Octagon Club A hosts silk and jewel filled gala
The Octagon Club marked its tenth anniversary with a grand dance at Rauscher's last night. A German chicken dance and a playful tennis game opened a formal evening featuring lavish costumes, glittering diamonds, and strings of violets as guests dined after a sparkling supper.
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Octagon Club
Rauscher’s
Merbert J. Tacobi
Lester Neuman
Melville Fischer
Annette Sdamith
Leona Stern
Landrome
Celeste Goodman
Misa Yoraine Herman
Fouth Weil
Philadelphia
Efelen Hlum
Althmore
Society Has A Romp At The Auditorium Party
A rose satin gown and lace bodice described among guests at a formal society gathering in the auditorium. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Preston Gibson, Mrs J H Merriam, Capt and Mrs Ash Grant, Col and Mrs Spencer Cosby, Mrs Helen Taft, Mrs R R Hitt, and many others with military and civic dignitaries present.
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Preston ‘Gibson
Payminster
J. H. Merriam
Ash. Grant
Spencer Cosby
J. Henri de Sibour
M. L. Francia
Charles O'Donnell Leo
Murray A. Cobb
John S. Witkins
Theodore Wilson
R. R. Hitt
A. B. Legare
Helen Taft
Gladys Ingalls
Laura B. Merriam
Alice A. Meyer
Girl Ballard Missing After Washington Visit
Sadie Ballard a 15 year old Charlottesville resident disappeared after registering at the Howard House in Washington as Mary Craig. Her mother lies prostrate with grief as police pursue leads that she wandered to visit an aunt or relatives in Baltimore while her father searches in vain for clues.
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Sadie Ballard
Washington
Charlottesville
Howard House
Sadie B H. Ballard
J. G. Ballard
Henrietta Craig
Massachusetts Avenue
Baltimore
Miss Ballard
Wadshington
Ballard
Bim
Misa Ballard
Mary Craig
Sié
Buried Brother Dies in Washington at Sibley Hospital
Charles D. De Vaughn 67 of New York died Sunday at Sibley Hospital after coming to Washington for his brother Peyton B. De Vaughn’s funeral. He suffered diabetes and a carbuncle that hastened death. He was taken to the hospital last Wednesday and resided at his brother’s former home 942 New York Avenue Northwest. He was a widower.
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Charles D. de Vaughn
New York
Washington
Peyton B. de Vaughn
Sibley Hospital
de Vaughn
de ‘Vaughn
New York Avenue
Middies Omit Masquerade. Rag-Time Formation Led by Fourth Class
The Naval Academy at Annapolis skipped the Christmas masquerade as seniors directed the event. A rag-time formation was held with a fourth-class cadet commanding the day. All studies and drills were suspended and privileges allowed for the holiday observance.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Hyatt Slashed Hotel Proprietor in Mystery Attack
Albert B. Hyatt, owner of the Lincoln Hotel at Tenth and H northwest, was wounded on a hotel fourth floor Saturday night. Police and physicians question whether the wounds result from assault or self-inflicted, with Hyatt remaining secretive and hospitalized in serious condition. Reports cite extensive injuries including throat and windpipe damage, while authorities entertain rival theories amid little corroborative evidence. Hyatt’s wife, hotel staff, and relatives urge caution, while detectives pursue possible motives and deny clear proof of foul play.
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Albert B. Hyatt
Hyatt
Raser
Heigh
Washington
140 Landed in Cells Georgetown Alone Orderly
Christmas day arrests in Washington district precincts totaled 140 men and women for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Many lacked collateral for release and were kept for Christmas meals missing turkey and cranberry sauce. Precinct tallies show scattered arrests across eleven districts and several hundred applied for food due to homelessness and poverty. Two Christmas celebrants furnished a false alarm from Twelfth and Latrobe streets Northwest before fleeing the scene.
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Georgetown
Twelfth
Latreets
Morse Weeps After Pardon Rejection At Fort McPherson
Charles W Morse the New York banker spent Christmas at Fort McPherson after transfer from a federal prison. He reportedly learned President Taft refused to grant a clemency plea. Morse broke down sobbing as family members left. He was said to be in fragile physical condition and on a light diet.
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Pardonith
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
New York
Fort McPherson
Wanker MF
Taft
Weather Conditions From Washington Weather Bureau
Weather report from the Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau notes widespread rains and snows in the South, with warm conditions in the eastern half of the country and colder trends in the Northwest. It cites temperatures from zero to ten degrees below in parts of the North, forecasts precipitation extending through the baking region by midweek, and variable winds across coasts and lakes with data on humidity and rainfall.
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T'S Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Alabama
Mieyouri
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Novag
California
South Atlantic
Missouri
Cona
Bothy
Hagland
North
Pacino
Ohiavalay
Lake Region
Middle Alantic
New England
West ‘Guilt
New Mexico
Arizona
East Gulf Coast
Noutheast
Gulf
Lake Michigan
Grand Banks
Admiral Dewey Seventy-Four on Birthday Observance
Admiral George Dewey turns 74 today and expects a quiet Navy Department birthday in the evening. He has asked friends for no public display and will host a small dinner with intimate companions as congratulatory telegrams pour in from prominent U.S. and foreign figures for many years.
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George Dewey
Navy Department
United States
Nobleman Count Gourowski Arrested in Lynchburg Gautland Affair
A man styled as a Russian count, Andre de Gourowski, was seized in Lynchburg Virginia and sent to New York for a special inquiry with possible deportation. Government inspectors and private detectives tracked him since October, tying him to land deals near Red Bank New Jersey and activities involving prominent figures in Virginia Miami and New Jersey. The case, shrouded in secrecy, centers on alleged deals with wealthy American associates and land purchases after arriving on a country estate claim.
