Funeral Train Carries Elkins Remains to West Virginia
The body of Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West Virginia travels by special Baltimore and Ohio train from Washington to Elkins for final services. President Taft and many dignitaries attend a later service at 1036 K Street, while thousands send condolences.
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Davis Elkins Seen as Likely Appointee to Senate
Washington reports from Charleston West Virginia say Governor Glasscock may appoint Davis Elkins son of the late senator to fill the vacancy after the funeral. Some Republicans push Henry G Davis for the post while Edward Glasscock travels to Elkins for the funeral.
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Washington Post
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Mme Lehmann Recital Delights With Little Attendance
Mme Liza Lehmann presented a Columbia Theater program with her own piano works and performances by Blanche Tomlin Miss Palgrave Turner Hubert Elsdell Julien Henry and Mr Bigdell. The critic praises Lehmanns piano artistry and places vocal honors with Miss Tomlin despite stage nerves while noting strong contralto and expressive tenor and baritone performances. The selections from The Golden Threshold and Alice in Worsterland showcase her picturesque style and lyrical accompaniment.
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Liza Lehmann
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Tomlin
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Julien Henry
Mme. Lehmann
Alice
Worsterland
East
Sarojini Naklu
Birds Like Ragtime Says Prof Aldrich At Meeting
Prof Henry Aldrich of the Biological Survey says birds including the oriole enjoy ragtime music, speaking to the Par View Citizens Association at Whitney Avenue Christian Church last night.
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The
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Par View Citizens’ Association
Whitney Avenue Christian Church
Pay Of Teachers Up
Enlightening data on substitute teachers and wage deductions were presented by Supt Stuart at the Washington board of education meeting. The report shows city practices on full and partial pay during personal illness and other absences, the use of substitutes, and uns settled salaries due to a dispute among district officials. A record of December absences and the board executive session followed, with appointments of substitutes listed for white and colored high and graded schools and various transfers and janitor appointments.
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G. E. Meyer
Estetle Eskin
Effie Wortz
Weather Conditions Report from U S Weather Bureau
Weather summary notes general fair conditions nationwide with cooler readings in the far north and seasonable warmth west of the Mississippi. California posts unusually high temperatures amid a broad pattern of mild to moderate weather, while forecasts predict continued fair weather with light to moderate winds along coasts and lakes over the next 48 hours.
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Grand Banks
Mexican cabinet shakeup eyed as de la Barra may rise
A circulating report in Washington suggested Senor de la Barra, the Mexican ambassador, could be named minister of foreign affairs replacing Senor Creel who would move to finance, with Senor Limantour stepping down from the treasury. De la Barra denied the claim, saying he had heard nothing and doubted its truth. Also, skating on the Tidal Basin would be allowed today after recent mild weather had halted it.
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United States
Senor Enrique Creel
Washington
Don Jose Y. Limantour
Senor Creel
Finance
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Foreign Office
Treasury Department
Speaker Clark Praises Magazines At New York Dinner
Representative Champ Clark told the Periodical Publishers of America that editors and publishers are the greatest educators of our time. He urged education by schools, newspapers, or magazines and said every man should read his ballot and vote by conscience. Roosevelt echoed that writers for the public press are public servants with power for the public good and should be backed by the right men.
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New York
Champ Clark
House
Periodical Publishers of America
Henry Ward Beecher
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard A. Ballinger
Capt
Robert E. Peary
Albert J. Beveridge
Edward Bok
Peter Finley Dunne
Samuel G. Blythe
Andrew Carnegie
Mayor Gaynor
Norman Hapgood
Richard Harding Davis
Irving Bacheller
Charles Dana Gibson
Col. Roosevelt
Alther
Boy Bandits In The Woods Kill Policeman At Hotel
Two youths aged 15 and 20, former night porter and bellboy at the McKay Hotel in Duluth, shot and killed Patrolman Harry Chesmore after robbing the hotel and binding two men. They were reportedly captured 18 miles from the city then escaped amid a chase. A rural mail carrier later said the fugitives planned to reach Isaac Brown’s camp.
