Man Fires on Widow and Daughter in Jealous Rage
Amos Brown a cab driver shot Mrs Joachim and her daughter after she refused his marriage proposals. Both women were wounded and hospitalized. Mrs Joachim is critical with chest and neck injuries while her daughter is stable with a neck wound. Brown was captured nearby and held on attempted murder charges.
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Bath
Hackman Amos Brown
Joachim
Fredericka Joachim
Amos Brown
Brown
Tnes
Mss Joachim
Ata
Mrs Joachim
Miss Joachim
Tarut Daley
Jim
Pole
Nellie Stuttel
H Sureet
Wail Against Cars Drives Citizens to Congress for Reform
A Nass meeting at Masonic Temple heard harsh criticism of the Washington street car service. A committee was formed to travel to Congress to seek passage of corrective legislation. The group aimed to compel the Washington Railway and Electric Company to fulfill its duties while denouncing Capital Traction for alleged service but noting its relative improvement. Prominent speakers included William G Headlet, Leo P Farlow, Charles C Lancaster, and Robert H Messingdon, with endorsements from several civic associations and labor leaders.
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William G Headletsst
Skeleton Found During Excavation At 9.7 G Street
Workmen uncovered a human skeleton yesterday while digging under the burying 9.7 G street NW area for Percy H Russell real estate. The old house had been used as an A&A residence and was last owned by Mrs Amelia Clagp for 25 years. Neighbors could not account for the discovery. Also noted, the annual meeting of the Predential Building Association elected Robert N Harper as president and a slate of officers and directors for the coming year.
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Percy H Russe
A&a resiGgere
Amelia Clagp
Predential Building Association
Robert N Harper
Maurice E Miller
Lows H. Stabler
Hulton Jackson
Henry E Bittinger
William F. Gude
Harry C James
A H. Line
John Servener
Thomas M Stearn
John C Weedon
National Bank
Washington, DC
Poard of
Seventh Street
Geograte
Board of Directors
Washington Post
Wrshington
Cox
John
Eckloff
Deldid&s
Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Copany
Pidrch Botdler
THL
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Capitol Streets
Washington DC
Jas Blackty
Alot
Mrs Morris Still In Bed At White House Last Thursday
Mrs Morris remains confined to bed at the New Willard Hotel after a shock to her nervous system causing complete prostration. Dr Morris says she is much worse and very ill, with details noted in a public statement.
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White House
New Willard Hotel
Morris
Alice H Marris
Noted absence of Mr. McCormick in Norfolk inquiry
Townsend and Jaynes report no knowledge of Mr. John F. McCormick in connection with his wife Mrs. McCormick's affairs. He boarded the Bay Line steamer Alabama in Baltimore, left a coat and letters in a stateroom, and may have gone ashore at Old Point without being seen.
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Washington F
Norfolk
Townsend & Jaynes
John F. McCormick
Washington
McCormick
Darding
Bay Line
Alabama
Missing Baltimore broker feared to have ended life at sea
John F McCormick real estate broker and contractor vanished after booking passage from Baltimore to Norfolk on a steamer. Family learned he faced $2,000 losses and debts, with clues including clothes found in his stateroom, a letter about losses, and a plan to go to New York to recover funds. Police asked to assist in clearing the mystery surrounding his disappearance amid financial distress and possible suicide.
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New York
John F McCormick
Baltimore
Norfolk
McCormick
James N. McCormick
Capt Boardman
Park Street
Sheridan Avenue
Miss McCormick
Post
Wither
Capt. Loardman
LeMore & Cloworthy
Continental Trust
Thomas F Riley
Riley
T Riley
Old Point
Cheasapeake
Vanload of Prisoners in Collision Near Northwest Street
A police van collided with a street car near Pourtenth and B streets northwest yesterday. The high speed crash tossed inmates in the van about and caused panic. no injuries were reported.
