Annuity and estate details in Tuckerman will probate
A probate filing reveals Lactus Tuckerman’s will leaving widow Mrs. Tuckerman an annual $24 000 income and the I Street NW house plus Stockbridge Mass property. Executors are his three sons Walter Bayard and Paul Tucker man with the estate to be divided among seven children and Mrs Lucy Sedgwick after the widow’s death. Dr Simon I Groot’s 1904 will directs cash and trust allocations for his family including granddaughter Marie Louise Witherow. Samuel B P Compher seeks letters of administration for his wife Mattie L Compher's railroad wreck damages claim. The era features multiple bequests across Key family lines and cemetery interests.
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Lactus Tuckerman
New York
Washington
Gould
Tuckerman
I Street
Walter C
Bayard
Paul Tuckerman
Groot
Simon I. Groot
James H Pierce
William C. Groot
Marie Louise Witherow
Samuel BP. Compher
Mattie L. Compher
Terra Cotta
Mra Compher
Good Hope Hal Cemetery
Spencer Key
Julia Thomas
Fannie Key
Charlotte R. Thomas
Eleanore J Kinne
Caasiva M.thomas
Edward G. Thomas
Nice
Emma J. Halight
B Fuller
Rockford, IL
Wife Awarded Large Damages in Alienation Suit
Mrs Annie J. Dodge received 70000 dollars in her circuit court suit against Mrs Mary E. Rush for alienation of her husband Arthur Dodge a MUaspaper Washington correspondent. The jury verdict heard by Justice Wright yesterday leaves Rush unable to pay and a possible new trial or appeal was reported.
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Annie J. Dodge
Mary E. Rush
Arthur Dodge
Muaspaper
Washington
Dodge
Justice Wright
Circuit Court No
Rush
Frank Baird
Michigan
Aken
Expediting Bradley Case Before Grand Jury Next Week
Assistant District Attorney Harvey Given said Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, charged with killing former Senator Arthur Brown of Salt Lake City, Utah, will face the grand jury next week as witnesses are available. The district attorney's office aims to expedit e the matter. Given plans to appear for the government. District Attorney Bakir remains recovering from injuries from the Terra Cotta wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, unable to attend proceedings.
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Harvey Given
Anna M. Bradley
Arthur Brown
Salt Lake City
Utah
Given
Bakir
Baltimore and Ohio
Newcomb Honored By Legion of Honor Award
Paris report says astronomer Simon Newcomb of Washington DC was named a commander of the Legion of Honor and that the Legion’s Cross of Honor was awarded to American recipients C Chatfield Taylor James M. Fletcher James Stillman Prof Brander Matthews and Kenneth W Pierre.
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Washington
Legion of Honor
Paris
Simon Newcomb
Washington, D. C
America
Chatfela Taylor
James MM. Fletcher
James Silllman
Prof
Brander Matthews
Kenneth W. Pierre
Count Hatzfeld Family Arrives in New York Aboard Pretoria
New York January 16 Count Alexander von Hatzfeld his wife and daughter are among Pretoria passengers arriving from Hamburg en route to Washington to visit the countess father Viscount toke the Japanese Ambassador to America.
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Count Hatzfeld
Artive
New York
Pretoria
Humbure
Count Alexander von Hatzfeld
Washington
Viscount Toke
America
Books of 1-Cent Stamps Scheduled for March Issue
The Post Office plans to issue books of 1-cent stamps similar to the 2-cent stamps. Each book will contain twenty four stamps in four sheets of six, interleaved with paraffin paper and bound like the 2-cent books, selling for 35 cents.
Excursion Advertises Norfolk and Boston Steamship Service
Tourists from the city prefer the Norfolk and Washington Line boats to trains for Old Point Comfort, Norfolk and connections to southern beaches, winter resorts, and New York or Boston. Daily year round departures at 8 pm, with spacious staterooms and adequate cafe dining.
