Discredited Cars Complaint Sparks Public Inquiry
A grand jury report condemns charges of disorder on cars as groundless and urges full investigation. The document criticizes publication of trumped up accusations and notes railway company precautions while detailing the proceedings and key individuals involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grai
Alevanty Creat
Seston
Waolungtoy
Ida
Flea
Photon
Alecandia
Cy Ray Sigetiun
Grand Jury Protests False Railroading Articles and Compares Disorder
A Washington area grand jury condemns sensational newspaper coverage about a railway company and its late car service. It accuses the Washington Herald and Evening Star of publishing unverified scandal and calls for equal prominent publication of the jury’s own findings. The panel praises the railroad for maintaining order and recommends continued, well-staffed late-car service to ensure safety and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raliroid Company
Washington Herald
Evening Star
Intentiny
Washington
Rosslyn
Sail Railroad Company
San
Firecbon
Gata
Thos J DE Lashmutt
S J Mulhall
A_D TORREYSON
Arthur J Porter
Robert L King
I N Garrison
F S Corbett
Julian FP Baldwin
Foreman
Deaths Recorded by Health Office in Parker and Nearby Areas
Health office records list multiple deaths with ages and addresses, including Mary Nassera 63, Buchanan Bente 62, George H Hildreth 60, Jacob Harris 69, John Sturgeon 60, Oxcar Nelson 2 months, Lerezza McLain 4 hours, Lucy Robinson 69, Walter Nichols 3 years, Mary Clagett 18, Charles and Florence Nellt who are a girl and boy, Allen Nichols brother, Patrick and Cora O Tool girl, Eugene J Hlzeing, Edward Barron, Giuseppe Bstducel, Keeble Higen, Wike and Lucy Toralo girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary F Nassera
Parker
Buchanan Bente
Kalorama Avo
George H Hildreth
Prince Karl
Jacob P Harris
Wat
John F Sturgeon
St Aw
Oxcar Nelson
Lerezza D McLain
Belgrade
Fla
Lucy Robinson
Walter Young Nichols
Anacostia
Mary Clagett
Logan Place
Charles
Florence Nellt
Twine Allen
Marie Nichols
George W
May K Stone
Patrick
Cora O'Tool
Eugene J
Mary J Hlzeing
Edward A
Alice E Barron
Giuseppe
Anna
Libel Suit and Roosevelts Witness Status Spark Legal Battle
District Attorney Baker pushes extradition of World and News publishers as indictments for criminal libel tied to the Panama Canal scandal loom. Roosevelt's hunting trip to Africa may be postponed, but lawyers doubt the delay, noting precedents show trials typically begin months after indictments. Washington warrants are awaited. local actions hinge on the federal grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Baker
New York
Africa
New York World
Indianapolis News
White House
District Attorney’s Office
Law-Ayers
Jocu
Pansma
Ilbel
Persens
United States
Messrs Pulitzer
van Hamm
Lyman
World
Delavan Smith
Charles Williams
The
News
Wewaun
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Joseph Pulitzer
Shields
Mauretania Sets A Mark In Long New York Run
The Mauretania failed to beat Lusitania’s record due to a coastal storm but showed strong performance in a long ocean passage toward New York. Reports note arrivals near Nantucket and Sandy Hook with passengers cheering the crew, while observers tracked the ship’s course and timings from Queenstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Jusitania
Ambrose Channel
Nantucket Ughtallp
Fire Island
Sandy Hook
Queenstown
Lusitania
Mauretania
Actress Bessie McCoy Courts Virginia Drew Case
New York on February 18, actress Bessie McCoy testified against Virginia Drew in West Side court. Drew is charged with attempting to collect 27 dollars from Reisenwebers Motel using McCoy and Misa McCoy’s address. A dummy package was sent to the hotel by a messenger to secure the amount. detectives intervened and arrested Drew. McCoy declined to prosecute. court ordered action against Drew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Bessie McCoy
Virginia Drew
West Side
Drew
Reisenwebers Motel
Misa McCoy
Miss McCoy
World Trip Romance Ends in San Francisco Marriage
Miss Frances Warner daughter of United States Commissioner Vespasian Warner married Wiley Crist on a Pacific voyage in San Francisco. The couple will visit Bloomington Indiana before pursuing a future in San Francisco and the East, then return there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Warner
United States
