Infantry wins national match at Camp Perry
The United States infantry twelve sharpshooters led by First Lieut Georges C Shaw won the national match and trophy with 318 points. The cavalry took second, the Navy fourth, and the Naval Academy fifth as Minnesota led Class B and Kansas topped Class C. The District placed thirteenth, earning 3,020 points and second prize in the overall standings, with a $250 award and bronzes for each member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Camp Perry
Ohio
United States Infantry
Georges C Shaw
F Ormersy
District National Guard
Infantry
Cavalry
Town Tord
Navy
Naval Academy
Orde
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Colorado
Michigan
New York
Minnesota
Emslvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Maj"Sayer
Cole
Serat Grandy
Sayer
Grarner
Steever
Hoyes
Allen
Briggs
Dixon
Sergt Whitaker
Wallace
Stadie
el Os BR
Minnesota Acmd
Texan
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arizona
Utah
North Dakota
Heidenreich
Clauser
Tinut Allerman
Peinte Ceom
Tiewt Powers
Pout Clauser
Eg Sera Cole
Corporal Sehmidt
Wal Seat Bran
Caltwen
Heldenrearh
Mannes
United States Marine
Marines
Martes
Enslen Vossler
Col Bell
Taent McNally
Montana
Guv Norris
Army Orders Listing Officers and Duty Extensions
Army orders release multiple officers from duty and assign others to maneuvers and hospitals. Includes two months extensions for second lieutenant Fasimao Tarnts and first lieutenants across eighth infantry cavalry and medical corps, with deployment notes to Fort D A Russell Fort Thomas Fort Oglethorpe Fort Ethan Allen and other posts. Also covers visits by Maj Morton ordnance and transfers to Walter Reed General Hospital and Watertown arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Medical School
Fir
Herman Bunexen
Rutsell
Howard Clarke
Thomas Ky
Gilman
Doller
Lavenworth
Sanford
Oglethorpe, Ga
Thomas J Flion
Ethan Allen
Flint
Paul W Gibson
Yellowstone
Hetert
Heterick Fort
Oglethorpe Ca
Josiah H Holland
Dougk
Utah
Leonard $ Hughes
Doa Rowell Kio
James D Kerr
Hemaré
Edward
Maddux
Monres
Darvel
Magilre
Myer
Marietta
Des Moines
Lows
Henry C
Michie
Raymond
Leo Mudd
Jefferson Barracks
Eugene
Northington
Fort WePheran
Arthur Lo Pulver
John J Reddy
Fort Monroe
Edward C
Roberson
Snelling
Minn
James T Robinson
Worden
Herbert Ho
Sharpe
Niagara
Joseph O
Sneling Minn
Jay D Whitham
Army and Navy
Hospial
William E. Craighit
Walter Reed General Hospital
Romulus F Walton IV
Kenneth Morton
Louta C Scherer
Fourth Cavalry
General Hospital
Fort Bayard
Charles E Stanton
Department of California
Walter P Boatwright
Coast Gun Corps
West Barracks
James Dusenbury
Coast Artillery Corps
William 3
Peirce Ordnance
Diary of an Officeholder reveals shifting GOP loyalties
Wex Jones chronicles a volatile political scene as vice presidency and chairmanship shifts, letters to Sherman, TR, Barnes and Woodruff, and Albany power plays. He weighs consular postings against a federal job, noting President behind Sherman, split with Oyster Bay, and looming party scrap. He laments choosing sides and the difficulty of securing a steady post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wex Jones
Sherman
Oyster Bay
Tadtoe
Republican Party
New York State
Messrs Barnes and
Woodruff
Albany
Griscom
Barnes-Woodruff
MAY VETO CEMETERY BILL IN NORFOLK ABSENCE DELAY
In Norfolk Virginia colored residents split over a cemetery bill. Mayor Riddick, then away at a municipal league convention, telegraphed to delay action until his return, signaling a probable veto. Acting Mayor Wilcox had planned a hearing to decide approval or veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Calvary Cemetery Corporation
