Washington Men Plan Habeas Corpus Probe of Private Homes
A group of Washington businessmen decided at a meeting to seek habeas corpus relief for allegedly incorrigible girls detained at private homes including the House of the Good Shepherd, Florence Crittenton and Mercy homes. They will fund counsel to challenge authority of juvenile court and push for a reform school for white girls. Florence Carey may move to Mrs Mary Godfrey’s Bladensburg road home.
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Florence /Carey
House of Good Shepherd
House of the Good Shepherd
Washington
Washingtonians
Florence Carey
Juvense Court
Flouse
DeLacy
Juvenile Court
Congress
John Nota McGill
Reform School
Schhool
McGill
Burwell
Mary Godfrey
Bladensburg Road
Langdon
Died Beverlys and Funeral Notices scattered fragment
Fragmentary death and funeral notices dated February with names Bevins Dellinger Denny Kaiser Looney Shock Merry multiple locations in Washington Baltimore and New Jersey area listing funeral times residences and interment details with partial addresses and church services.
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G Street
Flagerstown
Williamsport
Denny
Thort Northwest
Eleanore
John Kaiser
New Jersey Avenue Northwest
Looney
John G. Wolfe
Mary
Dennis Toone
Pei I
Wadalm
Howard McQuade
Margaret Meade
Tate
Waa Street
St. Matthew's Church
Shouk
Sallie Shock George
Springdale Avenue
West Bore
Hathimore
Mid
Mary EF
Wilton G. Shock
Greenmount Cemetery
Peraide Merry
le Reyattle
Hen
North Carolina Senate offers sympathy after double tragedy
Special to The Washington Post reports North Carolina's upper house adopted a resolution of sympathy for Senator Thiweins after the death of his daughter Mrs. Milese Pendleton in Warrenton. Pendleton then killed himself, unable to cope with grief as his wife lay dead. The couple were prominent Warren County farmers. A second brief item notes Spears, old, of Mendota Virginia, died by suicide after a presumed dementia.
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North Carolina
Hawkins
Washington
State Senate
Warren County
SS Spears Old
Mendota
Washington County
Washington Fest to Gift State Boulevard Long and Wide
Gen Loleman du Pont, head of the Du Pont Powder Making Corp, notified the legislature of plans to give the state a boulevard spanning from Laymont in the north to Selbyville in the south, about two miles long and 0 feet wide. Senator Charles R. Miller noted a possible cost between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000, with initial criticism over the donation offer.
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Washington
Dover
Del
Loleman du Tont
The
du Pont Powder-Making Corporation
Laymont
Selbyville
Charles R. Miller
Senate
Gen du Pont
Americans Reed Slayer Acquitted Sparking Embassy Protest
Mexico says no summary action against two Americans held near Tla Juana on rebel spy charges. Gendarme Sebastian Varela was acquitted in Reed’s killing, prompting American protests. Dell remains jailed in Ensenada awaiting investigation. Diaz Prieto warns he will be shot if Ensenada is attacked. Navy deserters from California sought near the border. Hatfield linked to Leyva’s rebel forces.
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United States
Diaz
H. C. Dell
Ensenada
U. S
Mexico City
Department of Foreign Relations
Priine
Harry C. Dell
Tla Juana
California
Sebastian Varela
James M. Reed
James Farrell
Guadalupe
Zacatecas
Farrell
Varela
San Diego
Cal
Jacquin Diaz Prieto
Harry C
Navy
Carl % Gordon
Mexicali
Mexico
Bill” Hatfield
Kentucky
Leyve
Francisco
International
Hed Cross
Calexico
Hatfield
Insurrectos
Taft to Consult Minority on Possible Extra Session
President Taft said he would consult Democratic leaders Speaker Clark and Oscar Underwood before calling an extraordinary session. He indicated a decision could come on March 4, the last day of the current session, with a possible 80 day recess and an extra session starting around April 4 if approved.
