Totten Case Opens Neglect of Duty Charged
Private Hanley and Private Potter face a DC Metropolitan Police neglect of duty charge in the Totten death case. Witnesses say Totten, found in a drunken state, died of acute gastritis. Dr Snowden noted congested organs and strong breath. Trial board adjourned to hear more testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowden
Byrnes
Trial Board
H. P. Totten
Bluefield
W. Va
Skiih Province
Hanley and
Motter
H. Stephens
J. A. Swindells
Daniel Sullivan
Thal
R. H. Boardman
Thomas Hawley
F. Potter
Twe
Potter
Hanley
Metropolitan Police Forge
Metropolitan Police Department of
District of Columbia
True Reformers Elect Delegates for Grand Fountain Meet
The True Reformers at their Northwest Hall at Twelfth and To street elected delegates to represent the District of Columbia division at the Grand Fountain of the United States twelfth annual session to be held in Itichmeand Virginia on September 4. Delegates include B Williams Mira M F B Pennell Mrs Agnes Morris M L Pence Mrs R Lume kins F P W Dixon Mrs S Cameron John W Branson Mrs Astella B Ian John W Staley Meg Sarah D Downson Miss Minnie Stewart Miss Me et Stewart Charles W H Watson and W A Grif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pwelfth
Tostrerts Northwest
Distriet of
Colwebia
United States
Itichmeand
B. Wil Iams
Mira
FB. Pennell
Agnes Morris
M. ML Pence
Ron. Lumekins
W. Dixon
Sazabeth Cameron
John W. Branson
Astella B. Ian
John W. Staley
Meg
Sarah Eee
D. Downson
Mise Takei
Miss Minnie
Sarah P. Adams
Misa
Stewart
Charles WH. Watson
W. A. Grif
Literary Cop Tal ks Challenge Over Aqueduct Bridge
Patrolman G V Johnson, famed as the literary policeman, challenges Capt Schneider of the Seventh precinct after a residents petition cited his removal. Johnson argues two other officers aided bridge reforms, noting one was only recently posted. He credits writings aiding Alexandria County Commonwealth’s attorney in closing gambling dives, and says he received no warning before charges were served, calling them personal and not disciplinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G V. Johnson
Aqueduct Bridge
Capt
Schneider
Seventh Precinct
Sylvester
Mr. Johnson
Rosslyn
Commonwealth
Alexandria County Jin
Johnson
Anxiety over shorted funds ends in suicide by treasurer
Washington investors fear losses as F C I Company treasurer William G Rothermel commits suicide in Philadelphia amid a bond scheme promising weekly payments and high returns. Investor Dr J Arnold urged police to check on the venture. Taylor, 43, recently married Marie Miathinaa, shared a furnished Kellogg Building apartment with Edward Fuller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Taylor
Washington
Fidelity Commercial Investment Company
City Trust Building
Tenth and
Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia
Kellogg
F Street
Fourteenth
J. Arnold
Boardman
Taylor
William G. Rothermel
Cogwood
Edward Fuller
Munsey Building
Marie Miathinaa
Columbus
Ohio
Wife Sues for Support in Domestic Cruelty Case
Nettie H Boyd, wife of John Boyd a United States House folding room employee, sues for maintenance in local court alleging extreme cruelty and refusal to support after their June 3 185 marriage. She states he choked her and called her vile names and expelled her from home on July 2 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boyd
United States House of Representatives
Nettie H. Boyd
Outing for Little Folks at Chesapeake Beach
Samuel J. Blasters, president of the People's Savings Bank, hosts 800 children selected by Associated Charities for a day at Chesapeake Beach. The youngsters travel from Chesapeake Junction at 10 a.m. with lemonade provided by a Washington concern, and the day is planned as a continuous round of pleasure to be memorable for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Blasters
People's Savings Bank
Chesapeake Beach
Associated Charities
Chesapeake Junction
Washington
Mr. Masters
Lost Indian Office Pay Larceny Arrest Report
John Anderson, driver for Merchants' Parcel Delivery, is jailed on larceny charges for allegedly taking a 40 envelope from Mrs. L. B. Holderby. Detectives Cornwell and Muller arrested him after the envelope was found on his person during a furniture move from Fifth Street NW to Petworth. He says he found it on the street. The body of Douglas Murray, a Washington man drowned at Colonial Beach, had not been recovered by 10 PM. Mollie Halloran, engaged to Murray, was not with the sailing party when he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Holderby
John Anderson
Merchants’ Parcel Delivery Company
Cornwell and Muller
Headquarters Force
Douglas Murray
Washington
Colonial Beach
Mollie Halloran
Marle Spiker
Halloran
Ole
Journaymen
Thomas Owens
Mateo
New York
Silme
Tomas Owens
Restaurant employee scalding accident at 617 Twelfth St SW
A restaurant worker spilled hot coffee from a tray at 617 Twelfth Street Southwest injuring a 25 year old colleague Belle Gould of 2ui New York Avenue. Gould was taken by cab to Emergency Hospital with painful burns that are not considered serious.
