Americans visit by Mme Gould amid Sagan feud in Europe
A press letter from Count Jean de Castel denies aiding his brother Bent de Castel. Jane defeats Prince de Sagan in a quarrel over Mme Gould and the affair, while Mme Gould states she will seek American citizenship this spring. Prince Helier de Sagan refuses a duel. legal actions and accusations of outside the pale of society follow as parties prepare further statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piris
Jean de Castelline
Bent de Castel
Jane
Prince de Sagan
Gould
Mme Gould
Prince Helle de Sagan
America
Bent
Local obituaries note multiple deaths and funeral details
In memoriam notices and obituaries list several individuals including Nancy Kennedy and Charles Twill. Dates range late January and early February 1908 with funeral services at various churches, interments at Hollywood Cemetery, and affiliations with Knights of Columbus and Carroll County. Names appear with spouses and titles such as Rear Admiral and pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E Lee Sry
Aly
Penaeus
Kennedy
Crosby
Walter
John
Catherine
Atirdey
Arlington Ramsas
Anna
O Mobousas
Foo
St Matthew
Jay Tinuaiy
Knights of Columbus
Res Duns
Stawford
Carroll Counont Veuri Ince
Guo T Kolb
Tulishall
Carroll Coun
Notable Washington Funeral Directors and Embalmers Listed
A dense local list of funeral directors and embalmers appears with firm names, addresses, and phone numbers. Historical entries name J William Lee, Frank Geier's Sons, John R Wright Co, Harvey's Sons, W R Speare, Frank A Speare, William H Sardo & Co, Thomas A Nalley & Son, Costello, Zurhorst, Shaffer, and others, noting modern chapels and livery connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J William Lee
Connection
Ta Fe
Malin
Frank Geier’s Sons
Seventh St Nw
Modern Chapel
John R. Wright CO
Embalmere
R F. Harvey
Merletty
Geo
P. Zurhorst
Paige
Capitol St
Plan to Coerce Turkey Through Naval Demonstration
Rome January 3 negotiators discuss Turkey’s rejection of a collective note on Macedonia reforms. A joint naval display is proposed to compel submission. Gen. de Giorgia, former head of the international gendarmerie in Macedonia, returns to Rome and may not go back to Turkey after meeting Foreign Minister Titton about the Macedonian situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Turkey
Macedonia
de Giorgia
Macedona
I Tailan
Titton
Harden Found Guilty Court Clears Count's Honor
In a dramatic ruling the court finds Harden guilty while clearing Count's Honor. The judge states charges against him and Prince Hulenberg were disproved and accuses the editor of making unfounded accusations without warrants or efforts to obtain proofs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince 2U Hulenberg
Harden von Moltke libel trial ends with four month sentence
Berlin reports Maximilian Harden of Die Zukunft is imprisoned for four months after a trial alleging he unjustly accused Count Kuno von Moltke and Prince Philip zu Eulenberg of immoral acts. The court found the charges unfounded, noting Harden’s articles relied on weak sources and were intended to degrade the men. Harden appealed. In a separate Philadelphia note, Swiss artist Ulrich A Hoegger died from studio fire injuries, with several valued paintings destroyed including Silenced and The Madonna. He was sixtyfive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Harden- von Moltke Mbel
Hugo Column
Die Zukunft
Maximilian Harden
Count Kune von Moltke
Court von Moltke
Prince Philip Zu Eulenberg
Harden
Count Kuno von Moltke
Count von Moltke
Prince Zu Eulenberg
Prince Zu Eulenburg
Bismarck
Mrs von Elbe
Schweninger
Prince von Bismarck
von Mortha
Zu Husenberg
von Moltke
Kaiser
William Ws
Prince Philp Zu Eutenberg
Vienna
Kuno von Moltke
Count Wilhelm von Hohenau
Guard Corps
Girmise
Max Witskowakz
Philadelphia
Ulrich A Hoegger
Maasle Conservatory
Hoegger
New York
Thia
Vesuvius Erupts Again After Quiet Phase
Naples reports Mount Vesuvius resuming activity after weeks of calm. A vast plume of flame and smoke rises from large summit fissures, extending toward the Atrio del Cavallo valley that separates Monte Somma from Vesuvius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Atria del Cavallo
