Mrs Morris Talks Seeks PresidentAid Amid White House Row
Mrs Minor Morris says a five year feud over her father’s will and her husband’s dismissal from a War Department post led to the dramatic White House episode. She claims jealousy drove brother in law Representative Hull and that President Roosevelt was pressured to intervene against her family. She describes being dragged from the mansion, placed in detention, and later fined for disorderly conduct as details of a family dispute unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Miner Morris
New Wizard Hotel
Des Moines
Washington
Yliig
Minor Marr
J. T. Hull
Entative Hull
Hull
Capital Society
Inx
War Department
Roosevelt
Barnes
Tanier
House of Detention
Hugbant
Charles G. Dawek
New Willard
Morris
America
Mrs. Morris
Minor Storris
Loeb
Offic Building
Ftecame
Anxiety Over Morocco Talks With Germany France
Roosevelt and Root face a tense Morocco conference at Algeciras starting January 16. Germany reportedly ordered 60 million dollars in freight cars, prompting U S caution. American delegates aim to keep open door for U S commerce, avoid binding political agreements, and seek a peaceful understanding between Germany and France under British-influenced regional dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Root
Algeciras
State Department
Germany
Rance Iman
Berlin
France
Rhine
Uncle Sam
United States
Morocco
Great Britain
Egypt
International Court
Tunis
Algiers
Ambassador White
Gummere
Tangier
Iurle Sam
Houdini Breaks Free From Fifth Precinct Cells in 32 Minutes
Houdini again defeated police cell locks in Washington after being locked in the Fifth precinct station. He examined the two back-to-back cells, noted the delicate tumbler locks, and escaped from his confinement in 32 minutes, amid a crowd including Commissioner Biddle and Maj. Sylvester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Houdini
Fifth Precinct
Fifth Wand KE
Houdini
Washington
Tenth Precinct
Maj
Sylvester
Biddie
Whitman Osgood
Commissioner Biddle
Maj. Sylvester
Dr. Hobbins
United States
Biddle
Wan
Pres
Charles Guiteau
Pres Dees Ge
Montclair Man Arrested for Annoying Roosevelt
John Peabody of Montclair New Jersey was arrested by Secret Service officers in Washington for sending offensive letters to President Roosevelt about the Panama Canal railroad rebates and other public matters. He was found in a public library while preparing another note and, after a stern lecture, promised to stop and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
John Peabody
Orange Mountains
Secret Service
Washington
Roosevelt
Fee
Panama Canal
Bloomfield
Verona
Peabody
Ramble Through the Valley of the Nile lecture
Rev Walter W Moore spoke at the Masonic Temple last night on Egypt’s transformation under British suzerainty. He praised improved government and industry and noted his travels in Egypt and the Holy Land. The talk supported the Second Presbyterian Church fundraiser with stereopticon views. Today Dr Moore leads the Eckington Presbyterian Church dedication sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter W. Moore
Valley of the Nile
Masonic Temple
Egypt
England
Moore
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Holy Land
Second Presbyterian Church
Nile Country
Eckington Presbyterian Church
North Dakota Industries 1904 bulletin lists 807 factories
Census Bureau report shows 807 establishments with product value over 500 dollars, total capital 5,708,837 dollars, 296 salaried officials and clerks earning 257,812 dollars, 1,755 wage earners with 1,081,307 dollars in wages, and total product value of 10,?23,914 dollars. Principal industries include printing publishing and four and grist mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Census Bureau
Navy Debate At Georgetown Law Sees Smaller Navy Favored
The junior class at Georgetown Law School held a midwinter debate at Gaston Bay arguing the United States should not expand its navy. The negative side won, contending current protection of interests suffices and a larger navy is too costly. Winners were William C. Crawford and Charles M. Mattingly over Frank P. Jenal and Daniel A. Lucy. Judges were Hon. James Monaghan, Hon. Willett M. Hays, and John Edward Jenks. Music accompanied the program, about 30 guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Georgetown Law School
Gaston Bay
Sam
William C. Crawford
Charles M. Mattingly
Frank P. Jenal
Daniel A. Lucy
James €. Monaghan
Willett M. Hays
John Edward Jenks
Squadron not warlike moves to Gibraltar near Moroccan talks
London reports that the second North Atlantic fleet squadron under Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee will be at Gibraltar near Algeciras as the Moroccan conference assembles. Navy officials say the European cruise plans were set long before the Moroccan matter threatened peace, and the squadron ships, apart from the Brooklyn, are not heavy battle units.
