Indicts Miss Caspar for Four Counts in Pretenses Case
Frances A Caspari former Baltimore schoolteacher nicknamed the woman of mystery was indicted by a grand jury on four counts of false pretenses after recent release from Maryland penitentiary. Police say she targeted prominent women and men in Washington and Baltimore and disappeared with large sums of money. Investigators believe connections may lead to New York city as a clue to the case.
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Charles A. Caspari
Pelle
Maryland
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Yeaterday
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Washington
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Pobcw
Wouli
Hith Cloihagett
Brownaville
Mud
Lotsard
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N. Y
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Hhmy Ail Chase
Huntaydile
Albion
Amprisauiaeuc
Caspari
Che Lical
Oe Ealtimore
New York City
Br. Charlea A. Caspari
Haltimore Medical School
Women of
K. Shute
Uiat
Sami Ty
Pet
Nuk Actin
Tharatay
Lowe Beats Whistler in Washington Bout Modern Lightweight clash ends with referee stoppage
Tommy Lowe of Washington outboxed Billy Whistler in eleven rounds and halted the fight when Whistler, showing signs of fatigue and stomach trouble, threw in the sponge. Whistler showcased clever footwork but Lowe pressurized and landed body and jaw shots without a knockdown, earning a decisive win.
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Washington Ton Fasttimer
Lui
Billy Whistler
Tommy Lowe
Washington
Lyoung
Whistler
Washingtonian
Uir
Dle
Lowe
Lions Talk Over Long Distance With Roosevelt
A long distance telephone conversation linked Colonel Francis Ferrari with President Roosevelt to arrange a Washington visit next week. Ferrari plans to recount his years in the African jungle and his adventures in tracking and capturing the king of beasts.
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Washington
Houngke Wa
Pehl T
Francis Ferari
Roosevelt tolLly
Hans
Ccnionel
Ferart
Treasury submits 9 million in department appropriation estimates
The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday sent to the House the departments estimates for the coming fiscal year. The deficiency appropriations total 9,418,000 with an additional 1,335,706 requested from postal revenue for the postal service.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Battery Selfridge Named After Lt Thomas Selfridge
Fort Upton military reservation names Battery Selfridge in honor of First Lieutenant Thomas E B Selfridge of the First Field Artillery who led from arm injuries last September following an aviation accident with the Wright aeroplane.
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Fort Upton
Fawat
Thomas EB. Selfridge
Firat Field Artillery
Amrjuries
Yayk
Jury Exonerates Busse in Chicago Shooting Case
Special to The Washington Pym reports George Busse, brother of Mayor Fred A. Busse, was exonerated by a coroner’s jury investigating the shooting of Mrs. Tuckerman, daughter of Brig. Gen. Girard. The jury found the fatal shot fired accidentally in the Busse apartment amid emotional testimony from witnesses and relatives. Lucius Tuckerman sent a telegram asking for support as he left for Chicago.
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Washington Pym
Chicago
George Busse
Fred A. Busse
Tuckerman
Alfred C. Girard
Busae
Welton
Burte
Walenti Tuckerman
Lucius Tuckerman
Bryan cancels Cuba trip plans for Southern speaking tour
Special to The Washington Post William Jennings Bryan announced from Birmingham Alabama that he abandoned a planned visit to Cuba. He will deliver several addresses across the South ending in Tampa Florida next week during the fair period before returning home. Bryan spoke twice to large crowds on religious topics yesterday.
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Washington Post
Birmingham
Ala
Wiliam Jennings Bryan
Cuba
Tampa
Pia
Mr. Bryan
Candlemas Candle Blessings Across Catholic Parishes
Catholic churches celebrate Candlemas with blessing of candles and throats in observances honoring St. Blasius. Sermons, benedictions, and special services planned at St Matthew St Vincent de Paul St Patrick St Paul St Dominic St Augustine St Mary St Joseph and others with multiple masses and processions noted for today and tomorrow.
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Father Cooper
St. Matthew's
Mar. Lee
St. Vinecent de Pani
Father O'Connell
St Blasius
St. Patrick's
Benediction Wit
Michael J. Kennedy
J. P
St. Dominic's Charen
Father Yassel
St. Augustine’s
Sodality
Sacred Heart can@es
Father McGee
Father Bekenrode
St. Mary's Church
Father Wannenberg
St. Mary's
Valentine Schmitt
St. Joseph's Church
Richard Bean
Columbus
Washington
Eugene McDonnell
St. Aloysius’ Church
St. Martin's
St. Peter's Holy Trinity
St. Anthony's
Church of the Holy Comforter
Health Office Records Deaths and Ages Listed
A garbled Health Office record lists numerous deaths with ages and partial addresses. Entries include Anna S. Dalles five percent years, John Kahn sixty seven, Samsel C Russell seventy, Nancy Thompson year, and many others with varied street references and institutions such as government hospitals and soldiers homes. The document appears incomplete with numerous misspellings and illegible segments throughout.
