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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1905
Page
5
The Haines Store offers dramatic price cuts on dry goods and dress goods. Figures show lawn and gingham yardage slashed to a fraction of regular prices with prints, muslins, wash goods, and remnants advertised at under half price.
Bargain sale listing numerous items including belts collars ribbons hose and umbrellas. Prices range from 2c to $4.00 with large stock of ladies and children’s wear and home goods advertised as deeply discounted amid a vivid sales pitch.
The Haines Department Store on Pennsylvania Avenue reopens after days closed to remark stock. A ten day grand bargain sale offers deep discounts across Men and Boys clothing, hats, shoes, and ladies wear. Highlights include suits, pants, dresses, hats, and footwear with prices slashed to attract a wide shopper crowd.
The ad advertises heavy discounts in the Furniture Department with drastic sacrifices on ice boxes at $500, 8 piece parlor suites down to $456, and bedroom suites and a china closet offered at reduced prices. The note claims all items are marked plainly and sale to clear stock quickly.
The listing details discounted furniture and textiles including parlor oak tables priced at 250 dollars, inlaid rugs, ingrain rugs in various sizes, Japanese matting, window shades and cloth floor coverings. Folding go carts appear, with beds and side boards offered at reduced prices. Some items marked with sale notes and limited quantities.
Advertisement touts a large house furnishing sale with bargain prices to attract customers from long distances. It lists agate preserving kettles in multiple sizes, Berlin kettles, tin pie plates, and a wide table of various china and houseware items marked as sacrificed deals, inviting shoppers to browse the 15¢ and 2¢ articles.
The Housefurnishing Dept announces a ten day closeout of its $150,000 stock with many items sacrificed to cost. Tables of tea and coffee pots china glassware and utensils, trunks window screens stoves and more offered at cut prices. Store hours through July Fourth. sales pitch promises bona fide low prices and first time sale in Washington.
John Wallace quits as chief engineer and member of the Isthmian Canal Commission. In Washington he argues the Secretary of War pressured him into new roles, while Taft and Roosevelt insist the resignation reflects a breach of duty at a critical canal phase. Wallace submits resignations for all Panama roles. Roosevelt accepts Wallace’s resignation. a successor to be announced soon.
An airtight waterproof coffee package touts Boston Golden Coffee as clean and pure with full strength. It emphasizes low price at 25 cents per pound at grocers and urges customers to ask for Boston Golden and accept no other.
Chairman Shonts announced the Isthmian Canal Commission completed the purchase from Ward Line of the steamers Mexico and Havana for 650000 dollars each. The ships, 5600 tons each and capable of 12 knots, will be leased to the Panama Railroad and replace two chartered vessels, saving four days per round trip and adding five round trips annually.
Gov Magoon reports three new yellow fever cases in the canal zone including Jomph Digausea Italian nonemployee Panama Dexter Sutcliffe American employee Panama and Walter BR Woodberry Realsoyaan roc Pam A later dispatch adds two more cases Jollows Jehs Ju Fabing American employee Cristobal and William J Thompson employee Culebra.
The governor reports the deaths of Sebastian P. Barreta and Mr. Woodbury, and also notes the death of Pedro Alas in the latest official statements.
Reports from the Isthmian Canal office show on June 1 a total of 9 702 employed in canal work. In government and sanitation 2 065 workers with 571 gold and 1656 silver. in engineering 7 837 workers with 1 122 gold and 6 715 silver. May saw six yellow fever deaths, two employed and four unemployed Americans. June through yesterday added nine deaths, including four employed canal workers and others being French Spanish and Italian non employed.
A laundry engineer from a small town in Delaware applied for the Isthmian Canal Commission vacancy left by John F. Wallace. He claimed he was eminently qualified after reading about the canal and said he was born a Republican and thought the President the greatest man. He is sixty-seven years old and in the prime of life. His letter has not been answered. Another applicant came from an Indiana farmer citing drainage work on a five-acre field as proof of his suitability. Bellevue Ohio attorney Shoots Himself
Kansas City on June 4 saw a head on crash between the California Limited of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and a heavy Kansas City Southern stock train at Gilils street crossing two miles from the city center. Two killed William Frazier Independence Missouri and Michael Devine Kansas City switchman. Injured Col Willamarcelino engineer Santa Fe Limited badly scalded T B Tabbutt baggageman Santa Fe Limited scalded and hurt. One passenger unnamed believed fatally hurt. Several passengers shaken but continued to Chicago. Blame not fixed. Thomas Fitzmorris engineer stock train jumped and escaped but not found immediately.
Lancaster, Pa June 2 James Les Furman and John O'Brien were hanged at 1 17 o clock today within two days of the anniversary of their crime The crime was the killing of Samuel Resaler an aged tollgate keeper on the night of July 1 1904 Furman aged 22 from Trenton New Jersey O'Brien aged 25 from Baltimore Maryland.mounting the scaffold together neither unnerved by the ordeal
Advertises Newbro's Hermicide as a fast scalp cleaner and itch relief for dandruff. Claims germ kills hair loss cause, preventing baldness, while acting as an aristocratic hair dressing. Sample requests via Detroit Mich and Pennsylvania Avenue agents.
Gold found in sands raised from an artesian well in Carson City Nevada depth over 200 feet. A Cohen merchant files mining location claiming all ground under the state executive building. Taft invited to San Francisco to address a mass meeting on Chinese exclusion law and Roosevelt order.
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