Hampton Roads naval visit fuels lively social week
Officers and crews from the American fleet plus diplomats and their wives gathered at Fort Monroe and Norfolk for a festive sequence of luncheons and civilian hospitality. The Jamestown Exposition drew 64 000 attendees on grounds with 23 240 paid admissions, while ships from Roosevelt's Fleet anchored offshore. The sailing yacht Issaquena, carrying Commodore Stewart and a notable party, departed for Jamestown and James River plantations before returning to New York.
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Hampton Roads
Roxburgh
Illinois
Norfolk
Old Point
Jackie
Tsukuba
Chitose
Chamberlm
Fort Monroe
Louis Borvhers
Richmond
Washington
Thehera
Roosevelt
Ateam Gacat Issaquena
J. C. Stewart
New York and
Indian Harbor
James River
Jamestown
James
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Theodore Shonts
David B. Francis
Missouri
M. Felton
Chicago and Alton Railway
le D. Dozier
St. Louis
James Castles
The
Guarantee Trust Company of
W. W. Plankinton
Milwaukee
Edward Goltra
Spencer
Southern Raihway
A. M. Stewart
Wife Causes His Arrest Over Chorus Girl Encounter
Special to The Washington Post. John C. Knorr of Philadelphia is held in St. Louis on suspicion of larceny, though police doubt that. He arrived April 19 to join Gussie Lang of a chorus, denies following her, says he fled after a stock deal in Washington to recover from a “bat.” Mrs Knorria expected to join him soon.
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Washington Post
St. Louis
John C. Knorr
Broker
Philadelphia
Gussia Lang
Knorr
Miss Lang
Washington, D. C
Four Hungarians crushed in New Jersey copper plant collapse
A wall at the Delamer Copper Works in Chrome New Jersey collapsed while laborers dug a drain pipe trench. Four men were killed instantly and three others were badly injured and rushed to Elizabeth General Hospital. The wall was part of a new extension and the dirt gave way, burying the workers beneath the bricks.
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Chrome
N. J
Delamer
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Elizabbeth
Banker Marries Nurse in Forty-Five Year Gap Elopement
Frank Fitzmaurice president of Citizens Bank Eagle Grove elopes with 20 year old nurse Nelle Ferguson. Courtship began in the sick room two months ago after his illness. They plan a Honolulu honeymoon.
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Weahington
Webster City
Towa
Frank Fitzmaurice
Citizens’ Bank
Eagle Grove
Nelle Ierguson
Fitzmaurice
Honolulu
Summer Embassies Arranged for New Hampshire Estates
James Bryce, the British ambassador, will base his summer embassy at Stonenurat on the Intervale estate in Concord near Worcester, Massachusetts. Baron Speck von Sternburg, the German ambassador, has rented the Edward Frothingham estate in Dublin for summer quarters.
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Baron Speck von Sternberg
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Concord
Nhl
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Washington
Stonenurat
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Daniel ©. Morrison
Worcester
Mass
Edward Frothingham
Dublin
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Maryland Hosts Jamestown Exposition Dedication Speech
Gov Warfield delivers a 273 year vow of Maryland leadership at Jamestown Exposition, praising Maryland Virginia ties and pioneer heritage. Maryland, Virginia and Connecticut state buildings opened amid ceremonies with officials from multiple states in attendance.
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Norfolk
Ohio
Connecticut
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Ohio State Building
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Toledo
Theodore Bolling
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Warfield
Connecticut State Building
Harry St. George Tucker
John Ridgely
Hampton
Henry W. Rodgers
Jesse Tyson
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Mary L. Robins
Hosteau
F. M. Colston
Oswald Tilghman
Clinton L. Riggs
Lynn R. Meekins
Forrth Stowe
Baltimore
Gov. Swanson
Lynn R. Medkins
D. Bachelor
Tucker
Gov. Warfield
Frederick M. Colaton
Edward M. Shonart
Earl J Prouts
Union
United States
Mayland
Maryland and Virginia Founders Heritage Address
A speaker recounts the 1785 compact, the Annapolis conference, and the Philadelphia 1787 convention, praising Maryland and Virginia founders. He notes lasting alliances, calls for national unity, and urges keeping Maryland prominent and welcoming visitors to the exposition. He thanks the audience and previews future celebratory gatherings.
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Senate Chamber
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United States
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Veiled Woman in Black Causes Town Stir and Dyer Resigns
A mysterious veiled woman in black has unsettled social circles by persecuting Mrs. Walter Fairfield and two foreign diplomats, sending anonymous letters to Mr. Fairfield, now in California, and alarming Mrs. Fairfield who sought medical aid. Howard J. Dyer surrendered his special policeman commission after charges led by Capt. Boyle, with Maj. Sylvester and Commissioners approving the action. Mrs. Fairfield remained at the Jamestown Exposition last Thursday.
