Putten to Death Insurgents Surround Navarro at Pedernales
Reports say General Navarro is encircled but could march out if reinforced. A daring squad of insurrectos rode into Chihuahua City, warning civilians to stay indoors. patrols fired, driving them off. Reinforcements exceed a thousand men. train service disrupted near Juarez. Mormon colonies in surrounding areas wary as hostilities widen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua City
Chihuahua
Mexico
Navarro
Pedernales
Gerald Brandon
Mexican Herald
War Office
Yignitre
Summerfield
Tra City
Chy
Nonara
Guerrero
el Paso
Tex
Northwestern
Ciudad Juarez
Guzman
Mexico Northwestern
Casas Grandes
Juarez
Various Obituaries and Funeral Notices Across Washington
A collection of death notices and funeral arrangements dated December 1910. Singles include Daniel Coyne at 101 DART NW with services at St Pauls, Eliza Loreen aged 67 at Little Sisters of the Poor, George W Harrington on Twenty fifth Street NW, Hart aged 85 with service details, Margaret McCleary widow of Scott McCleary, Maria A Randell of Laurel MD, Louise C. Te Beards, and others. Interments listed at Mount Olivet and Oak Hill cemeteries. services held at homes, churches, and chapels with dates December 22 to December 24 and times around 2 pm. Families named: Coyne, Loreen, Harrington, Hart, McCleary, Randell, Richardson, and Stuart among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dart Northwest
Daniel
Sarah T. Coyne
Fumerad Sorvices
St Pauls Church
Tremains
Mount Olivet
Doren
Little Sisters of the Poor
Eliza
Pth Loreen
Aone
Intermental
Cematery
T O Street
Margaret
Scott McCleary
Pinell
Milfs
Tien EY Ti
Meles
Harpers Ferry
Bin
Janne Lewis
Virginia
Con- Haesalonat
Louise C. TE Beards
Rmfeyrdson
Westfiel Mass
Tula
C. Richardson
Tate
Samuel Wms
Virginie Cornelyus
Baltimore Sun
Calvert County
Stuart
Lultony Atdow
Irles & Sural
Owen TL Carte
Alexandria
Baltinae
Texan Lynchers Go Free Grand Jury Refuses Indictment
San Antonio Texas December 23 Advices from Rock Springs report the grand jury investigating the burning at the stake of Antonio Rodriguez the Mexican who murdered Mrs James Henderson has reported no indictments as no testimony established the mob's identity Secret service agents aided the probe and sent a report to Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodriguez
San Antonio
Tex
Rock Springs
Antonio Rodriguez
James Henderson
Secret Service
Washington
Peruvian rebels raid train near San Mateo
Insurgent group attacked a Central Railway train near San Mateo, stealing about 4400. Traffic on the line has been suspended and telegraph service only to Matucama, 50 miles northeast. Rebels in the south have occupied Urubamba as cabinet crisis continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
San Mateo
Trafic
Matucama
Urubamba
Electric flashes startle crowds at street car incident
A Washington Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway car flashed light beneath a track at 1 AM on D Street causing loud reports and a crowd of several hundred. Truck Company No 2 responded as firemen battled flames until electricians fixed a displaced tar plow. The car was kept from igniting and service lagged about half an hour, drawing irritation from late night residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Alexandria
Mount Vernon
D Street
Railway Inc
Hanged for Killing Woman at Quinnimont In West Virginia
Special to The Washington Test from Wheeling West Virginia reports Thomas Wayne a Black man who murdered Mrs John Aili at Quinnimont last August was hanged at the State penitentiary in Moundsville this afternoon Wayne declared his innocence to the end and refused to make a final statement though he was asked by Chaplain A B Riker fifteen minutes before the execution AJM husband of the victim traveled 300 miles but was advised not to witness the hanging troops were stationed at Hinton and Huntington to prevent a possible outbreak after the crime became a sensational case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeling
W. Va
Thomas Wayne
John Aili
Quinnimont
State Penitentiary
Moundaville
Wayne
Riker
Ajm
Hinton
Huntington
Bride A Sea Heroine Help Arrives After Sinking Schooner
