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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1905

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2

Kossuth Hats in Line in Inaugural Parade Civic Division

The Hungarian Republican Club of New York will supply one feature of the inaugural parade marching along Pennsylvania avenue on March 4. Seventy five Hungarian veterans, wearing fogsuth hats and frock coats, will be mounted and join the civic division. Conkling Unconditional Club of Utica will head the division with two hundred members. The Americus Club of Pittsburg will escort the grand marshal. Harvard Republican Club leads college delegations. The State militia use of Senate office buildings is sought to ease troop accommodations.

Conkling Americus Club Pittsburg Barvard Republican Club Hungarian Republican Club New York Pennsylvania Avenue Hungary Clvic Marcus Braun Ffouston Street Roosevelt B. H. Warner Conkling Unconditional Club Utica Nlace Warner Harvard Republican Club House Senate Browne Committee On Legislation Capitol Harries Committee On Military Organization

Runaway Boys Brought Home in Prisoner Exchange

At the Ninth precinct station an exchange of prisoners occurred as Constable James Hedman from Ritchie Station Md brought back two runaway boys Harvey Baird aged twelve of 1103 C street northeast and Charles Lightcap aged fourteen of 60th C street. Lightcap was returned to his parents while Baird was sent to the House of Detention pending Juvenile Court. On the return journey Redman also held three youths George Simpson Charles Grown and Martin Holmes arrested for robbing a freight car on the Maryland side to answer in Prince George County Court at Marlboro.

Mary Constable Ninth Precinct James Hedman Ritchie Station Washington Harvey Baird C Street Charles Lightcap Redman Lightcap Baird Prince George County Marlboro

Missing funds and nurse linked to retirement shuffle

Col Charles Smart of the U S Army surgical corps reports a $5 theft from under his pillow at his home 1441 A Street NW as he nears brigadier general rank and retirement. Hospital attendant William Pollock 40 from Hospital Burns is under police watch after serving as watcher and disappearing with the purse. Also Aliee Savoy 19 Negro girl is badly burned and cut after a lamp strike in a fight at 220 F Street SW but refuses to identify who lit the lamp. Detectives pursue Pollock.

Charles Smart Surgical Corps United States Army Col. Smart Wiliam H. Pollock Hosital Curns Pollock Aliee Savoy F Street

Janitor Found Dead in Bank on Pennsylvania Ave

George W. Smallwood fifty eight, janitor at National Capital Bank on Pennsylvania avenue southeast, found dead in basement by clerk Johan H. Glick. Acting Coroner Glazebrook says death from heart disease. Body moved to Smallwood’s Seventh street southeast home.

George W. Smallwood National Capital Bank Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast Johan H. Glick Glazebrook Smallwood Seventh Street Southeast

Chewning Sues Detective Proctor for Damages

Alexander C. Chewning filed a District Supreme Court suit seeking 35,000 damages against Detective Charing W. Proctor. The suit claims Proctor ordered Chewning from a bathroom, charged him with indecent exposure, dragged him, threatened him, and took him to a police station for 24 hours. Chewning was later acquitted. Proctor had been fined 100 dollars, reduced to 10 by district commissioners.

Alexander C. Chewning Charing W. Proctor Police District Supreme Court Lucy M. Chawning Tucker’& Kenyon Chawning Proctor Chewning Detective Proctor Police Trial Board

Banquet Honors Generals Raney Hughes Roscoe Gillespie

Chevaliers of Canton Washington No 1 P M I O O F hosted a banquet at Freun ds last night in honor of Generals M A Raney Adrian Hughes and Edward Roscoe of Baltimore and Congressman O W Gillespie Texas. Toastmaster E B Hay opened with humor as Grand Master W H McNiel and other leaders spoke on the Odd Fellows and related orders. The event featured a long decorated table layout, orchestral music led by Prof Shackelford, and a list of attending members and guests from Baltimore and nearby areas.

Canton Washington P. M Freund M. A. Raney Adrian Hughes Edward Roscoe Baltimore O. W. Gillespie Congress Texas L. A. Shackelford Chevalier E. B. Hay V. Chisholm Mr. Hay W. H. McNiel Odd Fellows W. W. Millan Rebekahs Thomas W. Fowler John I Brown Cinion D. W. Chisholm BE. W. Bradford Enaign W. H. Ernest T. G. Gates Thomas Frazier C. D. Shackelford A. J. Schifpert Charybe W. Guthberthon John A. Aandale Alonzo Adams John J. Brown W. B. Belfield B. Joyce, Sr E. Joyce, Jr Misa G. Talbert E. W. Bradford James L. Boat D. V. Chisholm J. A. Chisholm Charles W. Cuthbertson J. W. Carrington W. J. la Varre P.W. Leary R. A. Mclean W. H. McNeil W. W. Jade Ollie de Laney J. H. McChesney Allison Nallor Raymond A. Pumphrey P. L. Paylor J. W. Payne Edward Roscos M. A. Haney Frank D. Gelffert J. A. Shackelford F. A. Stler A. J. Schippert J. H. Wood R. B. Wines Roscoe Wines C. R. Wayland Montgomery Laurie TE. Gregory Gertrude Stanley Tillie Rogter Kauffman Maj Roscoe Raney Harte Raney

