June 13 1S tag day business men buy tokens
Excursion on the river is planned to benefit the fund. Grounds open Tuesday after school closes. Fifty teachers were appointed. A note on a local event or fundraiser appears amid fragmented text.
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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1908
Page
3
Excursion on the river is planned to benefit the fund. Grounds open Tuesday after school closes. Fifty teachers were appointed. A note on a local event or fundraiser appears amid fragmented text.
Fragmentary notices from the NWSRIAGS AKD file listing death notices and related legal or administrative actions. Details are sparse but indicate pending applications and newspaper citations for public records.
A long, garbled report details appeals for playgrounds and a river excursion for children. It mentions merchants providing wagons, a Jamestown steamer excursion, and a large list of named individuals, committees, and households connected to city improvements and event planning. The text names educators, supervisors, and local residents involved in organizing activities and funding.
A Business Secret is to be given to one million men and upon each man keeping the secret will depend the success of a mammoth industrial combination.
Representatives from recalcitrant commands push for peace with the organization as Army stations in Washington and Maryland weigh reinstatement tests. Officials including Commander Browne hear testimonies from Captains Mitchell and George To Sitcha, with a petition sent to Commander Browne and a planned public mass meeting within ten days.
A young man says his mother, Mrs Anume En ticn, left Indianapolis three months ago saying she would return that night. He traveled through the West and learned from a railroad agent that she and another woman bought tickets to Washington. He drew $100 from a bank and pursued her, arriving in Washington about two weeks ago. He is held at the House of Detention while police search for relatives.
Nineteen additional subscriptions are acknowledged by the treasurer Charles J Hell of the Crosby Stuart Noyes memorial fund. Names and amounts include Dr George M Kober 25 dollars, Mair Leo 25, Maj Jax J Morrow 45, FJ Brennan 10, William G Henderson 19, William B King 20, L G Hine 50, Abin M Tothrop 5, TJ Charles W Bishuffsay 19, and several others totaling numerous small gifts to support the memorial fund.
Closing exercises at the University School held yesterday at 1310 Eighteenth Street NW drew a large crowd of pupils and families. Medals announced included Dettowed Scholarship to Josiah Pierce, English to Edward Alexander Mitchell for attendance to Richard H Wilmer, and athletics and gymnastics to Edward S Dove. The event concluded with a luncheon hosted by Principal Pratt Preston.
Cable reports Bishop Brent will stay in the Philippines and decline to become successor of Bishop Satterlee. Dr McKim plans to convene the diocese to elect a new bishop, while Brent remains devoted to his mission in the Islands. The convention may be adjourned and reconvened to choose a successor.
Perjury charged in a warrant sworn by Mrs Aline Amanda Niner of Baltimore against Alonzo D Holmes, a Negro, who wed her daughter Dorothea Niner in Washington. The case centers on a 17 year old bride and threats to reveal alleged illegitimate ties as Central Office detectives pursue arrest.
Brief marriage notices list Stanton aged 80 and Georgia A Humphries, EH Greene and William BoIningl, Virgie Beckmt, Carre Kaufaan and Louis Stein, with 22 and 20 mentioned as ages or references in the notice.
Health office notice lists multiple deaths reported to midnight June 59 Lara Voobowler 64, Georpeta lu Hos 64, Sun Bo Te vel Gaefi 48, Mourne St Anas 34, Nevitt 4, Amie Milea Tlerbert 40 amid court actions and local guardianship filings.
Miss Susan Riviere Hetzel, a leader in patriotic work and charter member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, dies Thursday. Funeral services will be at 3 pm today at St John's Episcopal Church, with Rev George Calvert Carter officiating. Burial will be in Arlington, on land owned by her father, Capt A Riviere Hetzel, U.S. Army veteran. Delegations from affiliated organizations will attend. Charier members of DAR meet at 2:30 pm today at St John's Church to attend the funeral.
Defense in the Dimond land fraud conspiracy case called handwriting experts to dispute government evidence that Elizabeth Dimond signatures on land applications originated in WwoA Hyde's office. Experts testified the signatures were all in one hand, nearly identical, while government expert JF Shearman argued two writers created them.
Georgetown University Hospital Training School for Nurses held its annual commencement at Gaston Hall. Rev David Hillhouse Buel delivered the address, and Rev John S Conway spoke to the graduates. Five nurses received diplomas with class members and faculty in attendance.
Elaborate preparations are made for the cornerstone laying today at the Home for Incurables in Ro street between Thirty fist and hairt second streets northwest. The exercises begin at 4 o clock with musical selections and refreshments. Mrs Archibald Hopkins, president, will preside, and Henry Noble Couden, chaplain of the House of Representatives, will participate.
Annual meeting and election of officers of the Washington Archive club holds this evening at 7 in the club rooms on West Street. Secretary Frederica Peed appeals for funds to support a larger entrance area as the organization reflects on a successful year and welcomes incoming officers.
A collection of recipe fragments includes Strawberry and Rice Pudding Sweet Strawberry Cake Sweet Omelet Hoik Tomato Salad Chinese Balls Bottled Sauerkraut Veal Cutlets With Ham Bran Gems Gooseberry Sauce. The text lists ingredients and steps for making these dishes though many words are garbled or misspelled. The items cover desserts, sides, and a few savory mains with measurements and prep notes.
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