Bedford Cruiser Runs Aground In Thick Fog Off Quelpart Island
London Aug 22 That eighteen Noes were lost when the British cruiser Bedford ran ashore on rocks at full speed during a trial trip off Quelpart Island. Men in the engine room were drowned by inrush of water as the hull flooded. Salvage attempts hindered by heavy weather. The wreck resembles the Montagu disaster of 1906. Bedford class armored cruiser completed 1903 at 3.55 million dollars. crew about 35 to 37.
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London
Bedford
Quelpart Island
Admiralty
Minotaur
Monmouth
Barlow Island
Giffaril Island
Montagu
Lundy Island
Finstel
Soave
China
Nagasaki
Russian fears execution threat in extradition case
Heaton Aug 22. A former letter carrier named Pabluthek from Zacharievka Kherson Russia may be shot if extradited. Arrested in Chelsea as a fugitive, he awaits a Russian deposition before U S Commissioner Hayes. Defense counsel says Russia’s postal service is milita and a court marshal finding guilty would mean execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaton
Thothile Pabluthek
Zacharievka
Kherson
Ruspia
Pabluthek
Chelsea
United States
Hayes
Russia
Pabtubhek
Living High in Asia Minor Prices Pressing Missionary Work
In Asia Minor Armenia Byrsa Macedonia India Ceylon China and Japan the coal shortage and rising living costs are acute mirroring U S conditions says James L Barton secretary of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions He notes the board supports about 600 missionaries 30 native preachers teachers and over 70000 pupils and attributes price rises to widespread factors beyond local conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roston
Asia Minor
Armenia
Byrsa
Macedonia
India
Ceylon
China
Japan
United States
James L. Barton
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Barton
Asia
Africa
Pacific
Prison Labor a Blot
Detroit August 22 The sixteenth annual convention of the United Garment Workers of America opened in Detroit with President T A Rickert praising growth. He denounced the origin contract labor as a blot on civilization and urged opposition to the practice, praising New York’s law as the best of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
United Garment Workers of America
T. A. Rickert
Rickert
New York
Full Pellagra Case History to be Told by Daughter
The attending physicians at Georgetown University Hospital will hear a complete history of Mrs. A. Salfie Graham’s pellagra treatment from her daughter, who is expected to arrive from Warrenton Virginia. Mrs. Graham remains critically ill and the case draws wide medical interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Salfie Graham
Georgetown University Hospital
Warrenton
Wiley Stands Against Benzoate Of Soda Belief
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley head of the chemistry bureau of the Department of Agriculture testified in the Indiana case against food manufacturers, confirming his ban on benzoate of soda as a preservative despite the Remsen referee board findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley
Bensoate
Harvey W. Wiley
Chemistry Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Remsen
Indiana
Mary F Mathias Dead In Suffolk at 75
Mary F Mathias aged 75 died in Suffolk last night after long service as the oldest member of Suffolk Baptist Church She had belonged to the church for many years Two sisters survive the deceased person and church connection noted in obituary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary _F. Mathias
Suffolk
Misa
Mary F. Mathias
Suffolk Baptist Church
Wife of Vice President Sherman Returns From Big Moose
Utica August 22 Mrs James Sherman wife of Vice President Sherman returned from Big Moose this forenoon almost completely restored in health and strength. She had been at Big Moose since Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore following her breakdown in Washington in the spring. She was accompanied home by Mr Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
James Sherman
Sherman
Big Moose
Heinze Announces September Wedding to Actress Milas Henderson
New York August 22 Fritz Augustus Heinze confirmed plans to marry actress Milas Bernice Henderson. He said the ceremony would occur about September 1 the couple will travel to Europe then visit his copper mine in Butte Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fritz Augustus Heinze
Milas Bernice Henderson
Brinkman Funeral Today for Former Central Labor Leader
John H. Brinkman, former president of the Central Labor Union, dies in New York. Funeral at 2 p.m. from 2030 North Capitol Street with organized labor pallbearers and procession to Mount Olivet Cemetery. Central Labor Union paid final respects. resolutions to Mrs. Brinkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Brinkman
Central Labor Union
New York
North Capitol Street
Organized Labor of
Washington
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Brinkman
Washington Unionism
Trades Unionist
John B. Dickman
Nathan C. Sprague
James L. Feeney
Emmett L. Adams
John H. Lorch
Jonn
Colpeys
Brinkmar
More pay for telegraphers on Pennsylvania Railroad
