Death of New York Society Leader Belmонт Heiress Dies in Alleged Gas Incident
The New York society circle reels as Mrs. Belmont, daughter of Oliver H. P. Belmont, is found dead in her bedroom. A maid reports a gas flow from a wall tube and a window left open. The inquest suggests accidental death though confusion and secrecy surround the hours before confirmation. The case is reviewed by authorities as details of the scene, including the lamp tube and the dog near the window, surface in investigations.
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Aoryner
Dog
Mistress
Vromer
Soak
Enhana
Mathone
Cormer
Livoens
Rae
Borden
Corvine
Burdet
Sisters' Hotel Abandonments Reveal Ages and Items
A report notes sisters left towels napkins and spoons in trunks of hotels after unable to pay bills. Landlords discovered unpaid charges and Charlotte possessed photographs of boxers she sparred with, detailing the personal items found amid the duties.
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Charlotte
Grevenr
Grenoble
Bristol
Fiatel
Grenable
King Edward Motel
Hotel Belmont
Fifth Avenue
Levington Hotel
St. Prangia Wa
Allany
Murder at William Kirby Home on K Street Southwest
Police arrest Charles Thomas on suspicion of fatally stabbing aged stationary engineer William Kirby in his dining room at 492 K Street Southwest. Kirby’s daughters May and Margaret Kirby testified as officers questioned the motive and whether the assailant acted alone while a witness noted a blood stained knife and clothing. The investigation links a black man to the crime. Thomas denies complicity and claims to have alibi.
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William Kirby
K Street
Charles Thomas
John J. Madden
Sixth Street Southwest
Kirby
Martin Burke
Thomas
Boardman
Polce
Madden
William Green
Green
Irby
Murder at Kirby home shocks Washington area
In Southwest Washington a man named Kirby was attacked at his home by a suspected black assailant and died at Providence Hospital after surgeons opened the throat. Police took two suspects, Thomas and Green, into custody as the investigation linked bloodstains to Thomas. The case potentially ties to a prior murder at Reid’s saloon. The Kirby daughters and family await an inquest Monday at the morgue.
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May
Madden's
Burke
Robert T. Holden
Sixth Street
Mr. Kirby
St. Dominic's Catholi Church
Sixth
R.A. LaPlant
Kirby
Holden
Plynn
Providence Hospital
John A. Foot
Newport
Wind Station House
R. 1
County Au- Heer
Mulhall
Neils Olsen
Benjamin G. Steenerson
James Tine
McIntosh
Marine Corps
Reisiar
O'sen
Stvenerson
United States
St. Dominic's Church
Washington
Boardman
Cornswall
O'Hairn
Parham
Weedon
Fourth Precinct
Thomas
Green
Darren
Thomasy
West Virginia
Birmingham
Ala
Freedman's Hospital
Center Market
Henry W. Reid
Mr. Flynn
Republican Delegates Election Plans Mentioned in Missouri and Maine
A damaged clipping notes WLS Dickey letter urging Missouri Republican delegates for the Eleventh and Twelfth districts with primaries on March 21 and a March 12 convention in Chicago. It also reports Maine's Sixth District GOP choosing Charles A. Mitchell and Philip Griffith as delegates to the national convention.
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St Louis
Beb.ale
Chicago
Butler
Sixth Congressional District
Republian
Charles A. Mitchell
Philip
Wiliam
Matt
Schwab Sees Bright Future for U S Economy
Cable report quotes Charles W. Schwab in London on February 21 as saying the current low mood in the United States will be followed by a strong reaction. He cautions no precise timing, tying recovery to political conditions and asserts America will be very prosperous due to its own development with no fear about the future.
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Washington Post
London
Charles W. Schwab
United States
America
DUNGEON BATTLESHIPS Admiral Evans Greets Officers in Lima
In Lima Peru Admiral Evans grants shore leave to hundreds of sailors who mingle with Peruvian officers and civilians. President Pardo receives Evans and visiting officers as Marines patrol and ships admit daily visitors from 2 to 5 pm amid a festive atmosphere.
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Admiral Evans
Lima
Sebree
Peru
Idma
Plaza de Armas
Callao
Pardo
Admiral Thomas
Anwvivan
United States
Leslie Combes
Legation
Richard St. Neill
Byam
Dani Ing
Evans
Rector Opposes Saloon Aid With Torn Charity Dues
The Washington Post reports Pawtucket Rhode Island city clergy react as Rev. Law of St. Pauls Episcopal Church vows resignation if a $200 check from the Saloonkeepers Association to Associated Charities is accepted. He calls the gift tainted money and urges the donors to quit manufacturing poverty. Board meeting next Tuesday to decide the fate of the contribution. Also notices Baltimore train tickets offered weekly by Pennsylvania Railroad.
