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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
3
Fragmented OCR text references grains and markets with mentions of oats and corn, listing prices and regional mentions. The readability is low but indicates activity in New York grain trading and price notes among various grain types. Entities include New York and states, with scattered numbers appearing as potential prices or quantities.
The report outlines May 9 visible cotton supply figures with totals around 408 and 449,423 bales, noting year over year changes and regional gains. It compares American, Egyptian, Brazilian, Indian, and European supply levels, citing weekly and yearly shifts, with U S figures near 478,109 last week.
The Chicago grain market shows broad weakness with July futures down as traders note reduced demand and ample supply. Prices for wheat and corn drift lower while soybeans hold near last session levels, with selling pressure centered on near term contracts.
New York Assembly Speaker Wadsworth arrived in Washington and met with President Roosevelt at the White House. He said the visit was for personal matters and would likely take him back to Albany soon. The White House stated the discussion concerned personal affairs with politics not a major topic.
Heir to millions, Stuyvesant Fish, becomes a Wall Street broker’s clerk after a stint as a Rock Island station agent in Salina. The Yale alumnus pivots toward finance, learning railroad operations while father remains a prominent figure in the industry.
Miss Siblotterback of 1002 4 Street southeast, widow of John Siblotterback, filed in the District Supreme Court yesterday for $10,000 damages from City and Suburban Railroad Co. She alleges her husband was hurled from the platform at the curve of New Jersey avenue and G streets NW due to the careless negligence of the company’s employees.
At a British court May 22 a prominent reception drew diplomats and social leaders. Notables included Mrs Tamu wie of Am tnein Ambassador, Mrs Herbert Shipman, Mrs Marion Latineld, Miss Duke, and Mrs Mitchell, with attendees from New York, Washington, and Connecticut.
Philadelphia society features a courtly wedding plan with ostrich feather fin and diamond accents, Crane family members, and the debut of Miss Dorothy Williams. Attendees include Mrs Craig Biddle and Mrs Alexander Van Rensselaer, with fashion notes on ensembles and notes on box seating at the theater. A later feature covers artist Charles Gibson discussing a return to black and white work and American art progress.
A Milwaukee ad claims Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills relieve nerve irritation from headaches neuralgia sciatica and rheumatic pains without stomach upset or after effects. It notes broad usage and offers a money back guarantee on the first package with 35 doses for 25 cents, sold by Miles Medical Co.
Newport residents along Ocean Avenue and Halidon Hill fear disruption as big gun target practice begins from Monday at Fort Adams. Twelve and ten centimeter rifles and mortars will be used, shells towed seaward, making these fashionable districts less pleasant. Meanwhile Mme Adelina Patti marks her sixty fifth birthday with celebrated sentiments from royal friends. Mrs John Nicholas Brown and Master John Nicholas Brown travel from Europe to see Grandma Brown, who lies ill at eighty two, as the Brown family and Newport cottage colony rally around her.
The Department of Slite reports from the American Legation at Peking that China will suppress the opium evil. Measures prohibit Turkish and Persian opium imports and issue permits only for snow importing. 1908 limit set at 1125 pounds, with a yearly 10 percent decrease after 1909. Indian opium will also be denied admission under the Britain agreement.
Anglo American Ladies Club opened in Mayfair London offering a sixth floor dining room, ninety bedrooms, and twenty three private sitting rooms. Dowager Countess of Stafford and the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava serve as American vice presidents. The club also rents Ashdown Park for country house use.
The canal agency purchased the ocean going tug Jack Swaby from Lambert Point Towboat Company for 7000 dollars. The vessel will be moved to Colon for towing duties under canal operations.
Before sailing from San Francisco on July 7 for its world trip the Atlantic battleship fleet will be reorganized into four divisions with flagship Connecticut leading the first division followed by Kansas Minnesota and Vermont. The second division lists Georgia Nebraska New Jersey and Rhode Island. The third division includes Louisiana Virginia Ohio and Missouri while the fourth comprises Wisconsin Illinois Kearsarge and Kentucky. Auxiliaries accompany the fleet: Panther Glacier Culgoa Ajax tender Frankford and hospital ship Relet.
Military orders list Maj Thomas Grifith Twenty-eighth Infantry to Fort Saulting Minnesota and Maj Clarence C Williams in charge of funds and property. Lt Dutcher Medical Corps to sail July 1 1908 to San Francisco with two months leave, and several other leaves and duty transfers across Army and Navy units. Vessel movements include arrivals at Boston San Francisco Norfolk and Bremerton with ships and assignments noted. Express Companies appeal docketed in U S Supreme Court regarding franks in interstate business.
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