Robber Shot Fled After Fatal Wounding Near Union Station
In Kansas City a street holdup near the new Union Station ends with a boy mortally wounded as the gunman D R Leeper fires on a crowd of about a dozen. Patrons chase, police arrive, and Leeper is captured after a dramatic pursuit. Several others suffer bullet injuries.
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Thief
New Union Station
Kansas City
Kansas
Cit
Mao
Union Station
D. R. Leeper
Leeper
Leene
Framily Fitzgerald
B. Moon
I Jens
Death notices and obituaries from Washington area
A 1915 casualty of death notices lists several obituaries and funeral notices. Persons named include Mary Catherine Bilson and Samuel Melvin, both memorialized for February deaths and interments in local cemeteries. Other entries mention burials, wakes, and church services across Richmond and Washington areas with family details and funeral dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlaon
Mary Catherine
A. Melvin
Kathiyn S. Bilsonsaivral
Mondis
Glenwood Cemetery
Richmond Va
BiLson
Samuel Melvin
Wo Melvin
Kathryn J
Bilson Vuneril
Finhth
Jebruar
Kora
Richmond
Pipsis
Wriday
M Street
Altne
Phomoj Birks
Montt Tebinars
Chi
Tnd
Nis
Massachusetts
sOyerie Tod
Margaret
Tcr
Areyocurton
Grand Enghe
Knights
Olurmbus
St Joe
Bbs
Streetad
Botheast
Tov Ake Amony
Totomt Coupe
Olh
Sams
Ar Mbb
Fiether Curtin
O'Dork
Trady
Branik Lo Terwett
Koright
Te Brien Hecorder
Walruer
Toratt
Te Morom
North Capitol Street
Casales
Foltchberger
J Beinvead
Tnalviges
Grandsean
Praness
Etchmeet
Baltimore Ma
St Aloysius’ Church
Greenmount Cemetery
Wis Harvey
Arthur Paconan Springs
Toudoun
Jesse B Wilson Punkai Serviers
Toradar
Leesburg
Lincoln
Mary C
CB Line
New Jersey
Bertha
Aaron van Ad
St Hines & Son
Umeitakag
Fourteenth Street Northwest
Mother in Law Joke Traced Back 5000 Years
Special to The Washington Post. Chicago February 16. University of Chicago scholars traced the familiar mother in law joke to ancient times. They assert the Egyptian ruler Rameses recited the joke at a dinner to gain a wit reputation. Dr Harry Pratt Judson announced the finding during a Hamilton Club address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Chicago
University of Chicago
Rameses
Harry Pratt Judson
Hamilton Club
Diary linked murder case rouses Salem trial in Dorr defense
William A Dorr stands accused of murdering Lynn soapmaker George Marsh. A diary allegedly written before Marsh's death is a key element, with prosecutors seeking to prove Dorr mailed it from Stockton California to an aunt. Over 100 witnesses have been summoned as Dorr's elderly mother attends the trial in Salem Massachusetts while the defense prepares a stubborn case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Dorr
Lynn
Salem
Mass
George
Marsh
West Linn Marshes
Dorr
California
Affai
Mrs I
Caleb
James M. Marsh
Stockton
Cal
Willis A. Dow
Dow
James Marsh
Orpha Marsh
George E. Marsh
Veal Dorr
Miss Marsh
New York
Derr
Ile
Cadet to Become Priest at St John’s Seminary
Edward M. Hartigan of South Boston leaves West Point after two years of instruction to enter St John’s Seminary in Brighton for priesthood studies. Hartigan, a Boston College graduate, was named to West Point in November 1916 and served as captain of the varsity football team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
West Point Military Academy
Edward M. Hartigan
South Boston
St. John’s Seminary
Brighton
Boston College
West Point
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrived and Sailed
Arrived ships include New York Capania from Liverpool Baltic from Liverpool Kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Hamburg and Patricia from Hamburg. Sailed vessel Southampton Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm bound for New York. Reported Niagara from Havre for New York due dock 3 p m Wednesday.
