Peace in East by May Advices From Abroad Hint Armistice
Special to The Washington Post from San Francisco reports Dr. Hugo Lieber, emeritus head of German participation at the Panama Expo, predicting Russia and Germany will sign an armistice before May 1. He cites long urging by peace advocates including Sergius Witte and denies rumors that Austria seeks a separate treaty as fanciful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Seys
Hugo Lieber
Austria
Washington Post
San Francisco
New York City
Sergius Witte
London
Death notices from Washington area obituaries 1915
A long list of deaths and funeral notices. Gina Ruth widow of Santus Ruth aged seventy, service at St Mary’s Church. Edwin S Baker aged fifty seven, funeral at Frank Geier’s Sons. Annie Bennett, Mary E Grady, Aurelta Daspit, and several others noted with addresses and burial plans at Arlington Mount Olivet Congressional and other cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACTA
A.m
Rel Gina
Santus Ruth
Bladensburg
St. Mary's Church
St Mars’s Cemetery
Beltimore
Wheeling
W. Va
Baker
Topom
Edwin
Frank Geier
Seventh Street
Glenwood
Beasnett
M. Frankin T. Howe
Quir Street
Anni E
Baltimore
Grady
Mary E Grady
Margaret M. Haw
Barris
Louis A.lagarde
Woodley Place
Aurelta Daspit
H. H. Harris
Arlington Cemetery
Ferbert
Atlantic City
Bedperick
Mabel Herbert
Park Place
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Nnl
Hutchins
S Street
William A. Hutchins
Amelia An Hutchings Grimes
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mayhew
Mary Fi
George F. Mayhew
Congressional Cemetery
Thirty-first Street
Martha
Benjamin Miller
Mussey
Monroe Street Northwest
Virginia
William FE Munney
Jonesboro
Tenn
Tence
Fort Hamilton
Mas
William P. Pence
U. S
Wehlfeld Surrenders Diving Title for Fatherland
Conrad Wohlfeld of the Illinois Athletic Club gives up his National AAU diving title to serve as a lieutenant in a German regiment. He left winter for Germany and sent coach Bachrach notes on army experiences. Wohlfeld previously won the indoor New York title, outdoor Chicago title, and the 1912 Stockholm Olympic diving crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. A
Conrad Wehlfeld
Hlinois Athletic Club
Seichtiang
Wehlfeld
Germany
Bachrach
I. A.C
Wohlfeld
New York
Frame-Up Outcry as Prisoner Attacks Detective in Court
In New York on April 3 Nicholas Sperante, 23, tackled Detective James Dalton during transport to a cell after felonious assault and weapon charges. A second inmate joined, officers used force, and witnesses testified alibis for Sperante. The scene saw fainting women, a courtroom rush, and a vow of revenge from Sperante’s mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecial
Washington Post
New York
Nicholas Speranzo
James Dalton
Wes Side
Sperante
Albert Furst
Furst
Speranzo
Sporanac
Dalton
Speranszo
Nolan
Mother
Huerta Visit Sparks U S Political Firestorm
Wary Democrats fear former Mexican dictator Victoriano Huerta arriving in New York aboard the Antonio Lopez could complicate Wilson administration policy on Mexico. Huerta, expected in New York from Spain, may seek public speeches and even a home in the United States, with speculation he could influence Mexican politics or push for a broader homeland. A Carranza envoy in Los Angeles urged the U S to deny Huerta entry, citing plans to meet conservatives in New York to back a potential restoration bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muerta
Mexico
Huerta
New York
Spain
Plana
Washington
Wilson
Gen. Huerta
Cien Huer- Ta
Big Odda
Castro
Imerta
State Department
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Taft
United States
Cuba
Central America
Villa
Zapata
Porfirio Diaz
Los Angeles
Carranza
Vera Cruz
Victoriano Huerta
Adolfo Carillo
Carillo
Late Mail Collections Show Preference for Daytime Posting
The first extra late downtown mail collection yielded sixteen letters and one parcel, suggesting Washington residents favor daytime posting. The postman reports small volume due to public knowledge of the new service, with boxes at Seventh and Pennsylvania Avenue, Iron Thirteenth and Pennsylvania, Fourteenth and G Street, and Ninth and F Streets noted for 1:15 to 1:45 a.m. collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Praeger
City
Seventh
Pennsylvania Avenue
Thirteenth
Pennsylvania
Fourteenth
Ninth
F Streets
Heirs Challenge Chadsey Will in Probate Case
Nine heirs at law petitioned to invalidate the late Calvin Chadsey will alleging undue influence by unknown persons and the decedent's lack of testamentary capacity. They seek court issues to determine validity and refuse probate and record of the will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Chadsey
