Daughter adores foster mother in mixed guardians case
Edith Brown, eleven, declares Mrs. Sarah Brown gave her kindness and a happy home at 436 M Street NW before Judge DeLacy ordered permanent state guardianship. Raised since infancy in New York and Washington, she remains unaware of her real identity and says she would prefer to stay with her foster family if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Brown
Bruen
M Street
Sarah Brown
Delacy
Maia
Mrs. Brown
Maimma
New York City
New York
Washington
4Ich
the Theaer
Manin
Ted
Old Home
Iw York
Board of Children’s Guarde
Ahd
Great Republican States Clubs Dinner Plan in Washington
The League of Republican State Clubs of the District of Columbia met at the Mazonic Hall to arrange its annual dinner on April 25. The event aims to be the league’s largest, with plates limited to 385 and dinner served at 8, followed by three hours of speeches starting at 9. Capers will toastmaster and a list of speakers will be announced. Delegations from New York, West Virginia, Missouri, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and others will attend along with the Old Boys' Republican Club and various state representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Internal Revenue Capers
New York
West Virginia
Missouri
Wisconsin
New Jersey
Connecticut
Ohio
Illinois
Kentucky
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Old Boys’ Republican Club
Brightwood Citizens debate streetcar service and loans
The Brightwood Citizens Association met at Brightwood Hotel where speakers including Senator Elmer E. Burkett urged through streetcar service to Brightwood and northwards. A proposal for a long term district loan was opposed by Burkett but adopted. The group also planned Memorial Day ceremonies with G A R and praised Representative Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Seventh Street
Florida Avenue Northwest
Snator
Elmer E. Burkett
Nebraska
Brightwood
Burkett
Congress
H. ®& Jones
Battly Cemetery
Th Smith
House District Committee
Charles W. Ray
Gol
B.pownsend
J. Preston Mille
H. L. & Johrsen
Ben Huolman
John G. Keene
Auto on Alaska Trail in Valdez Welcome
April 10 Seattle reports the American racing car arrived by steamship Santa Claus at Valdez Alaska. A brass band welcomed the car at the wharf and a public reception and banquet are planned. The car will traverse Keystone Canyon and Fairbanks before shipping to Seattle for the New York Paris race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Valdez
Alaska
Keystone Canyon
Teikhill
Fairbanks
San Francisco
New York
Paris
City
Puebla
Seatt
Wedded on Her Deathbed in Sudden Marriage
York Pa April 10 The death of Mrs Edward G Brownlee a bride of only twenty four hours followed a romance with bride Miss Alice Julia Eldridge of York and her Philadelphia chemist husband. A few days earlier she was stricken with pneumonia and could not survive. the couple wed at midnight on her deathbed.
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York
Edward G. Brownlee
Alice Julia Eldridge
Philadelphia
Ohio Peace Idea Plan Deemed Inexpedient in Taft Foraker Fight
Ohio Republicans split over a peace plan to unite Taft and Foraker supporters before the national convention. Some warn conceding now would harm Taft’s bid and risk down ballot losses in November. Delegation members describe a “conspiracy of silence” amid fears of losing state control and warn no terms should bind Taft to Foraker until after the convention.
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Ohio
Taft
Foraker
Congress
Senator Foraker
Senate
Secretary of War
Forak
Moraker
Chicago
Himn
Fora
Alies
Legislative
India
Brownsville
Tex
Beeman G. Dawes
Harris
Francis Treadway
Hootron Building Firm Growth Tied to Local Trade
Years later he bought Middleton and Ben s interest and expansion spurred the Hoot ron building on F Street. James B Nalle joined the firm after and ran it through 1836. Mr Hove s funeral to be held at Epiphany Church on Monday at 9 30 then interred in Fredericksburg Virginia with Masonic rites as a St John s Lodge member.
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Middleton
Ben
Ff Street
Mona
James B. Nalle
Stephew
Hove
Epiphany Church
Fredericksburg
Masonic Frites
St. John’s Lodge
Chemists Honor Dr Wiley Twenty-Fifth Year Service Banquet
The chemists of the Department of Agriculture honored Dr Harvey W Wiley chief of the Bureau of Chemistry with a banquet at Harvey's restaurant marking twenty five years in government service. Speakers including Dr H A Trescott and many others paid tribute while the menu featured portraits of Dr Wiley and a quip about his years of service.
