Temperance Women Plan A New Crusade At War Canteen
The thirtieth annual convention of the District Woman's Christian Temperance Union met in Calvary Baptist Church with about two hundred delegates. Mrs Clinton Smith urged sustained action to curb alcohol, defending the canteen’s reforms and urging removal of liquor from army posts. The address touched on education, lawmaking, and calls to separate excise boards from assessors, citing case debates and public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Smith
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Calvary Baptist Church
Sidney Phillips
Washington Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Wronom Om AK
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Washington
Post
Woman's Christian ‘Temperance Tnion
Frederick D. Grant
Taggart
Crip. Taggart
Board of Assessors
Dnto
Excise Board
Convincing critique of Congress on canteen vote
The piece argues the New York Commercial underestimated the W C U U influence in national legislation and suggests Congressmen voted against their own convictions to oppose abolition of the canteen. It defends congressional integrity, noting the author’s observation that men in Congress had deep convictions yet acted contrary to them on that matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
Disturbance Over Vaccination on Canal Ship
Gov Magoon reports a Colon disturbance after a French steamer from Martinique refused vaccination for 575 passengers and 300 workers. The Panama authorities used clubs to enforce removal after the Martiniques balked, but no serious injuries occurred. seventy five were vaccinated and all men were landed at Corozal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magoon
Isthmian Canal Commission
Colon
Martinique
Panama
Zone
Corrozal
Roosevelt the Peace Victor Marine Band Anthem at White House Concert
Irvin J. Morgan of Philadelphia wrote Roosevelt the Peace Victor after the first morning of Japan and Russia’s peace was announced. The Marine Band performed the piece at a White House concert during Roosevelt’s peace reception, with text praising the President and American unity. Morgan, American born, has held organist and choir master positions, won top honors at the St Louis Exposition, and performed at Westminster Abbey and in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
The
Marine Band
Roosevelt
Washington
Irvin J. Morgan
Philadelphia
Russia
Japan
Theodore
Land of the Red
Marinas
Mr. Morgan
University of Pennsylvania
St. Louis Exposition
Humane Society Seeks Drinking Fountain for Animals
Brightwood avenue residents petition for a city funded animal fountain at Brightwood and Quincy Street. The executive committee, Allison Nailor Jr and J Edgar Smith elected, will consult with the water department about installing a fountain provided free by the Humane Society. Monthly cruelty reports show 162 cases, with 83 for unfit driving and 32 horses humanely euthanized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brightwood Avenue
The
Humane Society
Society
Warder Building
Allison Nailor, Jr
J. Edgar Smith
A. &. Davis
Quincy Street
Water Department
Hu Aane Society
Rabbitt
Haynes
Wright
Morris
Johnson
Pallas
Finishing top drift part of the Capitol Hill tunnel
Work progresses on the Capitol Hill tunnel under Capitol Hill with the top drift near daylit at the northern end. Boring had reached within twenty feet of completion, passing through made soil and stiff clay as crews advance toward the new Union Depot and two large House and Senate office buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
C and
First Streets
Union Depot
House
Senate
Httle
Canal Street
B and
First Street
Catrest
Fliat Street
Congressional Library
B Street
Teast
House of Representatives
First
C Streets
New Jersey Avenue
Capitol Hill Tunnel
C Street
Senate building to be U shaped on Delaware avenue
The Senate building will be U shaped facing First street with a central courtyard. Foundations to start next week as ground is nearly solid rock, expediting piling work. Elsewhere the new union depot iron frame rise continues, marble walls reach third story on two sides. Retaining walls and viaducts at the north entry remain under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Representatives