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Pourtenth
Mme Bishop to Sing at Friday Music Series
The Washington College of Music continues its Friday musicales at Carroll Institute Hall. Genevra Johnstone-Bishop will perform solo with Miss Margaret O’Toole assisting.
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Washington College of Music
Carroll Institute Hall
Haeneme i
Ome
Genevra Johnstone-Bishop
Margaret O'Toole
Rey
Ohio Senators Oppose Glasgow Nominee Amid Alliance Rift
Ohio's senior and junior senators forge a rare unity against President Roosevelt's Glasgow consulate pick Richard Austin of Tennessee, claiming a breach of prior understandings. They push to block confirmation while signaling a broader Ohio-wide pact affecting federal appointments and a potential compromise candidate for Columbus port surveyorship.
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Ohio
Austin
Committee On jCommerce
Foraker
J B. Speaks
Columbus
Howard Mannington
Charles Pierce
Gen. Speaks
Commission Appointed to Test Weight of Coins
Secretary Shaw designates a panel to examine coin weight and fineness at the United States Mint in Philadelphia. The group includes Gen Francis S Dodge, Prot J Ames, Prof W A Noyes, and other academics and officials. They will convene on February 14 to oversee valuation and standards under the Revised Statutes.
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Shaw
Bevaral
Secretary of the Treasury
Francis S Dodge
United States Army
Augustua St Gaudene
Windsor
A & Hewittt
Princeton University
J . Ames
Johns Hopkins University
W A Noyes
Bureau of Standards
University of California
George S Graves
Bennington
G Chase
Providence
John Kennedy
Mich
Stevens
Toledo
Ohio
United States Mint
Philadelphia
Durand Intercedes For Deported Englishwoman Mrs Thompson
Lydia M. Thompson an Englishwoman deemed insane by New York immigration authorities was admitted to the United States by order of Secretary Metcalf. Sir William Durand the British ambassador visited Secretary Root who with Metcalf ordered immediate admission. The case stirred indignation among the Singlish colony in New York. Dr Dana attributed her condition to nervousness from rough sea voyage. She has been staying with her nephew at 110 East Sixty second Street while awaiting her visit in the country invited by Mrs Eb Skull of Overbrook Pennsylvania.
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Lydia M. Phompson
New York
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
Root
W. M. Durand
C. LE. Dana
Bur- Sell
East Sixty-Second Street
Kbb Skull
Overbrook
Honor Dr Fletcher at eighty third birthday banquet
An international gathering honored Dr Robert Fletcher on his eighty third birthday with speeches and tributes. Dr William Osler praised Fletcher as an exception to chloroform concerns, acknowledging his role in indexing the Surgeon General's library.
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Robert Fletcher
United States Army
England
William Osier
Regius
Oxford
King Edward
Waugh
Marine Corps
Ogier
Osler
Fletcher
Gratitttde
Surgeon General
America
Yarrow
J & Bulings
U. S
W. W Keen
Philadelphia
J. S. Billings
Army Medical Library
N. 8. Thayer
Baltimore
W. D. McCaw
Army
J. C Wise
USN
Naval Medical Corps
G. G. Tully Vaughn
Marine Hospital Service
H. N. Wyse
A. F. A. King
New City Post Office to Be Built Near Union Station
Postmaster General Cortelyou plans a four-site purchase adjacent to the new Union railroad station to erect a modern post office. The building would also house the division of supplies and mail-bag repair shop, with Hitchcock approving the plan to reduce wagon service and support potential pneumatic tube mail, saving over thirty minutes on outgoing mail. Details remain unsettled as Congress appropriation size is undetermined. Against Compulsory Pilotage. Pendleton of the Maritime Exchange urged ending compulsory pilotage on coastwise vessels, claiming pilots favor women from homes with experience, with committee representations to come next Thursday.