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John Kahn
Morphal
Samsel C .Russell
Ins
Nancy Thompson
Alice M. Crowley
Capitol
Patrick “Higgioga
Haware Ruedy
Thidget McCambridge
John B. O'Conner
Dra
Otte
Ligos
Emma E. Harmer
Yesra
Ancle de “Vaughan
Abbie M. Coultry
Holmead
Joseph F. Amos
Church St. Iw
Ruble
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Strother
Saty
Kony Thomas
Dane Janifer
Benjamin Prov
Charlotte
Brody
Patam
Frances Willlama
Ow Hauk
Jonea
Ne” Minnie Corner
Fromimen's Hospital
Ignatius Duvall
Harry H. Nelson
Covington St
Pride Kills Old Beau Lane in New York Tenement
Smith Edward Lane once a witty member of New York clubs and a city official died alone in his rooms at 227 West Sixty-eighth Street. Friends say his pride hid ten years of poverty as he lived a recluse, with illness worsening until death. The secretary for ex Mayor Ely said the cause was likely starvation coupled with heartbreak, not simply hunger.
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Knocka
Washington
Smith Edward Lane
Union
Sons of the American Revolution
SS Nicholas Society
West Sixty-eighth Street
Lane
Robert H. Lalsey
Weat Fifty-eighth Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Newberry Outlines Navy Reorganization Plan
Secretary Newberry told the Senate committee on naval affairs of a reorganization scheme aimed at consolidating mechanical bureaus in navy yards. He opposed a general staff for the navy and rejected any setup that would place extra layers between the Secretary, the President, or Congress. The discussion showed Senate support for the plan aligned with the 1904 appropriation bill views.
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General Board of Construction
Sherman Defends Rules In Address At Albany
Vice President-elect James Sherman visited Albany and addressed the senate. He praised Mr. Root for believing in political organization and argued the House rules enable prompt business, contrasting with Senate practices. The President sent Jose C Barbosa's nomination to Porto Rico’s executive council.
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Birth Announcements From Local Families in 19th Century Ledger
A list of births records numerous pairs with names of mothers and fathers, and their newborns. The entries include boys and girls with varied spellings and occasional quotes or misreadings, reflecting a historical birth notice collection. Notable pairings include George M J and Lillig Yeatlan with a boy, and Harry K and Mary J Murphy with a child born in a family ledger style.
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Diamond Waistcoat Styles Predicted by Tailors
Chicago February 1 The Diamond wardle coat is touted as the top fashion for next day wear by the Merchant Tailors National Protective Association. The design features a diamond shaped flap cut patch pockets and diamond stripes with bright color options. The era will favor single breasted frock coats over double breasted trunks and ban pegtops heavy cuffs and large buttons.
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National Protective Associaton
Robbery Ends in Murder Near Conestoga Center
In Lancaster Pennsylvania on February 1 two masked men raided the residence of 70 year old farmer Afrea Hallman near Conestoga Center. Mrs Hallman ill in bed, neighbors Jona Kramer and Mrs Kreider visited. Hallman protested claiming no money. The burglars shot and killed Hallman and wounded Kramer before fleeing.
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Conestoga Center
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Jona
Kramer
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Hallmen
Change First Law for Presidential Succession Drafted
Senate debates Bacon resolution on constitutional amendment to define succession when no President or Vice President exists. Proposal would let Congress set who acts as President until disability is removed or a new President is elected. Also notes Carter protest over postal savings bank, Brownsville case, and other Senate actions.
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Carter
Senate
Pyareie
Washington Railway and Electric Company 1908 financials
The report lists capitalization at 15 million for the parent firm with subsidiaries, funded debt of about 12.078 million for the main company and 5.314 million for subsidiaries. It notes a 6 percent dividend, 150 miles in operation, and passengers totaling 54,784,808 with transfers and passes adding large counts. Receipts reach 2.485 million, with expenses dominated by maintenance, equipment, staff, and taxes. Net income shows limited surplus after track relays. many named stockholders and trustees are listed.
