Slayer Is Captured After Fight Over Woman
John Ambrosia, captured asleep at Brick Haven brick yards, admits self defense in a knife and pistol duel that left rival Angelo Appitto dead at a Virginia lodging house. Detectives, aided by precinct officers, traced Ambrosia to the plant then found him exhausted in the engine room. Appitto’s alleged threats and rival status over a local girl sparked the deadly confrontation. Ambrosia is held on murder charges awaiting coroner’s inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ambrosia
Ngelo Appitto
John Ambros
Appitto
Licut Hartley
Ambrosia
Washington Hydraulic Breck Company
Brick Haven
Appittese
Ampbrosia
Virginia
Springman
Joe Grant
Fourth Precinct
Brick Yards
Lieut
Hartley
Struan
Theut Plathera
Flathers
Ife
Aomitio
Klather
Appitte
Amorosia
Tse
Giuseppe Benedetto
Fowth
Appitte Fe
Tadas
CAPT SIGWORTH DEAD Capt John M Sigworth of the Twenty third United States Infantry dies at Walter Reed Hospital
Captain John M Sigworth, born January 19 186, in Pennsylvania, served in the Army since 1888 and held a captain’s commission since 1899. He died at Walter Reed General Hospital after intestinal illness. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. Funeral services will be held at Arlington Cemetery tomorrow at 3 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M Steworth
Twentythird United States Infantry
Walter Reed General Hospital
Sisworth
Sigworth
Pennsylvana
Arty
Infantry and Cavalry School
Elie
Ewenty-third Infantry
Arington Cemetery
E’alork
Funeral for Capt George W Bell Held at 2 P M
Funeral services for Capt George W Bell longtime operator on the Hutomac shore and Chesapeake Bay will be conducted at his residence 1403 Eighth Street Northwest at 2 PM tomorrow. Clergy from Baltimore M F Church Rhode Island Avenue M P Church and West Washington M P Church will lead with pallbearers from the District of Columbia Pilots Association. Interment follows at Oak Hill Cemetery. Born October 7 1842 in Worcester County Massachusetts he came to Washington about 50 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hell
Hutomac Lher
Chesapeake Bay
Eighth Street Northwest
T. O. Crouse
Baltimore M.F
Frank T. Henson
Rhode Island Avenue M. P
E. D. Stone
West Washington, MP
Wil
Distrit of Columbia Pilots’ Association
Capt. Bell
Oak Will Cemetery
Capt Bell
Worcester County
Washington
Boys Club Reunion and Camp Plans at MD Site
The Boys Club annual reunion featured a winter camp scene and camp fire imitation. Ernest Thompson Seaton, key in the Boy Scout movement, will address the YMCA boys' department at 2730 o'clock this afternoon. The boys department camp outing is planned to start June 27 at South River, Maryland, under A. M. Chesley, with fifteen days in camp. Separately, Frank Merrill, a laborer, was found semiconscious from inhaling gas in his room at SH Pennsylvanian avenue NW and taken to the Casualty Hospital. another lodger noticed the odor and opened the door to find him tied up in his bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngs Men's Christian Association
Ernest Thompson Seaton
Hoys
America
Boys' Department
South River
A. M. Chesley
Frank Merrill
Pennsylvanian Avenue
Fospital
Merrill
Deed of Trust Sale Halted In Equity Action
James IH Stafford challenged a deed of sale on notes secured by collateral, alleging default on June 1910. A restraining order paused the public auction at the bank as Wilton J. Lambert filed the equity suit, with notices served during the ongoing foreclosure proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James IH Stafford
Stafford
Savings Bank
Bank Bn
Justice Gould
Equity Court
Wilton J. Lambert
DAR President General Leans to Patriotism Over Politics
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, declares she will not seek or influence an election campaign. She urges restoring the society to its original patriotic traditions and warns against factional politics threatening its mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew T. Scott
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Jast
Scate
Arlington Hotel
Scott
W. C. Story
Hunter Arrest in Maryland on Charlotte Check Charge
A man using the name L. M. Hunter was arrested in Havre de Grace Maryland on a Charlotte North Carolina warrant for passing worthless checks. He had registered in a Washington hotel weeks earlier and attempted to deposit two drafts of 2500 dollars at two trust companies, seeking bank books for deposits. Detectives traced him to Havre de Grace where Warren of Washington arrested him for Charlotte authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunter
Maryland
Capital
Washington
L. M. Hunter
Havre de Grace
Charlotte
N. C
United States Trust Company
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Worthie
Richmond
Warren
Hunten
C. H. Burgess Coal Company
Blehth
O Streets
Charles P. Seebold
Mr. Seebold
