This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
16
A hard fought gridiron battle sees Georgetown and George Washington exchange drives with the Hatchetites’ defense stifling the Blue and Gray. Penalties and rough play mar the second half while Devine stars for Georgetown and several GW players shine on defense as the game remains in doubt until the final moments.
A rough game saw Georgetown battle George Washington to a narrow result as Whitten and Thompson sparked a late drive and Holmes left the field. Referee Woodcut ruled against a late push in the end zone while Sutton’s players fought for every yard and the Hatchetts held on to a tense ball game.
A long dispute over gate receipts led Georgetown to announce that future games with George Washington will not be played on Georgetown Field. The McLean Cup agreement expiration and notification to George Washington are pending formal public release as relations between the two institutions deteriorate.
Woodruff of Yale, ref in Georgetown vs George Washington, clarifies why no safety was awarded. He notes the whistle must stop play or ball must be dead before a runner reaches the goal line. the ball crossed after the whistle in question, ruling out a safety by rule 8 section 6.
Georgetown and George Washington students clashed after a football game on Georgetown Field. Signs reading He with Georgetown provoked tensions, leading to a free-for-all fight with several minor injuries. Police intervened but fighting continued along the sidelines.
The United States National Museum displays Luther Burbank’s thornless cactus specimen. Described as a forage plant for arid and moist regions, the cactus grows up to three feet long and a foot wide with a watermelon like surface. Burbank’s theory suggests thorns were produced to protect against browsing animals, a feature now removed in this giant cactus.
Rebecca Lodge No. 1 Daughters of Free Masons will postpone its December meeting to December 16 due to the Hanakah festival for children at the Pythian Temple. The date change affects all members and activities planned for December.
Secretary Cortel signals money market calm with Treasury certificates allotment near 25,000,000 and banks holding about 300,000,000 in cash. The plan aims to support bank-note circulation while preserving Treasury reserves and managing deposits, with potential spring adjustments to reduce deposits and boost working balance for crop needs.
The Treasury plans to redeem one year certificates early, which may shrink bank-note circulation and draw cash from banks. The monthly cap of 800 dollars for bank-note depreciation excludes notes backed by redeemable securities. Moves aim to retire excess bank-note loans by paying lawful money into the Treasury as securities are called and paid.
The Annie M. Bradley murder trial nears its close as prosecutors weigh adding rebuttals and mental-health experts. Trial scenes reveal Thanksgiving routines for jurors and worries over Bradley's ill son as lawyers anticipate Monday arguments and the judge's rulings, with Justice Stafford's May decision cited as guiding the law.
The funeral for Joseph M Lenhart who died Wednesday night at Randolph Place will be held at his family home tomorrow at 2 PM He was active in labor circles and a member of Columbia Typographical Union No 1 He had long worked for the Government Printing Office Also notes on the wreck investigation at the Union Station tunnel entrance resuming today with witnesses including G W Harda Ulysses Merrell and Patrick Casey among others
Harry L Holmes arrived in Baltimore to face charges for shooting Mrs Mary Ellen Hamilton at her Duncan Street home. He claims his name was an alias used for business and says his memory is blank regarding the deadly events. Letters found tied his motive to kill and his plan to be buried with the victim. An inquest will examine the morgue body of Mrs Hamilton.
Chicago readers learn that the so called buttermilk fraud uses thin liquid dairy sold as buttermilk. H E B Schuknecht state food commissioner says large dealers in the milk trust dilute skimmilk with tactical bacteria to mimic real buttermilk. The fraud raises prices for milk cream and butter and increases buttermilk from five to six cents a quart.
County road commissioner Joseph Hilton and his family were fired upon by three hunters while driving near Mount Holly New Jersey. The hunters shot the automobile deck from short range but hit none of the occupants. Witnesses Werther Hewitt Reddy Parker and Charles Batley from Camden admitted hunting in the area and were arrested.
In Jacksonville a fatal accident occurred as Edgar Hartley shot his brother Jonas Hartly who was mistaken for a turkey during a crowd rush near a hare hunt. Local authorities opened an inquiry into the shooting and the family mourns.
A chaotic weather report describes disturbances over the Upper Midwest and Southeast, moving toward the South Atlantic States and North Dakota. It notes rain, warmer and cooler spells, and windy conditions along the East Coast and Great Lakes, with widespread snow and storm warnings along coasts from Mobile to Texas and beyond.
Howard Nicholson a sixteen year old boy of 3723 M street northwest was stabbed in the left shoulder yesterday afternoon by a colored boy near the White House. He walked to Emergency Hospital, had the wound dressed, then went home. Police say Nicholson and the attacker quarreled and the pinked weapon caused the injury. They are seeking the colored boy.
The trust company acts as executor, trustee, or agent with a wide office staff and directors. It has a stable, illness-free leadership, led by Charles J. Bell at the Northwest Corner of Fifteenth and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Mount Saint Marys alumni met at the Riggs House to form a Washington branch. Temporary officers were named and a permanent organization slated for December 23. About one hundred former students in the District and nearby towns attend the meeting. Huylers Trust Employees to Turkeys Huylers, the New York confectioners, distributed turkeys to 4,000 employees in a longstanding holiday tradition.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.