Stuart Takes Oath Congress Inquiry Seems Unlikely
The district Senate committee discussed delaying a Congress inquiry into the former superintendent and the Franklin School affair. Stuart, board president, urged continuing current school administration and suggested no immediate successor to the superintendent. A Wednesday informal meeting was planned to review the situation.
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Board of Education
Senate District Committee
Suilin
Franklin School
Foret Tipt Dames Sient
Paetmiant Vce
Stuart Fer
Onster
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Gatling Gun on Guard at Courthouse Yard
Disjointed report describes a guard situation with an attempt to send material, court yard events, and involvement of local authorities. The fragmentary text mentions a large gun, unrest, and actions around a courthouse area with unclear actors and dates.
Unclear OCR fragment details a shooting incident
A garbled report describes a shooting connected to a leg injury and a suspect named in the chaotic text. The fragment mentions a comparison to a competitor and possible motives but contains many unreadable words and names, making exact facts uncertain.
Shrine for Mexico City and the temple scene
Fragmented copy describes a ceremonial shrine in Mexico City with a visit by President Toure and a chaotic scene at a railway station. It mentions officials, clergy, lawyers, and a mix of psychiatric and religious elements amid a troubled news briefing.
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Sd ' Misti Ptmang
North Hag Poy
Othe Institution of
Sous
Toure
Waiehaten
Burglars Ate After Work in East Thirty Seventh Street Home
New York police disclose a burglary at John K. Berry’s residence at 128 East Thirty seventh Street. Thieves looted silver valued around 5,000 dollars, entering without forced marks. After packing loot they ate oranges and drank wine, leaving no clues or signs of entry.
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New York
John K. Berry
East Thirtyseventh Street
Bills create public utilities commission to regulate service
Columbus Ohio January 6 bills will be introduced in the senate and house to establish a public utilities commission similar to New York State The house bill provides for a five member commission with salaries of ten thousand dollars each The commission will have power to regulate service and rates A deal may be referred to the commission by any corporation or twenty five citizens dissatisfied with a franchise terms
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Columbus
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
New York State
Senate
House
Boston graft indictments touch Codman street and Old Home Week prizes
Boston grand jury indicts two ex aldermen and city officials over Codman street land purchases and prizes for Old Home Week contests amid irregular lagging contracts. Bonds posted, resignations filed as investigations expand to state capitol fraud in Harrisburg. A boy named Royal Foster, thirteen, was injured after a gym accident in Washington DC.
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Boston
Mass
Codman Street
William Berwin
George H. Battis
James H. Doyle
Marks Berwin
C. Edward Kain
Michael Mitchell
Thomas I. Maher
Flurry C. French
Oliver Gregg
Berwin
Batti
Doyle
Flibbard
Finance Commission
Dovie
Berwins
Kalin
Maher
Battis
Harnslong
State Capitol
Ti Burd Cassel
Marietta
Joseph Mi Kiuston
John H. Sanderson
Philadelphia
Weiss
Alderman Caveny
Morrow
Harrisburg
Casel
Pennylvania Construction Company
Capitol
Huston
Degrener
Sanderson
Cassel
Dauphin County
How to Prevent the Grip and Recover With Hood's Sarsaparilla
Eminent physicians advise warming the body and a strong cathartic at onset of the grip. Hood's Fills are praised for easy use and toning effect. To prevent the grip, keep feet dry and use Hood's Sarsaparilla to improve blood and digestion. After the grip, Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to restore strength and vitality.
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Drs. Gee
F Shrady
Cyrus Basen
New York
Hood
Brownson Letter Out Tells Why He Quit Bureau
The President made public a letter from Admiral Brownson resigning as chief of the Navy Bureau of Navigation. He cites lack of confidence from the service and opposition to an order placing a medical officer in command of a hospital ship as reasons. Roosevelt accepts the resignation effective immediately, with successor duties assigned. The note is accompanied by an advertisement for Postum cereal.