Wilton Lambert
Rudolph H. Yeatman
Elopes With Navy Impostor Doctor Attracts Bride And Threats
Special to The Washington Post reports Kansas City residents and a promoter were entangled with a man posing as a naval officer. Dr Charles Le Roy admitted impersonating a government officer and was bound over to the federal grand jury. Bride Louise Sherard, from Logansport, Indiana, wed in Indianapolis after the ruse. Le Roy opened offices at 608 Altman and leased apartments at 1412 West Thirty ninth Street before the scheme unraveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Kansas City
A. Rubenstein
Charlies le Roy
Arthur T. Bagley
Department of Justice
le Roy
Navy
Federal Grand Jury
Louise Sherard
Logansport
Ind
Indianapolis
le Foy
Altman Building
Transportation department urged by railroad head in Connecticut
Howard Elliott president of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad told Norwich chamber of commerce and eastern Connecticut development committee that a cabinet level department of transportation is needed A secretary would advocate railroad rights and public interests He warned regulation and competition mixed create an impossible condition and favored well regulated combinations to improve efficiency and service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Elliott
New Haven
Norwich
Conn
Department of Transportation
Secretary of Transportation
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Connecticut Development Committee
Funeral of Robert F. Miller in Washington
Funeral services for Robert Farnham Miller who died Tuesday after illness were held at his home 1320 Tenth street NW. Rev J Henning Nelms of the Church of the Ascension officiated. Interment was private in Glenwood Cemetery. A lifelong District resident he worked in the trust department of the Washington Loan and Trust Co since 1891. Pallbearers included Dr J Bartlett Hills Lauther Swartzell Frederick Eichelberger Boyd Taylor Frank B Noyea and R G Joyce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Farnham Miller
Tenth Street
J.henning Nelms
Church of the Ascension
Glenwood Cemetery
Miller
Washington Loan and Trust Company
John Morris Dies at 78 Former Treasury Official
John Morris, 78, longtime public servant and former assistant register of the U S Treasury, died at his Wyoming apartment from stomach trouble. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a m conducted by Bishop Harding, with interment at Rock Creek Cemetery. He was born in 1837 and held posts in the Treasury, Interior and War departments, plus editorial work in Washington and Chicago. He leaves a wife, a son Henry Curtis, and a daughter Mrs William Gooell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan
Department of the Interior
Treasury
War Departments
Daily Constitutional Union
The
Sunday Gazette
Washington
Morris
Chicago
Railway Age
Register of the Treasury
Toyal Baking Powder Company
New York
Mr. Morris
Annie Mary Curtis
Saratoga
N. Y
Henry Curtis
William Gooell
Springfield
Masa
Mrs Rafter Contests School Board Seats Amid Rule 45 Debate
Mrs Giles Scott Rafter campaigns for one of three June school board seats as Rule 45 and the Mothers Congress split influence the contest. Rhodes seeks reelection with opposition over attitudes toward women teachers. Larner opposed reinstituting Rule 45. Marshall also against policy change. Rafter seeks reelection as Mathers Congress head. a dark horse opponent is rumored with A A Birney named as a possible candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Scott Rafter
Board of Education
Susie Moor Rhodes
John B. Larner
Charles H. Marshall
Mothers’ Congress
Rafter
Mathers' Congress
Rhodes
Mathers Congress
Congress
Gladys Strong Hellman
Hellman
Marshall
Mathers’ Congress
A. A. Birney
The
Dies Friendless and Alone at 75 in Washington
Elizabeth Shaw a 75 year old German native living in Washington since age 50 was found dead in her room at 459 Pennsylvania Avenue North West. No suspicious circumstances. Coroner Nevitt certified death from natural causes. Identified by Gospel Mission manager John Marshall Place dispenser. Very little is known about her. no relatives found so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Shaw
Germany
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Nevitt
Gospel Mission
John Marshall Place
Ohio Society Entertainment and Officers Election
