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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
16
Newly elected President delivers brief address to directors outlining plans for the coming year. George H Hares is reelected secretary and W P Van Winkle treasurer. Saannalee Law and other officers of the board are listed.
The readable fragment references a sale item and mentions local names and groups in a damaged text. It hints at a community notice involving property or items for sale, with associated individuals and dates implied but unreadable.
Sebrees squadron delayed during voyage to Montevideo due to early morning fog and steam pressure issues. Crew reports rough seas, minor equipment faults, and a cautious pace as they proceed to the destination amid uncertain wind conditions.
Fragmentary OCR text references orders to naval officers and movements of vessels. It mentions Beane Nawpe New York and Monte, Chattanoope, Sageeski, and various names and places with unclear context. The garbled content suggests a historical military or maritime bulletin with scattered proper nouns and event fragments.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf announced cancellation of the concrete drydock No 4 contract at the Brooklyn Navy Yard with George B Spearin of New York after an exhaustive inquiry. Work had been suspended for about a year as Spearin claimed errors, material and labor cost rises, sewer damage, and storm effects. The government will relet the job, with bondsmen liable up to the surety amount.
The Misterle old Canonicum the last Yeasel of the original monitor was withdrawn from exhibition at the Jamestown Exposition and towed to Hamp Roads. Navy officers report little interest aboard the ship and prefer its removal, with commandant Rea Aviralry recommending transfer to the Norfolk yard for inspection and potential sale or scrapping.
Surgeon Rixey urges a ban on cigarettes for all persons under twenty one. He argues such an order would reduce smoking records and ease travel strain on the service. Norton cites Datta Shin Minapuri data showing 1500 bunkers of cigarette papers and 11 0 pounds of tobacco aboard a vessel. Rixey notes navy pulmonary tuberculosis rates at four percent per hundred men, suggesting low risk compared to other navies.
Inspectors report unsanitary conditions at Smallwood plant and multiple buildings. Dr Witham Woodward cited health department notices for immediate corrective action. Walls damp in several rooms, tile and plaster deterioration observed, crews urged to repaint and improve drainage and ventilation.
A telegram from Harvard President Lowell addresses rumors in the American press about a German-Harvard professor exchange. It states Harvard’s satisfaction with Prof Gehofeld and notes reciprocity on the exchange between the German state ministry of public instruction and Harvard University.
Gen Murar, chief of artillery, accepted Col Tixid F Austin’s invitation to attend a review of the Thirteenth New York Artery, to be held on the flot of December at Ita Armory in Brooklyn.
An old pharmacist style recipe claims half pint whiskey with glycerine and half ounce pine oil to form a tincture to dose every four hours for kidney, rheumatic, and lumbago pains. It warns against impostors, urges pure pine oil, and notes external use for chest applications with hot lard and egg.
The probate docket outlines long lists of wills including Eliz Titus Ward’s to her wife and several named beneficiaries and a fund for the Washington Home for Incurables. Richard Henry Lansdale’s will names Mary Stokes Lansdale as executrix with residuary gifts to relatives and a legacy to the Girls Reform School. William Pitt Robinson’s will designates American Security and Trust as executor, with specific allocations to Beasie Robinson and children, plus life income arrangements. Annia U Renick’s dated will directs equal division among her children J Renick and Mrs Teeningy, with executors named E M Hennings and Miles J Renick.
The Duchess of Marlborough toured Help Island and Elis Island with Mrs Clarence Mackay and eight social workers, observing immigration procedures. They were logged as immigrants, toured the hospital and court rooms where cases are reviewed, had lunch, and praised the bureau’s orderly handling and cleanliness.
An elderly Brooklyn jeweler who died at sixty six recounted delivering the first cable message to President Buchanan in 1856. The event marked the initial cross Atlantic telegraph exchange between the Queen and the President, witnessed by the Washington office staff and a White House reception.
Wealthy New York manufacturer Mr Noy M Henry Phipps backs a plan to build two family concrete houses. Edison asserts a model home can cost 1000 to 1200 dollars to erect and expects to create a city of concrete near New York City. Phipps and investors aim to supply affordable housing, aiding workers who pay about 9 to 10 dollars monthly rent for small tenements.
Washington residents witnessed a grotesque aerial object for days until officials revealed it as a new aeroplane crafted by an Austrian scientist. It is launched from Pettit & Co at Seventh Street Northwest, suspended by a long cord to their building. The device educates and amuses locals as placards announce events and a trapeze performer demonstrates feats from the plane.
Thousands of blossoms will be sent to hospitals and charities as the Washington Florists Club closes its annual fall exhibition at the National Rides Armory. The event, ongoing since Tuesday, drew a large crowd and raised funds for the Associated Charities, though exact proceeds will be known today.
Ambassador and Mrs Reid gave a luncheon at Dorchester House in London to Mexico’s new minister to Great Britain Senor Govarrubias and his wife. Invited guests included Spanish Minister de Bille and Mrs de Bille, Swedish Minister Count and Countess Wrangel, and American Embassy secretary John F R Carter and Mrs Carter.
Joseph Bitton Sr a well known Cen ter Market dealer died Wednesday at sixty six He came to this country before the Civil War to enlist in the Union army later settled in New York and Washington He is survived by four children Mrs H Poindexter of Clifton Va Mrs Sylvian Wittgenalein of Baltimore Arts Joseph Ambrogl and John Bitton Jr The funeral from his 8 H Street Northeast home this afternoon at 2 o clock Interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery
A Philadelphia man John Francis writes of a remarkable recovery after using Father Johns Medicine. He claims an initial bad cough and weight loss improved from a low of 87 pounds to 132 pounds after eight bottles, then notes his present weight and endorsement. He also cites curing his nephew’s cough with two small bottles and asserts no alcohol or poisonous drugs with a money back guarantee.
Social gossip continues from the seventh page detailing royal fashion, gowns, and jewelry at courts. It notes Queen Ameliea of Portugal and Queen Maud of Norway as style leaders, mentions Queen Alexandra and Empresses, and describes a New York wedding plan for Miss Elizabeth Bouvier Dixon. It also covers novelty items, a Himalayan rabbit trend, and a London hunting party with unusual bridal attendants.
The Washington Esperanto Society will hold the third meeting next Saturday night at eight o clock in Pythian Temple 101 Ninth street. The number of Esperantists is 10 creating and arrangements have been made to hold two general meetings of theociety on the first and third Saturdays of each month. There are several groups for study and conversation. Esperanto is the international language devised by Dr Zamenhof, a physician of War saw Poland in 1878.
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