Senator Elkins Dies and Funeral Plans Announced
Funeral arrangements for Senator Stephen Renton Elkins were announced with services set at the Elkins residence in Washington at 5 PM, followed by a train move to Elkins, West Virginia for final rites at Davis Presbyterian Church. Governor Glasscock plans to attend from Charleston, and the West Virginia Association issued resolutions of respect praising Elkins for his public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elkins
Wallace Radcliffe
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Charles Wood
Church of the Covenant
Baltimore and Ohio
W. Va
Davis Presbyterian Church
F. Ho Barron
Presbyterian Cemetery
WE Glasscock
West Virginia
Charleston
Jeinslature
West Virginia Association
Union Republican Club
Pennsylvania Avenue
Senator Elkins
C. M. Shinn
J. E. Hart
William de Grange
David C. Dinger
William T. George
F. T W. Pipes
Stephen Renton Elkins
Filkins
Welsh Joins Flyers School as Chief Instructor at College Park
Welsh a former Wright aviator and former American duration and distance record holder becomes chief instructor for the National Aviation School to open March 1 at College Park. The school will train in long distance flight with a cross continent attempt promised next summer amid $100,000 in prizes. Headquarters at 412 Union Trust building.
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Washington
College Park
Welsh
Wright
Yestierday
National Aviation School
Welch
United States Aeronautical Reserve
John Barry Ryan
Union Trust Building
Maj
Wes J. Pox
Ordnance Department
Sbibonat Guard
District of Columbia
J. Uynn Yeagle
John W. Mitchell
Aviator's Cap Recovered Off Belgian Coast
A dispatch from the Ostend Aero Club reports an aviator's cap and glasses, possibly Cecil Grace's, were found at sea off Marlakerke on the Belgian coast. Grace, an American and Royal Aero Club of England member, vanished December 22 over the North Sea during a Calais to Dover attempt.
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Brussels
Belgium
The
Aero Club Today
Ostend Aero Club
Cecil Grace
North Sea
Marlakerke
Royal Aero Club of England
Calais
France
Dover
England
Veiled Prophets Elect Officers at Kal Lipelis Grotto
Kal Lipelis Grotto No. 15 Veiled Prophets of the Mystic Realm elected officers for the coming year led by John Shreve as prophet monarch Samuel Shreve as chief justice Peter Latterner as master of ceremonies Joseph H Curran as treasurer H L Straiv as secretary Peter Lattarner as B 5 Schmid trustee and W H Wunder trustee Nominations were from the floor with W Colina retiring monarch presiding and installing the new slate Colling thanked members for support, with addresses from Shreve and Latterfer.
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Kallipelis Grotto
John Shreve
Samuel Shreve
Peter Latterner
Joseph H. Curran
H. L. Straiv
Peter Lattarner
Dn W. Colina
Mr. Colling
Shreve
Latterfer
Delegates Named for District of Columbia at Civic Conference
The commissioners appointed delegates to represent the District of Columbia at the National Civic Federation uniform legislation conference in New York City on January 12 to 14. Delegates include Small, W. Gude, Nathaniel Wilson, Charles W. Needham, u. C Glovar, A. B Browne, A S Worthington, F. I. Siddons, Walter Clephane, Charles Henry Butler, AR. Ross Perry, and W. F. Mattingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
National Civic Federation
New York City
Small
W. #. Gude
Nathaniel Wilson
Charles W. Needham
U. C Glovar
A. B Browne
A S. Worthington
F. I. Siddons
Walter ©. Clephane
Charles Kenry Butler
AR. Ross Perry
W. F. Mattingly
John Drew Honored at Dinner by Local Friends
John Drew was the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by friends last night at the Wbbbitt. Attendees included Dr. Hedloe, W A Crawford, James Young, Hugh Nesbit, Sumner Curtin, George Connor, George Brown, and Frederick Weimer.
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John Drew
Wbbbitt
Dr. Hedloe
W A. Crawford
James Young
Hugh Nesbit
Sumner Curtin
George Connor
George Brown
Frederick Weimer
Hoosier Banquet Plans For January Event
Indiana Society officers met at the Arlington Hotel and finalized arrangements for the annual banquet set for January 17. The Indiana delegation to Congress will be guests of honor.
