Persia's Treasurer Shuster Faces Foreign Opposition
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab, treasurer of the Persian American Educational Society, says W Morgan Shuster, the American in charge of Persia's finances, blocks Russia's bid to dominate Persia. Germany, Italy, France, and Russia protest, while Persians and British interests back Shuster as reforms proceed. Russia aims to oust him to seize control of Persia and its market.
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W. Morgan Shuster
Washington
Persia
Russia
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab
Shuster
Mr. Shuster
Sohrab
General Shuster
Legation
Sane
Customsc
Oapini
Italy
Germany
Rewilb
Altthough
France
Council
Fleming Accuses Wife in Habeas Corpus Custody Case
Special to The Washington Post Raleigh N C Aug 16 The defendant Percy B Fleming fails to provide details in his answer to wife Nelle Claire Crouch Fleming in a habeas corpus writ seeking custody of their two children. Hearing postponed to next Thursday morning before Chief Justice Walter Clark. Fleming charges wife is not a fit parent. Fleming’s counsel reserves particulars for a future proceeding. Mrs Fleming accompanied by her father H E Crouch and sister. The two children and their nurse attended with both parents before and after court.
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Washington Prat
Raleigh N C
Percy B. Fleming
Nelle Claire Crouch Fleming
Mia Fleming
H. E. Crouch
Washington
Petersburg Police Chief Ragland suspended after hospital aid call
Petersburg Virginia August 16 special to The Washington Post Chief of Police R F Ragland was suspended by Major Cameron after charges of neglect of duty tied to a hospital aid call for an insane man. John J Donahue named acting chief in the order, suspension to stand until the police commission investigates.
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Washington Vc
Petersburg
Po- Nce
R. F Ragland
Cameron
John S Clary
John J Donahue
Police Commission
Ladies Reliable System Laxative Syrup of Figs Elixir
An old time advertisement touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as safe for ladies and a strong, wholesome laxative. It claims quick relief from indigestion and constipation and warns buyers to note the full name Fig Syrup Co on the package. Sold by leading druggists at 50 cents per bottle.
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Senna
Phefore
Mia Fig Symp. Co
Elopes of Bank Cashier in Waldorf Wedding
Special to the Washington Post Baltimore Aug 16 Walter Witt and Mars B Lester prominent Taneytown Carroll county families wed in a suite of a leading hotel by Rev Edwin B Nivet. They left by taxi then Witt telegrammed the bride’s brother in law Norman Reindollar to announce the marriage and plan Atlantic City trip. Mrs Bankart, the bride’s mother, had learned of the secret engagement. Walter Wilt, cashier of Blinie Trust Company Taneytown, is the groom. Mrs Wilt is a noted Carroll county society figure.
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Wahington
Baltimore
Aux
Walter Witt
Mars B Lester
Taneytown
Caroll County
Edwin B Nivet
Wilt
Norman Reindollar
Atlantic City
Bankart
Walter Wilt
Coral Bankart
Blinie Trust Company
Carroll County
Robinson Moncure Weds Bride Ida Virginia Grigg
Robinson Moncure of Alexandria and Ida Virginia Grigg were married at the bride’s uncle’s home in Alexandria in a small ceremony. The couple planned a honeymoon in the South. Out-of-town guests included R J. Moncure and W A. Moncure. Plus police seek missing girl Mary Redmond and local notices on a quorums and Dr. George Steuart’s death. Bucket brigade saves a Fairfax county home from fire.
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South
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Robinson Moncure
Alexandria City
Joseph Grigg
Mark
Price
Cameron Street
Willam Jackson Morton
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
J. Fossett Grigg
Mary Redmond
Springfield
Fairfax County
Wisner
South Lee Street
William Simpson
Funeral for Brig Gen Nettleton in Arlington Cemetery
Funeral services for Brigadier General A B Nettleton former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury were held at Arlington Cemetery with the Rev Henry Couden of the House of Representatives officiating Senator Burton of Ohio represented Oberlin College Nettleton alma mater and Capt A B Gaston and Capt F B B Sands were honorary pallbearers He is survived by a widow and two daughters George W Leslie a comedian in theater productions for three years died of stomach cancer in New York at age 48
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A. B. Nettleton
Comedian Leslie
New York
George W. Leslie
Ousting Bethany Chapel Tied to Congress Permit Issue
Col Spencer Cosby finds Bethany Chapel on Thirteenth and C streets NW sits on government land with no clear authority. Public Buildings and Grounds notes no permit record. removal unless Congress grants special legislation. Pastor Rev Zed Copp to leave, successor to be announced. Concklin says no existing permit found, study ongoing as Cosby is away.
