigned to become assistant general manager of the Queen and Crescent Railroad. He will base his headquarters in Chattanooga. Andrews has fourteen months in charge at Danville and previously worked fourteen years in the Washington offices. He has already departed to establish himself in Chattanooga.
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W. S Andrews
Danville
Southern
Queen and Crescent Railroad
Chattanooga
Andrews
Danvillé
Washington
Dwight Elmendorf
Ireland
New National
Giant's Causeway
Hill of
Tara
Ire
Lough Erne
Enniskillen
Blarney Case
Killarney
Belfest
Saner child culture urged by Amherst professor
Prof John M Tyler of Amherst College told teachers at Central High School that education must recognize physical growth periods. He argued that forcing methods harm early development and that a saner child culture is needed, focusing on routine growth needs for business, professional, and ambitious students. A lecture by Dr Wheeler E Brown is planned for February 4 on educational progress.
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John M. Tyler
Amherst College
John Mason Wyler
Central High School
Tyler
Mamn Ecucytora
Drliver E Brown
Education
Washington Auto Show Draws Noted Buyers and Big Sales
Capital’s prominent auto enthusiasts flocked to the seventh annual Washington Automobile Designers’ Association show at the Dupont Garage. Sales were brisk with many buyers purchasing models from Pope, Phayco, and Simplex firms. Notable purchases included a Type H Lotomobile with a Moussine body by Capt Harris and a Phayco Great airrow sold to R A Low, with delivery after the show. The exhibit hall boasts the largest south of Philadelphia, featuring the latest models and the most valuable car collection yet assembled locally.
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Dupont Garage
Washington Automobile Desiers' Association
Washington Automobile Gom
Phayco
Cook & Stoddard Co
T Dudley Riggs
Auto Show Highlights 1907 Innovations and Notable Cars
The exhibit features a Baker chassis armored wood construction, Columbia Mark LXVI two engine car, Carter Mortar Car with dual engines, and a Pope Toledo racer. Highlights include magneto adoption, deeper car finishes, longer wheelbases, larger tires, higher power engines, and new selective transmissions. Herbert Lyte, last night at the show, heads to Chicago for the suburb show opening Saturday.
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Cook & Stoddard Company
Dia
Maxwell
J R_ Thomas
Meine
Wells
Washington Electric Vehicle
Transporta~tion Company
Herbert Lyute
Toledo
Chicago
Thi
France
Lyttle
Pari
England
King Edward
London
Carter Mortar Car Corporation
Carter
Fanlua
Gift to Hospital From Gridiron Club Honored
George A Kessler of New York gave a $500 check to President Blythe of the Gridiron Club for transmission with flowers to the Children’s Hospital. The club held a special meeting to act on the gift and forwarded it to the hospital trustees. The hospital is nonsectarian and admits white and colored children.
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George A Kessler
New York
Blythe
Ciildrens Hospital
Scessler
Plans big convention of Brotherhood of St Andrew in St Pauls
A mass meeting in St Pauls parish hall discussed the Brotherhood of St Andrew convention to be held in the city September 25 to 29 with expected 5000 delegates and addresses by notable speakers including President Roosevelt. Permanent headquarters secured at 1306 G Street. Also reported is the death of Miss Nellie Jennison of Los Angeles from heart disease, formerly of Washington, survived by her father and two brothers.
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Brotherhood of SS Andrew
Brotherhood
St Pauls Parish
Henry Yates Satterlee
Washington
Robert H Gardiner
Roosevelt
G Street
Nellie Jennison
Los Angeles
Cal
Jennison
Hartwell
Malvina Jennison
Miss Jennison
Sherman Jennison
Ducksonville, Fla
Minat Jennison
Washington Theaters Schedule Brightens Weekl Listings
National-Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Hillett star in Caesar and Cleopatra at the New National Theater with Mies and Men and Hamist to follow. Belasco repertoire features Carmen Rigoletto Il Trovatore and Chimes of Normandy. Rosenthal piano recital set for February 7 at the New National Theater as part of Washington College of Music series.
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National
Forbes Robertson
Gertrude
Elliott
National Theater
Washington
Georga Bernard Shaw
Forbes Rob Lertson
Mies
Gertrude Hillett
Men
Hamist
Robertson
London
New Amsterdam Theater
New York
Madeleine Lucette Ryley
Hamlet
Mr. Robertson
Milas Buiett
Ophelia
Belasco
Unis Acation
Belasco Theater
Kaife Wilson Green
Normandy
Operafone
Bizet
Vera
National—Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Wizard of
Washington College of Music
Anich
Spiritualist Honors Longley On His Birthday
The sixty ninth birthday of C V Longley was celebrated by the Nations Spiritualists Association at his home 600 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast. Longley, a noted songwriter, has recently focused on promoting spiritualist tenets. Speakers included W Sprague A Wood Miss Susie Clark C Evans EH W Hatch and La Hatch. Boston vaudevillists contributed musical sketches and congratulatory messages were read.
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C V Longley
Nations’ Spiritualists’ Association
Pennsylvania Avenue
Longley
Felih
W. Sprague
A. Wood
Inca Society
Susie Clark
Boston
Evans
W Hatch
la Hatch
Nephe
Connecticut Grounding Report Shows No Serious Injury
The Navy reports Capt Swift of the Connecticut outlines grounding in Culebra Harbor on January 13. No serious damage appears, though a court of inquiry will determine responsibility for the incident.
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Connecticut
Culebra
Swift
Navy
Department
Army Orders Parade of Duty and Mardi Gras Moves
Military personnel receive postings to New York Mobile Sandy Hook Terre Haute Paris Natchez and New Orleans for duties court martial evidence recruiting stations and Mardi Gras involvement. Navy cruiser Columbia heads to New Orleans for the celebrations while Des Moines aids Natchez. Details list various officers and transfers with short service notes.
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Wenly Bo Curry Parmastac
Rominapifog General Department of the East
New York
Louis F Garrard
Mobile
Ala
Ensimo
Fort Morgan
Absenc
Charles W. Macoin
Taney
Heverly W Doom
Ordnance Department
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
Sandy Hook
Carroll Fower
Artillery Gorge
Terre Haute
Pari
Carr W Weller
Field Artiillery
Twenty-fourth Battery
Field Artillery
Lloyd P Horstall
Field Aviery
Secretary of the Navy
Columbia
Havana
New Orleans
Conbort Des Moines
Natchez
Kinsign
Barnette
Oklehoma City
Okie
Hargis
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Drude
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Hou Rovert
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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Queen and Crescent
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Grdiron Club
Plan Big
California
Alaska
James MacArthur
Daniel Frohman
Nome
Ralph Stuart
Campbell Gollen
George Osbourne
Arthur Hoops
Evelyn Vaughan
Harriet Worthington
Desmond Kelly
Nearly Sttyathorn
Chase
Katie Barry
Katie Bary
Fantage
Miley Salic
John T Kelly
Webern Fields Music Hall
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Byers
Hermann
Hawthorne
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Slickmans
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Mo- Han
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Tom Waters
Majestic Theater
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Zimmermass
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Bulla
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Haynes
Burton Holmes
Holmes
Naples
Switzerland
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Treland
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Omega Oil
Nature
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C. ¥. Longley
ARMY
Bouvier
Dows
N. H. Shea
Cributor
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Marcellas
Polledelphia Haynie
Uneeda Biscuit
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National Biscuit Company
Washington Post
Sunday Post
Clever Post
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P. O. Box
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