Medal for Architect Pascal Accepted by Jusserand in Pan American Union
The American Institute of Architects awards its gold medal to Jean Louis Pascal of France, represented by French Ambassador Jusserand, in a Pan American Union ceremony attended by officials and professionals. Walter Cook and other notable architects speak on Pascal’s influence, while a resolution denounces pseudo architects and supports regional reform.
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American Institute of Architects
Jean Louis Pascal
France
Pan-American Union
AL Pascal
Paris
J.-J. Jusserand
Shoreham
Toul Pontiet
Ameria
Paswal
Lowell
Usitute
Boose
Serand
R. C. Sturgis
Pascal
America
Lteets
J. L. Mauran
D. K Boyd
T IL Kimball
Casa Gilbert
R Os Peabody
Guy Lowell
Walter Cook
Fo' Sturgs
Bol. Fennec
F. | . Baldwin
Glenn Brown
K. Pond
Flom Olay
Police News Notes Highlight Local Robberies and Incidents
Police notes recount robberies targeting Miss Irene Jeter and Miss James Etheridge among others, with items including jewelry, watches, a handbag, and cash stolen from locations in northwest and northeast Washington. A fire incident at Columbia Lunch Room caused $15 damage, and a man was injured after a brick attack by four men in southeast Washington.
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Irene Jeter
Walter Steed Hospital
Bath
Samuel Endmonstion
Ortsmouth
New Hampshire Avenue
Harry N Kaufman
Burlington
George Washington University Hospital
Viegar
James Etheridge
Burst Street
Waluer
BAI
Prope
Misa
Bertha King
Bellele
Fierth
F Streets
Blu Smith
Weason Resolver
Walter Jett
SK New Hampshire Avenue
Lady
Erwin
John W Walker
Woman bank clerk repels robbery at savings bank
Cincinnati December 3 a female bookkeeper Gertrude Bals of the Winton FPlace Savings Bank a state institution fought off two men who burst into the office clubbing her with an iron pipe. She fought back and the robbers grabbed some cash and fled a money checkup will determine the amount recovered and whether the robbers obtained a sum.
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Cincinnati
Winton Fplace Savings Bank
Gertrude Bals
Woma
Gray beard ruse in New York ends with marriage plot
A bearded man in New York posing as a detective chased a streetcar, revealed as Charles Gwin 22, a steward for a jealous wife at 13 Park Avenue. He explained the disguise aimed at tracking her husband, Walter Stakes, a traveling salesman. Magistrate Corrigan discharged him.
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Speria
Washington Post
New York
Broadway
Frank Landers
Landers
Center Street
Corrigan
Charles Gwin
Liying
Park Avenue
Walter Stakes
Gwin
Mr. Stokes
Conductor Hit by Car at Washington Intersection
Charles Brooks a 28 year old railway conductor on the Tennallt town branch of the Washington Railway and Electric Company was struck while operating a switch at Fifth and F streets northwest. He sustained serious internal injuries and a knee wound and was taken to Emer gency Hospital after the Fifth street southbound Georgetown car knocked him down and dragged him under the fender. The striking car was driven by Motorman M Davis of 431 Tennessee avenue northeast and a Sonny doctor S Mahones of 1009 Massachusetts avenue northeast attended.
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Charles Brooks
Charlies H. Brooks
Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
Tennallttown
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Brooks
Fifth
F Streets
Olny
Fifth Street
Georgetown
F Street
M. Davis
Tennessee Avenue
Sonny Doctor S. Mahones
Massachusetts Avenue
Contraband in Holds And Nations Seek Swift Ship Searches
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice delivered a note to the State Department assuring Britain will not unduly delay American ships during searches for contraband. He explained noncontraband goods may be shipped in holds with heavier contraband cargoes to avoid delays. Congressmen pay $16,000 income tax as deductions from salaries, returned to the treasury.
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Cecil Spring-Rice
State Department
Great Britain
Sir Cech
Beate
Lansing
United States
England
Streecil
Germany
Austria
Congress
House
Lamar Gets 2 Years Released On Bail In Palmer Impersonation Case
David Lamar sentenced to two years in the Atlanta penitentiary after a federal jury found him guilty of impersonating Representative A Mitchell Palmer to defraud J P Morgan Co and United States Steel Corp He posted 10000 bail pending appeal and plans to seek relief in the United States Supreme Court The case involved a conspiracy with Edward Lauterbach to obtain money by posing as congressmen and officials and misrepresenting authority to obtain employment for Lauterbach with Morgan Co or the steel firm
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Palmer
J. P. Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
District of Columbia
New York
David Lamar
Atlanta
Sessions
Federal District Court
A. Mitchell Palmer
J. P. Morgan &Co
Lamar
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Wall Street
Dward Lauterbach
Morgan Firm
Speaker Clark
Congress
Lewis Cass Ledyard
Representative Palmer
Pennsylvania
Ledyard
Lauterbach
Steel Corporation
Marshall Wald
Federal Court
Washington
Johnson Contends Originality Of Beauty Shop Treatment
Proceedings in Equity Court No 1 featured author on the stand as defendant Johnson contends his treatment of the beauty shop and beauty doctor idea in Dr Fakewell is original. He argues The Beauty Shop borrows from his musical comedy and cites witnesses Barry Bulkley and Dr Wilbur to support differences and similarities as the trial continues.
