Navy Defends Strength Amid Criticism of Organization
Washington post article describes Navy head Newberry rebutting Turner kibbe Jurner critique. He argues naval power remains strong and up to date, with docks, plants, and ships adequate. He notes only small administrative defects and calls for changes within established limits to maintain Pacific and West Coast facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavite
Philippines
Pacific
Washington
Turner
Newberry
Navy Yarda
Beloved Infant and Parents Named in Local Death Notices
An obituary notice reports the infant child of Shir Do and Adda, and other relatives, with details of interment and residence. It notes services held at a chapel and the interment at Lilacwood Cemetery, with dates surrounding February 1909 and lists family members and mourners in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beate Paco
Shir Do
Adda
Jacob
Anne
Hebruars
Mobenny
TOY
Hiedmond
Jaborie
Wolo
Girl Swindled of 20 Dollars in Office by Suave Stranger
A well dressed man and two young women entered the Kletschman Company office on Wednesday afternoon. He asked for a $20 hire, created a ruse with an envelope and money, and left with $19 in the loss. The letter and mislaid bills were later discovered as counterfeit slips. police were notified, and no arrest was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kletschman Company
Jim
Boy Sleuth Captures Burglar in Daring Street Arrest
Special to The Washington Post Chicago reports a boy sleuth aided by a messenger expert in old sleuth lore. The youth confronted burglar George Walt in a dark room, restrained him with a pretend gun, and led authorities to his capture outside. A police officer then arrested the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Chicago
Tech 4
Alvert Beck
George Walt
Lam
Cap
Barefoot Girl Rescues Brothers From Fire in Pittsburgh
A 10 year old Annie Lubowitz, impoverished mother unable to buy shoes, ran barefoot through flames to pull her 6 month old and 6 year old brothers from a burning home in Pittsburgh. She guided neighbors who helped evacuate the rest of the house without serious injuries.
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Pittsburg
Annie Lubowitz
Annie
Electric Railway Commission Considers Kenilworth Line Upgrades
District of Columbia electrics railway commission weighs two running boards per car and airbrakes on new cars. Secretary Eddy cites danger of extra steps and questions open car retrofits. Old Dominion Line overcrowding defense notes high car loads, weather effects, and industry limits. Benning line stop complaints referred to district attorney.
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Dells District
Old Dominion
Eddy
District Electrics Railway Commission
Kenileworth
Columbia
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Holdy
Indy
Kenilworth
Fifteenth
H Streets
Sony
Fourteenth Street
Oddy
Old Dominion Lane
Dismet Railway Commission
Great Falls
District Commission
Benning
Hammerstein Fracas At Opera House Outcome Yet Unclear
Reporters defend the fracas with Hammerstein as Dan Finn discharges William J. Heney over sulphuretted hydrogen spill claims. Judges to decide Friday whether James Doyle and Fred Hall of the Press assaulted Hammerstein outside the Knickerbocker Hotel ten days earlier. Testimony centers on who initiated the shove or slap. Oscar Hammerstein denies recalling an apology demand and oxides about the letter to their newspaper. Hall says the opera house manager pushed him before the slap, while Doyle testifies he did not strike Hammerstein until a button was ripped from his coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammerstein
Washington Post
New York Tech
Dan Finn
William J. Heney
Oscar Hammersein
James Doyle
Fred M Hat
Knic
Erbocker
Tall and Doyle
Doyle
Hall
Beattie
Oscar
Manhattan Opera House
Trainer bit and mauled by lions at Albany carnival
Albany Ga Feb 4 a trainer tripped in a cage during a street carnival show and was mauled by a lion. Capt Cardo suffered mangled arms and severe slashes to neck and head while spectator Samuel Farkas used a cane to aid rescue. Christo Waterich mauled by a puma and may lose an eye.
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Albany
Cardo
Samuel Farkas
Card
Eufl
Christo Watericn
Khedivah Hurt In Auto On Suez Road
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports Khedival court women Hanem and Princess Nazleh Hanem injured in a car accident on the Suez road. Their vehicle fell into a ditch when a wheel came off. The khedivah sustained serious contusions and the princess a facial cut. They endured exposure and shock in the desert after the crash late at night.
