Taft Reelected Red Cross President at Annual Meeting
President Taft was reelected head of the American Red Cross at the fifth annual meeting. He urged a future endowment of 5 million dollars to secure permanent support for relief work. Medals were awarded to Liege Griscom for Italy quake relief and to Miss Kashurne Baves and Samuel Parrish for Italian aid. Notable attendees included senators, diplomats, and military figures at the Memorial for the Daughters of the American Revolution ceremony.
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Taft
American Red Cross
Liegel C Griscom
Italy
Mdm
Taly
Kashurne B Daves
Samuel L Parais
Robert W de Forest
Charles D Norton
Treasers
Ckinan Manthrop
Charles Magee
Lloyd W Somar
Aly
Idmirals
Sutal
Seventeenth Street
C Wol
Prsident Taft
Admurant
Dewey Gene Srator
Shields
Thay
Yoon Bt Terest
Archibald
Ander
Werisneur
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Samuel T Parrish
Ror Westie
Harry Bowstom
Charles K Wool
Nelson Gay William Hooper Wautien Thane
WD Dodge
George 1
Chase Liett
Aen Buchanan
Ensign AM Waleex
Joan Liliott
Tose
Turkieh Mascaeret
Revhen van BR
Trentthig FF
Udveyar
Ravndal
Aopherd
Misanna Davis
Henna
Foreign Resident Refuses Duty Payment Protest Filed
Miss Terradell Certain, a foreign resident, protested being charged duty on several thousand dollars worth of dress and baggage. She claimed she could pay the duty but would reserve the right to appeal. Officials said the value had not yet been appraised and she would be allowed to pay later.
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Terradell
Ametika
Dresas
Hurston
Osborne
Diaz Called "Man of God" by Retired U S Ambassador
Ex ambassador to Mexico David Thompson praised President Diaz and Mexico at a banquet in Mexico City. He lauded Diaz as sincere, honest, and devoted to the country, calling him a noble man of God and highlighting cooperation with Americans to advance Mexico's evolution.
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Mexico City
Blas
Mexico
David
Thompson
Townaye App
Diaz
Pawnbrokers duped in embezzlement scheme charges
Frederick R Rice, 45, arrested by Central Office Detectives on embezzlement charges after a South Washington spree tied to pawnbrokers. He allegedly obtained jewelry from dozens of shops, pledging it at other houses and returning small sums. Investigators say tickets total about 1600 and losses may reach 20000. Rice admitted dealings with major brokers and is jailed at First Precinct.
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Frederick Rice
Frederick R Rice
Central Omce
Bardee and Howlett
Rice
J Warren Johnson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pellea Hyadcuartera
Rhcetto
Picton Rice
Washington
Johnson
Bems
Jytowen
Tapedor Boodman
Boeardman
Barbee and Howlett
Barbea and Howlett Kepterdas
Knowlton
Arrest of Railway Mail Clerk in Winged City Theft Case
A railway mail clerk, 52, was arrested by post office inspectors Tuesday for the theft of valuable letters passing through Philadelphia and local routes. Inspectors from the Washington and Philadelphia divisions say weeks of work led to the arrest at 520 B Street Northeast. He appeared before US Commissioner Judge Asson Taylor and was jailed. a decoy letter aided the arrest.
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Ralney
Philadelphia
Wis
Washington
Todar
Brankau
Aerial fleet urged for U S army plan
Gen James Allen chief signal officer reports to the Secretary of War urging a definite aeronautical development plan. He notes Germany and France are building aerial fleets as military auxiliaries and calls for stronger wireless coast control to improve coast defense communications. He cites heavy traffic and the need for centralized oversight.
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United States
James Allen
Germany
France
Allen
Baldwin dismissed in bribery probe at immigration bureau
Secretary Nagel and the Department of Commerce and Labor summarily dismissed Inspector George H. Baldwin of the immigration bureau for the good of the service. Commissioner Keefe recommended the action amid bribery accusations including a $20 payoff for confidential information. Baldwin and his attorney plan to seek reconsideration, and Baldwin has faced continuing pressure from smugglers during his fourteen years in Washington and Baltimore.
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Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
George H. Halduin
Immigration Bureau
Immigration
Keefe
Baldwin
George P Tyroover
Raime
Sloover
Washington
Baltimore
France Seeks Stronger Air Fleet Amid War Debate
A French war council debate centers on airpower over dirigibles as Baron Ostwurnelles de Constant urges priority for aeroplanes. The National Aerial League backs the push noting France lags Germany in lighter-than-air craft and plans to quickly expand dirigibles and planes, establish a school, and train pilots to bolster the army amid future conflicts.
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Paria Des
Baron Ostwurnelles de Constant
Gen Brun
France
National Aerial League
Prilat
Germany
Frances Sentary Vile de Pasts
Engimeda
Wedam
Ics
Marveilles
War Department
DIXIES HONOR PRESIDENT AT Dixie Daughters gathering
A reception honoring Mrs J somer vile Harms of the Dixie Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy was hosted by Mrs Harold Smith at 1443 Massachusetts avenue Tuesday night. The event marked the first formal social gathering since the chapter formed about six weeks ago with Mrs Smith and Mrs Hard presiding. A Confederate choir in uniform performed with instrumental and vocal soloists as Confederate Veterans in badges stood in a body.
