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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1905

Page

40

A Missouri Traveler Helps a Struggling Man on Train

A sympathetic Missouri traveler Tom Good shares a dollar and a stack of banknotes with a distressed man whose wife is mortgaged and traveling to St. Jo. The story unfolds on a sleeper journey where Tom’s quick aid and gentle humor resolve the tense moment as fellow passengers admire his kindness.

Lie Broken Hills Australia Tom Price Ehels Tortekon Bo Tun Washington Chicago Mississippi

Missouri Showings in Cripple Creek Tale of Charity and Dice

A Cripple Creek man recounts a train dining car scene where Tom, convinced by charity and luck, bets the dinner bill with dice and a bottle. The incident spirals as profanity, bluff, and a Missouri-brimmed realization expose the farmer’s forgotten forty nine dollars and the peril of ego on the road.

Tom Botties Tor Missouri Ballarat Cripple Creek Confederats Fom Chicago

Hester's Cotton Report Shows World Visible Up Since Last Year

New Orleans September 22 Secretary Hesters statement on the worlds visible supply of cotton reports total visible at 2 746 828 bales up from 2 846 662 last week and 1 422 797 last year American cotton totals 181 985 828 bales up from 1 812 662 last week and 65 797 last year. all other kinds at 791 000 bales up from 834 000 last week and 537 00 last year. Afloat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 1 7 000 bales up from 659 000 last year Egypt 34 000 bales down from 61 000 last year in India 621 000 bales down from last year and in the United States 761 000 bales up from 429 000 last year.

New Orleans Hester Egypt Brazil India Great Britain Europe United States

Gulls Start Eating Sparrows in St James Park Raid

Feathery cannibals in London stir panic as two large gulls ambush sparrows at St James Park Lake. The male snatches five birds in succession, swallowed feathers and all, while the mate sometimes takes sparrows for herself. A keeper notes growing taste for poultry may push gulls away from fish.

London London Mail St. James Park Westminster Gazette

Supreme Court Equity actions and probate notices DC

The Supreme Court in the District of Columbia handles multiple matters, including Greene versus Palmer with an injunction until further order, Thompson versus Thompson alimony returnable Oct 4, 1905, and other equity cases. Circuit Court items include United States versus Boyd and ex rel Smoot versus Poynton with rulings and deadlines. Probate Court dispositions list several estates with wills filed, administration granted, bond amounts, and appointing collectors, reflecting routine probate activity.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court Clabaugh Greene Ve. Palmer J. Athens Johnson Defendent Irving Williamson Thomas Walker H. Winship Wheatley Deery Dodge Joseph H. Bradley D. Bradley Charles F. Willson Huggins Hazard Eugene Cartiel C. F. Cartisi Bryan C. A. Keigwin C. Clinton James William A. Meloy Circuit Court United States Ve. Boyd Smoot Poynton Carlisle & Johnson Thomas Va. Parker Pete. P. Hoover Ralston & Biddown Cole & Donaldson B. W. Parker Felix Fountain Andrew Wylie Horace Wylie Worthington, Heald & Frailey Heinrich W. F. Dukehart Wolf & Cohen Julia M. Adams Herbert Glesy E. Hilton Jackson S. Herbert Gresy Jack I. Mons, Jr B. Hilton Jackson Hannah L. Bartlett Ise Jenne Dorsey Catherine McGuinn

Real estate transfers across Washington in the 1900s

A list of property conveyances showing transfers by trustees and individuals across DC neighborhoods including Whitehaven Ethel M Clark to Frank Mn B Clark lot 22 310 H Street NW and many other parcels from Parker Place to Columbia Heights. Amounts range from 6 500 for part lot transfers to 2 060 for a southeast lot.

Nancy Bf Lottie M. Atwood Park Place Eleventh Twelfth John McC. Hicks Mary F. Hicks Seventh Street Charlotte Pretbert Richard R. McMahon Columbia Heights Mary W. Purman Air James J Glendle B. Young M and Robinson Charles C Savage William HE. Pearson Frederick L. Siddons Simon Rube Buena Vista Rebecca P. Warner Robert P. Sowerbutta Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Plains Helen M. Twombly H. H Lewis H. Breuninger Florence V. Creamer James W. Doory Andrew McGarraghy Second Street Myrtla A. Gillam Frank Harry L. Galladay Eighth Street Albert F. Marth Vincenzo Marino Liberty Street Florida Avenue Wolrest John W. Pirling Nathan Sickle Achuetzen Park George W. Ashton Oscar Wilkinson Oscar Wilkingon Twelfth Street Mary Warner William L Simon Potts Myrtle Street Nomh Capitol Fliat Streets Daniel H. Safford Teresa O'Brien James A. Cahill Henry Bloxs

Visions of Llanthony Abbey statue to be unveiled today

A statue honoring a Llanthony Abbey vision will be unveiled today at the Monmouthshire abbey set in the Black Mountains. The apparition, seen 25 years ago and tied to Our Lady of Llanthony festival on August 30, was first witnessed August 30, 1880, with subsequent sightings recorded by Father Ignatius.