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The
Washington Post
Pawtucket
R. S
Saloonkeepers’ Association
Associated Charities
Law
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Prado
Rector Law
West Virginia Favors Taft in 1912 Delegation
Senator Scott reports strong Taft sentiment in West Virginia for the Chicago convention. Cannon and Fairbanks are seen as potential supporters, Hughes as second choice, with limited backing for Knox and Roosevelt. Local business interests back Taft, while anti corporation sentiment favors Taft and Hughes to a degree. state officials discuss delegation dynamics and county alignments.
Taft influence drives delegate vote in clear split race
The article notes Taft forces push to appoint Secretary of War backers as the key issue in the delegate vote. West Virginia has instructed rarely while opponents vow to block the Taft slate.Regardless of outcome, the result is expected to be the same for the delegate at large race as every declared candidate supports Taft. It is unclear how any candidate can transfer support unless Taft withdraws.
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Fairbanks
Scott
Cannon
West Virginia
Taft
Hubbard
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Wis, &c
Sloan's
da. m
Rogers and Twain to sail for Bermuda vacation trip
H. H. Rogers plans a Bermudian voyage with his close friend Mark Twain. They likely stay two or three weeks, aiming for a relaxing break after Rogers’s recent business focus following past mining illnesses.
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Washington Post
New York
H. H. Rogers
Bermudian
Bermda
Mark Twain
Bermuda
Rogers
Keeps Up Rate of Pay Employes Mean to Fight
In New York a coalition of nineteen railroad brotherhoods continues to oppose wage cuts amid reports railroads may reduce pay. President Newman of the New York Central reassured workers that current wages will hold, with Eastern lines likely to follow. Leaders like Warren S. Stone defend workers, citing miles and service as basis for pay and warning against further reductions. A separate note from St. Paul confirms no pay cuts for telegraph operators or trainmen on the Chicago Great Western post hours change.
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Washington
New York
New York State
William H. Newman
New York Central
Vanderbilt
Dr. Cease
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Union
Committee of Nineteen
American Federation of Labor
Intte
Warren S. Stone
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Uhis
Ton Morey
State Legislative Committee
York Central
Cleveland
Ohio
Warren
Stone
Fay
William G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Wall Street
Pusses
St. Paul, Minn
Chicago Great Western Road
A. B. Stickney
C. A. F. Smith
the Keys
Editor Noyes Dead Head of Evening Star
Crosby Stuart Noyes longtime editor in chief of the Washington Evening Star died in Pasadena after a brief illness. He was eighty three and had shaped the city’s growth since arriving in Washington in 1847. Survived by wife, sons Thomas and Frank, and daughter Mrs. George W Boyd. body to be taken to Washington for burial.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Crosby & Ni
Washington Evening Star
Ito
Hormel Raymond
Pasadena
Revere
Washington
Noyes
Crosby Stuart Novas
Wwoigland
Is Gerins
Maine
Crosby Stuart Noyes
Minot
Webster, Clay
Calhoun
The
Star
Stanton
the Star
Norest
Alexander R. Shepherd
District of Columbia
Potomac State
Rock Creek Park
Elizabeth S. Williams
Thomas Williams
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W. P. Burden
NEW York Society
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Reb Meestre
Watts
Bender
Nath Reyes
JB Belmont
I Poearte
Enn
Rome
Delong
Lundy
Lathee Moreuser
Mir Teunden
Firden
Ession Trust Co
Hsts
Workman
Negro Reid
Kathering Potllon
Clauritte
Court of Special Seasions
Meyer Greenberg
Waoin
Flynn
Labout
Otelock
Gnally
Platzek
Kirpy
Vase
Haila
Abit Thay
Atnas
Slater Charlotte
Pruilty
Mounerd Thal
iMisaes May
Margaret Kirby
Norce
Misa May Kirby
Hat
Margaret
Quimiacnied
Joropiymi
Axman
Hristul
SO Frav Vis
Albany
Jone
King Dward
FSA
Sue
Clark
City Hall Park
Steenerson
Florida
Caroling Resorts
Seaboard Air Line
Pa. Ave
Mexandria
Jamestown
Andria
Seventh Street
Ha Ever
Reid
Missouri
Schwab
Maryland
San Francisco
Sebrea
Tennessee
Strait of Magellan
Magdalena Bay
Tokyo
Artyard
Nagasaki
Akashi
Kure
Rector
Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Congressional Limited
Hughes
Secretary of War
Elkins
John Callan O’laughlin
Wheeling
W. Va
Nething B. Scott
Elena
Winter le
Engines
Woodyard
State Committee
Galnes
Clu
Gov
Pawson
Republican
Aft
Aga Theate
West Virgina
Roosevelt
L Ecal
Chanies F. Teter
Veter
Baltimore and
Return
R. R
Royal
St. Ang
Penn Ave
Chief
Philosopher
New York Central Road
Altimore and
Ohio Railroad
Pacific Coast
Washingtonian
California
Evening Star
Aided Capital
Europe
Bayard Taylor
Portland Me. Transcript
East Indies
India
China
Japan
Library of Congress
Cosmos Club
National Geographic Society
Oldest Inhabitants Association
Woodmont Roa and Gun Club
Alea
District Reform
Rhrhive
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