D A R Milestone Day at Chesapeake Junction
The District celebrated the 125th anniversary of the first mileposts along the Federal District line near Chesapeake Junction. President General Story and other DAR leaders spoke as Col W W Harts received a deed for the east cornerstone and a Wilson letter was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Story
Representative Hess
Col. Harta
Fred FE. Woodward
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Chesapeake Junction
George Washington
W. W. Harts
Wilson
Frank F. Tereanawalt
DAER
Caramilties
Thrown From Her Horse In Warrenton Drag
Miss Mabel Flynn, renowned cross country rider from Warrenton, was thrown from her horse during a Warrenton Hunt Club drag. The accident occurred near the Groome residence with Arborvitae finishing at Poole home, as the horse slipped into a hole and fell, pinning her beneath. She is hospitalized in Washington.
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Mperial
Washington
Warrenton Va
Misa Mabel Flynn
Warrenton Hunt Club
Senta
Alries
Hot Groome
Arborvitan
W H. Poole
Miss Fiona
Settlement Reached in Mary Phagan Case Suit
The Mary Phagan suit against the National Pen al Company was dismissed in superior court after attorneys announced a court settlement. The case involved Mary Phagan’s death, for which Leo M. Frank was convicted. Phagan’s body was found at the pencil factory, alleging murder there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alante
Apri
Jo Wolaman
Mational Penal Company
Mary Fhagan
Leo M. Franc
Mary
Fashions in Flowers Reflect Old Time Styles
A 1916 flower show blends garden Beauty with vintage fashion. Hort iculturists echo early nineteenth century clothes as quaint bouquets, nosegays, and pompadour wreaths pair with capes and lace. Women carry wreaths on arms or wear nosegays at the neck to echo 1830s to 1870s styles amid wartime restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Uch
Shakespeare
Pubilshing Co
London Society Women Take Up Farm Work and Driving Motor Cars
London society women abandon nursing and munition work for farm tasks and learning motor driving. Many come from good families and follow examples like Gabrielle Borthwick and Lady Iris De Vere Capelli who drive for food distribution and aid to refugees. Lady Ina, daughter of Lady Essex and Adel Beach Grant, represents the transatlantic social blend in wartime service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mary Hamilton
Duke of Hamilton
Misa Gabrielle Borthwick
Lord Borthwick
Iris de Vere Capelli
National Food Fund
Ina
Lady Essex
New York
Adel Beach Grant
Mrs M S Bainbridge Dies in Council Bluffs at 65
Mrs Mary Sims Bainbridge widow of W E Bainbridge secretary of the American legation at Peking during the Boxer outrages, died today in Council Bluffs Iowa. She was 65. Her husband killed himself in Paris while en route home on leave due to a nervous breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council’ Bluffs
Iowa
Mary Sims Bainbridge
W. E. Bainbridge
Peking
China
Bainbridge
Paris
Suffragists at Denver engage Fairfax heir to Ness marriage
Lenox April 15 news notes the engagement of B Lindsay Fairfax son of Lindsay Fairfax of New York and Lenox to Miss Madge Ness of Wigan England daughter of an English professor The couple schedules a tentative marriage date The Fairfax party plans to live abroad or return to America to campaign for suffrage with Congress urged to act The article references Mrs Bradford and her daughter visiting Lenox for the season and a local parade in support of the cause
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Washington
Lenox
Mass
B. Lindsay Fairfax
Lindsay Fairfax
New York
Madge Ness
Wigan
England
Genver Cole
Party of
Fairfax
Duchess of Rutland
Ambu
Congress
Susan sTandson
William H. Bradford
Anthony Amendment
Virginia
Flav
Carlson
Mra
Bradford
Two Washington Citizens Make Remarkable Statements
For months have lived on Rye Sreat and hot water a Mrs Mary Featy of 1813 F street northwest boasts Dreco's benefits. She says two bottles eased gas sourness heaviness and constipation, improving digestion and strength, and credits a Washington newspaper endorsement. Mr C Thomas of 1506 East Capitol street and a W R and E Company worker echoes Dreco’s relief for catarrh constipation and gas, noting five bottles brought appetite weight gain and a near elimination of throat dripping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Rat
Washington
Dreto
Dreco
O Donnell
Alleh’s
Alevandria
Bury’s
Anacostia
C Thomas
East Capitol Street
W. R. and E. Company
Mr. Thomas
Maid Seeks $50,000 in Breach Suit Against Schroeder
Elizabeth Bi Tam testifies in Milwaukee court that Fred Schroeder promised marriage after proposing while living with his parents in a genteel Milwaukee neighborhood. She claims he deliberately broke the agreement by later aligning with another woman, seeking compensation to ease her distress. Schroeder denies the charges as the case proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Sham
