District Report Pushes Retrocession and Improvements
The annual district report urges retrocession of parts of Alexandria County to federal control and calls for new legislation. It lists requested appropriations for a Rock Creek bridge, Rock Creek park maintenance, Anacostia River improvement, Willow Tree Alley, and a New York Avenue station for interurban passengers. The 1910 fiscal year saw 6216 deaths and 7026 births, with revenue estimated at 7,095,770 dollars.
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National Capital
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Anacostia River
Wikow Trevalley
Washington
Resent Board of Commissioners
Maryland election supervisors accused of unfair ballots
United States Commissioner Bond held Charles county election supervisors John Stone John Miller and John Dulany on charges tied to a federal grand jury probe. Republicans allege the ballot last election favored Democrat J Enos Ray with the top name constant while other candidates shifted, prompting a federal rights violation claim.
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Maryland
Washington Post
Baltimore
United States
Bond
Charles County
John &. Stone
John M. Miller
John M Dulany
Eliy
United States Grand Jury
Chartes County
J. Enos Ray
Drexel Quits Aero Club Over Internal Meet Critique
J Armstrong Drexel's resignation from the Aero Club of America was accepted by the board of governors after his public criticisms of the Belmont park international meet and the club's handling of foreign aviators. A report on a weather bureau barograph carried by Drexel suggesting a 9,897 foot altitude world record was received, though approval is not certain.
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New York
J Armstrong Drexel
Aero Club of America
Board of Governors
Belmont Park
George Bliss
United States Weather Bureau
Drexel
Expensive Dinner Service Shipped to Senator Clark
Chicago December 5 The most costly dinner service in the nation will be sent to former U S Senator W A Clark of Montana for his Fifth Avenue New York home. The 900 piece set serves a party of two and was specially designed to harmonize with the dining room at a cost of $100 000.
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Chicago
United States
W. A. Clark
Montana
Fifth Avenue
New York
Taft Faces Fresh Obstacles in Supreme Court Fight
The Taft administration confronts a riven insurgent bloc over judicial nominations with the White House hosting a broad cast of visitors, including Senator Depew and Gov. Johnson, as Democrats and progressives press demands while the President delays sending nominees to the Senate.
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White House
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Depew
Caleb Powers
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Congress
Ben” Tillman
Gov
Erect Johnson
California
Taft
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Commerce Court
Election returns show unionists unable to unseat Liberals
London dispatch details second day of general election polling. Unionists trail Liberal gains, with Liberal majority outlook unchanged. Report notes specific seat shifts including London Islington North and St Pancras West losses, Windsor gains for Liberals, and Yorkshire rise for Liberal supporters. Public displays of enthusiasm and processions accompany results as party dynamics hinge on potential Liberal peer creation to push veto bill.
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House of Lords
Lancashire
Preston
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Liverpool
F. E. Smith
Exchange
Birkenhead
H. Vivian
Canada
London
Islington North
St. Pancras West
Wakefield
Cheltenham
Royal Borough of
Windsor
Fleet Street
Trafalgar Square
Carleton
Daniel Boyle
North Mayo
Boyle
John B. Redmond
America
Redmond
Cincinnati seamstress ends life after struggle on ninth story
Adalenlea Aurora, 22, a Cincinnati seamstress, fought off fellow workers at the Textile Building on Elm Street before stepping from a ninth story window. She smiled and whispered good-by as she hung from the ledge then dropped to the pavement. Rescued, she died in hospital hours later.
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Dee
Adalenlea Aurora
Elm Streets
Miss Aurora
Mystery in Judge Noble’s Death in Cleveland Building
Coroner Boesger begins inquiry into the fall of former common pleas judge Conway W Noble from the seventh floor of the Society for Savings Building. Initially thought accidental due to illness and sudden movement, evidence suggests a possible propelment force given the height and Noble’s small stature. Noble, 58, was a long time member of the Cleveland bar.