Captain Rickson and his wife Jennie Rickson with six sailors reach New York aboard the St Louis after their schooner Cox and Green foundered in a northwest gale off England. A steamer finally rescued them near the British Sun and they were taken to Portland, England before continuing by rail to Southampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickson
New York
England
Dee
Cox and Green
Baltimore
Robert W. Rickson
Kia
Pretty Bride
St. Louis
Bath
Highbride
Mrs. Rickson
Misa Jennie H. Giffen
Malden, Mass
South Shoals
Union
British Sun
Cox & Green
Portland
Southampton
Terriers Vanquish Lynx in Park Battle
Cumberland Maryland December 23 special to the post Airesdale terriers beat a 15 pound wild cat opposite Narrows Park in a staged fight arranged by hunter William N Eyler to train the young dogs nine months old The wildcat fought back despite a wounded paw and four witnesses observed the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Cumberland
Narrows Park
William N. Eyler
Student Gustave Casivel Found Dead in New York Hotel
Gustav Casivel a South American student at Holy Cross College Worcester was found dead in his hotel room in New York City with gas cock open and windows closed. Death appears accidental. A letter on the body claimed he was brother of Colombia's interior secretary, but cabinet records show no such name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gustav Casivel
Holy Cross College
Worcester
Mass
Castrel
United States
Colombia
Boy broker to surrender in Boston swindle case
Robert E Davis the missing boy broker accused of swindling customers of 400000 dollars or more will surrender to Boston police within four weeks. He is in a ranch near Denver with little money after traveling from Boston to Chicago and on to Mexico via a letter to an uncle before returning to Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Boston
Robert E Davis
Davie
Smali
Denver
Chicago
Mexico
J. Ralph B. Dudley
Have Rapid-Fire Cannon
Berlin reports the successful application of rapid firing artillery using a machine gun principle. Experiments, long in progress, solved cooling by channeling recoil force to push water along the barrel. The gun fired triple the rate of fire of standard rapid-fire weapons and seems suited to stationary use, already deployed in the German navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Berlin
Earth Cracks Appear Near Dodge City Kansas
Professor Erast Haworth of the University of Kansas studied several large fissures that opened 20 miles southwest of Dodge City. The largest crack runs about 300 yards long and 3 feet wide, with a 40-foot rope not reaching bottom. Smoke issued from a smaller crack as the ground rumbled. Earlier years saw miniature volcanic eruptions in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge City
Kans
Erastmus Haworth
University of Kangag
Here
Bullet Flattens On Skull In Honeymoon Party Incident
In Winchester Pennsylvania on December, Tony Jackson, part of a group at Rector Woodfork and bride Woodfork home, was shot in the head with a revolver. The bullet flattened on Jackson's skull and fell away, Woodfork claiming the crowd’s noise spoiled his hopes for the honeymoon and that no serious injury occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Tony Jackson
Rector Woodfork
Bride
Woodfork
Jackson
Covington Mayor Offers Free Marriage Ceremonies Christmas Day
The Covington Georgia mayor plans to perform marriages free and provide free licenses on Christmas Day. In nearby states Youngstown Missouri and Nashville Tennessee had cut ceremony rates, while an Atlanta justice of the peace also offers free holiday weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Youngstown
Nashville
Tenn
Covington
Justice of the Peace Arso
Americans Want Cuba Annexation Stated In Post Dispatch
The Post quotes that Americans press for Cuba annexation as soon as possible amid land hunger and a desire to expand beyond the current dependent status. In Chevy Chase, trustees have directed the clerk to appeal a circuit court ruling invalidating the 1910 Chevy Chase incorporation act, with records to be forwarded to the court of appeals soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertin
Cuba
United States
Rockrile
Chevy Chase
Arthur Peter
Washington
Circuit Court
Ciircuit Court
Court of Appeals
Licensed to Marry Amid Odd Pairings and Clergy Names
