Anxious to Retire Seek Successor in Opain’s Directory
Port Vendres France Dec 26 By A P. Spain faces potential government change as military directorate nears end of power. A new party, Patriotic Union, formed by clerical and conservative elements, claims patriotic ideals and has 6,967 centers with 952,034 adherents, though 64 districts report no progress.
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Port Vendres
France
A. P
Spain
Ain
The
Patriotic Union
Died and funeral notices from Washington area deaths
Died entries record deaths at Walter Reed and others with funeral dates. Ella Trisophine V Y widow of Maj John Anderson and mother of Mrs Evans is noted. Chaplin Heman W Chaplin and Kate wife of Maj Harry L are listed with service times and addresses. Thomas T Graham and Osval Guabaud Haring memorials include residences and interment plans. Johannes and Katherine J Johannes funeral services and location details shown.
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Anderson
Walter Reed Hospital
Ella Trisfophine
V. Y
Maj
John Anderson
Army
Evans
Frederick T. Evan
U.S
Chaplin
Heman W. Chaplin
Flat Street
Thirteenth Street
Kate
Harry L. A
Graham
Wee Arheld Hospital
Thomas T. Graham
Agnes Cg, McGlary
Worthsweat
Rock Creek Cemetery
Haring
Osval, Guabaud
Tate da Doremus Haring
Gawler's
Pennsrhiania Avenue
U S Battleships Elevation Tactics at Santiago 1898
Navy records reveal a listing maneuver used during the 1898 bombardment of Santiago to extend gun elevation. The Indiana angled turrets to lift starboard guns as the ship tilted, allowing eight inch broadside fire over hills toward the city.
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Navy Department
Santiago
U. S. S. Indiana
United States Navy
Old Leaders May Rally For Transitory Government
Reported discussions center on forming a temporary government led by former political leaders to replace the military directorate as national elections are organized. Observers note a push to deter monarchy while some fear an intellectuals run regime.
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Patriotic Union
Alfonso
Death notices and funeral notices from Washington area 1924
Obituary notices for Kelley Lehman Ward and others list deaths on December 1924 in Washington D C including interments at Congressional Cemetery Baltimore Mt Olivet and Arlington National Cemetery. Names include James J Kelley Julius Ward Henry Orpen William Owen Edward Ledman Anna Sophia Snyder Clara F Tuckerman and others with funeral times and addresses.
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Kelley
James
Josephine Kelley
Fenval
Congressional Cemetery
Lehman
Ward Julius
Pauline Lehman
Furreal Private
New ‘York
Washington, D. C
Edward J. Ledman
Fairmont Street
James A. Balderson
William
Selby
Mubrray
John P
Mary
E. Murray
St. Gabriel's Church
Mags
Bit
Qlivet
Orpen
Otis Place
Henry
Mary Bahey Orpen
Benver
St. Louie
Iwen
William Otway Owen
U.S. A
Husbach
Apna Itiven
Revi-Dene
Arijngtan National
Beea
Philadelphia
James J. Iisband
Lulu Mabel Shen
Thomas
Catherine
St. Peter's Church
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Snyder
Henry F. F. Super
Etredy
Mt. Tainter
Anna Sophia
Henry Snyder
Remixville
Eula Ketcham
D. Walter Weed
Wright's Chapel
Ryck Reek Cempeers
In Memoriam Shelton Bevlail Lahy Sheltos
A family memorial marks one year since the death of Bevlail Lahy Sheltos on December 97 1993. They express enduring grief and faith, saying they cannot forget her and hope to meet again. the note is signed by mother and relatives.
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Shelton
Bevlail Lahy Sheltos
Bentah
Fmmher
Alimony Fight Over Rhinelander Marriage Heads to Trial
White Plains lawyers seek a $350 monthly temporary alimony for Alice Rhinelander while Leonard Kip Rhinelander’s suit to annul their October marriage proceeds. Rhinelander contends the wife’s white status claim is false, while defending his ability to support her. trial decision reserved. In a separate item from Indianapolis, Mrs. Mary Clark recalls clinging to a locomotive pilot during a Christmas night crash, describing a deadly vehicle collision that killed Clyde Clark and injured others including her husband Kenneth and his father.
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White Plains
N. Y
Alice “Jones Rhinelander
Supreme Court
Toninkings
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
Rhinelander
England
British West Indies
Indianapolis
Mary Clark
Knickerbocker
Clyde Clark
Kenneth Clark
Kenneth
Billy’’ Hartman
Techewh
Mrs. Clark
Iréman
Herriot Averts Rail Strike Crisis
Paris dispatch reports the government averted a ministerial crisis after the Senate defeated an amnesty bill amendment on reinstating former railway strikers. The Chamber will vote again Tuesday with leaders persuaded to accept the Senate view that reengagement of former workers would be optional for railway companies.
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Paris
Dee
A. P
Senate
Chamber
Tuesdley
Coolidge Applauds Donor Who Gave Millions to Workers
President Coolidge sent a letter to William M Ritter of Washington praising his Christmas gift to 124 lumber company employees. Ritter announced he would donate 12,500 shares of the corporation’s stock valued at 2 to 3 million dollars, a gesture the president called a fine example that fosters employer employee cooperation and understanding.
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Coolidge
William M. Ritter
Washington
Ritter
Lumber Company
Playground Experts Will Meet in South
New York reports Asheville North Carolina chosen as the host city for the Twelfth Recreation congress October 5-16 1925 by the Playground and Recreation Association of America delegates from all states expected. The movement has grown since 1906 from 57 cities to 680 recreation systems. Rochester Minnesota notes Maj Gen William Crozier chief of ordnance in World War and Mrs Crozier plan a world tour after Mayo Clinic examination. Interstate Commerce Commission names Clyde B Aitchison chairman January 1 succeeding Henry Hall who served in 1924.