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Philandar
Johnson
Raymond Hitchcock
The
Beauty Shop
Pollock
Rennold Wolf
Cohan & Harris
Justice McCoy
Equity Court
Dr. Fakewell
Wilton J. Lambert
R. H. Yeatman
New York City
Raoul Naon Presents Credentials as Argentina Ambassador
Romulo Naon, three years minister to the United States from Argentina, presented his credentials to the President as the first Argentine ambassador. He cited the traditional friendship and noted the United States was the first nation to send a representative to Argentina at its political emancipation. He said the enduring ties rest on mutual interests and shared ideals.
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Romulo & Naon
United States
Argentina
Naon
Uncle Joe Spent 3274 to Be Returned to House
Representative-elect Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, former Speaker, spent 3274 in his primary and election campaigns this year, per his expense report filed yesterday. Other late Senate campaign notes show Husting $4569 expenditures, Phelan $9338, Sherman $6933, Connelly $9417 with self-contribution, plus the GOP national committee reporting $172 cash on hand after $36218 contributions and $36201 expenses.
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Joseph G. Cannon
Illinois
House
Senate
Paul Husting
Wisconsin
James B. Phelan
California
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Rep
Maurice Connelly
Derm
Iowa
Capitol
Burke Indicted Again In Canal Bribe Scandal
New York dispatch says John Burke, manager of the Commissary Department for the Isthmian Canal Commission, faces fresh federal indictments for accepting bribes totaling about 10 000 dollars. He pleaded not guilty and furnished 14 000 dollars additional bail, with total bail in the case now 38 000 dollars as part of more than a dozen indictments alleging about 21 000 dollars in bribes for passing consignments and wines for Canal Zone use.
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New York
John Burke
Isthmian Canal Commission
Federal
Burke
Arthur Goldsmith
Hanover
Germany
P. Canavagalo
Colon
Canal Zone
United States District Court
German and French Views of War Crown Prince Interview
The Staate Zeitung quotes Staats Zeitung saying the Crown Prince’s interview reveals high intelligence. The piece notes German and French perspectives on the war, reflecting cautious optimism about strategic understanding and political acumen.
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The
Staate-Zeitung
Italy Will Aid Allies If She Drops Neutrality
Italy would join the Allied side if it abandons neutrality, with French Courrier and other observers noting Italy’s long-held interests. The piece analyzes Italy’s stance, signaling potential shifts tied to Tunisia, Libya, and the wider war alignment.
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Italy
Ileiy
France
Engand
Russia
Nathan
Rome
Salandra
Mrs Shellabarger Dies at 87. Funeral in Washington
Elizabeth Shellabarger aged 87 died yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm at 12 Beventernth Street Northwest with Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe officiating. Interment at Springfield. She was widow of Judge Samuel Shellabarger, longtime congressman, and a prominent Washington society figure for 30 years. Survived by daughter Mrs. John H Young, granddaughter Elizabeth Hamlin Young, and grandson Lemuel Shellabarger of Princeton University.
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Elizabeth Shellabarger
Shellabarger
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington
John H Young
Misa Elizabeth Hamlin Young
Lemuel Shellabarger
Princeton University
Burglar Flees After Robbery Impersonates Sleep
A masked burglar entered a West Fourteenth Street home early today with a flashlight. Miss Margaret McGuire woke to find him in her room and, after she feigned sleep, he fled leaving a stolen payroll check, a diamond, and clothing in disarray before police found an open basement door and tied the break in to the Hilly family residence.
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Washington Post
New York
West Fourteenth
Margaret McGuire
John McGuire
John P. Hilly
Tae
James L. Hilly
Mefurre
Margaret
Police
Hillys
Mantell as King Lear at Belasco Theater
Robert B. Mantell delivers a masterful King Lear at Belasco Theater last night. The aged monarch’s breakdown and the tempest scene showcase Mantell’s superb stage presence and voice control with strong support from Fritz Leiber as Edgar and Genevieve Hamper as Cordelia.
