Collision near Kensington warns of railway carelessness
Inquest testimony details a near disaster after an improper signal and blocked tracks on a Baltimore and Ohio freight run. Engineer J H Peer described a white signal toward Silver Spring and a close brush with another train, while operator Dutrow and officials face scrutiny over block clearances and late office closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kensington
Silver Spring
Dutrow
Peer
Utrow
River Spring
Feeney
John A Feeney
Baltimore and Ohio
Sliver Spring
Henry E Davis
Hidcrand
Stion
Avis
Feaney
L. W Togs
Elmer C. Pope
Frefight
Jevrens Pe Phachlyre
Wreck Inquiry Traces Signals and Dispatch Errors
Witnesses describe dispatch orders and warnings that led to the Terra Cotta wreck. Operators Hildebrand and Phillips face questions over time signals and rule violations while others testified on speeds, block signals, and interviews with officers and passengers.
Langley Successor Elected by Smithsonian Regents Tomorrow
A secretary to succeed the late Prof. SF Langley will be elected at the regular January meeting of the regents of the Smithsonian Institution tomorrow. Among the scientists discussed are Prof O R Van Hise of the University of Wisconsin and Charles D Walcott of the Geological Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langley
SF Langley
Regents of
Smithsonian Institution
O. R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Charles D. Walcott
Geological Survey
Wreck Sufferer Sues for 30000 in Injuries after Terra Cotta wreck
Mrs Fannie Austen, seeking 30000 damages, claims Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company negligence led to the Terra Cotta wreck of December 9. She is paralyzed and may not recover, while Catherine and John Wright perished. Maurice Sturgeon seeks letters of administration to sue for damages for his wife Mabel Clair Sturgeon and their child Raymond Revere Sturgeon, aged 13 months, killed in the Terra Cotta wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
District Supreme Court
Fannie Austen
Frederick H. Hayn
Austen
Wrights
Baltimore
Maurice
Sturgeon
Mabel Clair Sturgeon
Raymond Revere Sturgeon
Baltimore and Ohio
Terra Gotta
W D Baker Injuries from Terra Cotta Wreck Status Update
District Attorney W D Baker remains bedridden with injuries from the Terra Cotta wreck and is not expected to leave home for at least ten days. His foot injury and facial lacerations are described as aggravated but not dangerous. Other hospital patients show improvement including Eckhardt Kunle Moore Carr Kunlo Boblitz Rign and Eighee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atttorney
W. D. Baker
Cornelius Eckhardt
Garfield
Elizabeth Kunle
Providence
Clarence Moore
Don Carr
Emer
John A. Kunlo
Frank Boblitz
Richard #igin
Harry Eighee
Death After Bathroom Fall Ends Life Of E Buckner Clark
E Buckner Clark longtime Geological Survey official dies after a Monday fall in a Baltimore apartment bathroom. He struck his head on a door panel, lapsed into unconsciousness, and died twenty four hours later. He will be buried at his brother’s home after a family service. Clark, son of the late Gen John B Clark, had recently returned from field work and remained active in government circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Buckner Clark
Geological Survey
A.C. Gray
Baltimore
Clark
Gray
Charles Clark
Eleventh Street
John B. Clark
Congress
Missouri
House of Representatives
Little Girl Struck by Street Car in Northeast
Norah Sheehan seven wandered into a streetcar track on H street near First and Second Streets Northeast. The Columbia line car No 264 struck her injuring a cut above the right eye and bruises. She refused hospitalization and went home with minor injuries.