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Suez Road
Washington Post
Cairo
Khedivan
Eagle snatches infant then drops it unharmed near barn
A Pitcairn farmer on the Adirondacks edge reports an eagle seized his year old child from a yard but released the girl onto a roof without injury. The father fired a shot to scare the bird, which fled with minor feather loss.
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Washington Post
Adirondacks
Pitcairn
Olettres
Olmtree
Fifty Names Vied for Taft Cabinet Posts in Early List
The Taft cabinet prospect list includes more than 50 Republican figures from various states and roles. Names range from Secretary of State and Treasury to War and Interior, with figures like Knox Burton Bacon Spooner and Hitchcock among the possibles. The compilation notes potential omissions and that Taft may not include anyone from his home state, with Panama return delaying official confirmation.
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William Howard Taft
Hall of Fame
Ig Giew
Republican Party
Taft
Chicago
Anantas Club
Tatt Club
Ust
Panama
Tme
Philander Chase Knox
Pennaylvania
Representaiive
T E Burton
Ohio
Robert Bacon
New York
John C Spooner
Wicansin
the Treasury
T LC Burton
Gay Wyron Therrick
Meyer
Massachusetts
William Loeb Jr
George C Pardee
California
Geonge W Roberts
Iowa
Geonge M Reynolds
Tia
Chamber of Commerce Directors Elect Leaders and Approve Bills
The Washington chamber of commerce directors reelected Lisner as treasurer and Grant as secretary. New members were elected, and committee chairmen named for the coming year. They endorsed bills on school retirement, plumbing regulations, and builder licensing, with actions sent to Senate and House committees. The group debated the railway double-tracks project and formed a new building committee.
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Lisner
Congress
Acton
Board of Directors
Chamber of
Chepin Brown
Senate
Brown
Peary
Washlington, Baltimore and Annapolis Railway Company
Treasure
Chamber of Commerce
Thomas Grant
C Stiles
Mr Gude
Messrs Harper, Dulin
Chapin Brown
Emmett Adams
William B Brown
A E Beck
Taslor Carter
Harry B
Denham Ruther L Derrick JS Goldsmith
George 3
Hooker
Henry J Hunted
Willam Darche
Willam I Matteson
N A Merritt
R I. Middleton
Fred W Miller
Fred Woodville Miller
Louis Ockerhausen
Frank H Pierce John Poole
Richard Playm
George E Reed
Prank Reid
John
Arthur Steinberg
William J Wasner
David F Weaver
Board of
Urectors
Manufactures
Moses
James F
Oyster
George F Schutt
Allen_D
Anacostia Fats
Albert Schultes
Forter Charities
T C Noyes
P_M
L' Smelair
Chama Brown
P May
Skaufman
Bell
Ligner House
William & Shannon
William B Shannon
Joseph Rehardson
Tee
Mr Moses
T Noyes
R Golden Donaldson
E @ Graham
John L Weaver
D J Callahan
Jury Acquits Mrs Dunphy in Boston Robbery Case
Chicago February 4 Mrs Martha Mabelle Dunphy wife of Dr John M Dunphy of Boston was acquitted after a 20 minute jury deliberation. The trial featured defense attorney James Brady accusing Charles Giles of excessive interest and coercion.
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Chicago
Martha
Mabelle Dunphy
John M Dunphy
Boston
Charles BR Giles
Doncaster
Mass
Dunphy
James Brady
Giles
Brady
Jum
Dingley Widow Sues for Estate Accounting in Michigan
Selome M Dingley of Lewiston Maine widow of the late Congressman Nelson Dingley filed in Kalamazoo’s chancery division a bill seeking an accounting from her son Edward W Dingley former Kalamazoo Telegraph manager. Allegations include mismanagement and misappropriation of funds with items totaling about 184000 on books and extensive personal withdrawals totaling about 329000. The 77 year old widow seeks relief as two children press for accounting, prompting action in Maine probate court.
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San Sperlal
Kalamazoo
Mich
Selome M Dingiey
Lewiston
Nelson Dingies
Chancery Division
Circuit Court
Edward W Dingley
Bil
Senator Aldrich At Private Columbia Dinner
Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island attended a private dinner at President Nicholas Murray Butler’s home in New York. Hosted by Butler, the event included economists and financiers where Aldrich, chairman of the National Monetary Commission, discussed currency revision and plans to meet monetary stringencies.
