D A R Women Plan Memorial Hall Drive on Anniversary
The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution expands its Jamestown committee with 31 names led by Mrs Benjamin Purcell. Donations flood in on the fifteenth anniversary, boosting cash and pledges for Memorial Continental Hall and a potential D A R building. Contributions from Seattle to state chapters pour in, with total funds over 340,000 planned by next April as parts of a larger fundraising push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution
Donald McLean
Royal Daughters of the Patriotic Society
Memorial Continental Hall
Society
Memorial Hall
United States
McLean
Benjamin Purcell
James Knox Taylor
Ways and
National Society
Lady Sterling
Seattle
Wash
Genecral and Memoral Hall Committee
West Congress
Reading
General Headquarters
Jamestown
Roger A, Pryor
Katharine Eivingston Eagan
Andrew F Heneberger
Re. Dleanor Washington Howard
Ira John D Horsley
Samuel W. Jemison
Lyons
James G. Penn
Edith P Roberts
Robert E. Park
Mary Desh
J Eakin Gadsby
K. K Henry
Misa McLean
Louisa Key Norton
John Ritchie
Charles H Todd
Sally Marshall Hardy
John R Walker
Benjamin F Gravy Jr
Charles , Keith
Wiliam W. Knight
C. Leavitt
William H. Pittman
Ella S Pepper
James D. Igiebart
Mra. Cochran
Samuel W. Helm
Bras
A Murphy
Adam Gray
Memorial Continental Hall Committee
Thomas K Noble
Mary M. Hallowell
Richard €. du Bois
Frank Sullivan Smith
Edgar van [Iten
John T. Mort
John Holson Bell
Lyman B. Swarmstedt
George F. Beach
Mary Wseon
P . Matthews
Wood Ballinger
William ©. Roome
Theodore Li. Greve
Harry Guss
D. C. Kudtow
YE Boothby
F. B. Moran
Harry M. Clabaugh
District Supreme Court
Henry B. F. Macfarland
Board of District Commissioners
Brainard H. Warner
Wallace McLean
Immigrant Landing Totals Rise in August Report
The Bureau of Immigration says 63 409 aliens landed in August against 9 777 the previous year. Russia sent the most new arrivals, followed by Italy and Austria, with 215 from China compared to 520 last August. Debarments reached 1 311, including 930 paupers. The District Board of Pharmacy announced six candidates passed the quarterly exam for registered pharmacists with John A Nelson and Cyrus W Nelson among those noted as successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Immigration
Russia
Italy
Austria
China
Board of Pharmacy
John A. Nelson
Cyrus W. Nelson
National School of Pharmacy
District Board of Pharmacy
Frank C. Henr
H. A. Johnston
Murray Galt Motter
D. W. Prentiss
Fred Haffelfinger
Fire Under Water and Dr New Life Pilla Claims
A fragment notes Fire Under Water as no more surprising than the swift, pleasant, curative effects of Dr New Life Pilla. The text resembles a vintage advertisement blurb from a historic newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Life Pilla
Yannes Appointed Temporary Secretary at Bureau
Francisco Yannes, a Venezuelan native and long time Bureau of American Republics employee, was chosen as temporary secretary after an examination. Senor Nicholas Veloz-Golticoa, former secretary, granted indefinite leave. Yannes previously aided Taft by compiling a Tagalo lexicon for the Philippine Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of American Republica
Nicholas Veloz-Golticoa
Venezuela
Bureau
Francisco Yannes
Bureau of American Republics
Taft
Philippine Commission
America
Mexican War Veterans to Hold Raleigh Reunion in October
The Mexican War Veterans will meet in Raleigh North Carolina October 17 to 19 with a special program including a parade to the fair grounds and a reception for the President. The first day features a city hall assembly and mayoral address with routine business and leisure events scheduled each afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Fair Grounds
United States
Milk Price Fixed by Regional Dairymen Meeting
