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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1911
Page
2
A vintage advertisement touts TIZ as a cure for tired feet, corns, bunions, and bad odors. It claims rapid relief, warns against powders, and offers direct mail purchase from Walter Luther Dodge & Chicago.
The University Club contracts for a new five story building at Fifteenth and I streets northwest facing McPherson Square. Designed by George Totten Jr and built by FLOT Nesbit & Co, it will include a swimming pool, roof garden, multiple dining rooms, private ladies entrance, seventeen outer bedrooms per floor, and space for 300 in an assembly hall. Estimated total cost is 300000 with potential later added stories and expansion of the club holdings.
Special to The Washington Post Cape Charles Va Sept 30 Randolph Lewis 17 son of Robert Lewis Accomac prominent farmer was instantly killed by a falling tree during an all night coon hunt. The group felled a tree to retrieve a coon and a gusting wind caused it to fall unexpectedly mashing his head and shoulders.
Mrs A D B Callie of Roland Park lost a necklace valued at 8.50 on North Charles street. The finder returned it after showing the pearls at a North Charles jewelry store and giving the name Mr Atkinson before leaving. Police were notified and the owner retrieved the jewelry.
Staunton fines George Weston 100 dollars and binds him for a year for selling liquor without a license as saloons reopen. Lynchburg reports Mercer Garland arraigned for shooting Officer Ware and sent to grand jury. Disputanta Station hosts Greater Prince George Business League with speeches by Gov Mann and F P Labaum followed by barbecue. Clover reports safe robbery at local post office. Washingtonians wed Miss Ethel Robina Struhs and John Crawford Miller in Rockville.
Senator C. W. Watson announces plans to auction fifteen show horses in New York on October 9 to 11. The horses have won numerous cups ribbons and trophies at major shows in Anterea and England.
The first big tournament and all day picnic of Laurel Fire Company No. 1 was held at Laurel Grove this afternoon. An estimated 23,000 people attended from Howard, Prince George, Anne Arundel, and Montgomery counties, Baltimore, Washington and areas beyond.
Mrs James Hay of Madison Courthouse wife of Representative Hay of Virginia seven district underwent a surgical operation this afternoon at a local hospital and was reported tonight to be getting along nicely.
The last of the Saturday half-holidays granted to district employees during the past months was allowed yesterday afternoon. The employer will resume regular hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. thereafter.
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