Wanted in Philadelphia Northridge's Inquiry at Police HQ

Old-time Philadelphia figures recall William Northridge once a saloonkeeper and known as an all around sport. He walked into police headquarters claiming hardship and asked if he was wanted. Capt Boardman noted a prior $3,000 receiving stolen goods charge, which was said to be settled. Hold Northridge by all means was advised due to a warrant in Philadelphia. Northridge stayed in a witness room with only three and a half cents in funds. Clarke Sale at Sloan's features rich furniture, Oriental carpets, antiquities, and decorative items, with a catalogue sale at 11 am and 6 pm daily Wednesday through Friday. Viewings begin tomorrow and Tuesday.

Wiliam W Northridge William Northridge Northridge Capt. Boardman Philadelphia Miller Sixth Precinct Clarke Sloan's C. G. Sloan & Co G Street Central Labor Union William C. McKinney Bureau of Engraving and Printing

A Bad Stomach Diminishes Life’s Usefulness and Happiness

A weak stomach reduces daily usefulness and joy. Symptoms include distress after eating nausea between meals heartburn belching vomiting flatulence and nervous headache.

Gompers Speech at Plate Printers Banquet

Samuel Gompers praised by six hundred Plate Printers Union No 2 members at a Washington Armory banquet. James Wignall of Swansea Dockers Union lauded his work as head of the labor movement in the United States. Gompers urged unity to advance democratic labor rights amid Russian upheaval and industrial oppression. The event featured further remarks by H. L. Jordan and others with musical numbers.

Plate Printers’ Union No. 2 Samuel Gompers American Federation of Labor Hig Washington Light Infantry James Wignall Dockers’ Union Swansea Wales Gompers Federation Gormpers Russia Great Britain Wall River Mass Nns

Georgia plantation case ties Bartlett to theft confession

Rep Bartlett of Georgia identified John Spearman, a negro, as a former servant on the Bartlett plantation, after Spearman confessed stealing a watch and chain from Mrs. Bartlett. Spearman agreed to return to Georgia for trial, but the case will be further investigated before authorities are notified. Separately, jurors were sworn for a land condemnation for a highway near the National Zoological Park, with hearings set for February. A deed filed in DC transfers Maryland’s interest in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to F.S. Landstreet of West Virginia.

Bartlett Georgia Sixth Precinct John Spearman Spearman George W. Moss Charles A. Baker John E. Herrell Clement W. Howard William V. Cox James F. Oyster Charles B. Batley National Zoological Park Gould District Supreme Court Gov. Warfield Gordon T. Atkinson Murray Vandiver Board of Public Works of Maryland Recorder of Deeds District of Columbia Landstreet West Virginia Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Hazell Hurt In Streetcar Accident At Anacostia

Hazell a switchman for the Washington Railway and Bicotric Company of 48 Polk Street Anacostia was pinned between a streetcar and trailer when aiding a passenger. He sustained severe head and body injuries but, according to surgeons, was expected to recover after treatment at the urgency Hospital.

Oliver Hazell Polk Street Anacostia Washington Railway and Bicotric Company Fousand Maryland“avenus Urgency Hospital

Art dealer Veerhoff dead in Mount Pleasant aged 56

William H. Veerhoff a prominent Washington art dealer died at his home 1436 Park Street Mount Pleasant from heart disease at fifty six. He left a son Otto L Veerhoff who runs the Veerhoff galleries and a daughter Louise at school in Cassel Germany. He was born in Germany and came to the U S at age twelve. He built a large trade with regular European trips and held Masonic and Pythian memberships. Interment will be at Rock Creek. He was married twice with two children from the first marriage and a second wife surviving.

William H. Veerhofft Park Street Mount Pleasant Louise Veerhoff Cassel Germany Otto L. Veerhoff Veerhoff F Street Rock Creek United States Baltimore Patent Office Europe National Lodge Eureka Chapter Royal Arch Masons Pythias Concordia Lutheran Church German Orphans Asylum Mr. Veerhoft Louisa Asmussen Col Co. W. Asmussen Davenport Iowa Sophie Veerhoff

Actor Suspected Of Mental Breakdown After Park Arrest

William Corliss actor was arrested by First precinct police early yesterday in a park at Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue NW after acting strangely. He claimed hotel guest status at Hotel Johnson, later linked to Winsome Winnie Comic Opera Company. He showed $62.50, Hiks membership, and after police exam was sent to Washington Asylum Hospital for observation. Doctors cite stimulant-induced near insanity. family contacts in Burlington and Colorado Springs EP lodges informed. Local theatrical groups show interest in handling his care and possible return to family.

