Belmont horses home no men to man ships battered boy
Danger Rock August Belmonts four year old winner of the Newmarket stakes is reported damaged from a torn tendon with doubts he will race again. A consign ment of Belmont horses including yearlings from France faced French government restrictions. Naval and shipyard notes follow with crews short and ships lacking officers and men. A collision of war time reports continues with a boy injured near Q Street Bridge after being found unconscious and taken to hospital.
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Belmont
New York
Danger Rock
England
France
Mr. Bel Monts
Rock Sand Delusion
Mr Belmont
Married Brady Sullivan Frederick Md 1915 notice
Multiple death notices and funeral details list marriages and deaths in Frederick Maryland and Washington DC area. Names include Roy J Brady Katherine C G Sullivan Leonard T Clufer James F Delaney Nancy Dunn ington Lowry Annie B Jamison Rachel A Means Elizabeth Miller Francis Marion Webster Catherine Zahn and others with ages addresses and funeral times. Interments at Arlington Congressional Glenwood Calvary Rock Creek and Kensington churches.
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Brady — Sullivan
Frederick, Md
Roy J. Brady
Katherine CG Sullivan
Quebec Street
Fancy Dunnington
Massey
Glen~wood Cemetery
Lowry
John W Easby
Rosina M Easby
Orelock
Congressional Cemetery
Potomac Avenue
John James Torti
State of Maryland
FAAM
Cambridge
Maryland
Hartigan
North Capitol Street
Catherine
Thomas P Hartigany
Lite Denns
Anne McNamara
St Aloysihus
Mars
New York
Jamison
Ll Street
Annie BE
Montgomery County
Rachel A
Samuel C Means
Birch
Millela
Providence Hospital
Elizabeth Miller
Frank Celers Sons
St Mary's Church
Webster
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Ohio
Francis Marion
Marie Antoinette Webster
Potter
Masonia Order
Presbyterian Church
Kensington
MD Zahn
Sibley Hospital
Aaron B
Grace Amasda Zahn
Byera
Calvary Methodist Church
Columbia Road
Rock Crash Cemetery
Navy ban on officers speaking in public shocks Chicago club
Secretary Daniels informs President Wilson that navy officers must not talk in public. The Chicago Commercial Club sought permission for Rear Admiral Knight to speak on January 15 or 18, but Daniels and Wilson decline. Daniels says navy experts will testify publicly to Congress while civilians lead the fight for expansion.
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Daniels
John W. Scott
Chicago Commercial Club
Austin M Knight
Commercial Club
Bradley A. Flake
Fiske
Scott
Wilson
Commercial Club of
Chicago
Congress
Navy
General Board
Gale Halts Cable Service Delays Across Atlantic
Severe storms sweeping Ireland England and the continent crippled or delayed transatlantic cable communication. Lands near Ballinskelligs Bay and Valentia Island Ireland were among the landings. land telegraph connections between England and London were disrupted.
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New York
Ireland
England
Continent
Atlantic
Bal Iinskelliga Bay
Valentia Island
Westar Union
London
Will of Thomas L. Shevlin Filed for Probate
The estate worth about 3.5 million dollars, left to widow Mrs. Shevlin and two children, with executors named as trustees. A large portion is placed in trust until the children reach 30, after which equal division occurs. Mrs. Shevlin receives 60 thousand dollars annual income plus holdings. Only 25 thousand dollars of Shevlin's life insurance is payable to the widow. 1.5 million goes to two companies he headed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas L. Shevlin
Yale
Burleson to resign as Postmaster General in March
A Dallas report, cited as authoritative, says Postmaster General Burleson will resign March 1 to run for the Senate seat of Charles A. Culberson. Otto Praeger would succeed him as Postmaster General. Both men are said to be personal friends of Col. M. House.
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Dallas
Tex
Burleson
Charles A. Culberson
Otto Praeger
Praeger
Col
M. House
Cathedral School Fire Destroys Mount St Alban’s in DC
Flames leveled Mount St Alban’s at Wisconsin Avenue NW near the National Cathedral. The wooden frame structure housing heating plants burned overnight, damaging the boiler house and cutting heat to Bethlehem Chapel and the girls’ Cathedral School. Most girls are on Christmas vacation. boys’ dormitories were unaffected and classes resumed. The heating system may need replacement and a temporary vacation may be required for Bethlehem Chapel until a new plant is installed.
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Bethlehem Chapel
Bishop Harding
National Cathedral School For Girls
National Cathedral
Mount St. Alban’s
Wisconsin Avenue Northwest
National Cathedral School For
Church
Elza
Coge
Benator Newlands
Uy G
Call to New York Republican committees meeting
Frederick C. Tanner chairman of the Republican State committees asks for a meeting on January 14 to recommend a February state convention. The aim is to designate four delegates at large and four alternates at large for the national convention to be considered by Republicans at the April primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frederick C.tanner
Yuan Shi Kai Embraces Constitutional Monarchy Claim
The 1912 Chinese leader Yuan Shi Kai asserts a move toward constitutional monarchy as republicans reject the idea. His secret reply via secretary claims sovereignty lies with the people while provincial conventions reportedly back the emperor, though southern China disputes the election’s unanimity.
