Red Cross to Meet Endowment Campaign Highlighted
The American National Red Cross annual meeting will be held at DAR Hall with President Taft delivering an address of welcome. A $2,000,000 endowment fund drive across major cities is featured, with New York City’s $500,660 contribution noted as raised. Delegates include Brig Gen George H Thorney and international representatives from the diplomatic corps and South America.
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Nation
New York
Amy
Navy
Taft
Army
Diplomatic Corps
American National Red Cross
Dar Hall
New York City
Red Cross Society
United States
South America
Death notices from Washington area papers December 1910
Multiple obituaries list abbreviations and residence addresses for implausibly precise funeral plans. Names include Samuel E F Allen, Joseph Alth, Elizabeth E. Fiumo, Bridget Flaherty, Rose Kraemer, George Latrell, John Mason, Charles Middleton, Margaret Morrow, Joseph Murphy, Mary Locke, and others with dates December 4 to 9 1910, venues such as St Patrick's St Mary's and Christ Church in Alexandria and Rock Creek Cemetery, with interments in local cemeteries and requiem masses noted.
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Bladensburg
D C
St Mary’s Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Providence Hospital
Elizabeth E
Sirest
Baltimore and
Harford County
Flaherty
Bridget Flaherty
Maloney
Michael Flaherty
Mra
Thomas Noone
Twentythird Street
Stephen's Church
Kraemer
Rose
Henry Kraemer
Atrest
Lutthell
Mongax
Ceorze
Takyeratey Hospital
John Arthur Lattrell
Fredericksburg
John E Mason
Kate Kearney
Henry Mason
Middleton
Cagualty Hospital
Charles H Middleton
Bureau of Ordnance
Navy Department
Morrow
Georges Washington Hospital
Margaret W. Morrow
A B
T NM Shaughnessy
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Alexandria i Popera
Murphy
Joseph P. Murphy
Hannah Kinney
Edward V
Dominic I Murphy
Rust
George Washington
Mary Locke
David N. Rust
Christ Church
Alexandria
In Memoriam Mrs Clarrich Mond Remembrance Note
In loving memory of our dear mother Mrs Clarrich Mond who died two years ago today December. Percy Hilda and Clive remember her with care and affection in this brief notice.
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Mra Clarrich
Mond
Percy Hilda
Clive
Obituary and Funeral Directors Advertised Services
A dense list of Washington DC area funeral homes and embalmers appears, naming W R Speare, Frank A Speare, George P Zurhorst, William Lee, John R Wright Co, R F Harveys Sons, WM H Sardo & Co, Thos B Serjeon, Thos A Costello, R Pumphrey & Son, Frank Geter's Sons, and others. It notes on site chapels, crematoriums, on premises chapels, livery, and 24 hour service with modest prices and first class service.
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W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank A
Speare
Geo. P. Zurhorst
East Capitol
J. William Lee
Méederg Crematorium
Pennsylvania
John R. Wright CO
R. F. Harvey's Sons
WM. H Sardo & CO
Modern Chapel
Cal
North Gil
Congress Condensed Opening Senate Ses sion
The roll call showed 0 senators present for the opening. Resolutions setting the march of Congress in motion were agreed to. Three new members took the oath of office. The Speaker appointed three members of the Joint committees to notify the President that Congress was in session. The House adjourned to meet at noon today. Deaths announced during recess: Senators Ganigl of Virginia, Mears of Louisiana, Clay of Georgia, and Dulliver of Iowa.
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Secon
House
Congress
Smmlon
Spd
Ofelia
Benators Ganigl
Mears
Louisiana
Clay
Georgia
Dulliver
Iowa
Senate
Speaher
Smith
Mr. Gallinger
Mr. Cullom
Tillmen
Repubicans
Culhérson
Bradley
Scott
Pei
Wefest
Beveridge
Burrows
Harkett
Hale
Bir
Hut
Carter
Depew
Yeaterday
Lafayette Young
Swangon
Virginie
Torrel
Cullom
Money
Martin
Virginia
Daniel
Bacon
Foster
McHinery
Lousiana
Dolliver
Jons
Cummins
Taft weighs names for Supreme and commerce court
Report from the White House details President Taft weighing Supreme Court and commerce court nominees after consultations with regulars and insurgents. Kansas figures push Judge Pollock while Bristow backs Judge Hook. Prouty and Lane seen as commerce court picks. Murdock urges tariff revision and schedule-by-schedule reform amidst broader legislative urgency.