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Norah Sheehan
H. Street
Second
Columbia Line
William C. Clements
William W. Witt
Schafhirt
North Capitol
H Streets
William G. Sueter
Saconi and
Edward S. Jordan Dies of Typhoid at Ballaton VA
Edward L. Jordan fifty one prominent Washington business man died at 7 2 p m yesterday at his Ballaton Virginia home from typhoid fever contracted after illness diagnosed on Christmas Eve He came to the city from Scranton Pa and was active in Democratic politics He leaves a wife and ten children No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Washington
Edward L. Jordan
Ballaton
Physician Sues Railroad for Humiliation and Damages
Dr. George Tully Vaughan sues the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad for 5000 dollars in the District Supreme Court claiming he was ejected from the Pennsylvania depot and insulted by station staff while waiting for his daughter from Roanoke. He describes being followed by a uniformed attendant and an officer who ordered his removal after a heated exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tully Vaughan
Thirteenth Street
District Supreme Court
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Vaughan
Dong
Weather notes report cloudy and cold across regions
Weather Bureau bulletin notes unseasonably high temperatures in parts of the Ohio Valley and Middle Atlantic while the Northwest and Upper Midwest turn distinctly colder. General rain in the Central valleys and Lake region shifts to clearing, with widespread upcoming high pressure. Flood warnings issued for several rivers. winds vary along coasts with a pending storm near the Grand Banks.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Tusaday
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Bou'h
Lower
Lake Region
Laxo
Mienoguri
Atf Il
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Whather
Atiatasippi
Mimouri
Upper Lake Region
California
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Lower Lake
Bton
Virgina
North Gordtns
Tennessee
Arkansas
South Atlantic Coast
Gulf Coast
Michigan
Grand Banks
Tinolt
la Salle
Peoria
Pointa Belay
Mount Carmel
Maumee River
Ohio
Defiance
Napoleon
Narkensay City
Greenville
Mite
Vicksburg
Public hearing on Madden gaa bill urged by Tea Commissioners
The Tea Commissioners plan a public hearing on the Madden gaa bill for tomorrow at 10 AM in the District building. Resolutions mourning the death of Dr. Edward Oliver Bett, linked to the Terra Cotta railway wreck, were adopted by the Clinton Society of the District of Columbia. An assault on Odexa Butler, 2611 Fifth Street Northeast, was reported as she was walked toward a place offering employment. L. F. Zinkham recommended dismissals at Washington Asylum Hospital for Mrs. Andle S. Morvant and another staffer for failing to report for duty, a matter referred to the Commissioners. A reception is announced for Wednesday at Confederate Vet 1410 H Street by the Brongwal Jack No. 2, U D, for the new District Confederate Division president Mrs. Ralph Walsh. A suspect, a colored woman thirty-five, was taken into custody by Patrolmen Cole nel Willeme on suspicion of involvement with the assault on Special Policeman Thomas Hayden, the Southern Railway watchman knocked down and clubbed by three men Saturday night during coal theft arrests.
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Res
Edward Oliver Bett
Terra’ Cotta
Clinleot Society
District of Columbian
Odexa Butler
Vlefitts
Roselyn
L. F. Zinkham
Washington Asylum Hospital
George S Wlison
Board of Charities
Andle
Morvant
Qurs
U D
Daughters of the Confederacy
Ralph Walsh
Wiittem Simathers
Aston Webb Honored as Institute Elects Officers
Sir Aston Webb received the gold medal for distinguished achievement in architecture at a Corcoran Gallery reception by the American Institute of Architects during its golden jubilee. Frank Miles Day praised English pioneers in architecture. Officers and fellows were elected, with Rock Creek and Octagon House debates shaping the convention.
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Aston Webb
Edward VII
Corcoran Art Gallery
American Institute of Architects
Fis
Frank Miles Day
Institute
Day
Aston Wenn
Newport
Annapolis
Charleston
James River
Indigo Jones
Christopher Wren
Europe
William Thornton
Thornton
Thomas Jefferson
England
Aston
Sir Aston
Mwce Cor Lue
Chicago
Cincinnati
Board of Governors
Washington
Octagon House
Association
William H. Tait
Francis Newlands
Leopold Bidiitz
Henry Bacon
W. G. Post
John Russell Pops
A 2. Pond
James P. Jamieson
Clarence A. Martin
W. H. Goodyear
Francis B. Bacon
James G. Butler
New Willard
Senator Lodge
F. Hopinson Smith
Owen Wister
George 8
Post
Named for teachers' council nominees in public schools
Primary teachers met at Central School to nominate first second and third grade teachers for the teachers advisory council. Miss M T Parkman Miss M P Bradshaw Miss A El Scammell Miss A Gk Getty Miss Theresa Schoenborn Miss A P Goebel and Miss Bertha A models were named. Miss Bradshaw presided and Miss Sorina A Yoder was secretary. A letter from the Chancellor praising the council was read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Advisory Council
Central Eel School
Yueater
M. Tt. Parkman
M. P. Bradshaw
A. el. Scammell
Gk. Getty
Theresa Schoenborn
A. P. Goebel
Bertha A
May
Bradshaw
Sorina A. Yoder
Ars Council
Humane Society Executive Committee Elects New Members
At a Warder Building meeting the Humane Society elected Mra. Frank Hatton Mrs John Dalzell Wallace Neff Miss Bessie I Kibby Miss A Gordon Maj James J Gordon and Commander John B Briggs as members and admitted Masters Osmen Sureyen Bey and Ali Halder Bey to the children s branch. A vote of thanks was given to C A Snow Mrs Florence Murray and Mise Addison Mitchell for December donations. The District Commissioners declined to fund sand for icy hills citing high costs and no appropriation. A cheap method to prevent horse slips is to wrap feet with gurly sacks. The annual meeting is set for next Tuesday.