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London
Charles D. Sigsbee
Gibraltar
Algeciras
Bigsbee
Navy Department
Europe
Sigabee
Brooklyn
Justices named temporary in Police Court bench
District Bar Association to elect officers at 8 p m Tuesday January 9. Walter Hopkins filed bankruptcy petition showing 11066.87 liabilities and no assets. Heinrich Becker posted 1500 bail on embezzlement charges. Charlotte Beckett will to relatives. John Hammond will dated 1904 names widow Laura Hammond as sole beneficiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel C. Mills
Louis I. O Neal
District Bar Association
Association
Walter 1. Hopkins
Hopkins
Heinrich Becker
Charlotte Beckett
John
Hammond
Laura Hammond
Weather for Cold and Scott's Emulsion Ad
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as bodily protection against colds. It claims the product breaks a cold before it starts and repairs tissue wear, promising quick resistance to illness. The blurb notes prices of 1 cent and 1000 dollars for draggists to stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Brookland Association Discusses Lighting and Streets
The Brookland Citizens Association reviewed gas pressure due to delayed mains past railroad tracks and considered electric lighting. A committee was tasked to meet gas officials and study street openings from Seventh to Bunker Hill Road and a bridge to ease the grade crossing deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookland Citizene’ Association
A. Patton
C. J. Lynch
A. F. Keenan
Monroe Street
Seventh Street
Bunker Hill Road
Street Railway
O Fourteenth Street
Patton
Street
Baughmer
Otis Street
Acceptance of foreign decorations by U S officers
The Secretary of State asks Congress to authorize several Army officers to accept Russian and French decorations. Officers include Brig. Gen. T. H. Barry Col. J. Van R Hoff Lieut. Col W. S. Schuyler Maj. M. M. Macomb Capt. Carl Reichman Capt. Sydney A. Cleman Brig. Gen. d. F. Bell Capt. Grote Hutcheson Capt. T. B. Mott. The honors were courtesy, not for specific services, and relate to observing Manchuria maneuvers and reviewing French army maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Russia
T. H. Barry
John van R. Hoff
Medical Department
W.S. Schuyler
M. M. Macomb
Carl Reichman
Seventeenth Infantry
Sydney A. Cleman
D. F. Bell
Grote Hutcheson
T. B. Mott
Manchuria
France
Indians of the Northwest chains lecture by E S Curtis
Edward S Curtis of Seattle addressed the National Geographic Society at the 1 National Rifles Armory on Indians of the Northwest chains. The talk featured stereopticon views and Curtis described his years among the Indians and his extensive collection of photographs. EB H Newell will follow with a lecture on the progress of the reclamations of the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Edward 8. Curtis
Seattle
Wash
National Rifles’ Armory
Curtis
Ives
EB. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
West
Bell Donates Corner Block for Deaf Speech School
Dr Alexander Graham Bell donated a block at Thirty Fifth and Q streets to the American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf. This gift brings his total contribution to $100,000 to the institution he founded. The association plans a normal school for teachers of speech to the deaf as a memorial to Bell’s father, Alexander Melville Bell, with future headquarters in Bell’s former home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Graham Bell
American Association
Bell
Arrest of John McLaughlin in Norrisburg over theft
Detective O'Brien will travel to Norrisburg Pennsylvania with requisition papers for John McLaughlin who was arrested there on information from Washington police. He is charged with stealing a graphophone and records from George E Garner 146 Hair Street Southeast. The items were taken last month and later recovered at a local pawn shop.