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Hoosiera
Indiana Society
Arlington Hotel
Indiana
Congress
Elkins Death Leaves West Virginia Senate Vacancy
Gov. Glasscock delays discussing a successor to Sen Elkins until after his funeral. Congress will convene next week and the vacancy may stand until then. Dems plan new moves for Scott's seat with Watson and Chilton likely contenders. Col. John T. McGraw lauds Elkins' career as a strong force in state and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Glasscock
Elkins
Eling
Senator Elkins
Ikins
West Virginia
Elking
Democratsa
Scott
Clarence W. Watson
Fairmont
William E. Chilton
John T. McGraw
Grafton
Lawrence HW. Tierney
Powhatan
McGraw
John J Cornwell
Romney
Watson
McKinney
Senate
Isaac T. Mann
Bramwell
Lincoln
Taft
Weather conditions from the Weather Bureau forecast
A detailed regional weather bulletin notes fair conditions nationwide with local snow in the north and rain on the northwest coast. It records temperatures, winds, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine for various cities, and notes a substantial warm up in most areas with continued chill in the Great Lakes and upper Mississippi valley.
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Duluth
Minn
Great Lakes
New York
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Mie
Amuth Atlantic
East Gulf
Florida
Monty Wouth
Lake Michizen
Grend Banka
Yerkes Sueing Rights Upheld against Executor
Mrs Mary Adelaide Yerkes can file as many suits as she pleases against Louis Owsley executor of her husband s estate. Owsley failed to obtain a preliminary injunction to stop her litigation, the circuit court judge ruled, citing equity rules and doubt on key issues.
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New York
Mary Adelaide
Yerkes
United States Circuit Court
Louis Owsley
Owsley
Batate
Masque Ball Benefits Hebrew Relief Society
The sixth annual masque ball of the Hebrew Relief Society was held at the old Masonic Temple in Washington. About 70 to 100 attendees supported charity with profits estimated between 1000 and 1200 dollars to aid destitute Hebrews. High prizes included a silver tea set and a sewing machine.
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The
Hebrew Relief Society
Old Masonic Temple
F Atreets
Major's Trial Halted Over Witnesses In Japan
Philadelphia January trial of Maj Henry C Davis US Marine Corps paused after Maj Gen George F Elliott testified. Court allowed testimony of Mrs Alvira Davis mother of the accused now in Japan. Telegram sent to Secretary Meyer requesting adjournment until witnesses can testify. If permission granted, court will reconvene.
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Japan
Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Henry C. Davis
United States Marine Corps
George F. Elliott
Maj. Davis
Maj. Leonard
Alvira Davis
Meyer
Navy Department
Elliot
fMfaj
Davis
Secretary of the Navy
Gen. Miot
Gen. Elliott
Billot
Eliot
Maj. Davia
Not a link in wireless observed at Washington asylum
Marshall McLain a 617 L street NW resident applied to a negro attorney for an injunction to prevent a woman from making him a part of the wireless telephone agate n but was sent to the Washington Asylum Hospital. Mrs Catherine Peck a boarder at 75 H street NW intervened yesterday afternoon and likely prevented Michael A Dalley a boarder from killing himself with a razor after Dailey, 61, un married and unemployed, showed odd behavior for days. Dailey was turned over to Officer Laughton and later sent to the Washington Asylum Hospital. Mrs Louise White, 85, arrested in Norfolk VA for fleeing from the Government Hospital for the Insane, was brought to Washington and taken to the asylum. She is the wife of Dana Waite Jr of the Department of Commerce and Labor.
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Marshall McLain
L Street
McLain
Washington Asylum
Catherine Peck
Michael A. Dalley
Dailey
Robert F. Sitlers
H Street
Washington Asylum Hospital
Louise White
Norfolk
Government Hospital For
Washington
White
Dana Waite, Jr
Department of Commerce and Labor
Hood's Sarsaparilla Restores Ivanhoe Man’s Health
Mr. E. Fry of Ivanhoe Virginia weighed 132 pounds and suffered general debility. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla he gained to 180 pounds following six bottles. The ad promotes the syrup and Saraataba chocolate tablets for restoration.
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Hood
Ivanhoe
Health in the Home Focus of School Lectures
Prepared by experts the work outlines best methods of bringing up a child. Teachers will lecture in all classes this morning on health in the home.
Health Rules For Pupils
Put health first in schools with rules on meals every four hours and limiting tea or coffee. Emphasizes fresh air, cleanliness, and ample play for growing children.
Health Circular Told to District Pupils by Club and Medical Experts
District public schools will bring home a health circular from the Monday Evening Club committee on the welfare of Washington children. Prepared with the health department and physicians, it notes serious defects found in studies of 43,000 pupils and outlines diet, sleep, cleanliness, and habits to improve child health, with talks on health in the home by teachers today.
