Evening star., 1945-12-02
Fifty Years Ago

ment that Augusta
Portuguese de seguiera Thedim,
Minister Dies the Minister of Por-
tugal to the United
States, had died at his residence here
this morning" of congestion of the
lungs" He allegedly had been "a suf-
ferer from consumption for a number
OF years" and had had "a sudden and
violent hemorrhage Sunday evening but
rallied and his attending physicians
had hopes of his ultimate recovery"
until "he grew suddenly worse" The
deceased diplomat was only 3s years
OF age. He had been successiyely sta
toned in Madrid and Rome before COM
Ing to Washington "last June" His
widows grief, The Star said, was in
tensified by the shock she sustained
last Friday by the death of her father.
the Portuguese Minister accredited
to the Quirinal"
"A black Japanese poodle, 9 months
old and weighing but IL pounds" said
The Star on Novem-
Mrs. CleveIond's Der %, 1895, "has
PoodlePuq been presented to
Mrs. (Grover) Cleve-
land by August c. Kavel, an enthusi-
astlc Democratic admirer residing at
Milwaukee, The animal also was de-
scribed as being 'the smallest pug dog
IN the United States" Perhaps it
actually was neither a poodle nor q
pug but just a Pekinese-from China,
not Nippon. Mrs. Cleveland-since 1918
Mrs. Thomas j. Preston-now resides
at princeton, N. j. If she remembers
the pet given to her by Mr.. Kavel a long
half century ago, she may be able to
tell what breed 1t really was.
Members Of the First PRESBYTERIAN
Church were busy celebrating the CEN
tenary of the estab-
DR.. Sunderland lishment of Presby-
honored tyterianism in WASH
1ngton, explained The
Star Tor November %, 1895, and a fea-
ture of the celebration was "a reception
- by the congregation" in the lee
ture room where guests were intro
duced to the Rev. DR.. Byron Sunder-
Iand, pastor since 1858, and the Rev.
Mr. Allen and Mrs Allen. The orator
OF the occasion was the Rev. DR.. T. De
Wltt Iaimage, but Mr.. Allen also spoke
and at the close of his remarks nre.
sented to DR.. Sunderland in behalf of
MS f1ock "a purse containing 76 gold
dollars" one for each year of his slonp
h1e OF useful deeds and honorable ac-
lions" Fifty years later the celebration
OF the l50th anniversary of the Presby-
terlan Church in Washington is in prog
ress, as DR.. Mccartney tells in his article
elsewhere on this page.
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Ihere seems to be nothing new about
misuse OF the privileges of the streets
j. and roads. In
Speed Monio Then The star Of No
AS Now yember 26, 1895.
1t was set forth
that: The constant jeopardy In which
the lives Of the people stand through
the recklessness of careless drivers has
instigated special watch among the
police with view to preventing. as
much as possible, and Furnishing those
guilty OF violation Of this law" A speed
er had been arrested and was being
charged with turning a corner with
rapidity unwarrantable. Unless such
persons could be corrected by the ON
GERS charged with the duty, it was hint
ed rather broadly that there would .be
rising against the danger.
Last Day" was the heading of dou-
BILE column advertisement signed "Palais
Royal, g & 18th
Department Store Streets" on the
Attractions editorial page Of
The Star on Mo-
venber 20. 1895. The reference was to
. royal opening" particulars Of which