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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1905
Page
15
General Sternberg unveils an open air tuberculosis sanitarium in Washington Grove with tents and a 20 patient capacity. One patient begins treatment in fresh air, while funds and subscriptions grow from physicians and citizens for a $20,000 capital stock.
George Washington University students opened the new scholastic year with a university congress meeting in University Hall. The debate on the general appropriation bill featured Mr. Bone of Illinois presiding. Democrats attacked tariff and reciprocity while Republicans led by Ramsey Christenson and Winchester pressed a strong critique of Democratic positions. Next Saturday the House will debate restricting sales of alcohol in the District of Columbia with Bone, Christenson for the measure and Fravel and Ramsey opposing.
A Raleigh party honored Col M Emmet Urell at a Saturday dinner marking his 42nd birth anniversary. He recalls being wounded as a color bearer at Bristoe Station Va during Civil War action on October 14 1863. He awoke under a blanket with a dead comrade the next morning and was carried to Centerville and then to a hospital in Alexandria Va.
Miss Maude Adams delayed opening of Peter Pan at the New National Theater until tomorrow night. Charles Frohman cites insufficient mechanical setup to ensure a flawless performance. Heavy scenic equipment and joint work with the Empire Theater crew prompted the postponement. tickets may be exchanged at the box office.
Representatives from American educational institutions will gather at the University of Illinois Urbana for a conference this week. They will discuss college administration and methods of education and attend the inaug uration exercises of the new university president Edmund James. Charles W Needham of Washington University plans to attend but may be delayed by law school changes and other college arrangements. if possible he will travel West midweek.
Dr King introduces New Discovery for Consumption claiming to cure coughs colds and related illnesses breaking all previous records for efficacy and rapid relief. The notice emphasizes dramatic results and widespread usage across patients.
At the Supreme Circle of the Brotherhood of the Union in Niagara Falls the name change to Brotherhood of America is favored and the mortuary fund dues may rise. General Lawton Circle No 1 discussed changes and J. H. W. Thrush, a supreme officer, will represent Maryland Virginia and the District of Columbia at the convention.
The Pan American Sanitary Convention adjourned after approving forty nine articles to be enacted as law by American republics. It calls for health measures including rapid quarantine reforms, ship inspections, rat and mouse eradication, and free mail transmission, with ratification to Secretary of State, President, and Senate.
The American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents will hold its annual meeting in the City of Mexico tomorrow. It is the oldest such society in the country and will emphasize social purposes. Washington members include W H Tayloe and H W Fuller and S S Hardwick of the Southern Railway. Tayloe recently departed for Mexico via St Louis.
William Reynolds Vance, acting dean since the college opened, was elected to succeed Henry St George Tucker as dean of George Washington University Law School. Tucker becomes president of the Jamestown Exposition, dedicating the next two years to exposition work.
United Commercial Travelers Flage Council plans a special meeting at their hall to review committee reports on arranging the national convention to be held here next May. Opening exercises will be staged in a theater with several winter concerts to raise funds.
Former Secretary of the Navy Paul Morton urges the government to adopt a measured rate for official telephone use, arguing it is more economical than a flat rate. He notes insurmountable cost barriers for an independent system and reports Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company cutting rents for government instruments to boost savings.
An amendment directs that a matter be taken up by the relevant department and issues restrict the telephone use to official calls only. The language specifies limiting nonessential calls as part of official duty procedures.
At a hearing before the trial board in the First precinct, Calvin Chase, representing Lena Hewlett, accused Detective Henry Lacy of coercion and profanity. Lena and her parents testified, while Lang contradicted Hewlett’s claims, stating he loaned 1500 to 2000 dollars and sought repayment rather than coercion.
The Gettysburg National Park Commission will open monuments honoring United States regulars at Gettysburg. Committees from regiments and batteries, plus a special Army officers committee appointed by the Secretary of War, will assist in selections. About thirty seven officers including Lieut Gen Chaffee and Maj Gen Bates will participate with architects and stone firms to display designs. the War Secretary’s approval will be formal.
A conference of Columbia Heights Citizens Association members with A H Nelson of the South Park Improvement Association in Chicago plans raising several thousand dollars to clean and beautify vacant lots. Nelson cites overgrown lots with thistles and weeds and presents photos to local officials. The group notes annual funding and large gifts from Marshall Meld and the University of Chicago, and mentions city spraying and railway company support. A second meeting may be scheduled to advance the initiative.
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