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Washington
Committee On
Monday Evening Club
Merrill E. Gates
Amherst College
A. T. Stuart
W. C. Woodward
James
Goa
Jury exonerates chauffeur in fatal crash case
A coroner's jury yesterday discharged Leonauda Henderson, the chauffeur for D. L. Rice of 217 F street northwest, who was held on a charge of running down Mery Talbert, a negro woman, who died from injuries at Casualty Hospital.
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Leonauda Henderson
D. L. Rice
F Street
Mery Talbert
Casualty
Fire damages millinery shop. stock insured
A fire started by an overheated stove in the millinery shop of Mrs. May De Vaughan at 1216 H Street Northwest yesterday afternoon caused about 1000 dollars in damage to stock worth 3000. The loss is covered by insurance.
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May de Vaughan
Race law for saloons ban on Baltimore mixed drinkers
Baltimore officials vow to close saloons allowing whites and Negroes to drink together. State's Attorney stated such places are disorderly, in a case where a negro allegedly assaulted a white man in a mixed race saloon. F.C. Fossett Jr and Hester Carroll faced related segregation charges and were released on recognizance.
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Baltimore
Qweng
F.C. Fossett, Jr
Justice Liewellgh
Hester Carroll
Carrell
Elopement Ends With Maryland Marriage Annulment
A Washington elopement ended in Baltimore when Justice Harlan voided the marriage of Margaret Maury and Sherburne Hopkins, citing both were underage. The couple wed Nov 23, 1909 after a theater ride. estranged since, they left for Florida at Hopkins' parents’ urging. Maury, linked to prominent District families, was 17 with her mother noting lack of parental consent.
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Washington
Baltimore
Justice Harlan
Superior Court
Margaret Ordway Maury
Sherburne P. Hopkins
Sherburne G. Hopkins
Elizabeth V. Burlingham
Hopkins
Miss Maury
Young Hopkins
Mr. Hopking
Florida
Oregon Avenue Northwest
Maury
Gen. Ordway
United States
Baihlinngham
I. J. Costigan
Mr. Hopkins
Richard B. Tippet
Batlimore
Bandits Loot Angelus Hotel Safe in El Paso Heist
Two robbers burst into the Angelus Hotel office in El Paso Texas and plundered about $5,000 in cash and jewelry from the safe. They forced the clerk and porter into the basement and removed thirteen safety deposit boxes later found in the Angelus Theater basement. The burglars left a box with a tagaki label and did not take several thousand dollars in cash and diamonds. No arrests have been made.
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el Paso
Tex
Tagaki
Inverse Brings Thousand Bugs for Orange Groves in Boston
The British steamer Inverse arrived from Calcutta with thousands of orient parasites in cargo boxes to fight insects infesting orange groves. J. P. Rossa of the US Bureau of Entomology is the consignee. Dartmouth Dramatic Club Presents David Garrick Tonight at the New Wizard with cast hosted by Mrs. A. H. Semmes. They will present to President Taft tomorrow morning.
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Boston
Inverse
Calcutta
Orient
J. P. Rossa
United States Bureau of Entomology
Dartmouth
Dartmouth Dramatic Club
David Garrick
New Wizard
Hate May Barr
A. H. Semmes
H. H. Semmes
Q Street
Taft
White House
Motorists Foil Maryland Officers at Clubhouse Housewarming
Maryland license law enforcement failed as Columbia Country Club guests traveled to the new Chevy Chase clubhouse by streetcar rather than autos on opening night. Sheriff Weitz reported no arrests despite patrols near the district line, highlighting ongoing opposition to the 1911 license rule and court actions by Washington figure J. T. Hendricks. The two year old club welcomed about 1,500 guests between 8 and 11, with lively rooms and a bakery of logs burning in multiple hearths and a bustling grillroom.
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Columbia Country Club
Maryland
District of Columbia
Washington
George
Baltimore
Weld
Hurd
Montgomery
Prince George
Chevy Chase
Weitz
Rockville
Washington Automobilists
J. T. Hendricks
Automobile Club of Washington
Hendricks
W. 8. Duvall
Virginia
Washington Society
Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company
Ayette
Hugh L. Pope
McGhife & Wellborn
W. L. Wellborn
L. J. MeGhie
Lllborn
Capital Traction Company
M Streets
Washington, D. C
H. D. Crampton
Officers Win In Fight Vindication Of Management
Insurgent faction in the German American Building Association failed to unseat officers and directors at 500 B Street SE. Louis Hartig gained record votes as vice president amid charges of mismanagement, while Henry Buttner Juliua Vierbuchen and Adolph Feldgoss were re elected. The spirited election drew 896 votes. polls ran 2 to 7 pm and results were announced after 2 am with a declared vindication of management by the board.
