Mrs Galt Draws Eyes At Washington Gallery Appearance
Mrs Norman Galt, fiancee of the President, attended a joint Congressional session and sat in the executive gallery between her mother and Miss Wilson. She attracted hundreds of gazes yet offered no applause as President Wilson read his address, while a bank robbery in Manitou occurred nearby, with $1500 stolen.
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Norman Galt
Washington
Congress
Wilson
White House
Galt
Mrs Galt
Senate
Mire Galt
Holling
Margaret Wilson
Mra
William+ McAdoo
Halen Woodrow Hone
John Allison
Joseph Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
Orchid
Mia Galt
Miss Wilson
Mr. Galt
Clerk & Desk
Clark
Witgan
Talks in Her Sleep of Affinity Phonograph Case at Divorce Hearing
Mrs Anna Sedlocek talked in her sleep about Jon Holmaka causing marital trouble. A plan to place a phonograph in her pillow failed as the recording was unclear and a judge ruled such remarks not conclusive. Sedlocek sues for divorce claiming harmony until Holmaka drew attention. Mrs Sedlocek says she bore three children and kept house for boarders.
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Washington Post
Milwaukee
Wic
Anna Sedlocek
Jon Holmaka
Sedlocek
John C. Ludwig
Martin Sedlocek
Joe Holmaka
Mrs. Sedlocek
Crystal Eastman Beffedict
Massachusetts
Women’s Peace Party
Old Bay State
Keith’s
Benedict
John Rogers
Wiliam A Wood
Philadelphia
United Preas
Chicago
Frances RK Lillie
Richard T Crane
Frank R Lillie
University of Chicago
TIN CANS GUIDE RAIDERS Three Arrests and $500 Worth of Stolen Goods Recovered
Former detective Howlett leads a Mount Pleasant raid that nets Leo Koerner and Walter Hixon on housebreaking and petty larceny charges, with Regina West held as witness. Police recover more than $500 in goods from the Belmont Street home, including lap robes, canned foods, chairs, and other items from multiple stores. Four children found in the house are placed with the guardian board.
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Belmont Street
Mount Pleasant
Tenth Precinct
Central Office
Robert Howlett
Howlett
C. H. Bradley
Regina West
Notion
Hixon
Koerner
Etehth
Crisfield tragedy ends lives of Reese and Sterling
Clifford Reese a Crisfield druggist shot his cashier Miss Hilda Sterling in a thicket near Crisfield then killed himself. Reese, a married father of three, was a prominent local figure and postmaster’s son. The couple, reportedly spouses, left behind a bereaved widow and children as authorities investigated the fatal incident.
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Crinfield
Clifford Reese
Hilda Sterling
Crisfield
Reese
Stays Out Of Citizens League Voted Against Federation Link
The Citizens Association met at Wilson Normal School to decide on affiliating with the Federation of Citizens' Associations. Twenty voted against and fifteen for amalgamation. Opponents argued the federation would erode local identity and invite personal delegation influence. supporters urged unity to protect district interests via a central body. The group praised recommended Congress powers for appointing a district director and five school board members and endorsed park improvements. J C Hiatt was named delegate to the vigilance committee and, with W R Hart, to attend a merchants luncheon in Raleigh Friday. The Columbia Heights Citizens Association continues with its agenda.
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Federation of Citizens’ Associations
Wileson Normal School
Rapela
Congress
Board of Education
Rock Creek Park
Potomac Park
J. C. Hiatt
Retail Merchants’ Association
W. R. Hart
Raleigh
Columbia Heights
National Rivers and Harbors Congress Opens at Willard
The twelfth annual convention gathers cabinet members governors mayors and business reps at the Willard Hotel for a three day session. About 1000 delegates are expected at opening as Secretary Redfield of the Commerce Department welcomes them and discusses waterways development and U S commercial growth. Sessions run morning afternoon and evening with adjournment on Friday.
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National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Willard Hotel
Redfield
Department of Commerce
United States
Former Mayor Hoyle Regains Newport Office in Election
Patrick J. Hoyle was reelected mayor of Newport with a sixteenth term. He defeated incumbent Robert Burlingame by 2,902 votes to 1,975 in a nonpartisan race.
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Newport
Patrick J. Hoyle
Robert 8. Burlingame
Ucket
Chevy Chase Club elects four directors in hot vote
The Chevy Chase Club held its annual meeting with about 275 residents voting for five new board directors. Four won on the first ballot, John Wilking, Clarence A. Wilson, Erasmus M. Weaver, and William D. Hoover. A second ballot failed to produce a fifth winner. the board of governors will choose the fifth director later. The president announced plans for night tennis with searchlights, new courts, and various improvements including porch extensions, redecorations, and additional trees.