P Street
Arson Suspected in Fire at Jasselli Bros Grocery Store
Fire Marshal Nicholson investigated an early morning blaze in the cellar of Jasselli Bros wholesale and retail grocery and liquor house at 1834 Fourteenth Street NW. The incendiary origin damaged stock and building and disrupted Fourteenth Street car service for over an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanor House
Jasselli Bros
Fourteenth Street
Nicholson
Capital Traction Company
Cohrs
Nagel Urges Immigration Reform And Facility Upgrades
Secretary Nagel urges major changes to immigration policy and more facilities at Ellis Island to handle a predicted surge in alien arrivals. He calls for fines on tricked steamship lines, stricter enforcement against insane or diseased entrants, and family unity in immigration. He also discusses merit based promotions, retirement options, and broader corporate publicity under federal oversight. The report also notes investigations into lumber, steel, and tobacco industries and potential conservation measures for fur bearing animals on the Aleutians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Ellis Island
United States
Europe
Bureau of Corporations
International Harvester Company
Steel and Tobacco
Bureau of Fisheries
Aleutian Islands
Dutch Harbor
Unalaska
Pribilof Islands
Clerk in the Toils Arrested in Motorcycle Scam
William Bruce a clerk for the Southern Express Company was arrested by Detectives Baur and Cornwell for selling a $100 motorcycle through a straw buyer and converting the proceeds while forging notes. He allegedly defrauded James Berryman of Berryman and Chroop of Ninth Street NW and is held at the First Precinct station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bruce
Southern Express Company
UC Street
Baur and Cornwell
First Precinct
Bruce
James 3. Berryman
Berryman & Chroop
Ninth Street
Sunday School Entertains at Christ Episcopal Church
The Christ Episcopal Sunday school, assisted by the East Washington Juvenile Minstrel Society, held an entertainment for pupils at Meader's Theater. Santa Claus distributed boxes of candy from a large Christmas tree, as A A Sousa directed and Rev A S Johns assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Christ Episcopal Sunday School
Meader
Santa Claus
A. A. Sousa
A. S. Johns
National Forest Changes Ordered by President Taft
Proclamations signed by President Taft reorder national forest lands in California Idaho and Utah. Elimination and addition amounts listed for Modoc Solse and Sevier forests reflect shifts to agriculture versus forestry. A coroner jury ruled Francisco Cristando died from a gunshot wound fired by Fisnels Mannarino at 2 Pennsylvania Avenue last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Idaho
Utah
Taft
Modoc Forest
Solse Forest
Sevier Forest
Mannarino
Francisco Cristando
Pennsylvania Avenue
Cristando
Dentistry Penned as College Men Favor Medicine
Spurred by social prestige, college men are turning away from dentistry to medicine, said Br S Ho Guilford of the Philadelphia Dental College at the Institute of Dental Pedagogica convention. President Dr J Q Bream of Indiana noted the shortage of college bred dentists. speakers included Dr Henry W Morgan and many other dental educators. Sessions continue today and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br S Ho Guilford
Dental College
Institute of Dental Pediamogica
Willards Iate
J. Q. Bream
Indiana
Henry W Morgan
Vanderbilt University
A. 3. Webster
Royal College of Dental Surgeons
Leaman M ‘Waugh
University of Buffalo
Wally Snath
Baltimore College of Dental Surgery
L. M. Cowardin
University College of Medicine
D. M. Cattell
University of Memphis
E. F. Loeffler
University of Michigan
M. M. Hojlinger
Howard University
F. W. Stitt
Virginia School of Dentistry
J. A. Dale
Critics Clash Over Modernism at Adas Israel Temple
Rabbi Louis Egleson faces opposition from J Wolf and L Cohen who accuse him of neglect and indifference, say he misinterprets Hebrew scripture to promote English prayers, and claim membership declines since his tenure. Election to decide his fate set for January 8 amid rival claims to victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adas Israel Jewish
Louis Egleson
Dr. Epleson
Tabbi Epleson
J. Wolf
L. Cohen
Egleson
Judea
Pbut
Weather conditions and forecasts from December 27
Weather bulletin reports disturbance moving northeast from the southwest toward the Great Central Valley, bringing snow in the northern lake region and rain in the southeast. Temps run high in Mississippi Valley, with colder trends in the Northwest and Missouri Valley. precipitation expands to Atlantic coast by Wednesday night with variable winds along coasts and on Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Okahoma
Idianas
Oklahoma
Arkanste
Migaguri
Ohio
Mississippi
New England
Middle
Plateau
Montana
Pacific States