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Napoleon
George Washington
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan
Washington
China
United Preas
People's Representatives
Desert Mystery Ship Off Coast With 300 Passengers Aboard
A wireless message from the Greek steamer Thessaloniki says its crew took to lifeboats as the disabled liner, troubled by engine trouble and flooded rooms, sinks or is sinking. The United States sent aid. passengers were transferred to Patris, a sister ship, ten days of mystery surround the Thessaloniki. The coast guard Seneca searched without success.
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New York
Mner
Thessaloniki
United States
Patris
Coast Guard
Seneca
OHIO TOWN GOES WET IN SPECIAL ELECTION
Steubenville Ohio voted wet at a special election today with 2462 in favor and 2191 against, a 271 vote margin for liquor supporters. The city had been dry for two years and 52 saloons were expected to open under the law allowing one saloon per 600 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Hquor
Venable Leads In Fifth Mississippi Special Race
Meridian Mississippi January 4 incomplete returns show a tight Fifth District contest between W W Venable of Meridian and W H Joiner of Forest to replace late Samuel A Witherspoon. Venable supports a reasonable preparedness while Witherspoon opposed drastic army and navy increases, a stance Joiner shared. Witherspoon’s former naval affairs role influenced the campaign.
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Meridian
Miss
Mississippi
Samual A. Witherspoon
W W.venable
Merihiar
W. H. Joiner
Forest
Wilson
Mr. Witherspoon
Naval Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
Joiner
Atlanta Recall Vote Sparks Citywide Campaign
Atlanta voters will ballot in a special election on recalling Mayor James G. Woodward and five police commissioners. Over 12,000 registered as both sides claimed likely victory. The push followed the police board’s decision to demote Chief James L. Beavers, who resigned after alleging insubordination to reformers rather than board orders.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
James G. Woodward
Board of Police
Woodward
Tpellca Board
James L. Beavers
Beavers
Board of Police Commissioners
21 BOLT LAIRD CAUCUS Leads Old Guard in House Speak Vote
United States Senator John Walter Smith leads the old guard as 21 Democrats who opposed Philip D. Laird of Montgomery County are absent at the caucus. Blair Lee and Mayor Preston represent the opposition in Annapolis. Nineteen Baltimore city members show reluctance while 84 of 56 present back the old guard slate and Laird is nominated. Other officers named include Peter J. Campbell, P. Watson Webb, Joseph H. George, Andrew Schaab, and William G. Robertson.
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Washington
Annapolis
Philip D. Laird
Montgomery County
United States
John Walter Smith
Old Guard
Blair Lee
Preston
Baltimore City
Laird
Senate
Peter J. Campbell
P. Watson Webb
Cambridge
Journal
Joseph H. George
Queen Anne
Andrew Schaab
Howard County
William G. Robertson
Whitman Names Hodge to Public Service Post
Gov Whitman announced the resignation of Robert C Wood from the First district public service commission and named Henry W Hodge a New York consulting engineer to fill the vacancy Hodge born April 1865 in Washington DC has worked on major bridges and buildings including cantilever piers on the Monongahela and Ohio rivers in Pittsburgh the municipal bridge across the Mississippi at St Louis the Singer Tower and the Metropolitan Tower in New York City
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Albany
N. Y
Whit [Ean
Robert C. Wood
Flist District Public Service Commission
Henry W. Hodge
New York
Mr. Hodge
Washington, D. C
Gome
Landslides threaten Panama Canal blamed on Wilson
A sensational Amsterdam Tageblatt report from London claims cutting prime landslides along Gold Hill and adjacent slopes will flood the canal. It cites a geologist blaming President Wilson for forcing haste to finish the canal due to fears of a Japanese danger, despite engineering concerns.
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Wilson
Washington Post
London
Panama
Amsterdam Tageblatt
Gold Hill
Goethals
President Wilson
Preas Publishing Co
British Hold Americans Aboard Kankakee Protest Filed
Four American citizens were deprived of liberty when the steamship Kankakee was seized by a British cruiser off Montevideo on October 31. Two remain aboard the Kankakee under a British prize crew, which has since disappeared, while the other two arrived in New York and filed protests with R. G. Wagner, head of the American Trans Atlantic Company. The State Department will seek reparation.