The Ohio Society of Washington plans its annual entertainment and officer election Monday evening at Rauscher's. Justice William FR. Day of the U S Supreme Court will chair the event, with Judge George B. Martin presiding during the entertainment. An illustrated lecture on submarines by Lt. Clarence N. Hinkamp U S N is featured, followed by dancing and a Hawaiian Orchestra performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Society of Washington
Rauscher’s
William FR. Day
Supreme Court of the United States
George B. Martin
Clarence N. Hinkamp
Roots as 1916 Presidential Hope in New York and Pa Reports
Reports from New York and Pennsylvania suggest Elihu Root emerges as a potential 1916 presidential candidate. The Pennsylvanian Republican organization under Senator Penrose is said to favor Root, with Barnes backing him. Primaries in fifteen states could loosen bloc voting and broaden the field, while Fairbanks pursues tariff and prohibition as a rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Fairbanks
Mr. Root
Senator Penrose
Barnes
Root
California
Georgia
Iainois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
East
McKinley
Republican Party
South
Louisiana
Municipal Bonds Lead In Banking Discussion
The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Banking met at 121 F Street NW to discuss loans and investments. Avon N. Nevins of Riggs National Bank led the session, noting banks hold 42 percent of municipal bonds, 38 percent in high grade railroad stocks, 14 percent in U S government bonds, and 6 percent in utilities and industrials. Thirty members were nominated as delegates to the San Francisco national convention, two weeks hence, with sixteen expected to be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Institute of Banking
F Street
Northwest
Avon N. Nevins
Riggs National Bank
United States
San Francisco
Crazy Quilt prep warned as US unready for invasion
Captain Mathew B. Hanna and Major General John F. O'Ryan told a Union League Club audience that the United States could not sustain a prolonged war, with ammunition lasting only about a day and a half under modern conditions. They warned of a potential European invasion and urged strengthening the national guard and navy as essential defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
United States
Union League Club
Mathew B. Hanna
General Staff
United States Army
Special Commission On National Defense
John F. O’ryan
National Guard of
National Guard
Hanna
New England
Deposit guarantees legal banks may insure deposits
Attorney General Gregory issued an opinion, circulated by Secretary McAdoo, that national banks may contract with guaranty companies to insure deposits. The ruling, requested by Comptroller Williams, covers whether premiums paid by banks are proper charges in bank examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas W. Gregory
Iguoranty
John Skelton Williams
Washington bankers toast first annual Exchange Bank banquet
Prominent figures from District National Bank and several Washington and Baltimore financial institutions gathered at the Powhatan Hotel for the Exchange Bank of Washington’s first anniversary banquet. Robert N. Harper urged the bank to stay a neighborhood lender, retain its $50,000 capital, and continue delivering strong dividends as toastmaster Dr. Mark I. Finley and others praised its growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Baltimore
Powhatan Hotel
Exchange Bank of Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Twentieth Street
West End
District National Bank
Robert N. Harper
Theodore N. Austin
National Bank of Baltimore
A. G. Clapham
Tucker K. Sands
Commercial National Bank of Washington
Exchange Bank
Bank
William R. Nagel
John ¥. Kelley
William F. Compher
Charles Bowman
William H. Cooper
The
Union Savings Bank
Alexander J. Schwarz
Elmer Sotheron
John B. Flynn
M. ©. Buckley
H. M. Dixon
J. E. Donovan
Victor J. Evans
Frank HE. Chiselli
Willam VY. Griffin
Hugh F. Harvey
W- Henry
C. Clinton James
H. A- Singer
K. PB. T. Niland
H. B. Potkinhorn
W. K. Reeve
V. Grant Smith
W. Whiteside
George C. Havenner
Walter Spauls
G. Johannes
L. G. Anderson
Henry A. Baker
Robert English
Edward Voigt
Irvin T. Donohoe
G. Hymund
John Ticer
H. Chesley
Sotheron Key
Robert la Dow
James A. Jeffries
Five arrested in shoplifting gang raid on stores
Detectives Simpson and Cole of the First precinct arrested five young women in silks and jewelry who police say formed a shoplifting gang. They recovered several hundred dollars worth of loot and say more remains. A charge of petit larceny was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson and
Cole
Firat
Carl Busch of St. Louis Brewer Dies in Pasadena
