End of Congress Near as Revenue Bills Dominate Agenda
Senate and House debate emergency revenue and army appropriation measures with amendments to meet President Wilsons veto. Repassage expected, adjournment possible after September, but Deficiency and shipping bills linger. Suffrage matters delayed to December as legislators push main finance packages.
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Congress
Senate
Shipping Board
Ita
Jandera
Danish West Indies
Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices From August 1816 to 1918
A collage of death notices and funeral details across several individuals. William Strwart Cady as husband of Teresa Cady, funeral at St Martina Church. Thomas R Fitzmorris son of Richard and Bridget Leddy, funeral at RI F Harvey. Fowleh Mavettra widow of Joseph B Fowler, funeral at home. Garrett obituary with time. Predfrick and Jennes Halsey notices. Jones and Lowe family notices. Lishall, Cowlow and other names linked to local services with dates August 17 18 20 22 1916 1914 1918 and locations such as Mount Mivet Cemetery Oak Hill Glenwood Cemetery Sacred Heart Church and addresses in Washington area.
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Glenwood Cemetery
Maryland
Garrett
Starrett
Mary
Kirkland Netic
Boston
New York
Fiastra
Jenne F Halsey
Fareers
Amelia
Halees Halley
New York Times
FEMA
Elizibeth
Thomas Janea
Forst Street
Oak Hill
John W Low
At &T
Tare Cowlow
William “Ai
Newton Street
Vonfax
Church of the Sacred Hert
Massive Storm Devastates Corpus Christi Area
A catastrophic storm struck Corpus Christi and ten neighboring counties in south Texas, killing at least thirteen people. Property losses reached about $790,000 with extensive crop damage and area-wide destruction stretching along 150 miles from Corpus Christi to Brownsville. The disaster impacted towns including Aransas Pass, Rockport, Bishop, Kingsville, and Sanny Rohatown, with statewide movement to assess remaining damages.
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Corpus Christi
Texaug
Corpus Christ
Texas
San Diego
Corpus Chrtati
Arinsis Pass
Rock
Sanny Rohatown
Kingsville
Rio Grande Valley
Gulf Coast
Brownsville
Simmonds Simmonds and Stone Obituaries Multiple Death Notices
Notices announce funeral arrangements for Alice Ann Simmonds widow of Isaacher Simmonds at 11 H Street NW August 22 at 2 PM, infant Ablen Kel Simmonds at 304 Maryland Ave NE August 21 at 3 PM, Thomasin Stone widow of Dr Stone at 1618 Rhode Island Ave NW August 21 at 1 PM, H U Gene Watson at 316 Street NW August 21 at 2 PM, George A Wise husband of Edith Ward Wise at 1420 Third Street NW August 22 at 2:30 PM with services at Lincoln and Holy Trinity Church, and relatives invited to attend.
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Simmonds
Alice Ann
Isaacher Simmonds
Aevenly
H Street
Ablen Kel Sall
Grant D
Bertha B
Maryland Avenue
Stone
Thomasin
IS Stone
Rhode Island Avenue
Lincoln
Baltimore Sun
Atson
Street
Hugene Watson
Glenwood Cemetery
George
Edith Ward Wise
Third Third Street
Holy Trinit. Church
May Relieve Regulars End Second Month In Camp
District guardsmen at Camp Ordway celebrated the end of their second month with hopes of border orders. They face two prospects to be ready for duty soon or be relieved by regular troops, amid a tense outlook and renewed recruiting fluctuations. Many young soldiers may leave to resume studies if orders permit.
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Ordway
Washington
Acores
Hobbs
War , Department
District Guard
Bisbee
Knox Jr in Reno Secluded at bungalow with young woman
Augur-Philander C Knox Jr son of former secretary of state has stayed discreetly in Reno since last March. A young woman and her father arrived in June and have shared a bungalow near the fashionable town section. Knox Jr, once Mount Morris prep student, married Miss May Holler. The father initially refused to recognize the marriage but reconciled after Knox started work selling autos. the couple, after a Philadelphia stay, later separated.
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Reno Nev
Philander C Knox Jr
Young Knox
Philander . Knox Jr
Mount Morris Preparatory School
May G Holler
Knox
Philadelphia
New York Faces High Expense Bill for City Administration
Aug 2 New York City daily expense bill stands at 352844, per Mayor Mitchel's office. Commissioner Leonard M. Wallstein notes this compares with McClellan and Gaynor administrations, where rates were 541.89 and 664.161 respectively per 100 paid in taxes. Interest and debt reduction account for 29.68 percent. Total funded city debt on January 1 was 112187159.
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New York
New York City
Mitchel
Leonard M. Wallstein
McClellan
Gaynor
Wallstein
Threat to President Wilson Leads to Arrest in Baltimore
Theodore E Jones a 65 year old tobacco salesman and claimed marine draftsman was arrested at his Baltimore home by postal authorities after a threatening postcard to President Wilson failed to reach the president. Jones had written to Secretary Daniels and the President claiming credit for naval inventions.
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Baltimore
Wilson
Theodore E Jones
hi_home
Jones
Allen's Foot Ease Pack For Soldiers On Border Duty
Soldier care: send a 25 cent box of Allens Foot Ease antiseptic powder to those at camp or on the Mexican border. Powder shakes into shoes to ease friction and combat alkali dust. Ask your dear one today for Allen's Foot Base and a Ze stamp to mail it promptly.
Colored slayer captured near Jonesville after killings and lynching
Gainesville scene reports Botae Longe, a colored man, shot and killed Constable Wrnne and wounded Dr. Warris when officers went to arrest him at Jonesville. He was captured six miles away, then moved toward an unknown safe location. A mob hanged three colored men and two women at Newberry for alleged aid to Long’s escape.