Riddick
Wilcox
St Paul
League of American Municipalities
Fourth wreck victim dies in Maryland collision
Chesty Messner, 16, dies at Washington County Hospital as the fourth fatality from the Western Maryland Railroad freight wreck near Edgemont. He was a son of George W Messner and allegedly was stealing a ride with his cousin Roy on the west bound freight from Thurmont to Hagerstown after missing a passenger train. He carried a first class ticket from Thurmont to Hagerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hagerstown
Chesty Messner
Western Maryland
Edgemont
Washington County Hospital
Messner
George W Messner
Thurmont
Roy Messner
Military Court to Probe Gettysburg Pay Delay
A court of inquiry is ordered in Richmond to examine the alleged delay in paying Virginia militia troops who attended the Gettysburg encampment. The panel includes Col R F Leedy as president and Majors A T Finch and A B Percy, with Capt H H Hunt and Capt H A Brinkley and Lt J Randolph Tucker as recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Richmond
Roger
Charles H Consolvo
Virginia
Gettysbuug
R. F Leedy
Luray
Second Infantry
A T. Finch
Medical Corps
Chase City
Percy
Ordnance Department
Lynchburg
H H Hunt
Farmville
H A Brinkiey
First Artillery
Portsmouth
J. Randolph Tucker
Two Italians Charged In Black Hand Extortion Attempt
Geyser West Virginia August 24 two Italians arrested after attempting to extort money from Mrs Frank Reynolds wife of an Italian They demanded 1000 and, upon refusal, threatened to behead her and dispose of the body in the river Both suspects were armed and believed to be members of the Black Hand Society operating in Marion county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italans
Geyser
W Va
Giovanni
Pete Chary
Granttown
Frank Reynolds
Black Hand Society
Marion County
Firing on Miss Pierce and Miss Williams near Felham N C
In Felham N C on August 24 a stranger on the railway track fired at Miss Marry Pierce and her guest Miss Misa Sue Williams near Mrs J A Pierce home. A bullet singed Williams hair as the assailant fled. neighbors gathered but could not identify the attacker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felham
Naval orders and vessel movements reported in Washington
Orders to naval officers list Capt G E K Cisrk and several lieutenants assigned to various duties in states and overseas. Navy Department in Washington notes a Paymaster's Clerk appointment and movement of ships arriving at Annapolis Colombo Hampton Roads Yokohama San Pedro Monrovia and Norfolk with sails from New London for Yorktown and Newport Des Moines Monrovia to Cape Patmos and Paulding completes 16 knot test with next test planned at 2 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G EK Cisrk
Iowa
E T Pollock
Massachusetts
M E Trench
Ort
West Virginols
Enamy Bartlett
Connecticut
R M Brainard
McC Courts
Delaware
L A Davidson
New Hampshire
8 Wood
Bureau of Supplies and Accounta
Navy Department
Washington
W R Pattison
Navy
Duty
Aavy Said
Washington, DC
Bagtey
Annapolis
Wheeling and Petrel
Colombo
Culgoa
Hampton Roads
Justin
San Pedro Des Moines
Monrovia
Rainbow
Yokohama
Smith
Flusser
Lameon
Preston
Reid
New London
Yorktown
Dixie
Newport
Tallahassee
Norfolk
Patspace
Des Moines
Cape Patmos
Warrenton Horse Show Entries Highlight Hunters and Races
More than 500 entries filed for the Warrenton horse show on August 31 and September 1. The twelfth annual exhibition features top hunters from Virginia and nearby states, with classes such as harness, light and middleweight hunters, bearweight hunters, and pony divisions. Notables include H H Weatherbee of New York, Blenheim Farm of Baltimore, and Julian Morris of Keswick, with prizes across numerous horse categories and an extra four horse show on August 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeckett Breathin