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New York
Campania
Liverpool
Baltic
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
Hamburg
Patricia
Southampton
Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm
Cape Race
Niagara
Havre
Women and Men Share Burdens in Suffrage Rally
Mrs Raymond Brown urged equal citizenship duties at a packed National Rifles Hall suffrage mass meeting, arguing that overworked men and able women should vote to balance public burdens. The event drew about 1,000 attendees, including college students, with speakers from New York and other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Brown
New York
National Rifles Hall
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Brown
Lews Ottenburg
Mary Beard
World’s Oldest Jesuit Dead in Detroit
The Rev. Father Benedict Massalis, the oldest Jesuit in the United States and perhaps the world, died at the University of Detroit. Born in Belgium in 1820, he celebrated his seventieth anniversary of joining the Society of Jesus last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Father Benedict
Massalis
United States
University of Detroit
Belgium
Society of Jesus
Hertz Made Chief Rabbi Strongly Backed by Lord Rothschild
Dr Joseph E Hertz of New York was elected chief rabbi of the British empire at a London electoral college meeting presided by Lord Rothschild. He won 298 votes to 39 for Dr Hyamson, and plans to leave for England in March to assume duties as head of Orach Chayim. Born in Hungary in 1872, Hertz was the first graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and earlier served in Syracuse before moving to Johannesburg where he was expelled by the Boers for advocating removal of religious disabilities. He returned after the Boer War and was appointed in 1900 by Milner. he later led a New York congregation and authored multiple religious and educational works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Joseph If Hertz
New York
British Empire
Lord Rothschild
Hertz
Hyamson
Jewish Ecclesiastical Court
United Synagogue
Dr Hertz
Joseph E. Hertz
England
Congregation
Orach Chayim
Etungary
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Syracuse
W. C
Johannesburg
South Africa
Transvaal
Sir Alfred
Viscount) Milner
High Commissioners’ Consultative Committee
Twin Farm Seeks Tenant After Twin Boom
Edwardsville news reports the Balster farm near Edwardsville seeks a new tenant after multiple families, including the Johnstons, Newmans, and Gerdes, produced twins. The cycles began with Diedrick Balster’s death and continued as twins arrived among successive occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville
Balster
Diedrick Balster
Mia
Bruno Johnston
Johnston
Newmans
Gerdes
Boy Burned As Gas Water Heater Explodes at Home
A 12 year old boy, White Butler, was burned about the face when a gas burning water heater in the basement at 200 R Street Northwest exploded last night. Eyebrows singed but eyes unharmed. Burns treated by a physician after household member reported the accident to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Butler
R Street Northwest
Ex Senator Hale in serious condition after stroke
Former Maine senator and Senate pro tem Hale is gravely ill at his Washington home after a paralysis stroke. His wife and son Frederick Hale rushed from Portland to be with him while Assistant Secretary Chandler Hale stayed by his side. Prominent visitors including Senator Lodge inquired about his deteriorating health.
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Eugene, Hale
Maine
Senate
Washington
Sixteenth Street
Frederick Hale
Hugene Hale
Portland
Chandler Hale
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Hale
Suffrage Tea Advocates Denver Reform Plan Debated
Prominent Washington women debated woman suffrage at a tea hosted by Mrs Christian Hemmick. Miss Janet Richards urged suffrage citing Colorado gains and Denver’s commission government. The discussion covered police discrimination against strikers, reform laws, and tariff issues, with questions from Mrs Ridgely and other guests. Tea followed lively Q and A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Richards
Christian D. Hemmick
Massachusetts Javenue
Miss Richards
William Warret Ridgely
Miss Wards
Ten Eyck
Wendell
Connecticut Avenue
Rockwood Hoar
Richard
Harlow
Twenty-first Street
Hemmick
Finland
Sweden
England
Colorado
Ben Lindsay
Juvenile Court
Denver
New York City
Mrs. Ridgely
Captain Scott Antarctic Expedition Report Declared Complete
A Daily Mail cable from Christchurch New Zealand quotes Commander Evans as saying nothing about Captain Scott's Antarctic expedition has been withheld. It is believed Scott enveloped Ident Bowers and Dr Wilson in sleeping bags before his death. London’s lord mayor appeals again to the public for donations to a memorial fund for Scott and his companions, funded by limited gifts so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Mail
Christchurch
New Zealand
Evans
Capt. Scott
Capt
Scott
Bowers
Dr. Wilson
Puwelie
South Pole
Antarctic explorers back on relief ship Aurora
A Sydney dispatch reports Dr. Douglas Mawson and his Antarctic expedition party aboard the relief ship Aurora. The group, three Australian explorers, had been out of touch for three months. Mawson aimed to survey Cape Adare to Gaussburg over 2000 miles and conduct geographical and magnetic work.
