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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
3
Dr Merrit E Gates former Amherst president speaks to graduates on the need for abstraction. discusses studies that train the eye and hand. Sara Dr Eerman of the board attends as a guest.
The readable text presents stray phrases about thinking and school life, with numerous garbled words and scattered names. No coherent event, date, or person can be derived to provide a factual summary or concrete outcome.
The forty second commencement exercises of St Johns College were held at the Belasco Theater with Wilton J Lambert, an alumnus, delivering the address. Numerous dignitaries and graduates appeared on stage as hundreds attended and received diplomas in a ceremony marked by music and formal remarks.
Justice Stafford in Crinal Court No 2 presided over the Hyde Benson Diamond-Sneider land fraud case overruling Henry F. Dimond’s motion to strike from the jury instructions references to evidence alleging he authored anonymous letters. Arguments on all 17 instructions persisted until court adjourned for the day.
Mrs Marne F Seltz died May 1 and via her will devised her tailoring shop at 132 F street to manager Bernud J Yo ley. Tulla Seltz, daughter, is to receive property at Four and a half street southwest. Josephine Konhe, a friend, is bequeathed $800 and Samuel G Bell. Mrs Seeitzsverter receives $110. Joseph A Burkart is also named.
Duplicate emblems of 1814 inspire school ceremonies and public tributes as Admiral Dewey and dignitaries attend. Pupils in the Department of the Pension Battalion present the flag and recite poems at Western High School and Lastern Cal, while students in other schools decorate rooms and join in exercises. Evening program at the Key mansion includes a rising flag ceremony and speeches by officials from Baltimore and the Department, with a long list of attendees and participants.
A citywide tag drive to fund playgrounds begins with a large volunteer effort led by the Playground Association and school groups. President Roosevelt and Admiral Dewey contributed, with a strong mobilization of 2690 volunteers and mobile collects planned across Georgetown and nearby streets. The drive warns against imposters and urges purchases only from crews wearing official badges.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company will open two new central offices this afternoon, Columbi a exchange on Columbia Road near Fourteenth Street and the Cleveland exchange on Wisconsin Avenue. Subscribers north of Florida Avenue and east of Rock Creek switch to Columbia, while those west of Rock Creek in Tennallytown, Cleveland Park and Chevy Chase shift to Cleveland. The change affects about 3000 call numbers and a new directory is issued for calls after 6 pm.
The Associated Charities summer outings committee met in Washington to plan camps Good Will and Pleasant and daily outings for invalids. Members including John Edson chair, John Van Sehaick, George Wilson, Walter Stilson Hutchins, Charles JF Weiler, and Lida A Green reviewed an executive budget and requested a horse and wagon for Camp Good Will.
George Folks aged forty five was sentenced by Judge Kinban to four days in jail for throwing a small object along the riverfront with no apparent purpose. The incident occurred Tuesday as the lad wandered near the water.
John Boleman Jr was elected vice president of Uncen Savings Bank on the seventeenth anniversary of the bank. The ceremony marked the bank's long establishment and continued governance, with details indicating the board’s ongoing leadership since its founding.
Readable recipe fragments describe making custard with strawberries and a separate coffee rolls breakfast item. Instructions are incomplete with many garbled terms but indicate whisked egg whites, milk, sugar, salt, and vanilla in custard, plus garnish ideas.
A column lists Relsinger's Tea items and vast kitchen notes about potato loaf, fruit punch, pineapple layers, grape claret pairing, celery croquettes, and celery soup. It mixes measurements, methods, and ingredient ideas for preparing baked goods and savory dishes with hints of serving suggestions and garnish.
Members of the Woman's Home Missionary Society of the Washington Presbytery met at New York Avenue to review reports. Visa Hanmer spoke of Cuba, Mrs Richards reported on the Kansas City Board of Home Missions, and Miss Cameron of the Rescue Home in San Francisco gave an address.
Safety of funds note asserts capital surplus of 7 700 900 and stockholders liability. Mentions interest allowed and safe deposit boxes for rent. Location cited as Northwest Corner at Fifteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue.
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