Carl Busch, son and heir of Adolphus Busch, died today at his mother’s Pasadena residence. The 36 year old heir had struggled with ill health for months, ending his life in California while his family hails from St. Louis where his father built a vast brewing empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
Carl Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
German Red Cross thanks American donors through ambassador
Ambassador Gerard delivered a letter from Gen. C. von Pfuel praising American citizens for raising nearly 3,000,000 marks for the German Red Cross during the war. Pfuel notes difficulty in locating donor addresses and asks if American press representatives could help publicize thanks to all contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Red Cross Society
State Department
Gerard
Berlin
Appomattox Day Observed By G A R Tonight
Celebrating Appomattox fifty years after Lee's surrender Lt Gen Miles will speak at G A R Hall. The Potomac Department and citizens committee announce the program with speakers including Gen Miles and Col Strattan. Events feature music, addresses, and recitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Appomattox
Robert E. Lee
Forces of the Confederacy
G. A. R. Hall
Pennsylvania Avenue
Department of the Potomac
G. A.R
Nelson A. Miles
William F. Gude
Samuel R. Strattan
Lutz
Boys
Henry A. Couden
United States House of Representatives
Cut Throat Leap Leaves Butler in Hospital Ward
Thomas Butler a 28 year old Bladensburg man of large stature cut his throat with a window pane while attempting to jump from his room at his home. He was handcuffed and strapped in a straitjacket at the Casualty Hospital as wrists swelled and handcuff keys failed. Representatives from Bladensburg and Rockville sheriffs summoned to unlock the restraints. Butler’s mental condition said normal and no charges filed. Washington police say restraint was unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Butler
Bladensburg
Casualty Hospital
Walter C. Raybold
Bladenaburg
Raybold
Butler
James Simpson
Butlers
Detective Headquarters
Hartley
Washington
Costa Rica President Survives Yacht Wreck And Swim
President Alfredo Gonzales of Costa Rica and his party endured a yacht wreck in the Caribbean. They swam ashore through heavy surf after a norther drove the vessel onto rocks near the Atlantic coast. Isolated for two days they walked to the nearest rail point and returned to San Jose to a warm reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Jose
Costa Rica
Alfredo Gonzales
Caribbean
Talamanca
Atlantic
Port Lawsen
Indicted in Osborne case in New York April
Federal grand jury returned a bill charging Frank B. Safford with perjury in a trust indictment stemming from Rae Tanger's charges against James W. Osborne. Tanger later recanted naming Osborne. Safford identified Osborne as the hotel clerk seen with Tanger, who also confessed she misnamed him. further indictments expected as investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Twain
Rae Tanger
James W Osborne
Federal Grand Jurere
Frank B. Safford
Safford
James W. Osborne
Miss Tanzer
Metal men seek Washington sheet metal workers
The Sheet Metal Contractors' Association of Washington held a banquet at the Washington Sarengerbund to launch a membership campaign aimed at adding every man in the local trade to the rolls. Paul F. Brandstedt, president of the national group, was guest of honor. Officials include J. A. Oliver president and John A. Pierpoint secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asession of
Washington Cave
Washington Sarengerbund
Ato
Washington
Paul F. Brandstedt
National Association
Frank Jk. Chew
New York
the Metal Worker
Piurhber
Breamftter
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Witte
Tinsley
Q Street
Bessie Tinsley
Mount Carmel Baptist Church
Third
Ati P.m Tredway
Frank F. Major
Louis D. Tredway
George F. Zurhorst
BIMB
Third St
Liccolnais
SONS
sEvaenry Modern Chapel
Wali North
J. WM. Lee
Embelmer
Pennsylvania Ave
Thos
M. Hindlf
Bince
Zurhorst
Cap. ST
W. R. Speare
N. W
Speare
Dmit
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Thos. S. Sergeon
Bros. Cain
Kevanth Street
M. Tow
H. Small & Sons
Florists
15Th
H Streets
Waldorf-Astoria
Broadway
Leafs
Boy
Perse
Praeger
Chadsey
du Barry
Milady
R. Harris & Coo
the Jewelers
To-Kalon Co., Inc
Elopes With
Ravy
Robert F. Miller
John Morris
Mrs. Rafter
Ohio Society
Senator
Keystone State
U.S
Capt
Deposit Guarantees Legal
NEW Bank
Exchange
District National
Ganz
RED Cross
Paris
Julius Garfinkle&Co
Manacles
Rockville
Osborne
Metal Men
Grogan ’S
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