Union Depot
Bennett
Fress
University
Glover
Night School Assignments Set for Public Programs Next Week
The meeting at Franklin School announced night school openings next Monday with B. W. Murch as director. Assignments include Witte schools and Franklin Jefferson Wallach Corcoran Gales districts with principals and grade listings, plus color line allocations and manual training classes. White schools ticketing sessions run Friday and Saturday 6 to 8 PM. colored schools Thursday and Friday. A general teachers meeting at Armstrong School is set for October 7, 1905 at 10 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin School
B. W. Murch
Witte
Night Business High
Firet Street
E. M Wilson
A. W. Miller
A. L Howard
L. W. Mattern
Hw, Draper
M P. Wannery
Misa B. Forrer
Miss Baldwin
Franklin
Thirteenth
K Streets
C. K. Finckel
M. A. McMahon
K. B. Rawlings
BE. R. Vose
M. 8. Howell
L M. Drennan
C. B. Ulrickson
M. Stockard
Jefferson
Virginia Avenue
C. N. Thompson
E. H. Stacey
5. Welsh
M. Arecht
M. M. Donovan
Raymond W. Pullman
E. J. Dakin
M. A. Burns
Wallach
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventh Street
E. C Wertcott
HL. H. Burroughs
Mulford
Mise Glenn
Gales
G Street
Charles Hart
M. E. Compton
M. R. O'Brien
B. L. Fullsue
J. Hodgkins
Bi. M. Helms
Stevens
Twenty-first Street
A. B. Thompson
Randall
I. I. Russell
Garnett
J. B. Walker
Armstrong Manual Training School
First
Third
A. A. Craig
Jefferson School
Hi Street Northwest
E. J Dakin
Armstrong School
Randall School
Steam Engineering
Roosevelt Camp veterans hear speeches at Garrison quarters
A camp fire gathering at Col Theodore Roosevelt Garrison No 174 Army and Navy Union on Ninth Street Northwest drew volunteers and regulars from Indian Civil and Spanish wars. Speakers included Elliott Block Longstreet Hickey Bunting Lake Lipscomb Koakler Gordon Ebenhardt Van Reuth Quigley Burch Browne OConnor Hetne Maloney Strain Von Der Miller Lauletta Tyron McKensie Taylor Joyce. Joyce played cornet and taps followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Army and Navy Union
Ninth Street Northwest
Union Teran Union
John G. Quigley
Edward G. Burch
J Ewin Browne
Edward J. O'Connor
Edward M. Hetne
M. A Maloney
John J. Strain
L. J von der Miller
Antonio Lauletta
Noah W. ‘Tyron
A B. McKensie
Thomas A .Taylor
James A Joyce
Joyce
Cleveland Man Takes Poison After Quarrel
Robert G. Cameron of Euclid Heights Cleveland drank aconite in Washington Park early today, dying. He had quarreled with his sweetheart of 1061 Third Avenue, leaving letters accusing her and others of perfidy and wishing God’s curse on those who separated them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Detroit
Mich
Robert G. Cameron
Euclid Heights
Washington Park
Cameron
Third Avenue
Winona Assembly Transferred to Winona Lake Management
Miss Helen Gould hosted a conference with Winona Assembly directors and the New York Bible Institute. The institute on Lexington avenue New York, to which Gould contributes $30,000 annually, was turned over to Winona control. D W W White remains head of the educational work of the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona Lake
Ind
Miss Helen Gould
Winona Assembly
New York Bible Institute
Lexington Avenue
New York
Miss Gould
Linthicum School Opens Free Night Institute in Georgetown
The Linthicum Institute in Georgetown begins its thirty-first session as a free night school for working boys. Established by Edward Magruder Linthicum, the building on O Street hosts Monday through Friday instruction in drawing, spelling, English, shorthand, bookkeeping, arithmetic, geometry, law, and more. Lectures on success in life by Zed Hetzel Copp, prizes totaling 50 of dollars and a set of drawing instruments motivate students. Trustees include William A Gordon, Charles H. Cragin, James H. Taylor, Walter G. Peter, and Henry S. Matthews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linthicum Institute
