Jealous lover shoots at woman then kills himself
William Sefton 25, shot himself in a Washington laundry room after attempting to shoot his sweetheart Josephine Ricker. Jealousy cited. the attempt and suicide followed a prior threat. Ricker narrowly dodged a bullet and survived. Sefton died at Emergency Hospital minutes later. The incident occurred on Harvard Laundry premises on Northwest street.
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Josephine Ricker
Sefton
Wiliam Sefton
Temple
Josephine Rucker
Harvard
Themth Street
Josephine
Wil
Sti
Mergency Hoesi i
Owas Lake
England
Washington
Seton
Ted Rean
Tracy Salhouo
Susan B Anthony Here Kate Gordon Speaks on Suffrage Rights
Susan B Anthony attends a gathering where Kate Gordon of the National American Woman Suffrage Association voices strong views on the sixteenth amendment and women’s right to vote. Gordon argues education and taxpaying status justify voting rights and critiques male voters’ superiority in civic judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Gordon
Anthony
Shoreham
Sintons
Anthons
Lerself
Caders
Aos
Kate M. Gordon
National Armerican Woman's Suffrage Association
Gordon
New Orleans
Saul Miss Cardon
Buingul
Lds
Tne Boards
Educaand Lealtler
Miss Gordan
I Blao
Dusa
Board Reverses Decision on Cadet Washington Birthday Plan
At a recent meeting the board granted Alexandria citizens permission for high school cadets to join Washington's birthday celebration, reversing a prior denial. Adjustments included shifts in meeting times. routine salaries and promotions were discussed. A separate brief reports a fatal gun accident injury in Virginia and a clash with Hottentots in Southwest Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Infanklin School
Alexandra
Washington
Alexandria
Wednes
White House denies sale of Longworth Roosevelt wedding invitation
White House officials say the report that an invitation to the Longworth Roosevelt wedding was sold for 490 dollars is false. Secretary Loeb calls such a sale practically impossible and notes that any invited guest would face social ostracism for bartering a wedding invitation.
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White House
Loeb
Bacon’s Father Dies In Boston
William H. Bacon known as Robert Bacon Assistant Secretary of State died suddenly in Boston yesterday afternoon after visiting his father. He was about eighty three, formerly a merchant in the Chinese trade and later an agent for Baring Brothers of London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Bacon
Robert Bacon
Boston
Mr. Bacon
Washington
Baring Brothers
London
Greatly Timed Shakeup at Government Printing Office
Sixty women in the bindery are orally suspended after foreman Hay resigns over intolerable conditions. Public Printer Stillings issues orders tightening control, with new chief inspector Brown granted broad authority. Restrictions limit access to works, require punctual foremen and staff, and threaten immediate suspensions for rule violations.
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Stillings
Nixty
L. C.ay
Toom
Hay
Maj. Sylvester
Iay
Rcom
Hay Immedi 8
Che Fortsman
Charles 5
Brown
War Department Plans Highway Between Arlington and Fort Myer
The War Department plans a new road from the southern end of the bridge to near the old Alexandria race track then northwest through the island and Dodge estate to the cemetery entrance. Gen. Humphries and Alexandria County supervisors reviewed the ground and a survey line was chosen. A railroad syndicate reportedly seeks an electric line along the new route to connect with city lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Arlington
Fort Myer
Gen. Humphries
Board of Supervisors
Alexandria County
Alexandria
Dodge Estate
Death of Frank Robinson in Northwest Room
Frank Robinson aged thirty five was found dead in his room at 2723 M street northwest last night. Heart failure is listed as the cause and the body was taken to the morgue pending an inquest by Coroner Nevitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robinson
M Street
Nevitt
Rose Collins
Negreas
G Street
Florist Witness Oversees Quick Washington Wedding
Walter Watson and Mabel Jones of Brooke Va married in a florist shop at 423 M Street with Rev Stanley Hillheimer officiating. The ceremony, witnessed by a florist and a bystander, occurred amid a bower of blossoms as the couple hurriedly secured a license and began a brief celebration before departing together.
