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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1908

Page

3

More Riding Tests Urge Congress Action on Officer Equestrian Standards

President Roosevelt asked Maj. Gen. Bell to compare U S army riding tests with Europe. Report shows France Germany and Italy require far stricter horsemanship and daily training. Mounting infantry captains and remount stations discussed as reforms to raise U S standards and keep pace with Europe.

Bell France Germany Italy United States Roosevelt Europe Congress Theodore Roosevelt House of Representatives Bella War Department Washington Drilia White House Secretary of War Senate House Tutt Representative Hull House Committee On Gen. Bell Hull

Died and Funeral Notices Compiled for January 1908

Notices list multiple deaths with family ties across Washington area. Virginia Wilson, Emma Buckley, Rebecca Hood, Darrell, Laura Levin Dodge, Elizabeth Gallagher, David Blackman, Annie Hood, Charles Koen, Millard Martin, Frances McKean, Susan Mitchell, Allison Natler, Anna McMahon, Walter Richey, Anna Seymour, Sarah Sheckells, and others are named. Funeral details, residences, and interment notes indicate services from Jan 6 to 7 at churches and cemeteries with relatives invited.

Ander Twelfth Street Northwest Virginia Wilson Edward F. Alexander Thomas Crawford Margaret Campbell Wilson Ickley Weer Ao Emma B Fr. B. Buckley American University Park Htockreek Tler Rebecca Hood Jem A Batles Acevices China Street Northwest Liam Yareall Mae ER BO Darrall Congress Louisiana Ap. m Twelfth Street Fates A Latives Dodge Arlington Twenth-ofth Street Pennsylvania Ayrentiy David KK. Tlackman Niety Peenlay Muirkirk Annie I Motors Mary C F Hood Glenwood Cemetery Zanesville Ohio Koen Charles L Carrie Korn Punecal Ninth Street Southeast Spom New York Martin Millard Fillmore Joseph S Sarah Martin Wineral Wilkins Hodges Catawissa Altoona Baltimore Frances Monroe Samual M Mary F. McKean St. John's Church I Mitceeli Georgetown D. C Susan Thomas Walter A. Mitchell Fun All-far Church Charlotta Blail St. Mary County T. C Church of the Ascension Massachusetts Avenus Allison Natler Brow Reiss Ramsay N Street Anna McMahon F. ME Ramony St Matthew's Church Montasy Pnsate Richey Walter VT Annia Richey Seymour Nineteenth Street Northwest Anna J Charles Seymour USN Commodore John Guest St Paul's Church Fiftierth VW Streets Welok Coternoent Philadelphia Sheckells Sarah M Richard M. Sheckels Sarah E Richard N John EB. Sheckells Mra Ghh Zellers Center Street Loudon Park Stafpof Carroll Council Knights of Columbus Carroll Fall Ninth Denis J. Stafford Arrost Cornell T. Kolb G. K. Wol Cleishell Harry S Canon Venn Walmer Kent England Maria Garrett

Horsemanship Tests Abroad Inform U S Army Standards

Major General LeRankin Bell reports on European horseman ship tests for mounted officers in France Germany Austria and Italy. He notes daily drills cross country rides and rigorous maneuvers as essential, with tests including the French cavalry school sixes and the German drag hunts, urging similar emphasis in the American army.

Europe Germany France Syumar Hannover Majora Alan Italy Austria War Department X LE Ranklin Bisll Start Mus White House

Thaw Case Chronology and Proceedings in New York

A calendar of events surrounding Harry Thaw from June 196-H to early January trial dates. Indictment, lunacy proceedings, testimony, and juror verdict outcomes are outlined, with notes on Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's testimony and legal debate over its admissibility. The piece contrasts Thaw with the Wood case and cites ongoing district attorney positions.

French Military Test and Riding Remount Plan

A report recounts a Paris competition for the champion cheval d armes with many officers, including captains and colonels, testing schooling, a 45 mile cross country march, a 2 mile steeplechase, and obstacle jumping. Roosevelt letters urge mounting infantry officers and remount depots to raise army horsemanship.

War College Majora Paris Mdieval D’armes Mage

Thaw Trial Opens With Battle Over Evelyn Thaw Testimony

Criminal law experts tell Jerome that Evelyn Thaw's evidence is admissible and precedent was set at last trial. The case affects a vital principle and a jury is likely to be needed for a long proceeding.