McDonald
Berryville
Newagirl
Buckeyland Stock Farm
Garoone
Royal Swell
Bowles Brow
Millwood
Beltane
Julian Morris
Keswick
Honorable
L. E Redman & Co
Middleburg
Borrento
Algoma
Blenheim Farm
Baltimore
King Edward
UBC Benner
Warrenton
Weatherbee
New York
Willow Ring
E Allen Potts
Gordonsville
D Bennet
Tacon
Weatherlies
uonder—Firet
Teroste
Bowine Bros
Garrone
Bockeyland Stock Farm
Kenneth N. Gilpin
Helen Withers
Summit Point
Dandy Jim
Mies Carter Mulliken
Boyes
Bric-a-brac Mra
Coxe
Harnees
Garrone Buckeys and Stock Farm
Bowles Bros
News Girl
Buckeyp
Pombina
Ig Ontdeataeteraten
Morris
Lord Golden
EH Willman
Baltens
Peries Btock Farm
Leithton Stables
Sir Dixon
W Bradshaw
HH Weatherbee
Autocrat
E B Jacob
Hekinger
Redman
von Slagle
Kenneth N Ghepin
Nustine Hunt
Firet
Castle Hill Hunt Club
Allen Potts
Elk Ridge Hunt
Club
Blanheim Harm
Nancy Pansy
HR. Dulaney
Fanny Golden
G E Piiester
Bluemont
H H. Weatherbea
E A Stirn
Staten Island
M C Hazen
Washington
Virginia
Newport News to Host Virginia Firemen Meet
Newport News was unanimously chosen as the next Virginia State Firemen's Association meeting site. Officers elected include J. P. Fraley as president and L. E. Luckabill as senior vice president. The convention ends with two sightseeing days and a parade planned for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
King Bireet
Alexandria Ve
Newport News
Virginia State Firemen's Association
J. P Fraley
L E Lockabill
Roanoke
G E Glenn
Harrisonburg
George C Cummings
Portsmouth
T. J. ‘Williams
Charlottesville
John H. Redwood
Richmond
Fraley
RN. Curtin
Lightning kills worshippers at Baldwin's Chapel
Special to The Washington Post from Hot Springs North Carolina reports lightning struck the steeple of Baldwin's Chapel at the end of Sunday services in an isolated mountain cave area. Three worshipers died Jay Baldwin fifty Homer Yates twenty two Joh Cogdill eighteen. Three others were stunned and one, Joe Raney, not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Hot Springs
N. C
Baldwin
Jay Baldwin
Homer Yates
Joh Cogdill
Joe Raney
Little Fork Rangers Hold 9th Oak Shade Reunion
Culpeper Va Aug 24 the thinning ranks of the Little Fork Rangers gathered for the ninth reunion around the monument they erected at Oak Shade to fallen brothers. Speeches by Rev Mr Bransford of Danville and Alden Bell of the house of delegates plus a humorous talk by Dr James D Fletdy accompanied a clog of memories and a bountiful old Virginia dinner served by local women to Civil War cavalrymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Fork Cavalry
Oak Shade
Washington Post
Virginia
Auto wreck injures four near Bristol
In Bristol Tennessee on August 2 a $3000 automobile belonging to Dr. Harden Reynolds left the road during a fast spin near Blountville nine miles west of Bristol. Chauffeur Robert Ferguson and one passenger were trapped under the machine and badly hurt, while two other passengers were thrown clear but not seriously injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Washington Post
Tenn
Harden Reynolds
Blountville
Robert Ferguson
Democrats fix Sixth district by ordering new primary and convention
Raleigh August 24 The North Carolina Democratic executive committee halted a split by ordering a new primary and convention to nominate a regular candidate for Congress in the Sixth district. Two Democratic hopefuls claimed regular nominee status, but Republicans were seen as poised to profit in November. Godwin and Clark, once at odds, pledged to follow the committee’s decision, likely producing an entirely new slate rather than honoring the previous contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee