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Bureau of Chemistry
Department of Agriculture
Harvey W. Wiley
Harvey's
H. A. Trescott
J. A. le Cere
T. C. Trescott
A. I. Winton
W. W
Wiley
Messrs
Alwood
McDonnell
Straughn
Denning
Shibley
Kiester
Townsend
Given
Bayles
Runyan
Boughton
Dodge
McElroy
Amiss
Bryan
Doolittle
Duntar
Moorse
Winton
Wilson
Patrick
Smithers
la Clare
la Wall
Duff
Bigelow
Stengie
Dunlap
Kebler
Carr
Cushman
Schreiber
Walker
Veitch
Smith
Eilger
Harrison
Bailey
Knotsley
Houghton
Lewis
Howard
Mason
Hoover
Parker
Boyle
Morgan
Skinner
Levitt
W. J. Morgan
Weber
Riley
Haywood
Goodman
Dyer
Palmore
Sullivan
Tolman
Fuller
Chamberlain
Spencer
Church
Confidence Man Abroad Preys on Hotels and Cafes
Police seek a clever swindler described as a flym flam who operates in first class hotels and restaurants. Over two days he approached W. H. Henderson at 1432 New York Avenue NW and later tried a similar scheme at a cafe on Fifteenth Street NW, proposing to split a pocketbook of money if given $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Precinct
W. H. Henderson
New York Avenue Northwest
Henderson
Fifteenth Street
Mr. Henderson
Youth stabbed in back in Maryland Ave clash
William Zietler a nineteen year old from 464 Maryland avenue southwest was stabbed in the back and is reported in non serious condition at Emergency Hospital. Edward Thrift seventeen of 487 j street southwest is jailed at the Fourth precinct charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after a clash last afternoon on Four and a half Street and Maryland avenue southwest amid prior trouble between the two youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Zietler
Maryland Avenue
Edward Thrift
J Street
Zietler
Thrift
Fourth Precinct
White's Firm Selected for New New York Post Office
McKim, Mead & White of New York were chosen yesterday as architects for New York's new post office by a board including Hill Hornbastel Wheelwright Day and John Knox Taylor. The decision was ratified by Secretary Cortelyou after a conference with Postmaster General Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKim, Mead & White
New York
James G. Hill
Henry F. Hornbastel
E. M. Wheelwright
Frank Miles Day
John Knox Taylor
Cortelyou
Meyer
Carrere & Hastings
Hetns & la Farge
George B. Post & Sons
H. van Buren Magonigle
Whitfield & King
Kenneth Murchison
Cass Gilbert
Highth Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Congress
Weather Conditions in NV and Atlantic States Apr 10 1908
Weather bulletin reports deep Gulf showers reaching the Central valleys and Lower Lake region into New England. Cooler Northwest. warmer elsewhere. Friday forecast calls for clearing in New England and Middle Atlantic regions, with fair conditions elsewhere. Winds vary by coast. storm warnings resume April 15 on Great Lakes. Temperature readings from midnight to 10 PM show fluctuating highs and lows. precipitation 0.18 inches. Tide table and river bulletin included. Shenandoah clear and Potomac cloudy in Hargers Ferry, WV.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Gulf States
Lower
Lake Region
New England
Middle Atlantis
Dakotas
Minnesota
New Mexico
Arizona
Middle Atlantic
Middle Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
East Gulf States
East Gulf
West Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Steamera
European Porta Adil
Great Lakes
Lake Pepin
Londes
River Bulletin
Washington Post
Hargers Ferry
W. Va
Shenandoah Clear
Potomac
Hood s sarsaparilla cure for blood humors
Hood s sarsaparilla claims to purify blood and cure pimples boils eczema scrofula and spring ailments. It is presented as a nerve strengthener stomach tonic and liver aid that succeeds where others fail and urges readers to get it today.