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Gainesville
Fla
Botae
Wrnne
M Warris
Jonea Ivilla
Jonesville
Newberry
Long
Mrs Morse Davis Held After Suicide Attempt
Mrs Marge Davis widow of a Vancouver mining man, who died of poison at a local hotel ten days earlier, tried to jump from a window at St Marys Mission House. Attendants restrained her, she was taken to Psychopathic Hospital. Police say the death mystery remains unsolved. She was placed in police custody and had previously sought aid at the Mission House, claiming destitution.
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Chicago
Marge Davis
Vancouver
British Columbia
St Marys Mission House
Davin
Mission House
Seek to Avert Car Strike In New York
New York prepares for a possible street car, subway, and elevated line strike as Mayor Mitchel and Public Service Commission Chairman Oscar S Straus plan to meet. The dispute centers on whether workers fired after a prior settlement, deemed for disorderly conduct, should be reinstated. The company offers arbitration while union leaders demand adherence to an agreed back-to-work provision.
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New York
Fitforia
New York Railways Company
Mitchel
Oscar S Straus
Public Service Commission
All bodies in tunnel found in Cleveland disaster
Four more bodies were recovered today from the West Side water works tunnel near Cleveland. The death toll from the gas explosion under Lake Erie climbs to 19. Foreman Harry Vokes and Jack Walsh were pulled out, found wedged at the shield heading, buried under muck and debris. Earlier, John Patton and Frank Captain had been recovered.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Weat Side Water Works
Lake Erie
Harry Vokes
Jack Walsh
Warner
John Patton
Frank Captain
Recall India's Commander In Chief Succeeds by Monro
London August 2 The War Office said Gen Sir Beau Sir Duff is recalled to give evidence before the Mesopotamia commission and will vacate the India command. Lieut Gen Sir Charles Carmichael Monro will succeed him, Monro previously led the First Army after Haig and commanded the Dardanelles expedition in 1915. Duff, 61, has led India’s forces since 1913.
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London
War Office To Fight
Beauchamp Duff
Mesopotamia Commission
India
Charles Carmichael Monro
Duff
Monro
First Army
Douglas Haig
France
Belgium
Dardanelles
Ian Hamilton
Wilson Takes Sunday Rest From Labor Strife
President Wilson spent the Sabbath resting from the rail labor dispute efforts. He attended Central Presbyterian Church with Mrs Wilson in the morning, then enjoyed a long motor ride through the parks in the afternoon.
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Wilson
Central Presbyterian Church
James Seligman Dead at 92 in New Jersey
James Seligman, retired partner of J and W Seligman & Co, died at his summer home in Long Branch at age 92. An early member of the New York Stock Exchange since 1869, he came to the U S from Germany at 15. Survived by three sons, three daughters, twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren. daughter married Benjamin Guggenheim.
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Long Branch
James Seligman
J and W Seligman & Co
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Seligman
United States
Germany
Seligmans
James Seli
Lincoln's coachman Farley dies at 73 in Springfield
John Farley who drove Abraham Lincoln to the train on the eve of his departure for Washington has died in Springfield at age 73. An Irish born handyman, Farley came to the city in 1859 and soon became Lincoln's trusted coachman, recalling many moments from the former president's early career.
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Springfield
John Farley
Abraham Lincol
Washington
Farley
Lincoln
County
Meath
Ireland
Fairey
Fire kills five at Aetna Chemical powder plant
Five men perished and eight others were seriously injured in a early morning blaze at the Aetna Chemical Company powder factory in Drummondville Quebec. Officials say an electrical spark from equipment likely caused the fire.
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Montreal
Dmay
Aetna Chemical
Panama Land Concession Scandal Tangles Officials
The text outlines a land concession in Panama near Water Route sought by Madrid born Fernandez. It describes repeated refusals by President Porras, a December trip by Dr Valdes to Havana, and subsequent pressure, with a Japanese minister letter and American minister certification. Admiral Concas’s appointment as umpire coincides with investigations into canal zone land dealings and suspected vessel movements.
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Fernandez
Secret Service
Madrid
Porras
Panama
Valdes
Habana
Fernandes
Cancas
Admiral Concas
United States
Canal Zone
Vara
Balboa
Dapinese
Presn Publiching Co
Cumberland Hero Dies at Zion Church Service
Dr Edward Kershner USN retired dies suddenly during a Sunday school class at Zion Reformed Church in Hagerstown Maryland. A University of New York graduate 1861 he joined the navy as assistant surgeon and served aboard the Cumberland which sank after a Merrimack attack. he went down with the ship then was rescued and later delivered news to the War Department. He later served as medical inspector and retired as a commander.
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Hagerstown MA
Zion Reformed Church
Edward Kershner
USN
Kershner
University of New York
Navy
Cumberland
Merrimac
Hampton Reans
War Department
Harleston
Tir Kershner
Women Woke for Hughes Opens Headquarters in D C
The Women’s National Republican Club opened its headquarters at 1420 F Street NW as the first step in a fall campaign for Hughes. The club aligns with the Republican campaign committee and will mobilize women nationwide through Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland from its Washington base. Officers include President Mrs John Speel and Secretary Miss Grace M Pierce with multiple vice presidents named from Illinois, Pennsylvania, California and other states.
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Womens National Republican Club
F Street
Northwest
Republican Campaign Committee
National Woman's Party
Hughes
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
John Speel
Mary S Lockwood
Grace M Pierce
Mary Lo~ Kan Tucker
Illinois
John A Logan
Wing
Joseph P Throop
Pennsylvania
Julius Kahn
California
Frederick Brittain
Tjinois
Frnest Roberta
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Frank Geiler's Sons CO
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P. C. Knox, JE
Reno
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Thomas Cirele
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Mrs. Morse Davis
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