Nurse Accuses Her in Love Loss Case at Court
Mrs Schenk admitted loss of love for husband. Society man her choice, bottles of medicine left as decoys, not tampered with. Defense notes food prepared for patient contained no person witness says prisoner called Schenk family Dutch Devils. Two women exchange hostile glances in court.
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Schenk
Mrs Schenk
Miss Evans
Mia Schenk
Mira Schenk
Misa Evans
Mr. Schenk
Mr Handien
Accused Woman's Words during Testimony
Mrs Schenk tells how her husband Albert Schenk lay near death and urges her daughter to fetch the keys to his safety deposit box before he dies. She fears Albert will cheat her of her rights if the box is not secured. The widow expresses she does not want a Dutch funeral as the coroner testifies yesterday.
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Mrs. Schenk
Miss Evans
Nurse Alma J Baxam testifies in Schenk trial against Laura Farnsworth Schenk
In Wheeling West Virginia on January 12, Alma J Baxam a professional nurse testified at the Schenk trial. She described why she suspected Laura Farnsworth Schenk was poisoning John O Schenk during his illness. The testimony attacked the accused woman and referenced Mrs Evans who attended Schenk and the State’s direct examination.
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Wheeling
W Va
Schenk
Alma J Bxam
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
John O Schenk
Mias Evans
Miss Evans
Albert Schenk
John
Haskins
John O. Schenk
Hetil
Nurge
Dr. Haskins’ Hospital
Long List of Death Notices From January 1911
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices dated January 11 to 16 1911 list the deaths of John J Albert Anna Rebecca Allen John Clark Clarke George Remey Houchen Mary Austin Tustin Harriet Ryker and other individuals. Notices specify private or public funerals at homes in Washington DC Arlington and Anacostia with interment details at St Marys Cemetery Washington and Arlington National Cemetery.
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John J
Helen C Albert
Beatty
PD Albert
Yeventeenth Atreat
Allen
Ninth Street
Anna Rebecca (Nee Cunningham
Henry A Allen
James Willams
Blastonburg
Phillips Clarke
GRY
Order OF the Loyal Legion OF the United States
District of Columbia
Washington
William Grier
Navy
Dapee Seis
George
HO Chen
John L
Rene U.regers Houchen
Randolph Place Northwest
Arlington Tlstin
Mary Macomb
James P
Mary Nevin
Wakeman
Harriet Ryer
William Wakeman
Sige York
New York
Winnenberg
Lopm
Georgetown University
Francis
St) Marys German Catholic Church
St Marys Cemetery
Marriage and Death Notices In The Washington Post
Insertion upon application appears simultaneously without extra charge for either insertion or telegraphing in a list of morning papers including the Baltimore Sun Detroit Free Press New York Times Chicago Tribune Cleveland Plain Dealer Providence Journal and others as a public notice of marriage or death.
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Washington
Mnemnnail Inquirer
Providence Journal
Cleveland Plain
Schenk Murder Trial Reveals Poison Plot and Dutch Devils Claim
Testimony details Mrs Schenk's alleged scheme to poison husband Albert Schenk using decoy medicine bottles and water. Nurse Miss Evans testifies of warnings, bribes, and plans to access a safe deposit box, with defense claiming conspiracy and lack of tampering evidence. Further witnesses, including Miss Kline and Wilbon, loom as state extends case tomorrow.
Portuguese Rail Strike Ends Amid Ministerial Resignation
In Lisbon on January 12 quiet prevailed as a railway strike continued to challenge the government. The secretary of state for railways resigned following pressure from the strikers, complicating efforts to move trains and restore services.
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Renigna
Lisbon
Riding Club Opens With Record Jump by Roustabout
The riding club hosted a show featuring Roustabout the horse jumping six feet six inches, breaking his Washington record. Owner Louis Leight led the bay and challenged higher bars as the crowd cheered. Edward Gorham rode next, then Leight urged officials to raise the bars again to six inches more, and Roustabout cleared the height. A large committee including Senator George Peabody Wetmore organized the event. Attendees wore elaborate gowns, with Mrs Paul Pearsall and Mme Loewenthal-Linau among the standout guests in elegant attire.