William Corliss Ward and Brown First Precinct Little Park Thirteenth Street Pennsylvania Avenue Johnson Corliss Nlora Willey Winnie’ Comic Opera Company South Greensboro N. C New York City Documenta The Hiks Washington Asylum Hospital Ellis Burlington Colorado Springs

New Bread Making Process Promises Weeks-Long Freshness

A German inventor Wilhelm Biber of Berlin unveils a bread making method claimed to keep bread fresh wholesome and palatable for weeks. It has spread through Germany and England with capitalists organizing the Never Stale Bread Company to oversee national operations while U.S. bakers show interest. In a separate case Melvin Lennon admitted guilt to stealing an overcoat watch and chain from George A. Haughton and received 180 days in jail in Judge Kimball's court.

Wilhelm Biber Berlin Germany England Washington George FA Haughton Melvin Lennon Kimball

Contempt Bond Set After Jury Tampering Claim

Justice Wright overruled a motion to dismiss and held Benjamin F. McCaully in contempt for trying to influence juror Benjamin F. Shaw in the Gassenheimer embezzlement case. McCaully faces six months in jail, freed on 500 bond pending appeal. Shaw testified of visits to the Shaw home. defense fought hearsay and jurisdiction issues.

Wright Shaw Justice Wright District Supreme Court B. F MecCaulty Samuel Gagsenheimer McCaully Court of Appeals Birney Woodard George Hi. Traties McCally McCaull Ivy Benjamin F. Shaw Mr. McCaully Gussenheimer Shaw House Mr. Shaw Hinsby-Smith Shaw Home

Railway Officers Elected at Annual Washington Electric Meeting

The annual meeting of stockholders for Washington Railway and Electric and connected companies elected directors and officers. Directors include George Truesdell George W. Young James B. Lackey and Allan L. McDermott. Allan L. McDermott named president and Gen Georges H. Harries vice president.

Washington Electric and Potomac Power Companies Washington Railway and Electric Company East Capitol Fourteenth Streets George Truesdell George W. Young James B. Jackey L. Shober, Jr Allan L. McDermott R. T. W. Duke, Jr George H. Harries Offeers Georges H. Harries James B. Lackey W. F. Ham Potomac Electric Power Company

Jury Acquits Hotelkeeper Greib of Sunday Liquor Charge

In Police Court Conrad Greib proprietor of the Montrose Hotel Fourteenth and H streets northwest was found not guilty and the case dismissed after a trial for violating the Sunday liquor law. Policeman Kleindienst testified he did not register but was served a drink. Greib produced the hotel register showing the officer had registered as A S Jones. after signature comparison the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

Greib Conrad Greib Montrose Fourteenth H Streets Kleindienst A. S. Jones Relb

Wood's Commercial College Hosts Local Business Leaders Talk

At Wood's Commercial College pupils heard John Joy Hdson and Louis P. Shoemaker discuss Application Industry and Integrity and Good Citizenship. Demonstrations dazzled with rapid calculations as talks by successful local businessmen enriched mercantile training. A limited divorce case was filed in District Supreme Court by Josephine Hoff against William Hoff claiming desertion and intent to withhold support for their child.

Wood’s Commercial College John Joy Hdson Louis P. Shoemaker Bason Shoemaker District Supreme Court Josephine” L

Runaway Horse Causes Citywide Panic injures two

A delivery wagon horse escaped on a chaotic run through the center of the city yesterday afternoon. Miss Catharine Tierney, seventeen, was knocked down on C street northeast, and driver Frank Hawkins helped her to Edmunds drug store for treatment. Joseph Anderson’s cart was struck at Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue, bruising his leg before helpers stopped the animal.

Sret Gee Tre Ckty Golden & Co First Street Maryland Avenue Sixth Street Pennsylvania Avenue Second C Streets Catharine Tierney C Street Frank Hawkins Peace Monument Joseph Anderson Second Street Anderson

United Sons Banquet Honors Stonewall Jackson Birthday

In the Oxford Hotel dining room the Angelm J. McLaurin Camp No. 205 of the United Sons Confederate Veterans held its fourth annual banquet celebrating Stonewall Jackson’s birthday. Capt. Thomas Raleigh Raines presided as toastmaster as members and guests heard toasts from John T. Callaghan W. H. Atkins Carl D. Sheppard Edwin Ryals and A N Breckinridge among others. The gathering included camp officers and numerous attendees with remarks referencing Civil War figures and battlefield travel.