Telegraphers on the Pennsylvania Railroad lines won a 6 percent wage increase, effective August 1, following a conference between union representatives and railroad management. The rise brings the total gain for telegraphers this year to 1 percent, affecting about fifteen hundred workers as other issues were settled to the men’s satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Army Officer Orders and Assignments Listed
Army orders detail lease of absence for Capt. Duncart K Major II and Capt. Frederick L Buck plus multiple transfers and duty changes for First Lieut Edmund L Daley Second Lieut James G Steese Second Lieut George R Goathals Second Lieut Glen E Edgerton Second Lieut Virgil L Peterson Second Lieut J W N Schulz Capt James R Pearse Capt Howard H Bailey Capt Morton J Henry First Lieut William F Ennis Capt Frank W Weed Capt Edwin Beil and others with moves to Engineer School Vancouver Barracks Fort Leavenworth Washington Barracks and various assignments including coast artillery medical and construction duties across multiple forts and posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncart K. Major
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Frederick L. Buck
Coast Artillers Corps
William H. Theatre
Medical Corps
Blaine Dixon
Fifteenth Infantry
Corps of Engineers
Edmund L. Daley
Engineer School
Washington Barracks
D. C
Second Battalion of Engineers
Engineer
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
James G. Steese
George R. Goathals
Wadhington Barracks
Glen. E. Edgerton
Engraver School
Engineers
Virgil L. Peterson
Ieere
Pittsburg
Wheelleg
W. Va
Keck Island
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
J. W. N. Schulz
James R. Peurse
Coast Artillery Corps
Coast Artilery Corps
Howard H. Baily
Moceell
Chicago
Department of the Lakes
Morton J. Henry
Bethlehem
William F. Ennis
Diamond Ranch
Cheyenne
Wyo
Frank W. Weed
Aew
Fort Jay
N. Y
Army
Edwin Beil
Eighth Infantry
Presidio of
Monterey
Cal
Arthur Craneton
Naval officers ordered to various duties and leaves
A list of officers with assignments and leaves includes Lieut. Comdr C C Fewal granted two months leave and Comdr A C MicMechan retired to home. Other officers move to hydrographic office Norfolk, bureau of medicine and surgery Washington, Naval Medical School Hospital, and navy yards in Washington Boston and Cavite. One month leave for Aust Civil Engineer R M Warfeld and several constructors reassigned to the construction and repair bureaus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Fewal
Trent
A. C MicMechan
F. Rarschbeck
Hydrographic Office
Norfolk
F. Leya
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
M. E. Higgins
Naval Medical School Hospital
A. H. Dodge
W. J. Hine
J. H. Knapp
Navy Yard
Washington, D. CC
Naval
H. F. Eggert
Naval Station
Cavite
P. 1
Naval Constructor
Ferguson
Boston
Mans
L. 8
Adama
Bureau of Construction and Repair
G. S. Radiom
R. M. Warfeld
Movements of Naval Vessels Across Ports Listed
Arrived at Annapolis Lebanon New port Patuxent Rockland Me Wolverine Bey City Mich Rocket Norfolk Bainbridge Barry Chauncey Dale Yokohama. Bailed Cuttleish Tarantula Viper Bagley Standish from Solomons Island for Annapolis Lebanon from Newport for New York Ajax from Norfolk for Beaton via Newport Rainbow from Magaeaki for Yokohama North Carolina from Bar Harbor for Southwest Harbor Me Dolphin from Newport for Gloucester.
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Cuttleish
Tarantula
Viper
Dagtey
Standish
Annapolis
Lebanon
Newport
Patuxent
Rockland
Wolverine
Bey City
Mich
Rocket
Norfolk
Bainbridge
Barry
Chauncey, and
Dale
Yokohama
Bagley
Solomons Island
New York
Ajax
Beaton
Rainbow
Magaeaki
North Carolina
Bar Harbor
Southwest Harbor
Dolphin
Gloucester
Two Military Prisoners Escape on Governors Island
Special to The Washington Foot New York Aug 22 two prisoners awaiting trial for desertion escaped from the Governors Island military prison late this afternoon. They are Frank J Voorhies Battery A first field artillery and Arthur J Mantey Troop L Seventh cavalry. They fled on a barge unloading oil at the Aaland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Foot
New York
Governors Island
Frank J. Voorhies
First Field Artillery
Arthur J. Mantey
Seventh Cavalry
Aaland
District Team Tenth Infantry Leads First Day at Perry Meet
District of Columbia marksmen top the field on day one at Camp Perry eighth annual national match with 1,067 points in fret day firing. Annapolis cadets stand fifth at 1,077 as New York sets a new 600 yard record with 659. Capt. Heidenreich leads DC at 200 and 600 yards. Notables include Lieut. Gen. Bates and Gov. Carroll observing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Heidenreich
D. C
Warhington
Camp Perry
Ohio
National Guard
District of Columbia
Service
Infantry
Cavalry
Navy
Massachusetts
New York
Igy
Iinois
Colorado
Pennsylvania
United States Marine Corps
Jane
Wiscons
Folloy
Bunt
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Kansas
Arkansas
Frederick Heidenreich
Ovor
J. L. Lopsam
Fifteenth
United States Infantry
John C. Bates
Gov. B. F. Carrol
Lows
Moissant's Second Wreck in Paris London Flight Fight
American aviator John B Moissant failed again to reach London from Deal in a Paris to London flight with a passenger. After two ascents today he could not gain ground against a 20 mile breeze and the monoplane smashed in a 190 foot descent near Seven Oaks. Moissant and his mechanician survived, machine damaged. Combs arrives in Peru with non dangerous condition.