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Brownson
Navigation Bureau
Navy Department
Department of the Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Washington, D. C
United States Asiatic Fleet
Washington
Mife
Army
Navy
Willard H. Brownson
Bureau
White House
Winslow
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington Choral Society Names Heinrich Hammer Conductor
The Washington Choral Society assigns Heinrich Hammer to conduct both chorus and orchestra adapting the local orchestra plan. He arrives from Leiden to lead rehearsals after Rev George Daland resigns to serve a Philadelphia church. Hammer, a veteran European conductor, has led major orchestras and festivals in Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden.
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Heinrich Hammer
Washington Choral Society
Old Philarmonic Society
John Caulfield
Hammer
Leiden
Holland
Aeason
George G. Daland
Boston
Philadelphia
Muck and Pondy
Torn
Enfurt
Germany
Ist
Fitter
Botte
Mageldeburg
Aldenbu
Berlin Philharmonic
Geneva
Om Lucerne
Guteborg
Sweden
Grand Jury Indicts Jewelry Salesman and Gaming Case Reopened
The grand jury indicted the McCrackens Ruth Jane Ruth and William J for larceny over several weeks by seizing goods from merchants including a fur coat worth 140, a fur scarf 35 and clothing 60, plus furnishings over 500 from multiple stores. Ralph Rossini faces four charges for embezzlement forgery larceny and false pretenses tied to about 900 in jewelry theft while employed at Cole Swan. Goodacre is indicted again for gaming with seven counts naming Ways Oyster and others. Adelbert Meyer and Albert Flower charged with conspiracy and larceny over a 350 scheme against Charles Callagy.
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McCrackens
Ruth
Jane
William J
Baltimore
Washington
Baker
Samuel Saks
J. M. Stein & Co
W B Moses & Co
Ralph Rossini
Cole & Swan
Fourteenth Street Northwest
Frm
Rossini
George L. Goodacre
English suffragette laments American chivalry and prison life
Mrs Annie Cobden-Saunderson, noted English suffragette, addressed a Washington audience on equal suffrage. She praised English sympathy for women’s rights, contrasted with American attitudes, and spoke of prison experiences, arousal of working women, and reliance on college women remaining pivotal. The event supported the Susan B Anthony Memorial Fund and was hosted by the Equal Suffrage Association of the District.
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Annie Cobden-Saunderson
New Wallard
Cobden Saunderson
Coden-Saunderson
Richard Cobden
Parlament
England
Cobden-Saunderson
Balfour
John Bunyan
John the Baptist
Equal Suffrage Association of the Distret
Susan B Anthony
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Funeral for Dr Chester B Darrall
The funeral of Dr Chester B Darrall who died January 1 was held yesterday afternoon at his sister's home. Rev Dr Peters of Epiphany Church officiated and burial was at Glenwood Cemetery. Darrall lived in Washington for seven years and was a Civil War veteran who served with the Eighty sixth New York Volunteers. After the war he became a surgeon in the regular army before resigning to grow sugar in St Mary Parish Louisiana. He represented the Third district of that state in Congress for sixteen years.
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Chester B Darrall
Peters
Epiphany Church
Glenwood Cemetery
Darrall
Washington Ids
Eighty-sixth
New York Volunteers
St. Mary Parish
Weather Conditions and Forecast for Monday January 6 1808
Weather report from Washington DC notes low barometer east of the Mississippi and a storm center over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. High pressure across the Great Plains, fair weather. Rain in the middle and east Gulf and South Atlantic, with Tuesday rain or snow in the Lake region. Cooler in north central states, fair with moderate temps elsewhere, and various wind shifts along coasts and Great Lakes. Special forecasts warn storm activity along Florida Gulf coast. Local readings show temperatures, humidity, rainfall, sunshine, and city temperatures across multiple locations.
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Washington, D. C
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Laks Superior
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Middle
East Gulf
South Atlantic
Pac Cosat
Middle Atlantic
Lake
North Central
New England
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Lower Lakes
Upper Lakes
Florida Gulf Coast
Key West
Atlantic
Jupiter
Norfolk
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Shrine For
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Kractou
Pasa
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Choral Society
Goodacre Gaming
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G St
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Tennessee
West End
Pa. Ave. N. W
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Liberal
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Christian Kander
Welliston
St. Owe Ale
Belmont Dairy Farm
Stress Phone North
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Foot Specialists
Pa. Ave
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