Oxford Confederacy Stonewall Jackson Angelm J. McLaurin United Sons Confederate Veterans Thomas Raleigh Raines John T. Callaghan W. H. Atkins Southland C. M. Clark Mississippi Carl D. Sheppard Edwin Ryals A. W. Kerr A. N. Breckinridge Virginia Johnson T. P. Randolph George Covington W. W. Bowls D. J. Gantt W. A. Kolhougen Walter Atkins BH. H. Ham M. Clark H. A. Brooke Wilson A. ©. Ready Allen G. Flowera Mr. Pennebacker

Weather Bulletin January Weather Outlook and Local Report

Weather conditions report light snows in the Lake region and Upper Mississippi Valley with rain and snow west of the Rockies. Temperatures fall in the Midwest and Great Lakes while rising elsewhere. Forecasts call for local snows Sunday in several regions and continued cool trends. storm warnings issued for Strait of Juan de Fuca and Marshfield. Downtown Abbett thermometer readings listed with hourly temps and tide data.

Dept. of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington Lake Region Mississippi Valley Rocky Mountains Middle West Upper Lake Lower Lake Region Middle Plateau Wyoming Montana Hein Pacific States North Pacific States Northern Plateau Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic New England Fingland Atlantia Gulf Coast Lake Michigan Strait of Juan de Fuca Marshfield Orag Affleck

Pershing Dined Before Marriage to Senator Warren's Daughter

Captain Pershing was the guest of honor at a supper hosted by friends, groomsmen, and ushers who will attend the wedding to Miss Warren, daughter of Senator Warren of Wyoming. A long list of hosts included Judge McGoon, Captains Crabbs Butt Hann Lassiter and Kirkpatrick, Gen Crozier, Majs Richardson Baker and Reber, Col. Reber and others, with Navy Lieutenants Bristal Bulmer Long and Chapin among attendees.

Pershing Miss Warren Senator Warren Wyoming Judge McGoon T. C. Crabbs A. W. Butt W. G. Hann W. M. Lassiter Gen. Crozier Gibbons Mark Bristal Roscoe Bulmer Andrew Long C. F. Humphrey Dick Richardson Samuel Reber Frank Ramsey Melntire Opp Monoher Chauncey Baker Henry Heber Ward Reeve Cabell Kirkpatrick Chapin

Original Sherwood Whisky House Advertises Blended Supply

A damaged ad notes lengthy whisky blending times after a Baltimore fire destroyed many barrels. It promotes Roché's at 133 Pennsylvania Avenue as a downtown source for Sherwood straight rye, claiming a large, hurried surplus reaching Washington awaiting proper aging.

Sherwood Whisky Baltimore Washington Sherwood Roché's Pennsylvania Avenue Spe

The Joys and Ills of Winter Health Tips

Winter offers skating and bracing air but brings colds and catarrh through damp clothing, stuffy rooms, late meals, and little outdoor activity. Peruna is advertised as a permanent cure for catarrh, with testimonials from Annie Jones, Etonst, Clara Litterst, Alice Campnell, Nellie Loomis, and others praising its effectiveness after illness and lifestyle factors.

Cap Ward Wins Slander Suit in Baltimore Court

Captain Bernard J. Ward won a $4,000 damages judgment in the Baltimore Superior Court over calls of thief and liar by Mrs. Isaac Emerson. Attorneys for Emerson filed for a new trial. original claim was $10,000 after a four day trial.

Washington Post Baltimore Bernard J. Ward Isaac E. Emerson John P. Poe J. Vernon Cook Emerson

Arrest of Magendux Chauffeur Sparks Park Speed Debate

Widespread interest followed the arrest of Magendux, chauffeur for M Emergon's touring car, on October 22 as he faced charges over speed restrictions in the park. After his arrest he was taken to the Northern police station led by Capt. Ward, where Mrs. Emerson allegedly used epithets like "Irish puppy" and "cattle" toward Ward, Sergeant Joseph W. Smith and Patrolman Linn who made the arrest.

Magendux M Emergon Re Northern Ward Emerson Capt. Ward Seret Joseph W. Smith Linn

Died in Patrol Wagon After Illness on Street

William S Rowzee aged about fifty an insurance agent left his home at 913 Fourth street southeast and suffered a grip attack. He fell on the sidewalk at Third and FKr streets southeast about 5 40 yesterday. He was taken to Providence Hospital in a patrol wagon but died before arrival. Coroner Nevitt ordered an autopsy to determine natural causes.

William S. Rowzee William & Rowzee Fourth Street Bonzee Third Providence Hospital

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