Morrow Opposes Department Heads Attending Conventions
District commissioners debate sending department heads to conventions with expenses paid. West and Macfarland back the policy, Morrow resists, citing limited gains. Drake may become president of national insurance group, with others noted for future leadership.
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Drake
Washington
Masylvester
International Association of Police Chiefs
Natonal Insurance Association
Dero
Miss Eliza Wilkes Dies. Funeral Today At St Johns Church
Miss Eliza Wilkes a longtime Washington resident dies Sunday in Winchester Virginia at summer home. Funeral services are set for 10 am at St Johns Episcopal Church with Bishop Janes M Horner officiating. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery alongside family members including Admiral Charles Wilkes and John Wilkes. Miss Wilkes devoted much charity work aiding Episcopal hospital and throat clinic, plus church missions. She and sister Jane Wilkes ran Apiacopal mission near High Shoals and had notable devotion. survived by brother Edwin Wilkes in Salt Lake City and cousin Grace Wilkes of New York. Her obituary notes extended family ties and a four hours daily Chesapeake Bay sail aboard The Electric Line ticket promotion.
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Dura Wilkes
Winchester Va
St Johns Episcopal Church
Janes M Horner
Asheville NC
ES Dunlop
St Johns Church
William T Snyder
Oak Hill Cemetery
Wilkes
Charles ‘Wilkes
John Wilkes
Navy
James W. Watmough
James Nourse
John 8 Tucker
Charles H. Woodhull
Thomas
Ridgeway
Percy Myers
Rasyana Peek
Wilson Miss Wilkes
New York City
Miss Wilkes
Bar, and Throat
Jane Wilkes
Cdwin Wilkes
Saltake City
Grace Wilkes
Renwick
City Bulletins Cannot Action on Bakery Smoke
District authorities will take no action against a nearby bakery for smoke, as chimneys exceed four feet above the bullring roof. Advertisement notes Schneiders Malt Bread and assorted groceries with price highlights. Local stores tout brands and products at 616 12th st and nearby outlets.
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L. Watson
H Street
Spofford Will Filed For Probate Incomplete Names
The will of Ainsworth Spofford, late Librarian of Congress, who died August 11, was filed for probate. It leaves his estate, including 1621 Massachusetts Avenue NW, to daughter Florence P Spofford, with son Charles A Spofford as co executor without bond. Household effects go to Florence. Executorship set for executors without bond. James J Barnes dies August 11, leaving estate to wife Sarah B Barnes as executrix.
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Ainsworth BR. Spofford
Librarian of Congress
Massachusetts Avenue
Florence P Spofford
Florence
Charles A. Spofford
Mary C McCallum
James J Barnes
Sarah B. Barnes
Gars for Congress Shelved as Cost Too High
A plan for electric subways linking the Capitol buildings is postponed. Freight would use rubber tired trucks. officials cite practicality and cost. A future parallel subway may be built, with through car issues and station visibility under review.
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House
Senate
Secretary Wright Returns from Hot Springs Conference
Secretary of War Wright returned to Washington from Hot Springs Virginia where he met with Taft. He said politics came up in their talks but he would not state whether he will speak for Taft. Eight West Point cadets found guilty of hazing await further action as Col Hugh I Scott completes an ongoing investigation. Results and additional information are expected later this week at the War Department.
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Maj Morrow
Woodward
Winnipeg
Canada
Belt
Fire Department
Columbus
Onio
Tweedale
Louisville
Thomas F Drake
Insurance
Detroit
John C Simpson
Electrical
Norfolk
Wight
Washington
Hot Springs
Wright
Taft
Tafts
West Point
Hugh I Scott
Miliary Academy
War Department
Legal Aid Society Outing Fundraiser Ticket Push
The Washington Legal Aid Society plans a Marshall Hall excursion next Tuesday to raise funds for legal representation of the poor. About 5,000 tickets were printed and are being sold in departments, with a notable sale of 100 tickets by one Treasury Department employee. Donations from individuals and firms accompany the ticket drive as lawyers show growing interest in aiding court costs for needy clients.
