Park assault report and manhunt for robber in Rock Creek Park
A woman was robbed at gunpoint by a Black male in Rock Creek Park near Brightwood Avenue. The assailant fled on foot toward the highway, as police and mounted units searched the area, offering a reward for apprehension. The victim reported her purse and items stolen during the afternoon incident.
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Misa Minale Heinrichs
Tash
Miliary Road
Rock Reek Park
Terri
Hynterles
Yong
Brightwood Avan
Ap Firman
Tethan
Sclneider
Bengt Haees
Ie Park
Wouls Muga
Brightwood
Ui Beld Khwaymin
Omaj Sylvester
Local fraud probe uncovers stolen checks and buried funds
A rubbished note reports inspectors finding checks and money hidden at a station. Authorities say the employer stole funds in transit and did not forward several checks to owners. A named arrest follows the investigation into the post station theft.
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Ras Let
Three Balloons In Race Start At En trance Event
Three balloons began an ascent this afternoon in a race. The Wissour! was the first to start and rose carrying two passengers. The Wisnovs followed with heavier speeds. A large pause occurred before the other craft moved, and all balloons drifted southwest. Officials expect them to land by tomorrow morning due to calm winds.
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Peotim
Wisnovs
Gery
Prine
Englishman missing from boarding house in Washington
Cyril Thornton an Englishman and Washington representative of a West Indian company, 28 years old, left his boarding house at 153 US intrest northwest on August 5 saying he would return in two or three days. Friends fear he may have taken his life or been foully treated. Investigations found his books balanced. a telegram to be locked up was received from the disinfecting company.
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Romeat
Washington
Cyril Thos Atea
US Intrest Northwest
Mmda
Thotrion
West Idainfecting Company
Asbury Park
Wax
L Street
Boardman
Thornton
Rail Traction Firms Push To Answer Interstate Order
With twelve days to respond the Interstate Commerce Commission order requiring show cause why the use of the trailer should not be discontinued has sparked little activity. Officials from several electric railways refused to discuss the matter, saying decisions lay with company heads. George H Harries of Washington Railway and Electric is noted as handling the case, but others offered no clear action. a likely outcome is that railways may ignore the order.
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Focal Traction Companies
Interstate Commerce Commission
George H Harries
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Harries
National Guard
Larence F Norment
Anacostia and Potontac River
Nly
Severn
DN Dark
Japical Traction Company
Joh Hann
Fight for life in cell as convict battle unfolds
In Western Penitentiary a desperate fight erupts in a single cell as two German inmates battle with a table knife amid earlier hostility. One convicts sustains stomach wounds and is believed to be recovering while guards separate the men.
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Bals
Middy match triumph in national contest prep at Range Camp Verx
District men begin practice for national rifle contests in Ohio Aug 19 with Annapolis Midshipmen and Ohio State contenders. Scores across rapid fire and slow fire events show leaders Holt, Clonser, Alderman, Dennison and Caldwell shaping the team. Generals Grant and Drain, new NRA leaders, arrive to observe the proceedings.
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Devel Bidepan HO Resch
Annapohg
Mls
Licht
Col B Winder
Carlson
Seigt
Ren
Fifty Lind
Annapolis
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Flit
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Taeseh
Widenipman
BFR
Gilsen Rayal Academy
FW Allen
Massachusetts
TG Beauborgne
United States Infantry
Cam WC Richard
Frederick H Heldenreich
Alderman
Clonser Holt
Sehriver
Holt
Sehriver Cote
Dennison
Rapid
McAnally
Putnam
Fred D Grant
James A Drain
Washington
National Rifle Association
Funeral of 80 Magnu son in Washington will be held
Funeral services for S Q Magnu son, well known Odd Fellow, will be at Mr Wilson’s residence 2711 Fifteenth Street NW, tomorrow afternoon with interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery. Magnuon, past grand master of Golden Rule Lodge No. 100 F, died at the Sanitarium in Washington Grove Md on Wednesday. Survived by his wife, Mrs Anns Magnugon.
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Wilson
Fifteenth Street
Joslock
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Magnuson
Golden Rule Lodge No
Washington Grove
Anns Magnugon
Woman Orders Firing as Troopers Scatter Pittsburgh Strike
In Allegheny heartland, a woman with a baby allegedly ordered gunfire as three thousand strikers gathered along the Ohio River to protest at McKees Rocks P M Pfeil steamer arrival. Troopers moved in to keep the crowd calm while deputies and constabulary investigated allegations by strike leaders of prison-like treatment and plant guards.