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House
Taft
Congress
Clark
Oscar Underwood
New Ways and Means Committee
Underwood
Senate Debates Lorimer Election as Beveridge Speaks
The Senate yesterday debated the validity of Senator Lorimer's election. Unanimous consent was refused leaving the case unsettled while Senator Beveridge delivered a three day speech, urging that the Senate guard elections as the palladium of American liberty.
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Senate
Lorimer
Beveridge
Representative Hamill Objects to Freak Bills From His Name
Representative Hamill of New Jersey protested three bills introduced in the House under his name without his knowledge. He called them freak measures, citing an automobile road one mile wide across the continent and an experimental automobile postal service, plus a proposal designating April 25 as American day. The House ordered the three bills stricken from the calendar.
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Hamill
New Jersey
House
Architect John H. Carere Hurt in Automobile Crash
The noted architect John H. Carere, reported by The Washington Post, was injured in a car accident several days ago and is said to be in extremely critical condition.
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Peal
Washington Post
New York
Ohn
H. Carere
Archttert
Charlton Takes Appeal in Suit Over Italian Murder Case
Porter Charlton, a young American held on the charge of murdering his wife in Italy last year, yesterday reached the Supreme Court. The appeal challenges the U S circuit court denial of habeas corpus and follows extradition rulings by New Jersey federal and state courts. Officials have not announced when the case will be considered.
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Porter Charlton
Italy
Supreme Court of
United States
Charlton
Supreme Court of the
United States Circuit Court
New Jersey
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Outside help sought as scalp grafts continue for Gill case
The Gill scalp grafting tale expands as three more donors gave skin yesterday at Emergency Hospital for Miss Alice Houghton. Two or three additional operations are likely to complete crown coverage, with two weeks needed to assess yesterday’s grafts and possible further procedures.
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Gill
Census Bureau
Alice V. Houghton
Virginia Arnold
Decatur Place
Patent Court Urged as Last-Resort Route in Patent Disputes
Sixteenth annual banquet of the Patent Law Association of the District of Columbia urged creation of a court of last resort for patent cases to ease load on the Court of Appeals of the District and the nine circuit courts. Speakers included Chief Justice Seth Shepard and Associate Justice Robb, with honors to Representative Sulzer and Attorney General Oscar Lawler among others.
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Court of Appeals
District
Circuit Courts
United States
Patent Law Association of
District of Columbia
Rauscher
Court of Appeals of
Patents Committee
House of Representatives
Sulzer
New York
Patents’ Committee
The
House
Seth Shepard
Robb
Oscar Lawler
Department of the Interior
Morguson
Indiana
Hinshaw
Nebraska
Matriax Bayard
Patent Office
W. A. Dodge
Association
James A. Watson
Henry E. Hodges
W. E. Schoenborn
C. Alexander Mason
N. W. Howard
E. N. Eakte
John M. Coit
H. A. Coombs
Emil Bonnelyke
A. R. Johnson
T. B. Robertson
E. G. Mason
H. R. Willams
A. B. Jenkins
Pattison
A. Wiegersheim
Philadelphia
Robert J. Fisher
E. W. Bradford
T. Cameron
Charles D. Davis
D. P. Wolhaupter
J. £. Watchincon
Burnham
Cromwell
J. M. Spear
Henry Orth, Jr
Hubert E. Peck
F. A. Holton
Max Georgi
F. B. Brock
Horace A. Dodge
F. W. Ritter
AM. Cushman
Grant Burroughs
George W. Rea
Arthur 3. Brown
Alexander §. Stewart
Melville Church
Wallace Greene
H. D.williams
Walter F. Rogers
H. P. Doolittle
C. J. O'Neill
Pulfax Bayard
F.C. Skinner
Fifteen Miners Die in Belmont Mine Fire
Tonopah Nevada February 4 Fifteen bodies of miners killed in yesterday s Belmont mine fire were brought to the surface today the fire is out and four to eight bodies may remain inside the mine Six Americans are among the fifteen dead the rest are mainly Slavonians
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Tonopah
Nev
Belmont
Wife Leaps for Life in Divorce Case Threats End in Arrest
Mrs. Charles Petry fled from their home after a divorce filing and leaped from a second story window to escape her husband who allegedly came from New York to kill her. She found refuge with a neighbor as Petry threatened his mother in law, then returned to assault the home and was captured by Patrolman O T Davis at the door. He faces a police court arraignment on threats.