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Col Spencer Cosby
Bethany Chapel
Thirteenth
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New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
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Wallace Radcliffe
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Zed Copp
Copp
F. Concklin
Ita
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Radcliffe
Admiral Togo Ends New York Visit Bound for Boston
Admiral Togo left New York for Boston aboard the Knickerbocker Express at 5:33 PM after a week of sightseeing. He stayed mostly in his room until the afternoon, visited Governors Island with Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant, and finished with a Broadway automobile ride. In interviews he praised American industry and enterprise.
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Togo
Boston
Governors Island
Frederick D. Grant
Broadway
the Battery
Tourists Sing Swiss Alps Beauties and Flower Sweetness
Miss Katherine G Malone writes from Europe praising Swiss sights Lucerne Lion monument Mount Rigi and Wetterhorn ascent. The Post party describes glacial gardens alpine paths ice grotto and Bear Hotel lunch in Grindelwald valley. They travel to Versailles and Paris with varied scenery and floral admiration.
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Post
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Rigi
Wetterhorn
Uatter
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Versailles
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Grand Trianon
Grand Palace of Versailles
Chases Open Week at Local Theaters Features Star Acts
The opening week at Chase's theater line features Tavor Holmes in vaudeville, The Guatemalan Marimba Band, Miss Lee White, and the Soleen sisters plus Mme Jacobs dogs, with daytime ticket sales and permanent reservations. Columbia presents The Liars by Henry Arthur Jones starring A H Van Buren, and Johnny Mekert and Seven Summer Boarders headline Casino show with four other vaudeville acts and first run pictures.
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Tavor Holmes
Guatemala
Gene Hughes
Henry Arthur Jones
Columbia
Empire Theater
New York
John Drew
Arthur Byron
Orrin Johnson
Elizabeth Tyree
Annie Irish
Isabel Irving
Charles Wyndham
Drew
Christopher Deering
H. van Buren
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Mr. Ecklert
Hans Nix
Washington
Glen Echo Park
Schloss
Hellevists
Annette Kellerman
Odiva
Quakes in Portugal and Scotland Home Rule Move
A series of earthquakes struck southern Portugal late last night causing damage at Mertola Albufeira and nearby coastal towns with injuries reported and a Lagos tidal surge triggering panic. Sir Henry James Dalziel MP introduced in Parliament a bill favoring home rule for Scotland.
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Raiders Get T R s Friend Explains He Went There With Washington Man
Marcus Braun, former immigration commissioner and organizer of a Roosevelt dinner for Republican Hungarians, says he accompanied a Washington visitor to a New York gambling raid. He claims they went to view the sights, stayed in a back room with two roulette tables, and were arrested after a window smashing incident. Braun was released for lack of evidence and described the event as a chance visit.
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Washington Post
New York
Marcus Braun
Roosevelt
Washington
Braun
Solid walls not solid at statehouse terrace
Special to The Washingtons from Trenton New Jersey reports a discovery at the New Jersey statehouse. During removal of a sidewall section for an extension the fireproof construction was revealed to be poor. Bricks were dumped between stonework and tiling and many bricks were not mortared.
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N. J
Senate
Statehouse
Contempt of Court Inquiry Set by House Judiciary
The House judiciary committee will hold hearings beginning December 7 on a Clayton bill defining contempts of court. The measure classifies contempts as direct or indirect and aims to revise contempt laws, with public notices sent to every bar association to spark broad interest.
