Railroads Pledge to End Rebates in Conference
Western rail executives voiced anxiety to halt discriminatory rebates and aid the Interstate Commerce Commission. JC Stubbs led a list of attendees including G T Nicholson and J M Johnson as they pledged cooperation to investigate grievances and enforce tariff laws, with Knapp and two commissioners present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
JC. Stubbs
Harriman Lines
Knapp
Cockrell and
Clements
G.T. Nicholson
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
H. H. McCullough
Chicago and Northwestern
J. H. Hiland
Chicago, Milwaukee
St. Pau
J. M. Johnson
Rouzines
J. F. Holden
Rock Island
J. W. Bibon
Chicago and Alton
Howard Morris
Wisconsin Central
B .Wellington
Colorado Southern
C. Haile
Missouri
Kansas
Jesus
W. L. Martin
Soo Liner
J. C. Stubbs
Harriman Mines
FL. Smythe
Kannes City Southern
Onatr
Man Knapp
Stubbs
Raiway
Railway Committee
Western Railway
Commission
Chicago
Gulf
trans4Missouri
Freighboureau
Southwestern Tariff Committee
Southwestern Tariff Committee, Af ‘Trianccontinental
Commission of the United
de Vielt
Death After New Year Greeting in Washington City
John B E Hammond died suddenly from apoplexy last night after visiting his brother in law G W Dove at 101 A street northwest. He toppled into his wife’s arms, death immediate. Hammond lived at 233 A street northeast. A teather cutter by trade, he worked about twenty two years in the Government Printing Office. He was about sixty four, born in Rochester New York, and survived by his widow Laura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John BE. Hammond
G. W. Dove
Hammona
Government Printing Office
Rochester
Government
Lauira
Penfield resigns as solicitor after long service
Judge W S Penfield of Auburn Indiana retires after over eight years as solicitor for the State Department. He attended the Hague Conference as government delegate and helped shape key international law decisions amid rumors connected to Senator Fairbanks and Secretary Root. Penfield’s work included arbitration cases and the Pious Fund matter with Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
W. S. Penfield
Auburn
Ind
Rool
Ambassador Thompson
Seeger
Utat
Fairbanks
Root
Jorge Penfield
Spain
Penfield
United States
Paris
Hig
Russia
Japan
Pious Fund
Hay
Mexlen
Guatemala
FU37
Salvador
Santo Domingo
Halley
Texas
Senate
Balley
Beveridge
FIRED BULLET THROUGH BRAIN IN MOBILE
Duward Carew Rier thirty three year old local representative of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company and a prominent Clubman was found dead in his office today with a bullet through his brain He left a telegram and letter showing that the act was a deliberate one came from Ninety Six S C and thirty will be shipped to that point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Duward Carew Rier
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Ninety Six
8. C
Fever Death at Galveston and Bankruptcy Receiver Named
Patrick Fox, newly diagnosed with yellow fever, died tonight in Galveston after arriving from Cuba with his brother last Sunday. Justice Barnard appointed Maurice Rorenberg as receiver for Isaac Greebaum’s assets following a voluntary bankruptcy petition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Patrick Fox
Cuba
Justice Barnard
Maurice TR Rorenberg
Isaac Greebaum
Masher Sentenced After Insulting Woman in Street Encounter
John Brown, a self described masher, insulted Mrs. Beasle Keough near the Willard Hotel and was identified by her later. Police had long pursued curb stone johnnies as complaints rose about men insulting women on the Avenue. Brown was convicted by Judge Mulloway and fined 15 or 45 days in the workhouse, with bail difficulties noted and a warning to desist such conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
First Precinct
Brown
Hla
Sweetheart
Lieu. Moore
Maj. Sylvester
Mulloway
Lynch Rule in Riga Bodies Slain by Secret Society
London reports the St Petersburg Dairy Telegraph account of the Wehmgerichte in Riga. Victims vanish then appear with four bullet wounds on chest and back and a cleaved skull. One condemned man survived by forcing an interruption of his execution, then was seized and bound for the room of the tribunal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
Dairy Telegraph
Wehmgerichte
Riga
Sit‘ting