Frederick Schroeder
Milwaukee
Washington Post
Euzabeth Bi- Tam
Fred Schroeder
Chicago
Elizabeth
Oscar M. Fritz
Bchrosder
Fred
Lizsie
Schroeder
Primrose Weds Secre tary Viola Trueblood in Rochester
Special to The Washington Post reports minstrel George Henry Primrose, 62, married his secretary Viola Katherine Trueblood, 31, of Jacksonville, Fla. This is his third marriage after a first wife’s death and a divorce for desertion. Primrose, with his company, had been performing at the Avon Theater and plans retirement after the season to live in Portland, Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waanington Post
Rochester
George Henry Primrose
Viola Katherine Trueblood
Jacksonville
Fla
Avon Theater
Primroas
Weat
Primrose
Dockstader
Portland
Greg
Guy Roosevelt Weds Cousin of Former President
Emily Sinkler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sinkler of South Carolina, married Nicholas Guy Roosevelt of Philadelphia, cousin of former President Roosevelt, at Balvi dere Plantation in Eutawsville, D C. Best man was Howard H. Henry of Philadelphia. The couple plans an extended wedding journey before settling in Philadelphia.
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Sinkler
South Carolin
Washington
Eutawsville
D. C
Balvidere Plantation
Charles St. George Sinkler
Binkler
Emily Sinker
Nicholas Guy Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Howard H. Henry
Fala 'Aalphis
Should Redeem Husband Not Divorce Him Iowa Court Advises
Special to The Washington Post. Des Moines April 15. The Iowa supreme court ruled that a husband's confession of a crime does not justify divorce. The court urged a wife to redeem him, stating she should try to reform him rather than seek dissolution. It also described an habitual drunkard as one who becomes intoxicated whenever the opportunity arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
McAdoo Hosts Buenos Aires Luncheon for Argentine Ministers
Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo hosted a luncheon in Buenos Aires honoring Francisco Oliver the Argentine minister of finances and other officials. He bid farewell to President de la Plaza and invited the Argentine executive to visit the United States. Foreign Minister Murature and cabinet ministers attended the departure station, with the delegation set to depart tomorrow. McAdoo presented Oliver with a handsome tea set as a keepsake from the American delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
William G. McAdoo
United States Treasury
Francisco Oliver
Finance
Argentina
McAdoo
Chile
de la Plaza
United States
Murature
Oliver
Assails dress of women at Mormon Sunday school
President Joseph F. Smith denounces fashionable dress at the Mormon church Sunday school conference in Salt Lake City. He protests vice admiral Concas at Panama and criticizes garb he calls ridiculous, shameful, and humiliating to modesty. He says he is ashamed of such fashions in a mild spoken rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Church
Tabernacle
Concas
Panama
Indian Princess Wins Divorce and Reclaims Maiden Name
Ruth Crowl Krebe, an Indian princess of the Ponkapoag, secures a divorce from Henry Krebe after a volatile marriage rooted in jealousy and abuse. She plans to resume her maiden name Ruth Crowl and cites a court martial record as part of the dispersed papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Crowd
Canton
Krebs
Wen
Philippine Islands
Ponkapoag
Dedham Hall
Wis
Mrw
Kreba
Philippines
Krebbe
Fort McKinley
Henry Ereba
Second Field Artillery
United States
Fort William McKinney
Hisal, P. L
Leases a Newport Villa in Brent Lodge Area
Newport April 15 Mrs George Lathrop Bradley of Washington renews season leasing Brent Lodge cottage from Mise Hillen Mason. Austing Gray, a Newport summer visitor, takes Albert Sterners Place on Gibbs avenue. Messervy couple to arrive to seek a residence for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Newport
BR. L
George Lathrop Bradley
Washington
Mise Hillen Mason
Brent Lodge
Austing Gray
Gray
Albert
Molasses on Dance Floor Delays Engineers Dance
Lawrence Kansas April 16 managers of the engineers dance at Rebingon gym found molasses smeared over the floor and the piano locked. A mop squad cleared the mess and the event was delayed fifteen minutes. A paddle brigade was to keep all but engineering students away from the dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence, Kans
Peached of Engineering
Rebingon Gymnasium
Engineers
Grief Ends Life of Lady McDonald in London
Syracuse report states Lady McDonald formerly Ethel Davis died in London from grief after her husband fell in the trenches in France. Daughter of Maj. Alexander Davis, a prominent Syracuse figure and millionaire, the death follows news of her spouse's sacrifice in war.