Vespasian Warner
Wiley Crist
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
High Seas
Church Elects Elder in Butler Controversy
Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church elected William J. Showalter as elder to succeed Albert D. Spangler after divisions over retaining Pastor Rev. Dr. J. G. Butler. Other council vacancies created by resignations January 14 were filled earlier by Anton Heitmuller FR Barclay and F C Wurde man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Butler
W. J. Showalter
A. D. Spangler
Memorial Evangelical, Lutheran Church
William J. Showalter
Albert D Spangler
J, CG
Butler
Dr Butler
Anton Heitmuller
F R Barclay
F.C . Wurdeman
Holbrook elected MES and Dow heads Potomac GAR
Holbrook of Post 2 was elected department commander of the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, at the forty first annual encampment. Mrs Mary A Dow was elected president of the Department of the Potomac Woman's Relief Corps after a spirited election. The GAR encampment will close with a banquet in Arlington tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euh Holbrook
Department of the Potomac
Grand Army of the Republic
Mary A Dow
Woman's Relief Corps
GAR
Arlington
Namef
Wee
Henry A Johnson
George C Ross
Robert Raven
JB Blocdgood
Cornet
Edward Webster
J W Butener
W L Sehmalhoff
H H. Bunyea
K H Marellas
B F Graham
John G Maynard
W W Chambers
H J. Depue
S Wy. McHidery
W. H
H Hoover
J H Henns
Alexander Oglesby
R Hennett
Seibold Tost
John S Walker
Talgetlock
H. M W Nevins
Red Bank
Stan
Grand Arm
Oren
Nevins
Washington
Philadelphia
Wilseman
District Department
Lamehought
Woran
Reser Corps
Gsro
Dow
Emma L Newton
Edith Emerson
Chapan
Mary L Gitmar
Ing
Alviare Briscoe
Deepartment
Department of Maryland
W .Treif
Maoggle Sunstorm
Anzile Alexander
A McCracken
Say Girl Tied Herself Up in Hotel Bath Find
Chicago officials debunk the alleged abduction of Ella Gingles calling it a home-up. Chief O'Brien asserts she may have tied herself to the bath with help and that the apparent blood was wine and water. He plans another interview to clear up the mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ella Gingles
Kila Gingles
Wellington Hotel
O'Brien
O’brien
Gingles
Eight Thugs Attack Girl Near Financial District
In New York two blocks from Broadway a young woman named Gladys Curtis says she was dragged into a dark cellar on Washington Street and assaulted by eight suspects. The victim lies in precarious condition at Hudson Street Hospital. Police captured three of the alleged assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Feb
Financial District
Broadway
Gladys Curtis
Washington Street
Hudson Street
Fatal Food Riot in Granada Spain Sparks Two Deaths
In Granada on February 1 rioting over duties on foodstuffs entering the city left two people dead and five wounded. The unrest coincided with a government appointment roundup noting Gustave Chelle of Minnesota was named third secretary of the embassy in Berlin, Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Granada
Namen
Gustave ®Chelle
Minnesota
Berlin
Germany
Boy's Blow Kills Chum In Watertown
In Watertown on February 1, 15 year old John Scanlon struck a friend Frante Croasland also 15 during a walk home from Marshall Spying grammar school. Croasland died fifteen minutes later. Doctors await autopsy to determine cause of death. Principal C W Walter says the boys were not fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Feo
Marshall Spying Grammar School
Watertown
John Scanlon
Frante Croasland
Craigland
C W Walter
Divorce Decree for Mrs Lemp in St Louis Court
A decree of divorce with alimony of 6000 annually and custody of her son was granted to Mrs. William J. Lemp Jr by Judge George Hitchcock in St Louis circuit court. Mr Lemp receives the Sarasota boy's society from Saturday morning to Sunday evening each week. Mrs Lemp sought 500000 alimony lump sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Willam J. Lemp, Jr
George Hitchcock
Lemp
Arasota
War clouds over Balkans as Austria hints punitive action
Reuters dispatches from Vienna and St. Petersburg report Austria warning Serbia to halt military preparations or face war. Count Berchtold told M Isvolsky that a punitive expedition against Serbia is possible, with no permanent annexation promised. Russian correspondents head to the Balkans as tensions mount and Bulgaria accepts a Russian settlement proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Post
