Civic Experts Meet Delegates at Sixth American Civic Association
More than 200 delegates from across the United States gather in Washington for the sixth annual American Civic Association convention at the Willard. Secretary Franklin MacVeagh will open with remarks as speakers include Foulke Miller Robinson and Cuban minister F. Carrera Justiz. Discussions cover parks gardens and urban beauty.
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Secretary of Treasury
MacVeagh
William Dudley Foulke
Frank D. Miller
F. Carrera Justiz
United States
John Quincy Adams
J. Lockie Wilson
Washington
American Civic Association
New Wilard
H. B. Sr. Macfarland
the Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh
Civic Association
P Municipal
Thomas Nelson Page
Europe
National Munispal Lessee
American Federation of Arta
Charles Mulford Robinson
Rochester
F. Carrera Jistiz
Wio
David Fairchild
Bureau of Plant Industry
Department of Agriculture
Municipal Art Commission
New York City
J. Tockle Wilson
Ontario Horticultural Association
Toronto
Canada
Offered Porto Rican Job for Granville Mooney
Be Granville W Mooney of Ashtabula county ex speaker of the Ohio house is offered a federal post as secretary of the island of Porto Rico. The role pays 4000 a year with furnished housing. Mooney replied he is unsure about leaving the country and asked about salary and benefits. The post could prepare him for Ohio secretary of state, a position he sought last month.
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Granville W. Mooney
Ashtabula County
Ohio
Buckeye
T E. Burton
Mooney
Porto Rico
Gomez fears a plot over Guerra in Europe exile
Havana date December 13 Major General Pino Guerra faces a possible removal from command or acceptance of a Gomez offer to go to Europe for military study. Rumors say President Gomez believes a movement against his administration is underway and has moved troops from Camp Columbia while pressuring Guerra to accept foreign assignment, potentially undermining the administration.
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Guerra
Havana
Pino Guerra
Gomez
Europe
Camp Columbia
Navin Dies In Detroit At 54, Michigan Republican Leader
Thomas J. Navin, 54, a key Michigan Republican State central committee member, died suddenly of apoplexy in Detroit. Once jailed for forgery, he later served on the penitentiary board at Jackson and became an influential state leader. his brother Frank J. Navin heads the Detroit American League baseball club.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Thomas J. Navin
Republcan State Central Committee
Navin
Frank J. Navin
Detroit American League Baseball Club
Board of Control
Jackson
White House Callers
A list of political figures gathered for a White House meeting includes Senators El Mmin Dome nator Lodge Mean hunetts Sinater Sale Mariner Depew Gamble Bradley Smite Heyburn Borah and Representatives Calder Poindexter Young Bennet Townsend Butler Siongan Lloyd Hughes Booker T. Washington along with other attendees from various states.
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EL Mmin
Domenator Lodge
Mean Hunetts Sinater
Mariner
Depew
New York
Gamble
South Dakota
Bradley
Kentucky
Smite
Michigan
Heyburn
Téeho
Borah
Calder
Poindexter
Washington
Young
Bennet
Townsend
Butler
Pennsylvania
Siongan
Oklahoma
Lloyd
Dissourt
Hughes
Georgia
Booker T. Washington
Alabama
Russian-eyed Countess Blackmail Plot in London Court
Russian imposter Alexandre Tycermia dieff faced Marylebone police court on charges of conspiring with a pseudo Count d Auby de Gatigny to blackmail Lucy Tate de Choliseul formerly Mrs Charles Paine of Boston. The scheme, tied to a bogus $200000 paintings claim, stretched from France to London, with threats to publish letters about the Paine family. The court set bail at $1000 and noted d Aulby awaits trial in Paris on December 20.
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Washington Post
London
Alexandre Tycermiadieff
Dass
Marylebone
Count d’Auby de Gatigny
Lucy Tate de Choliseul
Charles Hamilton Paine
Boston
France
Count d'Aulby
d’Autby
d'Aulby
Paris
Batt
Immersion Baptism Proposal Fails in Presbytery Debate
Pittsburg December report shows a motion to replace sprinkling with immersion in the Presbyterian Church of the United States was approved by a committee but defeated by the Pittsburg presbytery after a heated discussion. Leaders argued over baptism in the Trinity and exiting to the Baptist Church.
