Five Die in Auto After Train Strikes Vehicle
Chicago report details a fatal crash one mile north of St. John's Indiana where a party returning from summer resorts was killed when their automobile was struck by the Hoosier Limited. Eight aboard, including Alexander Rubin and family, were injured or killed as the tonneau occupants perished. The driver, Isadore Schiller, started across the track without noting the approaching train.
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Chicago
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
St. John’s
Ind
Alexander Rubin
Rubin
Leo Rubin
Jir
Leo H. Rubin
Isadore Schiller
Misa Amanda Kahn
Tonneau
Schiller
Baltimore
Annapolis
Glenburnie
Frank Debellus
Raspeburg
University Hospital
Frank Debelius
Charles Debelius
Thomas F. Jey
Debelius
Frank M. Debel
Frank M. Debelius
Thomas F. Joy
Waga
Charles
Obituary notices from Washington area deaths in August 1913
Died notices for John Baum Hattie Baum Cameron Henry Brown Henry Johnson Elizabeth Koonamef Jary Poler Sarah Josephine Sherwood list death dates and residences in Washington DC area with minimal funeral details and locations.
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J Johnson
Fourth Street
Henry Johnson
Fungral
Tues- Mee
Rehoboth
Del
Elizabeth Koonamef
St. Mary's Cemetery
Washgton
D. C
Takoma Park
Miss -Jary
Poler
Garfield Hospital
Sarah Josephine
C. F. Sherwood
Funeral Directors and Undertakers Call List in Washington
A muted listing of funeral directors and embalmers with addresses in Washington. Names include Frank A. Speare, Zarhorst, Sardo & Co, Geier's Sons, WM. Lee, Hindle, and others. Ads emphasize first class service, modern chapels, and telephone contacts.
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Speare
F Street N
Frank A. Speare
Vasaxer
GEO
P. Zarhorst
East Capitol
Zarborn
Mgr
Sergeon
WM. H. Sardo & Co
ANT Embalmers
Frank Geier's Sons
St NW
Modern Chapel
Telephone ST
Merger of Big Banks Creates New Financial Group
A merger of the Union Savings Bank of the District of Columbia with the Commercial National Bank brings together assets exceeding 10 million dollars. Ashton G. Clapham becomes president with C. L. Bowman as cashier. James A. Cahill and Tucker W. Sands are named vice presidents. The combined institution aims to provide modern facilities for customers and expand into a nine story building next to the Commercial National Bank, with a robust board of directors and strong capitalization.
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Ashton G. Clapham
New Concern
C. L. Bowman
Union Savings Bank of
District of Columbia
Commercial National Bank
Fourteenth and Streets
Union Savings Bank
A. J. Clapham
James A. Cahill
Tucker K. Sands
Golden Donaldson
Arthur Peter
Frank P. Harmon
James Vansburg
Frank P. Milburn
Arthur E. Randle
Joseph B. Ralph
Max Fischer
James A. Cahif
Tucker W. Sands
Ills & Donaldson
Commercial
Bankine
Aviator Wood Forced to Land After Engine Trouble Near Laurel
Aviator C Marvin Wood, flying a Fort Myer demonstration, engine balked at about four miles from Laurel. He landed in a cornfield four and a half miles from the city, walked over a mile to telephone his manager, and with his mechanician Bang and manager Hall expect to reach Fort Myer by late afternoon. The monoplane was undamaged and the crew camped at the site awaiting overhauls. Wood plans a return flight to Washington this afternoon.
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Fort Myer
C. Marvin Wood
New York
Washington
Laurel
Wood
X. J. Michelson
Mechanician
Hall
Bang
Baltimore
Station Agent Shot Dead in Virginia Town
Special to The Washington Fest Scottsville Va Aug 24 The station agent telegraph operator Richard W Harrison was found dead in the local C and O station with a bullet wound to the chest An automatic revolver lay in his hand and bloodhounds from the State farm failed to track the trail He was 40 years old and survived by his mother and sister The office had seen prior gunfire against another operator with a near miss
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Scottsville
Richard W. Harrison
Gead
Harrison
Sulzer Hopes to Indict in Impeachment War Board Move
Albany Aug 24 lawyers plan to press indictments against key legislators who aided Gov Sulzer in the impeachment fight and against high Tammany figures not officially tied to the legislature. One charge cited is criminal conspiracy as the Sulzer war board seeks to place evidence before District Attorney Whitman for grand jury action.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
Tammany Hall
Lynn J. Arnold
Gov. Sulzer
Whitman
New York
Court of Appeals
Senate
Three Drownings At Lake Goguar Ballon Ascension
Battle Creek mich aged youths Lota Mitchell 17 Ann Arbor R Warner Coldwater and Frank J Trunkett Detroit drowned when a canoe capsized during a balloon ascension at Lake Goguar Virginia Raab Battle Creek survived. A female aeronaut landed in the lake during the search but reached shore safely.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Lake Goguar
Lota Mitchell
Ann Arbor
Chinese War Drags On Amid Yangtse Delays
Times correspondent reports chaotic Yangtse valley conditions as government troops lag, Woosung forts hold, Kiangyin forts resist, and warships remain at risk. Dispatches conflict over five cruisers reaching Chingklang, fueling questions about loyal forts and provisional authority.