Monte Somma
Vesuvius
Witte Kuropatkin Controversy Reignites Eastern Policy Debates
In St Petersburg the Witte Kuropatkin feud over testimony at Stoessel’s trial dominates discussion in Novoe Vremya. Witte defends his record, denies backing Port Dalny or port expansion, and blames Muravyov for Port Arthur’s fall. Kuropatkin counters, while Stolypin backs Witte’s credibility, elevating the political clash in Russia’s public sphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Petersburg
Count Witte
Kuropatkin
Stoeessel
Whch
Novoe Vremya
Turopatkin
Port Dalny
Port Arthur
Mitte
Khwangtung
Bet Arthu
Mt Ithe
Count Murayterr
Hey
Witte
Port Dainy
Urenithin
Kwangtug Peninsula
Manchuria
Premier Stolypin
Rd Ite
Tuents
Atlantic rough for liners heavy gales stop Baltic at Queenstown
London June heavy Irish coast gales persist while Atlantic Miners on the Baltic struggle to reach Queenstown. The White Star Line steamer from New York arrived off Queenstown at 1005 pm unable to communicate, heading to Liverpool without landing passengers or Irish famine fund dispatches for Russia. Jan 3 Council of Empire approves famine appropriation of the Douma and adjourns for Russian Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queenstown
London
White Star Line
Baltic
New York
Liverpool
Ireland
Russia
St Petersburg
Council of Empire
Officer Called Forger in Detroit Court Case
A warrant was issued in Police Court charging Lieut KR F Hazzard of the Seventh Infantry United States army with forging Col Daniel Cornman’s name on a 46.50 check. The officer, stationed at Port Wayne, may face a court martial at Fort Wayne next Monday. Hazzard, a Western man, served in the Philippines and with Gen Funston’s force that captured Aguinaldo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
KR F Hazzard
Seventh Infantry
United States Army
Port Wayrée
Daniel Cornman
Averys Wallace
Fort Wayne
Hazzard
Liut Hazzard
Philippines
Funston
Aguinaldo
Islands
Licensed to Marry Jerry Clarke and Nancy Young
Rev Wady Howard and George Scrubly marry off two couples: Jerry M Clarke, 35, weds Nancy Young, 36, while Rev D EB Wiseman officiates for George L Scrubly, 27, and Merla Henderan, 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry M Clarke
Nancy Young
Wady Howard
George L. Scrubly
Merla Henderan
EB Wiseman
Health Office Record Case Listings From 1900s Residents
Health office log lists multiple residents with ages from months to eighty plus, including Harriet Smeth of The Claibourne apartments aged 73, Pauline Hansen, Olivia Holland at 409 24, Mary Kantey at 823 E Cap at, and many others. Entries note addresses such as 1011 EB st sw and 1532 Host ne, with ages ranging from 4 days to 92 years and several misspellings or garbled names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Smeth
St. Ow
Pauline M. Hansen
Claibourne
Olivia Holland
Margaret E Cator
Champlain
Mary H Kantey
E. Cap
Willan Gibsox
Leland Hickson
Hall St. Aw
Frank BD Willams
Myrtle St. Ne
Martha A Perry
Host
John T Findley
Fat. Nw
John A Sutherland
Josephine Marino
Hat. Ne
Latherine A Ober
Caroling
D Reath
Blair Road
Takoma Park
Ansenett
Leo
Orville
Repeat Karst Mass in Sacred Heart Church Christmas Service
In response to requests from Shrine of the Sacred Heart Parish Mount Pleasant and music lovers, Karst Mass will be repeated at the 11 am service tomorrow. Composed by Hmile Karst to meet papal requirements for mixed-voice choirs, it serves as a substitute for Gregorian chant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Shrine of the
Scow Slams Into New Jersey Train On Trestle
A scow plunged into a train carrying about a thousand excursionists on a trestle in New Jersey. The collision smashed every window of nine cars and caused a wild panic as passengers were hurled to the floors and rushed for exits. The engineer said the train was saved when the scow rebounded after the first impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
New Jersey
Troops Leave Goldfield in Special Train to California Posts