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Cupid
Walter Watson
Mabel Jones
Brooke
Slory
George I.cisster
M Street
Stanley Hillheimer
Billheimer
Watson
Miss Jones
Washington
Love
Leissler
Booker T Washington Speaks at Pen and Pencil Banquet
Observances for Douglass Day hosted by the Pen and Pencil Club at Odd Fellows Hall. Guests greeted by President H. P. Slaughter and board members L. G. Gregory J. H. Paynter W. L. Pollard F. M. Simms J. H. Stewart. Menu featured shad beef turkey and desserts. Booker T. Washington gave remarks on Douglass Day while others like Ix Beard Kelley Miller and Archibald H. Grimke spoke at toasts and W. O A. Joiner read a poem on Douglass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker Washington
Pen and Pencil Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Douglass
H. P. Slaughter
L. G. Gregory
J. H. Paynter
W. L. Pollard
F. M. Simms
Joseph H. Stewart
Booker T. Washington
Ix Beard
Kelley Miller
Archibald H. Grimke
W. O A. Joiner
Qur Douglass
Mrs Blair Fell Dead Sister of Lew Wallace Wife
Mrs Aaron Blair of Indianapolis, sister of Gen Lew Wallace's wife, died suddenly in her Cochran Sides room yesterday morning of apoplexy. She was sixty eight, wintered in Washington with husband Mr Blair and sister Mrs Lane, with Senator Beveridge among visitors. Remains sent to Indianapolis by private car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Blair
Indianapolis
Lew Wallace
Cochran Sides
Henry 8. Lane
Mr. Blair
Blair
Lane
Henrys. Lane
Indiana
Senate
Cochran
Blairs
Eighteenth and
Istresta
M Blair
Senator Beveridge
Negroes and Education Shape Rural Progress at Manassas
Booker T. Washington spoke at the First Congregational Church on behalf of the Manassas Industrial School. He argued that the negro thrives in rural life and needs education to meet new ambitions, citing Tuskegee graduates and rising property in Georgia. The event included notable attendees, a White House visit by Manassas students, and a banquet in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booker T. Washington
First Congregational Church
Manassas
Tuskegee
Washington
South
Tuskegee School
Georgia
Edward Everett Hala
Senate Colors
Manassas Industrial School
President Roosevelt
White House
Miss Dean
Mas School
Booker ‘T, Washington
Roosevelt
Southwest
Prue Reformers’ Hall
Twelfth
U Streets
Washington Business League
Weal
National Business President
Obewnieh
Amateurs Present Captain Rackett for Daughters Fund
The Criterion Players staged Captain Rackett a three act comedy at Carroll Institute Hall under the Stonewall Jackson Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy. Proceeds go to a new home for the Daughters in Washington with more plans to come. A dance followed the performance and committee members included Mrs. Bradley MacDuffie and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Confederacy
Captain Rackett
Carroll Institute Hall
Stonewall Jackson
Daughters of the Confederacy
Criterion Players
Washington
Dance
Bradley MacDuffie
C. J. Fred
Virginia Frey
Badell
Fennell
Fairfax
Thrown From Their Buggy On Pennsylvanian Avenue
Leonard Acker and wife of Madeira Plats at twenty second and 11th streets NW were thrown from their buggy at Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The horse dashed at a mad pace after a dog barking, the reins were jerked free, the buggy overturned, Mrs Acker head struck and momentarily stunned, both walked home. They declined medical help. Last night Knights of Columbus fair at 606 I Street NW drew large attendance. Tonight Hibernian night features Dr Stafford address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Acker
Madeira
Seventeenth Street
Pennsylvania Agenas
Crowidell
Acker
Twents- TilLh Street
Pennsylvania Avenas
Pennsylvana Avenue
Knights of Columbus
I Street
Carroll Institute
St. Stephen's Chub
Aloysius Club
St. Anthony's Club
Knights
Hibernian
Stafford
St. Patrick's Church
Charcoal Lozenges Promoted for Health and Breath
A Buffalo physician touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a safe daily aid for cleansing the stomach bowels and throat, improving complexion and breath, and purifying blood. Sold at drug stores for 25 cents a box, the lozenges blend willow charcoal honey and antiseptics, claimed to offer great health benefits with no harm from continued use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Buffalo
Uniform Accounting Plan Aims for Census Uniformity
A conference of city comptrollers and auditors at the Arlington Hotel adopted a resolution to standardize city accounting for Census Bureau reporting. The plan, backed by the Census Bureau, includes nationwide lectures and a uniform annual report form, with a push to form a permanent organization allied with the League of American Municipalities.