Madman Causes Office Rampage Then Is Committed
Willam E Miller a 35 year old insurance solicitor from 191 Half Street southwest created a disturbance at Carrington Johns 617 Thirteenth Street NW looted the office and fought officers during capture. He was pronounced insane by doctors and sent to the Washington Asylum within hours. Miller is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam E. Miller
Half Street
Diaturbanca
Carrington & Johns
Thirteenth Street
Washington Asylum
Miller
John Lane Johns
Mr. Johns
Randolph ¢. Carrington
Mr. Carrington
Trivate Connors
Barry and
Richards
Miler
Keeps lid on divorces in census plan
Acting Census Director William Roasiter says 160 trusted clerks have been sent to twenty cities to collect divorce statistics. He asserts records will not reveal individual names and that the aim is to block disclosure, not to expose personal cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William 8. Roasiter
Chancellor's Free Hand in Principalship Selections
Board set to meet Tuesday August 21 to decide high school principals with Dr. Chancellor backing candidates. Mrs Myers seen as likely to gain a post, while Miss Westcott is expected to be reappointed at Western. Swartzell and Cooper face uncertain futures amid shifts, and several McKinley Manual Training candidates are reviewed. many applicants for the truant officer role include colored women, though Dr. Chancellor favors male appointees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myers
Percy M. Hughes
Admiral Baird
Cooper
M Street High School
Astern
Swartzell
Chancellor
McKinley Manual’ ‘Training School
Cayi
Washington weight inspectors crack down on underweight goods
Col. W C Haskell reports steady enforcement of the weights and measures act. Inspectors press prosecutions of dealers for underweight ice and supplies, ensuring buyers get their money’s worth and no guesswork remains in market transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Worhan
Weights and Measures
Haske
Dealera
Woman's Word Moves Jury in Mental Condition Case
Mrs Ida May Hopkins pleads for release after being deemed insane by a City Hall jury. She warned she would never improve if sent back to the asylum, crying for home and promising no more trouble. Fireman Baxter testifies of incipient paresis while his wife and mother-in-law recount threatened actions. The cage against actress Ida Morse ends with dismissal as juries fail to agree in prior inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida May Hopling
Sustody
Hopkins
Rosedale
Sae
Wiliam D. Baxter
Baxter
Truck G Company
Ide M. Morse
Bernard
Thomas J. Mackey
Mera
St. Louis
Judge Kimballs Vacation Prompts Bail Petition
A petition in District Supreme Court seeks bail for Dr. Towles awaiting a new trial. Towles, arrested August 7 for assault and disorderly conduct, was found guilty by the Police Court and sentenced to twelve months. He argues Judge Ivory G. Kimball is unavailable until October, affecting his right to a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivory G. Kimball
District Supreme Court
Dr. Towles
Towles
Kimball
Printers Pick Hot Springs for Next International Union Meet
The International Typographical Union chose Hot Springs Arkansas as the site for next year’s convention with Indianapolis as the runner up. Former Gov Alva Adams spoke at a reception and barbecu, and the vote tally stood 117 to 73 in favor of Hot Springs. Government receipts and expenditures figures were reported, including internal revenue and customs totals for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Von
Hot Springs
Ark
International Typographical Union
Indianapolis
Alva Adams
Art
City notes on drownings, court moves, and pensions
The city reports the recovery of George W. Armstrong from Monmouth M J and his burial arrangements in the local church. Charles H Robison is assigned to the Juvenile Court. William Hickey leaves the janitor post. E F Crocker postmaster of Falls Church Va to be buried at Oakwood. Odd Fellows to conduct services. Mrs L A Worrell seeks a new husband via the Pension Bureau. no takers yet. Samuel A Kimberly of American Ice Company says another cargo of ice will be unloaded in Washington. no danger of future shortages even if heat returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George“W. Armstrong
Monmouth
M. J
Charles H. Robison
William ‘Hickey
E. F. Crocker
Falls
Church
Samuel A. Kimberly
American Ice Company
Capea
Washington
Wife’s outburst lands officer in discipline
Private Stroman of the Tenth precinct missed roll call after his wife forgot to wake him. He said she made him so mad he could not report for duty, breaking a twelve year record of punctuality. He received two days’ leave suspension though his overall record remained excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stroman
Rell
T- c
Privata
H.C. Stroman
Tenth Precinct
Brookland
J. Harry
Harry
Daniel’ Slattery
Maj
Sylvester
Biddle
John A. Swinderle
Change in Whitney Avenue Name Sparks Protests
A congressional change renaming Whitney avenue near Soldiers Home to Park road prompts protest from George M L Whitney of Marsh Bingham Timber Seminary Chicago. Whitney alleges Asa Whitney intended Whitney avenue remain and urges condemnation to reclaim the street for heirs. City investigators report no recorded agreement on the name, yet deeds show stipulation and possible monetary consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Whitney Avenue
