Verdict finds accident unavoidable in Potomac regatta disaster
A coroner's jury in Washington returned an eight line verdict that the drowning deaths from the Recreation launch tragedy during a Potomac regatta were accidental and unavoidable. Only one witness argued the craft might have been overloaded while others contended it was seaworthy and not overcrowded. The inquiry lasted about an hour with witnesses detailing the voyage from Reagan's boat house to the mill race and the moment the four women boarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac
Milton Hopfenmater
Hill Street Northwest
L. W. Jazebrook
T Herbert Coates
Seventh Street
Dr. Glazebrook
Nevitt
G. T Greenlaw
Harry, Dorsey
J P. McNamara
Frederck Gieseking
A H Betz
F. Denaale
Emoton
Almas Temple
Mystic Shrine
Noun
Reagans
Rouse
Thirteenth Street
J. Allan Woulfe
Cumberland
F Street
Georgetown Channel
Cissel's Mill
Smith
Woulite
Wagner
Mirrace
Stewart
King and Ha
Woulfe
Dr. Stewart
Dr Walker
William Lederer
Cumberlands Boat House
Digsel’s Mall
William T. Reynolds
Potomac Street
Clarence H. Osterman
Northwest
Reynolds
Cissel
Ferdinand T. Schneider
Sylvester
Milton Moofenmater
Joe
Kate Connors
Thirtythird Street
M _ street
Lamies
John Walsh
East Market Space
Walsh
Baker
Coates
Funeral notices from a regatta disaster aftermath
Funeral rites and viewings for multiple victims of the regatta disaster, including John Waldman Jr. and J Herbert Coates, with services in Washington venues, interments at Rock Creek and Oak Hill cemeteries, and details of pallbearers and attendees. Also reports on Helene Moore’s service at Dumbarton Avenue Church and Hazel Hizer’s upcoming funeral at Holy Trinity Church Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene Moore
Dumbarton Avenue Methodist Church
Misa Moore
Frank H. Havenner
Dr. Chapman
Thirty-third Street
Ater
Harry Tennyson
Walter Leatherland
Lawrence Leatherland
Moss Moore
Russell Her- Tial
Robert Hudson
Percy Smith
Dumbarton Avenue
Miss Moore
Ninteen
Ladies’ Aid Society
West Washington
M. E. Church
Euoth
Oak Hit Cemetery
Hazel Hizer
Holy Trinity Church
Georgetown
Hizer
Moaure
Bitten by His Terrier Runs Amuck in Washington
A seven month terrier named Plazazas terrorized Washington city sections west of the War Department and south of Pennsylvania Avenue. It bit nine people, killed a cat, and prompted a large manhunt before being captured, killed at the Pound, and its carcass sent to the Bureau of Animal Industry for rabies testing. One man is under Pasteur Institute treatment and multiple dogs were bitten. The chase covered many streets from 18th to 20th and Pennsylvania Avenue, ending at the pound where the dog was killed Friday morning. The incident sparked public alarm over possible rabies spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Pasteur Institute
War Department
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington
Robert W. Bulkley
Record and Pension Bureau
Army Medical Museum
Seventh
B Streets
Plazazas
Cecil French
Baltimore
Pasteur Establishment
Bulkley
the Post
Mr. Bulkley
Pound
Poundmaster
Einstein
Tm Bureau of Animal Industry
Hinstein
Bureau
Bulkley Home
Eighteenth Street
G Street
Seventeenth
Avery Stable
Eighteenth Streets
Seventeenth Street
Fred W. Boone
H Street
Twentieth Street
Fish Kill Ties To Coal Tar Dump In Anacostia Water
A mass die off of bass, perch, catfish and other species is blamed on coal tar and similar oils dumped into the Anacostia River. District investigators report oil on top of the water and a black resinous subs tance on the river bottom between Pennsylvnia Avenue and the Navy Yard bridges. A man named Walter Luck fell from a wharf while swimming but was rescued and survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Navy Yard
Hird
Man Crushed to Death at Navy Yard Excavation
John L. Krause a 61 year old laborer of 45 street northeast was buried under a sliding bank of earth and lumber during a cellar dig for a new power house at the navy yard. He died shortly after being carried to the barracks dispensary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
John L. Krause
Krause
R. B. Chapman
Meat Prices and Garbage Unprecedented Supply Demand
President M M Parker of the Washington Fertilizer Company asks District Commissioners to assess two more fines for failure to remove garbage through the vegetable surge. He argues increased tonnage from higher meat prices and vegetable consumption reflects conditions beyond his control, noting fifteen cars and sixty nine teams in use and warning earlier contracts produced similar complaint levels with lower fines. Commissioner Macfarland supports fining to enforce contract compliance amid movement troubles beyond the company’s control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.M. Parker
