Outpost Work Progress Delights Camp Ordway Officials
Gen Harries and Regular Army officers praise the improved drill and field work of Raw Recruits at Camp Ordway. An excursion train from Washington brings visitors who tour the camp and attend a band concert as officers plan field sports and an exhibition drill by regulars.
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Harries
Washington
Field Artillery
Stephen M Foote
Field Artillery N God CC
Thomas Marron
Bor
Fort Myor
Foote
Marron
National Guard
Fort Myer
Fifteenth Cavalry
Koester
Fourth Battery
W National Guard
Fifteenth Caval
Hicack
Ain
Ger Harries
Ordway
Signal Corps
Robert Cook
Cook
Harpers Ferry
Gov White
West Virginia
Camp
Murder Shocks City as Girl Nora Adams Is Slain by George Long
The funeral for Nora Adams and her lover George M Long, who died by his own hand, is set for today after Adams was found murdered in her Fourth Street Southeast home and Long killed himself. Adams’ body was moved to her father George Washington Adams in Maicohn, with Spanish War veterans aiding funeral arrangements. Details of motive remain unclear with jealousy cited as a possibility and neighbors recalling Adams feared Long. authorities are continuing inquiries.
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Nora Adams
Harmat
Fourth Street
George M. Long
Miss Adams
Nally
George Washington Adams
Maicohn
Boardman
Long
Philippines
Quebec
Thomas Sherfeon
Arlington
Justice Jeter Uorruchard Visits City Hall
Justice Jeter Uorruchard formerly of the District Supreme Court and now of the Fourth Federal circuit arrived in the city yesterday. He received a warm welcome during a social call on United States Attorney Morgan H Beach at City Hall and was later joined by Mrs Pritchard. Judge Pritchard was summoned to Washington due to his father-in-law Mr Joseph F Saum's paralysis and illness and will stay for several days.
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Jeter Uorruchard
District Supreme Court
Fourth Federal Circuit
United States
Morgan H Beach
Pritchard
Washington
Joseph F Saum
Prominent Men Attend Pattison Funeral in Philadelphia
The funeral of former Gov Robert E Pattison will be held today from his Overbrook home in the Philadelphia suburb. Gov Pennypacker, former Gov William A Stone, and nearly every Democratic leader in Pennsylvania attend. Floral tributes include ones from William Jennings Bryan and James M. Guffey. Kent Loomis, drowned in Southampton, England, arrived in New York and was met by Francis B. Loomis before a funeral in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Philadelphia
Robert E Pattison
Overbrook
Pennypacker
William A Stone
Pennsylvania
William Jennings Bryan
Harrity
James M. Guffe
Kent Loomis
Southampton
England
New York
Francis B. Loomis
Parkersburg
W Va
Woodbury D. I. offers skin and hair treatment
Local advertises John H. Woodbury D. I. with 34 years of experience providing skin and hair treatments. Offers free consultation and facilities at 602 Eleventh Street, corner F.
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Woodbury’s
John H. Woodbury D. I
Huth Sent to Prison After Inquest Verdict
Henry Huth the carpenter was found guilty by a coroner's jury of murdering his mistress Agnes Levi after an inquest at the morgue. He displayed agitation when asked to speak louder and later said he had no objection to hanging. Witnesses described threats and quarrels in their rooms at 47 E Street Northwest and Huth's escape from a window ledge before police arrived. He was committed to jail pending grand jury action and funeral arrangements for Mrs Levi were announced.
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Henry Huth
Locust Alley
Agnes Leyl
EZ Atleel
Levi
Grant
Sergt. Hartley
Huth
Glazebrook
Fhe
Florence V Roth
Mrs. Roth
Ley
Polemayn Lewis
Philadelphia
Lewis
Mrs Levi
Mosby Williams
Mr. Levi
Agnes Levi
Frank Je Winter
Muth
Louis Blackeye
E Street
W A. Pierson
O'Connor
R M Perry
South Washington
Congressional
Trolley Collision Report Finds No Careless Driving
Police conclude no arrest warranted after investigating the Chevy Chase trolley crash on Wednesday night. Car 22 slipped on a dark grade while following car 21 failed to stop in time. Motorman Nathan says he warned riders to jump and jumped himself. two women, Mrs William Hart and Miss Sadie Hart, hospitalized but improving at Myrtle street home.