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Charles Petry
New York
Third Street
Perry
Jennie Henry
Henry
Davis
Ninth Precinct
White House Callers List Senators and Representatives Named
A roster of visitors to the White House is listed by name and state. It includes Senators Dick of Ohio Rayner of Maryland Smith of Michigan Jones of Washington Stone of Missouri Nixon of Nevada and Representatives Longworth Ansberry Poindexter Kusterman Massey Foss, with John Chandler Cobb of Boston noted.
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Ohio
Rayner
Maryland
Smith
Michigan
Senator Jones
Washington
Stone
Missouri
Nixon
Nevada
Longworth
Ansberry
Poindexter
Kusterman
Wisconsin
Representative Massey
Tennessee
Representative Foss
Illinois
John Chandler Cobb
Boston
Representative Cooper Seeks Rename of President's Residence
Wisconsin representative pressed the House to define the official residence of the President as the White House, arguing the term appears on presidential stationery and should replace Executive Mansion in the pending sundry civil bill. He faced no other supporters in the vote.
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Representative Cooper
Wisconsin
White House
Executive Mansion
Cooper
Lieutenant West Frozen to Death in Alaska Blizzard
Nome Alaska Feb 23 Lieutenant Solomon B West 33 native of New Hampshire and a veteran of the Spanish American War was found frozen to death five miles from Tishou during a blizzard. West earned recognition in Mindanao Philippines in 1903 after leading a detachments hike to trap and kill Datto Al ending the insurgent campaign. He served in the Twenty second Infantry and later the Eighteenth Infantry in Alaska before his death. Deputy Marshal Davenport and Mrs Davenport reported and retrieved the body.
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Nome
Alaska
Lieut
B. West
U.S. A
Fort. Davis
Tishou
Davenport
United States
West
Solomon B. West
New Hampshire
First
New Hampshire Volunteers
Twenty-second Infantry
Tropics
Arctic
Philippines
Maj. McCoy
Datto al
Mindanao
Ali
Threatened bishop Donahue linked to Weston asylum case
Waverly Roe, member of a prominent family, was committed to the State Asylum for the Insane at Weston after threatening Bishop P J Donahue. He warned the bishop he planned to kill him and wrote to President Taft about the Catholic Church, also threatening Gen T S Riley and other figures. Roe, a civil engineer and Linlsy Institute graduate, was arrested after an assault on the deputy county clerk.
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Washington Fort
Wheeling
W. Va
State Asylum For the Insane
Weston
Waverly Roe
P. J. Donahue
Rae
Marshall
Bishop Donahue
Roe
Linsly Institute
Tobacco plants burned in Richmond tobacco district
Fire in Richmond destroyed F. D. Williams and Company stemmers at Twenty-first and Cary streets and the Larus and Brothers tobacco plant on South Twenty-first Street. Damage about 100000 with insurance. Firemen and workers were rescued as crowds watched. Jail fears sparked a temporary prisoner transfer. operations expected to resume soon.
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Richmond
F. D. Williams and Company Tobacco
Twenty-first
Cary
Larus & Bro. Company
Henrico County
Larus and Brothers Company
Navy
Williams & Co
Larus Company
Love Laughs at Calendars in Maryland Wedding
Howard Adelewitz of Washington visited Rockville to marry Jennie Rudman also of Washington but was denied a license due to calendar discrepancies. Rudman swore Adelewitz was born before 1889, license granted, and a ceremony led by Rev. S R White. A second ceremony is planned Sunday evening at the bride’s home.
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Rockville
Howard Adelewitz
Washington
Jennie Rudman
Benjamin Rudman
Adelewitz
Rudman
Russia
S. R. White
Sheehan to Stand Pat in Albany Senator Race
Albany, Feb 24. Despite Capitol gossip of a break in the senatorial deadlock next week, leaders said no change in the situation. William F. Sheehan will not withdraw from the contest even if other candidates do. The thirty third ballot had no quorum with only 28 votes cast. Balloting for senator at Des Moines, Denver, and Helena yesterday produced no result.
