Weir Mitchell Dead Advocate of Best Cure in Nervous Diseases
Philadelphia notes the death of Silas Weir Mitchell at 3 am aged about 85. A renowned author and physician, he popularized the rest cure for nerves and wrote novels such as Westways and John Sherwood Ironmaster. Mitchell held honors from Bologna Toronto Harvard and Princeton and belonged to international medical societies. He was born February 15 1822 in Philadelphia and studied at the University of Pennsylvania and Jefferson Medical College.
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Phiadelphia
S. Weir Mitchell
Mitchell
Westways
John Sherwood
Ironmaster
Hugh Wynne
Francois
University of Bologna
University of Toronto
Harvard
Princeton
French Academy of Medicine
British Medical Society
Royal Society of England
American Neurological Association
Silas Weir Mitchell
Philadelphia
John Kearsley Mitchell
University of Pennsylvania
Jefferson Medical College
Movements of Ocean Steamers Arrived and Reported
Arrived steamers Armmania from Lerpool to New York and Lusitania from Queenstown to New York. Carpathia from Trieste to New York. Chicago from New York for Havre passed along the coast toward London. Minnetonka from New York for London passed Brawhead and Lizard on the way to Bremen. Bremen from New York for Bremen reported near port.
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Armania
Lerpool
New York
Lusitania
Queenstown
Carpathia
Trieste
Chicago
Korg
Havre
Obituary notices and funerals listed for January 1914
Funeral announcements from Washington area residences list numerous individuals by surname with dates January 1 to 6 1914. Names include Chapman Chermont Cooper DantU Damiel Dod ge Gawler Hopkins Lovejoy Seymour and Sobotka with addresses and service times noted. Many notices indicate funerals from private residences and interments or church services at Cathedral in Baltimore Brookline and Washington locations.
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Cooper
Susan
William
Harriet Cooper
D Street
Dantu
Foceinn Street
Elala Lane
Crank C Damiel
Dickson
Christopher Dick Rad
Dodge
Gawler
E B. McIntosh
Hudd Street
Wes Rietta
Alfred H. Gawler
Eral
Hopkins
Loma Linda
Cal
Prancisa Hopkins
Chicago
Washington
Lovejoy
Virginia Lucretia
John N. Lovejoy, Jr
Ann Beddo Lovejoy
Church of the Epiphany
M Seymour
Brookline
Mass
Mary Leg. Gott
Henry A. Seymour
Connecticut Avenue
Prane
Frieda Sobotka
Ee Toenge
Ts Street
New York
Governor Ferris to Inspect Michigan Copper Mines
Governor Woodbridge N Ferris plans to visit upper Michigan copper country to study conditions and seek a settlement to the miners strike. He will travel with his private secretary and will notify state labor commissioner James V Cunningham to proceed to Calumet. Moyer of the Western Federation asks Ferris to publicly declare findings before miners would abide by the verdict. A Michigan Labor Federation meeting at Lansing around January 12 will decide on a broader metal miners strike.
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Denver
Colo
Charles E. Mahoney
Western Federation of Miners
Chicago
Charles H. Midger
United States
Ernest Mills
Mills
Metal Workers
Michigan
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado
Striks
Eer
Western Federation of Minners
American Federation of Labor
Big Rapids
Mich
Woodbridge
Ferris
Upper Michigan
James V Cunningham
Calumet
Moyer
Michian
Houghton County
Michigan Fedation of Labor
Lansing
Fern Hobbs Forces Shutdown of Copperfield Saloons
Miss Fern Hobbs secretary to Governor West, backed by troops and coast artillery, closed all Copperfield saloons in Oregon. Martial law followed as saloonkeepers were given hours to remove liquor and fittings. Hobbs demanded resignations of city officials for alleged ordinance violations, but this was refused. Governor West ordered Col. B. K. Lawton to declare martial law.
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Coast Artillery
Fern Hobbs
Copperfield Cut Off as Lawson Closes Town Saloons
Reports from Copperfield say Col. B E Lawson, under Miss Fern Hobbs, sealed the town by closing saloons and arresting several town officers. Telegraph and telephone lines are down as Lawson ignores a court order. Sheriff Rand refuses citizen volunteers. Deputy Herbert will serve warrants in the mining town. Two arrested officials attempted escape on a gasoline speeder but were halted by Lawson.
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Bicker
Orez
B .E. Lawson
Copperfield
Httleenna
Lawson
Miss Fern Hobbs
Baker
Rand
Herbert
Dole
Col
Wiegand
Warner
Cardinal Gibona Addresses Baltimore Parish on Sunday Rest
Cardinal Gibona greeted over a thousand attendees at his New Year’s reception in Baltimore Maryland. He contrasted European cities’ tranquility with rising encroachments on Sunday rest over 40 years and urged preserving a balanced Christian Sunday of rest and wholesome recreation.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbona
Europe
Paris
Brussels
Berlin
Rome
Union
Fraud Schemes Face Strong Post Office Prosecution
W. H. Lamar criticizes slow criminal procedures amid a $129 million fraud loss over two years via mail schemes. He urges use of fraud orders to cut off funds quickly and cites postmasters seeking rulings on lottery schemes. Enforcement of laws against obscene publications also shows gains.
