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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1907
Page
4
Hechts' Greater Stores presents an extensive women’s suit exhibit with models inspired by Paris, London, and New York. The ad touts superior tailoring, fabric quality, and exclusive styles, with prices starting at $14.98 for misses and all women, and highlights their wide variety and exclusive designs.
For Misses and Small Women there is more to styling than size alone. A model that fits may still not suit shorter figures, so the shop offers an exhaustively selected range of styles designed for misses and small figures that fit without alteration. Customers who are small statured will find ready for service results and satisfaction, including those who have never been fully pleased with ready-made apparel.
At Chicago the Central Railroad stockholders meeting adjourned until Tuesday morning as proxies dominate the delayed proceedings. Harriman, impatient to return to New York, plans to attend if delays persist. Cromwell and Willits Nelson stay in Chicago guiding Harriman interests amid a sparsely attended session.
In Chicago on October 19 the National Civic Federation opens a major four day session at Studebaker Hall with about 90 delegates from 42 states. President Nicholas Murray Butler will preside, joined by Ralph M. Easley and notable figures such as Seth Low Samuel Gompers and Nathan Strious. The event covers trust questions and includes a debate lineup with William Moya and WF Wakeman among speakers. Army retiree salaries and taxation policy are also discussed by the War Department, noting exemptions only for certain retirement funds and property.
New York October 12 ceremony unveiled a 12 foot statue of Gen Franz Sigel at Riverside Drive and 84th Street. Gov Hughes delivered the English speech, Hermann Ridder spoke German, and Geo Sigel’s widow with family attended the event. The parade included U S Army and Navy detachments, National Guard, Spanish War veterans, and civic groups.
A heavy bronze statue weighing 6004 pounds was installed on the pedestal without delay. It was cast at the John Williams bronze foundry on West Twenty seventh Street and prepared for today’s ceremony with careful planning and anticipation from attendees.
Rev Dr John B Thomas of San Francisco told the Pennsylvania Presbyterian Synod that San Francisco is the wickedest city in the country due to religious neglect. He blamed Christian America for failing home missionary efforts while the city’s population grew by about 70,000 in 25 years and church membership did not rise.
A Chicago report alleges more than $1,007,000 was fraudulently taken from the city over four years by professional personal injury claimants. It says organized groups used multiple names, formed colonies of crooks across industries, and sought a city clearinghouse for records. The piece notes families using various names filed fake claims and that many residents have cases against the city.
Eight Greeks indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago for violating immigration law by operating padrones and bringing boys to the United States under false immigration pretenses. The scheme allegedly housed boys in insanitary places to cut costs, leading to illness and public charges. The cases highlight abuses in arranging immigrant labor and the exploitation of vulnerable youths.
Princess de Bearn de Chalais former Mira Beatrice Winans, Baltimore-born wife of Prince Henry Garrard Hearn de Chalais and attached to the French Embassy in Washington, died in St Petersburg at age 23. Daughter of Ross Winans, she was part of Baltimore’s Winans dynasty. funeral plans and family ties noted amid references to earlier Paris marriages and extended relatives. The obituary mentions an infant son and a brother Thomas Winans surviving the Princess and her husband.
Hist, formerly a yacht, is commissioned at Newport as a submarine tender. The vessel will provide wing quarters for submarine officers during winter when life aboard subs is hard due to heating shortages. The Hist dates from the Spanish American War era.
Seth Low, NY treasurer of Industriel Peace Foundation, reports to Secretary Straus that donations from Marshall Wentworth and Miss Marion increased the fund, now about 7000, aiming to reach at least 1000 with interest to support foundation goals. Trustees plan November meeting at Commerce and Labor to draft governance rules and scope of work. In a separate note, a woman treated for an insect in the ear was operated on by Dr Pescock. a brown moth larva-like insect, inch long with wings, was removed. The patient, Mini Feepy, recovering rapidly.
Mary Feeny of 78 Grand Street Brooklyn was removed from the Brooklyn Bridge to Gregory 5 Hospital in a highly nervous and critical condition. The incident occurred after a strange insect allegedly attacked her ear, leaving doctors to treat a fainting and distressing reaction.
Milwaukee church reports denounce dancing smoking theater going and card playing as well as attempts to raise money by questionable methods. Thoughtless marriages are lamented and ministers are urged to refuse officiation when divorce occurred on non-scriptural grounds. Committee on wages and means recommends higher salaries for ministers and presiding elders.
A questionable prescription claims to cure frequent urination back pain kidney complaints and rheumatism using Dandelion Syrup Sarsaparilla and Vegelette extracts mixed at home. It touts easy DIY preparation, pharmacy supply, and rapid relief within days, urging readers to try the blend despite unverified efficacy and safety.
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