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Ohio River
Pressed Breek Car Company
McKees Rocks
P M Pfeil
Bellevue Station
State Constabulary
Greece Reassures Powers Over Crete Turmoil Note
Greece replies to the last note from the powers on Crete and Macedonia, stating its conciliatory position and intent to conform with the four protecting powers. The Greek government deplores unrest and will continue to cooperate to restore order, while Crete’s authorities face demands to declare the flag lowering near Cania Crete.
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London
Wilkins Buys Beverly Summer Home in Prestigious Estate
Washington investor John J Wilkins purchased the Beverly summer estate known as the Pump Cottage from Willamond Lo Ward. The nearly three-acre property is in a highly attractive part of the Beverly colony, a Tambling house with full appointments, long a social hub. Neighbors anticipate a revival of former gatherings as occupancy shifts to Mr Wilkins. The estate lies about four miles from President Fatts residence.
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Beverly
Mass
Washington Post
Boston Mass
Willamond Lo Ward Haa
Beverly Laure
John J Wilkins
Washington
Beverly Summer Colony
Fatts
Luttrell Biplane Ready for Rockville Flight Test
Samuel A Luttrell has completed a biplane built in Rockville Maryland and aims for a near term test flight. The craft mirrors the Wright design with a 25 horsepower Buick engine and waterproof canvas wings.
Preacher's Name Cleared in Bristol Court Case
The Rev Mr Owens of First Congregational Church of Bristol Rhode Island was cleared of indecency allegations in a long legal dispute brought by Frank W Perkins against Nellie Perkins. Justice Dayton rejected the prior report and dismissed the complaint as to the descrete acts alleged fourteen years earlier.
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New York
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First Congregational Churely
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Hurre
Frank W Perkins
Nellie Perrins
Supreme Court
Dayton
Edward W Temington
Lawerd T Parris
Owens
Union Theological Seminary
Arverne
Perkins
Bnaker
Perkinns
Aiack
Gus C Dempsey
Tix
Staten Island
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Peteree
de Tee
Lerewman
Acton
Datton Sai
Dempsey
Perkine
From Jail to Trial Court Granger Handed to New York Charge
James Granger is brought from New York to face trial for passing a worthless check. Indictment dated February 9, 1908 accuses him of obtaining funds from Alarie Linsot on a draft drawn on a Baltimore bank. Police say Granger, a former dry goods salesman in New York, used aliases and circulated goods to gain payments before fleeing to Toronto and being arrested there.
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Buingame
Washington
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Tst
Seventeenth Street
Futelity and Trust Company
Baltmore
Granger
2 Dry Gooda Company
IMB
Witn Southrn
New Yor
Ula
Kelle
Emerson
Wortha
Toronto
Canada
New York City
de la Vargue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Detective Baur Loses Wife After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Anne Baur wife of Detective Bawr, a popular Central Office member, died at her home 27 H Street Northeast after a lengthy illness. The body was sent to Erie, Pennsylvania, for burial. The funeral service will be held tomorrow. She leaves husband, a son George, her mother and sister, all at her bedside.
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Erie Pa
Bours
Asi
Aur
George
Miss Fries
Harriman Resting Well Aboard New York Bound Ship
Wireless dispatch from Cherbourg reports Harriman and family in good health aboard the steamer Wilhelm Te winch en route to New York. Marconigram inquiry confirms Harriman says he and his family are well after a satisfactory day at sea. Captain of the steamship CLPPERS reports passengers comfortable.
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London
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Cherbourg
Harriman
New York
Wis
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Harrimans
Sprinkling Tracks Suggested for Street Railways
Torbert urges Washington street railways to install dust sprinkling systems over tracks to curb health and dirt. He notes other cities use continuous spray to reduce dust and damage to clothing and homes, asking public opinion and officials to adopt the practice for public welfare. A copy is sent to the District Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, and railway companies.
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Ralim
Washington
Distric Board of Trade Chamber of Commerce
Submarine Race in Narragansett Bay Reported
Word from Newport on an underwater race of three Atlantic Fleet submarines in Narragansett Bay. Cuttlefish beat Viner and Tarantula in that order. Submerged about twenty feet on a two mile course. No times announced. Post Went Ads Are Free. Use classified columns of The Post for results. No charge for advertising.
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Atlantic Fleet
Narragansett Bay
Viner
Tre Post
Thieves Beat Her to Death Near Hokes Baro
A farmhand and a tenant were arrested after the murder of Rich Woman Mat tie Granam near her home two miles north of Hokes baro Coffee county. The body was found along a road near a branch after a struggle. Sheriff Dave Hickerson reported William McLeod, a youth on the Graham farm, confessed to knowing where the body was hidden but denied the murder. A B Carter, another white tenant, was also arrested.
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Mattie Granam
Hokesbaro
Coffee County
Herody
Biss Graham
Tneir
Dave Hickerson
Wiliam McLeod
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