Morton's Injuries Serious After Horse Accident
Joy Morton, injured when thrown from a horse in Nebraska City, Nebr., remains under careful medical watch. Doctors report partial improvement, but the patient faces a slow recovery with a skull not fractured and an operation likely required. He is conscious but cannot leave bed for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nebraska City
Nebr
Joy Morton
Negro shot to death after Elkmont manhunt
The body of Alex McDonald, a Birmingham negro, was brought back to Elkmont with a noose around its neck and riddled with bullets after he allegedly fired on Policeman Henry Nichols. The mob dispersed, the body vanished, and the case left unresolved. Col. John W. Gibson of Charleston, West Virginia, died at City Hospital after an operation. He was sixty five, born in Derrytile, and served in the Confederate army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkmont
Atheny
Ala
Alex McDonald
Birmingham
Polceman Henry Nichols
J. W. Gibson
Baltimore
John WW. Gibson
Charleston
W. Va
Col. Gibson
Derrytile
Virginia
West Virginia
Million Dollar Christian Endeavor Memorial Building Planned
District officials push to recruit the Christian Endeavor Society to fund and erect a memorial building in the city costing about 1,006,000 dollars for the society’s twenty fifth anniversary. Commissioner Mactarland named chairman of the international committee overseeing the memorial fund. Subscriptions and donations flow from 4,000,000 members and supporters across the United States, Canada, England and other nations. Location decision awaits reaching the 1,000,000 dollar threshold.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Mactarland
U- Fed
International Committee
Eberal
Canada
England
Sean
Desert Claim Papers Transmitted To Senate
State Department forwards diplomatic correspondence between the US diplomatic agent, consul general and the Egyptian government about Cape Wintehouse desert claims in the Wadis of Ralyan Lulu and Muela. Some 15 pages of explanations accompany the material, sent per Senate resolution approved December 6 and to be sent to the Senate likely Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Department of State
United States
Cape Wintehouse
Ralyan
Lulu
Muela
Senate
Son's Letter Reveals Mrs Minor Killed By Bicycle
Dr Frank Minor of Mexico identifies Mrs Mary Be Minor of 331 Eighth Street Northwest as the victim struck at East Capitol and Flint by a bicycle. Her burial is expected in Vermont. John Bidsness, rider of the bicycle, was exonerated by a coroner's jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Minor
Mexico
Mary BE. Minor
Eighth Street
Minor
Newport
R. E
Vermont
East Capitol
Flint Streets
John Bidsness
Christmas Sunday School Entertainment at Sacred Heart Academy
The Sacral Heart Academy Sunday-school presented a Christmas program last night at the Post-nlice's Hall in Fourteenth and Park streets. Father McGee directed with Fathers Eckenrode and Bapt. J. A. Witfield assisting. Julius Fiood played Santa Claus. Participants included Leo Drury Estrella Amores Frank Gormerly Columbia Atchingon Agnes Ruth John Simmons Jennie Flood Virginia Mankin Florence Thornton Alice Hoover Alice Marah Marie Chapman Alice Flood and Ethel Gormerly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacral Heart Academy
Post-nlice
Fourteenth
Park Streets
Father McGee
Sacred Heart Academy
Father Eckenrode
J. A. Witfield
Julius Fiood
Santa Claus
Leo Drury
Estrella Amores
Frank Gormerly
Columbia Atchingon
Agnes Ruth
John Simmons
Jennie Flood
Virginia, Mankin
Florence Thornton
Alice Hoover
Alice Marah
Marie Chapman
Alice Flood
Ethel Gormerly
Woman Hangs Self in Hot Springs Home
In Hot Springs Arkansas on December 28 Mrs H J Lewis wife of the Timois Club cashier hanged herself at home on Dell street by using a clothesline and leaping from the stairway. Ill health was believed to prompt the act and while her husband was away a relative left her a comfortable fortune the news said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
H. J. Lewis
Timois Club
Dell
Lewis
Coyotes and Wolves Said to Be Mad in Northern Mexico
Northern Mexico reports rise in rabies as coyotes and wolves attack domestic animals and bite children. Texas may face spread as cattlemen target mad animals beyond the Rio Grande.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonis