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German-American Building Association
B Street
Louis Hartig
William J. Vonderheide
Manhattan
Henry Buttner
Juliua Vierbuchen
Adolph Feldgoss
Feldross
Santa Fe Train Wreck Kills Engineer in Kansas Derby
Northbound Santa Fe train No. 418 wrecked near Derby Kansas ten miles south of Wichita at 10 o clock tonight. The engineer is reported killed and several passengers are seriously hurt. The train was due in Kansas City at 6:30 a m.
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Derby
Kans
Wichita
Santa Fe
Here
Kansas City
Court to Get Love Notes In Slander Suit
In White Plains Supreme Court Mrs. Naomi Duncombe King testified she never used the alleged slurs against Miss Grace Raymond, former Mount Vernon Sunday school teacher. The defense will present love letters said to be by Raymond to King’s husband Patrick Ring, dating from 1888 and found at the Mount Vernon opera house.
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White Plaina
Jan
Naomi Duncombe King
Mount Vernon
Morschaustr
Supreme Court
White Plains
Grace Raymond
Ring
Miss Raymond
Mount Vernon Opera House
FP. J. Ring
Prof. Carvasho
Missing Balloon Sighted Over Europe Report
Berlin dispatch from Copenhagen notes a German airship Hildebrant missing since December. It carried four passengers on a planned 48 hour journey. After rising near Schmargendorf Germany the craft traversed toward the Baltic and has been unseen for days, with word suggesting a likely disaster at sea.
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Berlin
Copenhagen
Aince
Hooganees
Sweden
Schmargendorf
Germany
Baltic
Ice Impounds Big Boat On Great Lakes Route
Marine City Michigan reports the Ann Arbor car ferry No 6 the largest on the lakes is trapped in a ice pack in the St Clair River opposite the city. After 36 hours of ice battle the steamer broke its propeller this afternoon. A party of Ann Arbor car ferry officials and the crew walked ashore on the ice and left for Detroit and Toledo. It will be several days before the vessel can be released and repaired.
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Marine City
Mich
Jan
Ann Arbor
Great Lakes
St. Claire
Frankfort
Detroit
Toledo
Plan for Street Extensions Drafted by Commissioners
The commissioners yesterday submitted to Chairman Smith a draft bill authorizing the extension of Grant Street northeast and Deane Avenue northeast from Minnesota Avenue to Fifty-eighth Street. Estimated land cost for the improvements is about 2300 pounds. Marae Henry Watterson Sails. New York, Jan. 5 Col. Henry Watterson and Mrs. Watterson sailed today on the Amerika for Paris and the Riviera for the winter. He declined to express political views.
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Smith
House
Grant Street
Deane Avenue
Minnesota Avenue
Fifty-eighth Street
Henry Watterson
New York
Watterson
Amerika
Paris
Riviera
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Kallipolis Grotto
Piciform
Probey Carriage CO
N. W
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Mr. Elkins
New Mexican Court
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Atlanta City
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Helena
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Ind
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Fla
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Little Rock
Pillsbura
Portland
Lake Gitr
Utah
Louta
Pa Ming
San Francisco
Cal of Tean Aprin
Tacoma
Waab
Vicksburg
Mine
High Hole
Mother
Guam
P. L
E. J. Dorn
R. F. Ludlow
Lieut. Ludlow
Negro
Boarder
Chauffeur
California
ER Achlin
Joseph M. Stoddard
S. A. Reeves
Emmons S&s. Smith
George A. Mills
H. Bradley Davidson
Walter 5. Harban
M. E. Danforth
Benjamin Woodruff
Lansburgh & Bro
8Th St
E. F. Droop G Sons Co
Christian Xander
7Th St. Ee Nousen
Building Association
Reir
Hildebrant
Hoegannes
John H. Magruder
Shielo
Georges
Caure
Georges & Son
Dncarooateds
F St
Pope Auto Co
St. N
Rock Creek Park
Kingle Road
Connecticut Avenue
Ellicott Street
District
Clio H Rudolph
John A Johnston
William Judsor
District of Celum
Washington Post Company
John R. McLean
Edward McLean
Bailentine
Newark
Shoemaker Co
DR. White
Ave
Wilburm, Heister & CO
Ashington
D. C
L. J. Naramore Ff
Post
Niewspa
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