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Chevy Chass
Shoreham
Oteers
John ¥. Wilking
Clarence A. Wilson
Erasmus M. Weaver
William D. Hoover
Mr. Wilkins
Wilking
Board of Governors
Locher
Arthur D. Addison
Wiliam Merrill
Benjamin & Minor
John Newbold
Wilkin
Chevy Chase
District of Columbia
Harvard University
Priya Aharat Varadhara
Horstmann
Six Rescues by a Girl From a Burning Tenement
A Boston era report recounts a Philadelphia born girl Cecille Butofsky rescuing six Sicklestein children from a fire next door. She entered flames repeatedly, carrying unconscious victims to safety as neighbors alerted the alarm. The dramatic acts drew attention amid suffrage discussions and political remarks at a public assembly.
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Mra
Florence Kelley
New York
National Consumers’ League
Lily C Welstenholme
Utah
Frances Jolliffe
California
Sara Bard Field
Oregon
Women Voters of
West
Democratic Congress
Antoinette Funk
Congressional Committee
National Woman Suffrage Association
Washington Post
Cecille Butofsky
Philadelphia
Ida Husted Harper
New Ace
Nathan Boslow
Brook &Lyn
Earth Shocks Felt Across Mississippi Valley
Tremors lasting over sixteen minutes were recorded in the Mississippi valley with no reported material damage. Paducah and Cairo felt shaking, and Memphis and Arkansas areas reported tremors. St Louis and Georgetown universities logged seismic activity with multi-hour readings. Separately, School Custodians and Janitors Union Local 14536 elected officers as associations urged higher janitor pay in public schools.
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Feurth
Mississippi Valley
Paducah
Cairo
Til
Memphis
Arkansas
St. Louis University
School Custodiana and Janitors’ Union
Columbia Typocrephical Temple
HK. F. McQueany
W. McClosky
A. Ammann
H. A. O'Neill
W. P. Cannon
G. A. Anderson
T. J. Jones
W. H. Robertson
E W . Keiper
Citizens’ Associations
Congress
Ohio Judge Quits Bench to Move to Washington
Appellate Judge and former Representative Timothy T. Ansberry will resign and move permanently to the District of Columbia. He formed a two-law partnership with former Attorney General Wade H. Ellia and plans to arrive next month. Resignation letters were sent to Gov. Frank B. Willis and associates Judge W. H. Kinder and Philip Crow. Republican rivals vie for the appointment as Ansberry recovers from a major surgery.
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Timothy T. Aueberry
Ohio
District of Columbia
Wade H. Ellia
Frank B. Willis
W. H. Kinder
Ottawa
Philip Crow
Kenton
Ansberry
Colonial Society Acts Urge Full Defense at 23rd Meeting
At the District of Columbia Willard ceremony the Society of Colonial Wars elected Commodore Richard Graham Davenport as governor and Joseph Burr Johnson as deputy. Frederic Louis Huldekoper was named lieutenant governor, with officers including Hyde, Dent, Bennett, Magruder, Snyder, Barnard, Barnard’s successors and others. A resolution urged drafting memorials to President and Congress for robust land and sea defense.
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United States
Congress of the
Society of Colonial Ware
District of Columbia
Willard
Frederic Louis Hujdekoper
Frederic Louis Huldekoper
Frederic Bulkeley Hyde
Alfred Barbour Dent
Robert Root Bennett
Caleb
Clarke Magruder, Jr
William Tayloe Snyder
Ralph Putnem Barnard
James Bayard Gregg Custis
Duncan Clinch Phillips
Zebina Mosen
Richard Dickingon Jewett
Caleb Clark Washington Neal Curtis
Charles Ford Langworthy
Edward Trenchard
New York
Edward Kirby
J. Kennedy Stout
George Colton Maynard
Alien Clephane
Tira Warren Dennison
A Howard Clarke
Thomas Hyde
R. Dickinson Jewett
A. B. Thompson
J. W. Foster
Lewis P. Clephant
Job Barnard
Maj
William Baird
E. Morse
John van Rensselaer
C. V. Wheeler
Ben M. Milter
G. Dangerfield
Welcome Dr Naon Home From Washington Visit
Dr Romulo Naon, ambassador to the United States, arrived in Buenos Aires from Washington on vacation. A warm reception met him from authorities and diplomats. Large crowds, including thousands of students, gathered to greet the returning envoy.
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Buenos Aires
Romulo
Wnaon
United States
Washington
Naon
Widener Leaves $100,000 to Employees in Thanksgiving Gift
Philadelphia December report states Peter A. Widener, noted philanthropist, left $100,000 to his employees Hus sen and Charles Cooke. Widener’s valet received a home and a life income of $1,600 annually from a trust. The remainder of the funds, mostly $1,000 checks, went to household staff.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Peter A
Widener
Hussen
Joseph E Widener
Charles Cooke
Ilfe
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