Tragic End of Bertha Marsden in Washington Love Affair
Bertha Marsden, daughter of Mrs. Hill and stepdaughter of John Hall, killed by chloroform in Washington after a rejected romance with a Selma painter. Guardian J W Douglas described her as exemplary yet moody from grief over her mother’s murder years earlier. A telegram from Selma noted two farewell letters addressed to Douglas and to a man in Asheville, NC, with the killer’s note thanking him and requesting money for Viola Suddarth.
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Bertha Marsden
Selma
Ala
Douglas
Cawthorn
Washington
Bertha
Painter
Jack Cawthorn
F W Douglas
Viola Suddarth
Florida Avenue
Sam Dalton
Asheville
Cawthorns
Severe cold wave grips the nation with zero forecast in Washington
The forecast predicts the thermometer dropping to zero in Washington and frigid air extending over a broad radius with minimal warmth nationwide. Extreme southeast Virginia may see rain or snow while other regions endure brisk winds and widespread cold.
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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 charged with obscene mail matter disrupts Criminal Court
Edward Lawson, a Black man, shouted as he pleaded not guilty to an obscene mail indictment and was sent back to jail to await trial. He claimed mistreatment in the district jail, alleging a Christmas Eve kick by an attendant, a charge the warden denied while promising a full inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Lawson
Farmer
Roberts
Lawson
Wright
Juatha Wright
Harris
Encampment Opens as 165 Represented in Potomac G A R
The thirty-eighth annual Encampment of the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, opened with 165 representatives from seventeen posts attending. Tonight will see elections and installations after reports. Corporal Tanner praised national G A R conditions and addressed delegates at G A R Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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 At Sheridan Post
The Grand Army of the Republic officer protested a Sheridan Post No. 14 resolution condemning officers who attend Confederate camps or honor leaders of the rebellion. Corporal Tanner said he will not use his office to sow sectional discord and rejected any motive to delay national harmony. He accepted an invitation to Gen Joseph Wheeler memorial services in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Sheridan
Tanner
Joseph Wheeler
Atlanta
Clarke as a Commissioner in Interpet Commerce Board
Edward E. Clarke of Cedar Rapids Iowa is tipped for a seat on the Interstate Commerce Commission if a railroad rate measure passes. Clarke heads a major labor group and would be named by President Roosevelt. The 33rd Mexican War Veterans reunion will be held February 22 and 23 in the city with Mrs Moore Murdock coordinating arrangements. William Hayes, ex policeman, will be buried in Congressional Cemetery this afternoon with a Police detail.
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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
Opening Night at Sixth Annual Automobile Show Draws Big Crowd
Washington residents flocked to the sixth annual automobile show at the Armory with twenty four firms displaying machines inside and out. Exhibits ranged from touring cars to marine engines and tires, with Haleys orchestra providing music as buyers eyed Pope, Cook & Stoddard, Lambert, Reo, Buick, Packard and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Light Infantry
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 From Peritonitis
Senator Heyburn of Idaho lies seriously ill with appendicitis at Stoneleigh Court. Peritonitis set in yesterday and relatives have been summoned by wire. He had a prior recurrence of appendicitis in November and again last week, with complications that made an operation impossible.
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Heyburn
Idaho
Stoneleigh Court
Priestly Conference Opens at All Souls Church
Sessions of the Joseph Priestly Conference begin at All Souls' Church Northwest, with opening address on Religion and the Modern Mind by Taft, Hale, and Woodward. Tomorrow covers Worship and Bible Use, with closing talks on Religion of the People. Public welcome.
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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 Rioting Hint Stirs City Protests
District officials plan to end Franklin Square spring water over health concerns provoking protests from local residents. Attorney A A Thomas predicts riots at the District Building if the spring is shut, denounces the filtration plant, and touts his long use of the water as pure and safe.
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Franklin Square
Franklin Square Spring
Macfarland
A. A. Thomas
Thomas
Franklin Spring
Complaint Against Police Spurs Civic Meeting
The North Washington Citizens Association heard a complaint that section lacks adequate police protection. A speaker cited slow response when locating a lost Soldier’s Home inmate, urging more efficient police service. Commissioner West could not attend. A banquet committee was formed for next month.
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North Washington Citizens’ Association
West
Weather and regional forecasts from February 5 1906
The report covers cold outbreaks interior New England and Middle Atlantic regions with warmer interior trends west of the Mississippi. Light rains and snows extend from the Gulf States to New England. California disturbance brings rain in southwest and Arizona. Colder Tuesday on coasts, warmer interior Wednesday. winds vary by coast. Local temps noted with highs and lows. a brief note on other U.S. city temps and a Smithsonian Board of Regents appointment for Richard Oley of Massachusetts to the board, via Lodge resolution.
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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
Coupons and votes drive Washington Post contest drive
The Washington Post contest prompts a “get it” push by clubs and veterans. Washington Canoe Club and United Spanish War Veterans organize coupon drives to win a piano prize, urging yearly subscriptions and timely mail returns.
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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
Police Uniform Inspection Urges Neat Dress for Washington Officers
Major Sylvester orders a semi annual uniform inspection for Washington police. Capt Cross will ensure trousers no bag at knees and buttons in place. Lapses lead to tailor measurements and new garments bid by lowest bidder. Officers praised for generally neat appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mai Sylvester
Cross
Maj. Sylvester
Washington
United States
Dr. R. F. Tobin Named to Medical Staff
Supt. L. F. Zinkham recommended Dr. Robert F. Tobin for the medical staff at the Washington Asylum to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. De Haven Shara. Also announced were Essa Lucas as hospital cook at 4600 per year and Misses Annie Dorster and Catherine O'Brien as pupil nurses at 60 per 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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Gire
Future Cours
Uling
Galthans
Galguesswork
Collins
Raleigh
Gish
W.wood
Chiye
Corporal Tanner
Sheridan Post
Pope Manufacturng Company
Pope Tribune
Cook and Stoddard Company
Auto- Marine Company
Lambert
Senator Heyburn
Roy
Charles K. Spaulding
Navy Yard
Fifteenth Street
Seventh
H Streets
Earl Meyers
Seventh Street
Spaulding
Lewis
Homer FE. Lewis
Thirtieth Infantry
War Department
Davis
Fort Crook
Nebr
Cuba
Badir
Cienfuegos
London
Franklin
Citizens’ Association
Olneyon Board of Regents
Richard Oley
Massachusetts
Board of Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Senator Lodge
Senate
Omaha
Pittsburg
Salt Lake City
Utah
St Laws
St Pal
Mim
Springfield
Vicksburg
Christian Xander
7Th St
Lansburgh & Bro
New
Panama
Queen
Bradford
England
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Wewsriiton
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
Steck Pianola Pianos
Wheelose
Pianola Pianos
Aeoriola Orchestrelle
Aeolian Pipe Organs
Estey Pipe Organs
Estey Reed Organs
Heet
Ame
Rem Piano Pute
R. F. Tobin
Baditor
State Department
Edward F. Loftus
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Hood’s
E. F. Droop & Sons CO
Ave
Steinway
Peter Grogan
American Security and Trust Company
Pennsylvania Ave
Magruder’s
Conn. Ave
Kit
Henry F.miller
John F. Ellis
Coa
N.W
Tharp
Berkeley
St.n. W
Ath St. A. Collins
Bry
Spegal Reader
Aiwasegoc Bt
Atlantic & Pacific
Ind
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