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New York
Asheville
N. C
Canada
Belgium
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Rochester
Minn
William Crozier
Ordnance Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clyde B. Aitchison
Oregon
Henry Hall
Colorate
Chaplain Hayden Recalled by Savannah Bishop
Atlanta reports Father Thomas P Hayden, chaplain at the Atlanta penitentiary, was withdrawn by Rt. Rev. M. K. Keyes bishop of Savannah due to his alleged connection with a grand jury graft and bribery investigation of former penitentiary officials. The bishop stated Hayden's usefulness had ended and he withdrew the appointment.
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Atlanta
Thomas P Hayden
Atlanta Penitentiary
M. K. Keyes
Savannah
Grand Jury
Haa
Keyes
Father Hayden
Gilbert Made Mail Safe Before Leap
Omana Nebraska pilot Clarence Gilbert leaped to his death over Kaneville Illinois last Sunday night after pulling electric switches to save his mail cargo. Carl F. Egge says investigation reports leave the exact sequence unclear but notes Gilbert aimed to save the mail as the plane crashed. The plane carried ninety gallons of gasoline and the engine was found in good condition, with dirt possibly blocking fuel transmission as a factor.
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Omana
Neb
Air Mail
Clarence Gilbert
Kanevile
Carl F. Egge
Air Mail Service
Gilbert
Egge
Chicago
Egee
Teapot Dome Oil Suit Put Over to March 9
Judge YT Blake Kennedy granted a continuance to March 9 for the government suit in equity to annul Mammoth Oil Company's Teapot Dome lease. The delay aims to acquire testimony from H. S. Giler and other Canadians and U S residents to support a conspiracy claim involving Harry F. Sinclair and Albert B. Fall.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Blake Kennedy
Mammoth’ Oil Company
Teapot Dome Naval ‘Oil Reserve
H. S. Giler
United States
Teapot Dome
Harry F. Sinclair
Althart
B. Fal
Interior
Planes to Guard Michigan Forests Next Year
The State conservation department plans aerial fire patrols in Michigan next year. Small planes with 26-foot wings will operate from central points, cooperating with 125 observation towers. Pilots will fly 590 to 600 mile loops daily to spot fires and drop alerts to wardens.
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Tasmerig
Mich
Michigan
Bamwest
Union Services Held for 34 Fire Victims in Babbs Switch
Hobart, Dec. 26. The dead identified in the Babbs Switch Christmas Eve fire that killed 34 were honored at a memorial service led by Rev. G. Bates with local clergy. John Goforth’s death raised toll. private services to follow for each victim.
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Hobart
Ola
Babbs ‘Switch
John Goforth
G. We
Bates
Florence. Hill
Don Bolding
Santa Claus
Muck Dam Disaster Toll Rises to Fourteen
Saltville Virginia reports fourteen dead after a dam failure avalanche swept a valley, triggering a recovery of six more bodies. Eight still missing and over twenty injured remain in a makeshift hospital. Rescue efforts involve more than 200 workers from Mathieson Alkali and local forces. The muck filled river bottom remains unchanged since the collapse late Wednesday.
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Saltville
James. Scott
John Stout
John .D
Praetor
Mary Clear
Maura
Walk
Sirs. S
James Pauly
Lillian Pauly
Clemmia Prater
Irene ‘Fuiller
Arthur Pauly
Edward Stout
Wiley’ Stout
J.W. Waik
Mary Martin
Edward Clear
Earnest Pauly
Gladys’ Pauly
Roxie Fuller
Premie
Prater
Cc. C. Brown
Carl Clear
Lloyd Pauly
Woodrow Clear
Jather Clear
Ann. Jackson
H. S. Prater
J. Walk
Thera
Mathieson
T. F. Staley
Bristol
Fire Claims Three In North Tonawanda Hotel Blaze
Buffalo dispatch reports three men perished in an early morning fire at the Washington hotel in North Tonawanda. Paul Kabby, 40, escaped but returned to rescue his friend William Smith, 45, whose charred body was found with Kabby’s in Smith's third floor room. The third victim was 35-year-old John Roach.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Washington Hotel
North Tonawanda
Paul Kabby
William Smith
Smith
Kobby
John Roach
Postage Stamps Mark Holy Year In Italy
New Holy Year commemorative stamps went on sale across Italy today. Buyers must pay a surcharge over the face value for these stamps.
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Rome
Italy
Kahn's Successor to Be Elected February 17
Gov Richardson issued a proclamation for a special election in California to fill the Fourth congressional district vacancy caused by the death of Julius Kahn. The election is set for February 17 in San Francisco.
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Sacramento
Calif
Richardson
San Francisco
Julius Kahn
Japanese gang leaders discharged for lack of evidence
In Tokyo two leaders of a political crowd who stopped an America solony dance at the Hotel Imperial on June 7 were discharged by a criminal court today due to insufficient evidence. They faced charges of disturbing the peace in protest against the Japanese exclusion law.
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Tokyo
A. P
Hotel Imperial
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Opain
NEW Party
Eral Directos
Merra
Ave
Speare
H Street
N.W
FST
Almus R.speare
Willis B.speare
Clyde J. Nichols
Chas.s. Zarhorst
Gee Ds
Vue Linn BP
Hone M
Peok S
Memoriam
Girl
Wild Rider Winelander
Croziers
Mayo Clinte
Aitchison New I. C. C
Air Post
W. B. Walter
Curtis Institute
William B. Walter
Détroit Symphony Orchestra
Curtis Institute of Music
Edward W. Bak
Walter
John Groll
Santa - Claus
Muck Dam
Julius Garfinckel &Co
Kahn
Japan
Goldenberg
Glsthing
Sewntle Street
Dumenitta
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