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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1905
Page
3
Pennsylvania lawmakers and business groups argue over tariff revisions. Representative Mahon defends protection while acknowledging revisionist sentiment exists. Dairies, druggists, cattle farmers, and rail interests weigh costs, with calls to curb rebates and preserve existing protections amid a looming Congress vote.
The annual first-class postmasters' convention will open September 22 in Dayton Ohio and run about four days. Acting Postmaster General Mitchcock has ordered all first-class postmasters to take up to ten days leave to attend. Thirty post offices will be represented by postmasters or assistants. The gathering aims to discuss postal matters and improvements. Washington's Wright will attend with two department representatives whose names are not yet known.
Cecil Sayon Republican national committeeman and Texas businessman seeks to name a Hardeman County post office Damsite adding no profanity is intended. He notes irrigation reports use Damaelte and says a growing town needs a post office with the new name.
Solicitor Edwin W. Sims writes for Uhler of the Steamboat Inspection Service that the Wabash River is navigable under federal law. The ruling settles jurisdiction clashes over the steamer Lafayette, cites a Supreme Court standard, notes 340 miles of flow and $710,000 spent on river improvements since 1872.
Brooklynite James Matthews proposes to raise 200,000 school children’s funds to buy the Constitution from the government. Secretary Bonaparte notes serious obstacles but will consider preservation and protection of the vessel. Navy says sale possible only by Congress or condemnation.
United German Societies of DC present the German Day events at Benning race track. Gates open at noon, races at 1 and 3, eleven athletic events, a Guntons versus Agricultural baseball game at 4, then singing by Maennerchor and Arion, followed by Kurt Voelckner’s German address and Commissioner West’s oration, then dancing. Prizes and various races for men women and children, a ten-butchers vs five-brewers tug of war finale anticipated.
A new land office commission to appraise town-site values in Uintah Utah will visit soon. Members Daniel Webster Charles Groseclose and Captain C G Wall were appointed by Com moner Stichards to assess Myton Beandett and Duchesne. Myton to be first sold at Vernal land office by N J O'Brien as auctioneer. Lots unsold to be sold at appraised price by the Secretary.
Japan gains a fifteen year license right to navigate Korean coastal and inland waters for trade. Japanese vessels may sail Korean shores upon annual payments from 156 to 150 yen, with the convention extending until the year fifteen years hence.
Lewis Smoot sues A. M. Poynton acting Inspector of Buildings in the District of Columbia for a writ of mandamus to compel him to view and set a party wall on a Wyoming avenue building project. Smoot states Poynton refused to visit the premises, and asks the court to compel the action.
Col Charles S Bromwell head of public buildings and grounds returns from vacation to oversee propagating gardens and monument interests. New statues planned Jefferson Grant Von Steuben Pulaski Kosciusko Mercer Sheridan face federal vision with delays and large costs. Mercer statue expected by October with Fredericksburg pedestal under construction.
The District Public Library asks for exchanges with large municipal libraries for copies of the M4 District directory to avoid costly purchases. Next to last directories will suffice. readers can donate last year’s local directories. An information desk guides inquiries while open shelves shift from science to philosophy, religion, and French literature.
The new federal trade mark law took effect April 1 and has caused a record surge at the Patent Office with 12 885 applications received since then. Five ledgers are now filled and seven assistant examiners joined the division to handle the overload, while 1 600 applications await entry as typewriters struggle to keep up. Whisky and liquor marks lead, but patent medicine filings are growing as the process allows early publication and a 30 day opposition window.
Three documents filed with the recorder of deeds show the transfer of the Lafayette Square Opera House to David Belasco and the S. L. Shubert Amusement Company. An assignment from Lafayette Square Opera House Company places the unexpired ninety nine year lease under a $75,000 trust deed securing the debt and including all theater properties. A second assignment covers the current lease and a trust deed secures $8,000 due from Belasco and Shubert on the purchase. New lessees will pay $10,000 each May for four years and $45,000 in the fifth year.
Residents around East Capitol and Ninth oppose licensing the Pen and Pencil Club, fearing a saloon-like resort run by Aaron Rosenfield. They filed strong objections with the excise board, which has not yet acted. In other news, Hereford's Acid Phosphate claims to destroy typhoid germs and provide a cooling summer drink.
A Washington inquiry examines whether Cabinet officers should be fined to pay for embossed private stationery or rely on Government Printing Office supplies. The article traces history from Cortelyou era practices, Treasury rulings, and recent shifts requiring officials to cover visiting card costs personally, citing the 1895 executive printing law and Comptroller Tracewell.
Gonzaga College will open Monday at 9 o'clock with a mass of the Holy Ghost led by Rev. Edward X. Pink J rector. Rev. F T McCarthy S J will deliver an address. All pupils from the college and parochial schools attend. A Supreme Court record concerns Senator Mitchell in an Oregon land fraud case.
The Post proclaims itself a good newspaper and the best advertising medium for merchants to reach bargain hunters. It asserts women seek it for bargains while men seek prices to foot the bills, underscoring the value of judicious advertising as important news.
A long notice highlights a cleaning and dyeing shop established in 186, claiming growth into a large city concern. It stresses personal proprietor care, first class work, complete equipment, skilled staff, dry cleaning, tailoring, and citywide pickup. Also mentions lumber shipments, medical study return, street addresses, and various local firms including a carriage company and engraving house with emphasis on quality and service.
Martin Bros real estate brokers at 1995 Pennsylvania Avenue mark twenty years of operation in Seattle. The firm, known for square dealing, handles investment property loans mortgages and rents in the northwest area and represents major fire insurance carriers with strong surplus lines. The BE. & Irwin schooner arrived Monday with hollow building brick for unloading at Georgetown wharf.
Tomorrow afternoon at 2 30 the Charles Macalester steamer offers a forty mile Potomac cruise, a return eighty mile river ride with meals aboard, passing Indian Head and naval proving grounds. Two weekday trips at 10 am and 2 30 pm visit Mount Vernon and sights along the Potomac, with connections to Norfolk, Old Point, and other coastal trips. Tickets at the wharf, Seventh Street, Sixth and Pennsylvania, or 705 Fourteenth Street.
Horace Wylie receives letters of administration for his father Andrew Wylie. The estate includes properties at 1452 1453 1454 MN Street NW 1205 Vermont Ave NW and 617 F Street NW plus about 50000 in personal property. Mamie Peyton sues Thomas Parker and Blanche Parker for 5000 for false larceny accusations and detention. attorney Fountain Pey-On.
A historical promotion highlights Mount Vernon as a national treasure with 100000 visitors yearly. It notes the Mount Vernon Ladies Association bought the property in 1837 for 200000, and the rail line offers the Mount Vernon palace car, an elegant St Louis Car Company electric coach built for 16000 with Brazilian mahogany interiors and 109 lights.
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