London
Vienna
St. Petersburg
Count Berchtold
M Isvolsky
Sergia
Austria
Servia
Balkans
Preas
Seton beam chosen for Roosevelt African expedition
Special from Greenwich Conn February 13 a new scientific instrument the Seton beam will aid President Roosevelt on his African expedition. Invented by Ernest Thompson Seton this weigh beam weighs 134 pounds and can weigh animals up to 200 pounds to within half an ounce using pure gravity. It is designed to measure weights of wild game encountered by the President's party, a feat not previously possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Greenwich
Conn
Roosevelt
Seton
Ernest Thompson-Seton
St. Johnsbury
Thompson- Seton
Bryce on the Scotch Irish at Philadelphia Banquet
British Ambassador James Bryce spoke at the Pennsylvania Scotch Irish Society banquet in Philadelphia. Gov Edwin Stuart was elected president, Justice W P Potter vice president, and Charles L McKeehan secretary and treasurer. Judge Harmon Yerkes presided as Bryce recalled Scotch Irish deeds in colonial America and noted improving Ireland England ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
James Bryce
United States
Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish Society
Edwin ] Stuart
W P Potter
Charles L McKeehan
Harmon Yerkes
Ambassador Bryce
England
Ireland
Scotland
Erger at the Top in New York Police Promotion
Police Inspector Max F Schmittberger was promoted to chief inspector of the New York City police, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of Moses W Cartright. Schmittberger has served 35 years in the department, joining as a policeman, and received the commission from Commissioner Bingham after noon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Max F Schmittberger
Bingham Ils
Biuecoats
Moses W Cartright
Anti-Japanese and segregation bill defeated in Montana House
Helena Feb 18 The Montana House reconsidered its vote on the miscegenation bill and sent it back to the general file. A measure by Representative Norton to segregate Indian and Mongolian school children into separate schools was reported unfavorably by Military Affairs. The bill was never seriously considered by the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
House
Norton
Committee On
Mob has girl slayer likely to be lynched in Virginia
Special to The Washington Post reports Miss Mary Dobbs a 14 year old girl was brutally murdered by a Negro at Glenwillon near Eagle Mountain. A telegram says the suspect was last seen with a mob headed toward Glenwilton where a large armed crowd gathered and vowed to lynch him. The mob indicated a jail would be unnecessary and he has probably been lynched by now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leyncers
Washington Post
Richmond
Mary Dobbs
Glenwillon
Eagle Mountain
Chesapeake and Ohio
Glenwilton
Haunted by Girl He Slew Confession From Penitentiary
Charles Clayton, a Franklin County prisoner serving four years for horse stealing, writes from Benton Illinois alleging a 1896 murder of Alma Willmore. He claims the plan began with her urging suicide and that he used a heavy cudgel to kill her, threw the body in a well, and later committed further crimes to secure a penitentiary term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Uaio
Charles Clayton
Franklin County
Benton
Clayton
Alma Willmore
Poison Gang Targets City Stable Owners with Blackmail
New York authorities report a poison gang extorting weekly payments from livery owners across Brooklyn and Manhattan. Two youths, William Press and Ruben Wolfonsky, were arrested for trying to kill two horses owned by Fried and Gelles at 46 Suffolk Street. The gang allegedly poisoned hundreds of horses over six months, collecting about four dollars weekly per owner for “protection.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fried & Gelles
Suffolk Street
William Press
Ruben Wolfonsky
Is Is Vaid
Individua Lor
McCafferty
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Garfield's Son Ill at Taft School
Special from Washington reports two sons of prominent men at Taft School in Watertown are ill after an operation. John Garfield, son of President-elect Garfield, lies seriously ill in the school hospital. Mrs Eli Stallo tends her son Dan Hanna Jr. while Don Charles Taft attends class at the same institution.