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United States
W. H. Lamar
Post Office Department
Lamar
Militia Actions Under Martial Law Criticized
Fragment from a West Virginia court record detailing claims that penitentiary sentences included general good behavior pardons, that convicts were treated as ordinary criminals, and that warrants and hearings shifted between justices of the peace. It also notes alleged suspensions of civil rights during martial law and juries not convened.
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West Virginia
W. Va
Raid Near Vera Cruz Villa Off to Ojinaga
Rebel raids grow in Vera Cruz state with attacks near Paso Del Macho and 12 miles from the port while Villa heads to Ojinaga to command the forces. Lind returns to the capital amid foreign disappointment and US policy staying the same. Cannonade at Ojinaga continues with high casualties and Red Cross care.
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Vera Cruz
Paso del Macho
Tampico
Vera Crag
John Lind
Villa
el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Maciovia Herrera
Raoul Madero
Okinaga
Mexico City
Wilson
Christian
Mexico
United States
Washington
Presidio
Ortega
Red Cross
Brave Mexican dog earns sergeant major rank
Special to The Washington Post from Mexico City reports a dog named Togo, a pet of a federal regiment, captured a burro loaded with 3,000 cartridges during a fight at Los Bocas near San Luis yesterday. For bravery the dog was promoted to sergeant major.
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Washington Post
Mexico City
Togo
Los Bocas
San Luis
See Father Kill Mother in Weymouth Family Tragedy
Mrs Eugene Loud dies in South Weymouth after her husband allegedly cuts her throat during a quarrel. The husband, a foreman at a shoe factory, is believed to be dying from a throat wound. Three young children witnessed the assault and neighbors alerted authorities.
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Weymouth
Mass
Eugene Co. Loud
South Weymouth
Loud
Enver Bey Denies War Plans for Turkey
Constantinople January 4 Enver Bey former Young Turk leader and new war minister said he joined the cabinet to reorganize and reform the army not for aggressive aims but so that others may leave Turkey in peace.
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Constantinople
Enver Bey
Young Turk Party
Izzet Pasha
Turkey
Paris Morgue Demolished for Modern Institute
Paris authorities condemn the famed morgue at La Cite as space runs short and old arrangements hinder modernization. A new Medico Legal Institute will rise near the Austerlitz bridge, replacing the building with a terrace view of the Seine and east island.
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Paris
Austerlitz Bridge
Medico Legal Institute
la Cite
Seine
la Tournele
Notable Residents and Addresses Listed for Local Facilities
A compiled list presents names with ages and addresses linked to local institutions and hospitals. Entries include John B H Reyburn at 1744 N Street NW and Alexander Allington at Washington Asylum Hospital, among others such as Vincenzia Gerafil and Corbin Moore at Tuberculosis and Freedmen's Hospitals.
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John BH. Reyburn
N Street
Wolward Dunn
Louis M. Behster
New Hampshire Avenue
Susan Cooper
D Street
Freedmen’s Hospital
Ana Casson
Tuberculosis
Phyllis Belden
Capital Street
Ann” J. Torner
Connors Court
Retha Robinson
Ninth Street
Births Reported In Local Families During Week
Miller and Catherine Yates welcome a girl. Dudley and Ina Younger announce a girl. James W and Sarah Totten have a girl. Charles W and Jennie Torreyson list a girl. Walton C and Annie Omnpson report a boy. Lewis and Itha Somervills welcome a boy. Francis 8 and Anna Stoddard announce a girl. Frank and Catalina Parrino greet a girl. Stephen and Sadie Porter have a boy. Michael A and Catherine J Moran report a boy. George K R and Lilile M Mee provide a girl. Walter B and Lina P Lengbor note a boy. Carmela and Anna Furna 1 sul have a boy. William Ait Alte Diaper qui Norman W rod Hattie. Walter and Miraber Washington report a boy. Robert and Pramnie Robinson welcome a girl. Clarence and Mary Jones have a boy. Sims and Susie Fenwick list a girl.
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William
Margaret Wariin
Rocario
Wiles
Lina P
Carmela
Annna Furna
Rod Hattie
Bow Walter
Miraber
Washington Bes
Robert
Pramnie Robinson
Clarence
Mary Jones
Bor
Sims
Susie Fenwick
Willard affirms engagement of Belle Willard to Roosevelt
Madrid January 4 The American Ambassador Joseph F. Willard of Richmond Virginia announced the engagement of his daughter Miss Belle Wyatt Willard to Kermit Roosevelt son of former President Theodore Roosevelt The couple plans a spring wedding date in the near future
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Kermit Roosevelt
Madrid
Joseph FE Willard
Richmond
Belle Wyatt Willard
Theodore Roosevelt
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Atlon To- Kalon Co., Inc
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Gardinal
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Japan
Bae
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OLD Dutch Market, Inc
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