Degrees for envoys tribute to their services
Columbia University conferred honorary doctor of laws on Baron Komura and Sergius Witte for helping end the Portsmouth war. President Butler praised peace efforts as the foundation of lasting friendship among nations. Baron Komura and Mr Witte sent acceptance letters. Komura left New York to return to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Seth Low
New York
Columbia University
Baron Komura
Sergius Witte
Japan
Russia
Witte
Portsmouth
Asia
Europe
America
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Man
United States
Ulster University
Harvard
Thase
Baron Jutara Komura
Sergius Yullevitch Witte
Fiee
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia
Iowa
Uehida
Jutargq Komura
Sato
M. Witte
Paria
Columbia Walveralty
Washington Post Meets with Bench and Bar Approval
The Washington Post reports on approval discussions with judges and lawyers as part of an ongoing interaction between the judiciary and the press. The piece notes official endorsement from legal professionals and senior court figures.
MARRIAGE LIST AND NOTICE OF MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
A compilation of marriages including William Mio Hanlett and Elle M Riland and many other couples in Virginia and beyond, plus obituaries and death notices for Anne Elizabeth Johnson and George Walton. Details include places Richmond Fredericksburg Caroline County Fauquier Anacostia and Vancouver Barracks with dates in late September 1905 and 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Mio Hanlett
Richmond
Elle M Riland
Predericksburg
Robert L. Brooks
Kate Skinner
Caroline County
Robert C Wilkas
Fannie M. Kloss
Ricmond, Va
Mitchell V Colling
Gertrude Grier
John Barnard
Nellie Gales
Henry P Holden
Mary McCarthy
Frederick J Miller
Dorenn
MacHilwee
John W. Brown
Tula M Dasten
Edward H Davis
Josephine
Sullivan
Mossier Marzelf
Rosalie
Mary D Hardy
Thadieux Raith and
Hatt
Walter Grimen
Annie Snowden
Wiliam White
Cary de Lacey
Louis Bergman
Elia M Stewart
Johnson
Anne Filizabeth
E. Kurtz Johnson
St Matthew's Church
Walton
Paoli
George
Coates Walton
Altoone
Vancouver Barracks
Washington
Marina
Jose M
Mary M
Yznaga
St. Patrick’s Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
Health Office Record Deathe Reported to 12 M
Health office records list multiple deaths reported by September 2 with names ages and addresses including Thomas Mc Benson 4 Lilian Clatterbuck Pauline Davis Philp Dunmore David Glascow William Hawking Rover Tardeila James H James Helen Long Robert G Lowey and others from institutions such as Frogidence Hospital Freedmen's Hospital and Govt Home Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mc Benson
Hatne
Lilian Clatterbuck
Lan FP St
Pauline Davis
Frogidence Hospital
Phil’p Dunmore
David Glascow
Kataw
William Hawking
Freedmen’s Hospital
Rover Tardeila
Gtown Unly Hoap
William Jackson
U. 8
Jatl
James H James
Cook's Ct
Helen Long
Robert G Lowey
Thomas Montgomery
Wilzabeth McCoy
Wash
Undertakers in Washington and Nearby Firms Listing Prices
Directory style notice lists undertakers and embalmers with contact numbers in Washington area. Names include W R Speare J W Lee R F Harveys Sons John R Wright Co George P Zurhorst with addresses and phone lines. Open day and night services and modest prices emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Speare
F Street
J. William Lee
Commodiouy Chapel
Pennslvania
R. F. Harvey
Fourteenth Street Ni
Msclous Chapel ‘Telephone
North
John R. Wright Co
Turer
Deleghone North
George P. Zurhorst
East Capitol
Telzphans
Heath
Peace Congress Plans The Hague Conference Invitation Issued
Russian representatives abroad were instructed on September 21 to invite accredited governments to a second peace conference at The Hague. If accepted, Russia will present strictly practical proposals, with the conference to focus solely on urgent postwar questions to be settled without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
St. Petersburg
The
Hague
Deaths of W H Peckham and others reported in cities
Special reports from New York St Louis and Detroit note the deaths of W H Peckham prominent New York lawyer at his Broadway office from apoplexy the passing of Jacob Litt Broadway Theater owner and impresario Maj Stephen J Lang Hungarian revolutionary leader and Helen M Pernin shorthand authority all aged diverse years and locations updates refocus on notable figures and causes of death across multiple cities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
W. H. Peckham
Broadway
Morristown
N. J
Hoboken
Union Trust Company
Mr. Peckham
Henee
Dr. Hubbard
Hoffman Miller
Peckham, Miller & King
Jacob Litt
Dr Bond
Yonkers
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chicago
St. Louis
Stephen J. Lang
Maj. Lang
Kossuth
United States
Boston
Detroit
Mich
Helen M. Pernin
Los Angeles
Cal
Mia
Pernin
Deserted for younger man elopes across oceans
In New York on Sept 27, R K Fox was granted an absolute divorce from Justice Scott after Mrs Helen A Fox aged 58 admitted eloping with Alfred Stein a beardless Hungarian army officer while her husband and son were in Palm Beach for health. They returned in October and visited him before eloping permanently and residing in Perlis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
R. K. Fox
Justice Scott
Supreme Court
Helen A. Fox
Alfred Stein
Palm Beach
Fla
Electrical Workers Union resolves jurisdiction split
In a morning session the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers split jurisdiction into two heads for inside and outside workers. The general headquarters location will be decided by referendum among locals, with Chicago limited to Indianapolis and Springfield. The next meeting site will be chosen by referendum between Toronto and Los Angeles. A Baltimore round trip costs $1.25 via the Pennsylvania Railroad, available Saturdays and Sundays except Congressional Limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Springfield
Ill
Lowiaville
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Clani Ag
Chitce
Wwington
Toronto
Canada
Los Angeles
Cal
New Russian Loan Paves Way With Witte Influence
Paris bankers report a planned Russian loan of about 160 million dollars to fund reforms and military costs. Witte’s Paris and Berlin contacts, plus Morocco settlement easing Franco-German ties, are seen as paving the way. Jealousies flare as Witte's Berlin visit draws attention and a Black Eagle medal from Kaiser Wilhelm sparks commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Witte
Paris
Credit Lyonnaise
Baron Hottinguer
Berlin
Mendelsohn & Co
Rouvier
Chinese Assume Control Of Whang River Dispute
Peking today witnessed a settlement of the Whang public river controversy. Prince Ching signed the agreement establishing Chinese stewardship with foreign funds safeguarded by periodic account submissions and foreign interests protected under Chinese action approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whang
Peking
China
No Clew to Bomb-Thrower In Chinese Outrage
Peking on September 27 reports no motive identified for last Sunday's bombing. Some prominent Chinese view the act as an outcome of anti American boycott agitation, directed at the dynasty. The bomber remains unnamed but linked to the better classes. Viceroy Yuan Shai Kai in Chi LA Province orders energetic steps to capture the suspects.