Goldfield Nevada reports that seven companies of United States troops under Col Reynolds departed by special train for California posts. About 225 troops remain in camp, divided into two companies with Capt William H Woossall and Lieut Goodwill in command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield
Jane
United States
Reynolds
Caliifornia
Wiliam H Woassall
Goodwill
Mob wrecks street cars in Ind to force troops
In Muncie three Union Traction Company streetcars were destroyed by a mob in sympathy with strike breakers. Two guards were badly beaten and hospitalized, with one believed near death. Police and deputies arrested nearly 100, dispersing crowds with six autos. Authorities asked for troops, but city officials said they could handle the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Muncie
Traction Company
Fugitive Fleischer Found Amid Wine and Debts in Brooklyn
Abraham Fleischer, once a shirt manufacturer, vanished with goods valued at $25,000 and faced perjury charges. After a year on the run he reopened business in Brooklyn under his name, claiming the money was spent on women and entertainment. Federal prosecutors doubt his tale and he remains in custody after a Tombs hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington East
New York
Merchants’ Profecture Association
Abraham Herteischer
Fleischer
Brooklyn
Song
Hig
Fourth Avenue
Merchants Protective Association
Alexander
Mt Street
Land
Freischer
O 'Hough
United States
Schools Too Feminine at Iowa Teachers Convention
Des Moines reports President G Stanley Hall of Clark University stirred delegates at the Iowa State teachers convention by saying there are too many women teachers and American schools are becoming effeminized. He claimed the pendulum has swung too far toward women, urging a movement for men's rights with men in charge to counter femininity in schools. The convention drew about 1,400 teachers, nearly three quarters of whom are women, according to the dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Stanley Hall
Clark University
Hall
Man in Month-Long Trance Recovers in Montclair Visit
Haward Shea lay in a trance for nearly a month in Montclair New Jersey. He has regained consciousness and can perform light exercise. He reports vivid visions and conversations with people long dead. Doctors are puzzled by the sudden recovery and the prior symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
Haward Shea
Missing Mount Royal Steamer May Drift Toward Bermuda
News from St John New Brunswick reports no word on the Mount Royal from Antwerp, passengers and crew aboard over 3,000 tons, believed adrift after possible shaft failure. Observers note currents could carry her toward Bermuda as searches continue and a possible tow by the Hungarian is speculated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess
Sta
Bermuda
St John
New Brunswick
Canadian Pacific Line
Mount Royal
Antwerp
St. John
Canadian Pacific
Halfax
Novacous
Havre
Taft Backers Move to Seal Ohio Nomination Fortunes
Taft forces intensify drive to secure support for the presidential nomination at Chicago. Garfield Perry Meyer Lodge Crane and Foraker figures weigh in as administration officials align, while Columbus primary and state committee splits threaten harmony and risk a protracted battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitchcock
Taft
Chicago
Washington
Interior
Garfield
Ohio
Navy
Newperry
Detroit
Michigan
Meyer
Massachusetts
Editor Falls to Death in Elevator Shaft
Charles Sander editor of the Hungarian Daily News was killed when the elevator ascended with the gate partly closed. He fell into the open shaft from the sixth floor at the Presbyterian Building 158 Fifth Avenue NYC. Elevator boy Lewis Russell was questioned and paroled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Charles Sander
Hungarian Daily News
Presbyterian
Fifth, Avenue
Sander
Andrew Sebney
Sebney
Lewis Russell
Russel
Jefferson Market Court
Triple Murderer Hanged in Louisville Jail Yard