Georgetown
Edward Magruder Linthicum
Linthicum
O Street
R. Clinton Ballinger
Nathan Weill
Frank J. Wissner
Jamey H. Taylor
Walter G. Peter
Zed Hetzel Copp
William A Gordon
Charles H. Cragin
James H. Taylor
Henry 8. Matthews
School Fight Near Close Over Text Books Equality
Charles W. Needham of George Washington University explains the board will reconsider the dispute between Hughes director of high schools and Mrs. A. J. Cooper principal of M Street High School. The board aims to settle the controversy by Thursday night with emphasis on equal texts and equal studies for colored and white pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Needham
George Washington University
Board of Education
Post
Hughes
A. J. Cooper
M Street High School
President Needham
White
North Carolina
Cooper
Needham
M Street
Mrs. Cooper
Lion Attacks Female Ring Leader During Circus Cage Scene
Miss Aimee Blondel, a lion tamer, was mauled in a cage at a circus in Gilman on Oct 3. The beast lunged during a feeding, wounding her in the back and tearing at her arm. Cavalry guards fired, saving her from immediate death. the lion survived and may recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aimee Blondel
Gilman
Roosevelt
Miss Blondel
United States
Abeel's Sentence Stands for Impersonation Case
The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of James N. Abeel of New York for forgery in signing the name of J B Van Every to a letter introducing J Ogden Goelet to a Western Union employee. Abeel used the letter to gain the trust of telegraph operator Eleanor Anderson at the Grand Hotel and is serving a sentence at Elmira Reformatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ogden Goelet
Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
James N. Abeel
New York
Abeel
J. B. van Every
Western Union Telegraph Company
Mr. Goelet
Mise Eleanor Anderson
Grand Hotel
Elmira Reformatory
No Secrets To Hide In Ayer's Almanac 1806 Formulas
Short pamphlet cites no secrets to hide and offers readers the medicines formulas. It promises the full formulas in Ayer's Almanac for 1806 or by request, advising readers to consult their doctor with the formulas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Filth Reigns in Guam Hospital Aid Urgent
The American women of Guam appeal for help to improve sanitary conditions for Chamorro women and children. They detail overcrowded housing, lack of facilities, and a need for a dedicated women’s hospital with trained nurses under medical supervision. Funds for an endowment of $20,000 are sought via the governor, care of the San Francisco post office, for The Susana Hospital for Women and Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
United States
Seaton Schroeder
Navy Department
Agana
Naval Station
Eovernor
San Francisco
Cal
Susana Hospital
Chaf
Washington, D. C
George L. Dyer
Vacant House Looted In New York Mystery
George P. De Lacey loses ten thousand dollars in silverware bronzes tapestries pictures jewelry and furs from his West 1824 street home while away. Police discover the burglary and note the home had been vacant all summer. Meanwhile fugitives Gaynor and Greene prepare to return to face extradition in Montreal as they pack belongings and await warrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. de Lacey
New York
1824 Street
Montreal
Gaynor
Greene
Two Men Die In Nitro Explosive Mill Accident
Crown Point Indiana October 3 two men were killed in a dynamite mill explosion at the Aetna powder mill near Iter station caused by a large quantity of nitrosycerin. The deceased are Willem Grimmer and Louis Nicholson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crown Point
Ind
Aetna
Iter Station
Willem Grimmer
Louis Nicholson
Panama Costa Rica union rumors denied by Panama envoy
The Panama minister in this country, Senor Obaidia, received a cablegram from President Amaor stating that rumors of a Panama Costa Rica union are false. He noted Colombia's dire finances may pressure for settlement with Panama on foreign debt, with Colombian agent Dr. Cories in London likely to return to the U S for settling the issue in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Costa Rica
