Evans Lands For Cure President Praises Admiral Evans
San Diego April 1 The Atlantic fleet flagship with Admiral Robley D. Evans aboard arrived off Coronado and he was brought ashore to receive treatment at mineral springs near San Luis Obispo. He said rheumatic pains prevent delaying therapy and will return to duty when permitted. The President and officers sent telegrams of support as Evans departs for Paso Robles.
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Coronado
Evans
San Luis Obispo
Jevars
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Fteets
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Magdalen Bay
Thoaras
Offic
Tempo
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Loulsiank
Waitig
Evins
Deaths and naval dispatches in 1908 era notices
Obituary notices and a naval dispatch summary discuss multiple deaths including Mrs Mary E Jewell and others, plus Captain Royal R. Ingersoll’s travel with Admiral Evans. Reports note health improvements of the fleet commander, the Connecticut’s Magdalena Bay run, and Alfred Deakin announcing a US battleship fleet visit to Australia with scheduled Sydney arrival and ten days stay.
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Admiral Evans
Hot Springs
Magdalena Bay
Connecticut
San Diego
Melbourne
Alfred Deakin
Australia
Sydney
Australian
Deakin
Washington
Hobart
Perth
Adelaide
Brisbane
Funeral Directors Directory Amid Historic Washington Listings
A dense historical ad page lists funeral directors and embalmers in Washington with shop names and addresses. Entries include J William Lee, John R. Wright Co, R F Harveys Sons, W R Speare, Soweain, Wm H Sardo & Co, Thos S Sergion, Costello, Geier & Sons, Zurhorst, Comley Florist, and Shaffer Florist with contact details and chapel notes.
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William Lee
Bria
John R. Wright CO
Fureal
Perth
R. F. Harvey's Sons
W. R. Speare
N. W
Speare
H. Sardo & CO
Finlaal
S. Sergeon
Skrossor
Thos
A. Costello
Bunar
Bott
Eran “Geier’s Sons
Geo P. Zurhorst
GEO P. Zurhorst, Lndvftarer and Embalmer
Fune A
Palars
East
Capitol St
Unrest in Port au Prince as Haiti unrest tightens grip
Uncertainty and clashes renew in Port au Prince after a failed army uprising involving Gen Larraque and other officers. Reports say the government screens quarters, while refugees in the French station face possible danger as France and the United States watch developments.
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Port Au Prince
Hatti
Larraque
Haiti
M Cartelon
Carteron
Senator Davis Fined for Disturbing the Peace in Little Rock
United States Senator Jefferson Davis was fined $25 in Police Court for disturbing the peace after obtaining a pistol and appearing on the street the day after being attacked by Thomas Helm deputy prosecuting attorney. Helm was fined $10 for assault.
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Little Rock
Ark
United States
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Helm
Duis
Helm
Jealous Wife Shoots Rival at Monrovia Post Office
Mrs Helena Grain, 28, resident of Monrovia since the Santa Anita racing season, was shot five times by Mrs L Dearman wife of L Dearman who has raced horses at Santa Anita. The motive was jealousy as Dearman admitted. The shooting happened at the Monrovia post office where Dearman waited for her victim nearly an hour.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Helena Grain
Monrovia
Santa Anita
L . Dearman
Dearman
Ohio Voters Confused Over Foraker Fight and Negro Vote
Ohio Republicans face a fractured scene as Taft Roosevelt tensions sharpen, with Sen Foraker’s position pivotal. A Republican Negro leader signals mixed support for the ticket while factions in Columbus and Toledo clash over candidates. Party unity hinges on May conventions and the fate of Ohio’s Senate race.
Taft Gains 17-Inch Bay State Delegates In caucus returns
Complete returns from Massachusetts Republican caucuses show 17 delegates pledged or favorable to Secretary Taft. Nine unpledged and six undetermined. Col. Sidney O Blaney defeats John D Long for delegate at large. Of 1 550 state convention delegates, 971 pledged or favorable to Taft, 649 unpledged. Taft led both taft and unpledged HQs boast winning margins amid sparse resolutions.
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Washington Post
Boston
Taft
Sidney O.blaney
Attleboro
John D. Long
Lodge
Crane
Bates
Bigney
Sov. Hughes
Bryan stops rival Jefferson Day dinner plans
William Jennings Bryan telegraphed from Lincoln that he would not attend a rival Jefferson Day dinner on April 13. He was invited but not asked to speak, and a $1,000 offer to fund a rival event was dropped. Bryan will visit Trenton on April 13 and be hosted by Governor Fort and the local Democratic club.