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London
John B. Moissant
Paris
Deal
Moissant
Upchurch
Rainham
Pileux
Moussant
Seven Oaks
Burglary Talk From Boys in New York Court
In New York a court heard two 8 and 10 year old brothers, Peter Franza and Patsulio Patullo, tied to a desk break in a Liberty Street plumbers shop. They spoke of burglary as a future profession, with feigned ambition to become “credit to it.” Justice Hoyt postponed sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter Franza
Children’s Court
Jarry
Patslio
Liberty Street
Jimmy
Hoyt
Franza
Patullo
Pete
Dea
Alexandria To Host Virginia Firemen Convention Parade Holiday Declared
The Virginia State Firemen's Association meets in Alexandria for its 24th annual convention with a Thursday parade at 2 30 PM and a mayoral holiday. City offices close, utilities pause, and police and fire units from many towns join the event. delegates arrive as J R N Curtin presides and C C Carlin delivers welcome remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Virginia State Firemen’s Association
Paff
Washington Southern Railway
Gallway
Opera House
J. R. N. Curtin
State Association
C. C. Carlin
Alexandrian
John H. Trimyer
Harrisonburg
King and
Washington Streets
Relief Fire Company
Front Royal
Shenandoah
Alta Vista Fire Company
Alta Vista
Luray Fire Company
Luray
Cadar Works Fire Department
Richmond
Harrisonburg Hose Company
Harrigsonburg
Clfton Forge Fire Company
Clifton Forge
Covington Hose Company
Covington
Massanuiten Hose Company
Strasburg
Charlottesville
Danville
Woodstock
Fredericksburg
Staunton Hosé Company
Staunton
Lexington Fire Company
Lexington
Eagle Engine Company
Newport News
Park View Engine Company
Portsmouth
Hampton Fire Company
Hampton
Annex Hose Company
Phoebus Fire Department
Phoebus
Rescue Engine and Truck Company
Phoenix Engine Company
Suffolk
Union Fire Company
la France Engine Company
Washington Fire Department
Unlicensed bar fines in Alexandria case
Ella Jackson, a Black resident of 602 South Alfred Street, was fined $50 after police found liquor at her home and charged with running an unlicensed bar. She claimed the drinks were for church, gifts, or entertaining guests, but the court imposed the penalty. Clarence H. Ticer and William F. Power, alleged social club officers, were fined $50 each for pro rata liquor and rent costs. they paid and were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Jackson
C. H. Ticer
W. F. Power
South Alfred Street
Alexandria
Ella
Clarence H. Ticer
William F. Power
Old City
Telegraph Operator Shot in Market Alley Incident
Carlton Acton a telegraph operator was shot in the left foot while in C H Zimmerman's saloon Market alley by Kenneth Baggett a young butcher who surrendered after the incident police deem the shooting accidental due to Baggetts intoxication Acton was taken to Alexandria Hospital and later home Dr Walter A Warfield attended him J W Burgon funeral held at 67 Oronoco street Alexandria officiated by Rev Edgar Carpenter with pallbearers from Lee Camp Confederate Veterans Washington couple Emil R Mueller and Sadie C Beavers wed at First Baptist Church parish house Alexandria by Rev W F Watson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Acton
Kenneth Baggett
C. H. Zimmerman
Aternoon
Baggett
Roberts
Schoent
Acton
Alexandria Hospital
Walter A. Warfield
Princess Street
T. M. Jones
John W. Burson
John W. Burgon
Oronoco Street
Alexandria
Edgar Carpenter
Grace Protestant Episcopal Church
Burnaway
Rock Creek Cemetery
Washington
W. A. Smoot
J. W. Hammond
B. Warfield
D. H. Appich
J. B. Spicer
B. C. Halli
RE. Lee Camp
Emil R. Mueller
Sadie C. Beavers
Washington, D. C
First Baptist Church, Alexandria
Church Keeps Old Vow Celebrates St Rechne Day
St Michael's Catholic Church on the South Side held elaborate masses to honor St Rechne as a vow made during the 1848 cholera epidemic. Sufferers and survivors decreed a yearly day of remembrance, and the tradition has it that no member of the congregation was afflicted. Four masses were sung, drawing hundreds who packed the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
St. Michael's Catholic Church
St. Rechne
Cholera Death Toll Rises Across Italian Towns