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Washington
Waterbury
Conn
Taft
Watertown
Horace D Taft
Garfield
John Garfield
Minds
Eli Stallo
Dan Hanna, Jr
Hanna
Lakewood
Don Charles Taft
Rumor Claims Engagement Between Harriman Heiress and Goelet
reports from New York February 18 state Robert Walton Goelet and Miss Mary Harriman travel with E H Harriman on a Western trip and that a marriage engagement is being circulated. Miss Harriman denies confirmation while friends in the party push the claim that the couple may be engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Walton Goelet
Washington Post
New York
E H Harrman
Mary Harriman
Goelet
Miss Harriman
San Antonio
Tex
Mr Goelet
Fifty Towns Are in Ruins After Persian Earthquake
Teheran reports from February describe Bu Tujura governor dispatching agents to assess January quake damage. Only scant details reach Feheran with devastation worst in the mountains between Burn jurd and Luristan. Estimates rise to about fifty villages destroyed, far more than earlier counts, with many hamlets vanished and inhabitants largely perished or fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Bu Tujura
Persa
Feheran
Montainous
Burnjurd
Luristan
Bahrem
Leben
Chief Geronimo Buried in Apache Burial Ground
Geronimo the old Indian war chief was buried today in the Apache burying ground at Lawton Oklahoma. Two hundred warriors joined the funeral procession as clergy conducted Apache style rites. His widow resisted efforts to kill his horse so it could accompany him to the afterlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Oklo
Geronimo
Lil, Legbers
Banker Tells of Bribery Trial in Klein Case
Pittsburg Feb 183 W Ramsey former bank president testified as the first witness in the trial of Councilman John F Klein accused of soliciting and accepting 17 500 from the bank Ramsey headed on the promise to make the bank a city depository Ramsey was convicted of bribery before this testimony highlighted the bank role in the alleged scheme
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
W W Ramsey
John F. Klein
Whch
Ramsey
Heidelberg gifts seed money for first radium institute
A 500 gift to Heidelberg University will fund the erection of Germanys first radium institute in connection with the cancer institute in Heidelberg dated February 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Germany
Heidelberg University
Dewey Declines President Invitation to Hampton Roads
Admiral Dewey, hindered by a recent illness, is compelled to decline the President’s invitation to accompany him to Hampton Roads for the review of the battleship fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey
Hampton Roads
Staten Island Man Endorses Cooper New Discovery
Georges W. Tucker of Graniteville Staten Island credits Cooper New Discovery medicine with curing chronic dyspepsia gas pain sleeplessness and fatigue after a month of use. He reports restored appetite digestion and weight gain and says the medicine is the only relief he found. The Cooper Medicine Co Dayton Ohio offers a booklet by Cooter explaining chronic ill health and ships to any address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges W. Tucker
Graniteville
Staten Island
L T Cooper
Cooper’s
Cooper
Cooter
Cooters
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
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Dreisdas
Minton
Nagley
Ptsburg
Paul Proner
Ge P. Btouard
Col Teger
Harvey's Sons
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Ewelmer Boos
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Blackistone
Geo
Grand Jury
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Willam G Osborne
Raymond C Osborne
Fairfax
Charles A Flagg
Richard P Williams Joseph
Pansy M Young
Ranmond
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Henretta Hobbs
Walter
Mevell
Henry Robetacn
Tilia
Adams
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H Lreene
William Henry Hamm
Staunton Va
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Chels
Bertie C Hall
Tes
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Mary Trainer
Health Office Record
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Holbrook
Department of Potomac
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Giatamar School
Russia
Ans
Bryce
Schmi
Erger
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MOB
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Taft's
Persia
E. F. Droop_& Sons Co
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District of Columbia
Steinway
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