Spirits Speak Through Stenographer Of Boston Mayors Death
A diary recorded by a stenographer recounts alleged post death visions from GEN Augustus F Martin and other spirits via Mrs Leonora Piper. The Boston book Both Sides of the Veil describes celestial realms, funeral scenes, and a mansion in the afterlife, with Robbins transcribing messages for the Society for Psychical Research.
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Boston
Ike
Sherman, French & Co
Augustus F Martin
Leonora
E Piper
Arlington
Miss Robbins
Society For Psychical Research
Gen Martin
Mr. Piper
Miss Robbing
Turkeys at Capitol Markets Spark Protests Over Prices
Washington shoppers flocked to markets as turkey costs remained high amid alleged shortages. Dealers mocked calls for price control while some suggested alternatives like possum. Amid the bustle, decorations and greens sold cheap as houses prepared for Christmas.
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Dix
Autoist sought after hit run child on Wisconsin Ave
Police issued instructions to scrutinize every vehicle after nine year old Hilaa Tully was seriously injured on Wisconsin Avenue near her home. The girl, shopping with her father Clarence Tully, was fractured but not internally harmed. She was taken to Georgetown University Hospital for treatment. The driver fled before license details could be confirmed. The Centre Labor Union plans a prayer service at Hamme Methodist Church led by Rev. Dr Guthrie with members urged to bring wives and companions.
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Hilaa Tully
Wisconsin Avenue
Boardman
Georgetown University Hospital
Clarence Tully
Ghrt
Centre Labor Union
Hamme Methodist Church
Guthrie
Omens in All Things in Old Superstitions Recalled
A long, dated digest recounts popular omens and superstitions from belief in dreams to signs of weather and luck. It cites Napoleon’s faith, then lists many credos: frogs mark frost, four leaf clover foresees marriage, dreams predict health or misfortune, cats, owls, dogs, snakes, and bells as signs of fate. Many lines note birth days and actions as fate drivers across cultures.
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New York Herald
Napoleon
Saya
Pasa
Galt
India
Folklore and superstitions in old Southern beliefs
A fragmented blurb recounts various superstitions among Southern Black communities and English folklore. It notes beliefs about death, meeting a frog as ill omen, favoured superstitions about money, and moon phase lore on bacon and cooking. It mentions a punitive river test and a sinking judgment tied to swimming.
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Ettas
Rhera
South
Woreda
England
Waltham Watches Lead Global Sales by Jewelers
Waltham watches top global sales among all watches, intended for sale only through professional jewelers. A regular jeweler understands the selling approach.
Waltham Watches Guidance for Buyers and Adjustments
Waltham watches should be purchased from a jeweler or watchmaker to ensure proper setting and accuracy. When buying a Waltham Watch, request one adjusted for temperature and position.
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Waltham Watch
Christmas Vesper Service at Y M C A in town
Special vespers at the Y M C A building at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon feature the St Paula English Lutheran Church quartet and the motet choir male trio. The program includes various solos, a band number, and a twenty minute intermission with an address by Hey Henning Nelms on The Spirit of the Christmas Tide. The service aims to welcome strangers and men away from home.
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Young Men's Christian Association
St Paula
English Lutheran Church
Deyo
Brylawski
Scanting
Meyers
Bess
Motet
Messra Beantting
Callow
Shepfields
Reed
Messias Handel
Mara Deyo
Irlo
Mendelssohn
Messiah Scanting
Collyn
Nazareth
Gounod
Mr Meyers
Blumber Gweetly
Geibel
Mrs. Br
Gompers Criticizes Taft Policy In Contempt Case
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, blasts District Supreme Court action and President Taft in the Federationist. He says Taft’s proposed reform offers no real legal improvement and would legalize judge-made practice. Gompers urges a writ of certiorari review of Morrison and Mitchell’s prison sentence.
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Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federationist
District Supreme Court
Gompers Morrison
Mitchell
Supreme Court
Justice Shepard
Gompers
Taft
Out of Work Man Ends Life With Bullet
Wirted B Pinkston a 56 year old former government printing office employee lived on K street northeast. He killed himself yesterday afternoon after losing his job and suffering illness. Police say he had warned neighbors he was tired of living and his wife found him dead after a shot fired in his room. He was taken to Casualty Hospital where he died. Pinkston left a wife and four children.
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Pinkston
K Street
Emgsten
Ownstairs
Shemas
Ninth Precinct
Casualty Hospital
Wickershamt
Washington
New York
Otter
United States
Attoin Wise
Goxmopolitan
CAPT CHARLES W SHERWOOD DEAD VETERAN GOVERNMENT CLERK
Captain Charles William Sherwood longtime government employee and Civil War veteran died of pneumonia at his son Lawrence W Sherwood's home in Washington DC He served 38 years in the Treasury and Interior Departments born July 5 1833 in the city He joined the First District volunteers during the Civil War and was promoted to captain He belonged to Grants Post No 4 GA R Camp No 168 Union Veterans Union and Harmony Lodge F A A M He is survived by his wife Virginia Riordan Sherwood a brother Vernon Sherwood of Philadelphia and a sister Katharine Brown of New York Funeral plans will be announced tomorrow.
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Charles William Sherwood
Lawrence W Sherwood
H Street
Sherwood
Treasury Department
Interior Department
Grants Post
No 4
Union Veterans’ Union
Harmony Lodge
Virginia Riordan Sher- Wood
Vernon Sherwood
Philadephia
Mra
Katherine Brown
New York
Macalester Runa Tomorrow Steamboat Service
The Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Company will run the Charles Macalester on Sunday December 36 for residents of Alexandria Fort Washington and Marshall Hall with landings both ways, leaving dock at 2:30 pm. Also advertisements urge holiday orders for ice cream and beverages, and note a railroad executive appointment in Birmingham effective January 1.
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Macalester
Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Company
Charles Macalester
Alexandria
Fort Washington
Marshall Hall
Finley
Southern Batway Company
Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company
L. Sevier
Birhingham
Ala
Sevier
Alabama Great Southern
Birmingham
Whitney's
Altamont Spring
W P Mason
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Phong
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