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Congress
Cortelyou
Union Railroad
Hitchcock
Raiload
Union Station
United States
Pregilent Pendleton
Maritime Exchange
New York
Tidenela
Grape Nuts Aid Michigan Woman’s Recovery From Consumption
A Michigan farmer’s wife recounts illness in spring 1902 with nervous breakdown and insomnia. After stopping medicines and coffee, she used Grape Nuts with sugar and cream, gaining flesh and strength, her sleep improving and she resumed housework for six, now two years later. Read The Road to Westville in Postum Co. literature.
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Michigan
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Westville
Beveridge Faces a Bitter Indianapolis Surveyship Battle
The Overstreet Beveridge feud in Indiana widens as Hemenway and Keating allegedly helped oust Overstreet from patronage, stirring fears the President favors Beveridge’s pick. Indiana Republicans split. Goodrich versus Shideler vie for state control as delegates threaten to quit the campaign committee over the dispute.
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Overstreet-Beveridge
Indianapolis
Overstreet
James A. Hemenway
Joseph B. Kealtting
United States
Indiana
Fairbanks
Beveridge
National Administration
State Committee
Fairbanks-Hemenway
Gerstreet
Senate
Hemenway
Joe Keating
Leopold G. Rothschild
Washington
Mrosevelt
Seneiier
Keating
Goodrich
George H Shideler
Canaléate
Shideler
Supreme Court Hears Chicago Streetcar Franchise Case
The Supreme Court began hearing six Chicago street railway franchise cases concerning extensions from downtown to North and West Chicago. The city argues charters were invalid or expired in 1883, while the companies claim charters run to 1957. Argument extended. session may run into next week with Brainard Tolles leading for the companies and Dear B. Tolman for the city.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Out
United States
Chicago
Brainard Tolies
Joseph S. Auerbach
John &. Miller
John G. Johnson
Dear B. Tolman
Glen E. Plumb
Clarence 5. Darrow
Judge Holt Says Countess Has Damages Claim Against Government
New York January 11 Judge Holt of the U S District Court dis missed a suit by Donna Frantesca O Reilly Decamara countess of Buena Vista to recover damages over Maj Gen John R Brooke s order abolishing her hereditary slaughtering right in Havana Cuba The court allowed a damages claim against the United States government or Cuba but ruled no remedy against Brooke for the claimed property right and dismissed the case on that basis
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New York
Holt
United States District Court
John R. Brooke
Donna Frantesca O'Reilly Decamara
Buena Vista
Brooke
Havana
Cuba
United States
Gen. Brooke
Guba
Ludlow
Root
Gen Brooke
Spain
France cuts Venezuela ties as Castro urged to recognize envoy
The State Department reported by way of French Ambassador Jusserand that France and Venezuela have severed diplomatic relations. Jusserand met with Secretary Root, discussing the Venezuelan issue in a half hour conference. France will not resume relations until Castro recognizes M. Taigny, the French chargé d affaires, who Castro refuses to acknowledge. If recognition comes, Taigny may be withdrawn.
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State Department
M. Jusserand
France
Venezuela
M Jusserand
Root
M. Taigny
Castro
France 18
M Taigny
Weather Conditions and Regional Forecast Report
Weather bulletin from the Weather Bureau notes high pressure moving offshore, followed by low pressure near Lake Superior and another over Florida. Rain in the South Atlantic and West Gulf, snow in the Upper Ohio Valley, and rain along the Pacific coast north of San Francisco. Warmer conditions east of the Rockies, with rain possible Friday on the Atlantic coast and warmer, fair weather elsewhere. Saturday generally fair with near seasonal averages. Southwest may see rain. Winds: fresh to brisk along New England and Middle Atlantic coasts, varying by coast. Special forecasts for Pacific coast, and a table of hourly temperatures and humidity for the local area. Temperatures in other cities listed with rainfall data.
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Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
New England
Lake Superior
Florida
Pacific Coast
South Atlantic
West Gulf States
Tennessee
Kentucky
Ohio Valley
Pacific
San Francisco
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Atlantis Coast
Lake Region
Otlo Valley
Middle Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lake Michigan
European Porta
Grand Banks
Pactte
Wrather
Bunabina
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