Death of Lieut Graeme from Kearsarge accident
Lieut Joseph W Graeme gun umpire dies from injuries after explosion aboard the Kearsarge in Cuban waters. Admiral Brownson reports that William King and Frederick Fisher remain seriously injured while others are recovering. Bodies to be sent home for burial per family wishes. Mary land and West Virginia arrive at Guantanamo after target practice. Navy to name and telegraph other injured personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
King
Joseph W. Graeme
Bearsarge
Cuban
Admiral Brownson
Atlantic Fleet
William King
Frederick T. Fisher
le Serious
Graeme
Maryland
Keargarge
Wilkesvarre
Cha
Mary
Naval Academy
Washington Navy Yard
Newberry
Wilkesbarre
Joan M. Hudgins
Baria
New York
West Virginia
Squaron
Prownson Ia
Guantanamo
Kearsarge
Lagt
Accids
Florida
Benair
Mus Borrd
Vans
Macfarland
Messaga
Harris Macfarland
Kearsarse
Kertucky
Potomac
Virginia
Historic Washington Undertakers and Embalmers Directory
A crowded Washington area funeral services listing shows W R Speare at 940 F Street N W offering first class undertaker and embalmer services, J William Lee with Livery, George P Zarhorst and G Harveys Sons also advertising funeral directors and embalmers with various offices and contact lines, reflecting early 20th century funeral industry presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Sphoxes
J. William Lee
Origen
Pennsylvania Ave
George P. Zarhorst
Foca Parla Madgeatt Capitol
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Puneral
FOGAT
Todey Pelees
Wedding Looms Over Fuller's Mystery Mother
New York society buzzes over who may be Louis Fuller's mother as his Dorchester fiancée Miss Ethel Rowbotham reaffirms plans to wed next Wednesday. Mrs. Faxon claims a well known society woman is the mother, prompting court rumors and public speculation while Fuller and Rowbotham press toward a future together despite the unresolved secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York American
Louis Fuller
Dorchester
Mass
Ethel, Rowbotham
Aliie Faxon
Frank Fuller
Louis Futter
Louis
France
George E. Rowsotham
Bay Stote Smelting Company
Mr. Fuller
Fuller
Faxor
Silence at Ceremony Shrouds Guest List and Suspicions
Amid disclosures the ceremony will be quiet with uncertain guest numbers. The tangled statements imply the man identified as Laws Fuller is not Dr. Fuller’s son, suggesting an adapted identity and possible embarrassment to attendees.
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Fuller
Dr. Fuller
Cal
Easter Crowds Fill Alexandria Churches Amid Rain
Easter Sunday rain kept streets quiet but churches drew large crowds. St Pauls Episcopal saw vast attendance for the new organ and choir. Afternoon services filled the church for Sabbath school children. Grane Episcopal and Christ Episcopal held morning and afternoon child leads. Rev D Bulla preached at the Methodist Episcopal Church South, making a strong impression in his first sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Port Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Grane
Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church
D. Bulla
Methodist, Episcopal Cuhrch South
Makely House Fire Likely Incendiary South Henry Street
A late Saturday night blaze damaged the Makely residence on South Henry Street a short distance from the Southern Railway roundhouse. The house, recently vacated by Mrs. Catharine Makely and family, had been occupied for ten days and is slate roofed, suggesting sparks from nearby railway operations as a possible cause. Southern officials reportedly planned to use the house for offices soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Henry
Southern Railway Company
Catharine Makely
Familly
Southern
Grandfathers Clock for Warfield Store Opening
Young friends of Mrs. Warfield presented Mr Edgar Warfield with a six foot mahogany grandfather clock and an imported porcelain umbrella holder to mark the opening of his new store and the apartments above. The clock case features brass ornaments and aligns with the store fixtures. The event was reported amid local clashes and a separate police matter involving William Holmes and Harry Simms.
Mrs Reed Smoot recounts attacks on her family and faith
Mrs Reed Smoot laments harsh attacks by women's groups on her home life and her husband Senator Reed Smoot. She and Smoot describe Utah polygamy debates, Mormon culture, and public bias as they raise six children and defend their private life amid national scrutiny.
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Senator Telis
Ruth Hale
Reed Smoot
Senator Smoot
Utah
Sam
Smoot
Mrs. Smoot
Hess. Evers
Phat
Haast
Mormon Church
Dmyrs
Iron Deficiency and Diet for Vitality
Health guidance stresses proper food selection to avoid pale cheeks and weak vitality. It warns that about eighty percent of people starve their blood by under consuming iron, which the body’s system needs to function.
Funeral mixup after train death identification
Thomas O. Hunt of Pittsylvania County was killed near Basic City by a train. Relatives in Rocky Mount were notified, his body prepared for burial and shipped to Pittsville, but a misidentification led to a funeral before the mistake was found. The remains were then returned for interment in Pittsylvania.
