Ousting Keefe Probe Reports Immigration Chief Accepted Free Travel
Secretary Nagel sent a report to President Taft accusing Daniel J. Keefe of Detroit, commissioner general of immigration, of accepting free transportation for himself and family from railroads and steamships. Keefe denies the charges and pledges no further comment while awaiting action or inaction from the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner General of Immigration
Nagel
Taft
Daniel J. Keefe
Detroit
Immigration
Keefe
Immigration Service
Bila
Woon
Actress and Husband Parted in Private Split
Special to The Washington Post New York reports a marriage between Pauline Fredericks famed as a beauty and Frank M Andrews is ending. Andrews, architect of the McAlpin Hotel, is abroad for health with no reunion date. Fredericks, returning to the stage in The Paper Chase, now stars in Joseph and Fils brethren while whispers of legal separation circulate from Paris through friends in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Pauline Fredericks
Amer-can
Frank M Andrews
McAlpin
Mme, Simone
Wilson to discuss politics with Taft cabinet
Wilson to talk with Taft's cabinet next week on the Mexican situation and Panama Canal negations with Great Britain. The Press- Genterlict notes he will be briefed directly on the issues to inform himself before taking office, following consultations with cabinet members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Panama Canal
Great Britain
Taft
Ice Breaks Propeller on Freighter Arkansas Encountering Bergs
The freighter Arkansas, delayed by gales, reports sighting a berg field in the North Atlantic. A 22 foot propeller blade took damage, later after arriving from Copenhagen the ship encountered a firm berg field and remained four hours steering clear. Captain Henderson cited a week of westerly gales as the cause of the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Bergs
Nthanéses
Copenhagen
Atlante
Henderson
Montreal athletic figure plans Canadian soldiers tournaments
Mal Long, physical instructor of the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, aims to stage a series of athletic meets for Canadian soldiers, one per district, with district winners advancing to a large national military championship. The effort signals a major push by a leading club to boost soldier sports participation and inter-district competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal Long
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association
Guaranteed to Stop Itching at Once EMO Remedy Ad
An advertising claim promises instant relief from scalp and skin itching with EMO. It suggests the product has helped thousands and urges buying a four percent bottle today to prove its effectiveness, asserting the remedy will vanish the itching immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ZEMO
Virginia
Lynchburg
ZEMO advertised skin cure and endorsements
An old advertisement touts ZEMO as a complete cure for eczema, itching, sores, and dandruff with a claimed first-use relief. Endorsements from Fr. A. Stierlin and company offices in St Louis accompany promises of a 250 ml sealed bottle and mail order guarantees through E W Rose Medicine Co. Washington garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemo
FR. A. Stierlin
Electrotype Dept
Sanders Engraving Co
St. Louis
E. W. Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis, Mo
Catholic Encyclopedia Volume Fifteen Completes Series
The fifteenth volume closes the Catholic Encyclopedia with 971 contributors covering 879 articles from Tournyn to Zwingli. Highlights include The Council of Trent by Rirseh, The Blessed Trinity by Joyce, and The Turkish Empire by Bremer. The volume features 24 full page illustrations, two colored plates, and one map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tournyn
Zwirner
Johann B. Rirseh
Switzerland
George Hayden Joyce
Wales
Lous Rene Bremer
Clermont-Ferrand
France
Jono M. Harty
Masynouth
Ireland
Edward Saxby
Cromwell
Rousseau
Sydney F. Smith
London
United States of America
Charles H McCarthy
Catholic University
Washington, D
James J. Fox
William Turner
Vatican
Paul Maria Baumgarten
Home
J G. Snead-Cox
Cardinal Vaughan
Herbert Thurston
Zwingli
Wilhelm J. Meyer
Bern
PLAN PRISON FOR WOMEN IN ILLINOIS
Chicago February 22 Members of the Illinois Women's Democratic League began a movement for a separate female penitentiary in Illinois. The facility would be governed by women with women as guards and attendants. A legislative appropriation exists and Governor Dunne will pause action pending details of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Women's Democratic League
Jegislature
Dunne
1000 Killed in Coal Mines in Pennsylvania Report
Harrisburg Pa Feb 21 More than 1600 lives were lost in Pennsylvania coal mines in 1912 according to the annual department of mines report. Bituminous employ 182680 with 437 deaths while production reached 160 973 428 tons. Anthracite employed 1744 with 393 deaths. output 84 258 127 tons, down 6 659 049 tons from 1911 due to a six weeks labor stoppage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisours
Pennsylvania
Department of Mines
United States
Names Thaw Lawyer Sulzer May Be Witness
Gov Sulzer said Dr John W Russell of Matteawan told him a man named John Anhut proposed 20000 to help release Harry Thaw. Russell declined both times and will testify Monday. Anhut’s whereabouts were unknown. Thaw’s lawyer Clarence Shearn denied any bribery attempts or Sulzer involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
John W. Russell
Matteawan State Hospital
Harry K. Thaw
John Anhut
John Nicholson Anhut
New York
William F. Clark
Dr. Russell
Russell
Anhut
Committee On Inquiry
Thaw
Dr May
Dr. Thaw
Pittsburgh
William Thaw
Beef Barons Win Point In Indictment Case
Savannah Ga February 22 Armour Packing Company and Swift & Co temporarily knocked out indictments for restraint of trade in U S court. Argument on demurrers, Armour argues wrong New Jersey entity. Swift & Co Savannah branch claims West Virginia incorporation. Court rules Armour to be served again. Swift & Co of New Jersey not doing business in Savannah to be dismissed. individuals remain indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Armour Packing Company
Swift & Co
United States
Armour Packing Company of
New Jersey
Armour Company
Louisiana
Swift Co
Armour
New Jersey Corporation
Secret Liquor Cure Promoted for Home Trial
An advertisement touts a tasteless odorless remedy that supposedly relieves liquor cravings secretly. It claims temperance workers endorse it and invites readers to request a free trial package by sending a coupon. The worded pitch suggests women could administer it unnoticed in tea or coffee without the drinker’s knowledge.