The Milk Producers Association of Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia held a fall meeting in Spanish War Veterans Hall. They kept the milk and cream price for six months starting November 1 at 18 cents a gallon for milk and 14 cents for cream. A committee will seek health inspections and permits for creameries supplying city milk to ensure safety as some buyers source from nearby states without required checks. Officers elected include James W Roberts president and YB Diamond vice president, with a slate of regional committee members from Maryland and Virginia counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milk Producers’ Association of
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Milk Producers’ Association
Dairymen of
Washington
James W Roberts
Alexandria
YB Diamond
Galthersburg
A .C. Ritchie
Francis Thomas
Edna
J. Meetze
Prince William County
Thompson
Prince George County
A Thompson
Klopfer Verdict Today in District Damages Suit
Night watchman Benjamin Klopfer sues the District of Columbia for 10000 damages over injuries from a February 13 1903 fall in a hole in a C Street NW sidewalk near Twelfth Street. The jury reported yesterday and will deliver a verdict this morning. Ambrose and Mervilat for Klopfer. Corporation Counsel Thomas and Blair for the District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District
Benjamin Klopfer
District of Columbia
Clabaugh
Klopfer
C Street
Twelfth Street
Ambrose and
Mervilat
Thomas
Blair
Bulgarian laborer struck by passenger train near Cloppers Md
Paul Ashiop eighteen year old Bulgarian laborer for Chesapeake Construction was struck on Baltimore and Ohio tracks near Cloppers Maryland while working on the double track between Germantown and Gaithersburg He was brought to Providence Hospital with a fractured skull to be treated doctors say he will recover He did not see the oncoming train and stepped onto the tracks. Nearby news notes postponed Colombian debt conference due to the minister's wife illness and a church dedication by Bishop McCabe at Bummerfield Methodist Church Ripon Wisconsin costing 100000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ashiop
Chesapeake Construction Company
Baltimore and Ohio
Cloppers
Providence Hospital
Ashiop
Germantown
Gaithersburg
Washington man elected High Chief Ruler of Rechabites
Wayne W. Cordell of Washington chosen as High Chief Ruler and W. B. Kelly of Washington as High Secretary at the High Tent of North America annual session. A new High Tent board of directors was elected including J R Mehovey James White and L Lyles. Death benefits were restructured to a graduated scale with next meeting set for Zanesville Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. B. Kelly
Matte
J. R. Mahoney
James White
L. Lyles
High Tent
North America
Order of Rechabites
Union Tent
Fifth
Scottish Rite Hall
Union
Order
Wayne W. Cordell
Margaret Ellis
Pittsburg
Stanley Jones
Alberts
J. R Mehovey
St. Paul
Michigan
Hille
Zanesville
Ryler Moore
Ohio
Miss Mary C Bennett Assumes Presidency of Potomac Club
Potomac Literary Club opens season with new president Miss Mary C Bennett presiding. Ex-president Dr D Lamb attends and reads on English as She Is W rote. Program features piano solos, solos, mandolin duet, and a reunion hoped by the president but only three ex-presidents attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Bennett
Potomac Club
Potomac Literary Club
Litchferd
D.& Lamb
Alice Brown
R. L. Townsend
Joseph and
Silas Boyce
Reception for Pastor Marks Twenty Fifth Ministry Year
Rev. George P. Wilson, pastor of Assembly's Presbyterian Church, completes twenty five years in Presbyterian ministry. A silver anniversary reception is held at the church this evening at Fifth and I streets northwest as the congregation rejoices in his withdrawal of resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Wilson
Assembly’s
Presbyterian Church
Fifth
Smokers Gather Princetonians for New Club Event
Princeton graduates plan a large smoker at the University Club on Monday October 16. A massive silver loving cup, to be won by the district high school football champions, will be on display. Delegations to the army navy game at Princeton field December 2 will be arranged, with a DC society delegate chosen for a December 9 Nashville reunion. Sons of old Nassau expect a lively evening.
