WIFE FACES JURY IN PLATTABURG SHOOTING CASE
A high profile trial unfolds as Mrs Conrad and Miss Graham testify over the killing linked to Stokes farm and a hotel rendezvous. The defense presents a confession from Miller describing an automobile ride and alleged misconduct. Witnesses describe the shooting of Miss Conrad and the defense intends to rest with Mrs Stella Singleton slated to testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Ethel
Sos
Fem
Rehyman
Vilas Conrad
Alo Reseeta
Conrad
Hoth
Tyra
Mir Stohig
Jet Titan
Marcus
Moone
Miller
Rae
Miss Conrad
Wariano
Miss Graham
Stokes’ Farm
Hix
Stokes
Stella Singleton
Lillian Graham
Long Terms for Spies Revealed by Imperial Court
German court sentences show English spy ring led by shipbroker Max Schulz. Hipsich gets twelve years, Schulz seven, Wulff two, Von Maack and the housekeeper three each. Spies gathered naval designs for an English information bureau, linking a nationwide network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lecipmg
Germany
Imperial Court
Hamburk
Max Schulz
Hipsich
Jath
Wulff
von Maack
Maa
Peace Rally Ends Quietly Amid Arbitration Hope
Philadelphia crowd hears urging of arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. Carnegie unable to speak last night due to riot scenes in New York. In Carnegie Hall a Taft letter and remarks by Sutherland Burton and Watterson drew applause, stressing treaty ratification as a path away from war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Academy of Music
United States
Great Britain
France
Andrew Carnegie
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Carnegie Hall
Taft
Sutherland and
Burton
Henry Watterson
Architect Post Receives Gold Medal At National Museum
President Taft Ambassador Jusserand and Irving K Pond attended as George B. Post of New York was awarded the American Institute of Architects gold medal, the highest honor for an American architect, at a New National Museum ceremony. The event praised Post’s 50 years of work, noted his designs including the Wisconsin State Capitol and State Department building, and discussed promoting the 1917 International Congress of Architects in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft Ambagssado
Joserand
France
United States
George B. Post
New York
American Institute of Architects
Royal Institute of Architects
England
New Natonal Museum
Poat
Ambassador Jusser
Charles D. Walcott
Smithsonian Institution
Irving K Pond
Post
Institute
Peat
Sir Ashton Webb
Victoria Memorial
Charles McKim
Washingtons
Park Commission
Mr. Post
Manufacturers
Chicago
Wisconsin State Capitol
College of the City of New York
State Department
Hay
Department of Justice
Lafayette Square
Region of Honor
Royal Institute of British Architects
International Congress of Architects
Jusserand
Post Vitor
Walcott
Washington
National Museum
New Willard
St Petersburg
Madame Curie named in Langevin divorce suit in France
Mme Langevin a professor of physics at the College of France sues for separation and child custody. She alleges improper relations between Mme Curie and Prof Langevin and asks a separate mantelice. The court will render a decision on December 20 with evidence possibly to be produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme Curie
College of France
Langevin
Mme. Langevin
Maitre Poincare
Gorm
France
M&itre
Trade Bodies Propose National Convention on Antitrust Laws
New York December 19. The New York Board of Trade and Transportation adopted resolutions urging a national convention of business interests to discuss antitrust laws and proposed cooperation with other trade organizations to elucidate the laws, aiming for a meeting in Washington on March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
First Gun in Social War at Good Shepherd Bazaar
New York report notes an opening tableau scene in the House of the Good Shepherd bazaar featuring Mrs. Barney Hemmick and Preston Gibson. The planned cast vanished as social leaders stayed away, including Mrs Preston Gibson and several prominent debutantes and society figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Barney-Hemmick
Preston Gibson
Mra . Hemmick
M Hemmick
Gibsons
Gibson
Countess Wagg
Milas Margaret Draper
Joseph Hoppin
Margaret Baybour
Gladys Hinckley
Katherine Button
Gibson. Iis
Tragedy in Danville: Husband Kills Wife Then Himself
William G Pinnix a Southern Railway car accountant shot and killed his wife Fannie New Pinnix and wounded his own temple, dying that night. He left letters showing a preplanned tragedy since Thanksgiving. Their 18 year old son and 1 year old daughter were left as orphans. The Pinnix families were socially prominent in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
