British Fleet Praised as Armies Prepare for Homeward Voyage
The dispatch reports the Atlantic fleet's coal loading of about 4,000 tons to battleships after a harbor bombardment with salutes from Britain France Spain Russia and others. Rear Admiral Sperry visits Governor Forrestier-Walker while American officers mingle with British and foreign naval officers aboard ships in port. Estimates of expenses for the cruise to San Francisco and the return voyage are given, including 12,391 for entertaining and 1,666 for secret service salaries.
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United Faces
England
Great Rock
Hhode Island
New Jersey
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Unals
Kentucky
Loulatana
Ohio
Virginia
Sperry
Forrestier-Walker
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Otttel Sroniels — Conchdes & Loslatne
Ile
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Atlantic
Admiral Arnold
Hampton Heads
New Hampshire
New York
Guantanamo
San Francisco
United States
Naval Continct Fund
Secret Service
Fragmented obituary notices from a late 19th century paper
Obscured and error filled death notices list multiple individuals with sporadic details. References to residences in Dranessile Virginia and New York, private interments, dates in January and February, and mentions of heirs and spouses appear garbled.
Marriage and Death Notice in Washington Post Style
A fragmented communication references marriage and death notices from major papers including The Washington Post and Providence Journal. It lists place names and publications but the readable content is too garbled to extract concrete people or events. The item reads as a meta note on obituary notices rather than a specific announcement.
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Washington Post
Pmteburg
Providence Journal
Rochester
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Listed in City Directory
A historical column lists funeral directors and embalmers with addresses and contact numbers including George P Zurhorst, Frey, Harvey's Sons, Sardo & Co, Costello, Frank Geier's Sons, and W R Speare. It notes services, livery, and telephone access, detailing firms in the vicinity and their street addresses.
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Geo. P. Zurhorst
Indortaker
A. G. Frey
Ze F. Harvey
Maderate Prine
Vnasel
WM. H. Sardo & ‘Co
MERAL
Emdalmers
A. Costello
SERAL
Emdalmer
Frank Geier’s Sons
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank
Speark
Mer
Fhones
Miners Uphold Lewis at United Mine Workers Convention
John Walker withdraws his contest as President Tom Lewin of the United Mine Workers wins decisively at the national convention in Indianapolis on February 1 with a two to one vote. Lewis suspends Indiana district officers, closes Woodson mine, and ignores strikers, while Walker concedes with a large margin and cites insufficient fraud.
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John Walker
Indianapolis
Tom Lewin
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Woodson
Home Missions Topics At Interdenominational Council
Baltimore February 1 The Interdenominational Home Mission Council met at First Presbyterian Church and heard readings of several addresses on topics including Today’s Outstanding Problems of Home Missions Unity of the Church in Its Mission to America and The Importance of Education in some Missions Speeches were given by Joshua Levering Rev John Dixon Harry Wade Hicks Rev Josiah Strong and Rev Charles Jefferson The council reconvenes tomorrow afternoon and night.
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Baltimore
Interdenominational Home Mission Council
First Presbyterian Church
Joshua Levering
John Dixon
Presbyterian Board of Ons Missions
America
Vance
Reformed Clauret
War correspondent Grover Flint dies in Newport News
Special to The Washington Post from Newport News Virginia reports Grover Flint a 45 year old war correspondent and short story writer who died of heart failure yesterday in a hotel. A Yale graduate he once served with the New York American during the Spanish American War and owned property in Cambridge Massachusetts leaving a widow and children. He wrote With Gomez in Cuba and had a brief Army lieutenant past. The coroner ruled heart failure and the body was sent to Cambridge.
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Washington Post
Newport News
Grover Flint
New York American
Flint
Yale
Cambridge
Mass
Flo
Gomez
Cuba
Burley Tobacco Sold in First Virginia Harvest
The first sale of Virginia grown burley tobacco occurred this morning at Stotewall warehouse in Richmond. Ten thousand pounds were sold amid crowds of buyers and manufacturers. Orange County growers TP Taylor Downing and FLx Weaver participated, marking years of Virginia planter experimentation and signaling a new industrial era for the state's tobacco.
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Syental
Washington Post
Richmond
Stotewall
Taylor
Downing
Flx
Weaver
Virginia
FIRE CONCERNS OPPOSE TAX IN VIRGINIA
Special to The Washington Post Richmond Va Feb 1 Insurance firms operating in Virginia plan to challenge a 1 percent premium tax supposed to fund the Firemen Relief Association station injunctions to stop Insurance Commissioner Joseph Hutton from obtaining preliminary information for the tax. Affected insurers warn of a court fight to block the basis for the levy.
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Washington
Richmond
Tra
Virginie
Joseph Hutton
Messina Earthquake Aid Ships Transport Portable Homes
The Eva naval supply ship cleared with 500 portable houses for Messina earthquake victims. The cargo includes five color coded lots, complete parts, nails, tools, photos, and instructions. About a dozen carpenters will erect model homes to guide Italians. More shipments and 200 complete homes planned with Red Cross support. Also reports of earthquakes in Mexico City and Montreal with varying instrument readings and public alarm. The Pope thanked for American relief and the Galileo reports a near tidal wave off Cape Gallo, Sicily injuring passengers.
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Washington Post
New York
Naval
Eva
Messina
Congress
Red Cross
Montreal
McGill University
Otttawa
Toronto
Rome
Kennedy
American College At
United States
Naptes
Galileo
Palermo
Cape Gallo
Sicily
Larbank
Driscoll Outfits Langdon In Six Round Bout
Jem Driscoll the Welter fighter displayed his usual cleverness at the Washington Sporting Club in Philadelphia beating Tommy Langdon of Port Redmond over six rounds. Langdon showed his best in the third, driving Driscoll to the ropes and cutting the Englishman's mouth, but Driscoll dominated the rest, ending with a hard right to send Langdon to one knee before the final bell.
