Trunk hides secret father story fuels murder theory
A man claims his daughter was married to Professor Simpson and that the case involves a forged letter. Detectives examine handwriting while the family seeks proof, as Coroner Nevitt vows full inquiry and funeral rites proceed in Cincinnati. The father laments the loss and presses for justice, hoping Simpson returns to clarify the marriage and circumstances surrounding her death.
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Prot Simpson
Nevitt
Potters Field
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Lawrence
Lay
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Fragmentary OCR notes mention names and places with unclear dates and events. Readable items include Bentay parent Enc WE Potata and references to a tower at Westeb fay New thaw, with several garbled lines and scattered proper nouns.
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Byker
TNT
Teyloe Vonewey
Homo Nes
Marriage and Death Notices From Washington Post
Fragmentary newspaper items list marriage and death notices with scattered names and dates. Limited readable elements point to local society notices and obituary brief items without clear event details or full identities.
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Herald
Paul
Mrs Gould, Farnum Deposition Conflicts Over Hotel Conduct
Bellboy James Clarke and waiter Clear no Fallen testified at Katherine Clemons Gould v Howard Gould hearings. Clarke described Mrs Gould’s November hotel visit at Carrall Tonshburg, noting rooms used and a request to fetch Dustin Farnum. Both Clarke and Pullen denied witnessing drinking or improper behavior, while Farnum’s presence at meals and notes suggest no payments were offered to obtain testimony.
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James G Clarke
Holl Carnell Tonshburg
Katherine Clemons Gould
Howard Gould
Gould
William C Arnold
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Dustin Marnum Ie
Tor
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Oyer Clarle
Furnum
Noilu
New York
Gouli
Vt Gould
Farnum
Twin City Protests Overcrowded Street Cars
A Committee 848 appointed by Rane Highlands and Twining City residents met Tuesday to urge the District electric railway commission to address overcrowded cars on the Cantellivetion Company line on F Street. The group called on the District health department to note the conditions and proposed a portable school building for the Or Scheal.
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Cigens
District Electric Railway Commission
Cantellivetion Company
District Health Department
Sven
Walter Mitehel
MoIt Darnall
William Tfenning Lyon
Capt Mitchell
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Macfarland
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Nathan Wial
Tennessee
Harry Colm
The
United States Historical Society
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Polo Tourney Planned on Monument Grounds
President Roosevelt backs a Washington polo tournament initiative with Cal Treat representative of the Army and Navy Polo Association. Efforts focus on arranging play on the Monument grounds in spring or early summer, with presidential support aiding use of the site near the Washington Monument.
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Washington Post
Boston
Roosevelt
Cal Charles G
Army
Weaiy Polo
Washington
Rabbi Simon Stays in Washington After Flattering Call Refused
Rabbi Abram Simon of the Washington Hebrew Congregation announced after a Tuesday Optimist Club meeting that he would remain in Washington rather than accept Temple Emanuel in San Francisco. The decision was greeted with applause from a diverse audience and underscored Simon’s strong ties to his current community.
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Prince of Optimists
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San Fran
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Pacific Coast
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Sunen
Boy Killed by Terrier While Visiting Uncle in Lynn
Albert Leadbetter two year old son of Walter Leadbetter of Lynn was killed in Newburyport by a Boston terrier owned by John Collis, an uncle. Albert, visiting for several days and despite warnings, played with the dog. The terrier grabbed his neck and shook him. the uncle freed the jaws, but the boy died minutes later from a broken spine.
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Walter Leadbetter
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John Collis
Albert
Colby
ELOPER FINED SIX CENTS IN BERWICK TALE
Special to The Washington Post from Berwick Pennsylvania reports ex Chief of Police Veikel who deserted his wife and family eloped with Mrs Dorothy Potter. He was tried Tuesday and fined six cents. His wife withdrew serious charges, and only nonsupport was pursued. Mrs Potter was released and will not be prosecuted.
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Washington Post
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Pohea
Veikel
West Berwick
Dorothy Potter
Ted
Missed Answer in Probate Case Over Yerkes Estate
Louis S Owsley in probate court denies intent to profit from the Yerkes estate and accuses Mary Adelaide Yerkes of being misled by adviser Clarence A Knight. He counters that a claim he sought $3 million property interest and 6 percent commission is a falsehood spread by Knight.
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Louis S Owsley
Mary Adelaide Yerkes
Charles T Yerkes
Owsley
Yerkes
Clarence
Knight
Elopers Secret Revealed In Washington Marriage
Lester Burns a Washington Gaslight Co clerk and Marie Friedrich daughter of Dr Leon L Friedrich were secretly married in Baltimore on Monday at Rev Dr Neely's home. John De Maine served as best man, and the couple returned to Washington after the ceremony. Parents later blessed the union following a confession from the bride and groom.
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Washington Gaslight Company
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Leon L . Friedrich
East Capitol Street
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D J Neely
North Carolina Street
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Herr's
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Rockwile
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Taft Cabinet Picked War and Agriculture Open
The Taft administration reveals a cabinet with war and agriculture positions filled, while G. M Reynolds of Chicago is slated for Treasury. The latest schedule excludes Wilson from official appointments.