Tex
Decca
Mexico
Rio Grande
Cahuila
Ben
Texas
Germany Not Disturbed Over 4 Treaty Talks
Berlin reports say German government circles deny nervousness over stalled commercial treaty negotiations with the United States. A Cologne dispatch quotes Berlin sources asserting calm, no halting of talks, and that tariff recasting issues will be handled objectively and at normal pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Cologne
Germany
Gexette
Berlin
New York
Barlin
Four masted schooner Martha B Wallace sinks crew rescued
In New York on December 4? the four mast schooner Martha B Wallace arrived at Staten Island with her bow broken. She rescued Captain Thompson and six crewmen from the three masted schooner Famile Reiche after collision off Winter Quarter shoal near the Virginia coast on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Martha
FE. Wallace
Staten Island
Capt. Thompson
Famile Reiche
Martha B. Wallace
Winter Quarter
Virginia
Baptism of Princess Eva to Join Catholic Church in Rome
The Talia reports Princess Eva of Lattenburg, soon to wed King Alfonso of Spain, will travel to Rome in January to be accepted into the Catholic Church at St Peter's. Archbishop Stonor will perform the baptism, with Cardinal Merry del Val attending as papal secretary of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Peter's
Rome
Talia
Eva of
Rip-roaring Culpeper Boy Chases Farm Pranks in City
The fourteen year old Charlie Denman, called the Peck’s Bad Boy of Culpeper, Va., is believed to be in this city. His uncle James McDonald described a string of reckless acts including strangling a cow, brandishing a revolver, and flirtatious indiscretions at a church fair. The family asks police to locate him and send him home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Denman
Peck
Culpeper
V. A. McDonald
James B. McDonald
Rascal
Mr. McTaggart
Police Headquarters
Charlie
Gulpeper
Thes
McDonald
Howling Pest
Segregate the Defective Idea Sparks Controversy
Atlantic City Dec 2 Prof Alexander Johnson secretary of the National Charities Conference urged the New Jersey State School Teachers Association to address defective children through segregation or chloroform. He noted the law bans chloroform but allows segregation and claimed lunacy breeds lunacy, arguing three generations of segregation could eliminate the defective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Atlantic City
N. J
Alexander Johnson
National Charities Conference
New Jersey State
Capherd Refuses Liberty in Police Court Trial
John G. Capherd persisted in a jury trial in Police Court yesterday after being charged with assaulting Miss Viola Gregory who did not press the case. Capherd was offered liberty but insisted on a trial and was committed to jail until his wish is gratified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tis
John G. Capherd
Viola Gregory
Capherd
Honors for Hoosier poet Riley in Indiana teachers session
Indianapolis December 28 James Whitcomb Riley was toasted at a Indiana State Teachers Association session set aside to honor the Hoosier poet. Noted speakers included Dr Albert Beveridge President Hughes Depauw Henry Watterson and Indianapolis News editor Charles R Williams Meredith Nicherson and Riley answered with remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
Albert J. Beveridge
Hughes
Depauw University
Henry Watterson
Louisville Ky
Charles R. Willams
Indianapolis News
Meredith Nicherson
Riley
Watterson
Famons
New York
Indiana
Mark Twain
William Dean Howells
Tarkingtons
Majors
Dunnes
Ades
Gous
Push With Fairbanks Boom in Love Fest in Indianapolis
A large audience greeted prominent Republicans in Indianapolis on December 22 as a love fest showcased broad party support. Vice President Fairbanks spoke of achievements and future plans while Senator Beveridge and others lauded Fairbanks and the party, with strong backing for his White House bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weabington Post
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Asgessor
Fairbanks
Beveridge
White House
Hemenway
Manly
Corel Griffiths
Bible Against Passes: Scripture Cards Replacing Rail Fares
Former Pennsylvania rail pass holders received new reminder cards reading scripture verses opposing passes. The cards juxtapose quotes such as Numbers and Nahum with anti pass messages, while critics compare the move to using holy writ for a point. A politician notes the irony of quoting scripture to oppose the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jonah