Band of Thieves at Work Reports of Thefts Across City
Police believe an organized band of sneak thieves operates in the city with robberies also reported in Alexandria. Apartments suffer most as valuables vanish, including a $50 jewelry theft from The Mount Vernon and a gold ring and bracelet from Mrs. Esther Emmett. A 15 dollar loss from William Bowie's home is noted along with various other items. Investigations point to loot being shipped to an Eastern city, with arrest records hinting at ready-for-shipment loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Virginia City
G. G. Gray
Mount Vernon
William Bowie
Riggs Street
Girl Pupil's Gown Stolen From Delivery Wagon
Mount Vernon Seminary students face thefts as two men were arrested in the past month. A box containing a costly gown for Miss P. K. Peabody was stolen from a United States Express wagon parked at 91st and M streets NW. Other stolen consignments went to Miss E. T. Evans at Ninth Street NW and F. J. McNally at Massachusetts Avenue NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon Seminary
M Streets
United States Exppress Company
P. KK. Peabody
M Street
Miss Peabody
E. T. Evans
Ninth S Street
F. J. McNally
Massachusetts Avenue
Palm Sunday Sermons and Sacred Music at Shrine Church
Rev Joseph F McGee preaches five minute sermons on the Seven Last Words during Palm Sunday evening service at 7 30 with Mer cadante s Seven Last Words. Solemn high mass at 11 features Miss Mabel Latimer singing In famatus from Rosini Stabat Mater. Soprano Miss Latimer alto Miss Mary Emily King Iga J McQuade Guido C Callan Charles Bechtel tenors Bernard F Ryan Miss Margaret F O Tante organist and L E B Gannon director lead a full chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. McGee
Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church
Crosa
Mercadante
Mabel C. Latimer
Masquerade for Children at Saengerbund
Hundreds of youngsters in vivid costumes enjoyed a late afternoon masquerade at the Washing ton Saengerbund club rooms 314 C street. Parents and siblings watched as every child received a large candy box, with the event planned by a Saengerbund committee led by Paul F Brandstedt and including Karl Brort Joseph A Burkart Frank Ghigelli Milt on E Ford Fritz Hohoff Herbert Levy Harry G Minster Charles A Van Zandt Ferdinand Waldman Dr Laula A Walker and Martin Wiegand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saengerbund
Washington Bsaengerbund
C Street
Paul F. ,Brandstedt
Karl Brort
Joseph A. Burkart
Frank&. Ghigelli
Milton E. Ford
Fritz Hohoff
Herbert Levy
Harry G. Minster
Charles A. van Zandt
Ferdinand Waldman
Laula A. Walker
Martin Wiegand
Poor Rich Children in The Saturday Evening Post
A warning about how wealth influences child upbringing. A Boston couple sends two boys to private schooling with French governesses, leading to language gaps and social issues. The issue argues rich children can lose basic humanity, as some become cads while others gain breeding. Copies available at newsstands or by mail from Curtis Publishing Company.
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Warwick
Saturday Evening Post
Boston
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Robert Berberich
DROP
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Alurpos
Ind
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Safe Deposit Department
American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth
Pényviyanta Avenue
DR. Wiley
THE
Templars
Order of Good Templars
Order
Benning Lodge
Matthew E. O'Brien
Pequonock Judge
Bridgeport
Martha Washington
Star of Hope, Independent
Verseverafice Lodges
Ansburgh & Bro
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Grack
White
Bam
Ralo
N. Max
Asheville
N.C
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Gaethe
Atlantia
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Mars
Buffalo
N.yag
Cincinnati
Onia
Cheyenne
Wye
Davenport
Iowa
Denver
Cate
Des Moines
Lows
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Mont
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Ark
Marquette
Mich Ha
Memphis
Tenn
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North Platt Nebra
Omaha
Pittsburg
Grant BR
Salt Lake City
St Lanois
St. Paul
Band OF Thieves
AT Work
Joseph McGee
Sacred Heart Church
Liberal Credit
Peter Grogan
Sanders & Stayman Co
F Street
Percy
Foster
W. & J. Sloane
H Street N. W
Newton Ferree
John A. Rawlings
G. A. BR. Hall
Department of the Potomac
Cal
Thomas Hopkins
Ferree
eScee
Sg. R. Stratton
John R. Walker
Curtis Pussisnine Company
William Smith
Flrat St. Aw
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Society
Sunday Post
Castelberg’s
Can Penna. Ave
Pedro Domecq
Christian Xander
S Howe
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