Prisoner on the Race Telegram in Wife’s Name
Whitmore, jailed in Harrison New Jersey on suspicion of murdering his wife, admitted forging a Christmas telegram to his sister in law Lena four days after her body was found. He claimed shock from the discovery caused contradictory statements, and testified about others involved in the telegram and trunk schemes. Two additional arrests followed as detectives pursued the wider case and the inquest was postponed.
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Lena
Washington Post
New York
Theodore
Whitmore
Third Avenue
Harrison ,N. J
Bessie Schmitter
Lampblack Swain
Vic
Hudson County
Kogan
Harrison
Whit
Ala
Adams Street
Elliott
Whitmps
Watt Ke
Blarkson Morgue
Harry Hendrickson
Roslyn
Tighe
Braneegan
Hendrrickson
Brooklyn
Caleb Evans
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Fleet's Colliers Arrive Rio for Naval Fleet Visit
In January 11 events at Botanic Garden and a Crocevado garden party mark the arrival of American coal carriers Nora Noareoda uim Bratus and others with the fleet. The Naval Club has arranged further gatherings to welcome the American comrades at Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro in mid January.
Cars Running in Muncie Amid Martial Law Show
In Muncie hundreds gathered under martial law as street blocks were cleared from dawn to dusk. Police were absent aside from strikebreakers. only minor stone-throwing occurred on city outskirts. The Marine Band performs a concert at the Marine Barracks at 2 pm led by Lieut. Suntemann featuring works by Weber and Vanponcke, among others.
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Minnie
Jan
William
Suntemann
Mion
Tae
Mastclaus Weber
Mueller
Bela
Vanponcke
Carnegie pension for Indiana woman named Carnegie
Special to The Washington Post Pittsburg January Andrew Carnegie ordered help after a letter claimed kinship to his mother Margaret Morrison Carnegie He had the Carnegie Relief Fund investigate and found the claimant Mrs Margaret Morrison Carnegie in need He ordered weekly payments for life to the recipient living in Little Town Indiana.
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Washington Pass
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Relief Fund
Margaret Morrison Carnegie
Littletown
Indiana
New York
Forecasts of Wireless Power and Radio Revolution
Nikola Tesla predicts wireless power will reach any distance, with speech music and pictures reproduced anywhere. He foresees wireless across the Pacific and Atlantic, a fall of Hertz illusion, and a shift to propulsion via a reactive jet over propellers as aeronautics and radio activity evolve.
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Nikola Tesla
New York World
Pacific
Trans- Atlantic
Mme. Curie
Troops to Escort Crothers in Maryland Inauguration
A provisional Maryland National Guard regiment will escort Governor-elect Crothers at the upcoming inauguration. The First Regiment battalion includes Companies M Annapolis A Frederick D Belair and FE Elkton led by Maj. M A Recohord, with Col. Charles A Little commanding. Officers not in the battalion may join the escort and report to Col. Warfield at Camden Station for assembly. Citizens along the parade route are asked to decorate their homes.
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Spenal
Washington
Annapolis
Maryland National Guard
Frederick
Belair
Elkton
M A. Recohord
Henry M. Warfield
Fifth Regiment
Camden Station
Baltimore
Claude
Cardinal Gib bons Hosts Large New Year Reception in Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons greeted nearly 1000 guests at the archiepiscopal residence in Baltimore on New Year afternoon. Mayor Mahool and city officials, lawyers, physicians, and social leaders from both Protestant and Catholic communities attended. Guests received a New Year card with the cardinal's autograph and a Scriptural verse in the red room before moving to the green room where clergy offered welcomes. Out-of-town visitors also joined local attendees.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Mahool
Red
P. C. Gavan
W. T. Russ Sul
William A. Fletcher
Davis Jury Member Lindsay Dies In Richmond
Lewis Lindsay once a slave became a key figure in Virginia during Reconstruction. He served on both grand and petit juries that tried Jefferson Davis and later joined the Underwood convention before serving one term in the Virginia legislature. In retirement he sold papers on Richmond streets.
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Underwood
Washington Post
Richmond
Virginia
Lewis Lindsay
Jefferson Davis
Lindsay
Davis
Richmone
Hebrew musician Dr Alois Kaiser dies at 68 in Baltimore
Dr Alois Kaiser longtime cantor of Oheb Shalom Temple dies of heart disease aged sixty eight in Baltimore. Austrian born near Vienna, he earned honorary membership in the Central Conference of American Rabbis and led multiple Hebrew organizations and initiatives including the Society of American Cantors and the Hebrew Education Society.
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Baltimore
Alois Kaiser
Oheb Shalom Temple
Kaiser
Austria
Vienna
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Rochester
B. Felsenthal
Chicago
Benjamin Szold
G. Gotthell
New York
Society of American Cantors
Hebrew Education Society
Hebrew Ladies’ Sewing Society
Alliance Israelite Universelle
Jewish Publications Society
Jewish Encyclopedia
Prep for Lee Banquet John Sharp Williams Cancels Speak
The Washington Post reports Representative John Sharp Williams cancels his speaking engagement for the January 2 banquet honoring Gen. Robert E. Lee. Gov. Swanson will speak along with Representatives Flood and Carlin. Robert E. Lee Camp plans final arrangements tonight at 8 o'clock on Winslow Street.