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Belasco Theater
King Lear
Robert B. Mantell
Mantell
Shakespeare
Mr. Mantell
Edgar
Gloster
Mad Tom
Jila
Volce
Teear
Fritz Leiber
Frank Fetera
John Burke
Edmund
Genevieve Hamper
Cordelia
Washington
Maryland Plums Divided In Patronage Settlement
The President reportedly split Maryland offices among Senator John Waller Smith and Blair Lee. Samuel K. Dennis would become district attorney for Maryland, and W Stockholm the United States marshal nominee. Maryland visitors pressed patronage talks with the President, including Tarbolts and Lewis, with others like Theodore Marburg and A C Bond in attendance.
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Maryland
United Kiatea
United States
John Waller Smith
Blair Lee
Samuel K. Dennis
Stockholm
Lee
Theodore Marburg
Belgium
Taft
A. C Bond
Westminster
Exporters Seek Sherman Law Amendment But Need Clarity
Jonn H. Fahey president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States urged the President to back an amendment to the Sherman act allowing American exporters to band together to face foreign competition. He cited wartime opportunities yet noted doubts over legal rights and urged selection of a seasoned exporting businessman for the Federal Trade Commission plus economists and lawyers for other seats.
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Jonn H. Fahey
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Fahey
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Army and Navy Changes of the Day
Leaves of absence granted to Captain Lincoln C Andrews for one month. A board of officers is appointed at Fort Hamilton New York to examine fitness for promotion including Col Samuel Fe Allen Maj Thomas B Lamoreux Maj William P Pence Maj John L Shepard Capt John R BosLee Maj Marcellus G Spinks. Officers reassigned to Savannah Atlanta and other posts. Several ships and units listed for movement and assignment including Pacific and Atlantic stations and the torpedo boats.
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Lincoln C. Andrews
Cavalry
Fort Hamilton
N. Y
Samuel FE. Alien
Coast Artillery Corps
Thomas B. Lamoreux
William P. Pence
Coast Artillery Corp
John L. Shepard
Medical Corps
John R. Bos- Lee
Marcellus G. Spinks
Naval Orders Show Crew Deployments and Commissions
Sailed ships include Arethuse from New York to Port Arthur and Chattanooga from San Diego to San Francisco. Ensigns Pickering, Tisdale, Booth, Abbott detached to Salem or Neptune while P A Surg Pollard and Harlan detachments join Atlantic Beet and Neptune duty. K-7 and K-8 commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard on December 1.
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Petre
Dixie
Ammen
Trippe
Tampico
Beale
Gravesend Bay
Third Submarine Division
Pacific
Port Arthur
Tex
Arethusa
Norfolk
Key West
Charleston
Jenkins
Hampton Heads
Norfol
Kansas
Cape Haitien
Philadelphia
Arethuse
New York Yard
Fanning and Jeuett
Hampton Roade
Chattanooga
San Diego
San Francisco
Irie
Whipple, Baul
L. D. Pickering
Nebraska
Yankton
M. &Tisdale
H. Booth
J. L. Abbott
Salem
Neptune
P. A. Surg
J. B. Pollard
Atlantic
T. Harlan
Marine Brigade
Mi Iachinist
J. Cullen
Navy Yard
Mere Island
Southeast Washington Citizens' Association backs Eastern High School site
The group approved resolutions favoring a tie for the proposed Eastern High School to be bounded by Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets Massachusetts Avenue and B Street Southeast. They said the site is more central and accessible to East Washington children and will be sent to the Board of Education and District commissioners. A G Herrmann presided over the meeting.
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Southeast Washington Citizens’ Association
Massachusetts Avenue
B Street
East Washington
Board of Education
A. G. Herrmann
Comptroller Rules District Wrongly Used US Rental Funds
Comptroller George E Downey rules from 1873 to 1888 the District used about 160000 in rents that belonged to the United States The Washington Market Company land rentals were charged to the Districts General Fund Instead the US should have received the full amount and from 1888 onward half to the US and half to the District The quarterly rent of 1875 is to be split equally The ruling impacts past excess revenues and may require a special act of Congress to settle
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Washington Market Company
United States
Ben Johnson
House District Committee
Congress
Runaway Girl Ester M Thomas Captured in Washington
Washington police arrested Ester M. Thomas 33, who ran away from Williamsport Pennsylvania seven months ago. She had been in Washington about four months and had traveled to Philadelphia Baltimore Atlantic City and other places. She is jailed at detention and to be held for her parents. Hearings on wage reductions for navy yard mechanics began with officials listing future dates in key cities.
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Washington
Ester M. Thomas
Williamsport
Seerch
Pennsylvania Avenue
Sergis. McNamee
Baur
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Atlantic City
Navy Yards
Daniela
Hoosevelt
New York Navy Yard
Norfolk
Annapolis
Portsmouth
N. H
Newport
Charleston
Credit for rail provisions rests with President Wilson
Senate and Treasury figures highlight the credit due to President Wilson for rail provisions. Samuel Rea argues Eastern railroads earned under 4 percent on their invested money last year and warns that decades of hope cannot sustain wages, taxes, dividends, and capital needs. He notes increased traffic alone won’t fix railroading’s finances and urges the ICC’s proposed revenue-raising measures be fully implemented.
