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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1912
Page
2
A malfunctioning health order from the district requires ill children to wear a distinguishing badge during public play to warn others until danger passes. The rule aims to curb spreading disease but contains unclear language and enforcement details.
Wart reveal wide scope as police probe expands into alleged cutlery thefts and related fraud. Officials say the investigation centers on a local market ring with multiple suspects, timelines, and linked incidents.
A historic memorial event features Emmet and Gorman societies taking part in remembrance ceremonies. The program lists speakers and participants including local figures and a sequence of tributes marking the occasion on a September date with observed solemnity.
The German government plans to expand its foreign trade push by adding twenty foreign trade experts to its corps. The move signals intensified efforts to promote exports, with claims that appointed agents will help boost markets for American cotton textiles shoes and machinery through strengthened collaboration with manufacturers.
The readable portion mentions spring activity and a group, with insufficient details to identify people or events, leaving the rest as fragmented placeholders for a potential report or notice.
Readers hear from supporters of Borland Bus about a Washington to Gettysburg highway to boost tourism and memorial value. The proposal faces opposition from a Senate committee and local officials who favor carrying traffic via the Potomac route and hesitate on cost.
E A Goldman publishes descriptions of 12 new mammal species from the Canal Zone including opossums squirrels rats and a spiny rat plus two new bird species from Chepo base of Cerro Azul. The work highlights specimens collected during surveys by the Smithsonian and Isthmian Canal Commission circle led by Col George W Goethals.
National Capital Exhibit aims to rehabilitate the horse industry and promote its welfare through a major show. The event plans to feature military remounts, prize money around nine thousand dollars, and extensive publicity to attract exhibitors across the United States and Canada.
About 90 attendees heard Col Ontorh H Ohierd discuss Ireland and its politics. The talk covered Ulster, Ireland, England, and Ireland’s role in wider inter national affairs, with emphasis on leaders and party relations.
Nurses in Washington discuss raising rates as New York nurses push prices up by 15 to 25 percent due to living costs. Graduate nurses here report local rates at 3% weekly while New York averages 3 to 5 dollars weekly for services. About 1000 graduate nurses are registered in Washington with a central registry on K Street.
The Board of Charities reports the Occoquan workhouse, operating twenty months, has freed 5,285 prisoners with only 84 escapes, under a new complete management. Escapes in fields are rare. most inmates are supervised, and 52 prisoners have been handled since the reform. Officials say the enclosure and field work still prevent widespread escapes. The board plans to ask Congress for extended confinement periods and a separate governing panel.
A Children of the American Revolution meeting at Continental Memorial Mall heard Mrs Thomas Co Wetmore and Mrs Martha Glelow note poverty in the Southern Mountain districts. They argued that families are rich in mind but poor in money, hindering school access and state funding for education.
Mrs Tulle A Smith wife of Judge Smith former Philippine Governor General and head of the court of customs appeals died after several months illness at her Washington home Oliver Street Cherry Chase. Born in Santa Clara she married Judge Smith in 1885 and came to Washington in 1939 from San Francisco. Survived by her husband and a son Cyril J Smith of Ithlaelty and several sisters in San Francisco. Funeral from the Catholic Church of the Blessed Sacrament Chevy Cholese tomorrow at 10 oclock. body to be sent to San Francisco for burial.
The civilian staff of the Office of the Chief Engineer held their tenth annual Army Banquet at Bhutt House. Officers FS Hollinger president F J Rose secretary and H L Freer treasurer presided. A misread text notes date and contest details with unclear lines about prizes and entries.
The Artistone Player-Piano Club, launched by O DeMoli & Company at 1ath and G streets, promotes affordable access to player pianos through cooperative buying. Members can purchase ARTISTONE pianos for $347 with $15 monthly payments, plus a two day trial, and options to exchange or return with refunds.
Justice Gev e gen of the New York Supreme Court cut a $14 000 verdict against the Honduran Syndicate to a smaller sum. The court gave no reason for the reduction, warning the verdict would be set aside if the smaller amount was not accepted. Hein, once several officers of the syndicate, is named alongside prominent New Yorkers including Valentina, John Jacob Astor, Chauncey, and Depew in the uncertain background of the case.
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