Inauguration Stands to House 7000 at White House
The House approved a District Committee plan to use Senate office building rooms for 7000 militia members during the March 4 inauguration. Stands for viewing will be built on Pennsylvania Avenue and Lafayette Square at a cost around $12,000, with tickets between 3 and 5 dollars.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Sie
First
John B Larner
Washington Stock Exchange
White House
Lafayette Square
James L. Parsons
Parsons
Wilson
Janeth
Larher
Lye Mn
Juatner
Biddle
Snowden Ashford
May Sylvester
Penosvivensa Avenue
Committee On
Fifteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Newak Avenue
Fifteenth
Seventeenth Streets
Parg
Gen. MacKenzie
Col. Bromwell
Col
Bramwell
Owen
Suspended VFW Captain Faces Court Martial Over Parade Plan
Capt Adolph Van Reuth, once commander of Henry W Lawton Camp USWV, is suspended from the District department and ordered to stand trial by court martial for allegedly seeking to form an independent Spanish War Veterans group to join the inaugural parade. Department Judge Advocate John L Smith will press charges after securing direct evidence. Department Commander 8 Clifford Cox announced plans for about 300 veterans in the parade and noted that Commander in Chief William E English of Indianapolis and his staff may lead.
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Adolph van Reuth
Henry W. Lawton Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
District Department
John Lewis Smith
van Reuth
Clifford Cox
William E English
Indianapolis
Ind
Vardaman Congratulates Georgia on Inauguration Stance
Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi telegraphed Gov. Terrell of Georgia praising his refusal to let a Negro military company represent Georgia at the presidential inauguration. He lauded “the faithful old guard” and condemned Northern critics while praising Southern gentlemen in authority.
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Richmond
Washington
Potomac Rover
American Iee Company
Ninth Street
Irving Wisner
Virginia Steam Navigation Company
L. J. Croghan
Ore
Roosevelt
Vardaman
Gen. Oliver
North
South
Old Guard
James K. Vardaman
Coldest Weather Yet as Potomac Ice Threatens City
Washington endured the coldest weather of the winter with 2 below zero at 4 AM and rising to 14 above by noon. Charities appeal for funds as relief becomes scarce while harbormaster Sutton seeks quick ice breaking before a thaw. Congress must approve funding for the effort, with a gorge feared near Lang Bridge risking downtown flooding. Navigation hampered by ice from Baltimore to Norfolk. Norfolk and bay steamer schedules delayed by the ice on the Potomac.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Potomac River
Sutton
Congress
American Ice Company
Lang Bridge
Potomac
Norfolk
Baltimore
Maryland Point
Bay One
York River
Battimore
Suit to Recover Taxes Against District of Columbia
The American Security and Trust Company sues the District of Columbia in the District Supreme Court for 6786.28 alleging wrongful and unauthorized personal tax assessments for 1902. It claims payments of 1525.33 in May 1902 and August 1902 plus 12296.66 under duress to avoid seizure of company property after protests and an appeal to the board of personal tax appeals.
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District of Columbia
District Supreme Court
American Security and Trust Company
Addis B. Browne
George E. Hamilton
Civil War Vet Sacrifices To Save Train In Maysville
Maysville Kentucky January 31 William H Case a Civil War veteran died from injuries after pulling a hand car from in front of an oncoming train to avert a wreck He was struck by the train and fatally injured The incident followed a separate ice fall on Fourteenth Street injuring John Hogan 70 of Third Street NW at Emergency Hospital a rib fracture Frost bitten feet treated in Washington for Andrew Frow 52 of Brandywine Maryland
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Maysville
Wiliam H. Case
Case
Fourteenth Street
F Street
John Hogan
Thirds Street
Andrew Frow
Brandywine
Washington
Casualty Hospital
Dartmouth Alumni Dinner in Washington Honors Dartmouth in Congress
Dartmouth Alumni Association of Washington held its thirtieth annual banquet with Rev. William J. Tucker and Frank W. Hackett as guests. President Tucker urged clear thinking, while Senator Henry E. Burnham and other lawmakers praised Dartmouth’s influence in Congress, law, medicine, and business. New officers were elected, including Horace S. Cummings as president and Henry P. Blair as secretary treasurer.