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Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Andy Appointed
Mearners
Norfolk and
Free Lectures Arranged by DC Board of Education
The District of Columbia Board of Education announces a series of free evening lectures at Northeast Temple and Public Library Mount Vernon Square with varied topics. Notable speakers include Dr. A B Winship and Woodworth Clum among others, covering travel, commerce, culture, and education in January to May.
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Board of Education of
District of Columbia
Mra
Karl Langerbeck
Japan
D. P. Austin
Audrote
United States
Woodworth Clum
Jamaica
Charles 1 Butler
New York
Jerusalem
HL Gore
Pilgrims
C F Warren
Porto Rico
J. F. Hoga
Washington
Philippines
J. W. Ghicker- Ing
Alaska
J. Titcomb
Subject
A. G. B. Pierce
Land of the Cutt Doel
Public Library
Mount “Vernon Square
K Street
Seventh
Ninth Streets
A. J Ozgood
Panama
Harry Oberholser
Lake George
B. D. Wilcox
Rocky Mountains
William Hamilton
Alaskan
J L. Ewell
MA Carlton
Russi Life
DW. Skellinger
New England Journal of Education
Central High School
Wreck Injured Recovering After Baltimore and Oino Wreck
Mrs Elizabeth Kunlo once thought near death is improving and her son Joseph also recovering at Providence Hospital. Eight others remain at Providence, Casualty and Garfield Hospitals after the Terra Cotta wreck December 30 with several in stable condition. Names tied to Kensington and Detroit are listed among patients receiving care across multiple city hospitals.
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Washington
Baltimore and Oino
Terra Cotta
Providence Hospital
Elizabeth Kunlo
John A Kunlo
P Street
Northwest
Joseph
Raymond J. Cooley
Kensington
Bertha Peake
Braddock Heights
Garfield Hospital
Don M. Carr
J. C. Merkling
M Street
Freedmen’s
Clarence Alonzo Proctor
Detroit
Forsythe Missionary Visits Washington After Korea Attack
Dr W H Forsythe, medical missionary for the Southern Presbyterian Church in Korea, arrived in Washington to visit a cousin at the Wyoming apartment house. He bears a scar from a March robbery attack in which bandits struck him with an ax while protecting a wounded Korean target, an event he says boosted local trust in their medical work.
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W. H Forsythe
Southern Presbyterian Church
Korea
Washington
D. Forsythe
Wyoming
Forsythe
Bryce hosts 1000 in farewell for new British ambassador
Aberdeen, Scotland. January 16. James Bryce, the new British ambassador to the United States, and Mrs. Bryce gave a farewell at home to about 1000 of Bryce's constituents. The hosts were greeted with enthusiasm and both spoke briefly, expressing regret at leaving so many staunch friends.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
James Bryce
United States
Woman's Legion Installs New Officers and Jewelled Badge
At the Legion of Loyal Women meeting the following officers were installed: President Mrs Emma Myers and others including vice president Mrs Laura McCullough, past president Mrs Margaret Knopp, financial secretary Mrs Julia Burnett, and treasurer Miss Mary L Smith. Retiring president Mrs Margaret Khoon read her annual report. Mrs N E Cutter presented Mrs Knopp with a jeweled badge of the order. Mrs Fanny Pomeroy acted as installing officer.
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Legion of Loyal Women
Emma &. Myers
Laura V. McCullough
Margaret Knopp
Julia G. Burnett
Mary L. Smith
Oliver Johnson
Deila C. Perham
Celestia Fervis
Albertine Qdell
Armenian Girl Allowed to Land
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor ordered Marian Bartarian a Armenian girl who arrived in Boston last April be allowed to land. She had been found with trachoma, but a recent exam showed she no longer has the disease.
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters provides long standing relief
An old remedy banner touts Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for poor appetite dyspepsia indigestion and other ailments. The ad emphasizes sixty three years of use and claims effectiveness for colds female fatigue and malaria.
Trade in Autos Brisk at Madison Square Garden Show
Reports from the seventh annual Madison Square Garden Automobile Show note brisk sales and a novelty this year as several firms have sold all cars to agents nationwide leaving many out-of-town buyers to dealers. Green finishes emerge as a popular hue for new models. Commercial motor wagons draw heavy interest as firms seek reliable power delivery options. Hotels fill unusually due to the show prompting a strong urban appetite for autos instead of horses.