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Chevy Chase
Nathan
Wathan
William Hart
Myrtle Street
Sadie
Damages suit filed over railroad construction noise
Mary B Wynkoop sues Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company for 20000 dollars alleging injuries to her home at 413 New Jersey avenue southeast and nuisance from nearby operations The plaintiff is represented by Douglass and Douglass. Two Charleston boys aged sixteen were arrested for vagrancy after wandering with John Robinson's circus and being found near railroad tracks in Alexandria last week.
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Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company
New Jersey Avenue Southeast
Douglass and
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George Towel
Joi Cook
Charleston
W Va
J. F Davis
Fourth Precinct
John Robinson
Alexandria
Livingston Browning Dead Native of District of
Native DC lawyer Livingston Browning longtime District bar member died at his Prince George County home after a four day illness. He was born March 15 1847 in the city and educated at Columbian University. Browning served as cadet at large at West Point before switching to law. He practiced with T A Lambert then alone, retired in 1988 to the Browning homestead. He is survived by a widow and five children.
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Livingston Browning
District Bar
Prince George County
Browning Burying Ground
Browning
P. W Browning
National Capital
Columbian
William A. Browning
Johnson
Brow Tare
West Point Military Academ
Law Department
Columbian University
Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
T A. Lambert
Prince Georges County
Wiliam L
Robert BE
Harry M
Anna M. Browning
Warwick Evans
Man Drowns After Oar Rescue Attempt On Eastern Branch
John McMahon thirty five of 614 H street northeast lost his life yesterday while attempting to save an oar from the Eastern branch opposite the workhouse grounds He fell in with Edward Rackett 1231 K street southeast The boat with one paddle was unmanageable as the tide swept them away Harbormaster Sutton sent boats and men to drag the river until darkness They recovered the body at nine and it was sent to the morgue.
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John McMahon
H Street
Edward Rackett
K Street
Sutton
George Ratherdale
Robert Ratherdale
No Half Holiday Saturdays for Per Diem Workers
Washington barracks per diem workers lose Saturday half holidays with pay says the Comptroller ruling that pay on holidays is not authorized unless the worker is on duty. The decision traces holiday pay rules from 1870 to 1888 and denies pay for Saturdays unless work is performed. An auto owned by R P Andrews collided with an electric car at Twenty-eighth and P streets. damage to the auto was $50. no injuries.
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Comptroller of the Treasury
Capt Sewell
War Department
Bavs
Per Dem
District of Columbia
Government Printing Office
R P. Andrews
Twenty-eighth Street
Twenty-eighth
P Streets
P Street
Duchess of Marlborough Reports Weaker After Fall
Bulletin from Blenheim Castle says the Duchess of Marlborough formerly Miss Vanderbilt is not well and remains quiet after being thrown from a horse in Blenheim Park last Monday evening. She was bruised and shaken but conditions are described as not serious.
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London
Blenheim Castle
Duchess of Marlborough
Miss Vanderbilt
Blenheim Park
Well Spoked and Food Talk Reflects Grape-Nuts Belief
A Chicago woman aged sixty one describes extended illness and an operation at Presbyterian Hospital. She credits Grape-Nuts with easy digestion and nerve brightness, noting family members also benefited. Hospitals and doctors widely use the food for its concentrated nourishment. The ad copy promotes the brand and promotes a booklet in each package.
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Chicago
Presbyterian Hospital
Fostum Co
Battle Creek
Weilville
Corpral Tanner Divides Office Surplus Among Clerks
Controversy erupts as Corporal Tanner register of wills takes about 600 dollars from his office surplus at year end and distributes it among clerks. He later replenishes the stamp fund to 586 dollars, claims legal authority, and seeks an executive order to adjust annual settlements with the Treasury. The Treasury criticizes the action while Tanner advocates self sufficiency and higher pay for clerks, noting past dismissals and temporary raises.
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Register of Wills
Treasury Department
Register
Roosevelt
Registry of Deeds’ Office
Harrigan
Treasury
Pecketers
Rival Insurance Clash Sparks Criminal Arrests
Rivalry between American Home Life and Royal Life inflamed yesterday when four agents from American Home were arrested on charges of false pretenses. Complainants include three Royal policyholders, Mary Maryland Amelia W Keszel and Georgia Bowman, as Royal seeks court orders to halt interference and protect its business amid escalating hostilities between the firms.