Jerome Evelyn Thaw

Cold or Grip Cure Promises Fast Relief for Ills

A citywide warning cites thousands suffering from colds and grips with many crippled businesses. The advert says the cure speeds up recovery by stopping discharges, sneezing, throat and lung irritation, inflammation, and fever, restoring sleep and strength, and claims value against influenza and obstinate colds. Available from druggists for 25 cents a vial.

Thaw Case Deepens as Justice Reviews Admissibility

Thaw’s fate hinges on whether Justice Dowling accepts her testimony and whether cross examination will be harsher than the initial hearings. Assistant District Attorney Garvan’s Europe travels are cited to challenge Thaw’s claimed insanity, while Jerome presses for broader cross examination of alienists and later visits. Defense argues Thaw was legally sane at Stanford White’s death and has since regained balance, aiming to prove ongoing sanity despite prior commission findings.

New York Harry Thaw Victor Dowling Supreme Court Jerome Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Wood Jersma Mra. Thaw Thaw Paris Virginia Fitzgerald Straightway Stanford White Afteney Matteawan Asylum Compission

Sugar trust official’s troubled fortune ends with loss and custody

David Morgan once prominent in Chicago society, daughter of John Parsons, and former sugar trust treasurer, lost his fortune amid stock losses and debts to Harriman & Co. He signed away his equity in his Chicago real estate while his mother remains worth about 4 million. The story details a long custody fight over his children, their recovery by his wife, and a divorce that ensued after allegations of speculation and desertion.

Herbert Parsons New York David Percy Morgan Treaurer Sugar Truet John E. Porsong Chicago Harriman & Co Broadway Herbert E. Parsons Republican County Committee President Foosevelt Mr. Morgan Manhattan Sugar Trust Morgan West Gard

Man Fatally Stabs Wife Then Attempts Suicide in Pa Home

Jenston, Pa., Jan. 28. Frank P. Smith aged twenty eight entered the home of his separated wife Mary Smith, stabbed her through the heart with a butcher knife, then slashed his own throat and tried gas suicide. He survived and will recover. The couple had separated last November amid jealousy. Their four year old daughter slept beside the mother when she was murdered.

Washington Post Jenston Frank P. Smith Mary Smith George Stem Laura Stem Smith Molly Cheeter Smith

Little Egypt Dead in New York Murder Suspected

New York Jan 5 Little Egypt the famed hoochie coochie dancer was found dead in her West Thirty seventh street apartment. Coroner Harburger ordered an autopsy and police say coal gas poisoning is the cause though initial notes suggested possible murder. The dancer Katherine Devine had toured the country and Europe and gained worldwide fame before fading from public view.

Washington Post New York Herbert Barnum Seeley Cept Chapman Sherry West Thirty-seventh Street Harburger O'Hanton O'Brien Waxman West Thirty-ninth Breeere Little Egtnt Katherine Devine the Bowery New Orleans Philadelphia Sin Roosevelt Hospital Frank Connel Little Egypt Ideac Juniter Cou Bas Clathes Little Egypt United States Europe London Berlin Paris Budapest Httle

Forged Telegram Stops Train at Unscheduled Stop

Louis A Flynn of Sayre was held on 200 bail after being charged in Wilkesbarre with forging Superintendent C J Phillips’s name on a railroad telegram ordering the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western express to stop at Corning. The conductor reported the order. dispatcher O Dhea said it was unauthorized and Flynn was arrested by Special Officer Gorman. The case goes to the grand jury.

Washington Post Wilkesbarre C J. Phillips Buffalo Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Louis A Flynn Sayre Justice Johnson Flynn Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Express Corning O'Dea Patrick Gorman Grand

Congo Crisis Forces Crown to Concede Before King

Brussels reports that the vacant premiership after M de Tries’s death may go to M Schollaert, but he will serve only if King Leopold yields on Congo policy. The king’s gout worsens as bone decay and disease spread are feared. Also, the Argentine steamer Imperatrice exploded off Ushant. the crew were saved by a fishing smack.

Brussels M de Tries M Schollaert Chamber of Deputies Leopold Brest Imperatrice Ushant

Safe placement of funds highlights capital and surplus

The notice urges placing current and surplus funds where they are safe, withdrawable on demand, and actively benefiting both the holder and the community. It cites 84,400,000 in capital and surplus and mentions a 2 percent interest on a checking account.

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