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Washington Post
New York
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
New England
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburg
Detroit
Automobile Show
London Society Portraits Highlight Turrell Miniatures
Timed gossip notes Mr. Turrell’s portraiture of high society figures from the Countess of Essex to Duchess of Leinster and Lady Wolverton. The article recalls Turrell’s London miniatures, weather affecting sittings, and his American connections with New York society subjects.
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Countess of Essex
Adele Grant
London
Mr. Turrell
Lhat
Duchess of Leinster
St. James
Lady Wolverton
Earl of Dudley
Ireland
Lady Wolverston
Edward
Tooth’s Gallery
Alexandra
Princess of Wales
Duchess of Portland
Countess of Warwick
Countess of Beauchamp
Leopold de Rothschild
Geagow
Edwin Gould
Turrell
America
New York
Europe
Paris
Vienna
Gaelic League elects officers at Carroll Hall meeting
The Gaelic League elected President James D Flynn and other officers including Dr Patrick J Byrne and Joseph Carmody at Carroll Hall. Dr Jeffrey C O Connell delivered an Gaelic address on Aryan migrations and Celtic influence on American liberty. Also, American Horse Shoe Grip Company stockholders named Edgar Kennedy as president and H Freeman as vice president.
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Gaelic League
Carroll Hall
James D Flynn
Patrick J. Byrne
Bureau of Pensions
Joseph Carmody
Nora Ma Namars
Mary Hughes
Annie ‘M O'Dea
Joseph Maloy
Michael Keehan
James Mooney
Bureau of Ethnology
Jeffrey C. O'Connell
American Republic
League
American Horse Shoe Grip Company
Edgar Kennedy
HH. Freeman
Wi. Haire
Benny Dennis
Geneal Tannager
Enos S. Harnden
Prrintees
Edgar
Kennedy H. Freeman
Charles Jay. Puaniaen
D. Mech
Gf. Hallman
Harrison Weds Mabel Cox in London Ceremony
Congressman Frarell Burton Harrison of New York marries Mrs. Mabel Judson Cox, divorcée of Dr. Roland Cox Jr., at All Souls Church London. The couple’s engagement had sparked sensational interest in New York and Washington. they plan to remain abroad until the next Congress opens.
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New York
Roland Cox
London
Frarell Burton Harrison
Mabel Judson Cox
Henry I. Judson
Roland Cox, Jr
All Souls’ Church
Portland Place
Cox
Lord Fairfax
Congressman Harrison
Mabel Anson Cox
Washington
Harrison
C. B. Alexander
George Crocker
Prince de Broglie Signs Paris Vaudeville Contract
Special Cable Dispatch from London reports Prince de Broglie and his wife signing a May Paris engagement at the Scala Theater. They will earn 3000 dollars weekly, a record price for a Paris manager. The prince’s family opposed the move, and may seek to stop them from fulfilling the contract.
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Washington Post
London
Prince de Broglie
Scala Theater
Paris
Reception Honors Newly Elected UDC District Leader in DC
The Stonewall Jackson Chapter hosted a reception at Confederate Veterans Hall for Mrs Ralph Wail She, newly elected president of the District of Columbia Division UDC, and her officers. Confederate flags and roses adorned the hall as old Southern tunes filled the evening, closing with a Virginia reel danced by District division and Stonewall Jackson Chapter officers.
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Stonewall Jackson
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Maggus ‘Thompson
Confederate Veterans’ Hall
Ralph ‘Wail
District of Columbia
Archbald Young
Willam J. Chambers
Huzenta Zen
Rolling
Rosalie
H. Bocock
Harry L Wheatley
Isa Pel Sinclair
Byrd Washington
William Youngbleed
Gustavasa Werber
Misa Mary Desha
Churiea H. Fred
Wiliam Taliaferro Thompson
District Divinion
Stonewall Jackson Chapter
Virginia
Phi Chi Fraternity Dance at Carroll Institute
The January dance of the Phi Chi Fraternity at Georgetown Medical College will be held Friday evening at Carroll Institute. Committee in charge includes P Howard Lakin Leon A. Maro Charles R. Healy Thomas B. Nell John E. Flaherty and Ralph MM LeAam t.