A string of marriage licenses lists numerous couples with ages and occasionally clergy signatures. Entries include Gustav Seymor 23 marrying Louise Schwars, Philip Friedman 22 with Yettis Schelsky 20, and Thomas Keeney 26 with Emma Reynolds 24 both of Front Royal Virginia, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav H. Seymor
Louise E. Schwars
H. Schrosder
Charles A Hepburn
Ethel R. Herrick
William F. Gannon
Emil Fenstad
Eugenia A. Smith
Trey
Allen Grimt
Bernard V Kerr
Margeret M. Forsythe
P. J. O'Comnely
Phillip Friedman
Yettis
Robert O. Doggett
Richmond
Carrie V. Taylor
Nelson
G. J
Hunnicutt
Charles McCale
Florence Edmonston
I. NI Rem
William Couch
Edmond Minnis
W. Weatray
Health Office Record Births and Deaths Reported
Births list numerous parents and infants including Leonard, Walshe, Welman, Warytend, Schmidt, Donaldson, Smith, Thomas, Thomas, Beall, Kelly, Ragan, Hetkie, Hinbrey, Hutchinson, Lawton, Talbot, Parks, Armstrong, Estes, Farr, Thomas, Armatrong, Butler, White, Hinbrey, and others. Deaths include Lautee Richards, Amma Burket, Florence Lea, Otto Save, Tenbeth Hemstreet, Marcus Lebasiod, Charles Irwin, John Ball, Young Bickster, Buckhorn, Catherine Bollinn, Elizabeth Doran, Dietz, Coyne, McCleary, Harriet Stuart, Sophia Hermies, Eliza Matthews, Annie Bailey, Suele Tage, Bprizes, Robert Million, John Nash, Agnon Smackum, Javea. Locations referenced include 10th Street NW, French Street NW, Capitol area hospitals, and government facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J
Annie L. Leonard
Jrn
P. J
Lillian Walshe
Welman
Maud M. Warytend
Herman
Annie Q Schmidt
Samuel BE
Edith M. Donaldson
Caskie
Elizabeth H. Smith
Joan W
Catherine T Thomas
Harry EH
Mary L Armstrong
Benjamin B
Mery @ Talbot
Leslie W
Lilliso R Beall
Ernest
Bartelia Kelly
Charles
Mary Ragan
Alls
Gordie Hetkie
Maa
Kate Catzia
Ingar L
Lillian J. White
L Catelette
Mabel T Hinbrey
James H
Hanna L. Hutchinson
Joseph E
Halen P. Lawton
Constantine
Exoma Joseph
Timothy and
Hapash M. Hanlon
Alonzo N
Carrie V .Estes
James L
Agnes G Farr
James T
Annie B. Parks
Benjamin
Jutta Thomas
Ulysses
Mamie Armatrong
Charles J
Emma Butler
Lautee
Richards
Amma W. Burket
Florence FB. Lea
Otto Save
Nave Nw
Tenbeth Hemstreet
Marcus G Lebasiod
Kesne
Charles Irwin
John A Ball
Young Bickster
Westow
John 1
Buckhorn
Yea Gatherine Bollinn
Little Sisters ‘of the Poor
Feara Elzabeth Doran
Hatene
Cari A Dietz
Dante] Coyne
Caroline ‘St
Margaret McCleary
Harriet C Stuart
Irving Place
Sophia Hermies
Eliza Matthews
Annie Bailey
Bryant St
Charles “Bprizes
Fire That Killed 14 Shocks Philadelphia Residents
Philadelphia reports confirm fourteen dead from the leather factory blaze on Wednesday night. Fire chief says injured firemen and policemen are likely to recover. A suspect named John Karnego admitted setting the fire and was detained for examination. Relief fund plans seek 85 000 for widows and children with pensions and cash payments. B T Stotesbury and E H Ware lead pledges of 1 000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William Glazier
St. Josephis Hospital
John Karnego
Karnego
Citizens’ Permanent Relief Committee
B.T. Stotesbury
E. H. Ware
Change in Police Heads in New York
The New York World reports that Clement J. Driscoll will resign as first deputy police commissioner at the end of two weeks. William J. Flynn, second deputy, is expected to fill the post after leading raids on three gambling dens including the Union cafe. Harlem gamblers reportedly raised 15000 to oppose changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
New York World
Clement J. Driscoll
William J. Flynn
Driscoll
Police Department
Flynn
Union Cafe
George Considine
Harlem
Death Pall Over City Funeral Arrangements Announced
A public and semi military funeral is planned with city council members, cavalry, mounted police, foot police and firemen escorts. A council committee will coordinate, city to pay funeral expenses and six months wages for fallen firemen, Mayor Busse directing arrangements. Many condolences arrive from international fire chiefs and major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fistagn
Busse
London
England
Seattle
Wash
New York
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Havana
Explosion Wrecks Plants in Toledo and Albia Fires