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Peking
Yuan Shai Kai
Chi LA
Manila
Iloilo
Cebu
Tacloban
Leyte
Legaspi
Albay
Gen.Wright
Hongkong
Logan
Canton
Old City
Sir Matthew Nathan
Roosevelt
Congress
Taku
Korea
Amoy
Shanghai
Nagasaki
Kobe
Yokohama
Pacific Mail
Japan
Russia
Nikko
Kido
Osaka
Alfonso Not Bet A Selection of Bride Delayed
Madrid officials deny reports of King Alfonso’s marriage plans. No decision will be made until after his visit to Berlin. Also notes Alexander W. Pond’s death by self inflicted gunshot in Boston and routine ocean steamer movements with arrivals and departures in New York, Plymouth, Queenstown, and Dover.
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Berlin
Madrid
Alfonso
Boston
Alexander W. Pond
Chicago
Pond
New York
Oceanic
Liverpool
Teutonic
Queenstown
Statendam
Rotterdam
Vie Bouwlegas
Dover
Patricia
Plymouth
Deutschland
Baltic
Carpathia
Poth
Taft's Manila tour shows improved city under American rule
Taft reports Manila's administration has modernized with a stronger water and sewer plan under Desmond Fitzgerald and current harbor works that enable large ships to dock in storm conditions. He notes political strains, calls for systemic reform of the constabulary, and ongoing relief from a drought, locusts, and cholera while outlining independence timelines and tariff considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Orient
Cavite
Batangas
Samar
Philippine trip report outlines reforms and land deals
The dispatch notes progress in the Philippines with a more efficient government, church property issues settled by arbitration, and a compensation plan for friars lands. It mentions a special tribunal for church cases and possible revenue law refinements, plus hopes for reduced anti-Chinese boycotts and continued U.S. friendship with Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islands
Supreme Court
Leanson Real Estate Rates and Contact
Real estate listing notes varying rates of 4 6 and 446 percent with a contact at Gasoh BL 3326 New York Avenue NW. The garbled text suggests brokerage details and commission figures.
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Leanson Real Estate
Gasoh & BL
New York ‘Ave
Ane
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Taibutes
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Japanes
Uchida
Grand Central Station
Stewart L. Woodford
Soret Road
Wiliam van Horne
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Montreal
Vancouver
Maton
Greer-Prince
John B. Boland
Edward Randolph Greer
Marie A. Prince Sullivan—Davis
Hanyman
Jossphine Bo Sullivan
Edward H. Davis
Health Office Record
Undertakers
Peace Congress
E. Fox
Baltimore and Return
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional
France
Germany
Het Part
William
Order of the Black Eagle
Gen. Stoessel
Associated Press
Taft
Enown
RED Dragon Seltzer
Tokyo
Philippines
Canjton
Manchuria
Ashe
Heurich Brewing Co
Maerzen
Senate
West
Massachusetts Avenue
W. H. Taft
Clarence BR. Edwards
J. K. Thompson
William Kelley, Jr
W. Carpenter
Guy L. File
James B Leroy
W FR. Paige
Charles Curtis
George Fons
Ebenezer J. Hill
Theobald Otjeh
William M. Howard
Michael Driscoll
Charles F. Scott
A. A. Wiley
George A. Loud
S. Shierley
Sherley
Newton W. Gilbert
Duncan B. Miskelay
T. McKinley
R. Clough Anderson
Atherton Brownell
Louis Chapin
Charles Clark
Miss Clark
Wali
Empresa
Victoria
Koraa Se
Nonone. Stout Inc. Tailors
F St. N. W
7Th St. N. W
HUB Furniture CO
D St
Penn, Avenue
Badway
N.Y
Goodyear Rubber Co
REGAL
Penn. Ave
N. W
Samy
Schlitz Brewing
Rutti
B.W
Mary H. Giobe
Sao Iegelis Orloo
Imamond
Burlington
Claes
Ark
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