Washington Fertilizer Company
Nwo
Macfarland
Tower Operator Arrested In Fatal Pennsylvania Wreck
Police arrest Charles Nichols operator in the Deanwood tower after a collision on the Pennsylvania Railroad near Benning. Brakeman C Y Neal died, Conductor William J Moore seriously injured. An inquest will determine liability as engine 540 reportedly diverted onto the wrong track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Benning
C. Y. da Neal
Charles Nichols
Deanwood Tower
de Neal
William J. Moore
Nichols
Glazebrook
Sixth Street
William H. Pearson
Providence Hospital
Moora
Kemp Sues Grocer for Damages Over Alleged Assault
Dr. Thomas J. Kemp files suit against Samuel E. Powell, a grocer, for 1000 damages claiming an assault on August 6 in front of Powell's storefront after a dispute over a business contract. Warrant sworn. case pending in Police Court. Birney and Woodard represent Kemp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Kemp
Samuel E. Powell
Powell
Kemp
Man Draws Razor After Saloon Dispute on Pennsylvania Ave
Arthur Ware a 25 year old machinist enraged by a prank at a saloon on Pennsylvania avenue returned intoxicated and drew a razor causing a stampede. Bicycle Policeman Vermillion arrested him. In a separate incident William Hice, 23, fell from a derrick at the union station project, suffering a severe head injury and unconsciousness. He was treated at Casualty Hospital and showed some improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Avenue
Arthur Ware
Vermillion
Ware
William Hice
Fourth Street
Union Station
Gorgeons
Victor Zuberano
L Street
Harry Simpson
Roussin
Death of Col Walter H French in Germany
Col Walter H French longtime House of Representatives file clerk died Sunday in Wiesbaden Germany at sixty six. A Democrat and Wall Street financier he built and burned three fortunes, aided party work in Washington and valued efficiency in his office. He supported Bryan then McKinley and kept a Boston born life of public service and collecting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weisbaden
Germany
Wall Street
Walter H. French
House of Representatives
Cleveland
Welsbaden
Congress
Europe
Italy
Greece
France
England
Col. French
New Hampshire
Washington
Otel
Boston
New York
Democratic Party
Bryan
Mr. McKinley
National Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Garfield Hospital
Bright
Walter French
Fugitive from England confined at St Elizabeths asylum
Herbert Henderson, 38, fled England eight weeks ago amid delusions of poisonous food and conspirators. He repeated similar fears in America, was referred to Maj. Sylvester, then Sanitary Officer John Frank, examined by police surgeons, and committed to St. Elizabeths Asylum while family is sought. If from England, he may be sent back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Henderson
England
Henderson
America
Maj
Sylvester
John Frank
St. Elizabeth's Asylum
Attempted suicide by rat poison at Carroll Street home
Elia Gray, 24, a Black woman, swallowed rat poison and tied a faint noose at her neck in an act she described as tiring of deception. Police found her at 110 Carroll Street SE and transported her to Casualty Hospital, where doctors said her condition was not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Avenue
Lucy Johnson
John Dorsey
Georgetown University Hospital
Dorsey
Elias Gray
Carroll Street
Fifth Precinct
Coffee replaced by Postum transforms health in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania woman recounts headaches and heart palpitations tied to coffee. She switched to Postum after a friend’s recommendation and reports immediate health improvements. The testimonial promotes Postum as a food drink and urges readers to try it as a coffee substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Street Cars In Collision At Eleventh And U Streets
Daniel Peyton, 39, and motorman J. Simpson of the Washington Railway and Electric car were bruised when a Capital Traction car struck the Eleventh Street car at Eleventh and U. Peyton, a colored resident of 426 I Street NW, was taken to Freedmen's Hospital. The Anacostia car wheel broke, causing a brief delay. Traffic on the U Street line resumed after repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Eleventh
U Streets
Daniel Peyton
I Street
J. Simpson
Peyton
Simpson
U Street
Freedmen's Hospital
Des Moines Officials Consider Women Mail Carriers
Postmaster McKay faces possible opposition from the Post Office Department over introducing women into city carrier roles in Des Moines Iowa. Officials cite no explicit ban but point to trousers as the expected uniform and emphasize that examinations for strength and stamina may bar female applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Des Moines