William G Pine Nix
The
Southern Railway
Fannie New Pinnix
Pinnix
Marie New Pinnix
Richmond
W W. New
Col Pinnix
Yuneyville
W G
Polly
Mass Meeting On Sunday At New Masonic Temple
A mass meeting is planned for Sunday at 30 o'clock in the New Masonic Temple at Thirteenth and New York Avenue to protest perceived discrimination by the Russian government in passport matters. Scheduled speakers include Senators La Follette and Kern, Representatives Kendal, Sulzer, Dyer, Berger, Harrison, George Jr, Simon Wolf, and others. The Federated Jewish Organizations organize the event with a long committee of local figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Masonic Temple
Thirteenth
New York Avenue
la Follette
John W Kern
Neb Kendall
Wiliam Sulzer
C Dyer
Victor L Berger
Henry M. Goldfogie
Francis B Harrison
Henry George Jr
Simon Wolf
J Hartigan
Abram Simon
Donald C MacLeod
Cuno Hudolph
Willeam DeLac
James Oyster
Federated Jewish Organizations
Joseph L Lepper
Reuben Finkelstein
M Schwartz
M B Dadek
A E. Welmer
S Gordon
H Weger
Klein
Hyman Goldman
M Levison
Max Nordle
Cohen
Messrs
Moaher
Bobys
Citizens groups urge district funding and pensions clash
At the Ana costia Citizens Association meeting president Willam McK Clay ton of the Federation of Washington Citizens Associations criticised Congress for small District appropriations in a talk on The No- Han's Duty to the Nation's Capital. The group endorsed pension plans for firemen and policemen. The Chevy Chase Association hosted its first ladies' night at the library with piano solos by W B Armstead Helen Johnston and Mrs H A Coombs and vocal numbers by F Cotliday Mabel Roberts and W Harrie. The program was organized by J M Williams C Daiton and D Ryerson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anacostia Citizens Association
Nicholas Avenue
Willam McK Clayton
Federation of Washington Citizens’ Associations
Congress
Citizens’ Chevy Chase Association
Chevy Chase
W B Armstead
Helen Johnston
H A Coombs
Cotliday
Mabel Roberts
W_ Harrie
J M Williams
C Daiton
Ryerson
Deed Regulation Bill Aims to Show Individual Contributions
Chairman Ben I Johnson of the House District committee introduced a bill requiring deeds transferring property to the Federal or District authorities to display each contributor's share of the purchase price. The measure was referred to the District committee. Movements and arrivals of ocean steamers, including ships arriving Liverpool to New York and vessels docking in New York, are listed with routes and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ijohnson
House District Committee
Johnson
House
District Committee
Liverpool
Campania
New York
London
Minneapolis
Marcellie—Germants
Southampton
Amorike
Philadelphia
Marcellie—Venezia
Lusitania
Rotterdam
Laurentic
Instantaneous Wrinkle Lotion Easily Made
Beauty experts have found a simple home remedy for wrinkles using saxolite powder and witch hazel. Mix one ounce of saxolite with a half pint of witch hazel to create a taut, firming lotion that tightens skin, reduces hanging skin, and refreshes the face.
Double Homicide at Fallston Plantation Shocks County
Mr and Mrs Charles Dixon were murdered by two masked men at their Fallston plantation near Shelby. The killers robbed the house, killed Mr Dixon in the barn, and wounded Mrs Dixon who later died. Their infant son survived. Two Black men were arrested after a neighbor heard Mrs Dixon cry for help. Suspicion of mob justice looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Winston Salem
N. C
Charles Dixon
Fallston
Shelby
Cleveland County
Dixon
Dirk
Mra Dixon
Mrs Dixon
Rich man's dream trip by McDevitt to New York
John T McDevitt of Wilkes Barre plans a special Lehigh Valley train ride to New York for a single day of luxury. He will dine at the Waldorf Astoria, attend a show, and return home feeling he has shared a civic duty while enjoying wealth fantasies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre
New York
Washington Post
Dee
John T McDevitt
Lehigh Valley
Metropolis
Waldorf-Astoria
Zapata wins fight as Reyes revolt expands across Mexico
In Ticuman Morelos a rebel force led by Gen Zapata defeats Geo Figueroa’s 70 rural guards. The town is sacked and burned using dynamite. Jalisco and Nuevo Leon join the disaffected districts as uprisings spread under Gen Bernardo Reyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Bernardo Reyes
Galeana
Nuevo Leon
Morgan Denied Aid Tied Red Eagle Award