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Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Commerce Court
Taft
Bill Pennell
Depew
Kansas
Senator Gunstow
White House
Sutherland
Supreme Bench
Curtis
Representative Campbell
Haltey
John Pollock
Federal District Court of Kansas
Bristow
Court of Commerce
Charles A. Prouty
Vermont
Franklin K Lane
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fronty
Lane
Commission
Victor Murdock
Odasa
Tawney
Congress
Tariff Board
Panama Canal
House
Senate
Licensed to Marry Named Pairs in Odd City Notices
A jumble of names and ages lists multiple marriage license candidates and their officiating clergymen across several pairs. The items include Robert H Clarke 26 and Sulla Wunder 17 with Rev H C Fults, William J Hill of Chicago 11 and Ethel M Garrison 3 of Ballston Ye with Rev 8 H Woodrow James Harkine and Marion Harrison 18, Judge OC 8 Bunny Jeremiah C Broderi h 31 and Mary M OConnor 2 with Rev Jam Pittar, and Richard Moore 30 of New Cumberland W Va with Wulfred Davis 27 and Rev Charles Wood.
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Robert H Clarke
Sulla Wunder
H C Fults
William J Hill
Chicago
Ethel M Garrison
Ballston
Woodrow James Harkine
Marion Harrison
Bunny Jeremiah C Broderi
Mary M O'Conner
Jam Pittar Richard © Moore
New Cumberland
W Va
Wulfred Davis
Charles Wood
Health Office Record of Births and Addresses in Post Classifieds
A compiled health office record lists numerous birth notifications with parents and child gender, followed by an address roster and ages. The fragment names dozens of pairs such as John G and Henrietta Doherty with a boy, Abraham and Annie Pearson with a girl, and Royden J and Mary Dixon with a boy, among others. It also includes patient names and hospital affiliations along with ages, including Elizabeth Fgo Providence Hospital 60, Mary L Rust George Washington University Hospital 58, and Martha Elam with Queens Court NW. The page ends with a plug for free classified ads in The Post to place notices or find results.
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John G
Henrietta Doherty
Abraham
Annie Pearson
Royden J
Mary Dixon
Cart A
Mamie J Hoffman
Honey R
Lillian Atuba
Harry
Helen C Timmons
Watter H
Ida M_ Long
Katyn Wo
Anna M Howard
John
Allee
James
Catherine Cassidy
Benjamin C
Victoria Mortimer
Gitt Merritt
Lucinda A.mcclain
Thomas J
Mary E Hoy
Frederick
Lana Engel
Vincent L
Alice Gulll
Howard M
Clara B
Etchison
Henry P
Elsie T
Arthur W
Mario V Nyce
Sophia Forgir
James R
Pearl M. Purcell
Frank ‘T
Margeret
Paraona
Ernest B
Iattie
William
Floretca Walker
Joseph
Jenny Stone
Mettar
Hannie Yessbick
Grace McIntyre
Laura Wella
Champ
Aunis Herrough
James W
Ethel T Jones
John R
Victoria
Herbert
Charles
Lucy Smith
Chinate Heroy
Melvina Robinson
Clampitt
Hanah
Washington Gripped by Snow Storm of 48 Hours
A severe northern blizzard hit Washington with five inches of snow and widespread damage. Trains late, sidewalks icy, and trees down as forecasters warned the storm could continue 36 to 38 hours, possibly eight to nine inches total. Reports from Union Station and street crews described travel disruption and pedestrian accidents amid slush and frozen surfaces.
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Rocky Mountain
Washington
Hocky Mountains
Mississippi Valley
Seaboard
St Louis
Union Station
Snowstorm Injures Twenty In New York Streets
New York reports its first real snowstorm of the season with a two hour binding fall that left streets slippery and hindered traffic. Twenty persons were hospitalized after slips on streets or sidewalks.
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New York
WEDS OLD SWEETHEART IN GEORGETOWN MARriage of Mrs. Henrietta Marshall and William M White
Friends learn that Mrs. Henrietta Marshall former matron of the United States jail in Washington has married William M White a Georgetown miller in Georgetown Ohio The romance began over 30 years ago and resumed after both were widowed The bride resigned as jail matron November 27 and left Washington October 28 without notifying local friends
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Henrietta Marshall
United States
Georgetown
Ohio
William M. White
White
Central Union to Elect New Officers Next Year
Central Labor Union faces annual election in two weeks with a new ticket likely. James W Considine may run for treasurer, Charles D Sears and Milton D Snellings expected as presidential candidates to succeed John B Colpoys. An attorney general report supports the plate printers union claim about Occoquan guards and the eight hour law.