McKay
Iowa
Post Office Department
Payne
Cora M. McCoy
Muscatine
Mildred W. Blackmer
Cortland
Sidney O. Curtiss
New London
Ohio
Poat
Elevator Collapse Kills One Injures Sixteen in New York
In a ten story building at 270 Mercer Street heavy counterweights broke from their fastenings and fell onto a freight elevator on the ground floor. One man was killed and sixteen others injured. The operator and the building superintendent were arrested as authorities investigated the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mercer Street
Saloon Keeper Fires In Goldfield Tragedy Kills Man
In Goldfield Nevada on August 15 saloon keeper W S Eliott shot and killed Jack Madigan after a confrontation with threatened Eliott. Hamilton was wounded during the struggle and not expected to survive. A separate note reports a boy, Harry Simpson, arrested for petty theft in Washington, D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Nev
W. S. Eliott
Jack Madigan
John Hamilton
Madigan
Eliott
Hamilton
Elliott
Ellliott
Pifott
Former employer’s agent James Johnson jailed on false pretenses
Accupied by Former Employers, James Johnson, an assuren, was locked up at No. 3 station-house last night on a charge of false pretenses. He claimed to be an agent of the National Photo Art Company to obtain orders for pictures. Four bodies recovered from the Eden railroad wreck at Pueblo, Colorado, Aug. 15, with all identified to date. The inquest jury interviewed witnesses. verdict expected by week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Johnson
National Photo Art Company
Pueblo
Colo
Eden Radway
Foroner
Postmortem Finds Ammo in Man’s Stomach
Fort Wayne Ind Aug 15 A postmortem examined William Kress who died Roanoke Saturday night Authorities found ten 32 caliber cartridges four carpet tacks and a needle in the stomach This queer collection noted in the Roanoke death inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
William Kress
Roanoke
Picton Ammo
Weather Bureau Outlook Mentions Thunderstorms and Temperature Shifts
United States Weather Bureau report details ominous storms across Atlantic states from Virginia southward and into the Middle and East Gulf, upper Mississippi Valley, and Great Lakes. It notes temperature drops in the Middle and South Atlantic States and rises in the southern Lake region, with variable winds and an expected Tuesday rain, followed by a warm Tuesday in the East. Includes hourly readings and a long list of temperatures across many cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic States
Virginia
Middle
East Gulf States
Upper Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake Region
Middle Missouri Valley
Hacky Mountain
Plateau
Atlantis
Northwest
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Lake Michigan
Otio
South Atlantic
Bo Mountain
North Atlantic
New England
Lower Lake Region
Upper Lake
Ameck
Pan Fall
Asheville
N.C
Atlanta
Atlantic City
N. Je
Biemarck
N. Do
Boston
Masta
Buffalo
Noy
Chicago
Cinemnon
Ohio
Cheyenne
Davenport
Denver
Colo
Galveston
Texeo
Helena
Mont
Indianapolis
Ind
Klom
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
York
N.Y
Omaha
Nebra
Pittsburg
Salt Lake City
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Waldman, Jr
Waldman
New York Avenue Northwest
William H. Gotwald
O Street Northwest
J. G. Butler
Rock Creek
Will Lederer
Harry Schmidt
Warren McClain
Murray Herman
George Hoffman
Leo Fisher
Rock Creek Cemetery
Father Stevenson
Columbia Commandery
Knight's Templars
J. Herbert Coates
Wright
Callow Avenue
Andrew J. Boose
G &. Grant
George R. Daisy
Cumberland Lodge of Elks
Culpeper
William Proctor
Samuel Johnson
Lacy
J O. Burgandine
William Jones
Southern Railway
John H.woodbury
D. I
Robert W. Bulkiey
Negro
Walter Luck
Pleasant Alley
Lack
Charles Goldberg
Antonio James
Sophia Lewis
Chester Court
Charles Shreeves
Fourteenth
Frank L. Steen
Seth Burnett
Woqreman
Fertilizer Company
Razor
Gol
Saloonekeeper
Lansburgh & Bro
India
Madras
Sanders & Stayman Co
Fuewmatte Water Works Co
Washington, D.C
Peter Grogan
al Washington
At & P
Lindsay
Tolman Lau
Lirts
Department OF State
Washington, DC
John FP Jewell
United States
Martinique
West Indies
Portales Fiines Martinique
Vis
Washington Heights Traction Railroad Company
Fifth Street
Washingtoam
Palm
Antidot
Loupe Masonica
New Jerusalem
Misa
Temple
Toelock
A. C. Hutterly
7Th Street
Ballantine
Shoomaker Company
Ava
Edison
Bean Demetter
Capital Phonograph Co
B. B. Earnshaw & Bro
McGill & Wallace
E St
Batt Baughanan
Arense
Mth
Pope Bile
Alice M Paterson
Wilbur L. Smith
W. Ll. and
T. Bidg
Hrghive
Horsford’s
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