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Syracuse
N. Y
London
England
Lady McDonald
France
Ethel Davis
Alexander Davia
Multiraillionaire
Syra‘oun
Umpire Con cam y Palau arrives for canal land dispute
Vice Admiral Con cam y Palau, appointed by King Alfonso, lands in Panama to oversee expropriation issues linked to the Canal Zone. He is greeted in Colon by William Price and Panama Canal delegates as talks resume after American member Levi M. Kagy’s resignation last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Concam Y Palau
Alfonso
Spain
United States
Canal Zone
Colon
William Price
Levi M. Kagy
Freckles remedy advertised with money-back guarantee
A physician promotes an ethine based freckle remover sold by druggists with a money-back guarantee. The ad promises quick improvements after a few applications and suggests using double-strength ethine for better results.
Three Wives Claim Estate In Peoria Amid Fatal Railway Crash
In Peoria Illinois three women surfaced to claim the estate of J Frank Pisree an employee killed in a road accident. Mrs Mary Merce married Pierce died with him and planned his burial before a second Mrs Pierce Mise Rene Stone arrived claiming the body as her husband’s widow. A third Mrs Pierce may also be entitled after learning of two prior marriages. The three wives reportedly lived near each other and Pierce kept the double life secret from friends and doctors. The case may involve damages against the Peoria Terminal Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peorie
J. Frank Pisree
Peoria
Mary Merce
Pierce
Mise -Réne Stone
Seid
Perces
Fay
Wall
Ancien
Lahm Joins Aviation Corps At San Diego School
Capt. Frank P. Lahm pioneer aviator reports to Col. William Gilassford at the Signal Corps Aviation School in San Diego. He has been with the Sixth Cavalry on the Mexican border and is slated to replace Lieut. Thomas Milling as instructor. Col. Squier will lead the aviation service from London to San Diego.
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San Diego
Cal
Frank P. Lahm
James Gordon Bennett
Paris
William Gilassford
Signal Corps
Sixth Cavalry
North Island
Thomas de W. Milling
George C. Squier
Squier Fa
London
Army Aviation Service
Buckner Car Stopped By Police At Crossroad
Crossing officers halted George C Buckner of Benedict Md and his ill father at Fourteenth and G streets NW as Buckner sought hospital aid. McGowan charged violation and lack of DC license. Buckner posted 10 collateral then obtained a license and the case was dropped. Spectators viewed the stop amid protests over ambulance response rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. McGowan
George C. Buckner
Benedict
Fourteenth
Buckner
Police
Pullman
John C. Buckner
Baltimore
Fourteenth Street
PLAN FOR MISSIONS CONGRESS MEETS AT UNIVERSITY CLUB
The committee on arrangements for Washington of the National Missionary Congress will hold a meeting next Tuesday at the University Club. It lists chairman Rear Admiral Charles H. Stockton and a long slate of officers and delegates, with 42 states represented. The ladies’ committee will meet in Memorial Continental Hall on April 25 26 and 30, with listed members from the Young Women's Christian Association.