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London
Sydney
N. 8
iDr
Douglas Mawson
Aurora
Mawson
Australia
Cape Adare
Gaussburg
Antisuffrage Campaign Opens in Washington War of Views
Wealthy New York society woman Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge announces antisuffrage headquarters in Washington to counter the suffrage movement. She criticizes suffragists and plans theater events and street literature efforts during inaugural week, enlisting prominent women to oppose votes for women and to expose alleged misrepresentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Newsies
Equal Rights Movement
Pennsylvania Avenue
Arthur M. Dodge
National Assolation
Atriven
Washington
Dodge
United States
New York Society
Mrs. Dodge
Owen Kildare
Belasco Theater
Jucy Price
Cleveland
Ohio
Nannie Bronson
John Martin
Preston
Grover Cleveland
Thomas Marshall
Tait
Woodrow Wilson
Wickersham
Antis
Elihu Root
Senator Root
Murray Crane
Senator Crane
Massachusetts
Weeks
Massachusets
Jane Riggs
Grace Denio Litchfield
Kingsbury Waterman
Auto Bandit Murderer Confesses With Clemency Promise
Chicago February 16 Robert Webb highwayman and leader of automobile bandits confessed to killing Policeman Peter Hart. Webb says loan sharks forced him into crime and claims he worked for a living before joining the gang. He named 15 to 20 accomplices and four cars used in the operations. Webb broke down after victims and witnesses identified him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert Webb
Peter Hart
Webb
Hoyne
Mr. Hoyne
Confirmation Staged by Cardinal Gibbons in Holy Trinity
Cardinal Gibbons officiated a solemn high mass at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Washington presiding over confirmations for a large group of men women and children. The ceremony followed a funeral service for Rev Father T P O Rourke at St Dominics Church. Over 800 worshipers, mainly from the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception, received communion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Gibbons
Church of the Holy Trinity
Washington
Baltimore
Father T. P. O'Rourke
St. Dominic's Church
Holy Trinity
P. H. Brennan
Holy Name Society
Fireman Falls From Engine at Ivy City
M W Magner aged 23, a Baltimore and Ohio fireman, fell from the tank of his engine at Ivy City yesterday. He sustained two fractured ribs and several bruises, was placed on a train to Union Station and sent to Providence Hospital. His injuries are not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy City
M. W. Magner
Baltimore and Ohio
Magner
Union Station
Providence Hospital
Body identified as Charles C. Phelps after saloon suicide
Charles C. Phelps, 68, died after drinking carbolic acid in a saloon at 68 Pennsylvania avenue northwest when denied a drink. Identified by Frank H. Jones of 604 Fifth street northwest, Phelps’s wife is in a government hospital and a married daughter lives in the West. Police could not locate anyone to claim the body at the morgue or arrange burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Phelps
Frank H. Jones
Fifth Street Northwest
Phelps
Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Ias
Bribe Inquiry Widens as Senators Face Intense Scrutiny
The Washington Post reports a widening bribery inquiry in Kanawha County with a special grand jury resuming investigations. William Seymour Edwards faces no indictment yet while S A G Rhodes is indicted for offering a bribe. More witnesses will be called as legislators and others summoned. Rumors claim Democratic lawmakers are anxious, and caucus plans for a U S senator remain unclear with a state wide primary possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County
William Seymour Edwards
S. A. G. Rhodes
Edwards
J. M. Smith
Kanawha
Legislative Investigation Committee
Senate
House
Clarence W. Watson
Mann
Thei
Hubbard
Wilkins
Boy Teased Into Death by Own Action in Baltimore
Howard Gorty, 12, stood beside the dead body of his classmate Thomas Schuppner after the boy hanged himself. Schuppner, a top student with notable invention notebooks and submarine design ideas, had withdrawn from peers and was teased by others, provoking sorrow and reflections on his serious nature.