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Senator Burnham
Congress
Ralemh
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Almuni Association of
Washington
Wiliam J. Tucker
Frank W. Hackett
Navy
New England
Harvard
Horace S. Cummings
Association
Darmouth
Tucker
Henry E. Burnham
New Hampshire
Liartmouth
Webster
God Speed
Old
New Hampshire College
God
Charles Q Tirrell
Samuel L. Powers
Corporations
Robert L. O’brien
Boston Transcript
W. Wi. Woolverton
Thomas Kyle
Aid Roof
Henry M. Paul
Horace 5
Cummings
Senator Proctor
Representative Tirrell
Representative McCall
Representative Powter
Henry P. Blair
E. G. Kimball
A. A Fisher
William J Wallis
Benjamin F. Adams
Charles S. Clark
Winfield @ Montgomery
David M. Hildreth
Aleyne A. Fisher
William G. Morgan
Richard K. Tyler
Charles 8. Bloane
Philip Walker
Robert K. O'Brian
W. H. Merrill
William J. Wallis
Mrs Gilbert's Will Leaves $10,000 Estate in Chicago
New York reports the will of Mrs Année Jane Gilbert dated January 31 in Surrogate's Court. She leaves 10000 in personal property to be distributed among Clare McDowell and Anne Fidy with specific heirlooms and apparel. Books and items used by Mrs Gilbert go to players Charles Frohman Daniel Frohman Annie Russell Charles Richman Ada Rehan and John Drew. Residue goes to nephew Thomas Hartley.
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New York
Année Jane Gilbert
Chicago
SAIL FOR THE ISTHMUS
Dr. Charles A. L. Reed of Cincinnati and Thomas T. Goff of Washington, appointed as commissioners to settle Temaduing differences under the canal convention, sailed for the Isthmus today.
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New York
Charles A. L. Reed
Cincinnati
Thomas T. Goff
Washington
United States
Panama
Weather conditions and cold wave forecast across regions
The Weather Bureau reports a high barometer east of the Rockies and a new cold wave moving from the Northwest. Snow and rain affect the Middle Plateau to California, with temperatures plunging 2 to 22 degrees below zero in the Northwest and Central Rockies. The Northwest cold wave spreads southeast Wednesday, with continued rain or snow in the West and a return to fair weather Thursday. Special forecasts warn of cold waves across several states and storm warnings on the North Pacific coast.
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Werther Bureau
Washington
Rocky Mountains
British Northwest
Battleford
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Anotter
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California
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Mignault
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Missouri
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West Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European
Grand Banks
North Dakota
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
North Pacific
Tatoosh
Elfort
Delay in Machen Mandate Drives Courthouse Waiting
The Machen-Lorens-Grofft post office conspiracy case stalls as the Supreme Court denies certiorari. U S Attorney Beach heads toward a Court of Appeals mandamus to send the sentence of two years and a $10,000 fine to the trial court. Beach is ill, with action likely after the February term.
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United States Supreme Court
District Court of Appeals
Criminal Court No. 1
Lorenz
United States
Morgan H. Beach
Court of Appeals
Justice Pritchard
Beach
Machen
Samuel A. Groff
Anderson Held for Grand Jury on Pipe Theft
Charlies Anderson, a negro, caught stealing lead pipe from 123 California street northeast, pleaded not guilty at a waived preliminary hearing in Police Court. Held on $50 bond for grand jury action on charge of destroying government property. The 128 California street house was seized by the District for the union station plaza project.
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Anderson
Charlies Anderson
California Street
Union Station
Posey Arson Trial Ready For Jury Deliberation
Testimony closed in Criminal Court No 1 as Charles Posey a retired policeman stands trial for arson in a Brightwood avenue store fire July 22 1908 Prosecutors say fires spread through cellar and store room Posey denies setting any fires and recalls escaping with money and papers Local witnesses testify to his honesty while a night visitant claims seeing two men leave and one saying Lets burn the place The defense is led by D W Baker with Busby Smith prosecuting
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Charles P. Posey
Justice Wright
Posey
Brightwood Avenue
Brightwood Hotel
D. W. Baker
United States
Busby-Smith
Cutler Mountain Murder Victim Is Bessie Bouton Insisted Slayer Named
Chief Reynolds confirms the mapped murder of Bessie Bouton of Syracuse by Milton Franklin Andrews also known as George Bouton and George Barnett. He will seek a warrant and says Franklin remains in hiding in New York City with a woman posing as his sister.
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War and Navy Departments
Washington
United States
New Willard
Wilson
Hitchcock
Reynolds
Bessie Bouton
Franklin
Colorado Springs
Col
Milton Franklin
Cutler Mountain
Syracuse
N.Y
Milton Franklin Andrews
Hartford
George Bouton
George Barnett
New York City
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American Security and Crust Company
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Charles J. Bell
Steinway
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Hub Furniture Co
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Eleventh St. N. W. R
P. Andrews Paper Co., Inc
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Welock
William B. Orme
Secretar jaRd&Stofes
Macdonnall School OF Phrenology and Psychology
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