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Washington
National Missionary Congress
University Club
Charles H. Stockton
William H. Baldwin
W. Woodward
James Trimble
Hugh Thrift
James iBharp
Raymond W. Pullman
Stanton J. Peele
Louis Mackall
Henry
F. Macfarland
John C. Letts
Lawrence R. Les
T. A. Hosstet
Memorial Continental Hall
John Newton Culbertson
Henry B. F. Macfarland
Wilbur F. Crafts
Ellis Logan
James E. Gilbert
Hamilton Bayley
Misa Brown
Miss Finney
Young Women's Christan Association
Customs Seize Johnson Willard Fight Pictures at Border
Customs officials plan to seize Johnson Willard fight photographs created by border filming. A new Supreme Court upheld law bars original film entry, forcing promoters to photograph the film from the Canadian side and take pictures on the U.S. side. Officials say the method cannot dodge the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Supreme Court
Bird Census to Begin in May by Biological Survey
The third annual United States bird census will be conducted by the Department of Agriculture's Biological Survey. Volunteers will count birds in 40 acre plots near their homes to map species distribution and assess the impact of state and federal laws on bird populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Bodies of Spanish sailors to be returned home
In Portsmouth on April 18 the United States surrendered to Spain with memorial rites as 41 Spanish sailors who died in the stockades here after capture at Santiago were handed to Col Don Nicholas Ureullu. A marine and bluejacket procession accompanied the coffins to the steamer Almirante Lobo for transport to Cadiz, with three volleys fired.
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Portsmouth
N. H
United States
Spain
Stockades
Batte
Santiago
Austin M. Knight
Don Nicholas Ureullu
Bpanieh
Washington
United States War Vessela
Almirante Lobo
Cadiz
Marinea
Strike Leaders Sentenced In Edinburgh for Seditious Articles
Edinburgh April 15 three men were sentenced for publishing seditious material tied to the Clyde munitions workers strike. William Gallagher chairman of the Clyde workers committee and John W Muir editor of the Worker were jailed for twelve months, Welter Bell business manager of the Worker received three months. Strathclyde noted without harsher penalties due to apologies and promises to obey laws. London April 15 Capt Ernest Prettyman said there is no current plan to ban tires for cars and bikes though no firm future undertaking was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburgh
Clyde
William Gallagher
John W. Muir
Worker
Welter Bell
Strathclyde
London
House of Commons
Ernest Prettyman
Board of Trade
Pretyman
United States
Miner Dies In Explosion After Domestic Dispute
A 36 year old miner named Joseph Braddock blew himself to pieces with dynamite after a quarrel with his wife. He retired to a rear shanty, secured a stick of dynamite, placed it between his thighs, and lit it. The blast killed Braddock and destroyed the shanty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winder
Joseph Braddock
Braddock
T N PAGE PRAISES WILSON IN LONDON REPORT
Special Cable to The Washington Post from London reports Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page en route to New York after visiting Rome praises President Wilson as the sanest and soundest American statesman. Page says other neutrals subscribe to Wilsons policy and deem it wise for America. He plans return to Rome in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
London
Thomas Nelson Page
Rome
New York
Pees
Ambassador Page
America
Page
Eleven ships for orient trade planned in new fleet
San Francisco April 15 Eleven American freighters with American crews and flying the flag of the recently sized 10 000 000 Oriental Alliance Steamship Company will run between San Francisco and the Orient. The company will later operate two boats between New York and San Francisco via the Panama Canal. The Hocking and Genegee, recently seized by the British Admiralty, are part of the fleet. All ships will be sourced from Atlantic waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oriental
Alliance Steamship Company
Orient
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Col. Harts
William Cumming Story
Robinson White
George F. Conway
District Committee On Historic Sites and Records
Ellis Lowan
George T. Steatiwood
Ne Daughtera of
Paul Hickok
Mary Lockwood
Simeon D. Fass
Oie
Washngton
Fred E Woodward
Society
Mary Phagan
Atlanta
London Society
Denver
Hrchyfe
Maid
Guy Roosevelt
Etary of
Treasury
Smith
Panish
Will
U. S. Army
Dolphus
Randolph
Brockton
Mrs. Bradley
Engineering
Aviation Corps
Lahm
Pioneer Army Flier
Plan For Missions Congress
Committee On
Johnson
Grace
Miner
T. N. Page
Clares
Orient Trade
Pacific
Mothera
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