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The
Humane Society
Warder Building
Mra
Frank Hatton
John Dalzell
Wallace Neff
Bessie I. Kibby
A. G. Gordon
James J. Gordon
John B. Briggs
Osmen Sureyen Bey
Ali Halder Bey
C. A. Snow
Florence Murray
Mise Addison Mitchell
Clarence Wayne Kills Girl Then Takes Own Life
Clarence Wayne, a colored youth, shot his sweetheart Trene Marehall at 2708 Dumbarton Avenue Northwest last Sunday afternoon, then turned the pistol on himself. He died yesterday at Georgetown Hospital from the injuries. Wayne lived at 2500 Martin Seventh Street and acted from jealousy after meeting her on the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Wayne
Trene Marehall
Dumbarton Avenue
Georgetown
Wayne
Mat
Seventh Street
Jones Elected Fourth Almas Temple Delegate to Imperial Convention
Jacobus Jones, former potentate of Almas Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, was chosen yesterday as the fourth representative to the imperial convention meeting in Los Angeles next summer. The election occurred at the National Rifles Armory after three other delegates were chosen on December 28. Delegation includes Samuel Hart Frenda Segrag and Thomas B. Walker.
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Mystic Shrine
Jacobus 8. Jones
Almas Temple
Los Angeles
National Rifles’ Armory
Samuel Hart
Frenda A. Segrag
Thomas B. Walker
Jacobus Jones
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W. TF. Matthews
Randolph
Takoma Park
Frederick
Jack
William Walter Davis
Mountain Lake Park
W. Murrow
Biker Spring Station
Milton
Dr Davis
Davis
Davidson
American University
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Abert D. Fisner
Washington Junction
Fréderick
W. 3. Matthews
Dagineer Hildebrand
Haldolph
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McClellan
Sergt. T. C. Bean
Serst. J. Murphy
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Takoma
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Woodburn
D. C
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Philadelphia
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Stotts Station
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Styles
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G. N. Burgess
Barnes
Estee
Benjamin T. Parker
Engineer Vermilion
Vermillion
Watson
Hosea Cook
P. Thomas
Elizabeth Jefferson
Allen Mullaney
Walter Goldfinch
Terra Cotta Station
Thomas B Thompson
D. C. Buttler
Fred W. Wiltsberger
James T Cannon
Eugene Selby
W. Va
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Fingmen
Sliver ‘Spring
MR. Baker
B. Buckner Clark
Improved Order
Pennsylvania Avenue
Great Council
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J. W. Allison
Edward Soloman
J. Bunch
J. W. Rushton
A. F. Kohler
J. B. Jennett
Otto Fisher
F. L Snow
Prophet
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Sachem
J. Davis
Sagimore
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Asgimore
Charles Leimbach
A. ©. Nichol- Jas
H. EB. Wheeler
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T. J. Cox
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Guard of the Forest
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Dyer
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Hilla Morton
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Bar Association of the
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Taft
National Association
Americanarchitecta
New York
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Rock Creek
Teachers’ Council
Central High
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh St
Porto Rico
Conn. Ave
K St
American Security and Trust Company
Po.ave
Walford
S. Rx
Cdit
Peter Grogan
Bet. H and I
Berryman
Washington Post
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Burchell
GIRLS
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
F St. N.W
Carlisle
HAM
City and Suburban Railway
Weshington
Fourteenth
East Capitol Streets
Weabhington
D C
Washington, DC
Gude & Brox
Brook
Blackistone
George C Shaefer
W W Himmel
Roza Company
H Hines
Washington Post Company
Pennsylvanie Avenus
John F Wilkins
John T. McLean
White
Pennestrants Avenue
Miller’s
B. Earnshaw & Bro
M &Ts
J. Kidd & CO
Steinway
Penna, Ave
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Pa. Ave. N. W
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Burt
Randle Highlands
K —Andle Highlands
Cepitot
Onpoct
U 2 Realty Company
Realty Company
Ave
H.W. Fireman’i Insurance
Quality House
Stian Kander
Ude
Virginia Port
Snont Dairy
CALRA
Fie
Susage
Bing Fear
Evans’ Drug Store
F St. N. W
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