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Washington Post
Duluth
Minn
Algol Johnson
William Muzzary
McKay Hotel
Harry Chesmore
Isaac Brown
Cupid Claims 8 in Recess at Wellesley College
Wellesley Mass Jan 6 eight students return to college list engagements Gladys Platten New York musical genius to Arthur Craig Princeton man Gladys Best Brooklyn to Alexander Clinton Chase Alice Dennett Wrentham to Dr Edward Howing Harvard Colorado Springs Blanche Phillips Longport N Y to George B Burnett Amherst Bowdoin Stanley Chase Bowdoin graduate Helen Johnson Brunswick Maine to Stanley Chase Bowdoin graduate Leslie Blaisdell West Newton to Howard F Bidwell Amherst man Elizabeth Hubbard North Cambridge Harvard 1909 Margaret Bogla Montclair N J sophomore vice president to James W Danders Yale senior
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New York
Arthur Craig
Princeton
Gladys Best
Brooklyn
Alexander Clinton Chase
Alice Dennett
Wrentham
Edward Howing
Harvard
Colorado Springs
Blanche Phillips
Longport
N. Y
George B. Burnett
Amherst
Helen Johnson
Brunswick
Stanley Chase
Bowdoin
Leslie Blaisdell
West Newton
Howard F. Bidwell
Elizabeth Hubbard
North Cambridge
Edward H. Bonsall
Margaret Bogla
Montclair
N. J
James W. Danders
Yale
Edwards Wounded in Struggle That Saved Mayor Gaynor
New York report notes Commissioner William H Edwards of the street cleaning department was wounded in the assault that likely saved Mayor Gaynor's life. The mayor wrote a letter of gratitude after Edwards testified at Gallagher's trial and conviction.
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New York
James J. Gallagher
Gaynor
William H
Big Birl
Edwards
Perfect Race Their Aim Special To The Washingles
Chicago police visited Evelyn Arthur Lee's school and found no issues with the institution where Lee claims to educate girls to birth a perfect race. Mone Rees, 18, and Mildred Bridges, 17, say they are happy there and mothers approve of his teachings. Rees says she must live with Lee constantly to become mother of the first perfect child.
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Evelyn Arthur Lee
Lee
Mone Rees
Mildred Bridges
Miss Rees
Charles D Carter to Wed Ardmore Woman Cecile Jones
Ardmore Oklahoma January 6 Special to The Washington Fest reports Representative Charles D Carter and Ardmore resident Cecile Jones daughter of W F Whittington will marry in Ardmore this Sunday The couple will reside in Washington until the end of the current congressional session.
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Washington
Ardmore
Okla
Charles D. Carter
Cecile Jones
W. F. Whittington
Honduras loan talks progress with Paredes in Washington
Juan B. Paredes, special financial agent for Honduras, met with Dr. Luis Lago and visited the State Department. He declined to disclose full terms, but indicated a $10,000,000 loan is likely, tied to a Honduran sinking fund and bond security through customs. He expressed optimism that negotiations will succeed.
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Juan B. Paredes
Honduras
United States
Luis Lago
State Department
Senor Paredes
Soldier Arrest at Fort Mier for White House Graffiti
Bicycle Policeman Bobo of the First Precinct arrested James F. Forsberg a Private in the Third Battery United States artillery at Fort Mier as he attempted to scale the iron gates at the White House. Some stolen brushes and articles were found on Forsberg. the other soldier has not been arrested.
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James F. Forsberg
United States Artillery
Fort Mier
White House
Forsberg
Fights Central Monuments Protests Over Confederate Graves
Dr. Samuel E. Lewis, chair of the United Confederate Veterans monumental committee, criticizes contractors for not marking individual Confederate graves in the North as required by a March law. He says reports have been ignored, and monuments with tablet inscriptions are harming the law’s intent. He urges Congress to demand full data and a delay in new legislation until complete inquiry is conducted.
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Monumental Committee of the United Confederate Veterans
Congress
Secretary of War
United States
South
House of Representatives
Dartmouth Dramatic Club presents David Garrick at New Willard
The Dartmouth Dramatic Club staged David Garrick in the New Willard ballroom with Washington alumni and society guests in attendance. Austin C. Keough and C. B. White led the cast as Garrick with a full supporting group, praised for strong mimicry and stage presence.
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David Garrick
New Willard
Washington
Dartmouth
Austin C. Keough
Brookllyn
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J. R. Erwin
H.F. Leno
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C. A. Claryes
Henry P. Blair
Dartmouth College
Robbery at Thompson's Drug Store on Fifteenth Street
Two men dressed as U S soldiers robbed Thompson's drug store on Fifteenth Street Northwest around 3:20 AM yesterday. They smashed the front door glass and entered, holding a held on robbery charge. further details incomplete in the report.
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