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Phi Chi Fraternity
Georgetown Medical College
Carroll Institute
P Howard Lakin
Leon A. Maro
Charles R. Healy
Thomas B. Nell
Ralph MM. le
Grace George Stars in Clothes at New National Theater
The article previews Grace George in her new hit Clothes at the New National Theater next week, highlighting her past successes and praising the cast. It covers other upcoming attractions at Belasco Lew Fields Columbia Majestic Lyceum Academy and National venues, noting notable names and planned programs.
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Grace George
National Theater
Miss George
Pegey
William Ashe
Olivia Sherwood
The
New York Herald
New York City
Avery Hopwood
Channing Pollock
New York
Frank Worthing
Robert T. Haines
A H H. Stuart
Charles Stanley
Kenneth Davenport
Selene Johnson
Angela Odgert
Justine Cutting
Evelyn Carvington
Field's Wonderful Production Cyrano de Bergerac at Columbia Theater
The play Cyrano de Bergerac will be presented Friday afternoon at the Columbia Theater by Mr Powers. It features all roles by Powers, and aligns with Washington College of Music's musical series, initially arranged by Mr Wrightson as a share for the dramatic field.
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Belasco
Lew Fields
Belasco Theater
M. Lew Fields
Allstar
Mr. Fielda
Herr Barewly
Melody
Blanche King
Helen Cantings
Mr. Dalley
Snow Shovelers’ Union
Jowls
Fontman
Mr. Grossmith
Liberty Street
Automobile Oil Trust
Mr. Fisher
Holston
Houston Street
Leland Powers
Columbia
Washington College of Music
Powers
Richard Mans
Field
Rosstand
Cyrano de_ Bermera
Clergymen Protest District Divorce Relaxation
A protest signed by Bishop Satterlee and many prominent Episcopal clergy of the Washington diocese opposes the District court’s plan to broaden divorce grounds. The letter, led by Rev Randolph H McKim and a list of peers, argues the current law upholds high standards and urges the Commissioners to resist the Uniform Divorce recommendations.
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Satterlee
Randolph H McKim
Alfred Harding
G. Calvert
Frederick B. Howden
Henry Thomas
Walden Myer
Enoch M. Thompson
H. Broston
John D. la Mothe
Edward M. Mott
William Tyles Snyder
Jessé¢ R. Bicknell
H. Allen Griffith
George F. Dudley
Neilson Falls
W. M. Pettis
G. C. Brat
Congress Resolution On Divorce Causes Language
The text argues that Congress Resolution No 6 does not endorse adding divorce causes. It contends the resolution recommends no new causes and that states with restricted causes should not change them. The author asserts that interpreting the language as support for expansion contradicts congressional respect for its intelligence.
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Congress
Lecture on Moral Leaders Second in Griggs Course
The second of five lectures in the Great Moral Leaders series by Dr. Edward Howard Griggs, under Playground Association auspices, focuses on Savonarola. The talk, aimed at highlighting moral leadership in history, will be at 8 o'clock tomorrow evening at the Church of the Covenant. Tickets are available at T. Arthur Smith, 1337 F Street.
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Griggs
Savonarola
Edward Howard Griggs
The
Playground Association
Church of the Covenant
Florentine
Savonarala
Carlyle
Emerson
Tolstoi
T. Arthur Smith
F Street
Purity of the System and Cascarets Health Claim
An exhortation to keep the body pure for health using Cascarets candy cathartic tablets. It compares the human body to a machine and promotes internal cleansing to prevent disease, stating Cascarets are a safe, vegetable-based laxative first sold in 1896 with a large daily sales volume.
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Boston Baking CO
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