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American Federation of Labor
Buck
Steve
Range
House Judiciary Committee
Clayton
Bar Association
United States
Suit Against Tobacco Trust Seeks 750000 in Damages
New York Aug 16 The U S circuit court ruled that a recent Supreme Court decision on the American Tobacco Company need not impede a pending suit for damages. Louis, August and Samuel Simon tobacco brokers allege the defendants conspired to restrain trade and force them out of business by routing sales only through the Metropolitan Tobacco Company Newark jobber ban.
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United States Circuit Court
Supreme Court of the United States
American Tobacco Company
Noyes
Metropolitan Tobacco Company
Louis, August
Samuel Simon
Simons
Newark
Evelyn Thaw Seeks Lunacy Commission in Pa Court
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw petitions for a lunacy commission for Harry Kendall Thaw now at Matteawan Hospital New York. Judge L L Davis admitted the petition in common pleas court after questioning jurisdiction. Attorney Francis Rawle of Philadelphia filed it stating Thaws income is $60 000 annually and Mrs Thaw lacks funds yet is entitled to a share.
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Harry Kendall Thaw
Matteawan Hospital
New York
Common Pleas Court
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
L. L. Davis
Pennsylvania
Francis Rawle
Philadelphia
Thaw
Sunday Blue Laws Stand in Hartford Assembly
Hartford Conn Aug 16 All efforts to modify the Sunday observance law ended when the house refused to reconsider its action rejecting a bill for a more liberal Sunday especially for amateur sports. The senate had passed it previously but the house did not, killing the project.
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Conn
General Assembly
House
Senate
Leconte Takes the Oath as Haiti Leader
Port au Prince Aug 16 President elect Cincinnatus Leconte took the oath before congress with high officials present. Dominican minister absent as foreign diplomats declined recognition until broad popular support shown and foreign claims adjusted. State Department says the United States will protect American investments and withhold formal recognition until assurances of non hostility to American interests are received.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Cincinnatus Leconte
Congress
Leconte
Simon
United States
Republic
State Department
Auto Roast Chicken On Radiator Delights Thomaston Couple
Thomaston Connecticut August 16. Roasting chicken on a moving radiator became a roadside curiosity when Mr and Mrs Cyler found a chicken broiler roasted brown after a 30 mile drive from Thompsonville. The couple noted the aroma and the chicken was later found entangled in the radiator showing the odd method.
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Conn
Cyler
Thompsonville
Henry of Reuss Dies on Train in Germany
Prince Henry of Reuss, head of the younger branch of the house of Reuss, died today in Berlin of heart failure aboard a train en route to Bad Kissingen. He was born May 8, 1882.
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Washington
Berlin
Prince Henry of Reuss
Bad Kissingen
House of Reuss
German Torpedo Boat Sunk After Collision Near Langeland
Copenhagen reports that torpedoboat No. 21 of the German navy collided with torpedoboat No. 14 off the east coast of Langeland and sank. The crew of No. 21 was rescued.
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Copenhagen
Langeland
Jealous husband kills wife in Altoona suburb
In Junieta borough near Altoona, railroad worker J W Leslie aged 41 shot and killed his wife, 35, and then fatally shot himself. Neighbors found both bodies on a bed with the revolver in Leslie's hand. Mrs Leslie was preparing to start a vacation trip.
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Altoona
J. W. Leslie
Junieta Borough
Jails Poultry Trust Men
Thirteen members of the New York Live Poultry Commission Merchants Association were sentenced to three months in jail and fined $600 each for conspiracy in restraint of trade. The men, part of the so-called poultry trust, were found guilty after a 51 day trial. All reside in New York City or nearby.
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New York Live Poultry Commission Merchants' Association
Poultry Trust
Olympic Makes Record for Speed Across Ocean
The White Star liner Olympic arrived in New York after setting a new record, shaving 46 minutes off the previous best. She departed Queenstown on August 10 at 1:50 p.m. and completed the voyage in 5 days 12 hours 20 minutes, beating her July westward run by 7 hours and 6 minutes.
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New York
Olympic
Thavitte
Queenstown
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