This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1909
Page
21
Special to The Washington Post reports a Belmont luncheon at Delmonico's honoring Rev. Anna Shaw and Susan B. Anthony. Prominent suffrage presidents attended. a fraternal atmosphere marked by cross-faction respect amid ongoing campaign activity.
Attorney for the government pressed charges against several butter dealers for selling processed butter as fresh butter. McWhicker challenged court jurisdiction under the Pure Food and Drug Act. Judge Kimball reserved decision until next week. Defendants include Norman Taylor, James Turner, Gywerd Keller, J W Crompton, Henry Coburn, and George Hummer from markets in O Street, K Street, Northern Liberty, and Clarendon, Virginia.
Winchester Virginia September 18 Mrs Elizabeth Kearns marks her one hundred sixth birthday with family. Though aged she remains mentally sharp and healthy. She has arranged her funeral plans selecting hymns pallbearers and grave site. Her walnut tree casket recalls her girlhood. She has four sons and four daughters including a son aged nearly 30.
Louis A. Carr president of the Interstate Telephone and Telegraph Company and sales manager of Virginia Carolina Chemical Company died in Durham N C today at age 84. A native of Howard County Maryland he was brother in law to George W Watts a leading figure at American Tobacco Company. Carr had lived in Durham fifteen years and leaves three daughters and two sons from two marriages with the second wife surviving.
Upholstery Department specials feature discounted prices on Mahogany and glass pieces plus heavy fabric bargains. Items include claw foot chests, dressing closets, tapestry and fringe fabrics, lace curtains, and Axminster carpet at reduced yard prices. Limited stock and color selections vary by item.
Lareau directs titlers of the soil to prepare agricultural statistics and assures farmers that information given to census enumerators will not be used for taxation or by assessors. He explains why accuracy is needed and how keeping records now will speed future inquiries. Some farmers fear the letters threaten honesty or military calls, but officials insist data remains for census use only.
A 1920s census row reveals a few farmers listed dogs as family members and some enumerators counted dogs for people. The error was found and promptly corrected, pinpointing rare but documented miscounts in the census process.
Father Himmel greeted Georgetown College students as the 0th academic year begins. Shouts of Hoya Hoya Saxa filled halls while enrollment reportedly far exceeds previous years. Secretary Richard J. Watkins of the law school notes preparations for October opening and capacity nearing limits.
American Telephone and Telegraph gains about 16 million dollars of New York Telephone Company stock owned by Western Union. The move further consolidates Bell subsidiaries in New York but does not settle the long litigation between AT and Western Union. Western Union president says the deal shows no change in relations with the telephone company. Visitors to Atlantic City can obtain The Washington Post at The Washington Post stand on Young's Ocean Pier.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.