Congress
Godwin
O L Clark
Mac Ninch
Dover Rights Sought by Woman Abandoned Child Guardian Claim
Upper Marlboro Md Aug 24 A petition in orphans court seeks guardianship for Mrs James O Stiles alleging a underage marriage, birth of a son, abandonment and abduction of the child, and an attempt to defeat dower rights estimated at 30000. The petition asks Herrick B Fairfield of Hyattsville to be guardian and seeks to set aside a deed conveying Townley New Jersey property to Mary Alice Stiles, with actions to secure child custody and support from James O Stiles or his sister. The filing also contests a $1000 trust for maintenance, aiming to preserve dower rights and pursue proper legal steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Upper Marlboro
Orphans’ Court
James O Stiles
Herrick B Fairfield
Hyattsville
Stiles
James O Stilles
Townley
N. J
Mary Alice Stiles
Sand
James O Tiles
Labor Bureaus May Merge In Labor Officials Meeting
Hendersonville North Carolina August 24 The International Association Bureaus of Labor elected officers including President J D Beck Wisconsin Vice President M L Shipman North Carolina Secretary W L A Johnson Kansas and executive committee members D Beck W L A Johnson W M Maupin and C H Johnson Michigan A committee was formed to study uniting the two organizations under one name with representatives named by both sides to confer and report back
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendersonville
N. C
International Association Bureaus of Labor
J. D Beck
Wisconsin
M. L. Shipman
North Carolina
W. L. A Johnson
Kansas
D. Beck
W. M. Maupin
Nebraska
C H. Johnson
Reward Offered for Slaver Arrest in Claymont Case
Delaware State Attorney General Andrew C Gray offers 31600 additional reward plus existing 500 for arrest and conviction of those responsible for the fatal beating of Mr and Mrs Robert Casey at their Claymont area home last Saturday. The reward remains valid for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
del Rug
Andrew C Gray
Robert Casey
Claymont
Barrett Buys Rockville Area Farm for 10 000
Pan American Bureau Chief plans a 15000 dollar bungalow after purchasing the Windham farm, a 95 acre property three miles east of Rockville Maryland from Charles F. Windham. John Barrett, director of the Bureau of American Republics, is the buyer in this report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockville
Washington
John Barratt
Bureau of American Republics
Charles F. Windham
Barrett
Nlaca
Berryville Horse Show Draws 20,000 Crowd in Second Day
Berryville Virginia August 24 large crowds packed the grounds for the second day of the berryville horse show with about 20000 onlookers. The pony class featured winner Helen Withera amid high jumps four in hand and flat racing drawing eager side bets. A German party at Winston Hall followed with dancing led by Harry Warden as many residents and visitors attended including Mrs John Goldsmith and numerous local and visiting names in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Berryville
Winchester
Mise Helen Withera
Winston Hall
Harry Warden
John Goldsmith
Walter Scott
H. W. Baker
J H Elder
Fred Klemschmidt
Selly Lacy
Maud Dunlop
Washington
Blusmont
Henry W Rutherford
Firet Lookie
Benjamin Byers
Sunlight
Zombre
Valley Girl
F A
Hart
Auron
J M H Clagett
Berryville Hackney Stallion
Balbrigan Buckeyland Black Farm
Charlongeville
Hiew
Whitecaps Beat Preacher in Calhoun County Riot
