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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1905
Page
3
Campaign debates sharpen over canal material purchases and tariffs as Democrats cite the party textbook showing imported steel and hardware undercuts. The article notes presidents and manufacturers weighing U S versus foreign suppliers, with GOP lawmakers avoiding public stance amid campaign maneuvers.
An announcement states marriage notices will appear simultaneously in multiple newspapers including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago Record Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburgh Dispatch, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, St Louis Republic, Syracuse Post Standard, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, and Cleveland Plain Dealer, at no extra charge.
Madison Wis May 18 The senate tonight passed the administration railroad measure by a unanimous vote. The bill has passed the assembly and provides for an appointive railway commission of three members with a salary of 000 a year each. The commission would prescribe just and equitable rates charges and regulations to govern freight and passenger rates switching and other charges to correct abuses and prevent unjust discriminations in railroad rates.
New Orleans May 18 The Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers Association with 70 mills represented unanimously calls for tariff revision to curb European retaliation. They seek a memorial to the State Department to press the Austro Hungarian and German duties and warn of reduced exports and lost revenue. The group created a publicity bureau and elected J C Ham eau Baton Rouge Be Texas Frank Bailey Dallas and Robert Gideon Dallas officers with next meeting location undecided.
Winona Lake Ind May 18 Dr James D Moffatt president of Washington and Jefferson College Washington Pa was elected moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church The assembly opened with attendance strong and debates looming on taking the Cumberland branch into the church The retiring moderator Rev Addison Henry urged evangelistic preaching and the ability of young ministers to lead the church in prosperity Also noted were summaries of home and foreign missions and plans for closer relations with other Presbyterian bodies The Cumberland Assembly opened Fresno Cal May 18 with Judge W B Settle presiding and Rev Dr J Stephens delivering the opening sermon
The Philadelphia and Baltimore Conference of the A M E Church met at John Wesley Church with Bishop Clinton opening the second day. He urged ministers to live holy lives and avoid alcohol while stressing temperance. A White House visit for conference members was announced. Additional ministers and dignitaries from various churches attended and speeches followed. Carliale, Pa. was set as the next conference site.
Allentown Pennsylvania May 18 The General Synod focused the morning on approving a new constitution The debate included proposals to add the Bible to the Heidelberg Catechism and to define congregational authority versus class control A vote favored class power on congregational matters while other leaders urged empowering congregations The discussion moved to committee for further report with question of Presbyterian versus congregational governance lingering over the session
Topeka May 18 United Brethren General Conference voted for union with Congregational and Methodist Protestant churches. Debate centered on the syllabus with eight votes against. Delegates will confer with the two churches to draft a plan to be put to referendum by all three denominations.
Policeman Thomas Hollinberger, 45, of 7 B Street SE, was taken to Georgetown University Hospital with a fractured skull after falling from a street car on his way home with his family from Western High School. He was unconscious on arrival. Catherine Finegan, 48, missed her footing while boarding a moving car at Ninth and New York Avenue NW and sustained minor cuts and bruises, treated at a drug store before returning home.
A Buffalo housewife recounts nervous stomach relief after switching to Grape-Nuts. She gained weight, lost stomach burning, and felt clearer mentally with no street noise irritation. The ad credits Grape-Nuts and Postum Co. as the sole path to rebuilding nerve centers through a easily digested cereal.
Gen Henry V Boynton steps down as president of the District of Columbia Board of Education. J Holdsworth Gordon elected to succeed him as president with Dr Richard Kingsman named vice president. The board adopts a rule amendment charging tuition for nonresident pupils and sets payment deadlines. May Day exercises planned and a May 30 graveside flower collection to follow.
The day sees several prominent figures passing away including Mrs Jacob A Riis in Philadelphia from pneumonia, J A Bl ainton a leading minister in America in Buffalo, and George S Gudtmanen a railway union delegate in Aurora. Also London reports MP William O Doherty dying after a paralytic stroke in the House, and Prof C R Stiles of Susquehanna Institute dies of apoplexy aged forty seven.
Albert S Ayres known as Patsy Ayres a distinguished telegraph operator and newspaper man died today at age fifty of paralysis in Cincinnati Ohio Born in Day ton Ohio he led the Washington bureau of the Ecripps MacRae Press Revelation and Publishers Press After a long stint with United Press in New York he moved to Cincinnati three years ago
Last night a person named Banama Peet cutie was seen near Sixth and B streets northwest while a man named Leroy Lingater aged 55 from New York fell after a sip incident. He sustained a head wound and an ankle sprain and was taken to the Nation Hotel for treatment. Secretary Murphy of the Panama Canal Commission plans to sail for the Isthmus next Tuesday aboard the Alliance from New York. He has been active in his duties and is regarded as capable in his role.
Vague listings of ship movements include Hamburg bound vessels from Liverpool and Hamburg, Dover routes, and multiple liners such as Caronia and Teutonic headed to Liverpool, New York, and Queenstown with dates around May 1. Names and spellings are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate active transatlantic departures and port calls.
The city debates a lease with United Gas Improvement Co with price scales from $1 per thousand cubic feet to 85 cents near 1980. Mayor Weaver opposes the lease and favors delaying action to 1907. Protests erupt as finance committee hears rival bids and cites city need for $49 million. The council votes to advance the proposal amid a tense, obstructed session and a harsh public response.
Mantucket Observer reports none of eleven yachts leaving Sandy Hook in the trans Atlantic race toward the Emperor William cap were sighted by Nantucket lightship as wireless service paused. A heavy sea fog and 18 to 20 mph northwest wind hindered early reports while observers awaited dawn. rough seas and a long swell characterized the night. Separately, a runabout collision near Brightwood Avenue injured Miss Jarvis as J P Walker’s vehicle struck a tree stump.
An ad details multiple properties on F Street with prices from 5 000 to 9 000 plus monthly rents 50 for ten room and three story homes. Features include steam heat tiled baths Roman brick frontages and modern conveniences in a popular northwest street area.
A notice lists marriages between Banard Lloyd and Hato Benford of Hainesville West Virginia and Mary J. Fausler of Rowlesturs West Virginia, with names John H. Brooks and Alleie B. Jackson, Jom Davie and Mints Gilbert William Weessls and Babe Smith, Joseph McGowan and Bre Craftop of Richmead Virginia, Charley Kean and Amaliz Spiller, Garfield Holmen and Melida Butter of Buchanan Virginia, indicating upcoming nuptials.
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