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Pittsburg
Presbyterian Church
United States
D. Schaff
Western Theological Seminary
W. L. McEwan
Third Presbyterian Church
John R. Harris
Shady Avenue
C. S. George
Baptist Church
25 Injured Horses Shot After NYC Ice Storm
Special to The Washington Post reports New York City inspectors from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were ordered to arrest drivers or owners abusing horses amid ice injuries. Many horses were killed or had broken legs after falls. several were lying in the streets as the storm persisted.
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New York City
Washington Post
New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Society
Distant quake recorded off California coast center
Nine shocks were recorded by St Louis University seismograph between 1 and 7 30 this morning. Center of disturbance estimated 240 miles southwest by west of the lower California coast. A separate weather bureau quake began at 7 02 am, lasting over an hour. Origin estimated 5 000 to 6 000 miles from Washington. Motion mainly east west with maximum at 7 36 mm.
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California
St. Louis
St. Louis University
Weather Bureau
Washington
Minister's Love Wins Two Years After Marital Rift
The Rev Dr George Brodthage and his wife reunite after a two year separation. They honeymoon at 109 Second street northeast as son Emil, 18, returns from Berlin to live with them and attend Central High School. The couple previously divorced in Reno amid desertion claims, but now plan to stay close to the library work and rebuild their family.
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Balzac
Dumas
Mr. Broathage
Germany
Berlin
University of Berlin
Mr. Brodthage
Red Cross Seals In Demand At Local Stores
Red Cross seals will be sold at Smoot Heleff Co Velati s In Ninth street Dyer & Fisher 9211 2 New York avenue W D Brace Thirtieth and M streets M Philipsborn and Hattie M Shack Jette 1002 I street Theodora McLaughlin says sales were satisfactory yesterday and Washington may top 000 in showing. Also a police report concerns a man named Frank A Howells of Knowles Md who borrowed money from pastors to cover a hotel bill but no one in Knowles knows him.
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Red Cross
Smootheleff Company
Velati’s
Ninth Street
Dyer & Fisher
New York Avenue
W. D. Brace
Thirtieth
M Streets
M. Philipsborn
Hattie M. Shack‘Jette
I Street
Theodora McLaughlin
The
American Red Cross
Washington
Herman 3. Pinkparm
Emanuel Baptist Church
F. W. Johnson
Grace Baptist Church
Frank A. Howells
Knowles, Md
Knowles
Navy nominations name Smith Hempstone and Harold C Gwynne
Place in the Navy nom in a district of Columbia resident Smith Hempstone was nominated yesterday as an assistant paymaster. Harold C Gwynne of Virginia received a similar appointment.
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Navy
Smith Hempstone
District of Columbia
Harold C. Gwynne
Virginia
Overcoats for Poor Boys by Saks & Co.
Saks & Co will distribute 100 overcoats to Washington’s poor boys on Christmas morning at 14 00 with Associated Charities selecting recipients. It marks the 23rd annual coat distribution, with boys lined up to enter the department store and be fitted, cards issued to eligible recipients, and no conditions beyond being listed by the charity.
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Washington
Saks & Co
Associated Charities
Wil
Salt & Co
Race clash may be fatal injury on D street
T Gray Limbstrong a street car conductor of 404 Prospect NW is at Emergency Hospital with a skull fracture after an altercation on Ninth and D streets NW with three Negro men over blocking a sidewalk. Samuel Matthews 21 and William Leftridge and William Dade are detained on assault charges.