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London
Aus
Peking
The
Times
Yangtse
Woosung
Kiangyin
Nanking
Anking
Fabbiee Thay
Shanehas
Chingklang
Turdas
Porte firm on Adrianople in new peace talks
London Aug 25 The Sublime Porte opens direct negotiations with Bulgarian delegate M Nochevitch in Constantinople and remains firm on Adrianople and Kirk Kilisse while potential concessions may come from other quarters. Pierre Loti in Constantinople reports Bulgarian conduct as desolation and massacre, while Vienna and Daily Mail correspondents say powers dispute coercion measures and Turkey is likely to keep Adrianople.
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London
Sublime Porte
M. Nochevitch
Constantinople
Yurkey
Porte
Adrilanople
Kirk Kili H
Pierre Loti
Daily Telegraph
Adrianople
M. Loti
Thracet
Adrianopla
Thhose
Europe
Vienna
Daily Mail
Turkey
France
Germany
Austria
Russia
Bulgaria
Say Official Owes City in Charleston Audit
Charleton August 24 Former City Treasurer N J Fenes Bedell now mayor is said to owe Charleston $22000 in an auditing report overseen by State Tax Commissioner Fred Blue A general charge cites lack of system and lost records Bedell allegedly failed to account for 1404 of a 300000 bond issue from December 1 198 The report also notes city officials did not publish scandal statements as required by law Other discrepancies raise the claim to $22000.
Jack Johnson Defiant on London Arrival
American boxer Jack Johnson arrived in London and declared his determination to fulfill his professional engagement. He was confronted by reporters and described as defiant, amid security concerns and crowd reactions.
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London
Jack
Johnson
Lonnon
Ison
Felled by Stone in Home in Germantown
Special to The Washington Post from Rockville Maryland on August 24 reports John Earp of Germantown was struck and injured when Vernon Thompson allegedly threw a stone through a window at Earp’s home. Thompson was arrested and jailed awaiting a November grand jury on an assault with intent to murder charge linked to a contested marriage license involving a 14 year old niece.
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Washington Post
Rockville
John Earp
Germantown
Vernon Thompson
Thompson
Earp
Justice of the Peace
Hickerson
Warp
Bones of Columbus in a voyage to the Indies
Assistant Secretary Osborne proposes moving the leaden coffin of Columbus from Santo Domingo to Habana and then onward on the first ship through the Panama Canal. The tale traces the bones through crypts, transfers, and inscriptions confirming their identity, with Osbourne’s idea seen as a sentimental global gesture.
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Osborne
Santo Domingo
Panama Canal
el Crypt
Valadold
New World
Diego, Colon
Luis Colon
Habana
Ili
Spain
Hispaniola
France
Columbus
Cathedral of
el Almirante
Don Luis Colon Duque de
Baron Cristoval Colon
Colon
Columpus
Pargina
Indies
Why Men on F Street Look Westward In Sundown Glow
In the city, men line downtown streets at sundown, gazing westward as fashion trends emerge from Paris. Scientists explain Daniel Fashion as the trigger for the habit, noting the sunset angle highlights silhouettes and skirts, drawing workers from government offices to view the western horizon.
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F Street
Daniel Vashion
Paris
Funeral Designs by J. H. Small & Sons Florists
Funeral design of every description moderately priced offered by J H Small & Sons Florists in Washington with address 1153 Broadwar New Moors Plowers for Funerals o Specialty.
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J. H. Small & Sons
Washington
Weidorf-Attoria
Broadwar
Vhoue
Ill man leaps to death in Charleston hospital window
Matthew Maury Corbin, 36, of Berkeley, California, leaped from a hospital window and was killed instantly. A descendant of Governor Spotswood, he was related to Commodore Maury the geographer and held an important position with General Electric. The incident occurred in Charleston, West Virginia, on Aug 4.
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Charleston
W. Va
Matthew Maury Corbin
Berkeley
Cal
Gov. Spotswood
Virginia
Commodore Maury
Corbin
General Elec
Two Die in 1000 Foot Fall in French Hydroplane Race
Rouen, France August 24 The French aviator Montalent and passenger Metivier died when their hydroplane collapsed during the Deauville race reaching 1000 feet. The craft pitched, threw them clear, Montalent crashing into a river barge and Metivier into the water. Georges Chemet finished Deauville safely. wind gusts hindered several others and Charles Weymann, an American, diverted to Rouen due to engine trouble.
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France
M. Montaient
M. Metivier
Montalent
le Pera
Paris
Deauville
Honen
Metivier
Rowen
Georges Chemet
Charles T. Weymann
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War Board
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Strayer
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Maryland
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Peabody Conservatory of Music
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G. M Thomas
Nsylvania Schools
Pennsylvania Military College
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Greates: Ayatt
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Unie Station
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Lee
Tharp
Berkeley Rye Blz
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Tourist Auto Livery CO
Kone
Lipesin
Sunday Post
Oldsmobile
M. T. Pollock
SED Automobiles
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Itlass Cudar Alm
GER Touring
Cook & Stoddard Co
Lata
Fxperted Son
SMR
Wokmanabin
Ibedero Equipmany
Newspaper
Frdhive
Det
Jon Oselern
BIS Bee “Trig Services
No& Resen
Bartram
N. OH
Empire Auto Pape
Dennteor
Mat
Automobile News
Washington Past A Supply Co
J. Bartram
Pra
Ryan T. Bonoho
Rambler
Mitchell Maxwell
BH. Leary, Jr
Fel
14Th St
Wilcox‘trux Congressional Garage CO
Ags
Ave
G. E. Tel. L
Cadillac Baker Electric
the Cook & Stoddard Co
Conn
Flanders
Cv Electric Commercial Auto & Supply Co
Moira
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Emerson & Orme
H Street
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