Bertha Marsden's Tragic Love Ended In Suicide In Washington
Bertha Marsden, daughter of a murdered Missouri Avenue couple, killed herself in Washington after falling for a "tramp painter" connected to the Cawthorns of Selma. Guardian J W Douglas had guided her since her mother's death. letters addressed to Douglas and to a NC recipient reveal her despair. The chloroform was poured into a mug and fumes ended her life.
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Selma
Ala
Bertha Marsden
Douglas
Cawthorn
Washington
Bertha
Painter
Jack Cawthorn
F W Douglas
Viola Suddarth
Florida Avenue
Sam Dalton
Asheville
Cawthorns
Record of Severe Cold Wave and Market Rumors
Fragments report zero weather forecast for Washington with a broad cold wave across the region and wind warnings, while financial notes discuss Amalgamated and Great Northern properties, market speculation, and corporate moves. The pieces mention Hart plant plans, copper movements, and a burial of Captain Collins, with scattered references to Washington news and theater.
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Washington
Virginia
White River
Canada
Kansas
New York
Maidan
Orleans
Msec
Union Paritiw
Studi Gia
Nion
Shaltern Pacific Holdings
Lintet Copper
Willlund Refining
Gek
Hart
Pr Bnt
I.surance
Negro Creates Scene in Criminal Court Over Obscene Mail Charge
Edward Lawson, a Black man, yelled for release and refused to return to jail after pleading not guilty to an obscene mail matter indictment. Deputies subdued him and he was jailed again. Lawson claimed ill treatment in district jail and accused a drunken attendant of kicking him on Christmas Eve. Warden Harris denied the charge and pledged an inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lawson
Farmer
Roberts
Lawson
Wright
Juatha Wright
Harris
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Tanner Talks to Veterans At Potomac G A R Encampment
The thirty-eighth annual Potomac Department G A R encampment opened with 165 representatives from seventeen posts in attendance. Tonight will vote on nominations and install officers as delegates attend a dinner at the New Willard where Tanner will speak.
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Department of the Potomac
Grand Army of the Republic
G. A. R. Hall
Department
Committee On
Benjamin P. Entrikin
Tomas E. Martin
B. F. Graham
Thomas Calver
C. W. Gallagher
W. W W. Brown
George H. French
Robert E Grant
George W. Honey
R. B D. Goodman
W. W. Chambers
Council of Administration
Philip M O’bryan
W. H. Anderson
RH. Marcellius
A. B. Tasker
James Tanner
G. A R
Tanner
Grand Army
Women’s Auxilary Relief Corps
New Willard
Women’s Relief Corps
Corporal Tanner Objects to G A R Resolution
Corpral Tanner voiced opposition to Sheridan Post No 14 G A Rs resolution condemning officers for attending Confederate memorial events. He defended unity between Union and Confederate veterans and said he would not use the commander in chief role to sow division. He accepted an invitation to honor Gen Joseph Wheeler in Atlanta.
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James Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Sheridan
Tanner
Joseph Wheeler
Atlanta
Clarke as a Commissioner Likely if Rate Measure Passes
Edward E. Clarke of Cedar Rapids Iowa may be named a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission by President Roosevelt if the railroad rate measure increases the commission membership. The notice links Clarke to a major labor organization amid election chatter. A Mexican War Veterans reunion is slated for February 22 and 23 in this city with Mrs Moore Murdock coordinating. William Hayes, former policeman, will be buried today in Congressional Cemetery with a police detail accompanying the funeral cortege.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Edward E. Clarke
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Roosevelt
Clarke
National Association of
Moore Murdock
Congressional Cemetery
William Hayes
Eleventh Street
Washington Automobile Show Draws Big Crowd in Armory Night
A sixth annual automobile show attracted a large Washington audience at the Light Infantry Armory. Twenty-four firms showcased a range of machines and accessories from lubricants to touring cars, with many exhibitions inside and outside. Notable highlights included Pope Manufacturing Company’s affordable twelve horsepower Touring Car and the Logan delivery wagon with air cooling, while specialties like hull climbing Lambert autos and small marine engines drew interest.
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Washington, Light Infantry
Pope Manufacturng Company
Pope Tribune
Cook and Stoddard Company
Auto- Marine Company
Lambert
Pope Manufacturing Company
Pope-Toledo
Pope- Hartford
Pope-Tribune
Pope-Waverly
Sundries
Cook & Stoddard Company
Franklin Locomobile
Beker
Cadillac
White
Washington Electric Vehicle and Trapsportation Company
Columbia
Electric Storage Battery Company
Nettonal Electrical Supply Company
Automobile Supplies
Rose Manufacturing Company
Nevercut Jammps
Haughton Automobile Company
Gale and
Premier Automobiles
Rudolph, West & Co
Studebaker
Thames, Packard
Buick
Motor Car Company
Stevens-Duryea
Peerless
Charles E Miller & Bro
Ford
Columbus
Voorhees Rubber Company
Tires
Detroit Motor Works
Marine
Automobile
Tireams Repair Works
Trdscott Manufacturing Company
Welsbach Light Company
Hghts
Southern Automobile Company
Perce Arrow Automobiles
Senator Heyburn Worse After Peritonitis Attack
Senator Heyburn of Idaho lies seriously ill with appendicitis and peritonitis at his Stoneleigh Court apartments. Relatives are gathered by telegraph, his prior illness returning after a discouraging course and an operation being deemed impossible due to complications.