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Northwest
Interior
Missouri River
Great Central ‘Valleys
Tennessee
Lake Region
Atlantic Coast
Plains States
Atlantic States
Misanuri
Upper Lake
Lower Lake
Upper Jake
Ohio Valley
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic Coast
East Gulf Coast
West Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Hotels list of guests by city and attendees
A long OCR fragment lists individual names staying at hotels in various cities including AGHTON, CHICAGO, NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURG, CALIFORNIA, KENTUCKY, MARYLAND, NEW YORK STATE, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA, and foreign entries. Names include Mrs WY, T. Aspinwall, Miss Aspin wall, Shorsham, Dutton, Jones, Reed, Rockett, Farrington, Johnson, Willard, Frederick Johnsttne, Johnstone, Mr. and Mrs., J. Budd, J. Nobin, J. E. Anderson, J. Nobin, E. Hellyer, Spull, Budd, etc. The fragment reads like a social hotel guest roster with numerous individuals and assorted spouses across many cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehh Budd
Hutchinson
J. Nobin
J. E. Anderson
E. Hellyer
G. H. Spull
Wierd
T. &. Boyd
Fred Green
St. Jam
Philadelphia
M. M. Lycle
Raleigh
Digby
Shoreham
Mason
T. W. Wilson
St. James
California
H. &. Hail
James C. Connell
Francisco
Kentucky
W. H. Burner
Middlestore
Wilara
Maryland
W A Weed
Chaney
Leslie Cyliosa
Baltimore
Ebbittial S. Abren
Cambridge
New York State
J V. McCall
Buffale
Wilmot ¥. Castle
Rochester
Willard
ORIO
J. C. Stillaon
H. FT. Currier
Currie
A . Russell
Richmond
Mom
Ilebelbettel
James
Private Secretary J Hancock Robinson Found Dead in Senate Building
J Hancock Robinson, private secretary to Senators LeRoy Percy and three Mississippi lawmakers, was found dead in his Senate office room 406. Heart disease was given as the cause by Dr. O H Coombe. Survived by wife and two siblings, funeral plans pending as relatives travel to Washington. The 1847 Louisville native had served since Civil War days and held multiple government posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hancock Robinson
LeRoy Percy
Mississippi
Senate
D. C. Purdie
Robinson
Col. Robinson
O. H. Coombe
Jesse Shoup
Renschel
George P. Zurhorst
Third
East Capitol Streets
Louisville
Anselm J. McLaurin
Holly Springs
Department of Justice
Edward C. Walthall
United States Senate
Walthall
Post Office Department
Senator McLaurin
Noel
James Gordon
Col. Gordon
William N. Hallock
Bath
N. Y
Harry Robinson
Hallock
Robin
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G. W. Bell
Bel
James R. Stafford
Charlotte, N. C
Washington Post
Madrid
Selinger’s
F Street
Cor
9Th
Phew
Federal System of Publicity
Christ Church
Institute
Egieson
Adas Israel Templer
Press Club
National Press Club of Washington
Arthur J. Dodge
The
Minneapolis Tribune
Frederic J. Haskin
Haskin Syndicate
Ralph Graves
G. A. Lyon
Washington Star
Arthur G. Johnson
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Cole
Board of
Frank B. Lord
Phiadelphia Evening Bulletin
John P. Gavitt
Associated Press
Friends
Thomas W. Sidwell
Association
Emma Fitts
George Walker
Herbert Witherspoon
William Phillebrown
Jalezabeth Rouse
Broadstreet
Newbern
Philip L. Thomas
Boardman
Rouge
Twintné City
Big City
Star
Eltens
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Potomac
Shenandoah Rivers
Asheville
N.C
Atlantic City
Bismarck
N. Dak
Boston
Mass
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnat
Cherenne
Wyo
Davenport
Colo
Des Moines
Tow
Galveston
Helena
Mont
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Rey Ag
Los Augtlea
Calad
Marquette
Mich
New Orleans
la Memphis
Tenn
New York
North Platte
Nebr
Omahe
Pittsburg
Page Ab
Portland
Oreg
Salt Lake City
Louis
Baul
San Francisco
Springfeld
Coma
Toledo
Hin
Vicksburg
Oreign—Licut
T Sahl
Berlin
Germany
Shersham , Thornton
W. BE. Wilmatt
A. B. Wallamatt
Toronto
Canada
Des
McLaurin
Gordon
Percy
Lansburgh & Bro
7Th Street
8Th Street
Fredonia Cafe
H St. N. W
W. W. Danenhower Managing Director
Burgess Coal
Topham’s
F St
Rein
Droop G Sons Co
Halteplattorm Staten “WeearuiSen
Wagana
Probey Carriage CO
N. W
Christian Xander
New Year Beverages Family Quality House
7Th St. It. Prapbouee
Sunday Post
Way Mail
Norton's Pineapple
Neufchatel
John H. Magruder
Columbus Electrics
Victoria and Pope Auto CO
Meriecess Gesaeenteeceat
Rere
Georges & Son, Inc
Maryland Club
Washington Post Company
Washington, D. C
Om. Jorn
Clean
Edward B. McLean
Clara A. Westlake
Brunswick
Capital Traction
M Streets
H. D. Crampton
De5
D&s
Ralph W. Lee
Commercial Ak
Lith
Firemen’s Insurance Company of
Washington and Georgetown
Seventh Street
Louisians
Firemen's Insurance Company of
W. M. Hoffman
Gould
Post
Ballentine
Newark
Tee Tree Shoemaker Co
Pione
Wilburn, Heister & CO
D.C
L. J. Naramore
I Street
Keeley Institute
North Capitol Street
Bowhers Eine
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