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Washington’ Post
Roanoke
Thomas O. Hunt
Pittsylvania County
Babridge
Thomas
Hunt
Rocky Mount
LCL
Thomas Hunt
Pittsville
Fittsgivents County
Prizes Awarded in Sunday School for Fundraising Success
Medals awarded to one scholar per class for raising money for the church as part of a long running contest. Distribution overseen by Dr. Thomas C. Baston, pastor. Recipients include Grace English, Anna Betts, Archie Painter, WHMaim Ne Caffrey, Alex Tosh, Helen Reeves, Richard British, Grace Campbell, Samuel Melick, Miss Sparks, Harold Barnes, Meg Tully, William Cas sells, Blanche Hibbd, Nathan Kerry, Miss Mei, Jen Bendler, Bertha Henning, Ernest Allwine, Catherine Allwine, Anna May Moore, Miss Wana Hauke, Miss Carrie Lipp, Ray Tull, Ruth Houck, Lil e Loughrey, Franhes Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servie
Divi
Thomas C. Baston
Grace
Man Perkins
Anna Betts
Clas
Archie Painter
Whmaim
Caffrey
Alex
Tosh
la McCaffrey
Helen *Reeves
Catherine Allwine
Anna May Moore
Fatal shooting after domestic dispute near Quitman Georgia
A man in Quitman or Morven, Georgia shot at a presumed intruder during a domestic dispute, killing the intruder and later firing at the man’s ally as he fled. The incident also mentions the man’s missing wife and a chaotic sequence at the home before authorities or neighbors reported movements of ocean steamers in the same scanned page. The report blends local crime with ship news dated April 18 to 25.
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Quitman
Cloyd
Morven
Witman
Davis
Davie
Lloyd
Tater
New York
Celip
Liverpool
Queenstown
Champagne
Havre
Bleecher
Hamburg
Dover
Bon
Umbria
Kroonland
Antwerp
Southampton
St. Tyne
Plymouth
Cherbourg
America
Haxbury
Saile Aiverpool
Betryal in custody case stirs inquiry into missing daughter
Fragmentary text shows a custody dispute with mentions of betrayal and a man named Betays, with references to a court and a missing daughter. Details are garbled but imply authorities seek the man and trace whereabouts in Chi will Ie, with references to Doral and a 87 condition or date.
Current stops searchers case the currents abates
Fragmentary OCR text describes a case where currents abate and a bridge yesterday. It mentions desires, entanglements with clothing, and references to a girl. Other mangled names appear with unclear relations, including a brother and a sire figure. The passage is inconsistent and lacks coherent facts.
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Wang
Trouble at Mines Feared as Strike Breakers Reported
The Fifth Ohio subdistrict faces tensions as union miners threaten nonunion actions while reports say strike breakers may arrive from Pittsburg. Shanties rise for nonunion workers and a mass meeting at Wheeling Creek hears from National VP Lewis. A hydraulic cement production report from the U.S. Geological Survey records 1906 calendar-year output and value.
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W. Vel
Ohio
Wéstipatthanille
Pittsburg
Wheeling Creek
National
Thomas T. ‘Lewis
Indianapolis
United
United States Geological Survey
Dying man gives name Coates after arrest for drunkenness
Private Simpson reports arrest of Robert Smith at Ninth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest after a patrol wagon call. He claimed to be Coates a driver for New Willard Transfer Co. and was found with carbolic acid in a bottle. At Emergency Hospital his condition proved critical and he lapsed into unconsciousness.
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Simpson
Robert Smith
Smith
Coates
Willard Transfer Company
Ninth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Aliaband
Allabond
Firse
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Lieut
Kirkside
Silver Spring
E. Clifton Thoms
Namard Gufton
Thomas, de
Kensington
Ita
Annie Laura
Cornelius Welchinaret
Ensington
Mad
Telen Dietz
Pur Irem
St Church
Baltimore
Fledian
A. Ralph John
St. Ignatius’ Church
FORD
Phindelphia
Marcus Tc. Jordit
Star
Joe Donough
Sarah E. McDonough
McDonough
Cincintati
Oldfield
James A. Field
St Marys
W. Va
Wright
Undertaking
Tenth Street
Telephona Norte
S. H. Hines
AVIS
Wil Tuenizh
Wilk
Lowes
Fichlyt
MEN OF
J. Miller Kenyon
Rowbotham
Alexandria News
Makely
Simms
Holmes
Harry Simms
Ponce Neach Quarters
Wiliam Holmes
Garvey
Bouts
George W. Bontz
Thomas B. Cochran
Washington Street
Harmony Lodge
Alasandria
Otclock
Opera House
William IE Davis
Lucius Gaines
Robert A. Dorsey
William . Evans
Charles King
Charles King & Son, Incorporated, Wholesale Grocers
Jacksonville
Fla
Southern ‘Wholesale Grocers' Association
J. S
Tokalon
Apuero
Mvan
Apuezo
Wek
Eastern ‘Presbyterian Church
Gald
Wag
Antennéa
Puritanos
United States
Thinhs
Jaapito Eee
Paritd
Java
Destrear
Garcia
Paritanos Finos
Havana Tobacco Company
Paritanos
Finos
Havana
Cuba
Cirl
Chipaga
Betays
Chilwill Ie
Gurrent
Rex
Fe ' Syrell
J. Want
Monndsville
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Job
Columbine
Realty CO
Columbia
Firemen’s Ins
Tt St
Pa Ave
Washington, Dic
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