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Baltimore
Howard Gorty
Thomas Schuppner
Howard Gordy
Thomas
Many at German musicale under Gumprecht direc tion
An enthusiastic audience attended the fifth musicale of the season in the Washington Saengerbund hall conducted by Prof. Armand Gumprecht. Performers included sopranos Blanche Mattingly Rogers and Yola L. Schippert, altos Esther Qumprecht and K Augusta Hill, tenors Jack Bowie and D Austin Sloward, baritone Fred Schaeffer, bass S Theodore Tloward, with Clarine McCarty and George Herbert Wells as accompanists. The Arion Society previews a masque rade ball tonight at the National Rit es Final and the Saengerbund will entertain J ar its clubrooms at 94 C street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armand Gumprecht
Washington Saengerbund
Saengerbund
Blanche Mattingly Rogers
Yola L. Schippert
Esther Qumprecht
K. Augusta Hill
Jack Bowie
D. Austin Sloward
Fred Schaeffer
S. Theodore Tloward
Clarine McCarty
George Herbert Wells
Arion Society
C Street
Oriental Rugs Bargain Offer at Local Store Display
The advertisement touts an immense display of genuine Oriental rugs with correct names and exact sizes. It promises never to go out of style and offers exchange any time for a full refund, emphasizing fair pricing and durable value.
Names of Directors and Officers Listed for Corcoran Thom Group
The excerpt names numerous officers and board members including Henry F. Blount Alfred B. Leet David N. Houston and W. W. Keck among treasurers and auditors, with a long roster of directors such as James EB Fitch Daniel Fraser William J. Flather Henry Flather James M. Green Henry Hurt Jonn Larcombe Joseph Lester John R. McLean Edward B. McLean Clarence F. Norment Frank B. Noyes Myron M. Parker Joseph Paul Albert M. Read Howard S. Reeside Corcoran Thom John F. Wilkins and others, indicating a corporate governance listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Pell
Henry F. Blount
Corcoran Thom
Howard S. Reeside
James F. Hood
Charles EK. Howe
Alfred B. Leet
David N. Houston
John G. Holden
Gt Prateuheneraire
W. W. Keck
Istant
James EB. Fitch
Daniel Fraser
Wiliam J. Flather
Henry II. Flather
James M. Green
Henry Hurt Jonn
Larcombe
Joseph Lester
John R. McLean
Edward B. McLean
Clarance F. Norment
Frank B Noyes Myron M. Parker Joseph Paul Albert M. Read Howard
Beeside
Corcoran Thom Frank A. Vanderlip
John F. Wilkins Joseph Wright
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Maia
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Cone Trapel
Thos
S. Sergeon
RTO
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Llntral
Embalmers
Hoston Modern Chapel
W.R. Pumphrey & Son
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Ayel
Po Mies
Lath Sone Vmalytaad Lense Roehwille
K. Frank Geier’s Sons
Modern Chapel
Small & Sons Florists
Commerith
Ises
Shaffer
Pices
Easonabl
Betniutul
Biary
Williafle
Kalon Go., Inc
St. A. W
Mrs. Brown
Christian Hemmick
Richard Cope Burleson
Nay Hunn
Lawrence Hoenning
Albert Wood
Geerge Gove
Ruth Kartwright
Kathryn Peacock
Grace Francis
Violet Foster
Nelson
Wisconsin
Norway
Woodward Clark
Lina Hitchcock
Pioneers
Eliza Lord
College
K Street
George Gove
Genevieve Stone
Madison Hall
Robert M. la Vollette
Ontario
Edith Marsden
Berkshire Apartments
Bk, EB. Allender
Takoma Park Public Library
J. Kelton
G. AR
Chamber of Commerce
Benedict J. Masselis
Stork
North Pacific Coast
Chicago and North Western Rny
D. M. Davis
Philadelphia
Hubris
Cide
West
German Musicale
Sam
R. Harris & CO
Seventh
D Streets
H Street
United States Treasury
Milton HE. Ailes
Charles J. Bell Henry FI. Blount
John C. Boyd Samuel &. Burdett
Albert Carry Murray A. Cobb
William M. Coates Willam S. Corby Trobert Dornan
American Security and Trust Company
N.W
Fifteenth and
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