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John Sharp Williams
Gov. Swanson
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Robert £. Lee
Vinncg Street
Robert B. Lee
Swanson
Flood
Carlin
Federal court cases set for Alexandria session
The United States District Court under Judge Wadthill will convene in Alexandria tomorrow morning. Criminal hearings include T. B. Berry for illicit distilling, Charles Dawson, R. W. Rains, and W. G. Bohr for retailing liquor without a license, and HB. F. Gore for failure to cancel brands and marks. Civil matters include R. Hilton Jackson trustee versus R. Matthews and FE. 3. Wiley against the schooner Martha Davis. The January term of the Circuit Court for Alexandria City begins today with Martha Ann Mill v Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Company for 135,000 damages scheduled.
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United States District Court
Edmund L. Wadthill
Alexandria
T. B. Berry
Charles Dawson
R. W. Rains
W. G. Bohr
HB. F. Gore
R. Hilton Jackson
R. §. Matthews
Wiley
Martha Davis
Alexandria City
Martha Ann Mill
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Company
Picture Fractures Skull In Alexandria Accident
Noble Lindsey twenty five of 815 South Lee street Alexandria suffered a fractured skull when a heavy picture fell on his head as he tried to move it. He was taken to Alexandria Hospital where doctors held cautious optimism for his recovery.
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Noble Lindsey
South
Lee Street
Alexandria
Alexandria Hospital
Bangswon
Erty
Dougherty
Thomas Rafferty
Slays Enemy in Church at Mount Olivet Church
Special report from Boydton Virginia describes Frank Young firing a .22 rifle at Taylor Yancey during a festival at Mount Olivet Church, four miles south of Clarksville. Yancey died instantly. Young eluded arrest as the event caused great excitement among a largely Black congregation.
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Washington
Boydton
Taylor Yancey
Frank Young
Mount Olivet Church
Clarksville
Young
Yancey
Haunted house dare ends with nervous scream and entangled skirt
Port Jervis report tells how Miss Beatrix Pomeroy entered a reputed haunted house with three other women and a crowd, then screamed when her skirt was driven to the floor nails and she could not rise. Separate item notes a university student saving a girl from a buck, wounding himself, and a skipper hunter in New York who traps ostriches and alligators for sport.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Carrie Worthington
Lila Peacock
Ida Cameron
Flora
Fitzsimmons
Beatrix Pomeroy
Miss Pomeroy
Misa Pomeroy
Wheeling
W. Va
Helen Bloch
Frederick Hall
James K. Hall
Hall
Miss Bloch
John A. Howard
Halt
Young Hart
Miss Bloeh
New York
A. le Sauteur
Coronda
Bush Docks
Brooklyn
South America
United States
le Sauteur
Ge Sauteur
Panic injects new capital with policy to repair loss
A 40 year old man with $40,000 saved sees his assets fall to $20. He buys a Standard Biquitable policy from Equitable Life of New York for 460.20, securing $20,660 in life insurance. If death occurs, executors receive $940,000 in capital comprising $20,000 in investments and $20,000 in life insurance. Washington manager Gtu.c. Jordan, 210 Bond Building.
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Equitable Life of
New York
Lfe
Stocks Rise on Bank of England Move Amid Seaboard News
New York January 5 The market rallied after a Bank of England rate cut to 6 percent began the upturn, countering earlier losses from Seaboard Air Line receivership and federal actions against unions. Reading stock strength and Hepburn law implications dominate the sentiment as investors weigh railroad woes, coal supply, and potential extra dividends from Northern Pacific. Daniels Kellogg notes conclude with a cold remedy ad.
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Bank of England
Seaboard
Reading
Washington Peat
New York
Seaboard Air Line
Washington
Department of Justice
Union Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Company
London
Congress
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Erie
Lakes
Northwest
Roxythera Pacific
Steel Corporation
St Paul
Duluth
Daniel Kellogg
Japanese Bonds Fall Amid Market Uncertainty
London reports a mixed week with a continued drop in Japanese five per cent bonds and declines in four per cent issues. Analysts cite concerns over Japan America tensions, gold receipts, and shifting cash flows as investors await clearer signals on bank rate moves and European demand.
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Washington Post
London
Stock Exchange
New York
Japan
America
Paris
England
Berlin
Bank of England
Prussia
The
New York Times
Pensions Questions and Answers for Soldiers and Heirs
A collection of pension inquiries from readers across cities like San Diego Baltimore St. Louis Port Richmond Scranton and Chicago. Topics include rates for loss of leg joints compensation for lung disease, eligibility by age, and how to file or appeal with the Pension Bureau. Answers cite rates up to 55 dollars monthly for hip loss and 72 with aid, and guidance on widow's pensions and quarterly payments.
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San Diego
Cal
Ss .Es-Marine
Scranton
Pension Bureau
Pension Office
Herman J. W
German Societies Unite Under Central Turnverein Affiliation
Washington Saengerbund votes to affiliate with Central Turnverein, uniting German societies in the district. President John Waldman notes prohibition discussed informally, opposing it as infringement on liberty and hindering capital’s development. Choral Society to perform at Concordia Church anniversary service at 11 a.m. Sunday.
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Washington Saengerbund
Central Turnverein
John Waldman
Waldman
Saengerbund
Washington
Concordia Church
British Exports Decrease to Huddersfield District
London reports that exports from the Huddersfield consular district to the United States fell to 325000 dollars in the last quarter, from 410000 in the same period a year earlier, with the total yearly decrease near 250000 dollars. Huddersfield trade with the United States has steadily declined in recent years.
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London
Great Britain
Huddersfield
United States
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