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New York
William J Bryan
Incoln
Nebr
National Democratic Club
Bryan
H Hughes
Springsfield Mo
Jefferson
Waldorf- Astoria
Mgr. Bryan
Trenton
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Gov. Fort
Democratic Club
Cole's Delegation Seated at Ohio GOP Convention
Kenton April 1 adjourned session of the Highth Republican Congressional district convention met with a deadlock over a congressional nominee after many ballots. Two Champaign County delegations, led by Representative Ralph D. Cole and Judge T B Owen, contended for seating. Cole was seated after a bitter fight and the session adjourned until morning.
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Kenton
Ohio
Highth
Republican Congressional District Convention
Congress
Champaign County
Ralph D. Cole
T B. Owen
Cole
Governor Maker of Governors Guest at Capitol
Col Edward M House of Austin Tex luncheon with Senator Culberson at the Capitol. He may manage Bryan’s campaign if nominated and is known as the Warwick of Texas who makes governors for pastime. He urged national Democratic leadership and discussed Texan law, administration, and Gov Campbell’s expected second term.
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Edward M House
Austin
Tex
Senator Culberson
Capitol
Col House
Bryan
Warwick
Texas
Cubberson
Representative Sayers
Lanham
Denver
Tevis
Thomas M Campbell
Rouse
New York
Ohio
Gay Campbell
Gov Campbell
Gov. Campbell
Populists choose Bryan rival to lead at St Louis convention
Delegates at the Peoples Party convention in St Louis plan to nominate Thomas E Watson for president with Samuel W Williams as a possible vice president contender while Gen Jacob B Coxey serves as temporary chair. Bryan supporters clash over credentials and party alignment but are largely rebuffed by reform groups and the party committee. The convention opens tomorrow with Frank E Richey slated as permanent chairman and nominations unlikely before Friday.
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St Louis
L—Aadmirers
William J Bryan
National Convention of the Peoples
Denver
Bryan
People’s Party
National Committee
Thomas E. Watson
Georgia
Juda Samuel W
St. Louis
Indicted lawyer accused of extorting $15,000 in New York case
Carl Fischer Hansen, son-in-law of Isaac V. Brokaw and a Philadelphia lawyer, was indicted in New York on extortion charges. He allegedly threatened to publish scandalous letters and a diary to force payment from Joseph O'Brien, a Philadelphia decorator. Bail set at $15,000 as district attorney probes involved figures and meetings across hotels, restaurants, and homes.
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Isaac V. Brokaw
Philadelphian
Washington Post
New York
Carl Fischer-Hansen
Joseph & O'Brien
Philadelphia
Hansen
O'Brien
Foster
General Sessions
Smyth
Antony Macaluso
O’brien
Macaluso
Europe
O' Brien
Carl Fisher Hansen
Brien
Sever Men Hansen
9 Brien
O Brien
John J Buckles Buckley
Hansens
Buckley
Distrct
Buckle
O'Brien O'Brien
Joan J. McCarthy
Decorator
Otrlen
Raymond Hitchcock
Elvira Brokaw
Isaac W. Brokaw
Katherine Poillon
Trouble Sisters
W. Gould Brokaw
Fisher Hansen
Lawyer alleges indictment based on perjured testimony
C Hansen, at 8 West Forty Seventh Street, says he learned he was indicted and faced threats to pay money to un scrupulous attorneys. He claims the indictment was obtained through perjured testimony and vows to present documentary proof of his innocence. He expects arraignment Friday.
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Pountey
Brokawt
Sto Hanson
Forty-seventh Street
C. Hansen
New Meat Inspection Rules Spark Trade Complaints
The Department of Agriculture enforces denaturation and rendering of inedible fats before shipment, drawing complaints that European buyers may reject such greases and that lubricating uses could be harmed. Dr. Staddon notes the methods should not affect lubricating properties while acknowledging expected opposition.
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Department of Agriculture
Staddon
Bureau of Animal Industry
Philadelphia Couple Wed on Washington Monument Shaft
Thomas Alexander a Philadelphia carpet maker and Miss Anna Morrison wed atop the Washington Monument shaft after eluding obstinate parents and facing a custodian who briefly opposed the ceremony. The minister, Rev James F Stuart, conducted the ceremony as spectators watched and the couple later sent word to relatives before returning to Philadelphia.
