Inquest on King Death Blames Railroad Signals and Dutrow
A seven day inquest in Washington investigates the death of Theodore L King near Terra Cotta on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The jury holds operator Dutrow directly responsible and cites several other staff over failures in rule compliance, clock synchronization, and block signaling. They urge 24 hour signal Stations and stricter timepiece inspections.
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Gacar J. Ricketts
George Mullen
C. W. Weaver
Andrew J. Sandford
J. W. Beall
Joseph N. Brady
Theodore L King
Theodore I. King
Terra Cotte
Columbia
Baltimore and Ohio
William M. Dutrow
Dutrow
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
B L. Vermillion
George W. Neagle
Silver Spring
Harry Z. Hidebrang
Frank F. Hoffmeir
Terra Cotta
T. F. Dent
Metropolitan
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
J Ramsay Nevitt
Oscar I. Ricketts
George J. Mueller, Jr
A. J. Sandford
Joseph H. Brady
John W Beall
CW. Weaver
Seaion
Avitt
Masfarland
West
University
Phillips
Takome Park
Takoma
Ta- Komen
Hilisbramt
Bering Phair
Kensington
Baltimore and
Ohio
William Watters Davis
Baltimore
Mountain Lake Park
W. L. Stouper
Washington Junction
Hildebrand
Hoffmler
Wil Ham Moore
J. H. Peer
Moore
Durthrow
Nevitt
Mr. Moore
Iewest
Bodys
Dickerson
Rockville
jJevitt
Mesages
W. J. Zepp
Sliver Spring
Randolp
Matthews
Waite
Randolph
Dr. Nevitt
Freman
McClellan
Randolpn
Galloway
Supt
No 66
Stow
Mr. Gallowey
Aud
No. 66
Frederick
W. E. McCauley
Wash
Ferra
Cotta
Rhode Island Avenue
Russian Secret Police Seek Id of Assassins Heads
Washington Post dispatch from St. Petersburg reports intensified terrorism sparking a clash between revolutionists and the political secret police. Authorities decapitate executed or suicide terrorists and preserve heads in spirits to aid later identification by agents abroad and at home, as photographs and measurements previously failed to identify the dead.
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Washington Post
St. Peteraburg
Russia
King Edward VII Honored as Architects Bid Jubilee Night
The golden jubilee banquet of the American Institute of Architects ended with letters from King Edward VII and President Roosevelt read aloud. A tablet for founders was unveiled at The Octagon as Sir Aston Webb received the institute’s first gold medal.
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Roosevelt
American Institute of Architects
New Willard Hotel
Frank Wilea Day
Edward VII
Root
Edward
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Gwen Wister
Sir Astor Webb
British Institute of Architects
George B. Fost
American Institute
Edward Everett Hate
United States Senate
Herbert Putnam
Congress
Cannon
B. A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Mar. O'Connell
Catholic University of America
BR. S. Woodward
Carnegie Institution
Thomas Nelson Page
Day
Kin Edward
Henry Mortimer Durand
United States
Sir Mortimer
Sir Ashton Webb
Washington
Majestia
Signean “Knollys
Aston Webb
Ameri Institute of Architects
Institute
Frank Miles Day
Philadelphia
William B. Mundie
Chicago
RC. Sturgis
Boston
Glenn Brown
Walter Cook
New York
Edgar V. Dealer
J. L. Mauran
St. Louie
Robert Stead
Mystery grows over Abbe poisoning plot against son
Rockville Md sixteen year old Pres sett Abbe survived a poisoned dates package containing arsenic. Dr Edward H Abbe says his son will inherit nothing before adulthood and the motive remains unexplained. Attorney Henry E Davis to announce details soon as investigation continues.
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Edward H. Abbe
Boy
Pressett Abbe
Nillan P. Abbe
Rockville
Young Abbe
Tits Ute
Edward FH. Abbe
Abbe
Hec
Dupont
Henry E. Davis
Denver widow dies at Cincinnati station holding husband’s body
Exhausted by vigil at her husband Edwin Herry Smith’s bedside, Mrs. Edwin Herry Smith of Denver died at Cincinnati Union Station after being taken from a train carrying her husband’s body in a baggage car. Dr E P Hershey of Denver will accompany the coffins to Baltimore, their home city.
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Baltimore
Edwin Harry Smith
Denver
Marshall
Virginia
Maryland
Evidence Found of Brown Paternity Note in Bradley Suit
Counsel for Mrs Bradley reveals a March 25 1905 letter signed by Arthur Brown admitting two children in Salt Lake City. The document to be used in will contest shows Brown disavowing paternity and leaving Brown’s estate to his daughter Alice and son Max. Utah lawyers prepare witnesses for a likely trial in which ownership of the pistol used in the Raleigh Hotel shooting may be argued.
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United States
Chidren
Arthur Brown
Mary
Montgomery
Anna M. Bradley
Utah
Brown
Bradley
Alice
Max
Robert W. Wells
Wells, Hoover & Wells
Balt Lake City
Col M. M Kalghn
Mra Bradley
Messrs. Wells, Hoover & Wella
Liem
Powers & Marloneaux
Salt Lake
Far West
Hoover
Weather map notes mixed conditions across regions
Weather Bureau reports a cold, clear trend across the central valleys while the Northwest shows falling presage and the South experiences rain. Expect rain in the Southern States Thursday then fair Friday, with varying snow in California and Pacific regions. Winds shift New England to northwest, and temperatures rise in the Central Valley and Northwest later in the week.
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Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Rocky
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Gut
Rocky Mountain
Northwest
Rocky Mountains
California
Upper
Ninsinsippi
Lessons for the Future from the Terra Cotta wreck verdict
Commissioner Macfarland commented after the coroner's jury verdict that both system and individuals were blameworthy. He urged 24 hour block signal stations with eight hour shifts, electrical interlocking, and frequent inspections to prevent recurrence, including government exams for engineers and strict rest requirements.
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Macfarland
United States
Baltimore and Ohio
Mary Had A Lamb From the Columbia Jester
A playful verse notes Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was gone in spots. The rhyme twists with Mary firing her father's gun and the lamb being caught by a sheta in a lighthearted, local-tinged tone.
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Columbia
Mary
Lamby
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Boyde
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Clarksburg
North Carolina
No 18
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Steele
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Mystery
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Masgruder’s
Conn. Ave
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East Control
Washington, DC
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Mt Pleasant Congregational Church
Columbia Road
A .R Webber
Margaret Dye Ellis
New Jersey
Ross Fishburn
Clinton Smith
Emma
Shelton
Hust Capitol Streets
Washington DC
HC Ridwell
Mat St "Phong
Washington Post Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
John F Wilkins
John H. McLean
George Schurard
Congress Heights
D.C
Gorns
Elfer
Whith
Miller's Ass
Shoomi
Earnshaw
11Th & M Sts
Mira Berton
Tea Car Inn
Sage
West End
Pa. Ave. N. W
American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth and
Steinway
Penna
Ava
W. W
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Hearly
Ptr
Randle Highlands
Adie Highlands
Dupant
Gfity Company
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