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O'Brien
Norrisburg
John McLaughlin
Washington Police
George E. Garner
Hair Street
Washington, D.C. C
D. C
Uelock
Emilder
Pac
Oip
De&t
Danie Af
Nfiv
Areeters
Gun
Washington Post
Washington
Washington, DC. ¢ WV. Cox, President. John C. Bcklaf, Cashier. del Destin Ging
Opric Bath Mutgatl
PR Insurance Company
Wiseriet of Columbia
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
District of Walid
Comipad
Pennsylvania
Qoowelark Moat
Cha Sharter
A.r. Ant Og P.m
Aig
Piercoh Boteler
Secre Grand Chaptar
Columbia
Masonic ‘Temple
Saruare
Johnston
Uriel Sore Ary
Royal Arcanum Demurs in Equity Case in Boston
Boston Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum demurred against restraining order on new by law rates adopted at Atlantic City and Cincinnati. Plaintiffs seek to block rate changes, while the defense claims rates are reasonable to meet obligations. Rehearing sought in Hoch murder case in Springfield. lawyers file motion for lehearing after death sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Equity
Supreme Court
Stephen W. Reynolds
Atlantic City
N. J
Fit-in-Bay
Ohio
Supreme Council
Hoch
Springfield
Johann Hoch
State Supreme Court
Alain- Max
Asheylila
North Platte
Omaha
Pittsburg
Balt Lake
City
Utal
St. Louia
St Paul
Minn
Vicksburg
Mise, As
Gompers to Speak as Strikers Pride Grows
Striking printers report morale rising after two firms accede and declare the issue settled. Union leaders say no desertions and plan to hold out while Ninth and D streets hosts daily roll calls and speeches from prominent figures. Gompers will address strikers at 3 PM. some employers deny victory while cites like Clarence J. Davis and Manhattan shops capitulate due to long-time worker tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. C. Parsons
Eight Hour Committee
Ninth
W. J. Hanafin
Baltimore
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Typothetae
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Hill
Typothetaue
Clarence J. Davis
Manhattan
Strike resolution spreads as printers sign eight hour union deal
In New York, three Typothetae firms agreed to the union demand for an eight hour day and a closed shop, bringing about a return to work for about 166 compositors. The Wynknop Halenbeck Crawford Co and Pussy & Co initially slowed the deal, while the American Bank Note Co supported open shop principles. Philadelphia reports sixteen more workers join the strike, with Typothetae seeing progress and continuing open shop promises in several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Typographical Union
Typotheme
Pussy & Co
A. G
Typothetae
American Bank Note Company
McDade
Typographical Union No. 2
St. Louis
Weather Conditions And Forecast For The Nation
The Weather Bureau reports continued low pressure in the northeast and high pressure over the Plateau and Southwest. A southeastward moving high from Alberta may sustain the present temperatures for days. Light snow in the Lake region, otherwise little precipitation. Colder in the Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys and Upper Lake region. East of the Rockies, expect rain and snow patterns with wind variations along coasts. Local report shows highs near 49 and lows around 35 with sunshine around 6 hours.
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S. Dept. of Agriculture, Weather Bureau
Washington
Plateau
Alberta
Lake
British Northwest
Montana
Dakotas
Rocky Mountains
Lower Lakes
Missouri
Mississippi
Upper Lake
New England
Middle
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European
Grand Banks
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Meingr Morris
Kaiser
American Police Chiefs’ Association
New Jersey
North Dakota Industries
NAVY
Sigsbee
Hood
Brookland
Czar’s
Snowden Ashford
Crick
Oriel
Edward
Geographic Society
Dr. Bell
Deaf Institute
Harrisburg
Royal Arcanum
Pedro Domata
Christian Xander
7Th St
Lansburgh & Bro
American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth Street
Overcosta
Schwartz & Pelzman
Ith Street
Oppenheimer
Sth
Tharp
Berkeley
N.W
Connecticut
B. B. Earnshaw & Bro
Eracain National Bank
Washington, D. C
F. A. Stimr
Janos
Peter Grogan
Stockholm
Ww Trust
Andrew Parker
Washington, D. Dre
Nual
Diresta
Rene
Ralls
RoRney
Arehry
Ariners
Pio
Portamouth
Bond
New
W. Oppowite
Misty
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