Silk Hat Centenary in Paris Sparks Fashion Debate
Special Paris dispatch notes Sarah Bernhardt’s attack on the silk hat sparked praise from Le Bargy and fashion critics. The piece traces the silk hat’s century of style from its 1806 origin to modern wear, while France preserves its chic headpiece amid shifting tastes. The item connects to broader fashion history and includes brief notes on Russian and Japanese developments.
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France
Divine Bernhardt
Paris
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le Bargy Herofealy
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le Bargy
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Meg Pet
Wife 18 Guilty and Husband to Stand Trial in Wright Case
News notes indicate Captain Sanford and wife Banford are linked to the murder of George Wright. Banford’s plea of innocence clashes with Sanford’s confidence of acquittal. Mrs Sanford protests innocence as the sensational trial looms n Tuesday morning. A Wright widow faced a distressing time as she suffered a premature birth following the shock.
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Epental
Washington
Rome
T. Sanford
George Wright
Steve Ay Banford
Ang
Sanford
Fire in wine cellar narrowly averted by police
Timely discovery by Policemen Cavanaugh and Young of the First precinct stopped a blaze in the Colonial Wine Company cellar at Ninth and D streets NW last night. Fire started in waste and was contained by the fire department with minimal damage and full insurance coverage. A chain of other incidents follows including a car fire on Massachusetts Avenue and multiple petty thefts, with details on suspects and property lost.
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Cavanaugh and Young
Firat
Colonial Wine Company
Ninth
Joseph Goldenburg
W. D. Hibbs
Fignteenth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Hibbs
Davis
Third Precinct
G. H. Haske
North Weat
The Kind of Hen Wanted from Brooklin Bags
Long Island farmers convene to improve hen breeds and a practical test of demand, as editors note the bird that best suits the kitchen. A humorous St Joseph item records a man alone with a parrot while his family vacationed, and the parrot asks for whites.
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Long Island
St. Joseph
Polly
Man Declares He Is John the Baptist in Denver
Special Washington Post report from Sioux City Iowa July 1 details George L Hunt a Sioux City newspaper man who proclaims he is one of Obrist's apostles reincarnate and that the end of the world is near He says all mankind must assemble near London to await the judgment day and that the twelve tribes of Israel and all Gentiles must join in a great community without master or slave Hunt has grown a long beard and hair to resemble Christ and urges followers to prepare for the coming reign with Benjamins at Benton Harbor Mich and a Denver minister named John the Baptist as another figure in the movement He edits the Sioux City Stylus and has attracted converts and public attention as he travels and proclaims his revelation
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Washington Post
Sioux City
Iowa
Obrist
Christ
George L. Hunt
London
England
Israel
Hunt
G. W. Hunt
Ballz, Lows
Jowe
Beloit College
Wia
George S. Hunt
Flying Rall
Grand Rapids
Benton Harbor
Mich
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State Street
Chicago
John the Baptist
Denver
Mr. Hunt
Jesus
Jerusalem
Aaron
Tsas Messiah
Fater
Earth
Benjamin
Jesus Christ
Meccs
Eaton
Washington
Paff
Snowden
Common Council
D R. Stanabury
Sweeney
Lght
Mazic
Guy Mander
South Fairfax Street
Charles Mander
John Stewart
King and Pitt Streets
Roberts
Smith
Stewart
Henry Davis
Gus
Charles Lake
Po- Mee Gourt
Mr. Lake
Herbert Butler
Citizens’ National Bank Thorsday
Weig
Dreyfus & Song
Poltee
Martha M. Schaaf
T. Jease Cagle
Schaptt
Edgar Warfield
Charles Schaaf
King and Washington Seas
Ernest L. Alien
Anthony Brenner
Allen
Fragmented OCR Rail Line Names and Connections
Fragmented text lists railway lines and connections centering on Chesapeake and Washington routes. It mentions Alexandria, Mount Vernon, Norfolk and Washington steamboat lines with unclear segments and misread place names, implying a network map or timetable. The garbled OCR yields several mis-spelled locations and operators.