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Labor Organisation
Central Labor Union
James W Considine
Sheet Metal Workers
Charles D Sears
Retail Clerks’ Association
Milton D Snellings
Stationary Engineers
Memorial ceremonies honor Chief Justice Fuller
Memorial services in the Supreme Court chamber next Saturday will honor Chief Justice Fuller. Richard Olney of Massachusetts will preside and speak. Gregory of Times will present resolutions expressing the bar’s regret, with remarks from Parker of New York and other legal figures.
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Fuller
Supreme Court of the
United States
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
Gregory
Tineis
Alton B Parker
New York
Charles KE Littlefield
Maine
William L Marbury
Maryland
George E Price
West Virginia
A J Montague
Virginia
Senator Overman
North Carolina
H. A. M Smith
South Carolina
Senate Opens After Recess With Remembrance Of Four Senators
Washington news recounts the Senate reconvening after recess with solemn notices of the deaths of four distinguished members Daniel of Virginia Bacon of Georgia Foster for Louisiana McHinery and Dolliver of Jons. the chamber filled with officials and social figures as decorum marked the somber opening and brief session.
White House Callers
A list of lawmakers visiting the White House includes Senators Shively Overman Bristow Kean Brown Penrose Culberson Depew Jones Guggenheim Curtis Tillman and Representatives Madison Norris Dixon McCreary Bingham Hayes Washburn Townsend Crumpacker Murdoch Tawney Calderhead and Gov elect Johnson California.
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Shively
Indiana
Overman
North Carolina
Bristow
Kansas
Kean
New Jersey
Brown
Nebraska
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Culberson
Texas
Depew
New York
Jones
Washington
Gugdenheim
Colorado
Curtis
Tillman
South Carolina
Madison
Norris
Dixon
McCreary
Bingham
Hayes
California
Washburn
Maxcachinets
Townsend
Michigan
Crumpacker
Indiang
Murdoch
Tawney
Minnesota
Calderhead
Kensen
Johnson
Contest in FOSS district contesting Harris win
Thomas C. Thacher, Democrat, seeks a recount of the November election in Massachusetts Fourteenth District after Judge Robert O Harris was declared the winner by a 70 vote margin. The district is currently represented by Gov Eugene N Fors. The action aims to overturn Harris's prevail.
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Middleboro
Mass
Thomas C. Thacher
Congress
Massachusetts
Robert O Harris
Eugene N. Fors
Harris
Thacher
Population growth in Southern states after the thirteenth census
Census data show Kentucky at 2,289,905 with a 66 percent rise since 1900, Mississippi at 1,797,114 up 158 percent, and North Carolina at 2,206,287 rising 165 percent. The gains reflect post-1900 increases and regional demographic shifts.
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Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
Strap Ends Boys Strike in Jersey City
New York dec 5 a Jersey City schoolboys strike was quickly ended by a police sergeant using his belt on rebellious pupils at school 21 More than a score of boys were struck and the rest dispersed leaving fewer than 30 still outside the building before the agitation subsided
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New York
Jersey City
Sergi Wolfe
Esther
Assault may prove fatal in Washington incident
Tobn Ofenstein a 56 year old horse shoer at 615 New York avenue northwest lies in Emergency Hospital with a broken skull three shattered ribs and internal injuries doctors say he has a slight chance of recovery Arthur Johnson a 27 year old negro hose hostler employed by L C Trumbo 441h street northwest has been arrested on charge of the assault Johnson lives at 1625 Neal plate northwest He allegedly struck Ofenstein with a heavy iron bar after being told to wait his turn in shoeing a team of horses
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Tobn Ofenstein
New York Avenue
Ofenstein
Arthur Johnson
L. C. Trumbo
Johnson
Neal Plate
Thief Beats Mrs Smith in Street Robbery
Richmond Wisconsin reports a dusk assault on Mrs Annie Smith on a quiet street near the business district. The attacker took her handbag containing a few cents and a blank checkbook while leaving more valuable items behind. Mrs Smith was knocked unconscious but recovered. her injuries are not serious and authorities seek a description of the assailant.
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Richmond, We
Annie Smith
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M. J. Falyey
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Hep. Clark
Piorida
Rep. Robinson
Arkansas
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Macon
Foss
SOUTH
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Home Bureau
Catholic Home Bureau For
Carroll Hall
Joseph D. Sullivan
Edward J Hannan
B Francis Saul
William P .Normoyle
John H Zabel
Flexner
York
Simon Blexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Presbyterian Hospital
Hig
R. Harrisg CO
the Jewelers
Xmas Shoe Shopping
Hahn
Or Everett
Milady
Christine
Luzmore
TRI
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Wm.hahn &Co’s
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Pa. Ave. S. E
Richmond
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Kingston
Jamaica
Guantanamo
Portela
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Rome
Legation
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Washington Post
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G Street
Droop’s Music House
Lis
Steinway
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