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Ninth
T. Gray Limbstrong
Prospect
Samuel Matthews
First Precinct
William Leftridge
William H. Dade
D Street
Charles Gantt
N-street
Samuel Jackson
N Street
Limbstrong
D. C. Hayes
Weather Summary From US Weather Bureau December Forecast
Abnormally high pressure persists across the United States with southerly winds and rising temperatures in the upper Great Lakes regions and upper Mississippi valley. Rain and cooler conditions in the South and West Gulf states, with fair weather elsewhere. Tonight through Thursday will bring continued low temperatures in the South and more rain in the West Gulf and South Atlantic states. Steamers to Europe face moderate southerly winds and fair conditions toward the Grand Banks. City observations: midnight 26, 2 a.m. 25, 4 a.m. 2, 6 a.m. 26, 10 a.m. 24, 12 noon 21, 2 p.m. 29, 4 p.m. 31, 6 p.m. 28, 10 p.m. 28. Maximum 31, minimum 21. Relative humidity 72 at 8 a.m., 44 at 2 p.m., 60 at 8 p.m. Rainfall 0. Sunshine 9.4 hours. Temp comparison last year: max 68, min 32. Tide table: high 6:14 a.m. 6:08 p.m.. low 12:01 a.m. 12:02 p.m. River bulletin notes clear Potomac and Shenandoah rivers.
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US Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
United States
Portwest Canada
Upper Lake Region
Missouri
Mississippi
Northwest
Cosl
West Gulf States
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
Mineia
Upper
Lake Region
European
Grand Banks
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Asherilla
X. c
Atlanta
Atlantic Cit
Biemaich
N' Dak
Boston
Mass
N.Y
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cheyenne
Wyo
Davenport
Iuwa
Denver
Colo
Dea Moines
Galveston
Tex
Mont
Helena
Ind
Indianapolis
Jacksonylle
Kansas City
Atani Little Rock
Los Angeles
Cal
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
Tennag
New Orleans
New York
Nebi
North Platte
O.ohmaha
Pittsb Pi
Portlan Me
Portland
Salt Lake City
Utah
Louis
St. Paul
Ming
San Trancisco
Springfeld
Tacoma
Toledo
Ohio
Viekaburg
Pinchot Affirms Roosevelts Bond Amid NY Defeat
Former Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot arrived in the Capital to explain that he and Col. Roosevelt remain friends and that New York Republicans were rebuked for broken pledges not a personal split. He backs leasing water sites to corporations but opposes surrendering sites to the individual states and says the party must move to a more progressive platform.
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Forester
New York
United States
Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Bureau
Coll
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Pinchet
Col. Roosevelt
Notonel
Roosevelt
Mr. Pinchot
Colt Roosevelt
Ballinger
Republican Party
Col
Washington Symphony Second Concert Impresses at Columbia Theater
The Washington Symphony Orchestra presented its second season concert at Columbia Theater. Schumann's fourth symphony in D minor opened with spirited performance. Conductor Heinrich Hammer led the tone poem Sunset at Sea to enthusiastic reception, with Bizet's Suite L Arlesienne completing the program. Violinist Richard Lorleberg soloed and offered an encore, Serenade and Goltermann’s A minor concerto movement.
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Washington Orchestra
Columbia Theater
Washington Symphony Orchestra
Schumann
Heinrich Hammer
Ashington
Bizet
Richard Lorleberg
Church Seeks Fast Lane for 95-Foot St Mathews Nave
Builders of St Mathews Church on Rhode Island avenue between Seventeenth and Connecticut avenues ask commissioners to pass a special law exempting the 95 foot nave from building regulations. Church authorities say lowering height would force plan changes.
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St. Matthew's Church
Rhode Island Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Connecticut Avenue
Haseen Maide
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Ews
Consulta’ Georges & Son, Inc
F Street
Rogers
O’donnell
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John H. Magruder
Conn. Avenue
K St
Pedro Demecq
Christian Xander
Washington Gaslight Company
Washington, D. C
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Avis
Washington, D
B v. Wiliam B. Orme
William B. Orme
Washington Railway & Electric Company
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East Canitol
F. J. Whitehead
Anacostia & Potomac River Railroad Company
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Sald Company
Georgetown & Tennallytown Railway Company
Hth
Fast Capitalets
City & Suburban Railway
Capitol Sta
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Brightwood Railway Company
Mth
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F. I. Whitehead
Potomac Electric Power Company
East Capitola
Washington, D C
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