Baxsanio
Woman accused of throwing infant into Potomac River
Tattle Hawkins, described as a negro, was seen tossing an infant from the Navy Yard bridge into the Potomac and was arrested for murder. Jacob Garner, nearby on the bridge, restrained her until police arrived as the river was dragged for the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tattle Hawkins
Aha
Navy Yard
Jacob Gamer
South Carolina Avenue
Semieast
Pridge
Garner
Prelhat
Herest
Weather Review From The U S Department Forecast
Special forecast and local weather data report storm warnings along the Atlantic coast from Eastport to Wilmington and detail temperatures across multiple stations. It notes a southwest storm eastward toward Central Illinois with general rain in many regions and warmer conditions in the Extreme Central West, with winds shifting along Lake Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 8 Dept. of Agrieniumrs
Werther Bureau
Worhington
Dee
Bap
Central
Illinoié
Miceisippi
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Pacifc
Atlantic States
Missionlpot Valley
New Wayland
Middle
Avanti
Bath Atlantic States
Upper
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Upper Lake Region
Pacific Sistes
Califorost
Midge
Plateau
Rocky Mountain Region
Mississippi Valley
West
Lake Region
Upperablo Valley
Creat Lakes
Mintusipy Valley
Fant Gulf States
Tala
Grand Banks
Eastport
Wilmington
Improvements in Court Room at City Hall
Circuit Court No 2 at City Hall undergoes upgrades with two obstructing pillars replaced by iron girders. The Heal Original Elmo Pleasure Club was incorporated yesterday with Babe Day Arthur G. Waites Reginal Williams William A Luckett and Albert Dorney listed as incorporators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Pleasure Club Incorporated
Heal
Elmo Pleasure Club
Babe Day
Arthur G. Waites
Reginal Williams
Willam A. Luckett
Albert Dorney
Credit terms offer easy opening and flexible discounts
The notice promises credit with no stiff requirements, inviting accounts at any time. It touts discounts off marked prices: 10 percent for cash with order or payment in 30 days, 7 4 percent for 60 days, and a further discount for 90 days.
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Railrgads
Commerce Commission
Trans- Mississippi
San Francisco
Civil Service
Greene
Custom House
Hag Vetn
Hague
Washington
Ottawa
Oate Dee
Geological Society of America
Alfred H.rooks
Wills T. Lee
Montreal
Henniker
Heaton
Great Britain
Edward
St. Michael and St George
Havans
House of Representatives
Key West
Finance Committee
Tokyo
Masher
Morton
Christian Xander
Son
Glew
Dr. Minor
Kidsness
Sacred Heart Pupils
Princess Ema
Hoosier Port
Fairbanes
Indiana Republicana
Babe
River
Navy Yard Bridge
Rata ‘Mall
Raine
Max Dunn
Spinfall
Asherhie
Wes
Atlante
Biamaral
Boston
Skane
Chivagi
Cincinnati
Cheyenne
Wyon Davenport
Denver
Cola
Des Moines
Helena
Mont
Irdtenapolis
aRais Sackoonville
Fip
Kansan City
Little Rock
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
New Orleern
North Platte
Pittsburg
Salt Lake Chy
Utah
Be Ty
St. Louis
St Paul
Mino
Lansburgh
Bro
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh Street
Gans
Sanders & Stayman Co
Percy S. Foster
Mgr
F Street
American Security and Trust Company
Schwartz & Pelzman
Harris
Lanaton Monotype
America
THE
Butterick Publishing CO
Thorp’s
Berkeley
N.W
Probey Carriage (Co
Chas. M. Stieff
Gor
St. N. W
Foster
Futiian Temple
Ning Street Oe
Sundat
Droomber
Peter Grogan
Credit For
All
SECO
National Bank
Washington, D. C
Seventh Street Northwest
Parm
Reqtors
D.C
V. Cox
John C. Eck
Washington Market Company
Comge
7Th Street
D. C
Firesurance Company of
Georgeee
Einemen’ Insurance Company of
Georgetown
Tubeday
Elecre
C. W. Howard
Yather
Tal ‘Traction Company
G. T. Dunlop
E. D. Crampton
Henry A. Johnston
N. Fave
Columbia
Ate Fal CO
Isroomz
C. G. Sonn
Catill Automobile CO
Dr. White
Tennessee
Shoomaker CO
Brecer’s
B.earnshaw & Bro
11Th
M Ste
McGill & Wallace
Saco
DR. & W. Bush
Ste
Bold College
Portsmouth
Osteopathy
Pesee Roe
Bond
New
York
W. Opsontte
Arington
Tafta
Blaseg Osteopathy
Canes Eeata
Mt. Plesesot
Niewspapen Brghives
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