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Heyburn
Idaho
Stoneleigh Court
Priestley Conference Opens at All Souls Church
The Joseph Priestley Conference begins at All Souls Church in northwest Washington with talks on Religion and the Modern Mind by Taft, Hale, and Woodward. Sessions cover Worship Theory, Use and Abuse of the Bible, and Religion of the People with speakers including Os car B. Hawes Hussey Beob Hinckley. Public access guaranteed.
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Joseph Priestly Conference
All Souls’ Church
Fourteenth
L. Streets
War Taft
Edward Everett Hale
Robert 5. Woodward
LL. D
Carnegie Institution
Oscar B. Hdwes
Alfred R. Hussey
James H. Beob
Frederek A. Hinckley
Defends Franklin Spring Calls Riot If Spring Is Abolished
District Commissioners plan to abolish Franklin Square spring as unsafe. Citizens protest, led by Attorney A A Thomas, who insists the water is pure and warns of a riot in front of the District Building if its use ends. He faults the filtration plant and alleges sewer contamination beside filtration beds.
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Franklin Square
Franklin Square Spring
Macfarland
A. A. Thomas
Thomas
Franklin Spring
Complaint Against Police Over Inadequate Protection
North Washington Citizens Association met last evening to protest police protection in the district. A speaker noted a resident finding an inmate of the Soldiers Home wandering the streets late at night, and getting help took nearly an hour. Commissioner West could not attend. A banquet was tentatively planned for next month.
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North Washington Citizens’ Association
West
Weather Summary and Regents Appointment Notice
The Weather Bureau reports cold weather sweeping interior New England and the Middle Atlantic while the West remains warmer. light rain and snow occur from the Gulf to New England with a California disturbance bringing rainfall in the Southwest and Arizona. Winds shift coastwise, temperatures vary daily, and officers note a Thursday night to Friday chill along the Atlantic. In other cities yesterday, Olneyon records temperature highs and lows. Richard Oley of Massachusetts is named a member of the Smithsonian Institution’s board of regents by a Senate resolution introduced by Senator Lodge and adopted without comment.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic States
Rocky Mountain
Mississippi River
Gulf States
California
Arizona
Atlantic
East Gulf Coasts
Valeys
Lower Lake
Upper Lake
South Atlantic
North Carolina
Gulf Coast
West Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European
Grand Henkes
Olneyon Board of Regents
Richard Oley
Massachusetts
Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Senator Lodge
Senate
Coupons in the Washington Post drive votes for clubs
The Washington Post coupon contest draws participation from the Washington Dance Club and United Spanish War Veterans. A receiver is named to collect and mark coupons to ensure uniformity and prevent late entries. The Get It Committee urges subscribers to enroll and pledge votes, stressing timely delivery before expiration and heavy support for piano prizes.
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Washington Dance Club
Washington Post
Post
United Spanish War Veterans
Soupon
Department of the District of Columbia
Sixth Street
Friends of the
G. Leyburn Shorey
Washington Canoe Club
Frank Meyer
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fred W. Moore
Government Printing Office
H B Marsden
Thirteenth Street
J. Jerome Lightfoot
McGill
H W. Youngs
Police to Inspect Uniforms in Seasonal Manner
Major Sylvester orders semi annual uniform inspection for Washington police captains to check for bagging knees torn elbows and missing buttons. Officers failing will be measured for new garments with tailors bidding lowest. He praises Washington policemen for their appearance and pride, noting some coats are fine but many trousers need replacing.
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Mai Sylvester
Cross
Maj. Sylvester
Washington
United States
Tobin Named to Medical Staff at Washington Asylum
Supt L F Zinkham recommended Dr Robert F Tobin for the vacancy caused by Dr De Haven Shara's death at the asylum hospital. The article also notes staff appointments including Essa Lucas as cook at 4600 a year and Miss Annie Dorster and Catherine O'Brien as pupil nurses at 60 a year.
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L. F. Zinkham
Washington Asylum
Robert F. Tobin
de Haven Shara
Essa Lucas
Annie Dorster
Catherine O’brien
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Charles K. Spaulding
Navy Yard
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Seventh Street
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Lewis
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Thirtieth Infantry
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Citizens’ Association
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Queen
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Estey Reed Organs
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Rem Piano Pute
R. F. Tobin
Baditor
State Department
Edward F. Loftus
Hood’s
E. F. Droop & Sons CO
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Steinway
Peter Grogan
American Security and Trust Company
Pennsylvania Ave
Magruder’s
Conn. Ave
Kit
Henry F.miller
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Tharp
Berkeley
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Spegal Reader
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