Grant described as a highly capable Moor and officer
The article quotes Gen Who praising Gen Grant as a distinguished and able Moor in the United States Army. Gen EK Weaver recalls Grant as an officer of extraordinary executive ability. The piece traces Grant’s early life from St Louis to Galena and Kentucky, noting his service in the Civil War, his rise to brigadier general and major general, and his postwar career including memoir writing and public service in the East and Midwest. It highlights his family background and long-standing influence among officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
War Department
Who
EK. M Weaver
Coast Artillery
Ien Crant
Palwaya
St. Powe Meytye
St Louis
Ant
Spyder Weveragl Seara
Tos
Galena
Til
Kentuky
Grank
Fas
Noel Moher
En Grant
Betes
Vicksburg
Cor- Ein Noshelia
Petersburg
Yetine
Tien Grant
White House
Spain
Teant
Hoonpen Amt
Albany
N.o
Fourteenth New York Infantry
Ron
volunooShast
United Tates Es
Peet Boe
San Juan
United Stazon Ra
Leotard Woodwa Tiraint
Amun
Varias
Gift to Princeton Fellowship Named in April
A confused OCR item notes a $200,000 gift related to a Princeton fellowship, with references to trustees, a ceremony at a central location, and mentions of Mrs Fois Votre Coupletion and a graduate school member on the board. The text is garbled but indicates an endowed fellowship and donor naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolatonper Trouter
Othe
Procter
Footsooloof
Princeton
Umed Central
Sheng
Mra
Pia
Gradiate Arhoot
Judge's Son Convicted of Manslaughter in Auto Runover
A jury found the judge's son guilty of manslaughter for running over a boy with an automobile. The trial at the local court concluded after a lengthy session, with the defendant facing a stiff sentence. An earlier indictment cited the same vehicle in the fatal incident that occurred on Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecan
Seth Fis
Tragic gas incident and deaths near Brunswick building
In Washington, Mrs Allen Grogan and a couple were revived after inhaling illuminating gas at a home on Highteenth Street Northwest, while Miss Frances Henshaw, 46, was found dead in the Brunswick hotel gas chamber. Coroner cites suicide by hydrogen fumes. Henshaw had mourned her mother’s death last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Martin
Highteenth Street
Robert 3. Trimbie
Eighteenth Street
Allen Grogan
Tie
Dr. Trimble
Dons
Oll
Kansas
Allan Grogan
Starke M. Grogan
Census Bureau
Maryland Avenue Northeat
Cap Ualty Hospital
Miss Henshaw
Frances S. Henshaw
Brunswick
Thirteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Nevitt
Wilam H. Henshaw
Baltimore
Mount Pleasant
Misa Henshaw
Milas Wenshaw
New York
Cumberland
Ara Aro
Cupid Outwits Mother Miss Waters Elopes and Weds
Miss Dorothy Waters, society figure in Philadelphia and New York, elopes with broker Benjamin Gatins and marries. Parents learn of the wedding by letters from Mr and Mrs Gatins before the couple's honeymoon. They plan to move to Atlanta where Gatins and his brother own a hotel Gregorian Terrace. Waters had returned from Europe last year and stayed with the Baroness de Atarc in Nice, who reportedly arranged the elopement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ating
Gregorian Terrace
Misa Waters
Europe
Cr Aister
Jacque de Atarc
Nice
Mia
Thief robs two women then targets church and homes
A duplicate key thief looted Mrs. E. R. Smith at the Seville, 229 Eighteenth St NW, taking about $9 in cash while leaving $700 in valuables. He also robbed Miles Memorial Church vestry of $84, and burglarized two storefronts, breaking windows to enter. A doctor’s surgical instruments case was stolen from 11 Connecticut Ave NW. Police described a white man around 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Smith
Miles Memorial Church
FE. R. Smith
Seville
Eighteenth Street
Third Street
I Street
New York Avenue
B. B. Roseler
Funes Farrell
Morria J. Sheehan
Second
BR. Ob. Harding
Connecticut Avenue
William ©. Trome
Zabeth Kendall
Maryland Avenur
Joy Rider in 2 Crashes Injuries and Arrests
Police report two separate crashes last night in Washington. A bicyclist Wallace Randolph, 3, was seriously injured after a car ran him down at Fourteenth and Cottaroni streets and fled. about an hour later the same car hit a streetcar at Seventh and Florida, again fleeing. Miss M Fugitt, 3, and Miss Wood, 16, were knocked down at Fifteenth and 6th streets by James Jones, arrested for fast driving. Fugitt injured. Jones claims car belonged to Dr W A Mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourteenth