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Boesger
Common Pleas
Conway W. Noble
Society For Savings
Nobie
Appendicitis Party Gains Pittsburg Social Fame
A Pittsburg society fad tops the chatter as Miss Flinn, daughter of a wealthy local family, hosts an appendicitis party before a scheduled operation at West Penn Hospital. Her friends join in at her home until she is admitted and undergoes the procedure. The trend centers on Misa Edith Pivin’s credited initiation and draws much of the city’s social circle.
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Washington Post
Pittsburg
Der
Misa Edith Pivin
Miss Finn
Betora
Miss Flinn
Prayer at Burial of Dog Brings Solemn Service
Miss Ellen Bells dog Bingo was buried in the Bell house backyard in South Street after a reading of Scripture a prayer and a religious song. A local cemetery had refused burial there the ceremony was marked by genuine grief and a small tombstone will mark the spot.
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Washington Post
Bridgewater
Ellen Bell
Bingo
Bell House
South Street
Tny
Miss Allen Is Barred Out
New York, Dec. 5. No arguments today by the Pillar of Fire religious body with headquarters at Bound Brook, New Jersey, could induce the Ellis Island board of inquiry to permit Lilly Maud Allen to remain in this country. The young woman joined the sect in England, left home to enter its colony here, and her father asked the British consul general to intervene. Immigration officers excluded her on grounds she was likely to become a public charge.
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Pillar of Fire
Bound Brook
N. J
Ellis Island
Germany to launch six dreadnoughts and four cruisers next year
The Deutscher Tageszeitung reports Germany will set a naval record by launching six dreadnoughts and four armored cruisers in the coming year. This would be the most warships ever launched by any nation in a single year.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Dec
Deutscher Tageszeitung
Decline Taft Invitation by Gov White and Wife
Gov and Mrs White of New York cannot dine at the White House on December 15 due to important engagements in Albany and New York. The couple has declined President Taft and Mrs Taft's invitation for the event.
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New York
White House
Albany
N. Y
Churchill attacked by suffragist jailed in Bow Street
H. A. Franklin, a late suffragist and nephew of Postmaster General Samuel, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment at Bow Street police court for attacking Home Secretary Churchill with a whip as Churchill returned from Bradford. The prosecution alleged an organized plot, which Franklin denied, while Churchill urged leniency in his testimony.
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London
Dec
H. A. Franklin
Churchill
Bradford
Bow Street
Franklin
Samuel
Heire ss to thirty million estate for Michigan City girl
Chicago Dec 5 John H Barker who ran major car interests in Michigan City Ind died Saturday leaving about 30 000 000 mostly to his daughter Catherine aged 14 making her one of the world s richest girls The will appoints a Chicago trust company as guardian and manager of her estate
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Hicago
John H. Barker
Ind
Catherine
Rebels Threaten As Mexican Peace Commission Debates
A Chihuahua dispatch reports 90 federal troops within 16 miles of San Andres where about 60 insurgents are said to gather. The peace commission operates under President Diaz’s successor, with Jose M. Sanchez and others urging acceptance to avoid bloodshed, while Mormons in Colonia Dub lan and Colonia Juarez drill with rifles shipped from El Paso. Jose Maria Sanchez reportedly resigns as Chihuahua governor, with Alberto Terrazas slated to succeed him.
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Mexican Herald
Chihuahua
San Andres
Simca
el Paso
Pesce
Stovae
Previc ‘Dent Dias
Joxe M.” Jandeya
Prominght
Jose M. Sanders
Amadou Gonzales
Luis de la Garza
Alberto Madero
Francisco I. Madero
St Louis
Colonia Dublan
Colonia Juarez
Chihuana
Jose Marie Sanchez
Alberto Terrazas
Louisiana Insurgents Lose in Senate Election Fight
Baton Rouge December 5 The Louisiana general assembly rejected a resolution to submit the election of a United States senator to popular vote. The vote showed Thornton forces stronger than insurgents backing other candidates. Thornton was appointed by Governor Sanders after Sanders was elected and declined the appointment. Balloting for senator to begin at noon tomorrow.