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Cabinet lineup for Taft era revealed in dispatches
A Washington dispatch reports cabinet selections under President Taft with Knox directing State and Hitchcock at Postmaster General. Reynolds would head Treasury, Meyer moves to Navy, Nagel to Commerce and Labor, Wickersham to Justice. War and Agriculture unfilled, Ellison Balenger named Interior, Ohio man absent to avoid party faction ties.
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New York
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Ohio
Books on angling fetch top prices at sale day
The sale of part 1 of the angling library of the late John Gerard Hecksher drew strong bids. A 1838 edition of The Fresh Water Tishes of Great Britain sold for 97 dollars while The Treatyse of Fysshynge With an Angle by Dame Julyana Barnes brought 530 dollars. The event also included Chinese porcelains and American Art Association gallery lots. About 180 lots netted 20,600 dollars in the afternoon.
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New York
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Ziency Thorpe
John Gerard Hecksher
Great Britain
Edward Howditch
London
Thorpe
Fysshynge
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Wynkynde
Dame Julyans
The
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Kisses at $10 Apiece In City Court Case
Chicago February 3 A municipal court judge named Newcomer fined John Fallon ten dollars and costs for stealing three kisses from his landlady Mira Edna Caramel. Fallon later claimed the name Julius Levy and asserted his father was A J Levy of Beekman Place New York.
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John Fallon
New York
Mira
Fallon
Juling Levy
Church War Not Over Meeting Tomorrow Evening
Resignations of Anton Heitmuller Fred Wardemin and F R Harcla accepted by Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church after a stormy session. Insurgents plan disclosures to exonerate themselves and may appeal to the Maryland Synod to gain control. Debate centers on Dr Butler and church finances, with efforts to end the controversy pushed by tomorrow night.
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Fred Wardemin
F R. Harcla
Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church
J . Butler
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Dr Butler
Maryland
Allegen i Legatity
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Comorrows
Seventeen Dead In Mine Explosion Near Birmingham
A deadly blast at the Birmingham Coal and Iron Company mine near Short Creek 18 miles west of Birmingham claims seventeen lives including foreman C L Harmon and chief weighman J Salter. About one hundred workers were inside when a windy shot sparked deadly flames. rescue teams recovered bodies within hours as inspectors and company managers rushed to the scene.
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Ala
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Short Creek
C L Harmon
P Salter
Aigazel
Will Hariigton
Schoeller
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J Harmon
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Alex Bonneyman
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Hill
Love No Proof of Madness Declares Widow Competent
A Washington Post Special reports Maria Augusta Valentine of New Rochelle was found mentally competent after a jury trial by 12 to 2. Relatives petitioned due to her confession of loving a theater usher, but a commissioner noted affection alone does not prove insanity.
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New York
Maria Augusta Valentine
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Valentine
Duma Debates Spy System In Russia
The St Petersburg Duma resumes sessions after holidays to interpellate on government spies tied to Azef the socialist leader and Lopukine former police chief. Pergament calls agents provocateurs the dominant power in Russia and accuses the government of complicity with reactionaries in murders, while Lopukine has been refused bail.
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Mitchell Heir Likely To Lose Home After Florida Shooting
Milwaukee born David F Mitchell eldest son of late Senator John L Mitchell faced a fatal shooting while attempting to seize Villa Alexander in Jacksonville Florida The property long tied to the Mitchell family was foreclosed after a 1901 mortgage A watchman claims Mitchell fired first and was killed in self defense The villa had been linked to two recent mysteries including the death of Rear Admiral J Cogswell who may have come to claim the property for the family
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United States
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Billard to Incorporate Hartford Firm for Boston and Maine Stock
Hartford petitions request the Billard Company be formed as a body politic and corporate to purchase, hold, pledge, and sell stock and securities of the Boston and Maine line. The plan aims to transfer 110 600 shares previously held as loan security, replacing Mr Bullard with a corporation.
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Maine
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New England Navigation Company
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Kiss Damages Repair Efforts Amid Navy Divorce
San Francisco dated February 3 reports Lieut 7 W Osburn of the Clevenne travels from San Diego to mediate a reconciliation between Naval Constructor Holden Crans and his wife Evans Crans. Crans had left his vessel. Osburn seeks to calm the domestic dispute after Evans filed suit. Mrs Crans offers no comment as the peace bid unfolds.
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Peace desires with Peru prompt Chilean envoy visit
A Chilean envoy, recalled from rest, arrived amid a large crowd at the railroad station seeking an amicable settlement with Peru over wartime disputes. Senor Echnique stated he left Lima because no other country offered an alternative and expressed sincere desire for peace and to settle pending questions.
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Aldermen Vote to Raise Pay and Staff Stipends
Aldermen boosted salaries from 1 to 700 with a 500 stipend for new aldermen and 190 for private secretaries. The council backed the 3000 total pay plan and kept the act under mayoral pledge that salaries would not exceed a stated cap.
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Gow Deneen
Busse
Olney critiques Roosevelt on imperialism at Boston alumni banquet
Richard Olney former Secretary of State spoke at the Brown University alumni of Boston banquet at the American House last night. He said President Roosevelt casts longing glances at imperial power and warned of America leaning toward an imperial presidency, likening it to Napoleon III.
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Richard Olney
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