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Dria
Chesapeake
Yanhington
Alexandria
Mount
Alexandria Faces Electric Plant Ad Bid Delay
Citizens in Alexandria debate the delay in advertising bids for the electric light and power plant lease. Mayor Paff and officials push the process after J. Sweeney’s signature delay. experts warn the plant’s aging condition risks service and finances.
Merchants urged to place notices in Alexandria department
Alexandria readers are urged to place business announcements in a dedicated department of the Fast meritorious paper. Ads tout bank protection, local trade, and services from Alexandria Iron Works and other firms. Updates note local travel, maritime cargo, and real estate moves amid widespread business activity.
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Alexandria
Real Estate and Insurance Offer Two Dwellings for Sale
Torn D Normozle offers for sale two new six room frame dwellings with modern improvements on North Payne street between Princess and Oronoco near two glass factories and new railroad yards. For price and terms inquire Room 4, Alexandria National Wise Ride. The Hallgod Watch. Ward & Son advertise watches with cheap cases and repairs.
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Eal Estate and Insurance
Payne Street
Princess
Om Wn
Ward & Son
North Royal Rieceal
Alexandria Notes on Local Businesses and Arrangements
A miscellaneous Alexandria page details local commerce and events including shop notices, hotel Rammel, and plans for property moves. It notes L Shuman & Ben furnishing picnics, Alexandria National Bank standings, and rail and track shifts near Henry and Haytette streets. It mentions Virginia Trust Company services, traveling men housing, and upcoming marriages and social visits among residents.
PAYE SHOE COMPANY Advertises Misses and Children's Footwear
South Washington at and nearby manufacturers claim largest up-to-date factory in the South offering prices and samples for misses and children's shoes. The item also notes a newly built mast yfoot and gravel digging machine being rushed from Baltimore for the Potomac Dredging Company to handle gravel and wand needs. Rosie Duffey views Mise Gertrude Selecman, and discussion references docks, dredging work, and dock repairs along with local business notices for bottled water from Mutual Lea Do and details about delivery by phone and office locations on Union and South Pitt streets.
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South
Washington
Baltimore
Potomac Dredging Company
Alexandria
Henry EE. Field & Co
North Union Strees
Exerptionsg Banking Facilities and Local Notices
Mr Albert Stuart visits Stratford Westmoreland County. The article lists banking facilities including First National Bank and various regional banks with deposits and profits. It notes tug Eugenia undergoing overhaul, local business promotions, real estate offers, coal and wood supply, and ship/rail freight activity on Chesapeake Bay and nearby waters. It mentions Agnes Gaster in Shepherdstown and Herbert Brrant visiting Atlantic City, plus lumber merchants Henry E. Field & Co. and Simulated shipping mentions.
Local ads and notices from Washington area paper
A collage of small notices lists coal buyers, pumps for mines, crab and oyster deliveries, and local business services. Items mention William A Smoot & Co coal at low prices, Emerson Pump Co purchases for Joplin district, and Shore region mail and express shipping to Virginia Maryland and DC. Also notes probate for Mrs Davis and a few local transportation and telegraph company references.
