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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1910
Page
3
A 22 structure addition to the bank complex will include a one story and basement, with offices and employee spaces. The related real estate sale is advertised for nonpayment of taxes, detailing a public auction, location near Twenty Street and Tighteenth, and possible redemption terms.
The district attorney plans to docket John W. Collier's case in the Court of Appeals and seek dismissal for failure to prosecute the appeal. Collier, a former policeman, is to start a 15 year sentence for malice murder connected with the killing of Police Captain Mathews on March 3. Transportation arrangements will be made to Fort Leavenworth, with a warrant of removal to be issued to Warden McKee for safe delivery.
Official dispatches from Peking report the prince regent reiterating a promise to open a constitutional government and parliament after a nine year preparation period. Delegates from provincial assemblies urged opening before 1915, but the edict notes that preparation measures are not completed.
Gertrude J Weiuman earned praise after guiding police to two trespassers in a vacant house theft. Her father said she later helped break up a gang by tracing the thieves’ movements to Begund Street. Police credited the girl with detective work that aided arrests and the recovery of lead pipe and brass fittings.
A garbled market note from New York on March 1 references the option market and grain activity with mentions of elevators, ships, export bases, and spot cases. It notes losses and net lower prices in some contracts, with scattered data on receipts and futures.
Cattle receipts totalled around 4007 head with mixed demand across markets. Prices for dressed beef hovered near 10 to 11 dollars per hundredweight as Chicago and New York exchanges reported steady to higher bids amid cautious packer activity. Receipts estimated at 16090 head with some regions showing improved feeding and weight. Other categories include bulls and cows with varied prices. overall market tone remained uneven.
Dr Heinrich Reumann of Vienna performed a rapid operation at Jefferson Hospital to remove a bone pressing on the inner ear of a young woman. The procedure, done without general anesthesia, used cocaine and local anesthesia, completed in about 30 minutes, with doctors watching closely and the patient able to resume normal activities afterward.
A group of Mercersburg Academy students led by Willa Mann Smine and former Princeton football stars were presented to President Taft yesterday by Capt Archibald Butt. Delegation members include De Haven Butterworth Gerald Host John M Grin John A MacGruer and hk Fistel.
A fragment describes Poslam as a universal skin remedy for itching, pimples, eruptions, and rashes. It notes availability at local drug retailers and promises rapid skin relief. The Emergence Laboratories offer free sample mailings to readers seeking the full treatment story.
The Smoot-Cotter Company Incorporated opened a remodeled Washington street store yesterday near Twelfth Street. Hundreds of friends visited the airy shop with ladies fashions, latest styles, and eye catching sheds and laces. Shoppers praised the line of women’s shoes, metal laces, and shedwater foulards, expecting the new store to become a regular stopping place. The interior features light green walls and roomy aisles with a refined, colorful display.
Delegates from 39 branches of the Womens Foreign Missionary Anmety of the Presbytery of Washington observed its thirty first anniversary at Metropolitan Presbyterian Church. Reports from officers and an address by Dr Mary Riggs Nolte highlighted the morning session. In the afternoon new officers were installed and Sister Mary Merson spoke of Tuberculosis aid in Syria.
Mrs Sadie B Van Llorne, a widow and mother of two, filed a breach of promise suit in the Desires Supreme Court against Frederick TH Hable, who runs a ticket office in a Pennsylvania hotel and is said to be connected with several film enterprises. She charges he promised to marry within a reasonable time and never did, seeking 7500 damages.
A vast collection of 1600 sample letter boxes and curios gathered by inventors seeking a monopoly on rural delivery boxes is stored in a Post Office loft. Only 390 have been approved. many are impractical, some resemble dirigibles or run on trolleys, and others feature interlocking signals and electric annunciators. Damages sought total 15,000 dollars in a district court suit over a bridge floor opening causing injury to Joseph Rosasco. Funeral services for Edmund Pendleton of Laurel Md, at St Johns Church, with interment in Arlington Cemetery, are planned.
Newark audience hears Preston Gibson rebut plagiarism claims amid charges of jealousy a defense praising his integrity and originality. The piece notes alleged parallels to Wilde Hall Caine Ben Jonson and Corneille and urges readers to doubt the accusers while lauding Gibson as a rising American dramatist.
In a richly detailed society page, Newport and New York elites figure prominently. Notable items include Mr Wells reuniting with his mother in Paris before a train departure, a romance involving Captain Collins and Miss Scheock with a Honolulu honeymoon and later business ventures, and the Newport Yacht Club gaining prominent members such as Goelet and Thayer. The page also covers a probate case over Mrs Latham’s will, with scrutiny of the Latham Alexander firm and the distribution of funds to parks, employees, and a trust for the couple’s children, amid questions of testamentary capacity and estate size.
Laura Hall Goldsborough through attorneys Charles J Murphy and Henry HL Glassie sues Columbia Railway Company and William F Downer a local liveryman over a collision on April 18 at Thirteenth Street and New York Avenue seeking damages. Downey is represented by plaintiff's attorney Michael Mangan.
The wedding of Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Eleanor H. Alexander was fixed for June 16 and reportedly approved by Col. Roosevelt. He is expected to arrive in New York to attend the ceremony.
Mrs Sallie W Bolling 68 of Cantova apartments was unhurt after a runaway auto struck a Georgetown car in front of the postoffice building. She was taken to her daughter Mrs Norman Galt’s home and expected to bed rest within a week. Funeral services for Edgar Gresham Wright, a Treasury clerk, were held at Alamo with the body to be sent to Indiana for burial. Wright was a well known Mason and his Fraternity attended the funeral.
A dated self help piece urges women to conquer worry by focusing on inner strength and positive thoughts. It claims happiness comes from self control, belief, and cultivating hope, with advice to forget past failures and act kindly to inspire others.
Children across the district have subscribed to the George Washington Memorial Hall Fund totaling 2000 dollars. A check for 1000 dollars was sent by Mrs Eilen Spencer, with the committee led by third division supervisor E L Thurston. The Fifth division and other divisions follow with smaller pledges as the canvass continues.
Under the Colctype Association of Baptist Churches a meeting was held at Fifth Baptist Church to promote improved Sunday school work in city churches. The session opened with devotional service led by Rev. W H L Blunge. Rev. B W Spilman and Rev. Hugh T Mussolman spoke on graded behavior and thought use in Sunday School instruction. Meetings continue all week.
Justice Barnard ruled that repairs to twenty automat card sorting machines do not infringe patent rights. The decision came after TaD Ate machine company sued to halt modifications. McGH for the company, Durand interests represented by Reginald Huse.
A Circuit Court No 2 jury yesterday fined Mrs Mame Keller for allegedly striking a child, Margaret Pelburg, after the girl damaged Keller's flower beds and rang her bell. Attorneys Rouse F Downing and G A Hecy argued Keller struck the child after a dispute over the rose beds.
An old ad touts Pape’s Diuretic as a universal cure for kidney and bladder trouble. It claims rapid backache relief, improved kidney function, and safer urinary health with a six cent treatment available nationwide through pharmacists and agencies.
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