Berlin reports claim the decoration of the Red Eagle to J Pierpont Morgan was for personal ties with the Kaiser, not for financial aid to Germany. German officials deny Morgan offered or provided any foreign aid last summer and state the award stemmed from personal relations rather than money matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Berlin
Daily Mail
J_ Pierpont MorGan
Germany
Morgan
Order of the Red Eagle
Veteran 101-year-old fights robbers on train to Beauvoir
Special to The Washington Pont Dallas Tex December Joseph Meyer aged 101, veteran of Mexican and Civil Wars, arrived from El Paso en route to Beauvoir Miss for an old soldiers home. While near Sweetwater, two robbers attacked him in his seat and rifled his pockets. Despite his age, he fought back until exhausted. passengers warned not to interfere as the assailants escaped with Mr Meyer’s purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Pont
Dallas
Tex
Joseph Meyer
el Paso
Beauvoir
Miss
Sweetwater
Myers
Miss Pulitzer Wedding License in New York
Edith Louise Pulitzer daughter of the late Joseph Pulitzer and William Scoville Moore son of Clermont Clark Moore have a license to wed The ceremony at the Pulitzer residence is planned for December 21 described as a quiet affair due to recent bereavements The notice lists several reverends and attendees from Richmond and other places though the text is fragmentary and partially garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edith Louise Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer
William Scoville Moore
Clermont Clark Moore
Pulitzer
Pulitze
Health Office Record Listing numerous names and ages
A health office record lists numerous individuals including boys and girls with parents, ages ranging from infants to senior adults, plus addresses such as 325 East most and 125 N Have on, and mentions institutions like Tuberculosis Hospital and Good Shepherd. The fragmented OCR includes names like James E, Mole Thompson, Edward C, Annie Winvan, Hochgut, Hartnett, Foley, Dretta, Chaney, amotosi, Wormley, Ware, Hayes, McNeil Thompsm, Williams, Copperthin, Errett Howse, Emma Matthews, Samuel Williams, and Jessie Twyman among others with various ages and local addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E
Mole Thompson
Rydolf
Wane Siegrist
Edward C
Annie Winvan
James
Mary A Hochgut Domeme
Teresa Radhe
Suter
M Catherina Reichenbach
George
Peer Embrey
Harvey R
Annie L Henley
James F
Catherine L Hartnett
John T
Margaret
Walter
Josephine Foley
Logis
Minnie Dretta
James A
Mary E Collins
James W
Mary I Chaney
Charles C
Mary D Clark
Alvin H
Annabelle Barrett
John H
Tda
CG Brasze Toy Toweph
Annie Behsbhetz
Yola
Asurmpta Amotosi
Bor
Charles
Maria C Wormley
David
Andie Williams
Joseph W
Mabel F Ware
Robert
Florence Plummer
Daander W
Milas J Hayes
Jennie Marche
East Most
Mery McNeil
H Ave
Jessie Twyman
Gort Court
Katie
William H Smith
Welle Court
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Millonaire Hotel
Unahaken
Stokes Fann
Plattaburg Adventures
Misa
Mota Hotel
Osenin
Uiy
Mis
Torre Aten Mae Conrad
Tetarry
Truckner
Talim
Giahars
Stokies
Ieahe
Charley Villier
Plattaburg
Inter
Millers
Ontin
Webb
Willan Bo Marehe
Oweresstonil
William Lee
St Om
Thos 8
Sergeon
BORGE
Zourhorst
Waring
Charles S Zurhorst
Mgr
Sardo & CO
Men Son
Acer Chapel
Pumphrey & Son
Fina Y Dpc
Amdt Mbalmers
Ola Noni
Frank Geier
Sr Tosh
Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank
Spearf
Gude
Harris
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
Seventh and
D Streets
G. B. Post
Medal of
American Institute
Presidert Fraises
New National Museum
Mme. Curie
Prof
Pennsylvania
Kalon Wine CO
Botai
William G. Pinnix
Clayton
Anacostia
Planter
Hushand
Bride
Infant
Thomas Dixon
A. C Dixon
Dixons
Croesus
Gen. Zapata
Deny Morgan
Kaiser
San Francisco
Chaumont
Kalliston
Mohegan
Inverness
H Street
Miss Pulitzer
Daug
Hter
Mr. Moore
Wilbur C Tasker
Annie C Reed
Mowbray
Fred B
Glusel
Lorena V Marke
Wiliam M Pettie
Frank J Jones
Jane Hurley
Benjamin D
McNamara
G J B Hunnients
Carl F Bond
Helen P Bird
Andrew P
Bint
James H Rosik
Nellie M Beville
Richmond, Va
G J 5
Huualentt
Health Office Record
Shore Sound
Kise
Wessrems
Sre oGitch
Vega Mandolins
Martin Guitars
Fairbanks
Metronomes
Victors
Victor Victrolas
Victor
Weber, Ivers & Pond
Estey, Sanders & Staymman
Howard
Steinway
Stuyvesant
Weber
Chickering
Knabe
Lohmer
Chase
Estey
Fischer
Hardman
King Street
Alexandria,a
Emerson Institute
P Street
Winslow H. Handolph
Patent Office
Beneft
Libresy
F. J. Purgee
Pris
Prin Lucia Gale Barber
Catambla Road
Mary Galo Davia
Pd M
Florence Fleming Noyes
Baltimore
Wallan
Eleventh Street
Tyne
Sunday Post
Nical Ant Pleidy
Nepean
Marge
Seasbed Cole
Hismeton Gas Light Co
Kek
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