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Cou Andre de Gourowski
Lynchburg
New York
Board
As &Consequéence
Miami
Pia
Gourowski
Washington
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Eus Island
Geneva
Switzerland
Whith
United States
Red Bank
N. J
Russia
France
Paris
Ellis Island
Virginia
New Jersey
Red Hank
Ag A
Bureau of Immigration
Gourowaki
Norfolk
Bedford County
Wildland
Board of Inquiry
Seven year old shoots playmate with new rifle
Howard Burrows aged seven accidentally shoots Preston Gingell seven in the left shoulder while demonstrating a .22 rifle given for Christmas. Preston is not in danger, treated at Georgetown University Hospital and later returned home. Howard feared punishment but was told the injury was not serious.
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Howard Burrows
Preston Gingell
Christman
Wesley Park
D.C
Burrows
George H. Gingell
Dar
Georgetown University Hospital
Hite
Christmas Cheer Reaches Washington Needy with Food and Gifts
Charities led by Central Union Mission Gospel Mission Salvation Army and American Salvation Army distributed hundreds of baskets to Washington families many containing meat bread and vegetables for five people. Newsboys women and children received dinners presents coats and toys as part of holiday outreach across multiple institutions and homes. President Taft sent greetings and Saks & Co workers funded outfits for 150 or more boys.
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Washington
Central Union Mission
The
Gospel Mission
Salvation’ Army
American Salvation Army
Balvarian Army
Eleventh Street
Rudolph Goellner
John Marshall Place
Catreet Northwest
Zeb N. Copp
Taft
Washington Newsboys
James T. Oyster
Rudolph
Clark
Mabel T. Boardman
Rea Cross
Lily F. Kar
Working Boys’ Home
John Hays
Hammond
Joseph T. Kelly
O. A. Darnall
National ‘Gralping School For Boys
Saks & Co
Associated Charities
Joseph I. Suky
Isaac Gans
Ronald Heller Spitzer
G. Spitzer
Gans
Death in Struggle Found by Lodger in Philadelphia Home
John Ricketts a four year old marked man died Sunday night alone in his room at 662 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast. A lodger found the body at noon yesterday after the family went out for Christmas. He was born in Prince George County Maryland and survived by his wife two sons and a daughter.
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John Ricketts
Massachusetts Avenue
Mr. Ricketts
Philadelphia
Ricketts
Howise
Prince George County
Ladies' Club Christmas Gift Drive Delights 200 Children
The Ladies' Club of the Washington Saengerbund hosted its sixteenth annual Christmas celebration for over 200 poor youngsters at the club rooms. A Christmas tree dominated the stage, gifts were distributed, and a musical program followed. Participants included Miss Charlotte Wolf, Mrs. K. G Barthel, leaders, and several young performers. The entertainment committee was Livs. Thomas P. Kennelly, chairman, with Mrs. Willam Hanne man, Mrs. Adolf Lavy, and Miss Olga Losseau.
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Ladies’ Club
Saengerbund
K. G Barthel
Katie
Anna Wolf
Anna Kennelly
Misa Elsa Schwarz
Pauline Burns
Margaret Sweeny
Rose’ Savage
Jonathan Given
Paul, Measink
Freddie Lutz
Misa Edith Robey
Livs
Blain-Sy mons Nuptials at Park Maryland
Quiet wedding at Professor Symons residence Park Maryland joined Miss Maude Blake Sytons to Robert Hinchclitt Blain of the geological survey formerly Easton Maryland. Ceremony by Rev C I La Roche with immediate relatives present due to a death. Couple will sail from New York for England aboard the Campania Wednesday then return to Washington around February 15.
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Washington
College. Park
Thomas B. Symons
District Building Deserted On Christmas Day
The Municipal building was deserted yesterday except for Dr. William Tin Gall secretary to the commissioners the watchmen and the detective bureau. The three commissioners spent Christmas at home.
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William Tin- Gall
Watchmen
Detective Bureau
Rift Attacks Renew Fierce Fighting in Morocco
From Melina Morocco comes word of renewed Rift tribewMent confrontations on December 3 and 2. Spanish positions held despite heavy enemy assault, with six officers and 36 men killed or wounded. Alfonso plans immediate measures in Madrid to curb unrest during the stalemate.
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Madrid
Melina
Morocco
Barouditry
Moragua
Alfonso Hag
Madden Boys Scatter Gold at Christmas Across Kentucky
In Lexington Kentucky special to The Washington Poet John E Madden, famed breeder of thoroughbreds, carried on a family Christmas tradition. Edward and Joseph Madden visited telegram and telegraph offices distributing gold coins of five and forty dollars to employees, following their father’s example at Hamburg Place where six and ten dollar coins were given in past years. William Rockefeller also gave every employee on his estate a yearly Christmas gift of zero dollars, with some workers having long tenures.
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Lexington, Ky
John E. Madsden
Hamburg Place
Madden Boys
Edward
Joseph
Teleshone
Tarrytown
William Rockefeller
Four boys injured by explosion at unknown site
A local explosion injures four boys, with reports indicating severe injuries to three and possible fatalities. The incident occurred near a stern area at 5 Soria, with witnesses describing a chaotic scene as debris struck bystanders. Investigators are tracing the cause and securing the area.
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Parce
Eston
Este
Soria
Matey
Jose
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England
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Washington Marks Company
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Heuerle
Frank G. Wat Fur
Louisiana Avenue
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W. M. Hoffman
Saliells
Ronfer
Judd & Detweiler, Inc
Ballentine
Shoemaker Co
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