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Ington
Miss Cherbonnte
Peewee Rose
Louis Leight
Mr Lettht
Edward Gorham
Leight
Washington
Arthur Addison
Frederick Huidekoper
B F MccCaully
George Peabody Wetmore
William
James A Buchanan
J Wiliam Henry
Theodore T Gaff
Alexander B. Legare
George BD. McLanahan
William H. Horton
George M. Dunn
Riding Event Attire Noted In Early Fashion Report
Mrs Churchill Candee Misa Shepard Mrs Bowen and Miss Allen participated in riding events wearing smart habits. Miss Letterman wore black satin. Mrs George Appleby wore a black satin gown with gold dotted net overdress, a blue lined black mushroom hat with blue trim and black tulle plumes.
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Paul Pearsall
Pearsaill
Pearsall
Mme Loewenthal-Linau
Loewenthal- Linau
Francis Crowninshield
Mary Sutherland
Dorothy Williams
Louie Hellen
Joseph Crawford
Miss Cary! Crawford
Clarence Moore
Perry Belmont
Churchill Candee
Misa Shepard
Bowen
Miss Allen
Miss Letterman
George Appleby
West Virginia Senate Deadlock Persists as Republicans Absent
Special to The Washington Post Charleston Jan 12 The Republican half again refused to meet Democrats leaving no quorum. Senator Silver a Democrat was absent due to illness, while Chilton Wilson and McGraw pressed for votes as the fight for the U S Senate continued with no material developments.
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West Virginia
Washington Post
Charleston
W Va
Senate
Silver
Chilton
Wilson
McGraw
United States Senate
Mrs A P Clarke Dead Widow of Judge Rufus L Clarke
Mrs Annis Phillins Clarke aged 83 widow of Judge Rufus L Clarke of Washington DC died in Glastonbury Conn. She published poems under Annie H Phillips in Grigwold's Collection of Female Poets of America and was sister in law to Grace Greenwood. She moved to Washington as a young woman and married the judge in 1865 who later chaired the patent office's board of appeals.
Poisoned boy identified in Albany search case
Albany dispatch reports Alexander Karbowski of Scranton Pa believes the body recovered near Albany Tuesday is his son missing since Friday with his mother. Autopsy shows death by carbolic acid poisoning and that the child had died about three days earlier after a struggle.
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Albany
N. Y
Alexander Karbowski
Scranton
Licensed pairs and clergymen listed in messy rosters
A garbled OCR list shows multiple couples and clerics with ages and locations, including Hast Whateley Massachusetts Clifton orgs. Var The Ray J Hunnicutt Edwin M Ackerman Gertrude Wesserman New York City Conrad Montana Front Royal Virginia Richmond Virginia and several Rev. names with accompanying partners. The text resembles social notices of unions or affiliations but readability is poor and many fragments remain.
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Himmeat
Sexter
Hast Whateley
Mass
Daisy K Cutter
Clifton
Ray
J . Hunnicutt
Edwin M Ackerman
Gertrude Wesserman
New York City
W. Lowrie
Clarence H. Drake
Conrad, Mont
Marty C Dating
Front Royaly Va
D ¢ MacLeod Homer T Booth
Edythe I Bever
Health Office Records List Births and Deaths in DC Area
A health office record enumerates numerous births and deaths linked to Washington area hospitals and institutions. Names include Lucinda Plaskett, Mary T Halley, Susie Whalen, Alice Courtney, Charles Kronquist, and Delia Dowden among many, with ages from a few months to 82 years. The list references Washington Hospital, Emergency Hospital, Government Hospital Insane, Asylum Hospital, and United States Soldiers Home in DC, plus addresses such as 1271 1st St and 1106 11th St.