London Mouide Llanthony Abbey Ignatius Rufus Hugh de Lacl Walter Savage Landor Father Ignatius Marys

Deeds of Trust in Owanwood Heights and Surrounding Areas

A lengthy entry lists numerous deeds of trust across districts including Owanwood Heights, Squarh, Effingham, Mount Pleasant, and Columbian Heights. It details grantors, debt amounts from $60 to $85,000, terms from 1 to 9 years, interest rates from 4 to 8 percent, and securing properties such as lots and squares. Also noted are ongoing equity suits and several court actions involving various parties and attorneys.

Owanwood Heights Setah Gray Thomas L. Jones James R. Cousins Robert W. Gilliam Squarh Alfréd B. Dent Marmaduke H. Dent Charles W. Brown Laula H. Dent Lillie C. Mueller Frank T. Rawlings William DB. Odmonston Elisabeth A. Douglas Floyd Davis Clarence J. Gesaford Adrian H. ‘Cox Serais Mary & Lynham Floyd J Walter G. Davis Clarence J. Geasford John M. Henderson Joh J. Hamilton Charles Hillyer Lanlee F. Dyer David Belasco Shubert Amusement Company Henry C. Bryan James FR. Ash Lafayette Square Opera Rouse Dennis Fogarty Jemea M. Burns James W. Hoany Thomas Heany Gibsboro Manor Charles G. Taylor Charles F. Diggs Reginald W. Beall Henry ©. Hatley Effingham Samuel Thomas Et al Ramuel A. Drury Whitfield McHinlay Edward FP. Caverly Mount Pleasant Pleasant Plains Russell Burton John Taylor Arms James B. Nicholson Samuel A. Drury Mary F. Bicka Benjamin Roger T. Mitchell Alexander Marshall Walter R. Ijcox George F. Hane Annie Reich Benjamin F James K. Forrest Joseph H. Bradley Harry W. Blunt, Jr William Clabaugh Columbia Hrighte Glendie B. Younget Louisa Swasey Arthur T Brice William J. Flather William A. Greaching Ghorghtown M._E. Church Joeph H. Stewart Thomas Walker Edward W. Lampton Vincenzo Marino Wharton E. Lester Michael J. Colbert National Permanent Building Association Harry L. Galladay Henry Bergmany German-American Building Association Thomas T. Hersperger J. Clinton Tribby Paul N. Mitchell Charles E. Trit George W. Ashton Thomas W. Stubblefield Garfield A. Street Oscar Wilkinson John D. Sullivan John Mc Kenney

Roosevelt as a Boy in Germany

Louis Viereck recounts Theodore Roosevelt as a child in 1873 in Germany. The story notes his quick adaptation, linguistic flair, and early fascination with natural science. It describes his playful mischief with a German marmot and a kitchen experiment culminating in a skeletal study.

Roosevelt Germany Louis Viereck Succes Minkwitz Theodore Miss Minkwitz University of Leipzig Teddy Fraulein Minkwitz Frau Rat Brehm Thierleben Frau Minkwitz

All the Bad Ones Sold from the Philadelphia Press

A fragment from a 1900s Philadelphia scene features a housekeeper seeking fresh eggs but only finds a dealer with no other kind due to last night’s Uncle Tom's Cabin show at the opera house next door. The piece mentions insurance syndicates and a Bryan abroad joke as tidbits from other papers.

Philadelphia Press

Make the Right Investment in The Post Advertising

Washington merchants push The Post as the right medium for ads. Notices list parties returning from Canada and Europe, local purchases, wartime gear, and services from printers to cleaners. Readers learn about hotel stays, dinners, and new ventures including a new church building site and estate management services.

Post Washington

Not a Good Entertainer and Other Cartoon Snippets

A collection of ironic cartoons and quips from Chicago Tribune Columbus Dispatch and Philadelphia Inquirer. Pelican and flamingo exchange jokes about dining from a pouch. A humorous line questions bachelorhood amid social inducements. Bryan is uneasy as Col Watterson steps into Democratic leadership during absence.

Chicago Tribune Philadelphia Inquirer Bryan Col Watterson

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