Reports from cholera infected districts detail nine new cases and thirteen deaths at Trani, ten cases and four deaths at Barletta, three cases and one death at Andria, three cases and one death at Margherita Savoia, one case and one death at Carignala, one death at San Ferdinando, and four cases with two deaths at Trinitapoli in the last four hours. Denial issued of rumors that cases appeared in towns previously declared free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Part
Italy
Trani
Barletta
Andria
Margherita Savoia
Carignala
San Ferdinando
Trinitapoli
They Always Bring Results Cuticura Remedies Cure Eczema
A physician G M Fisher M D of Big Pool Maryland testifies in 1909 that eczema was cured by Cuticura Remedies and promotes their use. He notes twenty years of medical practice and endorses Cuticura Re solvent and Cuticura Soap as effective where other formulas failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satill
G.M. Fisher
M. D
Big Pool
Doctor Recommended Cuticura Remedies
An elderly reader recalls scalp disease in childhood and hair loss. A doctor advised Cuticura Remedies, which reportedly cured the scalp condition in weeks and helped a later hand rash. The testimonial, signed Miss Jessie F Buchanan of Hamilton Georgia, dated January 7, 1909, ends with mis-spelled names and stray ad text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Jessi
F. Buchanan
Hamilton, Ga
Railroads Leave Tinton Station On The Orr
A readable period rail schedule lists dining and parlor cars on the route to Philadelphia New York and intermediate stops. It notes Pullman coaches and parlor cars with times 7:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. plus several nightly connections to Louisville Pittsburg Cleveland and Baltimore with daily and Sunday-only departures and ticket offices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinton
Orr
Oor
Pullman
Philadelphia
New York
Aces
Pana
Ong
Saltimore
Louisville
Pittsburg
Cleveland
The Standard Railroad of the South Notice
Time of arrivals and departures and several routes listed daily. Sleeping cars to Charleston and Jacksonville, dining car service aboard the Palmetto Limited. Connects to Augusta, Savannah, Jacksonville, Port Tampa Havana trips, with multiple coaches and car services noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Railroad
South
Saukpon
Danly
Charleston
8. C
Augusta Savannah
Gna
Jacksonyilia
Port ‘Tampa
Pla
Havana
Anighta Key
Jacksonsvilke
Uauxorely
Chariedon
Chariestor Toke Gefice
Washington, D
White
G. Pa
Craig
Wikpterae
N.C
Norfolk and Western Railway Schedule 1910
Norfolk and Western Railway timetable effective May 15 1910 lists through trains from Washington to Roanoke Bristol Nashville and Memphis with daily departures from Union Station at 2 00 am and 4 20 am arrival times to Norfolk at 12 00 noon and 5 20 pm and connections serving Richmond Berryville Luray Shenandoah Elkton and other towns. Special trains include a solid rail to St Louis and a dining car service on the Pullman Limited linking Cincinnati Chicago and Louisville with Virginia Hot Springs and regional offices in Philadelphia Union Station ticketing notes reflect standard contact lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake Beach Railway
Chestnet Beach
District Line
Paul Y. Waters
Gener
New York Avenue
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pange Washi Union Station
Aly
Dally
Roanoke
Bristol
Whagan Knoxvine
Khatiasnos
Nashite
New Salem
Orleans
Koogrive
Thaansees
Nashville
Memphis
Washington
Norfolk
Dave
Lehmond
Sander
Berryville
Luray
Spenandosh
Elkton
New York
Amy
Son
Saginia
West
Beritas
Kenhucky Penn
Yeulmman Neepars
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Columbus Ave
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
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Moanoke
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Gevers Aten
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Savannah
P. Ryan
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South Va
Frederenbursen. Po
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Chesapeake and Ohio
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