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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1906
Page
7
The Cotton Dress Goods Dept offers over a hundred patterns of dimity prints in pink blue heliotrope white and black on white and pink grounds with varied weaves. New patterns and vast variety justify the price drop. Regular 23c dimities now 15c a yard.
New printed batiste lawn in blue red and pink with flower figure and polka dot patterns on sheer white ground. Fresh season goods suitable for dresses and dressing sacques for morning wear and children. Regular 12% quality at 10c yard. Second floor G St.
Special sale of French lace curtains in multiple sets and colors. Listings show white ivory and ecru with quantities 0 to 6 pairs, including Trish Point options. Prices noted as originally 11 to 12 dollars, now reduced to around 6 dollars.
A fragment lists corkscrews openers and squeezers including glass lemon squeezers and metal lemon squeezers plus ice shavers. The items suggest a small shop or catalog of kitchen tools with dated phrasing and minor misspellings.
Social and personal items from Washington depict minister Baroness Moncheur spending the season in Massachusetts and several diplomats and relatives traveling to Halifax Narragansett Pier Rockland and Bermuda. It notes Bertha Parsons wedding to Harry Lyman Hibbard in Los Angeles and other society moves including Maj. McCawley progress, Hagner and Washburns’ summer plans, and Munoz departing for Deer Park amid Guatemalan unrest.
Varied greetings from Washington to London show travel engagements and engagements. Notables and families visit relatives in Virginia Beach Newport News and Brookland while pianist M Felix Garzegila visits from Nice. Congressman Landis Overstreet board meetings and Mrs Fish entertain in Newport as Crane boards move toward a July 10 wedding.
Will of Robert M. Lockwood dated 1901 filed for probate. Proceeds of life insurance to widow Fenny Lockwood and household furniture to niece Adelaide. Real estate to National Safe Deposit Savings and Trust Company with life income to widow. After death, real estate split among Herbert Lockwood and Lewis Lockwood for life with Adelaide as remainder. John McLaughlin will dated 1898 also probated. Sexton Heenan funeral held at St. Aloysius. burial at Holyrood. Anna F H Dickson widow of Col. William Dickson funeraled at St Paul's Catholic Church. burial Mount Olivet.
The funeral for the late William De Bate was held at 2 30 PM yesterday at Lee's Undertaking Chapel Rawlins Post G A HR directed services and the body was cremated. Derueile S Porter, long time examiner for the House Committee on Pensions, will resign to head the contract office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company. Shodfer creates floral designs of artistic merit at low prices. Fourth and L location.
Newark crowds attend the Northeastern Saengerbund festival with nearly 75,000 people present for concerts at Olympic Park and the First Regiment armory. A 2000 voice public school chorus trained by Loulee Westwood performed in white with masked stage, while soloists Frieda Studer and Eawin Grasse contributed. Tomorrow features prize singing with plans to award the Kaiser's prize and defend the trophy held by the Juenger Maehnerther of Philadelphia.
The funeral of Mrs James Tannér who was killed at Helena Mont last Friday will be held at the Church of Our Father tomorrow at 4 o clock in the afternoon. Her remains will be sent to Washington today and the funeral will be at Arlington.
Mrs Elmina M Brewer wife of Justice Brewer declined the school commissioners post after being named by District Supreme Court justices She cited heavy religious benevolent and social duties and would not accept the appointment Admiral Baird voiced disappointment at her decision and praised her potential influence The board planned a permanent organization and officers with Admiral Baird likely president and William V Cox as another commissioner political shifts and school improvements discussed after a summer recess were noted.
Manila July 4 A national salute to Oklahoma was fired at Luneta at midnight July 3. The same day sixty eight men sentenced for outlawry in Buibid prison were released with pardons or clemencies after five years of good behavior. Filipino and American children enjoyed a large feast in the city celebrating the event.
Secretary Bonaparte will hear arguments from all bidders on July 11 about battleship turbine plans. Bidders will critique competitors plans and explain why Mare Island estimates appear lower than those from Eastern yards.
The Cuigea has been restored to the navy list with plans to repurpose the old ship for wartime needs. Congress recently debated a bill to grant American registry, claiming it would raise about $50,000. meanwhile the Calgoa, bought at Manila during the Spanish American War, was removed from the American vessel list when a sale was proposed.
First Lieut. Charles La J. Brohyitter of Artillery Scerps transferred to unassigned list. Lieut. Frohwittar detailed as recorder of the artillery board at Fort Mourot Virginia and will report to the president of the road for duty. Maj. Beverly W. Dunn proceeds to handle works of Internetonal Smokeless Powder and Cheniles Company Paria New Jersey on special business. First Lieut. Glen F. Jenks to Fort Stark for official arms-armor duties. Pvt. Col. Ernest Garlington Inspector General reassigned to General Star Corps. Capt. Andrew Hero Jr. saved from duty with artillery board at Fort Mearpe Virginia. Capt. George Mr. Sewureel relieved from duty at United Fort Hamilton New York then to Port Kingston and Port Ktogn for hospital duty, relieving Capt. Edward F. Geddings who proceeds to San Francisco for assignment at the general hospital San Francisco.
The Navy lists several officers transferred to the retired list from 1906 to 1908 and continuing duties at various posts including Boston and Harrisburg. A funeral honors Brig. Gen. Morris Cooper Foote in Arlington marked by a detail of generals and chaplains. Also reported are Capt. Wynne’s resignation, vessel movements, and a brief cultural note on aging and work in different nations.
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