Soldiers’ Home
Park Road
George
ML. Whitney
Marsh & Bingham Timber Semeney
Chicago
Whitney
Asa Whitney
Washington
Asa “Whitney
William P. Richards
Whit‘hey Avenue
Recorder of Deeds
Bedlen
Labor Row Threatens Open Shop Clash in DC
Labor officers weigh a simmering dispute between bricklayers and master builders over sympathy strikes and contracts. Journeymen plumbers seek conference to settle, while a bomb scare in New York ties to a union figure. A gasoline stove explosion injures a child at 315 Third Street Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veriion
Anton
Waoian
West Indians' Plight Reveals Labor Agency Cruelty
A West Indian immigrant David Pan, British subject, told New York officials of brutal treatment by an employment agency that sent him to Keystone, West Virginia for railroad work with no pay. He walked days in exposure, was dumped at the train, and seeks aid from Secretary Wilson, who notes many similar cases and limited remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Bay
Board of Charities
David Pan
West Indies
Wilson
Keystone
W. Man
Baltimore
Paul
United States
New York
Wy Va
Key
Stone
West
Virginia
Mies
Tie Avit
Elis Island
Gecielty
Gettight
Band Concert at Navy Yard Tonight at 7 20
The Naval Gun Factory Band performs at the navy yard this evening at 7 20 with conductor Jaco G Moody leading a program including marches and operatic selections such as Verdi Trovatore and Bell hymn pieces, featuring a medley overture and several turns of light classical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Yard
Naval ‘Gun ‘Factory
Jaco G. Moody
G. Feption
Trovatore
Lampe
Patrol
Meachan
Heppy Helat
Unusual Can Explosion Scalds Mrs Hayden in Tomato Can Incident
Mrs Sallie Hayden twenty eight of 1317 C street southwest was severely burned on face and hands yesterday afternoon while sealing tomatoes. The can exploded spraying juice and seal around her. neighbor called an ambulance and she was taken to the Emergency Hospital. Doctors say burns are not fatal and may improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Hayden
C Street
Hayden
Beating and Robbery Reported on D Street Morning
Harry Holtry of 409 Louisiana Ave NW says he was assaulted by several men between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets while walking early yesterday morning. He was grabbed from behind dragged into an alley and beaten as a man rifled his pockets. Holtry suffered facial abrasions and bruises before police found him and began an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Street
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
Harry H. Holtry
Louisiana Avenue
Holtry
J Agsault
Angerson
Weather conditions from the U S Department of Agriculture in 1816 record
The Weather Bureau reports abnormally high temperatures across the Rocky Mountain and Mississippi Valley regions with readings near 100 degrees. Rain zones stretch from the Missouri to the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts with thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Forecasts indicate warmer conditions into Friday and Saturday from the Mississippi Valley to the East Coast, with scattered rains in the Southern Atlantic and Gulf states and potential local storms in the Mountain and Middle Atlantic areas. Winds expected light and variable along the New England coast, southerly in the Middle and South Atlantic, with fair weather to the Grand Banks. Downtown temperatures and hourly readings are listed, noting a recent high of around 88 and current readings in the upper 60s to mid-70s.
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U. S
Upper Lake Region
Ohio
Atlantie
Gulf States
Mountair
Gate Valley
Middle Atlantic
New England
South Atlantic
Guilt
Southeart
Withava
Grand Banks
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Totten
Armstrong
Pennsylvania Avenue
Canfield
Tulten
J. Ramsey Nevitt Tel
Sixth Precinct
Nevitt
Totter
Cant
Son
Totften
Ile
Henderson Suter
Leavter Terten
True Reformers’ Meeting
Samuel J. Masters
Ace
Indian Office
Employe
Madman
William E. Miller
Carrington
Jensus Bureau
Statistica
Iceman
Ida May Hopkins
Ida M. Morse
Judge Kimball
Supreme Court
Typographical Union
Arkansas City
Lansburgh&Bro
Seventh, Street
Central Labor ‘Union
Bila
Providence’ Hospital
Giso
Bo, Company
Uat
Peter Grogan
Seventh St
Mee
Nanuet
Massachusetts Avenue
West Virginia
New York “Labor” Agency
Moe
Amleck
Filver’ Bulletin
Ferry, W
Vac
Hoth Rivers
Washington Post
Maday
Rale
Mia
Asheville
Gs SE
Atlanta
Atlantic
Bismarck
Dak
Boston
Buffalo
X.Y
Cheyenne
Wyo
Davenport
Towa
Denver
Calo
Motnez
Galveston
Tex
Helens
Mentor
Jackenrville
Fla. Mo
Kaneas
Aric
Martwatte
Mick
Memphis
Jean
New Orleans
Foriz
Omaha
Plisburg
Pan
Springfeld
Enis
Sanésis & Stayman Toy
F St
Columbia Graphophone
F St. N.W
Wilkens- Sherry
Wilkens-Sherry Printing Co
Diesels
California
Christian Xander
7Th St
Tharp
Berkeley
F. 8. Smith
Church of Covenant
Francis H. Smith
Church of the Covenant
Henjamin F. Bittinger
Smith
FL H. Smith
William H. West
W. H. West Company
George O. Watson
The
Union Savings Bank
O'Bullivat
Inex
Price
National Sho. Mg. and Repair Co
6Th St. N. W
Washington, D.C
Solavan Rubber Co
Lowell, Mass
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