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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1909
Page
13
A reform-leaning crowd urged near city construction of a home for inebriates to care for drinkers seeking change. Judge DeLacy spoke on youth influence and temperance advocates pressed for the facility amid concerns over reform, safety, and moral leadership.
Fragmented text references Gelieve Sons safe status and Mrs Leia Think Hudson Bay explorers delayed by elements. Mentions travelers, distances from Tok, river routes, and possible fatalities. Content is garbled with many nonstandard phrases and unclear entities. core facts about a northern expedition and delays remain indiscernible.
Mrs Sarah Swartzell died at her home in Six Inmiie Pennsylvania after a long illness. Her death followed by a private service with Luther Place and Siglerville church leaders, with burial plans announced for nearby Pennsylvania connections and surviving family including Luther A Swartzell and Mary Swartzell.
Washington Post reports Mrs John Johnson widow of Gov Johnson in Princeton received a long sympathy letter from Mrs Grover Cleveland. The letter reveals Mrs Cleveland’s esteem for Gov Johnson and that Cleveland had predicted his presidential potential even on his deathbed.
Large congregations attended solemn high mass and vesper service marking the tenth anniversary of the parish. The celebration featured decorations with white chrysanthemums and red oak leaves, a sermon by Rev Walter Likott, and music from the parish choir conducted by LT Gannon. Novena devotions were announced for November 3 to 7 with Dr Currier delivering sermons and Benediction each evening.
The Chews Chase Hunt opened with Clarence Moore leading the hounds on a good morning run from 9 o clock. Ground slickness after sun caused scenting issues and the hunt moved to Mex Mine forest where the master and riders, including Joe Masterpiece and others, observed a strong fox pack from England. Drag pack will not be hunted until November. Cub hunting ends and regular season begins with two drag and two fox hunting days weekly. If weather stays favorable, the sport should be excellent.
Professor Thomas N Carver of Harvard University argues for a modern rewrite of the Ten Commandments. He suggests replacing the blasphemy clause with a rule forbidding drunkenness and intemperance in the pursuit of responsible living. He cites drinking as a hindrance to trusted positions in specialized life and proposes a new commandment to curb intoxication.
A Dorchester House Velasquez portrait of Count Duke Ol yares Philip Ty's minister has been sold by Lieut Col George Holford's Dorchester gallery to Mrs Huntington for about 40000 dollars. The full length life size work leaves England for the United States, via the Duveen brothers.
A garbled but vivid discourse on the Virginia ham, tracing its lineage to a Berkshire hog and detailing its diet, care, and curing. The piece weaves humor with a mock serious catechism, noting milk fed upbringing, vegetarian tendencies, and the elaborate smoking process to achieve the famed Virginia ham.
The Washington Post reports on responses to an article accusing Tammany Hall figures of fostering white slavery and bigotry. Mayor McClellan and officials from Roosevelt to Hughes faced calls for action, with district attorneys and police commissioners under scrutiny for permitting the alleged conditions.
London reports J M Barrie seeks reconciliation with Mary Ansell after divorce. He reportedly writes pleading letters, offers 200000 dollars lump sum, and proposes a world tour, while declining to wed Pauline Chase. Barrie remains unresponsive.
Capital Traction inaugurates a new crosstown line linking southeast and northeast Washington. Sixteen trains run 24 hours, cutting travel times to 12 15 minutes for many riders, with six minute headways. Motorman Ban Cooper led the first trip to Union Station, improving access across city sections and reducing detours for residents traveling to the northeast and southeast.
Damah Rector walls off discussion on the explorer’s latest message. Dr Frede Tich of Copenhagen notes records will be forwarded soon, but nine instruments cannot be sent until next year. Dr Tore offers no comment. Dr Cook announced Prom L. L Dyche of the University of Kansas will join the Mount Mehinsey expedition. five or six others may be named later. He plans lectures in Hamline University and Minnesota, then shifts to Missoula and Hamilton to discuss the Montana controversy, before preparing data in New York for Copenhagen.
The Omaha gathering of Prohibitionists urged Governor Glenn of North Carolina for the 1938 presidential nomination. After an address by a former governor, Glenn’s name was officially proposed by the Prohibition party at the convention. The crowd chanted Prohibition President and “When we vote for Governor Glenn.”
