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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1915

Page

4

Obituary notices from December 1915 include many DC deaths

Sudden deaths and funeral notices fill the December 1915 DC page. Agnes D Adams William J Brosnan George W Brown Mary E Cady Margaret A Cooke Joseph J Enderle John J Forsyth Mary Agnes Gatti William Goodlove Clara K Emry Theophilus Johnson Catherine Lane Mann Edwards John H Nichols Patrick J Raftery Janher Ratcliffe Emily Judson Arthur W Rudy Richard Sinclair Josephine Varney J E Wagner Fanny E Worden and others receive notices of death, funeral arrangements, church services and interments across DC, Maryland and Virginia. Relatives and friends are invited to attended services at residences churches and cemeteries including Glenwood Mount Olivet Arlington and Oak Hill. Funeral times range December 27 to December 28 with services in various faiths.

Margaret Roache Brosnan J. William Lee Pennsylvania Avenue Dominic Maggig Reed Mary E Michael Cady Cooke K Street Margaret A Cooke St Stephen's Church Mount Olivet Enderle Winston Joseph J. Enderle Forsyth John J. Forsyth Wright’s Chapel Tenth Street Northwest Rock Creak M. Gatti Mary Agnes Stephen Angela Gatti New York Avenue Holy Rosary Church Third and I Streets Beaton and Cleveland Goodlove Will McKinnon Mary Louisa’ Goodlove Seaton Street Sidney Ohio Henkle Clara K. Emhry S. S. Henkle Matthew Gault Juliet Weston Emery I Street Johnson Theophilus Edith F. Johnson Newton Street Glenwood Lane Q Street Catherine Aeneas W Mary R Lane Mann James L Mann Randolph Place Edwards Bessis Mann Backenheimer St Martin's Church Ratcliffe Woodmont Janher Ratcliffh Nes Newman John L. Ratcliffe Louis A. Ratcliffe St Peter's Church Second Oak Hill Cemetery St. Marys County Rothwell Emily Judson Andrew and Ann Rothwell Illinois Avenue Rudy Arthur W Oren J Edith M. Rudy Seventh Street Congressional Cemetery Sinclair Corcoran Street Richard E Sinclair Varney Westmoreland Josephine Col . L. Varney Boston Portland Wagner Thirtyfirst Street Northwest J. E Lilian Menges Masonic Hall Wisconsin Avenues Philadelphia Worden Third Street Northwest Fanny E C H Worden

Milholland Boissevain quits Ford peace expedition

Mrs Inez Milholland Boissevain of New York explains at a Stockholm delegates meeting her withdrawal from the Ford peace expedition. She condemns the undemocratic methods, delays, and private discussions, saying the project is doomed and resigns as Mr Ford’s sickness departure is a serious handicap.

Ford A Hague Stockholm London Inez Milholland Boissevain New York Ford

Lloyd George urges unions to boost munitions output in Glasgow

In Glasgow 2,000 unionists heard David Lloyd George demand stricter enforcement of labor rules to speed war production. He warned that delaying measures risks lives and victory, citing French and Russian efforts and urging workers to rise above distrust for a crucial wartime push.

Lloyd George Glasgow David Lloyd George Atleas France Flanders Amalgamated Society of Engineers

Rumor of Ford Death Sparks Detroit Inquiry

A Detroit rumor claims Henry Ford died at sea while returning from Norway. Authorities and media scramble to verify or deny the report as cables buzz and residents discuss the unsettling claim amidst unexplained origins and conflicting dispatches.

Detroit Ford Washington Post London Stockholm Daily Express For Peace Jenkin Lloyd Jones Aked Jones Rosika Schwimmer Louis Lochner

Reciprocity as Democratic Principle Urged by Hearst for New Tariff

Hearst argues reciprocity is a century old Democratic doctrine. He accuses Taft and Congress of abandoning it, warning that unilateral tariff cuts harm industry, reduce incomes and taxes, and threaten national prosperity. He urges a revenue and protection tariff paired with broad reciprocity to boost domestic production and foreign markets. William Randolph Hearst.

Thomas Jefferson Democratic Party Taft Congress William Randolph Hearst

Canadian Loan Proposed After War Financing

Ottawa December 26 Sir George Foster minister of trade and commerce said in a People's Forum address that Canada may issue a domestic loan of 300 million dollars after the recent 100 million issue. He stated Canadians will bear a greater share in war financing and that reliance on foreign loans will end, urging strict economy to contribute their part.