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Baton Rouge
Louisa Jane General Assembly
United States
D. McEnery
Thornton
Sandera
Oy Thornton
Bargains in Washington Stores During Bad Weather
The storm kept many indoors delaying Christmas shopping. Washington merchants use The Sunday Post to advertise holiday wares with bargains extended today due to inclement weather. Leading establishments’ ads are reproduced from The Sunday Post for reader notices.
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Washington
Sunday Post
the Post
Boston's boy broker Davie accused of horse show fraud
Boston police believe Robert B. Davie, the so called boy broker, is hiding in Washington after larceny charges and civil suits tied to a $200,000 to $500,000 theft. He allegedly used a coach and four not owned by him for the Arrowhead Cup, with J H Coulter and Morris Howlett aboard, and later swapped a $8,000 touring car for Ayrshire Queen, a mare. The case spans New York horse show protest, vanished funds, and lawsuits seeking a receiver as Baker Ayling & Co. and others claim judgments. Police circulate photos and details nationwide as suits proceed Wednesday.
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Howlett
Boz
Dec
Robert B. Davie
J. H. Coulter
Boston
Morris Howlett
Alfred Gwynhe Vanderbilt
Paul Borg
Sorg
Ayrshire Farm
Davie
Paul Sorg
Mexico
Watson
Wason
Mass
Washington
United States
Baker, Ayling & Co
William H. Jackson
Tock
Federal Trust Company
H. Coulter
Davié
Weidlich leaves Milton home for Naughty Marietta tour
Maria Phelan Weidlich society figure and noted choir singer leaves her Milton residence to join the Naughty Marietta company in New York. She is the daughter of widow Vinnie Phelan and a Mount St. Joseph Seminary graduate. Five years ago she was involved in a sensational New York automobile crash.
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Conn
Maria Phelan Weidlich
Harold C. Weidlich
Milton
Show Girls
New York
Welfflich
Vinnie Phelan
Mount St. Joseph Seminary
Hartford
Index to Today's Issue Shows Varied Local News
The issue lists sections including Needs of District, Funeral Plans for Mrs Eddy, Unionists' Defeat, Judiciary Appointments Delay, Boy Broker's Show, Mexicans Gather for Battle, Congress Opens, Taft to Greet Red Cross, and other Society, Sporting, Financial, and News items with regional features such as Alexandria notes and a farm school on a train.
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Taft
Red Cross
Senate
Heinze
Belmont
News of
Alexandria
Life for stealing rings in Queens court
Andrew Burns was sentenced to Sing Sing for life after stealing two rings valued at $89 from his sister. The 30 year old New Yorker has served four prior terms and is labeled an old offender, earning a life term due to repeated criminal history.
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New York
Andrew Burns
Queens
Burns
Mary Eddy crypt fate unclear as church rules change
Mary Baker Glover Eddy founder of the Christian Science Church dies in Boston pneumonia ends her life. Officials say no successor will lead the Church of Christ Scientist as governance passes to a self perpetuating board in Mother Church. Funeral set for Thursday at Chesnut Hill. public viewing not allowed.
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Mass
Mary Beker Glover Eddy
Christian Science Church
N. H
Christian Science Belief
Eddy
Chesnut Hill
Mra. Eddy
Sin Newton
Church of Christ
Mr. Farlow
New York
Uguata Eo Stetson
31 T Church
Scientist
Stetson
Christian Science
Sixty first Congress Opens Amid Joy and Mourning
The Sixty-first Congress convened amid snow as Republicans sing their swan song and Democrats praise victories. Four senators and four representatives died since adjournment, casting a pall over opening ceremonies. Speaker Cannon and Champ Clark received warm welcomes as both chambers welcomed the end of an era.
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Champ Clark
Sixty-first
Congress
Joe* Cannon
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Senate
Clay
Georgia
Dolliver
Iowa
Daniel
Virginia
McEnery
Louisiana
Tirrell
Massachusetts
Gilmore
Foulkrod
Pennsylvania
Brownlow
Tennessee
Joe
Clark
Sereno E. Payne
James A. Tawney
Leonidas Livingstone
Gen. Keffer
Ohio
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