Explorer's Plate Found Marks French Claim in 1743
A metal plate buried by Chevalier de le Vendrie during a 1741 French expedition to the Missouri and Rocky Mountains has been found near Fort Pierre. The eight inch square artifact bears the French coat of arms and Latin inscription noting Anno XXXI Regni etc, with a reverse marking Le 30 la Marg 1743. The find at Cheyenne River bluffs confirms long held history of France’s claim in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
Dak
Chevalier de le Vendrie
France
Cheyenne River
Chevalier de la Vendrie
New World
Great Lakes
Louis XV
de le Vendrie
Rocky Mountains
Missouri River
O'Gorman
Chevalier
Fort Pierre
Hattie Foster
Pietrus Caultier
Castro Sails for Cuba on Ward liner Saratoga
Gen Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela left New York for Cuba on the Saratoga claiming a pleasure trip and said he would return in March. He expressed confidence in defeating the government's appeal to the Supreme Court over his entry to the United States. Nearby rumors of unrest in Venezuela were noted but no connection to Castro's departure was established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Cuba
Saratoga
Supreme Court
Federal District Court
Castro
Elliott Northcott
Caracas
Trujillo
State Department
Gomez
West Point
Annapol
Leonard Wood
Wilson
White House
Taft
Justling Mansion
Span
Tatt
William Boardman
Dupont Circle
Wate
Helen Taft Willeave
Augusta
Inaugural Preparations Shift to Washington Light Shows
The city readies for Wilson's inauguration with cedar screens hiding sites and 40 festoons along Pennsylvania Avenue. Illumination plans include the Capitol, Washington and Peace monuments, Barthold fountain, and other landmarks as 1,600 Jackies arrive. A 1,000-strong bluejacket parade regiment sails in from multiple ships, with navy bands and staff coordinating troop movements and transport through War Department briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
William F. Gude
Court of Honor
Pennsylvania Avenue
Peace Monument
Treasury Building
Capitol
Washington Monument
Barthold Fountain
Washington Terminal Company
Keppel
War Department
New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Newport News
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Services at St Patrick's Church Lent Observances
Mgr William T Russell will sing a solemn high mass at St Patrick's Church at 1 o'clock with sanctuary and mixed choirs led by Jennie Glennan and organist R Mills Silby. Rev William J Carroll preaches on I am the Way the Truth and the Life. Lent devotions continue with Rev James A Smythe speaking on The Catholic Church and the Rich. Benediction follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mgr
William T. Russell
St. Patrick's Church
R. Mills Silby
Jennie Glennan
William J. Carroll
League of the Good Shepard
Russell
James A. Smythe
Death of Mrs. Arthur Wall
Arthur Wall 64 a native of Alexandria and longtime Baltimore business man died in Baltimore Thursday after illness since January. Funeral held in Baltimore and body buried at Bonnie Brae Cemetery with Rev P C Gavan of the Cathedral officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Wall
Alexandria
Baltimore
Bonnie Brae
P. C. Gavan
Cathedral
Eczema sufferer from Pennsylvania praises D. D. D. Prescription
Mr P J Weimer writes that after wasting two doctors and three bottles of D D D his condition worsened. He claims the D D D Prescription is a mild wash scientifically compounded from witch hazel and other ingredients and offers relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Weimer
Pennsylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
Retars Nagel
Iie
Reese
Cnmigration
International Longshoremens Aren
Sice
American Federation of Labor
Allesarions Meade
Mexico
Panama
Ifleck
Keef N
Harris Ewing
Department of Commerce and Labor
Plan Prison For Women
Ilinois Democratic League
John AD
White Plains
John Wichaison Anhit
Westchester County
Bronxville
Clarence J. Shearn
Keogh
Gov. Sulzer
J. W. Haines Company
Glenn Ridg
Cincinnati, Ohio
Penna. Avenue
Our Avenue
Srerberich
South Dakota
la Mars
A. L. Mills
Chairtian Eustis
Congressional
ST. Patrick's
Mgr. Russell
O’donnell
Suiz de Carlos
Douggises
E. Fougera & CO
Enc
Beekman St
McCorkle Drug Co
Lynchburg, VA
Potomac Electric Power Co
14Th Street N. W
the Sunday Post
John H. Magruder
Connecticut Ave
K St
Chevy Chase
Conn. Ave
N. W
ED Passworld
Jenner
Chery
Shannon & Luchi
14Th St. N
Church Services
Alj
Alsase
Pierce
Elas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!