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Washington Norris
1St St
Uucinda Plaskett
George Washington Hospital
Mary T Halley
Emergency
Willem Mattingly
11Th St
Susie Whalen
Government Hospital
Alice Courtney
Charles Kronquist
Washington Asylum Hospital
Delia
Dowden Washington Asylum Hospital
WiMam D Thornton
Brazeroe
Nichols
Anacostia
Pcntine
Ltaca
United States
Pennte ‘Hodges
10Th St
Francis K. Hoban
R'E Ave
Mary Spillards
J Ave
Charles Johnson
Browns
Charles White
George W Adams
Cooksey
Shock for Investors Sequel to Bank Failure
Washington Post reports a new shock as Mercantile Railway Building and Loan Association is placed in the hands of receivers by Judge J B T Thornton. Directors, led by John P Robinson, seek court appointment after notes discounted at Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation fall due. Stock withdrawals threaten equity, hundreds of claimants seek repayment, and a thorough investigation will set figures.
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Mercantile Railway Association
Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Virginia Hate Deposit and Trust Corporation
Judge Barley
Corporation Court
J. B. T. Thornton
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan Association
Douglas Stuart
Lewis Hooft
F. PF. Marbury
Lewis Hooff
John P Robinson
Laurence Stabler
Gardner
Boothe Tha
Thornton
Boothe
L C Bailey
T J Fannon
Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation
Attorney General of
Richmond
Commonwealth
Trust Corporation
Thomas W .Robinson
Robinson
Michael J Colbert
Washington National Building and Loan Association,in-chancery
Decree Adopts Plan of Distribution and Declares Dividend
A decree confirms and adopts the receivers' report and plan of distribution filed earlier and directs the receivers to declare a dividend of 20 percent to the stockholders entitled thereto.
Senator Nixon Dinner Hosts A Wide Round of Guests
Senator Nixon of Nevada hosted a dinner at the Metropolitan Club honoring William H. Crocker of San Francisco with a large guest list including Secretary of the Interior, Speaker Cannon, and numerous Senators and Representatives from states such as Montana, Wyoming, Massachusetts, Kansas, California, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Utah plus judges and officials. The occasion featured many notable figures from law, commerce, and governance in attendance.
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Nixon
Nevada
Metropolitan Club
William H. Crocker
San Francisco
Interior
Cannon
Carter
Montana
Clark
Wyoming
Crane
Massachusetts
Curtis
Kansas
Dixon
Flint
Perkins
California
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Newlands
Oliver
Pennsylvania
Smith
Michigan
Guggerheim
Colorado
Smoot
Utah
Stone
Missouri
McKinley
Dhneis
Olcott
New York
Bartlett
Knowland
McKinlay
McLachlan
Daniel Thaw Wright
Franklin K. Lane
Marion de Vries
Messrs
Hale
Charles Clover
Frank B Anderson
James McNab
M E Ailes
Leon Sloss
A W Scott
Joseph Scott
Maxwell Evarts
Shot student and lover suicide at Braden Hotel
In Indianapolis today Caril V. Storey a University of Illinois student from Columbus Ind was shot fatally by Alice Poehler formerly of Guthrie in the Braden Hotel both wounded by shots to the heart after Storey was fired on and Poehler turned the pistol on herself The two remained conscious after transfer to a hospital Storey resting easier both declined to speak Poehler left a letter to relatives claiming Storey deceived her
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Alice Poehler
Carl V. Storey
Indianapolis
Washington Post
Ind
Caril V. Storey
Columbus
Braden Hotel
Guthrie
Storey
Latrobe Stricken. Baltimore’s Seven-Time Mayor Graviates to Pneumonia
Gen Ferdinand C Latrobe, renowned for seven terms as Baltimore mayor, is critically ill with pneumonia at his home. Doctors report his condition as grave and uncertain as night falls.
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Baltimore
Ferdinand C Latrobe
Baltimo
Explosion kills five in Connellsville store blast
A natural gas explosion in Connellsville Pa wrecked a crowded 5 and 10 cent store injuring twelve or more and burying clerks and customers. Names include MABEL GRACE WAGNER 18 CHRISTOBEL S SMITH 16 and MINNIE MUALE 16. A porter who was sent to cap the pipe vanished, suspected dead.
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Connellaville Pa
Mabel Grace Wagner
Christobel S Smith
Minnie Mulae
Atore
Columbus attorney general backs regular legislature session
Ohio Attorney General Hogan said he will advise Auditor Fullington that the current general assembly session is a legal and constitutional regular session. The statement settles a dispute among attorneys over the session's regularity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hogan
Fullington
General Assembly
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