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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1904
Page
7
A new lot of Men s Cravenette Waterproof Rain Coats in Oxford gray are offered at a lower price than before. They are cut and tailored in first class style and represent exceptional value for fall and rainy weather. Main floor Fat.
A new lot of hand made Cluny and Torchon laces arrives with edgings and insertions ranging from one to twelve inches wide. Patterns are varied and suitable for dress trimmings underwear lace curtains and similar uses. Priced at 5 8 and 10 cents a yard with values of 15 18 and 25 cents.
Distinctly new and just received offer three exceptional values. These dainty handy and comfortable Knit Silk Shawls join a splendid collection at Yard flash G st.
Display and sale feature Laird & Schober fall shoes for women praised for high quality. Styles include patent badskin dress model, kidskin lace and button with turn sole, Ednaine last lace and button, black box calfskin walking boot, and high-arch walking models. Large range of shoe findings and a shoe repairing department offered at moderate rates. Third Ave and Tenth St.
A vintage advertisement promotes traveling equipment for students heading back to school. It lists trunks, canvas coverings, leather suit cases, and bags with prices ranging from five to fourteen dollars, emphasizing durability for long journeys and travel wear. Names and brands appear as part of the catalog, including trunk styles and materials like basswood and army canvas.
Our September Furniture Sale features dressers chiffoniers and toilet tables priced well below value with many one-of-a-kind pieces. Highlights include mahogany and curly birch chiffonier and dresser sets, bird's eye maple options, and a sixth-floor jardiniere sale with assorted shapes and prices from 35 cents to a dollar. Floor displays showcase novelties and example pieces unlikely to be duplicated elsewhere.
Social and personal notes report a Kennon Gallant ceremony at St Johns Church and a bridgeport wedding for Miss Helen Daly and Frank Vail Burton. The Knox family, Senator Philander C Knox, and the Lesmore estate at Valley Forge are highlighted as guests travel. engagements and society arrivals fill the column with Washington and Pittsburgh connections.
Maryland Day at the World’s Fair featured exercises in Festival Hall marking the War of 1812 repulse. Gov Warfield, Gen Brent, and President Francis spoke while Miss Edith Ford and the organ played Dixie. A six horse coach from Yellowstone to transport dignitaries was introduced. Massachusetts Governor Bates led a party to attend Massachusetts Day, with two officials unable to travel due to illness.
United States Treasurer Roberts mailed 107 Spanish indemnity certificates totaling 328 500 in interest payments due to American citizens under the 1834 treaty. Since 1834 Spain has paid annual interest. principal remains unpaid. Secretary Hay to address the Thirteenth International Peace Congress in Boston. Payne plans to return soon. Wallace E Day named Livermore postmaster. Bowen arrives in New York on leave from Caracas for rest.
New York reports a Newport jewelry theft linked to Mrs H M Flagler losing a belt chatelaine bag with money and gems during a lawn fete. Detectives investigate. recovery is expected as prior Newport losses have resurfaced or been returned, with whispers of a wealthy kleptomaniac woman at large.
Delegates from the Society of Chemical Industry of London arrive in Washington at eight this morning for the organization’s first U S meeting. A May tour includes sightseeing in the capital, lunch at Heurich Brewery, a Cabin John Bridge trolley ride, and a smoker at Rauscher’s before visits to Mount Vernon. They depart for St Louis to attend an international congress, then continue to Chicago Niagara Falls Buffalo and Boston before returning to New York and home.
William H. Towers, a veteran Washington printer and longtime member of the Columbia Typographical Union, died of apoplexy at 71 in Richmond Hill, New York. His funeral will be at Glenwood Cemetery chapel. He previously worked at the National Republican, Washington Press, New York World, and the Government Printing Office. The report also notes a recent change in the Colombian consular general in New York, with Dr. Luis Enrique Bonilla succeeding Senor Arturio Brigard.
The District Christian Endeavor Union at St Pauls Lutheran Church condemned Bishop Potter for supporting a New York saloon opening and criticized the Navy Dept for refusing to christen the battleship Connecticut without wine. The group elected officers for the coming year and reviewed annual reports showing a flourishing organization.
The University of Chicago will open October 1 in the fine arts building a new department named the institute of social science and arts. Graham Taylor of the Chicago Commons will serve as director. The institute aims to train reformers for charitable and reformatory institutions, civic movements, social settlements, church work, and home or foreign mission fields.
Two schooner-yachts completed the long ocean race from Sandy Hook to Cape May and back. Atlantic placed first with Endymion second in a hazy finish. The event started at buoy No. 5 off Sandy Hook and ended at Sandy Hook lightship with no time allowance. Washington Boys' Club forms a football team seeking 12% weight players. contact James Kerber at 2624 L Street NW.
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