Washington residents rally around a proposed branch of the Catholic Converts League of New York with support from prominent converts and clergy. Key organizers include William Oswald Dundas and Dr A P Dole, S P, and members of the apostolic mission house aiding converts beyond Catholic circles. Letters express cordial backing from Walter M Waters, president of the New York League.
Ohio Senator Theodore Burton, after a long Europe trip, returns to back an inland waterways study. He travels to Cleveland to oppose Mayor Tom Johnson in reelection while planning a future Mississippi River survey. Burton plans months of travel, monitors political tips, and weighs harbor and waterway funding amid national fiscal debate.
Laundering service proclaims unsurpassed care for lace and fine fabrics. Years of study and texture analysis back their claim, inviting wagons to call for desirable cleaning and expert handling.
Florence Oct Giovanni Grasso a Sicilian actor known for bold local drama in New York last winter led a New York theatre audience mishap yesterday. While enacting a stabbing a dagger slipped into the pit striking a spectator who seized it. Grasso tore it apart and leapt into the pit. He battled the spectator with a chair and then pleaded forgiveness on his knees. The injured man, embarrassed, demanded to return to his seat as Grasso wept and the play resumed to cheers.
Richard Croker rushes to New York aboard the Zante steamship to assist Charles W Morse, a friend and associate, for a second time within a year. Morse was released on bail after a circuit court upheld his conviction, and Croker aims to help secure further favorable action as the case faces Supreme Court review. The effort follows Croker's prior intervention that led to Morse’s earlier release.
The ill star Jersey widow Miss Jennie Quackenbush, 64, tries marriage again, but her recent husband, chauffeur Frank Hiscock, deserts her mirroring her elder brother’s fate. He reportedly left with $1,200 from the marriage estate, while Jennie questions the future amid threats of a damage suit over alleged breaches of affections.
Negotiations circle a full purchase of the Hotel Johnson property at Thirteenth and B streets NW plus adjacent Pennsylvania Avenue frontage between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. Col O G Staples, owner of the Riggs House and Regent Hotel, aims to acquire and convert the Pennsylvan ia site into an entrance for the hotel, with plans for extensive renovations and modern amenities.
In November thousands of families are urged to eat Quaker Oats daily for thirty days replacing greasy foods. Grocers will feature special displays to encourage trial, promising improved health and lower meals costs, with a regular size package priced at 10 cents.
During Sunday services at Calvary Episcopal Church a memorial pulpit was dedicated in memory of Bishop Satterlee. Bishop Harding tied the pulpit to his teaching of the gospel, and a chair was presented by the congregation to honor Mrs Justine Prindl. A personalized watch was given to the pastor, and flowers from the service were laid on the graves of Bishop Satterlee and Mrs. Bennett.
The fourteenth Maitland State Dental Association and District of Columbia Dental Society meeting will be held at the Bea ze Washington University in Quebec on November 28. Prominent dentists from the United States will attend including Dr J W Smith of Baltimore, Dr Kith Dean at the rental department, University of Pennsylvania instructors, Dr Duchew M Carpenter of Philadelphia, Dr W H Wiebell of Baltimore, and others. Demonstrations will cover porcelain filing fusion without an electric furnace, crown application without nerve removal, root extraction techniques, and tools for removing broken instruments.
In a few weeks officers of the sans corps will start a long distance wireless telephone test. One station will be at Fort Mse and another at the Soiduis Home Treest to judge system unity and compactness. Air conditions and atmosphere may hinder practicality.
A submarine named Viper Vester Yayom company was floated today near Delaware with assistant crew Castine aboard. The craft Twinsia and Plunger accompanied it as a gunboat dragged her anchors and grounded in a northwest gale, with officials reporting damage and the vessel listing.
Yale Dramatic Club to stage a forthcoming production in Washington at the National Theater the afternoon of December. President Taft and other prominent men express interest in the Yale drama with many Yale graduates in Washington and New Haven. The club plans a legitimate drama program and a theater may be built in New Haven with funds already set aside for the project.
The Twelfth Infantry lieutenant Wickham faces court on charges of intoxication on duty after a morning session opened at Fort William Whinler. The case proceeds under the military tribunal, with the presiding officer from the artillery unit overseeing proceedings.
Washington reports a Virginia ham curing method showing a brown sugar saltpeter pepper mix applied to fresh hams weighed about 1½ pounds each. Hams are smoked for days, aged three weeks, then wrapped and stored one to two years. Cooking involves boiling, then glazing with brown sugar molasses and sherry, finished under a hot crust with parsley garnish.
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