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New York
Nelson W Aldrich
Rhode Island
Nicholas Murray Butter
Columbia University
Aldrich
National Monetary Commission
Butler
More Graft Indictments in Pittsburg Bribery Cases
Pittsburg February 4 grand jury returns new bills in council bribery cases against Councilmen John F Klein John Watson and William Brand and former bankers William Ramsey and A A Vilsack. One indictment involves alleged bribery by German National Bank officials over city depositories ordinance. Another charges conspiracy related to paving Fourth Avenue with paving luck.
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Pittsburg
Cousaimen
John F Klein
John Watson
William Brand
Wiliam Ramsey
A A. Vilsack
German National Bank
Fourth S Avenue
Paderewski Seeks 2000 Insurance Indemnity
The Polish pianist Paderewski canceled a Wednesday recital due to a finger wound and will obtain 2000 dollars from his insurer. The Carnegie Hall show proceeded after a skin crack on a finger, with tickets for today valid for March. The insurer handles policies on several famed pianists and other performers, illustrating broad coverage in the entertainment industry.
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Paderewski
Jan Ignece Paderewski
Washington
Paserewski
Carnegie Hall
New York
Jose F. de Navarro Dead
Jose Francisco de Navarro long time director of Equitable Life Assurance Society died at his Porty-sixth street home after a four week illness. He was 71, born in San Sebastian, Spain, and in New York since 1855. His sons Alfonso and Antonio were with him. He helped build the first fron ter steamship in the United States, fostered the first elevated railway in New York City, and founded the Portland cement industry. He was husband to Mary Anderson and father of Antonio de Navarro.
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New York
Jose Francisco de Navarro
Equplitable Life Assurance Society
Antonio de Navarro
Mary Anderson
Porty-sixth Street
San Sebastian
Spain
Alfonso
Antonio
de Navarro
United States
Spanish Royal Naval Academy
Fake matrimonial agency operator posed as priest arrested
In Cleveland Ohio a man known as Horthy, wanted for running a sham matrimonial bureau, was found on the street Wednesday disguised as a Catholic priest and taken into custody. He advertised for suitors for an orphan girl with a fortune and taxed applicants, with over 300 letters found in his office after a raid last Mania. He was bound to the federal grand jury under bond of 35000.
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Cleveland
Omo
Horthy
Federal Grand Jury
Earl's Brother Near End In Bear Hunt Tragedy
Special to The Washington Post from New York February 4 1920 Eastcourt Howard brother of the Earl of Suffolk and Daisy Letter lies dying after freezing in British Columbia with Baron Schaffer a German nobleman They shot three bears but were overcome and Howard faces possible amputation of his right foot and several fingers to save his life
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Washington
Banff
Columbia
Howard
Schaffer
Bani
Lannon
Tloward
Carl of
Suffolk
Daisy Letter
Visited by Mrs Roosevelt at Baltimore art gallery
Waltera Art Galleries in Baltimore opened to the public with Mrs Roosevelt and guests viewing the Massarento collection. Charles J Bonaparte hosted. Visitors toured the loggia, Louis Quatorze room, Louis Seize room, and Barge room, admiring Reynolds The Strawberry Girl Thurlow’s The Ocean and Ingres pieces among other noted works.
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Waltera Art
Baltimore
Washington Post
Baltior
Waltera
Roosevelt
Douglas Robinson
W S Cowles
Charles J Bonaparte
France
England
Wellington
Joshua Reynolds
Fritz Thurlow
J A d'Ingres
Harriman pool broke Sid ney Love in Chicago market crash
Special to The Washington root reports Sid ney L Love and Mrs Love faced a stock plunge as the Harriman pool moved against them. Love’s holdings declined with Southern Pacific rising, leaving Mrs Love with a $2,000 personal estate under Northern Trust Bank trusteeship. Friends say she avoided eggs and remains financially restrained, while Byron L Smith oversees her funds. Love recently retired from business amid the tumult.