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Jewish Revolutionary Society
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Charfen von Sichwanebach
Department of Agriculture
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Ching
Ed Ig
Blanchard Oil Company
Canton
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Songorg
Daniel Butler
Mabel Bright
Twenty-second
Charles W. Borates
Eee Street
Roméone
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Sylvester
Joseph A. Hull
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Kaiser
Copenhagen
Emperor William
Fromm
Cinefensil Enquirer
Graspit
Mrs. Graspit
Coates
Plymouth
Monk
New York and Kentucky Co
Doglasey
Taunta
Br. Benjamin
Benton Herbor
Benjaming
Joan Bouthcote
Hogland
Alger
United Plan
Detroit ‘Tribune
Ae General
Breklen
Bursa
Alexandria News
Little Gil
Yass Rose Kidwell
Richmond
Virginia Head
Ocean View
Alexandria Iron Works
McGill
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Curtin
Calvin Butts
A. Élankin
M Reigers
Alwaye
Alexandria Athletic Club
Alexandra League
Birrell
Purcell
Kraft
Lyons Brothers
Duke and
Fairfax Streets
Daniel 5
Potomac
Lawrence Mit Co
Fifly
Norfolk
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Hallmates
Reey
Capital City
Union St
Queen
L. Allen
Ellen
Alexandria Hospital
Mary Lloyd Lee
Duke Street
Washington and
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P. B. Davidson
Washington, D. C
D. Normozle
Havemner
Havenner
Grocers
Ruth Ponte
Loudoun
Conn
L. Shuman & Ben
Pars Jorg
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Ary Allen
William A. Yerkes, Jr
Fairfax Ata
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Hilti
Milstead
Laurel
Progressive Bank
Alexendria National Bank
Washington Southern Company
Henry and
Hayette Atreets
Cameron and
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Perhias
Fate Deposit and Truat Corporation
King Street
Royal
Clara Wible
Canal Dover
Bae
Mra Rhan S Lambert
Duke Stret
Rammel
Royal St
Rammel Brog
United States
Marabul
Joseph F. Goyer
Bendit
Oscar Jackson
Atlanta
Marine Railway
Dean's Boat Yard
Charles Avbion Hodgson
Migo Hetelle Dawson
Robert M. Dawson
Washington, DC
Bessie Janney
Sweet Chalybeate Springs
Mahlon H Janney
Buena Vieta
W. F. Creighton& Co
Defiance
Somerset
Alexandria Chemical Company
W. A. Smoot & Co
Ferdinand Kaleht
Relat Bt
Onde
My |Uben & Sons
Bill King Atrest
Charles Smithers
Raw Jey Springs
Jas. F. Carlin’s Sons & Co., Hardware Merchants
Pang
Jan PF. Caredin
Measra
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George B
J .Frank Carlin
Miga Annie Hurdle
Maejie Johpagn
Erry
Smoot & Sons Co
Washington Street
Wilkesboro
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Sperryville
Minnie Hen- Hersens
Srkusy Springs
Macy
Ma ‘Chenstein
Bear
Dempsey
Paye Shoe Company
J. Frank Dyson
Chambersburg, Pa
Mias Rosie Duffey
Mise
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Dee Quan
Tor
Brees
Mutual Lea Do
Marshall
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Mrs. Henngerfeld
Er Misa
Siexendyia
First Netionel Bank
Alcenutrie Atianes Ae Via’ Natley Barke
Conti A Deposit ‘Trust Mercantile Railway Building
Chas. Root
F. Muir
G E. Boothe
M. B. Harlow
B. Baer, Jr
Caahier
Eugenia
Bmo
TRE Bramilaw Brick CO
Park Agnew
Alexandria, Brick Company
Great Hunting Creek
Pittst
Agnes Gaster
Shepherdstown, W. Vs
Barnett
Columbus Street
Herbert Brrant Hag
Atlantic City
Harlow 2 Co
Braddock Haights
Barcamnore and
St Asaph Street
Queen Street
Bel 7
JR Zmmerman
Albert Stuart
Er RH. Stuart
Stratford
Westmoreland County
The
P Dougherty Company
Chesapeake Bay
Henry KE. Field & CO
James Miffleton
Washington House
Colonial Beach
William A Smoot & Co
Emerson Pump Company
Jop- On
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Mir E H. Cartin
H. McKenney
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District of Columbia
Strand
Bet
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Prince Streets
Mery J. Davis
L. Morgen Davis
Fox
Herusband
Mary Wheatley
G. A. ‘Gore
Mullen
Ate
Aiey
Misou
Episcopal
Weil
Morton
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Patrick Street
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