Envoy a Scholar: Liang Tun Yen Named Chinese Minister to USA
Liang Tun Yen, a Yale educated bookish scholar and baseball fan, will succeed Sir Chentung Liang Cheng as Chinese minister to the United States. At about fifty, he will arrive near fall and preside from Washington, with a wife and son twelve. He has ten years of American study and a vast Chinese book collection. Sir Chentung will depart in about a month, taking his children for schooling later.
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Legation
Chu Pan
Chentung Liang Cheng
Liang Tun Yen
Fall
America
Chentung Thang Cheng
United States
Washington
Hartford, Conn
Yale
China
Chu Paulay
Foreign Office
Peking
Sir Chentung
Chu
Yen
Customs Taotai
Tientsin
Customs Total
Wu Chang
Morgan Beach
Phelps Eno
Senator Kittredge
Indiana
Yung Kwai
Sir Chentung Liang Cheng
Sir Cheatung
Exenlgent
White House
Mrs Florence Howells Dies Sister-in-Law of Novelist
After a lingering illness Mrs Florence Howells wife of 8 2 Howells of the Government Printing Office and sister in law of William Deen Howells died at her home 509 E Street NW at 7 30 PM. She was 65 born in Ohio and has survived by husband three daughters Mrs Florence E Randall Mrs C H Smith and Miss Ethal L Howells and a son Floyd B Way of Ashtabula Ohio. Funeral arrangements are private with burial in Glenwood Cemetery.
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Florence Howells
Howells
Government Printing Office
William Deen Howells
E Street Northwest
Ohio
Massive Confirmation At St Pauls Church In City
A class of 175 was confirmed yesterday afternoon at 4 oclock in St Pauls Catholic Church by Rt Rev A A Curtis vicar general assisted by Fathers Walsh Krug O Donohue and Conway. Twenty five adults included fifteen converts. Girls wore white dresses and long tulle veils while boys wore white satin bows on their right arms. Sponsors for girls were Mrs George A Hamilton and Miss Mary O Farrell and for boys J E Reach and Thomas W Smith. At 7 oclock mass yesterday morning at St Pauls thirty two girls and thirty eight boys made their first communion.
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Oclock
St. Paul's Catholic Church
A. A. Curtis
Father
Walsh
Krug
Oo’ Donohue
Conway
George A. Hamilton
Mary O'Farrell
J. E. Reach
Thomas W. Smith
St. Paul's
Third annual festival at National Theater May 17
The third annual festival for the Washington Playground Association fund will be staged May 17 at the New National Theater. Miss Alys E. Bentley directs a 500 voice school chorus and the United States Marine Band performs selections. Box-office seats go on sale this morning. Posters by public school students, exhibited at Veerhoft's gallery, will be placed in public places today after closing Saturday night.
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New National
Washington Playground Association
Alys E. Bentley
United ‘States Marine Band
Lieut. Santelmann
Strauss
Handel
National Theater
Veerhoft
Clearance sale shatters records for Pfeiffer pianos in Washington
W F Frederick Music Co touts a record clearance sale of D G Pfeiffer pianos in Washington. From an initial 110 pianos, 87 sold in three weeks, with only two left. Offers include Chickering Steinway Behning Marshall & Wendell Price & Teeple Kingsbury and other brands with 80 price reductions for a rush sale over Monday and Tuesday. Terms available, safety emphasized, stock to be discounted further to finish the sale. Open tonight until 9. The firm stresses large stock and financial strength, inviting customers to act quickly for best selection and price.
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Chickering
Steinway
Behning
Marshall & Wendell
Price & Teeple
Kingsbury
W. F. Frederick’ Muse Co
Frederick Music. Co
Hardman
Fischer
Medical Meetings Draw 1000 Specialists to Washington
Doctors from across the United States converge on Washington for multiple medical associations. The América Therapeutic Society sessions began last Saturday and continue through today. The Association of American Medical Colleges opens this morning at Hotel Raleigh, with the Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons meeting tomorrow at the Arlington Hotel. Prominent figures include Dr George M. Kober and Dr William Osler, with papers on medical education, physical diagnosis, neurological diagnosis, and chemical and biological diagnosis.
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Washington
United States
América
Therapeutic Society
Oelock
Association of American Medical Colleges
Raleigh
Congress of American Physicians and Surgeons
Arlington Hotel
George M. Kober
Egbert le Fevre
New York
Murray Galt Motter
William J. Means
Boston
Mass
Lewellys F. Barker
Baltimore
Alfred Stengel
Philadelphia
Autoists Are Captured In Maryland Traffic Stop
Marshal Coiling of Glen Echo recalls a car carrying Vallantyne B. Holman and Miss Kaufmann of the city speeding past him with no license plate. They faced Mayor Garrett who fined ten dollars. Holman claimed assets fell short of the amount needed. the mayor warned nonpayment could lead to incarceration. Miss Kaufmann offered jewelry as collateral but the mayor relented and allowed them to proceed after promising to remit the fine.