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Albany
N. Y
Capitol
William F. Sheehan
Boy Broker Arrested in Rio Janeiro for Embezzlement
Robert E. Davie a 23 year old Boston native known as the boy broker was arrested in Rio de Janeiro on charges of embezzling 500000. He traveled by merchant steamer arriving penniless after three weeks on the streets. He was identified by Director Clark of the YMCA and says the securities were lost in speculation.
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Rio Janeiro
Robert. E. Davie
Boston
Mass
Davie
Clark
Y. M. Coa
Two Battleships For France Chamber approves private yard builds
Paris lawmakers backed a naval plan authorizing two battleships at private yards with later units at government arsenals. The proposal, promoted by Theophile Delcasse, calls for spending 268.6 million dollars over ten years, deemed modest beside Anglo American and German programs to replace aging ships and ensure security.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Theophile Delcasse
British Army Estimates Cut for 1911 12
London reports War Secretary Haldane released army estimates totaling 138 million 450 thousand dollars for 1911 12, down 250 thousand from the prior year. A memorandum notes a shortage of qualified Royal Military College Sandhurst candidates, prompting possible incentives for commissioned ranks. The aeronautic branch receives 565 dollars, with five aeroplanes and three dirigible balloons available, to be expanded after trials.
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London
Haldane
Royal Military College
Sandhurst
Army
China Yields More to Russia
Illinois troops withdraw from a Taylorville strike after the arrival of four Illinois National Guard companies in St Petersburg amid warnings to maintain order. The protest at a bag factory prompted no violence as Russia and China pursue consular appointments and stability in the area.
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Illinois
Taylorville
All
St. Petersburg
China
Illinois National
Licensed to Marry List of Several Couples and Clergy
A compilation lists multiple marriage licenses with names including James C. Riley Nellie A. Collier and others. Clerical officers and locations in Birmingham Prince William Statesville Nottingham are referenced among the names.
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James C. Riley
Nellie A. Collier
Joseph A. Carsidy
Kirk Aust
Birmingham
Ala
Mary West
Willian BR. Wedderspoon
Wiliam B. Sanford
Spottssvania County
Julia Horner
Prince William County
H. Greene
Charles Brown
Ethel Warren
W. H. Green
Harry F. Bradley
Mary W. Dary
H. Woodward
Clarence E. Patterson
Kate B. Angle
Statesville
Health Office Births Record Mixed List of Names
Birth notices list Henry F Rabbitt and Fannie J Rabbitt have a boy and many other couples report newborn girls or boys. Names include Borges Jones Shea West O Connor Harts Feter Macher Mortimer Mulloy Carrado Greenberg Griffen Wilson Keemer Chase Dellinger Neate Kaiser Connells Burns McGhee McCubbin Roberts Spahr Foundling Home Amnie Washington and others with ages or locations such as Government Hospital and Iowa apartments. The entry notes several ages and addresses in Washington DC area.
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Henry F
Fannie J. Rabbitt
Arthur D
Hattie D. Borges
John
Exa Jones
James W
Mary A. Shea
Millard F
Elizabeth West
Daniel
Mary E. O'Connor
Margaret M. Harts
Walter
Clara V. Feter
Harry P
Margaret Macher
Lawrence
Agnes Mortimer
George H
Catherine
Mulloy
Luigi M
Francesco M. Carrado
David and
Mary Greenberg
Jaimes
Isabel Griffen
Robert and
Hattie B.wilson
Edgar B. and
Mateo A. Keemer
Harry and
Martha Chase
Henry M. Dellinger
Milton T. Neate
12Th
St Ma
Eleanore Kaiser
John J. Connells
Government Hospital Insane
Patrick F. Butler
Government Hospital
Edward McQuade
Friscilla R- Burns
Iowa ‘Apartments
William McGhee
St. Nw
Catherine M. McCubbin
Charles Roberts
Davenport St
Tenmallytown
di Yea
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