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Census Bureau
League of American Municipalities
Arlington Hotel
Bureau
Committee On
Harry B. Henderson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Harvey 8. Chase
Boston
M W N. Baker
The
Engineering News
New York
Joseph T. Tracy
Bureau of Inspectors
Ohio
L. G. Powers
Department of Commerce and Labor
Chicago
North
Weather Conditions and Forecasted Cold Wave 1906
The Weather Bureau reports a cold spell sweeping from the west to the Appalachians with temps 10 to 23 degrees below normal. Snow and rain span the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic, with Pacific storms bringing rain along the coast. Forecast shows continued cold through Thursday into Friday across the north, with snow in New England and at the Lower Lakes windward shores, and widespread rain and snow west of the Rockies. Storm warnings posted from Delaware Breakwater to Eastport and along the Pacific coast.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Appalachians
Missisippi
South
Austic
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Pacific States
Middle Plateaus
Atlantic States
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Northwest
West
Mississioni River
New Eagland
Rocky Mountains
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
Atlantic
Delaware
Eastport
Pacific
San Diego
Fire stalls Postal Telegraph building after cigar stump in basement
Dense smoke from a burning waste paper box at 145 Pennsylvania Avenue flooded the Postal Telegraph building for over an hour. Operators fled, the Washington circuit was cut off, and firefighters finally gained control after water dumped through a floor hole. A messenger boy carried an overcoat and hat as spectators cheered him. Damage was slight.
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Postal Telegraph Building
Penn Sylvania Avenue
Gooch and Prosser
T Heir Corps
Keys
Washington
Inmates Death At Soldiers Home Investigated
Morr J. Halloran, an inmate of the Soldiers Home, died at Barnes Hospital after a skull fracture from an assault two weeks earlier. An inquest will be held at the morgue as detectives Hartigan and Baur search for witnesses to the alleged attack. Lectures note juvenile crime as Copp discusses reforms and a local jeweler advertises a retiring sale with an auction at 1 a.m.
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Soldiers’ Home
Morr J. Halloran
Barnes Hospital
Hartigan and
Baur
Association Elects Officers in DC Alumni Group
The University or vamormsa Alumni Association of the District of Columbia elected officers last night including Morris Bein as President T F Palmer as Vice President W Tv Shaller as Secretary and Treasurer The report notes class years and positions among the newly chosen officers. A separate notice advertises a special auction sale of new rugs Friday at 10:20 am by Wilson and Mayers promising best wares and fashionable patterns. Mrs Longworth's portrait to be featured in next Sunday's Post.
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The
University Or
Vamormsa Alumni Association of
District of Columbia
Morris Bein
T. F. Palmer
W. Tv. Shaller
Wilson & Mayers
Retiring Jewelry Auction at J. Kars Sons
Silverware at Your Own Price At the Retiring Sale by auction of the Jewelry Stock of J. Kars Sons, 1225 F st nw. Today at 1 and 2:30.
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J. Kars Sons
F St
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Sweetheart
Josipna
Jom
Wren Tor
Mi Fleet
Wong
Che Gil
Girl
Susan B. Anthony
Washington Post
Chatham
Eugene Mitchell
William Inge
New Design Church
Hottentots
Berlin
Sendoorn
Africa
Lieut
Bender
Agpa
Mr.bacon
Hinds
WL. Hinds
Homer Collins
Capt. Hinds
Collins
Capt
Virginia
Mrs. Blair
Cochran Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh Street
Postal Telegraph
Morris J. Halloran
Zed HW. Copp
Young Men's Christian Association
Crim
Karr
Association
Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Peter Grogan
OLD Colony CO. O
OLD Colony CO
Libbey, Hawkes
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Virginias
Wrather
Asheville
Atlanta
Atlantic City
N. J
Dramarck
Maes
Pitters
Til
Tineiniat
Ghiseyerne
Davenport
Iowa
Denver
Colo
Galveston
Ter
Yelena
Montes Indianapelis
Ind
Jacksonvile
Mich
Memplia
Tenn
la Cuba
Omaha
Chris
Stian Xander
7Th St
Tharp
Berkeley
St. N. W
Piano Busines
Gabler Piano
Gabler
Gabeer
FE Drgop
Wnile
Sir Wheater
Wilson
Singer Sin
Tiome
ETRA
Ilt
Prut
Chas. M. Stieff
11Th Street
N. W
Conlify
Henry F.miller
John F. Ellis G Co
Pa. Ave
Munyon
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