Special to The Washington rose. In Calhoun county near Granteville an 80 member whitecap mob attacked Rev. Scott Williams at his Sand Ridge home at 1 am. Williams was beaten in his yard and two neighbors Albert and Wesley Poling were lashed for helping. The local tabernacle hosting holiness meetings was burned. The mob warned Williams to leave the county within ten days or be hanged from a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Rose
Parkersburg
W Va
Calhoun County
Sand Ridge
Granteville
Scott Wiliams
Holmesa
Albert
Wesley Poling
Williams
Five Admitted Mutiny Aboard Whaler Varela Seamen Charged
Five Massachusetts seamen face mutiny charges after allegedly mutinying aboard the whaler Varela and disabling its windlass to force a port call. They say harsh food and a taunting reply from Captain Crovelo prompted their action as the vessel sailed from New Bedford for a two year whaling cruise. Jeremiah McCarthy and John W Haddock, crew members from Varela, are held as witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Massachusetts
William D. Albert
New Bedford
Charles Mitchell
Worcester
E. W Lillya
Lowell
Charles Turner
Cambridge
George White
Somerville
Patuxent River
Azores
United States
Crovelo
Pedro Varela
Jeremiah McCarthy
John W Haddock
Mutiny on Whaler Pedro Varela Crew Put in Irons
Five sailors from the whaling schooner Pedro Varela face mutiny charges after a sea court action near Fayal Azores in July. Owner Sylvia claims the crew, once aboard the Apache, sabotaged ship gear and planned to fire the vessel, with two days in irons prior to transport to Baltimore for hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mate
Haddock
McCarthy
Fayal
Azores
United States
Bond
New Bedford
Mass
Antoneo Sylvia
Pedro Varela
Baltimore
Antone C. Crovelo
Crovelo
Sylvia
Legal records from equity and probate court actions
Supreme Court and district filings include appearances, amended bills, and rulings on testifying, alimony settlements, and trustee orders. Bankruptcy and probate matters list retained counsel, guardianships, estates, and administration grants. divorces and civil judgments appear with associated attorneys and docket numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Equity Court
Gould Coleman
W Oh Minogue
JE Padgett
JY Reeves
Rebbit
Nisi
George C Gertman
Giovanni
W H Lambert
RH Yeatman
Rasheere
E Ambrose
Baker
Pro Contessa
GPF
Moffus Forrest
Tyler
Attornys Gittings & Chamberlain
Lea Simmons
Hamilton Palmer
Devin
Birney & Woodard
PS ‘Hichborn
A Maedel
William Birney
Real Estate Transfers on Various Washington Lots
A series of property transfers in Washington includes Guy T Steuart to FNa Steuart on lot 33 square ton, Clara A Marden and Edwin R to Peter Krehbiel on lot 24 square 4295 for 346 dollars, American Security and Trust trustee to Mary A Ryan on lot 58 square 340 for 4500 dollars, and multiple other lot trades across streets such as H Street Northwest and Thirteenth Street Northwest. Transactions list buyers, sellers, lot numbers, square numbers, and prices, with several parcels priced at 10 dollars or 50 dollars and many entries denoting trusts or trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twelfth
Guy T Steuart
Fna Steuart
1Villa Park
Clara A Marden
Peter Krehbiel
N Street
American Security and ‘Trust Company
Mary A Ryan
Twenty-first
Twenty-second
Baltis A Turton
James B
Lambie
Orignal
Square
Hillbrook
Stway
Zantzinger
Margaret’ Flaherts
Brookland
James L Sherwood
Katy Bateman
Pleasant Plains
Harry Wardman
Harre F
Myrtle Frick
J Henry Waters
Thirteenth Street
UN- St
Jon ‘Trust Company
Marlon H ._. Payne
Connecticut Avenue Highlands
Connecticut Avenue Highlands Company
William C
Anna E McCurdy
Dickran
Dan Jian
Cortoran
Eighteenth
Nineeenth
Blanche Stokey
D Edward Clarke
