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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1905
Page
25
Oyster and fish supplies are tight as storms and river ice curb dredging and tugging work. Washington market relies on Norfolk steamboats to bring barrels, raising prices for wholesale buyers. Forecasts say conditions will not improve soon with limited dredging and lingering cold.
James Garrison Lane by next friend Georgie Hicks sues William A. Sword for 35 damages over a May 15 19M statement claiming Lane is a negro. Lane alleges the remark harmed his standing with the Plumbers' Association. Attorney Gwynn Gardiner represents Lane. Crombie committed to St Elizabeth's Hospital for the Insane following arres t at the Metropolitan Hotel. doctors cite delusions of conspiracies to defraud the children of his deceased brother.
A long testimonial from Dr Miles Heart Cure praising cured patients and urging others to try the remedy. The letter quotes J H Bowman of Lebanon Democrat and claims dramatic personal recoveries from heart symptoms with guaranteed first bottle or money back. Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana advocates the product.
The Citizens' Relief Association reports year budget aid with numerous gifts from individuals and firms. Treasurers John F. Wilkins and John Joy Holson acknowledge contributions ranging from dollars to hundreds, including notable gifts from Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Miss Catherine Simms, Washington Savings Bank, and many others to support general funds.
At the District Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution meeting in the Ebbitt House red parlor, debate over endorsing a presidential general candidate for the national congress in April surfaced. Mrs. Sternberg faces opposition. no endorsements or votes were taken.
Interest rises in who will be senior vice commander of the Department of the Potomac after the death of Gen Llewellyn G Tistes. Disputes among local members led to submission to the judge advocate general Gen Estes was elected but never installed, the office remains with Hiram Buckingham who declined re election. The G A R constitution holds officers until successors are installed. The Post notes.
Five railroad companies seeking injunction in District Supreme Court to halt illegal sale of nontransferable inauguration tickets and related return coupons. Plaintiffs charge brokers conspire to defraud carriers by selling tickets at reduced rates to non-original purchasers. Attorneys for Baltimore and Ohio, Southern, Chesapeake and Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Washington Southern railways name defendants including Spliedt, Sherman, May, Pretrick, Schwab, Hable, Thompson, Coreat, Benjamin, Staub, and Fitzgerald.
In a Monday debate on the naval appropriation bill, Senator Gorman criticized navy spend only to commend a 1883 to 1904 expenditure compilation by Pitman Palsifer, clerk of the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, calling it the most complete statement of the department’s outlays and urging similar clarity for the army and other departments.
Thomas White a 22 year old Negro living in Nolan Court southwest was wounded by birdshot during a failed break in at 1328 Half Street Southwest. He was treated at Emergency Hospital for chest and right arm wounds and later arrested on a housebreaking charge, with a police hearing set. He gave his name as Thomas Lawrence.
J Henry Smythe Jr of Philadelphia led cheering at the Roosevelt nomination in Chicago using a megaphone and a silk flag, drawing 12 000 spectators. He later met the President in Oyster Bay and spoke on Broadway. A Hastburn Academy graduate, he passed Princeton exams and chose business over college.
The Washington City Kindergarten Club held its monthly meeting at 426 Q street northwest with a Lughingtons Birthday entertainment and a reception for the senior class and principal Miss Susan P Pollock. Music by Misses Nannie Ward Inez French Bessie Sutter plus a continental drill by four kindergarten children.
A body pulled from the James Creek Canal was initially identified as John C. Hutchinson, a white blacksmith, but was later confirmed as Stephen Hawkins, an elderly Black resident missing six weeks. Coroner Negitt ruled death accidental drowning after positive identification and morgue checks for ink arm marks.
Srintam Gordon, 33, was struck in the face with a brick during a confrontation with Lena Cabbage, described as a negress, on Maryland avenue. Gordon received a painful cut and was treated at Emergency Hospital. Lena Cabbage was jailed on assault charges.
An advertising piece extols Old Dr Cascaret as a constant in your pocket to prevent indigestion and bowel trouble. It promises quick relief with six candy tablets per box at ten cents, boasting non griping action, direct bowel muscle stimulation, and worth as health insurance. The ad urges women to carry the enamel box and asks readers to request a free booklet and sample.
Judge Scott heard three Negro youths aged fourteen to seventeen, John Johnson Charles Heil and Frederick Hurd, charged with stealing three bottles of whisky and three bottles of wine from John O Donoghues saloon at Flint and Q streets NW. Policeman Boyle arrested them after they drank and became intoxicated. Heil led the group in the act. Heil was sent to the Reform School until majority and Hurd and Johnson to the Board of Children's Guardians for six months.
Hearing continued in the conspiracy to defraud district citizens via a bogus directory scheme. Defendants include Jason W. Geist alias Graham and Frank Richardson. Willam A. Engel testified about paying on a contract tied to his signature. Also notes Union Outfitters opening and other items in the same column.
New York, Feb 28. A suit over a contract for a record subscription book sale was settled out of court. The deal covered an illuminated Dickens works set in 1 text and 18 Dickensiana volumes at 1,000 per volume, totaling 230,000. Mrs Abbie B Blodgett of Fishkill-on-the-Hudson had earlier bought 12 volumes for 18,000. Her son, executor, had filed five suits to nullify contracts. all have been settled. A canvasser sent bouquets to the client.
Columbia wins 24 to 21 over Yale in New Haven securing a tight hold on the intercollegiate basketball championship. Misher starred with eight field goals as Yale’s Rockwell Hyatt and Kinney played well. game decided in final five minutes. In a separate note Emily Hembry, sixteen, was arrested for grand larceny, accused of stealing a diamond ring and cuff buttons valued at $10 from a Twenty-second Street residence. police recovered the items and she faces a Police Court hearing.
San Francisco February 8 The transport Godan sails for Manila via Honolulu and Guam carrying a large contingent of soldiers. The Eighth Cavalry Sixth Infantry Marine Corps and other units enter the ship with 14 enlisted men of the Capital Corps and a cargo of arms and supplies.
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