An explosion of unknown origin at the Toledo Biscuit Company plant in Toledo Ohio destroyed the building and caused an estimated loss of 225000. Separately in Albia Iowa a fire stemming from a sap and lime explosion in a dry goods store ignited four blocks, with a loss of 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Toledo Biscuit Company
Albia
Iowa
Big blaze destroys three firms on Baronne in New Orleans
A fire on Baronne Street between Lafayette and Poydras today swept three large business houses, with losses estimated at 250000 dollars. The Shubert Theater sustained minor damage. Heavy losses fell on Union Furniture Company, KFF, Hansell & Co stationers, and Schwartz Eustis Co furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Baronne Street
Lafayette
Poydras
Shubert
Union Furniture Company
KFF, Hansell & Co. Stationers
Schwartz-Eustis Co
Second Attempt to Kill Him in Winchester
A second attempt to assassinate Eli Reese, son of Frederick county fruit grower Jacob Reese, occurred Thursday night as he walked to White Hall. A bullet struck his arm and was removed at a Winchester hospital. a prior attempt had a bullet go through his hat. Also noted, government clerks in Washington and District of Columbia receive extra half holiday today and on December 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Eli Reese
Jacob Reese
Frederick County
Reese
White Hall
No Gaming Then No Divorce in Nevada Battle
Reno observers predict a stag election issue when the next Nevada legislature convenes a clash between gambling interests and the divorce laws. Proponents say lawmakers will face a straight choice between repealing or revising anti gambling statutes or upsetting the present easy divorce regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Nev
Nevada
United States
Nevers
Uion
U S Deputy Shot Dead in Mount Sterling Ky
United States Deputy Marshal Clinton Allen and his brother Walter Allen were killed after threats at Michael Gibbong’s business. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of death by persons unknown with no eyewitnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Sterling
United States
Clinton Allen
Walter Allen
Allens
Michael Gibbong
Ten Thousand Dollar Gem Thief Caught After Window Smash
A thief smashed the show window of George Simpers jewelry store at 77 Vine Street Cincinnati on December 23 and stole diamonds and gems valued at $10,000. Pedestrians chased him and he was arrested a few blocks away. Police recovered the diamonds in an alley where he discarded them while fleeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnat
George Simpers
Vine Street
Woman Answers Judge on Truancy and Family Size
New York December report shows Judge Bray questioning a young woman in Orange New Jersey about her truancy case. She says she has nine children with six by her husband before marriage and three since. The woman is identified as Mrs Pasquales Leona of 41 Freeman Street Cuba to Bay Coast Patrols. The State Department notes Cuba invites bids to build six coast guard vessels of Cuban wood, six feet draft, 10 knots speed, bid crossing January 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Bray
Orange
N. J
Pasquales Leona
Freeman Street
Cuba
State Department
Coast Guard Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Putten
Gen. Navarro
Insurrectos
Inotonatl Inquirer
Tevel and Fialn Theater
Aivage
Revort Herald
Fastate Coyeter
New Tork
Rosten Globs
Providence Journal
Syracuse Post-Standard
SL Paul Pioneer Press
Recheater Herald
St Louis Republicc
Pittsburg Dispatch
Public Lefer
R. F. Harvey’s Sons
Strieth
Hontreet
Griery
Connertion
W. R. Pumphrey & Son
Puneral
Maryland
Lbroge
Rockville
Frank Geier’s Sons
Nodern Chapel
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank A Speare
Mgr Thones
J. William Lee
Enbalmer
Commodiour
Pennsylvania
Iw Telephone
John R. Wright
M. J. Falvey
Zleventh
Terriers
Kalon Wines
Oia
Weil
Kalon Wine CO
Robert E. Davie
Colorado
Kansas
Cupid
Georgia
Health Office Record
John Karnege
Philadelphia Blaze
Big Blaze
Ellis Reese
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
Maryland Club
Friends of Gambling
U. S
Mount Sterling, Ky
The
Calvert Co
Judge
Uies
North 192
Fourteenth Street
Center Market
Frank G. Wilkins
Washington Market CO
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