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Thomas Alexander
Anna Morrison
Philadelphia
Washington Monument
Quaker City
Arlington Hotel
Alexander
James E Brest
Brest
James F Stuart
Fifteenth Street
Bomb threat to governor stirs Hartford police inquiry
A March 13 Hartford post office letter addressed to Connecticut Governor warned unemployed residents would blow up city hall and public buildings within three days. Police, led by Superintendent Sprague, weigh whether the note is a joke or an anarchist plot. no identity is confirmed.
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Connecticut
Washington Post
New London
Conn
Hartford
Sprague
Dick’s Long Rule Ends in Ohio Republican Shakeup
The Washington Post reports in Columbus that after fourteen years as chairman Senator Dick will be replaced by Henry A. Williams, a Columbus attorney tied to Taft. Taft leaders now control the state party and will direct the campaign. W. H. Philips, once Dick’s lieutenant, will become secretary of the committee.
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Ghia
Rendtar
Republican Party
Dayton
Columbus
Senate
Ohio
Congress
Senator Foraker
Washington Post
Republican State Executive Committee
Henry A. Williams
Taft
Foraker
Vanderbilt Issued Continued From First Page
Wison reports Vanderbilt spent time abroad and plans to drive the coach Venture as a public coach this spring between London and Brighton. He will judge the international horse show in London where his horses won trophies. Mrs Vanderbilt and son left Oakland Farm for Tuxedo Park, and furnishings were moved. The Newport home remains active with workers. most horses are still at Oakland Farm. Vanderbilt sailed for England and may visit Newport upon return.
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Island
St Thomas
Gonanes
Bremen
Kingston
Deg Marnesth
Martett
Eagle
Paducah
Guantanamo
Port-au- Prince
Paris
Haiti
Islan
Wison
Vanderbilt
London
Brighton
Plaza Fotel
Newport
R.C
Iit
Tuxedo Park
New York
Oakland Farm
Vanderbilts Serants
England
Leslie Carter Near Death in Chicago Corporate Change
The Washington Post reports Leslie Carter died soon after five months in a coma caused by gas poisoning. Carter had been a major Chicago and West business figure, stepping down from all principal offices in several corporations. Murry Nelson Jr. to be elected president of the Calumet and Chicago Canal and Dock Company.
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Spectal
Washington Post
Chicago
Murry Nelson, Jr
Carter
Goulds Appoint Receivers in Count Castellane Case
The court orders receivers of Anna Goulds income with George J Gould and Helen M Gould to pay creditors. A $5000 bond issue is directed to be turned over to the Gould estate in satisfaction of the 4 per cent bonds. Judge Lacombe signed the order as part of a long trusteeship dating to 1901 when Castellane creditors pressed for settlement.
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Mme
Helen M Gould
Anna Gould
George J Gould
Missouri Pacific
Count Boni de Castellane
George J
Mme Goulds
Federal
Licensed to Marry: Multiple Couples in 19th Century Ceremonies
A listing of numerous marriages, pairing individuals from cities including Wilkes-Barre Baltimore Luther Glen Leesburg Richmond Culpeper and Charlottesville. Names include Clarence Simons Rosamond Binney Emma Curtis Lena Williams Jester Cox Sallie Hitt Henrietta Harris and others in a compiled notice of wedding licenses and participants.
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Clarence Simons
Rosamond Binney
Wilkesbarre
Rey
Bristo
Henjamin D Caplan
Rosie Goodman
Baltimore
Yoelson
Charles H Gentry
Emma Curtis
Luther Glen
JB McLaugally
Willard Knadier
Danny Eloise Smith
Frederick D Power Reynolds Hayden
Isabelle Howard
RP Willams
Carl Lo Lacey
Lena S Williams
Leesburg
Health Office Record Deaths Reported to 12pm March 31
Deaths listed with ages and residences include Juliana Gales aged 8 at VNI st home, Jeaste Tippett aged 3 at Home of the Good Shepherd, Ida Callan 4, Cornelia Owens 63, Catherine Lynch 74, Mathew Vaughan 0? at 7th st east, Infant of Williams and Lela Nowlay at Columbia Hospital 1 day, Infant of Frank Lipton and Francia Lipton at 1333 Alast nw 4 days.
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Juliana W Gales
VNI St
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