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Princeton
University Club
Army and Navy
Princeton Field
Nashville
District of Columbia Society
Sons of Old Nassau
YM C A to Hold Farewell Meeting in Old Building
The Young Men’s Christian Association announces a farewell gathering for next Sunday marking the last service in the seven year old OM building before transferring operations to the new facility under construction for two and a half years. President Woodward, Hon John W Foster, and Commissioner Henry B F Macfarland will speak. Surviving founders and long time backers known as the old guard will attend. Mrs William T Reed will perform a musical prelude solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YM. C. A
Young Men’s Christian Association
Washington Association
Woodward
John W. Foster
Henry B. F. Macfarland
William T. Reed
Only Woman Delegate from North Dakota Bank Convention
Mrs. L. A. Batchelor of Fingal New Mexico serves as vice president of Fingal National Bank and as the only woman delegate to the American Bankers Association convention. She was elected state association vice president, hosts at the Shoreham, and owns 3,200 acres subleased to tenants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Fingal National Bank
L. A. Batchelor
Fingal
NM. D
American Bankers’ Association
Association
Shoreham
Aid for Sick Woman Receipts Acknowledged by Associated Charities
Treasurer Edson of the Associated Charities lists donations toward a sanitarium care for a sick woman. Contributions totaling multiple five dollar gifts and small amounts are received by Charles F. Weller, with acknowledgments by John Joy Ea- 801, treasurer, and naming donors such as Annie L. Edwards, Mrs E J Somers, Elizabeth Hooke, Emily R. Dunton, Dr. R B Donaldson, M A C, J R, and Brig Gen Henry W. Cosson, noted as having 2 to spare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edson
Associated Charities
Charles F. Weller
John Joy Ea
Association
Mies Annie L. Edwards
E. J. Somers
Hizabeth Hooke
Emily R. Duntop
R. B Donaldson
J. R
Henry W. Cosson
Bazaar Draws Crowd At St. Vincent de Paul Church
A bazaar in the Washington Athletic Club hall on South Capitol Street draws many visitors. Organized by parish ladies after a European trip by Father O Connell, it features new amusements and is considered a great success. Wills filed for probate follow, including those of Edward Farquhar and James M. Gingell, with details on distributions and executors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vincent de Paul
The
Washington Athletic Club
South Capitol Street
O Streets
Europe
Father O'Connell
Edward Farquhar
Mary Farquher
Allan Farquhar
Ellen Paranbar
Big Brothers
Arthur B
Frederick Dee
Faust
James M. Gingell
Montgomery County
Artemisis Gingell
Rebecca Parclay
John H
George J
James
Anna Lochte
William H. Gingell
John H. Yviers
Henry Maurice Talbott
Freshmen Claim Valiant Victory in George Washington Rush
Freshmen at George Washington University say they thwarted sophomores in a campus class rush held Wednesday night. They report barricaded doors, secured windows, and a surge that ended with freshmen officers elected and cheers from cheering girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
George Washington University
Bandit Leader Confesses Conspiracy of Twelve Robberies
Charles Mahl, leader of Hobart bandits, pleaded for mercy after turning state’s evidence. He said a Chicago stranger proposed a plan to trap police by coordinating twelve robberies across northern Indiana with one nerve man in each city. Mahl helped in Hobart within a week the robberies were carried out. Judge Tuthill postponed sentence to allow police to pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Mahl
Hobart
Ind
Hammond
Mahl
Indiana
Tuthill
Mahi
Victim of Assault Died After Streetcar Collision
Chicago on October 12 Patrick McGarry a wealthy manufacturer was believed assaulted by two men and four women and left unconscious on a street where he was struck by the fender of an electric car dying today without regaining consciousness. In Rockford Illinois on October 18 Clayton B Fellows president of the National Order of Foresters a recently formed fraternal insurance society for negroes was arrested on complaints of lodge members charged with obtaining money under false pretenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Patrick McGarry
Negro Forester Uniter
Rockford
Ill
Clayton B. Fellows
National Order of Foresters
Atkinson
Rockford Lodge
Lawyers Rely on The Post’s Legal Record Accuracy
A concise note underscores lawyers reliance on The Post’s precise legal records for proceedings and filings. It emphasizes consistency, thoroughness, and trusted sourcing in official document handling.
Dahlias in Many Shades Exhibition at Guide's
A remarkable display of dahlias at Guide's 1214 F Street NW features 300 to 400 varieties. Many new cultivars are shown, with blooms from six to seven inches, including names honoring figures such as Mrs. Roosevelt and Admiral Togo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guide's
F Street Northwest
Roosevelt
Admiral Togo
Gen
Oyama
Kaiser Wilhelm
Elcine
Gabriel
Client
Olympia
Kreimhilda
Ruby Queen
Henry Patrick
Pres Viger
Lady Lyndhurst
Western Life Indemnity Company Faces Injunction