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Washington Root
Chicago
Broberg
Sidney L
Pacifle
Harriman Pool
Byron L Smith
Northern Trust Company
Burglars Raid City Homes as One Arrested Near Patrol Box
Washington police report two houses in the Tenth precinct robbed Wednesday night. Sergt Harry of the Tenth precinct arrested one man after a struggle. a second suspect escaped toward Brightwood. Jewelry and cash worth over $700 stolen, with additional thefts at nearby homes. A jimmy and broken windows indicate professional burglars, with partners seen near Fourteenth and Emerson streets. A second store burglary yielded small cash and canned goods. One suspect held on Sing Sing prison letters. photo lineup planned.
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Sergi
Harry
Tenth Precinct
Ome
Washington
Arthur L . Evans
Fourteenth Street
Lieut Peck
Weedon
Evans
Mra Wualler B. Hilton
Delafield Place
Hutona
Sam
Jimmy
Dcvans
Fourteenth
Emerson Streets
Sergi Harry
Sergt Harry
Piney Branch Road
Emerson Street
Brightwood Avenue
Tenta Precinct
Sing Sing
George C. Allemus
Eighteenth Street Northwest
J Stone
Altemus Place
Hampton's Magazine preview features Lincoln and Booth chronicle
This page highlights Clara E Laughlin's vivid sketch on Lincoln's death and Booth's pursuit, plus 20 other features. It touts articles on Might Riders by Eugene Poyle Jr and Hunting Ahead of Roosevelt in East Africa by Capt Fritz Duquesne, plus Rex Beach's The Silver Horde and stories by Conrad and Vorse among others. A sales pitch urges readers to buy Hampton's Magazine at newsdealers for 15 cents.
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Lincoln
Booth
Clara E Laughlin
John Wilkes Booth
Eugene Poyle, Jr
Roosevelt
East Africa
Fritz Duquesne
Charles Edward Russell
Rex Beach
Northwest
Joseph Conrad
Emerson Hough
Mary Heaton Vorse
Elliott Flower
Jean Webster
Mary Mullett
Ward Marr
Hampton
America
Thaw Pleads for Freedom to Appellate Court
Hari K Thaw, acquitted a year ago, appeals from commitment to the Matterman Asylum. He argues the jury found no opinion on his mental state in 1906 when he killed a man, and he contends the penal code clause used to commit him is unconstitutional, seeking release and a new legal process.
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Poughkeepsie
Hari K ‘Thas
Matterman Asylum
Todas
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Ge Navy Newberry
Critica Maide
George Kibbe Jurner
Secreoay
Meethig Cophan
Aivell
Famine
Durner
Waity
Aba
Cirne
Dartahts
Wendy Boetaey
Herat
Navy
Pat Wei
Strnigter Ptaturs Dispatch
Lobe Poviderce Journal
Heralds
Noosa Feria
Fonta
Deater
Paw Pionaer Sree
Wie Tire
Syracuse
Pust Standard
Adinia
William Ler
Apn
Modern Crematorium
Prises Chapel
Blackistone
Geo. C. Shaffer
Ea Ofuj Flora
Priga
Gude
THIVE
Bill
Little Gil
Wien
New Willard
To-Kalon Wine Co
St. N
Cage
May
Khedivah
Big Eagle
Mr. Taft
Henty L Stimpson
George W Wickershan
William Nelson Cromwell
Henry V. Hoyt
Pennsylvania
Wadf Ellie
Frank B Kellogg
Mimnendta
George A Knight
Truman W. Newberry
Ienigan Willa Lobb
Oregon
Four
J McCoole
Large Wright
Tennessee
Bascom Slems
Virginia
Charles EF Magoon
Nebraska
Frank Hitchcock
James Ahemenway
Indiana
Cnesturt Long
Kansas
Interior
Richard A Ballinger
Wacington
Henry W Scott
Charles Nagel
Missouri
Alfred Blittredge
South Dakota
James R.garfield
Agriculture
James Wilson
Giffond Pinchot
Frank U Lowden
Iine
Commerce and Labor
Oscar 3 Strals
William FO Owneeler
William Lote Jr
WEW
W. B
Trunks
Nelson Dingley
Senator Aldrich
Nicholas Murray
Jose F. DE Navarro
Equitable Life
Earl
Canada
London
Mrs Roosevelt
Harriman
Love
Bob
Admiral Evans
Hampton’s Magazine
Hamptons
Bbc
Gealess
Uz Hampton
Thaw
Mites
Washington Loan
Trust Company
John Joy Edsor
Peter Grogan
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