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Kankakee
Washington Post
New York
Montevideo
Kankakes
R.G Wagner
American Trans- Atlantic Company
State Department
England
Gen Henry Lawrence Burnett Dies in New York
Gen Henry Lawrence Burnett veteran prosecutor in the Lincoln assassination case died at his New York home todays Born into service at the Civil War he rose to captain then general after to law practice in Cincinnati and later U S district attorney for the Southern New York district He was 87 years old.
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New York
Henry Lawrence Burnett
Lincoln
Burnett
Second
Ohio Cavalry
Cincinnati
United States
Former Ambassador Kerens May Need Operation
Richard C. Kerens III, former United States Ambassador and St. Louis railroad and mine owner, was examined at Johns Hopkins Brady urological clinic by Dr. Hugh J. Young. Doctors indicated an operation may be necessary to bring relief.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Richard C. Kerens
St. Louis
United States
Hugh JH. Young
Brady Urological Clinic
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Discuss Lamar Vacancy for Supreme Court
Congress members from both parties discussed offering the Lamar vacancy to former President Taft or Secretary Lane. Taft’s fitness and fairness were praised by Southern statesmen, noting his past roles shaping the court. Lane’s name was mentioned but California already has a Supreme Court justice. It was unclear if Taft would accept an associate seat.
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Congress
Taft
Lane
Supreme Court
Wilson
Supreme Bench
Lamar
Justice White
Lanmar
Lurton
Bernhardt's London Debut Draws Royal Acknowledgment
A large crowd at the Coliseum welcomed Mme Sarah Bernhardt for her first Sea Cathedral appearance. Queens Alexandra and Victoria, with Lord Howe, watched from the royal box as she was repeatedly called before the curtain. Critics hailed her performance as exceptionally brilliant and praised Reinhardt's cathedral role.
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Washington Post
London
Coliseum
Alexandra
Patente l
Princess Victoria
Lord Howe
Royal Box
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Sea
Last Monitor Survivor Dies
William Durst, a survivor of a historic battle, served aboard a federal vessel during a pivotal naval engagement. His passing marks the end of a generation tied to a defining maritime era and the service of veterans who helped shape modern naval history.
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William Durst
Colgradg Town Snowbound Survivor Dies in Snowbound Town
William Durst, claimed sole survivor of the Grand Junction Colorado crew, died at age 76 after a night of heavy snow left the town of Colgradg cut off with no food or coal. The case ties to a distant incident involving the Monitor and Merrimac era battles.
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Philadelphia
William Durst
Grand Junction
Colo
Monitor
Con- Way
Hampton Roads
Funeral today for Supreme Court Justice Lamar in Augusta
Honorary pallbearers drawn from Lamar's legal circle will accompany his body from Washington to Augusta for burial at Summerville Cemetery. The service at First Christian Church will be led by Dr Howard Ty Gree with the Augusta Bar Association and State courts in attendance. The body will arrive by private car on a Southern train and be met by local officials and jurists.
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Augusta
Joseph Rucker Lamar
United States Supreme Court
Washington
First Christian Church
Howard Ty [Gree
Augusta Bar Association
Justice Lamar
State Supreme Court
State Bar Association
Federal Supreme Court
Summerville
Joseph B Cummin
J. C . Black
W. H Barrett
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the District
Lamar
District Supreme Court
Covington
Georgia
Southern
van Devanter, Pitney
McRaynolds
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League Island
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Officera
Norfolk
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Department
Cuba
Louisiana
Michigan
Delaware
South Carolina
Donald King
Q Street Bridge
Twenty-seventh Street
William A. King
Bureau of Statistics
Census Bureau
Q Street
Twenty-seventh
James Hartley
Young King
Wallace Johnston
C. W. Hoover
Union Garage
Nevius & Brown
New York Ave NW
Chapel
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Mopes Hapel Automobile
W.R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frarything
Claus
Bensylvania Bidens Ahapel
Tes
Sergeon
Frank Geier’s Sons CO
Veer Chapel
George P. Zarhorst
S _ SONS, INC
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Neoln
Charlfas Grorgh
Baldele
J. WM. Lee
Finbalmer
Commonica
Fennsylvania
Thos
M. Hindle
Imhalwer
Oatson
Gale
Howe Eae
Joc T
Howards Hamilttons
Elgins Walthams
Harris & Co
To-Kalon Co., Inc
JH. Small & Sons
16Th
H Streets
Waldorf-Astoria
Broadway
Shevlin
Texas
REW York
Phoi
Desert ‘Mystery
Ns Ald
Drys
Lady Duff Gordon Henri Bendel
Herman P. Tappe
Harper's Bazar
W. W. Venable
Son
Bolt Laird
Senator Smith
Blair Les
Mayor Preston
Whitman
W. Hodge
Washingtonian
New York Public Service
Jon
H L. Burnett
Fixpirea
Richard C. Kerens III
Bernhardt
Tox
Colgradg Town
Augusta Christian Church
Bieber-Kaufman
Ildren
Ercoats
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Eighth Street
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