Judge Brentano restrains a policy holders’ meeting set for the afternoon to discuss merging Western Life Indemnity with another firm. The suit seeks a receiver and accounting amid alleged mismanagement and dwindling assets. The bill accuses founder W H Gray of taking over 200000 dollars, with Rosenfeld and President Mil ton linked to 75000 dollars taken from company assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Theodore Brentano
Superior Court
Western Life Indemnity Company
Western Life
W. H. Gray
Marpger Rosenfeld
Moulton
Gray
Rosenfeld
Address by Mrs Woodruff at Home Missions Meeting
Mrs Mary Leonard Woodruff, Porto Rico secretary, delivered the principal address at the annual all day meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society in Washington at McKendree Church. She spoke of a Chippewa camp meeting in Michigan and rescue work of Chinese slave girls in San Francisco. The event featured other reports and officer elections, with $8,000 raised for home missions and the next conference set for Baltimore October 31 to November 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Missionary Society
Methodist Biscopal Church
Washington District
Mary Leonard Woodruff
Porto Rico
McKendree Church
Massachusetts Avenue
Ninth
Tenth Streets
R. M. Moore
Woodruff
Michigan
Department Secretarive
J. Gilbert
J. W Duvall
Secretar
M. Lake
F. T. Israel
D B Street
Eta Stinemnetz
C. A Williams
George A. Linkins
Woman's Home Missions
Howell Bartel
Carrie M. Fernandez
Grace Chandler
Emma Norels
BE. H. Lamar
R L. Wright
Home Guards Mothers Jewels
M. M. Mitchell
Children’s Home Missions
Helen Ferguson
Secrtary Memorial
T. ©. Smith
President
Will H. Chandlee
Mount Vernon M. E. Church
Baltimore
Insurgent Mormon Insists
John Scott, a British subject living at 132 Green Street, Salt Lake City and a convert to Mormonism, renews a complaint to the British Embassy alleging excommunication by the Mormon Church on September 29, 1905 after presenting letters to the President and British Ambassador. He seeks a public hearing in church councils and urges British intervention to warn other British subjects against Mormon proselyting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Scott
John H. Scott
Green Street
Salt Lake City
Scott
Edward
Confederates Honor Dead Negi Funeral in Atlanta
The funeral of Amos Rucker an antebellum negro was held in Atlanta Georgia on October 12 with Camp Waller United Confederates Veterans as honorary escort. Gen Clement A Vans division commander presided and pallbearers included former Gov Alien D. Candler Gen A J West and Judge W Lowndes Calhoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negi
Atlanta
Amos Rucker
Waller
United Confederates Veterans
Clement A. Vans
United Confederate Veterans
Alien D. Candler
A. J. West
W. Lowndes Calhoon
Fredonia Bank Cashier Indicted by Grand Jury
United States grand jury charges Fred R. Green cashier of Fredonia National Bank with thirty five counts of false entries and misappropriation of funds ranging from 200 to 73900. He is under bond to appear when wanted. Fourth class postmasters named include Sylvester Champion in South Lyme Connecticut and May F. Walem in Quinby Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredonia Bank
Lockport
United States Grand Jury Today
Fred R. Green
Fredonia National Bank of
Fredonia
Green
Connecticut
South Lyone
Sylvester A. Champion
Virginia
Russian Consul in Japan Publishes Notable Book
The Land of the Rising Sun translated with help from Mme De Wollant. A Russian consul general in Japan, later stationed in Washington and now chargé d’affaires in Mexico, offers a keen estimate of Japan. Critics praise its broad, authoritative insight and strong binding. 401 pages, price 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. de Wollant
Japan
Washington
Mexico
Chicago Man Shoots Son Over Fare Quarrel
Charles Swann, a Sears Roebuck watchman, shot his son Walter Swann in the rotunda of the Continental Hotel in Chicago during a quarrel over paying the railroad fare for the boy's mother. Swann was arrested. Walter was hospitalized following the injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Continental
Charles Swan
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Walter Swann
Swann
Wyoming
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Liberal
D.A.R. Women
Immigration Bureau Report
Pharmacists
Rock Creek
MR. Yannes
Association of Veterans To
Producers’ Association
Dairymen
Joy ‘Track Workman
City
State Department
Senor Mendoza
New York
McCabe
Charles Caldwell McCabe
Bummerfield Methodist Church
Ripon
Wis
Lola V. Marks
Onward
Ayer
Lowell 'Stass
Sobs of Nassau
L. A. Batcheller
Bankers’ Convention
Harrar
Pingel, N. D
St. Vincent de Pauli Church
Hobson
Eays
Old University
Dunbar Dodgen
Central High School
Miss Pierce
Western High School
Bessiellevre
Hastert’ High School
Newhauser
W. Backus
Technical High
Washington Post
All-day Meeting of Woman’s Society of M. E. Church
Mary L. Woodruff
South Carolina
Navy Yard
Library of Congress
Geo. W. Linkins
19Th St. N.W
NEW Publications
Herrick Ve
Christina Seience
Hoy Knabenshué
Man
Human Life Pub
Boston
Land of the
Rising Sun
Gregoire DE Wollant
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Toursts
Cherieston News and Courier
the Nealey Publishing Co
Broadway
Fifth Ave
Eleventh Street
N. W
Hood
ADLER
Mass, Ave, Wlw
Adler's
Victor E. Adler
Clothing House
7Th St
N.W
R. P. Andrews Paper Co
Higbhard
F Street
A. Welephone
Washington Gas Light
10Th St. MN. W
Udden’s Credit House
Cor
Home Savings Bank
7Th and Mass, Ave
Shrumphs Synod
Wapar
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