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American Home Life Insurance Company
Royal Life Insurance Company
Royal Company
Mary Maryland
Amelia W Keszel
Georgia Bowman
Tiome Insurance Company
J. A. Benderitter
Arthur B. Bateman
Robert I. Gates
John Barranger
Trumbe and Howlett
H B Hay
Equity Branch
District Supreme Court
Col Hay
American Home Company
Kooyal
Weather conditions forecast with showers across regions
Northwestern disturbance moves toward Lake Superior bringing showers and thunderstorms to the Upper Lakes Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys with continued rains in the South Atlantic and Gulf States. Fair elsewhere. Temperatures rise in the Ohio Valley and Northwest. Friday showers expected in the Ohio Valley Lower Lakes and Atlantic Gulf States. Central and Eastern states warm after showers. Winds: fresh southerlies along the Atlantic Gulf coasts, shifting to west and southwest in the Lower Lakes. Storm warnings on the Lower Lakes. Local temps show highs around mid 80s and lows near 60s with varying rainfall reports across many cities.
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Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Lake Superior
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi
Missouri
South Atlantic
Guilt
Mindie
Rocky Mountain
Ohio Valley
Over Lake
Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Lower Lake Region
Atlantic and Gulf States
Atlantic
Gulf Coasts
Loper Lake
Engineers in Richmond Refuses Visit to President
Richmond Aug 4 The stationary engineers convention held a memorial service for deceased members and adjourned to tomorrow The ladies auxiliary elected officers including President Ardell Ingree son Grace Delaney Minnie Wheepers Jennie Dickinson The proposed Roosevelt reception by engineers was rejected due to political propriety The vice presidency draws four candidates Heger Tomlinson Force Watson Officers to be elected tomorrow with Louisville or Philadelphia hosting next convention
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Richmond
Convention of Stationary Engineers
T Lomorrow
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Ardell [Ngreeson
Cleveland
Ohio
Grace Delaney
Minnie Wheepers
Jennie Dickinson
Milwaukee
Messrs G Heger
Evansville
Ind
Royal LD Tomlnson
New York
Samuel B Force
Pittsburg
C F Watson
Louisville
Philadelphia
Senator Hoar III Suffering Lumbago Prompts Public Silence
Worcester Aug 4 Senator Hoar reports an attack of the lumbago complicated by Washington malady. After four weeks bedridden at the end of the session he was forbidden public speaking but spoke twice in Massachusetts returning home. Physicians say cure will be slow and he may write letters rather than appear publicly for now.
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Mass
Hoar
Washington
Congress
H Capitol
Senate
Massachusetts
Sutton
Worceser Court House
Col Stoddard
School House
Stuart
Gompers Urges Wage Increase for Navy Yard Machinists
Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor visited the White House with Oscar O Connell of the International Association of Machinists and a local union committee to press for higher wages for machinists at the Washington Navy Yard. The President pledged that Secretary Morton would conduct an investigation and act on his report.
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Navy Yard
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Washington Navy Yard
Morton
Millionaire's Advice to Heirs Prominent Will Filed for Probate
Chicago August 4 George H Gafin a Chicago pioneer filed for probate a will valuing property at two million dollars. The document offers prudent investment guidance advising heirs to avoid cheap purchases, seek long term security, pay cash for buys, and avoid encumbering real estate except for improvements. It emphasizes careful transfers and avoiding speculative notes or bonds. Reverend Frank Newhall White to be invited to Union Park Church in Chicago. Trading Stamp Law struck down by Rochester Supreme Court, invalidating state legislation regulating issue and penalties.
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George H Gafin
Ay Nelra
Lafin
Frank Newhall White
Sioux City
Town
West
Union Park
White
Lumber for the Isthmus and federal post office moves
Lumber orders dominate the Panama Canal Commission agenda with a second request for 200,000 feet of soft lumber and 40,000 piling pieces to repair and build canal facilities. Treasury counsel resigns, Wynne set for Europe trip, Bristow to Debscomeag, and several fourth class postmasters appointed. Government receipts and expenditures listed.
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Herry
Cyprus
Murphy
Panama Canal Commission
Commission
New Orleans
Goode Elected President of Portland Lewis and Clark Fair
Henry W Goode director general of the Lewis and Clark Fair was elected president to succeed W O H Scott who resigned due to private business pressure. Russell Sage aged eighty eight in New York observed his birthday by handling affairs as usual. Cleaner hat in five minutes advertised.
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Ortland
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Henry W Goode
W Oh Scott
Scote
Russell Sage Fighty
New York
Russell Gage
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