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Marshal Coiling
Glen Echo
Vallantyne B. Holman
Miss Kaufmann
Maryland
Garrett
Holman
May Procession At St Joseph’s Church With 390 Children
St Joseph’s Church on Second Street Northeast held its annual May procession following the Sunday school. Led by the Gonzaga College Brass Band, 390 children, 80 altar boys, and 100 escorts marched to the church where girls in white dresses wore floral wreaths and placed flower baskets before the Virgin statue. Rev Father Pratt spoke to the congregation.
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St. Joseph’s Roman CatHols
Carner
St. Joseph's Church
Gonsaga College
Father Pratt
The
Apostolic Mission
Children’s May Carnival at New National Theater Delights Washing-
Miss Cora B. Shreve presents The Little Princess or In the Realms of Fairyland with 175 pupils May 13 15 and 16 at 8 pm at the New National Theater. A May carnival draws large crowds. The article also notes a Trolley Euchre Club gathering at Miss Mae Wells home with prizes and social dancing.
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Cora B. Shreve
New National Theater
Trolley Euchre Club
Mae Wells
Robert Krelter
Jessie Besselievre
George Cressy
Bessie Steinle
Harry Hamilton
Alma Gostin
Wilhelmina Rosendale
Mae
Glen Wells
William Jordan
Randolph Titus
Robert Kreiter
Harry Wood
Gas Office Clerk Dead After Civil War Service
Robert W. Fails a 20-year clerk at Washington Gas Light Company died at 1004 I Street NW on Saturday night of heart disease. He was 73, a Lynchburg Va native, Civil War veteran of the Tenth Virginia Cavalry and a Confederate Veteran comrade in Washington. His remains cross to Alexandria Va from his daughter’s home for funeral at 5 p.m tomorrow. Lamplighters dispute widens as union pushes for city lamp inspections after organizing 560 in New York City.
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Robert W. Fails
Washington Gas Light Company
I Street
Mr. Falls
Lynchburg
Tenth Virginia Cavalry
Virginia
Confederate Veteran Association
Alexandria
J. J. Greene
South
Fairfax Street
American Lamplighting Company
Joe Torido
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
New York City
Exposition Resarimekt
Post’ ‘Bolas
Evermann Talks on Golden Trout at Cosmos Club
The Biological Society of Washington met at the Cosmos Club Saturday night and heard B. W. Evermann of the Bureau of Fisheries describe the golden trout expedition to Volcano Creek California. The talk covered protection of the fish and the creation of a government reserve surrounding the area.
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Evermann
Biological Society of Washington
Cosmos Club
B. W. Evermann
Bureau of Fisheries
Evermann Fela
Volcano Creek
California
As to Rheumatism Treatment Appeals to Hopeful Cure
A detailed historic remedy proposes a daily regimen for rheumatism. Before meals an antirheumatic tablet blends Sodium Bi-Carbonate, Salicylic Acid, and Wine of Colchicum with water. After meals a Buchu extract mix with Horse Nettle Liverwort and Cordial, diluted in water, continued for a month.
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Pittsburg
I. Grosner
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Stumph
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John B. Espey
EVANS
Evans’ Drug Store
F St
BRO. CO
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R. M. Brown
Sts
N.W. Yher Lacey
D. Howells
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Chie
W. F. Frederick Music CO
F Street
D. G. ‘Pfeiffer
Medicos
Dr. Osler
D. G. Pfeiffi
Columbia Phonograph Company
Alessandro Bonez
Tenor
Alessandro Bonet
Signor Bond
York
Columbia Phonograph Co
Farngton
D.C
Union E OE
Banky
Herrmann Con. &. Eyeue
Johnson Bros
St. C. W
Main
St. Joseph's
Shreve
Robert W. Falls
City Bulletins
Great Bear
Great Bear Sport Water Co
11Th St
Chicago
Best
Weg. C.a.muddiman &Co
General Assembly Room
O.W. Wyatt
Dr. Holmes
Peckham
FE. P. Hinkel & Co
Thorp Carpet Sainee
Maine Ave
Schneider
Navy Yard
C. A. Muddiman & Co
Washington Post
Our
Victor E, Adler
Ten Per Cent Clothing House
7Th St
Washington Gaslight Co
Tenth Street N. W
Uneeda Biscuit
Ceres
Byarn Roce
Capo Apu
Abeta
Duffy’s
Duffy
Horn
Vice
C.P. Telephone Company
Rolla
White Bold
Boston Baking Co
Sts. S. W
Tous
Jenkins & Higdon
Home Life Building
R. P. Andrews Paper CO
Incorporated
la. Ave
A. Eberly
7Th St. N. W
Capital Loan Co
F St. Nw
Atlantic
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