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New York
Walter Fairfield
Sales Street
Howard J. Dyer
Mrs. Fairfield
Fairfield
Dyer
Capt. Boyle
Sylvester
Maj. Sylvester
West
Biddle
Woman Hurt After Runaway Horse Collapses on Bladensburg Road
Charles Fuller and Miss Miga Mary White suffered injuries when Fuller’s spirited horse ran away after a sudden automobile approach on Bladensburg road. White was severely injured, Fuller had scalp wounds, and both were aided by passersby as the horse was recaptured. The scene involved a damaged carriage and injuries to both individuals.
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Charles Fuller
Pennsylvania Avenue
Miga Mary White
Sixth Sta
Bladensburg Road
Fuller
Miss White
Misa White
Fer
Union Station Strike Over Jurisdiction Sparks Bricklayer Walkout
Seventy five bricklayers left the new union station project after a jurisdiction dispute with the Tile and Roofers Union over who may lay the roofing. The bricklayers insist blocks used for roofing are bricks and belong to bricklayers. roofers say they are tiles. A Washington union representative went to New York to confer, while contractor McFarland backs the roofers. The showdown risks delaying the station’s progress as talks loom.
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Union Station
Bricklayers' Union
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Roofers’ Union
William J. Bowen
Philadelphia
Focal
McFarland
Contractor threats suspend work in major cities
An unofficial report states that if the roofer remains on the project, the contractor will refuse to continue work and suggests other large city McFarland Construction Company projects would also be halted. The warning underscores potential widespread disruption across multiple cities where the firm operates.
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Anion
Woman Robbed in Street on Washington Circle
Mrs. H. C. Purdy of 1717 Twenty-fourth Street NW reported that a tall heavily built black man snatched a brown leather hang tag from her hand around 9 PM while she walked home past Washington Circle. Police were alerted and plain clothes officers investigated. no arrests by late night.
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Washington Circle
H. C. Purdy
Twenty-fourth Street
Submarine safety upgrades at Mare Island after Mediterranean tragedy
Naval constructors install large external hooks and bilge keels on Pike and Grampus at Mare Island to enable rapid hoisting if power fails. Divers can attach a cable to surface the sub if machinery fails. Additional side hardware aims to give sailors greater movement when submerged.
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Mediterranean
Mare Island
Child Struck by Street Car in Northwest Washington
Eight year old Margaret Martin, daughter of H. J. Martin of 2141 Eighteenth Street NW, narrowly escaped being crushed by a street car on Eighteenth near Columbia Road NW. The motor man halted the car when the child failed to hear the gong. the fender struck her below the knees, yielding only a slight facial scratch.
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H. J. Martin
Eighteenth Street Northwest
Police Detain Young Woman Over Norfolk Description
A young woman, answering to Blanch Fentress, was arrested by Detective O'Brien on a Norfolk descriptor. She is held at the House of Detention with no charges yet. Lieut Peck received a Norfolk telegram requesting her capture. O'Brien found her in a porch on Sixth Street northwest.
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O'Brien
Norfolk
Lieut. Peck
Sixth Street
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Weather map notes show high pressure and wintry Midwest
Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau summary reports Saturday low pressure driving cold air into the Missouri and Upper Midwest valleys and Northern Rockies with wintry conditions. Light rain in Middle and South Atlantic States and mixed precipitation in Minnesota South Dakota and Rockies. Temperatures fell as much as 30 degrees with freezing levels in SD MN NE and Rockies. Sunday cold with rain in eastern districts and snow in northern areas. Winds NE along coasts and lakes, lighter inland.
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Hood's Sarsaparilla Spring Medicine Endorsement
A spring booster piece extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the standard spring medicine for cleansing blood boosting appetite and digestion and curing humors scrofula and rheumatism. Readers Mrs Scarleton and Mrs Gee share testimonials of renewed health strength and improved appetite after using the remedy.
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Scarleton
Ayer
Mass
J. F. Gee
Gould St
Stoneham
Hood's Sarsaparilla for spring humors and tired feelings
Mrs Bertram Gray of New Bedford Massachusetts reports eczema on her face and loss of an eyebrow before using Hood's Sarsaparilla. After taking several bottles she says the humor disappeared and she has had no further trouble, noting many friends praise the remedy.
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Bertram Gray
Arnold St
New Bedford
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