George Belgium Great Britain Pakistan Ottawa Ontario Sir George Foster Trade and Commerce People's Forum

Thief Takes $30,000 In Gems From Newlyweds Home

Footprints in snow led to a Christmas burglary at the Hast Orange New Jersey residence of Mr and Mrs Clifford H Eagle newly married. Police call the thief a cheap sneak thief. Jewelry valued at least 30000 was stolen including a diamond lavalier worth 25000.

The Washington Post New York Clifford H. Eagle Hast Orange N. J O'Neill Eagle

Relief for Belgians needs winter clothing aid

New York December 26 shipments of foodstuffs into Belgium in December set an unparalleled history of philanthropy by the American Commission for Relief in Belgium. Thirteen steamers have left U.S. ports and by month end a shipload per day will have entered Belgium or be en route. In October the commission reported 4 328 175 dollars spent on benevolent work, with funds from profits, Belgian institutions abroad and general gifts, distributed to Belgian and French destitute.

American Commission New York Belgium American Commission For Relief Alexander J. Hemphill Commission France America

Consul McCunn Marries Lily Pohlman in Glasgow

John McCunn American consul in Scotland for eight years wed Mrs. Lily Pohlman widow of Prof. Julius Pohlman of Buffalo University. Both natives of Scotland with McCunn having moved to the United States at age twelve and later founding Green Bay Business College before serving as consul at Dunfermline and then Glasgow.

Pecal Cable Washington Post Glasgow Scotland John 4Jiven McCunn Lily Pohlman Julius Pohlman Buffalo University Braehead Pollock Shields Glas Gow McCunn United States Wisconsin Green Bay

Hunted Gold of Incas In Peru Allegedly Worth Billions

Harry A Barber, a U S post office inspector, pursued a supposed $500 million placer gold vein in Peru tied to the McCune Delaware case. He reports natives deny knowledge of any gold and plans an exhaustive Washington report after returning from Colon. Barber earlier searched the Maranon headwaters near Cerro de Paseo, but details remain undisclosed.

Harry A. Barber Colon South America Delaware Panama Dee United States Post Office Peru Washington Barber Wilmington Del McCune du Ponts Post Office Department Liberty Maranon River Cerro de Paseo Amazon Barker Postoffice Department Department Interior

Large guns move for Suez attack across Dardanelles

Athens telegraph reports storms swept away Turkish booms at the Dardanelles as allied submarines entered the Sea of Marmara. Heavy guns for the Egypt expedition keep arriving at Constantinople, with German plans to mount them behind dunes to bombard the Suez Canal defenses. Italian troops land at Avlona and reach Greek frontier posts in southern Albania.

Canal London Athens Daily Telegraph Aays Dardanelles Sea of Marmara Egypt Constantinople Suez Canal Avlona Posta Albania

Alarming rumors on Emperor William’s health

A Zurich correspondent reports in London that rumors circulating in Switzerland claim Emperor William II is seriously ill and causing profound anxiety in Berlin, though the correspondent notes the reports may be exaggerated.

Switzerland Berlin London William Zurich Exchange Telegraph Company

Persian Cabinet Falls And Premier Nominated

Teheran dispatch reports the Persian cabinet fell as Prince Firman Firma was named premier by the shah. The appointment marks a diplomatic victory for the entente allies. Firma had been a Farian cabinet member since November and was viewed as Russophile.

London Teheran Reuter Prince Firman Firma Firman Firma Peralan

British hero a German by birth served nineteen years in British army

A German named Seibold enlisted as Baker and rose to squadron sergeant major in the Eleventh Hussars, dying heroically in France. The home office granted naturalization to his widow Mrs Joan Mowatt Breadalbane Baker of Godalming, who learned only after his death of her husband’s German nationality. Her pension and status were restored after earlier aliens registration issues.

Seibold Baker Surprise Washington Pont London France Home Office Joan Mowatt Maj. Baker

Urge Cable to Holland for German War-use Prevention

Berlin reports the American Association of Commerce and Trade has urged U S censorship to prevent cable use for German military purposes. Messages to Congress and the U S Chamber of Commerce request action to reestablish cable links under U S control, proposing either repairing the German American cable or laying a new American operated line to neutral Holland. Dispatches would be censored to block military misuse.

Berlin London United States Holland

Officers kill 8 brothers in Freemans Spur fracas near Berrin

John McDougal a policeman and John Kimbro a deputy, both serving as deputies, shot and killed eight Wilkus brothers in Freemans Spur mining settlement after an alleged disturbance. McDougal and Kimbro claim the brothers attacked them with pokers. The officers are held pending coroner's jury verdict.

Berrin John Mike William Wilkus John McDougal John Kimbro Freemans Spur Here McDougal Kimbro St John Wilkus

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