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Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Wilson
Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad
He Aald
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Golfing Secretary Newton Flops Into Creek on Columbia Course
Byron Newton acting Secretary of the Treasury slips into a creeks on the Columbia Country Club course while outlining the clubs revised lexicon. He falls as turf gives way and sinks into the water, becoming the first to “Aop” on the new terms amid political spectators.
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Columbian Club
Byron Newton
the Treasury
Columbia Country Club
Newton
Columbia
Texicon
Relief Food Is Secure Germany Will Not Interfere With Neutral Ships
United States relief efforts for Belgium continue amid German assurances. Ambassador Gerrard states Germany will not seize neutral ships bound for Holland carrying food for Belgium, given certificates from American authorities and a German embassy pass. Major ship allocations follow state lines, with Massachusetts receiving the largest ship, Harpalyce, for Boston. Kansas City reports 2060 shirts and 7000 bandages. Rhodes Scholars at Oxford offer aid, including several named universities. Concerts and fund drives support Belgian refugees, with volunteers traveling to Belgium to assist in distribution.
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Germany
Holland
King Albert
Gerard
New York
Committees of Mercy
James W. Gerrard
Flerlin
State Department
Washington
Belgium
Putehporta
Committee of Mercy
Bay State
Massachusetts
American Commission For Relief
Lindon W Bates
Harpa- Iyce
John Hardy
Maryland
Lynetta
Virginia
Commission
Kansas Committee
Kinot
Kansas City
Kangan City
Dee
Kansasity Society
Europe
Kansan City
U. S
Rhodes
London
Oxford University
W. F. Lacey
Ho Hollmann
Leland Stanford University
B Kittredge
University of California
G G. Bowden
St Tyoote
O. G Lodermilk
Wilcox, Ariz
RH. Simpeon
Indianapolia
T. Nelson
Masyue
Lak
Wow Strattan
East Lake City
G. W. Spaulting
Low Angelea
Submarine detection via air power discussed before House naval panel
Capt Bristol presented the value of aviators as sea scouts before the House naval committee, arguing aircraft and dirigibles can detect submarines submerged 51 to 100 feet. He noted foreign plane meters outperform American types and called for greater aviation interest. Capt Bassett reported naval militia growth under new law, totaling 7,400 men and 580 officers, with 7,680 passing federal requirements and ongoing expansion.
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Bristol
House Committee
House Naval Committee
Naval Aviation Corps
Europe
Bassett
Plans for Model Pool by Lehigh Professor
Prof. Wm S Franklin of Lehigh University pitched a plan to Edgar S Martin to build a large artificial swimming pool with easy maintenance despite limited water. He spoke at a Lehigh alumni event about play energizing youth and urged outdoor activity over excessive movie time, citing 100 “git-down activities” for boys and girls at Mi Kintex Manual Training School.
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Edgar S Martin
Ww. S Franklin
Lehigh University
Bros. Franklin
Lehigh U University
New Willard
Franklin
Lehigh
Mi - Kintex Manual Training School
Bill
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M. Pascal
M. Jusser
Institute—Secretary of State and Organization
Mr. Cook
R. Dd. Konn
York
Tee
Tellowe
Institute
Lawrence Astinwall
Prescott vi Tuarke
Providence
Low Theigs
Ernest
Kuinstein
Enel Labouisse
New Orleans
Lubsvhez
Tery
Newhall
Boston
Egerton Swartwuut
Jerk
Charles CL
Wile Vulumud
Nathan C Wyeth
Shington
Fernand Parmentier
Angeles
Washington Hallway and Electric Company
Fifteenth
If Street
Oden
Fenton Street
Casualty Hospital
Latrun
Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway Company
Fourteenth Street
New York Avenue
Agrbees
Graybeard
Wolf
Panama Canal
Staats-Zeitung
Joffre
Lord Kitchener
Karl von Wiegand
Wilhelm II
Kaiser
Carnegie
Courrier Des Etats-Unis
Berlin
Tunisia
Sybia
Turkey
Lybia
Herlin
Constantinople
Tripoli
Andrew Carnegie
Unissen
von Wiegand
German Empire
Herman Ridder
Egypt
Dr. Radcliffe
John P Hilly
Mantell AS
Dennis U. S. Attorney
ARMY
NAVAL
Charles Stuart-Alden
Rausghera
Countess Duras
Helen Donohue de Vo
Adrienna Kirkman Wentz
Fugenia de Guerin Kittredge
Marguerita O'Toole
Pele Garzighs
Richard Hacking Toner
Miss O'Toole
Mildred Kolb
Harry Wheaton Howard
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