Clarence Sturgeon, aged nineteen, was executed in the Louisville jail yard after a delayed mechanism failed to operate. He murdered Ira Bruner, James Blackerly, and Wilfred McMichael a year earlier, and remained unpronounced dead for seventeen minutes as the drop did not break his neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Clarence Sturgeon
Bturgeon
Ira Bruner
James Blackerly
Wilfred, McMichael
Believe Ladenburg Dead and Family in Europe
New York report denies any truth to claims Adolph Ladenburg survived the Ward Line loss twelve years ago. Mrs Ladenburg travels to Europe with daughter Eugenie who studies Italian in Rome. Eugenie stands to inherit a major share of the banker’s estate, estimated at four to six million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Adolph Ladenburg
Ward Line
Nassau
Marienbed
Germany
Ladenburg
Westbury
Long Island
Europe
Rome
Eugenie
Marienbad
Francis K Stevens
Ernest Thalmann
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co
Mra Ladenburg
Ruerope
Frankfort
East Thirty-eighth Street
West Indies
Queens County
School for Crooks Braid Suspected Deaf Makes Train
Pittsburgh raid on a supposed criminal school trained young men to steal by posing as deaf and numb. James Young led a group including Wilbur Laird Jebn Humphrey and Robert Eliott arrested. they traveled to New York Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore canvassing as deaf and dumb. All faced 350 fine or 90 days in Allegheny County workhouse. Officers found revolvers cartridges saws rubber stamps and many begging cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgian
James Young
Pittaburgs
Wilbur Laird
Clearfield
Jebn Humphrey
Boston
Robert Eliott
Cincinnati
New York
Philelphia
Baltimore
Pettibone Case With Jury In Boise Idaho
The Pettibone case is with the jury in Boise Idaho on January 8 as intense interest surrounds the final trial day. The defense will not argue the case, and Judge Wood will instruct the jurors after Hawley’s closing. Hawley argued every circumstantial fact pointed to Pettibone’s guilt and referenced Orchard’s killer list as evidence against the Western Federation of Miners. Juror Stahl, asked if he could proceed, said he wanted to hear the other side. The jurors retire at 10:05 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Pettibone
James H Hawley
Hilton
Wood Sai
Hawley
Orchard
Western Federation of Miners
Murdered Little Niece Confession Read In Court
North Bennington, Jan 3 A sworn confession by Alfred Mahan admitting the murder of his little niece Ethel Mahan at North Bennington last April was read just before the prosecution rested its case today The confession says he cut her throat with a razor after arrest The defense plans to show the killer was insane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
Alfred Mahan
Httle
Ethel Mahan
North Bennington
Mahan
Borough Heads Under Fire In New York Investigation
New York January 3 Investigations into the conduct of borough presidents Gouls F Haffen of the Bronx and Joseph Bermel of Queens are to be begun by the commissioner of accounts. The inquiry mirrors the recent case against John Ahearn president of Manhattan who was removed from office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haffen
Bronx
Bermel
Queens
New York
Gouls
F. Haffen
Joseph Bermel
John Ahearn
Manhattan
Ahearn
Also Mentioned on This Page
DE Sagan
Jean de Castellane
Brother
Mme. Gould
Atlantic
Prince Heliert Sigan
Jin
Tim
Hinsttt
Homer Mor
Mare Gould
Heli
Vine Gouldrad
Lirdel
Garuage
Charles S Twill
Janary
Vwason
Geo. C. Shaffer
Ploristhone
Shanheyes
Rega
Forger
Lieut
Aguipaldo
Health Office Record
Tokalon Wine CO
14Th St. A. We
Scow
Nevada
Cakmly
S Ome Point
Berthude
Pursell
A Murray
Newcastle
England
Allan Line
Greenock
Scotland
Portland
Taft and
Meyer Cenfer
Messrs
Lodge
Crane
Ohio Fight
State Central Committee
Columbus
Guv Harris
Senator Foraker
State Committee
Iis
American Security, and Trust Company
Northwest Corner
Mitreenth St
Pennasylvania
Charles J. Bell
Borough
Robert Berberich
Seventh St
To Morrow
Sunday Post
Potomac
Washington Department
White Elephant
Monte Carlo
Hunter
Maine
New Orleans
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!