Cottorani Streets
Lnter
Seventh Street
Florida Avenue
Wallace F. Randolph
Iix Street
M. Fugitt
Uth
Carolina Avenue
Wood
Ninth Street
Fifteenth
James Jones
House approves deadly weapon bill in Washington
The House passed the Sims deadly weapon bill amid three hours of debate with no dissent. It targets pistols longer knives and carries penalties up to $1,000 fine or two years in prison. Aimed at travelers and station carries a push to empower police after duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Union Station
Washington
Baker
California
Hhis Day
Jim
Cullop
Indiana
Made &N
Madden
Miinols
District of Columbia
Representative Mann
Sima
Mann
Department of Jus Tlee
United States
Landa
Spencer Roberts
Metropolitan
billYso
Rock Creek Park
Wider Civil Pension Fight Reaches National Conventions
Charles Dick, chairman of the committee of one hundred representing government clerks, said the civil service retirement pension fight could be taken to both major party conventions. The group has not chosen a single bill and hopes legislation begins this session, with an appeal to the conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Unites States
Potomac River
Navy Yard
Mann
Rock Creek Park
Unite States
River Front
Ike Washington
U. S
Becauss
Charles Dick
Committee of One Hundred
Appointment of Chinese Minister to Washington Expected
Special cable reports the imminent naming of a Chinese minister to Washington. The post holder will be chosen for the Shanghai Shanghai era, with Tandol and Sipelch cited in dispatches as the likely appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tandol
Shanghai Siepelch
Ee Ree Tine
Fang
Chineas Minbeer
Church Work Abroad Outpaces Home Efforts at Methodist Meeting
Mrs. A L Marshall, editorial secretary of the Women’s Missionary Council, told delegates at Mount Vernon Place Church that church work abroad grows while domestic efforts crawl. The convention drew more than 600 delegates from Southern states and the кistrict. Final reports were given by Miss Mabel, Miss Danny Davies, Miss Bella Bennett, and others as the treasurer reported healthy finances. The sessions continue through Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Marshall
Women's Missionary Council
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Booth
Mount Vernon Place
Ninth
Anus
Mabel
Nashville
Tenn
Educationaleno
Danny Davies
East Pay
Bella H. Bennett
J. B. Cobb
Foreign Department
R. W. MacDonnell
Home Department
Eilner Stafford Miller
Chicago
Hammond Abandons Speaking Tour to Lead Panama Expo Delegation
John Hays Hammond abandons a planned speaking tour to accept Taft's request and head a commission abroad. The mission invites nations to participate in the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco, aiming to showcase the United States and promote international engagement ahead of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hays Hammond
San Francisco
Taft
Fraternity Exhibition Bout Bars at New Willard Hotel
A planned boxing exhibition for Thesta Delta Chi members at the New Willard Hotel was nixed by the manager who warned such events would harm the hotel’s reputation. Kid Eagan of Washington and Young Urine of Norfolk saw the ring set, but the bout was cancelled after hotel officials objected, despite 900 fraternity members awaiting the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hight
Willard Hotel
Kid Eagan
Washington
Uraine
Norfolk
Thesta Delta Chi Fraternity
Han
Eagan
New Willard Hotel
Worthington Narrowly Escapes Car Runover in Antle City
Worthington, proprietor of Hotel Worthington, barely escaped death when his car rolled over him after he left the high-gear clutch engaged. He grabbed the radiator and climbed onto the hood to shut off power, but the car struck a grocery wagon and then a garage. He is feared to have internal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
N. J
Worthington
Movements of Ocean Steamers and Arrivals at Ports
Shipping column notes arrivals from New York and Rotterdam with ships such as Cogeshaged Oscar TI Barbarossa and Amerike from Bremen and Hamburg. Vessels report departures to New York Rotterdam Bremen and Liverpool with Queenstown times and dock forecasts at Cape Race and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plsmouth
Nieuw Amsterdam
New York
Rotteram
Cogeshaged
Oscar TI
