Children Start a Fire at Ragsdale Tea Party
An average of $100 per plate was the unexpected cost of a childish tea party at William M. Ragsdale 3 T street northwest yesterday. The cellar blaze started during make believe cooking, scared the children and spread smoke through the house before Perry Miller raised the alarm. Firefighters confined the fire to the cellar, with furniture and stored articles damaged about $500.
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Ragsdale
William M. Ragsdale
T Street
Perry Miller
Small but belligerent Boll Mullen causes trouble for first precinct giant
A wiry four and a half foot prisoner known as Boll Mullen fought Patrolman William Sanford as he tried to escort him to the station. Mullen kicked, grappled, and climbed Sanford’s legs before being contained in a cell. Sanford sustained only minor damage from footprints on his overcoat. Also, Frank W. Godden's remains may be brought to Washington for interment beside his mother in Rock Creek Cemetery after his death in Tucson. Godden was to marry last September but postponed due to ill health. He had no city relatives. two aunts in New York and Philadelphia survive him.
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Boll” Mullen
First Precinct
First
William Sanford
Vackie
Mullowney
Boll" Mullen
Sanford
Mr. Godden
Frank W. Godden
Main
Tuscon
Stutler to retire as district head may 50 direct today
Prolonged inquiry into Supt Warner Stutler's conduct ends with a probable board disposition today or tomorrow. A change in the district street cleaning department is certain, though whether Stutler is removed or resigns remains unsettled. Commission West will decide on a successor, with no names yet circulated.
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Stutler
Warner Stutler
West
Royal Robinson
Robinson
Grand Jury
Supt. Strutler
Lucky New York Visitors Show Honest Washington Cabby
A New York couple misplaced a $330 jewelry satchel in a taxi at Pennsylvania Station. Driver J. F. Schelso kept the bag safe, later returning it to the Washington police. Detective Barbee verified the pickup and the handbag was handed to Property Clerk Kemp for return to the owners.
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New York
Washington
J. F. Schelso
Twelfth
A. Cristedoro
New York City
W. W. Delano
Fifteenth Street
Cristodoros
Police
Barbee
Disorderly scene near DeAtley’s hotel ends in arrests
A fracas near DeAtley’s hotel last evening drew police and bystanders to Pennsylvania avenue and Twelfth street. William DeAtley faced assault charges after a chaotic melee. LaMott DeAtley and Charles Jeffries posted collateral for being disorderly. Nearby, a Christmas tree fire at 2461-2 B Street Southwest ruined gifts worth about ten dollars. Louis Bricker and Leo Columbus, teens, face housebreaking charges tied to a bottling house burglary, with bottles to be used as evidence. Robert Johnson, charged with assaulting his wife Mamie, claimed he was merely giving a Christmas whipping. Mamie defended herself with a flat iron image.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Twelfth Street
DeAtiey
Firat Precinct
LaMott DeAtley
Charles Jeffries
First Precinct
Louis Bricker
Leo Columbus
E. B. Pierce
Center Market
Robert Johnson
Mamie
Adcock
Johnson
Robert
Kimball
Cold Wave Forecast Follows Blizzard Across Region
The city faces a blizzard like storm moving from the Midwest with heavy snow and a severe cold snap. Temperatures will drop for two to three days before a warm spell brings rain and milder weather.
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Portland
Ore
Denver
Colo
Texas
Ohio Valley
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Weather Bureau
Pets Loaded With Gifts From Santa Claus This Christmas
A humorous look at how pet owners pamper dogs and cats with lavish gifts as leather outfits, cages, aquariums, and novelty items flood stores before Christmas. Canine boots debut amid debate, noting dogs resist, yet owners insist on fashion over function in a lighthearted city scene.
Doubt Over Citizenship and Scottish Peerage Honor
Editor asks if Albert Kirby Fairfax, Lord Fairfax of Cameron, renounced American citizenship to inherit a Scottish title. He recalls Charles Fairfax of Maryland and Dr. John Fairfax as true Americans resisting European aristocracy. He notes Cyrus W. Field declined a peerage and argues hereditary titles lack value without money and estates. The piece urges national loyalty to a free born American citizen.
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Albert Kirby Fairfax
Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Scotland
Prince George County
California
Charles Fairfax
Maryland
Fairfax
Thomas B. Reardon
Baltimore
America
John Fairfax
Great Britain
Cyrus W. Field
Atlantic
Europe
St. Paul
Edward M. Mott
Washington, D. C
Purse snatcher held for grand jury in police court
Judge Kimball holds Joseph Thomas in $1,000 bonds after evidence shows he snatched a pocketbook from Danilel Rynex of 516 L Street NW. Rynex testified he displayed the purse and Thomas grabbed it and ran. The case proceeds to the grand jury.
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Kimball
Joseph Thomas
Danilel Rynex
L Street
Caught in a Chicken Coop in Chicago City Bulletin
Two men, Arthur Biscoe and James Hill, both described as Negro, allegedly entered a hen coop on Mary Harris’s property at 112 Street Northwest on Christmas night. Harris alerted authorities with a police whistle. In Police Court Judge Kimball held them in $800 bond each to await grand jury action.
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Arthur Biscoe
James Hill
Mary Harris
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