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J’ Somervile Harms
Dixie Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
John Howell
Massachusetts Avenue
Harold Smith
Smith
Mra Hard
Mra Merve
Hospital corps reorganization urged by Surgeon General Rixey
The annual report of Surgeon General Rixey to the Secretary of the Navy recommends reorganizing the hospital corps and a medical reserve, adding two hospital ships and changing fleet surgeon laws. He calls for closer oversight of midshipmen’s physical training at Annapolis and rejects a deck watch endurance test.
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Rixey
Secretary of the Navy
Annapolis
Roosevelt
Mrs Stewart Dies in Washington Home
Mrs Susan Stewart wife of General Edwin Stewart died at Admiral Andrew Dunlap’s home 1428 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest shortly before 1 o’clock yesterday morning. She had come to visit Mrs Dunlap after arriving in Washington last Friday and was stricken with indigestion and heart trouble Monday night. Survived by husband three sons William E Donald 8 Stewart and Laurance Stewart, with funeral likely at Admiral Dunlap’s residence tomorrow and burial in Arlington.
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Susan Stewart
Edwin Stewart
Andrew Dunlap
Massachusetts Avenue
Stewart
Washington
Dunlap
William E
Donald
South Orange
N. J
Bayside
Susan Maria Esterbrook
Wisconsin
Mitchell
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Admiral Stewart
Le Gallienne Attacks Again On Watson’s Serpent Tongue
British poet Le Gallienne launches a second verse response to William Watson’s statements about women and Kipling’s code. Violet Asquith declines to comment in New York about the controversy, while readers note the uproar over his claims and the imagined knightly awards.
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Kipling
Washington Port
New York
Dee
London
Misa
Violet Asquith
England
Wola Watson
Amelia
Miss Asquith
Watson
Mise Asquith
Lora Beaconfields
Amenea
America
le Gallienne
Ingland
Guilty of killing husband Mrs Wilhelm convicted in second degree
Special to The Warblogton Post Newark New Jersey December 8 A jury in the court of oyer and terminer found Mrs Macy Wilhelm guilty of murder in the second degree for shooting her husband Frank Wilhelm February 1 last in his home. The verdict stunned Mrs Wilhelm who appeared dazed as the judge thanked the jurors. She was jailed and will face further proceedings related to related charges including intent to marry after Wilhelm’s death and others pending trial.
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Withehy
Fish
Nicholas S Siea
Mra Wi
Elza
Daga
SUEUC
Aaa
Acid attack on women on New York avenue near Fourteenth Street
An unidentified man threw vitriolic liquid from a doorway onto several women near New York Avenue and Fourteenth Street on a Tuesday evening. The culprit escaped as police circulated a vague description. Miss Tindall was among those affected. clothing damage noted, no serious injuries reported.
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New York Avenue
Eleventh Street
Mark A. Tingall
St Thirteenth Street
Miss Tindall
Fourteenth Street
Damaage
Need of Vice Admiral, Potter urges revived rank
Admiral Potter calls Congress to revive the rank of vice admiral citing foreign navies with three superior grades. He notes embarrassment at foreign port ceremonies and the need for the U S Navy to match international leadership. Potter, head of the Bureau of Navigation, argues enhanced duties justify a higher flag rank for the commanding officer.
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Potter
Nore
Crate Congress
United States
Samusl
Bureau of Navigation
Haleb the Pride of the Desert to join Smithsonian bones
Homer Davenport, famed Arabian horse breeder and cartoonist, announced he will present to the United States government the skeleton of the renowned stallion Haleb, known as The Pride of the Desert, for exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution after the horse died recently in Arabia. Davenport, in Washington with Said, his Arabian boy, described Haleb’s worship by Arab tribes and his hope to bring further gifts to the Capitol and to show a wax image of an Arabian chief during the tour.
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Homer Datsnyort
Columbia Theater
United States
Haleb
Desert
Smithsonian Institution
Davenport
Arabia
Washington
Said
Hey
Kaleb
Capitol
Jor
Safa
Bia
Mec Davenport
Mr Davenport
Pasha
Naum Pasha
Ehelkt Achmet Hafez
Anezen
Joe’ Cannon
Crocker Gift to Fund Cancer Research Heir to 1.5 Million
The death of Colum bia University donor Mr Crocker triggers a will of at least 1500 dollars, with the estate to fund cancer research and related medical inquiries. His body was sent to California for burial. Friends recall his hidden philanthropy and a $500,000 token toward Peary’s Arctic expedition. A special bequest of $25,000 goes to his longtime valet Lee, a Chinese servant.
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New York
Dee
George Crockers
Columbia University
Lerma Ag Tas Wii
Crockers
Celiforma
John Hays Hammond
Crocker
Crocke
Hammond
Robert E Peary
Arctic
Alt
Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief for Indigestion
A promotional piece touts Diapepsin as a stomach aid for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims rapid relief within minutes, reduces sour breath and belching, and restores appetite and comfort after meals.
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