Hevre—La @ayoie
Barbarossa
Bremen
Queenstone
Thianle
Fatoils
Rotterdam
la Provence
Hayrés
Priga Friedrich Wilhelm
Baltic
Livérpool
Amerike
Hamburg
United States
Copenhagen
Cape Race
York
Carmania
Liverpool
Queenstown
Fasinet
Adriatic
Quesnsstown
Bridey
Mrs Gage's Sanity Questioned in District Supreme Court
After a two hour session Justice Barnard heard testimony on Mrs Mary E Gage widow of 4 Dupont Circle founder of the National Society of Colonial Daughters of America and alleged to have threatened a city banker The inquiry focuses on her mental state with witnesses including Mrs Archibald Gracie to be summoned as the marshal seeks her in New York City and Europe where she is believed to be The proceedings include Miss Gage testifying about social treatment and her mother’s business ventures with claims of royal descent and society ties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnard
District Supreme Court
Mary E. Gage
Dupont Circle
National Society of Colonial Daughters of America
Government Hospital
Daniel Thew Wright
J.uce Wright
Supreme Court
A. L. Barber
Robert N. Warper
District National Bank
Gage
Jus 3 Schuldt
Archibald Gracie
Welon
New York
Gracie
Washington
Col Grause
Europe
Miss Gage
Ma Schuldt
LeRoy Clark Covlry
Vassar
Geadx
Miss . Cage
Llum
Dupontelpele
Belva A. Lack
Ture
Han
Guelph
Severn
Mrgland
Charlemagne
Hugh Capet
Franks
A.D
William the Con
Hundred of
Evans
Cage
William McKenney
Wesley Methodist Episcopal
Minister to Wed Organist From Frostburg
After a courtship spanning years, Rev. G Ellis Williams will marry Miss Mildred Marguerite Hansen of Frostburg Maryland on April 33 at the First M E Church Frostburg. The Rev W W Barnes of the Douglas Memorial Church will perform the ceremony. Invitations were sent by the brides parents Mr and Mrs James Hansen. Williams, a Cumberland native, met his future wife five years ago in Washington where she studied the organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Organiat
G. Ellis Williams
R Street
Aildred Marguerite Hansen
Frostburg
M. E
Ev. W. W. Barnes
Douglas Medrial
James Hansen
Williams
Cumberland
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tingotn
Lincoln
Jennson
Dent
Misa
Varn Y Lenore
Reoe Dane T
Orhe Tanto Pacific
Monaiwer
Agurha
Harrisme Tae
Joan Procter
Cincinnati
Gable
Galt
Tentary
Pennsylvania Avenue
Eprathhyee
Frederick Dent Grant
U.S. A
St. Lours
Eldes
Martin
Jet
Cupid
Otures W. PF. Randolph
Fugitt
Miss Wood
J. Jones
Sims
Deadly Weapon
Fr. Mann
Toberts
Roberns
Roberts
J . Shaunesty
Missionary Council
Willard
Theta Delta Chi
Fraternity
D. B. McMillan
Robert F. Peary
North Pole
John Gorman
Maj
Silvester
Metropolitan Police
Harmony Quartet
Society
Mrs. Gracie
Marshal
Miss Gage Long
Lansburgh & Bro
7Th Street
8Th Stree
Eighth Street Annex
11Th St. N W. Sample House
11Th St. N. W
Holmead Manor
Bradford & Bradford Co
Eye Street
N.W
Christian Xander
Dixie
Michigan
Probey Carriage Co
Tel
Wisconsin Ave
Toa Cay
Bellentine
Newark
Comvatescenta
Berlitz “School
Weil
Prud Homme
Cmersen Institute
H. W. Winslow H. Randolph
West Point
Annapollée
Patent Office
Td Mathemhetics
Lax-Guages
Ely
Ad Wrap Ly University
Witr- Ahaa
Kandy
Ceylon Tea
John H. Magruder
W.lson & Barksdale
Vourt Veumbia
Seriber
Casita
Cotonomite Estate
Frederes
Marci
Briae
Corral
Bene
Andrew Wason
Bullérog
Ate
Samba Tanner
Wits
Ower
Colombia
Ytevia A. Mesvali
Unksos
Jemma
Ag Washiggtor
Cleiret
Catv
Truley
Washington Law
M. Clabauui
YOUNG
Poe Cunningham
Gerk
Ferrochs
Aps
Willam
Andrews
Allorney
Supreme Court OF
Cowie
Mastha
Chin
Washington Law Reporter
Wright
Justion
Alfred B
Attorne
Supreme Court OF the
Volumble
Cone
Tod Ford
Corumta
Perrone
American Securitt A Trist CO
Joan’ F.ohiqgd
Atte
Wille
John
Hralu
Prinst Iit
Golnmida
Coumba
Rm Sami
Iit
WSALD
James Tanner
Charli
Robiribla
Albert BR Touden
Pubiension
És Ta
Avera
Desert
Neha
Apion
Ua Ar
Sonanem
Willles Ty Cane
Weshagen Law Reporter
Warhington Prat
Wright Justine
Jor
Jor. Young
Cutrh
BS Foe
HAM
Ausietant
Evk
Carl J. F. Graff
F Edward Mitchelis Azrorsess
Supreme Court OF the District of Columbia Famen
Actdl
Volumbia
Biter SK
Swanny
Basile
Urkion
Dee Marky McLaratgh
Neerick
Tirrinee House
Furaighing
Imundzeeck, Wamnabie
Omrer
Dietrich
Rudolph
Joan A. Johnston
William Judson
Commlamtomers
S Department OF Agricuture
Recrstory
Wasington
Untii Po i
Fur
Tate
Isbureite
Wilbin
Kecretary
BER
Washington, D.C
Commi
Miriea
Josai
Horesehi
Abd Raddremed M. R Thomt
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!