Senor Obaidia
Amaor
Panama Republic
Colombia
Rma
Perama
Cories
London
United States
Dr. Stamford Arrives Tonight for Washington Welcome
Rev D J Stafford D D pastor of St Patrick's Church is due in Washington tonight at 6 22 PM by Pennsylvania Railroad from New York after being held with Rev Father O Connell of St Vincent de Paul Church arriving Saturday from Havre France He will be greeted at the depot by a congregation committee and escorted to the rectory The reception at Carroll Hall runs from 8 to 10 PM A large gathering of Catholic and non Catholic friends is expected in the city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Stafford
D. D
St. Patrick’s Church
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Father O'Connell
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Havre
France
Stafford
Carroll Hall
Pen Women Hold Meeting and Report on National Delegates
The League of American Pen Women met at Mrs Susie Hoot Rhodes home. Carl Smith was admitted to membership. Delegates to the National Editorial Association convention reported a 600 strong gathering at Guthrie Oklahoma. Various members sent greetings, library additions, and notices from affiliates in South Dakota, Texas, and Missouri Valley. John C. Sanger, formerly of New York, was murdered in Sonora, Mexico, with his brother also killed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of American Pen Women
Susie Hoot Rhodes
Whitney Avenue
Carl Smith
National Editorial Association
Guthrie
League Serreces
Virginia Clay
Hhanthy
Hhanthy ‘Sta., Democrat
League of American Paymen
Orress Associations
Grace MacGowan Cooké
Alice Hegan Rice
George Pickett
Christine Walton Dunlap
Ibrarian
Asa
Pipetown
John Philip Sousa
Haroblin Sears
League
Morgan
Japan
Helen H. Gardener
France
Italy
Stella Marie Btutenroth
Watertown
Public Opinion
Cisco
Tex
Texas Woman's Preassociation
Veads
Rebekah State Assembly of Texas
Texas Woman's Press Association
St. Louia
Aurelia Hadley Moh
Association
Kate Alma Orgaia
Moore Murdoch
Lida Briggs Browne
Teague
Ly Dale
L. Adela Harris
Times
Missouri Valley
Iowa
Marguerite Lindley Sand
Virginia Ein, Frye
Mexico
el Paso
John C. Sanger
New York
Sonora
J. R. Seaton
Sanger
One Building Ready Weinley Hall Under Way
C C Glover outlines plans for a great American University campus in Tennallytown with twenty marble buildings. He cites progress on McKinley Memorial Hall and a $200000 project while noting Mrs Bennett's unfinished Pennsylvania Hall gift and ongoing fundraising to complete the enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Glover
Riggs National Bank
American University
Freas
Wilkesbarre
Hennett Heirs
United States
Catholic University
Tennallytown Road
Priscilla Bennett
M. E. Church
Pennsylvania
University
Bishop Hurst
Pennsylvania Hall
McKinley Memorial Hall
Fras
Bennett
MARY MARTIN DYING IN PHILADELPHIA AFTER SELF INJURY
A mysterious young woman known as Mrs Mary Martin who shot herself in Fairmount Park shows signs of septicaemia and is dying. She claimed no relatives or friends and said she came from Chicago. A clergyman saw her a week earlier and heard her tale under seal. Police and hospitals advanced no new clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Mary Martin
Fairmount Park
Chicago
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Friends OF Canteen
United States Army
Anson Daggett
Port Myer
Dr King
Irwin J. Morgan
Corcert
Exposition
Westminster Abbey
Exeter ¥ Hall
England
America
Canada
New Presbyterian and Congregational
Humane Society Report
A. Herrold
B. A. & G .N. Williams
Dover
WN. Y
New York City
Herroki
Mary M. Hudson
Littlefield & Alvord
Delaware Avenue
B, C
First’ Streets
Capitol Grounds
Linthicum School
Georgetown Free Right School
Prof
M Street High
Lion Mangles
Filth
Amador
Union
DR. Stamford
PEN
Weinley Hall
C. C. Glover
New Orleans
Prince Arthur
Southern Pacific
Havana
Illinois Central
Prince Wagaittcheff
Caverly
Massachusetts Avenue
Arehe
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