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Washington Legal Aid Society
Marshall Hall
Treasury Department
Washington
B House & Herrmann
Dulin & Martin
John Joy Edson
Florence R. Colford
Eugene E Stevens
Charles P Neill
W B Moses & Sons
Nathaniel Wilson
Julius Garfinkle
William & Brown
DG Brown
Wiliam H
Walter Ae Crepeng
William
Wernshaw
Brosius
C. M Hendley
Martin
Flannery K. R R_ Bennett
Benson
Helen E Jamison
Dutton
George A & Wiliams King
S. Wortumeton
George ‘Corietyan
Ewe Baldwin
J Gley
March music program at The Diplomat headline concert
A list of pieces appears from The Diplomat venue including Overture Fampa Picolo solo Through the Air by Corpleven and Echoes from the Metropolitan Opera House. Performances feature Tobant Waltz The Merry Widow Lebar Caprice and The Tattooed Man along with The Blue and the Gray and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Picolo Solo
Corpleven
Metropolitan Opera House
di Komtat Patrol
Dalbey Selection
Herbert
Dredging of East Channel Underway Led by Gen Mackenzie
Dredging of the east channel of the river started yesterday under Gen Mackenzie. He had just completed widening and deepening the Virginia channel from the valley bridge toward Twentieth street. The Virginia channel now supports 22 feet of water, easing access for ice and coal laden vessels to Georgetown piers. Equipment has moved to the east branch to remove about 60,000 cubic yards of mud, with completion before cold weather expected.
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Gen Mackenzie
Virginia Channel
Valley Bridge
Twentieth Street
Georgetown
East Branch
Drowning of Ernest Burns at Celton Point Ma
Word comes of the drowning Sunday afternoon at Celton Point Ma of 16 year old Ernest H Burns son of Patrick J Burns formerly foreman at the government printing office. While sailing with companions a sudden wind change drove the boom around striking him into the water and he could not swim. He drowned but was recovered by companions. He was in the second year of Technical High School and lived at 105 Maryland avenue northeast with his parents.
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Celton
Maryland Avenue
Commission Rules Refund Fares for Sightseeing Cars
District commissioners approved a rule requiring sightseeing auto operators to refund fare immediately if the vehicle fails to depart within ten minutes of the scheduled time or if the trip is not completed. A W Campbell of Phelps Ky lodged a complaint after a party waited 45 minutes in front of the St James Hotel and was told to transfer cars. Company official F W Niles claimed refunds go through the New York general office and tickets are redeemable like railroad passes. Campbell vow to pursue the matter.
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W Campbell
Phelps, Ky
St James Hotel
Campbell Alleges
F W Niles
Automobile Company
New York
Campbell
Miss Caspari the Woman of Mystery Stirring Local Interest
Detective Baur describes Miss Frances A Caspari as a haughty figure in jail awaiting trial for fraud against Washingtonians. Report notes alleged victims do not want to prosecute and police say her operations extended to a coterie of trusted friends.
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Peirce
Central Office
Baur
Frances A Caspari
United States
Caspirl
Stoo
Miss Caspari
Leishman Wins for School Transfer at Constantinople
Ambassador Leishman cabled to the State Department that after years of effort he has secured a settlement on the transfer of the site for the American College for Girls at Constantinople. The title will pass to Secretary Barton of the American Board of Missions. The push for the American College for Boys remains, seeking further authorization for erection by Mr Leishman.
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Leishman
State Department
American College For Girls
Constantinople
Barton
American Board of Missions
American College For Boys
LIVE FOWL BAN PROPOSED IN DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Corporation Counsel Theman submits a draft amendment to police rules barring domestic fowl or pigeons within 100 feet of habitation structures or in any park or square with 7 percent improved area unless authorized by the health officer A coop in established markets or fowls kept briefly up to 24 hours for consumption are exempt Violations carry a fine of not less than 2 and not more than (amount incomplete) with each day of confinement counted as a separate offense.
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Theman
Center
Mnlcasis
Gov Magoon to Visit Washington for Cuban Talks
Charles E. Magoon provisional governor of Cuba travels from Havana to Tampa then to Washington for a conference on Cuban affairs with Secretary Wright and later to Oyster Bay to consult with President Roosevelt. Wright said no specific agenda was set, but the Cuban situation will be reviewed.
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Charles E. Magoon
Cuba
Washington
Wright
Havana
Tampa
Oyste Bay
Roosevelt
President Congratulates Emperor Franz Joseph on Birthday
The President sent a cablegram of congratulation to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria Hungary on his birthday. The message expressed wishes for the emperor’s happiness and his country’s prosperity. A separate item notes the arrest of a man known as the “baggage smasher” near Union Station, Daniel Jones, fined $10 after being found guilty in police court.
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Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Union Station
Danial Jones
Kimball
Jones
Earthquake Reported Near Cheltenham Maryland
The Coast and Geodetic Survey observed an earthquake starting around 7:17 am yesterday near Cheltenham Maryland. The Smee ark phase occurred at 6:10 am with tremors felt about 3,000 miles distant from Washington. The Post Want Ads section notes free classified ads.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey Observators
Chelthenham
Washington
Post
Wecuse
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