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District of Columbia
Maryland
W. B. ‘Hibbs
C. B. Lyddane
Angon Mills
Just A. Montgomery
Murray
John L. Newbold
Jaomas B. Nolan
Clarence F. Norment
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Crespy B. Noyes
Lewis H. Richards
Washington A. Roebbling
J. I Schreiner
Charles A. Spalding
F. C. Btevens
Ward ‘Tharon
George ‘Truesdell
Joseph ‘Washington
George W. Weber
L. W. Wells
Horace Wylie
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H. BE. Amasso
Joseph H. Auerbach
Mary EK. Beale
Norman Lestor
Selina Bestar
C. A. Brandenburg
Mary Price Campbell
W. L. Capps
H. Cragin
John Farnsworth
Simon B. Flesacaner
D. C. Phillips
Post & Flagg
Charles Pratt & Co
W. H. Rapley
Hugh Reilly
Louise Simpson
BN. Smith
H. Q. Smalth
John T. Stephenson, Jr
M.D. Thatchy
Washington R Railway and Electric Company
Washington Railway Relief Association
White & Co
George T. Whiting
Worthington
Brightwood
Brightwood Railway Company
Central Trust Company
New York
United States Mortgage Company
City and Suburban Railway Company
Georgetown
Anacostia and Potomac River Railway Company
Old Dominion
Great Falls and
Old Dominion Railroad Company
John FR. McLean
Stephen B. Milking
Willam Hart
H. Livingston
A. D. Erkine
Tkins, Jr
Edehard Wikins
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E. H. McDermott
J. F. Snyder
Arthur Lee
R. H. Goldsborough
H. G. Davis
M. F. Fenton
Edwin B. McLean
Emily B. McLean
H. I. Reeside
Patent Surplus Report Highlights Patent Office Totals
The annual patent office report to Congress shows receipts of 1,808,847.67 and expenditures of 1,172,903.42 with a surplus of 184,544.95. It records 60,142 patent applications for inventions, 1,131 for designs, 23,200 U S citizens and 2,938 foreign citizens issued patents, and 22,098 patents expended during the year.
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Patent Office
Congress
Treasury
United States
Army Faces 4.5 Million Shortfall in 1919 Pay
The Army projects a deficit of 4.5 million dollars in its pay funds for the 1919 fiscal year. The shortfall follows an initial estimate cut by the Paymaster General and further reductions ordered by the Secretary of War and a military committee, amid forecasts of a smaller enlisted force in Washington.
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Humorous magazine tease and Northwest tale read
A magazine advertises humor and a fiction piece by Emerson Hough titled Tur Hoty Crry Quarrette. It promotes laughter as wholesome American work and highlights a tale featuring cantatrices and corpulent gentlemen set in Sidonia Center, Michigan and the Northwest.
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Emerson Hough
Vox Populi
Great
Northwest
Gompers Vows to Speak On Despite Court Rulings
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, said no court would curb his speech. Speaking before the Central Federated Union in New York, he urged persistence and claiming a right to free speech and free assembly. Supporters vowed to stand with him in jail if needed, trusting higher courts to overturn Judge Wright’s ruling in the Mitchell Morrison case. A confidence motion passed by the meeting. Also advertised is a Singer Darner for darning stockings on lockstitch machines at a Washington store.
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United States Navy
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Philippine Islands
Brownsville
Senate
Foraker
McLaurin
Mr. Culberson
Court of Inquiry
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New York
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American Federation of Labor
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Hampton's Magazine Promises Rich Monthly Fiction
Hampton's Magazine touts Rex Beach's The Silver Horde as a lead story with short fiction by Joseph Conrad Mary Heaton Vorse Mary Mullett Jean Webster Elliott Flower Ward Muir plus special articles by notable writers Admiral Evans Charles Edward Russell Clara E Laughlin Eugene P Lyle Jr Reginald Wright Kaufmann Gilbert K Chester ton and others. Twenty major features claim Hampton's is the best magazine in America.
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Rex Beach
Joseph Conrad
Mary Heaton Vorse
Mary Mullett
Jean Webster
Elliott Flower
Ward Muir
Admiral Evans
Charles Edward Russell
Clara E. Laughlin
Eugene P. Lyle
Reginald — Wrightauffmann
Gilbert K. Chesterton
America
Money's Worth or Money Back Tram Ad
Market promotion for Hampton's tram news dealer service offering refunds if a purchase fails to pass muster. Instructions explain returning the cover and covering postage, with a request to send 18 cents and the dealer's name if the dealer is sold out of Hampton's.
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Hampton's
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