First
Daniel W O'Donoghue
Thomas Willis
Howard R ‘Orton
Fourteenth Street
the Charles
Joseph H Curran
Deeds of Trust in Anacostia and Nearby Squares
Property deeds secured by trust notes across Washington neighborhoods. Transactions include Henry S Petty and others securing $2800 with Anacostia Bank. Lots 226 to 232 in Square 4146. Kate Bateman and others securing various sums on Squares 3041 and adjacent. multiple 5 to 6 percent semiannual terms over 1 to 15 years. properties include Square 4146, Square 3041, Square OH1, Square 28, Square 785, and more. lenders include George O Watson, Maurice Otterback, Frazier D Head, and others. parcels span Connertint Avenue Highlands, Effingham Place, Langdon Park, and surrounding blocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anacostia
Henry S Petty
Percy Thompson
Harry Wardman
Thomas Bones
Henry Waters
Joseph Herzog
Hen R Webb
William H Baden
Frazier
William C McCurdy
George J Easterday
Albert T Coumbe
Connerticnt Avenue
Highlands Comen
Dickran
Don Jianto
Effingham Place
Maud B Hawkina
Robert J
Richard E Pstro
Herbert A Gill T
H W Palro
William McCarthy
Adam W Leeman
Rosedale
Isherwood
Mary Car
Clarence I Gessford
Walter G Davis
Ida XN Smith
Langdon Park
Laura_E Berther
William T Ballard
William H Latham
Lafayette Seaman
Washington K
McCoy
American Security and Trust Company
Esaat Savings and Trust Company
Wnltern
Carter
Walter A Johnston
Walter C Carroll
Wille H Hunt
Lot & Square
Mary A Marrio ‘Vatona
John Fingmore
William A Hill
Rudolph B Behrend
Issac Behrend
Frederick Knob
Union Trust Company
Fiderty Trust Company
Melton
Campbell Et Ax
Frank T Rawlings
Jesse W Rawlings
Frank
Seare
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hilton Tropey
Marksamen
Prise
ARMY
Paulding
Bath
Dus Arfeston, W
Alexandria
J R N. Curtin
C H Smith
State Organization
C. C. Carlin
Highth
Paff
John H.eringer
B C Marshall
Curtin
R C Marshall
Wright
Bedford City
Roller
Strangtor
Phoebus
D € Hell
Opera
King Street
Washington Fire Department
A J Sullivan
Washington Department
Washington Firemen
Pettey
Upper Duke Street
Naval Gun Factory
J Sid Douglas
Steff
Kenneth W Ogden
All Aids
R F Downham
T Harrington
Friendship Company
E Steuart Smith
William C Cleveland Relef
John Leadbeater
W C Baggett
Columbia Company
BR D Catta
K W Ogden
Reliance Company
George W Pettey
Friendship Veterans’ Association
H Friedlander
Joseph de Silva
George A Norris
Smith Williama
Lexington
Front Royal
Newport News Eagle Company
Shenandoah
Alta Vista
Danville
Staunton
Clifton Forge
Cosington
Hampton
Newport News Rescue and
la Frace Engine Company
Charles Williams
Patrolfman Ferguson
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Duke Street
Willams
W. Moor
Kenneth Baggett
Carlton Acton
Market Alley
Acton
Baggett
Robinson Moncure
Bolt
Culpeper Rangers
Auto
Godwin-Clark
Carolina
Democratic Committee
DOVER
MR. Barrett
the Post
Daily Puzzle
Reavry
Reuben
Mary Ann
Nile Sister
Fred Kleinschmidt
Sally Lacy
Whitecaps
Middle Fleet
Knox
Jusitcs Gould
Emily Poole
G_ Geiger
John A Webber
Mary C Lever
Lyon & Lyon Io
Beatrices A Forrest
Agnes C Forrest
Clinkecales
Charlies H Thompson
Eva A. Thompson
Les Hatate
James E Arnold
William H Arnold
W E_Ambrose
John Lewis Smith
Eatate
Maria Cuneo
Angelina Chicca
G C Gertman
George W Greer
Georges R Linkins
George R
Norton Order of Allowance
WR Andrews
Timothy Winn
F M Brown J
A Fenning
Wilton J Lambert
William M van Blewick
Pllotif
R H Yeatman
Elisabeth Elliott
Franklin E Elliott
Plafatif
J J
Rcher
Francis
Browne
Joan C. Keelan
Municipal Court
Chamberlin
Strohs
John H. Magruder
Connecticut Avenue
K Street
Washington, D. C
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