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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1907
Page
9
Newly elected President makes brief address outlining plans for the coming year's work. George H Hares is reelected secretary and W P Van Winkle, treasurer. Saannalee Law and other officers of the board are reported.
fragmented OCR text notes a delayed Seabees squadron travelling toward Montevideo by steam, with unclear timing and route details. mentions explorers, possible stopovers, and mixed references to ships, routes, and numbers.
Fragmentary document listing orders to naval officers and various vessel movements. Mentions Monte Woo, New York, Chattanoope, and several names with unclear roles. Appears to be a garbled transcription of martial and naval instructions, with scattered place names and dates.
Secretary of the Navy announced the cancellation of George B Spearin of New York for the concrete drydock No 4 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard after an exhaustive inquiry. The work was suspended for a year, the bid was won as the lowest after correction, and the government will seek damages from his bondsmen up to the surety limit while re-advertising the project.
The Misterle old Canonicum, sole remaining Yeasel of the original monitor, will be withdrawn from exhibition at the Jamestown Exposition and sent back to the Ute Nosfolk Navy yard. Command reports limited interest aboard the ship, with officers and crew finding life aboard unappealing, prompting Norfolk Yard commandant Rea Aviralry to seek Navy Department approval for removal and inspection before sale.
Surgeon Rixey urges prohibition of cigarettes for all under twenty one to reduce sickness in service. Norton from Datta Shin Minapuri cites heavy tobacco usage aboard a vessel with 1500 bunked sailors and 12M pounds of tobacco rations. Rixey argues lower tubercular rates would result from stricter age limits.
Health inspectors report insanitary conditions at Smallwood plant with damp walls and standing ash tile rooms. Officials note poor drainage at Lekington School and other sites. corrective action promised by authorities to begin immediately.
United States press reports claim Kaiser era opposition eases as Harvard University faces a proposed annual exchange of professors with German institutions. President Fit at Cambridge expresses satisfaction with Prof Gehofeld and hopes for continued cooperation.
Gen Murray to attend a review led by Col Tixid F Austin of the Thirteenth New Ark Heary Artery at Ita armory in Brocklyn on the flot of December. No further details provided.
An old advertisement promotes concentrated pine oil as a versatile remedy. It mixes whiskey glycerine and pine oil for internal use every four hours and offers a tin packed bottle for protection. The oil is claimed to ease lumbago rheumatic pains and uric conditions, with external use suggested as a chest salve.
Domestic probate records reveal multiple wills with varied bequests to spouses, children, and named institutions. Executors are named without bond, with residuary clauses directing funds to the Washington Home for Incurables and the Girls Reform School, plus specific legacies to relatives and the Lawrence Ward and Titus Ward funds.
The Duchess of Marlborough toured Help Island’s immigrant facilities with Mrs Clarence Mackay and eight social workers. They observed processing, logging, and initiation into American status, then dined on a plain luncheon. The visit praised government cleanliness and humane treatment of newcomers.
An elderly Brooklyn jeweler, 86, who died at Greene Avenue, recalled delivering the first cable message between the United States and Europe. In 1856 a telegraph operator carried a message from the Queen to President Buchanan, marking the inaugural cable exchange between nations and closing with a formal greeting at the White House.
New York real estate and manufacturing circles show interest in two family concrete houses designed by Thomas A Edison. Investor Mr Phipps plans a molded double residence this winter and to build many near Newark if the test proves satisfactory. Edison notes the aim to aid workers who pay about $9 to $10 monthly rent for a two room unit in substandard tenements.
Residents of Washington watched a strange sight last week as a grotesque monster hung high over the central business district. The object is a new aeroplane devised by an Austrian scientist, mounted from Pettit Co at Seventh Street Northwest. A long cord attaches the craft to the building, serving as a public exhibit and educational display with placards describing its features.
The Washington Florists Club closed its fall exhibition at the National Rides Armory after a week of displays. Thousands of flowers were packed for shipment to hospitals and charitable institutions, with proceeds to benefit the Associated Charities. Officers reported crowd sizes were solid but below expectations given the town’s preparations.
Ambassador and Mrs Reid hosted a luncheon at Dorchester House for Senor Govarrubias and his wife the new Mexican Minister to Great Britain. Attending were Spanish Minister de Bille and Mrs de Bille Swedish Minister Count Wrangel and Countess Wrangel and John F R Carter and Mrs Carter from the American Embassy.
Joseph Bitton Sr a native of Anconia and Civil War era arrival died at sixty six. A longtime Center Market dealer for eighteen years he lived in New York and Washington and is survived by four children Mrs Poindexter of Clifton Va Mrs Wittgenalein of Baltimore Arts Joseph Ambrog and John Bitton Jr. Funeral from his 8 H Street Northeast home this afternoon at 4 o clock with interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The letter from John Frencis of Philadelphia praises Father John’s Medicine for curing a severe cough and throat ailments, alleging weight gain and loss of pounds after use. The writer asserts no alcohol or dangerous drugs and offers a money back guarantee.
Social gossip continues on last page with Queen Ameliea of Portugal and Queen Maud of Norway lauded for dress. Highlights include Miss Dixon and Auguste Noel wedding plans in New York, a quiet ceremony at St Francis Xavier Church, and a fashionable bridal party. Also noted are New York society’s appetite for novelty in weddings, Oriental tea service, and exotic pets.
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