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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1908

Page

15

Appeal for Sims Bill Carnegie Aids Old Timers

Post correspondent recounts Andrew Carnegie funding a pension for members of the United States Military Telegraph Corps from the Civil War era. The plan provides a minimum $12 monthly pension for surviving volunteers, with checks issued yearly starting 1908 through Home Trust Company. The article honors Carnegie's role in rebuilding telegraph networks and notes the corps’ lasting legacy and calls for congressional support.

Post Fells Penson War Telegraph Carnegie Sony Friends of the United Beales, Military Telegraph Corps Telegraph Corps Washington Telegraph Lincoln Telegraph Office Washington Telegraph D Bates Cernegie Tnot Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Thomas A Scott Andrew Carnegie United States Military Signal Corps Army Army of the Potomac Congress David Homer Bates United States Military Telegraph Corps Miltary Telegraph Corps R A. Freaks Home Trust Company Hoboken N. J

Minnesotan Rep Bede Talks Happiness at Alexandria Address

Minnesota representative Adam Bede addressed a large audience at the Alexandria Virginia Methodist Episcopal meeting on Pursuit of Happiness. He argued happiness comes from mastering obstacles and improving conditions, praising the middle class and noting social progress from prohibiting whisky to modern creameries. He contrasted past and present, humor and seriousness, with references to Jefferson, Henry VI and Roosevelt.

Alexandria Adam Bede Minnesota Methodist Episcopal Church South Bede Thomas Jefferson Characles Congress Henry VI England Great Arban Henry Edward Capitol Washington Roosevelt Philippine Islands Chdaries D Bulla George H Evans Barstone

Paints Herod's character by Rev David Russell talk

Rev David Russell of South Africa addressed YMCA members in Mews meeting yesterday afternoon. He portrayed Herod as seeing John the Baptist as a truth and righteousness figure while noting Herod's own attempts at betterment were undone by his brother's wife. Russell related his missionary work in South Africa's gold fields. At the end, Mr Wilburn Crafts briefly explained Representative Sims' prohibition bill before Congress.

David Russell South Africa YMCA Herod John the Baptist Wlso John Mr Russell Russells Wilburn Crafts Representative Sims Congress

New Steel Passenger Car Enters Service on PRR Line

The first of 200 all steel passenger cars ordered by the Pennsylvania Railroad goes into service between New York and Philadelphia. The seventy foot long coach seats eighty eight, weighs 53 tons, includes mahogany trim but no wood, uses magnesium cement in its body, and is designed to be highly fireproof and collisionproof with electric lighting.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company New York Philadelphia

China talk by Mrs Johnson at WW C A session

Mrs Charles Johnson of China spoke to the boys' department of the Y M C A yesterday afternoon about China. About seventy five ladies attended. Mrs Johnson was with her two daughters and a son. All wore Chinese costumes as songs were sung and she described the many pagoda draperies and panels she brought from China.

China Charles Johnson WW. C. A Johnson Mra_ Johnson Ina

Doctor recommends Ayer’s Sarget Ogee and non alcoholic Sarsaparilla

An ad urges readers to consult their doctor for Ayer’s non alcoholic Sarsaparilla, claiming it purifies blood, steadies nerves, aids digestion, and has no alcohol or stimulation. It promotes visiting a physician rather than self experimentation for fatigue, pallor, and nervousness.

Ayer Lowell

Prohibition Urged At District Mass Meeting

Temperance leaders led a DC mass meeting urging straight-out prohibition of liquor and local option rejection. Dr Wilbur Crafts and Dr Reese Murray urged votes and protests to district chairs, citing misapplied earnings and moral outrage while endorsing reform in the District.

Murray Reese Murray Prohibition Crusaders House Dr Murray France Germany Reichstag London Times Thhat Ugier Prohibition Mqnor Wilbur Pe Thirkield Howard University Atlanta Hyuer Thirkield Capitol Clinton Smith W Ct U WCTU Washington C E Emig Fernald First Congregational Church

Photographs of Mars Show Canal Theory From Lowell

Remarkable Mars photographs arriving in the city reveal the famed canals long denied. Exhibited at MIT and the American Museum of Natural History, they came from the Lowell Observatory in Arizona and the Andes expeditions. Dr Percival Lowell, noted Mars expert, notes atmospheric conditions at Flagstaff yield superior results. Lowell received the 1904 Jansen medal for Mars research.

Mars Lowell Observatory Arizona Lowell Andes Lampland Butha Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston American Museum of Natural History New York National Geographic Society Percival Lowell Flagstaff Artz Europe Jansen Societe d'Astronomique de France Massachusetts

Meerschaum Deposits Found Near Silver City New Mexico

Special Agent Douglass B. Sterrett reports meerschaum deposits in the Upper Gila River Valley about 25 miles northeast of Silver City and at Bear Creek twelve miles northwest. Tests show stains and grit in the samples, with potentially better material at deeper levels. The Dorsey Mine lies in canyon walls of light gray limestone with some sandstone, where seams and nodules of meerschaum are cut in limestone.

New Mexico Geological Survey Douglass B. Sterrett Gila River Valley Silver City Sterrett Asia Minor

Cushman Wins Edward Longstreth Medal For Iron Corrosion

Dr Cushman of the Public Roads Office in the Department of Agriculture receives the Edward Longstreth Medal of Merit from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia for his research on iron corrosion. He studied why steel and iron fences used by farmers deteriorated, harming agricultural upkeep.

Franklin Institute of Philadelphia Edward Longstreth de Allerton Cushman Office of Public Roads Department of Agriculture Dr Cushman Historic Institute Benjamin Franklin

Plan Aid for Boys Work Mass Meeting in Washington Hall

A mass meeting to promote a proposed young peoples club will be held in Washington Hall at 8 PM on Wednesday March 2. The event invites both men and women, features a brief musical program, and aims to involve churches and organizations southeast of the city. Plans include remodeling the ME Church on Virginia Avenue to provide gymnasium baths and a game room for youths off the car line.

Young Peoples Club Southeast Washington Hall Pennsylvania Avenue Third Street Old ME Virginia Avenue Fifth Street Aty

Readings and Music for the Blind Reading Room Programme

The Library of Congress hosts volunteer readings and chamber music sessions from 2:30 to 3:30 PM on March 4, with further events on March 23 and March 26. Performers include Mrs George Lamasere and Mids Elton Ronsavilte, with Ms Foster and Ms We D Win dom among readers. Open to the public until seating capacity. Also listed are local ads for restaurants, groceries, and products with addresses and prices.

Library of Congress Me da Molesner Sigeci George Lamasere Peno Mids Elton Ronsavilte D Windom Vira Cora Foster

Useful Hints to Housekeepers on Jap-a-lac Use

A vintage guide promotes Jap-a-lac to revitalize linoleum, screens, porch furniture, wicker, water pipes, frames, and even old automobiles. It urges spring coatings for protection, color matching to the old finish, and claims low cost and ease for nonexperts.

Tea sale to aid Columbia Hospital relies on charity

The Lady Visitors of Columbia Hospital held a tea and candy sale to raise funds and raise public awareness. Congress once provided 2000 annually for maintenance, but recent support comes from the Board of Charities at 120 dollars daily for adults and 4 cents for infants, while the nurses’ building lacks funds for comfort due to an outdated facility and reduced charitable patients.

Board of Lady Visitors Columbia Hospital Congress Costumble Slep

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