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The
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Jem Driscoll
Tommy Langdon
Port Redmond
Washington Sporting Club
Dee Driscoll
Langdon
Driscoll
Drigcoll
Tormmoy
Air Cure for Ill Baby on Roof at Hospital
A foundling infant with pneumonia at Sheltering Arms Hospital endured two days on the roof under fresh air treatment. Protected by a box with Aldes and wrapped in blankets, the child rested with only nose eyes and mouth exposed as doctors test this cooling method.
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Sheltering Arms Hospital
McCook Tapped for Secretary of War in New York Report
Chicago dispatch reports Leon Barnes reserves annex space for John J. McCook of New York and party. Barnes says McCook has been tendered and accepted the Secretaryship of War. McCook is son of the Ohio Civil War hero Fighting McCook. William C. Fox, U S minister to Ecuador, plans a Washington visit, sailed from Panama aboard the Al Manofé for New York.
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Chicago
Washington Post
Leon. Barnes
John. J. McCook
New York
McCook
Barnes
Ohio
Fox
William C. Fox
Ecuador
Washington
Ie Wa
Panama
Otis Skinner in The Honor of the Family at the National
Otis Skinner stars in The Honor of the Family adapted from Emile Fabre, a cynical Balzac tale of romance and intrigue. Mrs Fiske appears in Salvation Nell at the Belasco, with mixed reviews as the drama's realism and emotional reach test her star power.
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The
National
Mapoleon
Rent Company
National’ Théater
Emile Fabre
Paul M. Potter
Col. Brideau
Brideau
Sistriner
Mansfield
Baron Chevrial
Lackaye
Svengali
Balzac
Salvation Army
Fleke
Paris
Mrs.Fiske
Sid McGovern
Chathama Street
Cherry Hill
New York
Salvation Nell
Richard Harlow
Julian James
Oden H. Oerstmann
Viscount An Viscountess de Sibour
Herbert Knox Smith
Attempt to assassinate former Costa Rican president
Feb 1. Senor Iglesias, formerly president of the republic, was wounded in an assassination attempt at Bare Jose Costa Rica. Details are sparse as the report notes the attempt occurred but provides little information on injuries or motives. Authorities investigate potential suspects.
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Costa Rica
Bare Jose
Senor Iglesias
Thio-Republic
Senor ‘Iglestas
Wounde
Crippled Liner Gets In After Wireless Updates
The American line steamship St Louis reached its dock after losing two rudder sections miles from Sandy Hook. Passengers kept informed by wireless, with tugs aiding entry. Ship to dry dock in Brooklyn for rudder repairs awaiting cargo handling. France weighs wireless mandates for ships after Nantucket sinking.
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American Line
St- Louis
Sandy Hook
Jamison
Paris
Republic
Nantucket
Busy Day for Firemen Across Several Small Blazes
Firefighters responded to multiple small fires yesterday mainly caused by defective flues and unattended stoves. A blaze at Yorkshire apartments 1559 Columbia road damaged the basement and forced occupants into street clothing. Other incidents included a home on Fourth Street Southeast, a stable at Connecticut Avenue and Th Street, and a clothing store on Seventh Street Northwest, with damages ranging from nominal to several dollars.
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Yorkshire Apartments
Columbia Road
No. 12 Engine Company
William E. Meredith
Fourth Street
Connecticut Avenue
Charles Kauffman
Seventh Street
Steven Wright
Indiana Avenue
A. B. Simms
Fatal Duel Near Frankfort On The Main Involving Two Officers
Berlin reports a pistol duel near Frankfort on the Main between Baron Von Oertzen and Lieut Von Struckrad. The Baron wounded the lieutenant who had eloped with the baroness’s wife. Oertzen surrendered. likely penalty a formal reprimand. The affair stems from a prior affair and divorce.
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Weshington
Berlin
Frankfort-on-the Main
Baron von Oertzen
von Struckrad
Stuckrad
Gertzen
New Yorks
von Oertsen
von Stuckrad
America
Kreugnach
von Oertzen
Contribution Box Stolen From Bradfield Drug Store
A Salvation Army collection box was taken yesterday from Robert L. Bradfield’s drug store at 160 Third Street Northwest. In the last three months about 3 or 4 boxes have been stolen from apartment houses drug stores and other public places.
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Salvation Army
Robert L. Bradfield
Third Street
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Stirling's Wife in Tears as Divorce Case Returns
Mrs Stirling Clara Elizabeth Taylor testified in Edinburgh defending accusations by John Alexander Stirling. She denied impropriety with Lord Northland, called many claims lies, admitted some indiscretion, and stated she had returned her husband twenty thousand dollars amid his financial troubles. The courtroom heard blunt questions prompting audience clearance as testimony likely to continue through the week.
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Edinburgh
Stirling Cross
Stirling
Lord Northland
Stomach Cure Claim Draws Crowds in New York
Mr and Mrs Simpson of Brooklyn testify that Cooper’s New Discovery cured chronic stomach trouble after years of suffering. Cooper says about fifty thousand already use it with plans for up to one hundred thousand, claiming the medicine regulates the stomach and improves health. The drug is sold by leading druggists and The Cooper Medicine Co of Payton, Ohio, promotes it.
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Cooper
West
New York
Mr. Simpson
Lves
President Street
Brooklyn
Brocklyn
Ant
Weil Ag
Cooper Medi
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