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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1911

Page

10

Ambassadors House in Washington Plans Debated

French parliamentary report on the 1911 foreign budget notes repeated delays in funding for a Washington ambassadorial residence. Land bought in 1901, $100000 set aside, later reallocated, built elsewhere first. Architect Fernier chosen, plans finished, Jueser and the Paris Beaux Arts official review ongoing.

Parle New York Evening Post France Washington Cat Deschanel Vienna Bangkok Hese Fernier Coraique National School of the Beaux Arts Institut de France ME Jueserand M. Deschanel

Various Obituaries and Funeral Notices from January 1911

A collage of death notices and funeral details including Lalla Ballauf widow aged 74, Celia Brannan, Thomas J Burrell a lieutenant of CU.A Volunteers, the Militia Loyal Legion DC Commandery, Sarah A Krafft, Whitnales H Douglas, Harriet South Graldam, Merle Molaa, Fontaine Watt Mahood, Maynard, Captain Jowan G Maynard, Patrick Sheehy, and other bereavements. Interments at Congressional, Arlington, Glenwood, Mount Olivet, and various rites announced. services held at homes, churches, and undertaking parlors.

Lalla He m Volland Wliza Willam Ballauf Baltimore Brannan M. M. Brannan Celia Bo Brannan Pancras St. Aloysing Cp?hiladelphia Atlanta Aps Montgomery Burrell Thomas J Filizabeth Burrell Arlington Cemetery Military Order OF Loyal Legion United Stat Commandery District of Columbia Washington Thomas Jefferson Burrell Commandery Mineral Services Ovlirk National Gemetery Aringnon Sarah A Draghese de Krafft Cambridge Douglas Witnales H Johm Florencee Douglas Per Brooks Funmal Capal Street Fries Emerson Rom ‘ LE Reon Ita Marshall Mirch Manchester N. Hoptpers Graldam Falk Harriet South SN. F. Grahan Sundas Om Merle Mnola James M Enola V. Ital Wyattsvle Church South Hyattssle Congressional Cemetery John Vitnogewerit Boos SN Juno Street Samorl Samorl OL Hoogewered Flaward County Jacobrs Jan Elizabeth Eyans Floogewerl Mowers Lancaster Pal M Street Mary Bethin Mill Flemy J. Dyant Mahood Tauri Fontaine Watt Katherine Danner Flw Gertrude Lee Maynard Ar St Now Colony Mayward OU. A Cor Ander Ofames W. Garreld Department of the Potomari Afb Fener Fio Wiliam Lee Pennsylvania Glenwodd Roesch Lother Roesch J William Lee Pennsylvanaa Avenue Rosedale Street St Mary's Chinen Welock St. Mary's Cemetery Shpemy Patrick Juhn Sheehy Solemm

Jusserand and Paris plans shape Washington post redesign

Ambassador Jusserand urges revisions to the Paris architect’s plan for the Washington post. Heat in summer and the need for bay windows and verandahs prompt a reevaluation of reception rooms and servant quarters, with debates on housing French domestics and the rise of the automobile chauffeur.

Paris Washington Jusserand America Europe New York Prevost-Paradol France French Academy United States Germany Ite Beranger Ambassador Jusserand Bernier Hier Jusse- Tand Alsatia M. Deschanel Washington) Post Bangkok

Funeral Directors and Embalmers in Washington DC area

A hazy 1900s era listing presents numerous funeral directors and embalmers with on site chapels and crematories. Names include WM H Sardo Co, Thos A Costello, W R Pumphrey & Son, THOS M Hindle, Frank Geier’s Sons, W E Speare, Geo P Zarhorst, John Wright Co, R F Harvey's Sons, and others with addresses on 14th Street, F Street N W, East Capitol Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue. The fragment describes services, on premise chapels, cremation options, and modest prices.

WM. H. Sardo & CO Lincoln Thos Sergeon RS Pain Thomas M. Hindle Sthani Frank Geier Seventh ST NW Modern W. RE. Speare F Street N. W Firat Clann

Lorimer Defended as Bribery Evidence Lacks Prosecution

Senator Gamble of North Dakota summarized testimony on Lorimer’s election, noting no direct bribery or evidence tying him to corrupt acts. He argued that excluding tainted votes still left Lorimer with a majority, while Bristow pressed on the jackpot issue.

Lorimer Sinois Gamble North Dakota Senate Subcommittee Torimer Illinois Mr. Lorimer Mr.Lorimer Cummins Bristow

Bishop Abraham Grant Dies After Steady Rise From Slavery

Right Rev Abraham Grant bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal church for the western states died yesterday morning in Kansas City Kansas His rise from slavery to church leadership marked a historic journey President Taft sent a telegram praising his work in advancing Black education and noting the loss to his people

Washington Pos Kansas City Abraham Grant African Methodist Episcopal Church Missouri River Kans Grant Taft Bishop Grant South

Licensed to Marry Readings From Widespread Notices

A historical license notice lists multiple couples in Williamsport and other cities, pairing Amay T Wurater with Lena Scouten and Elmer Dickey with Vera Henderson among many others. Entries show ages and locations including Great Falls Virginia Baltimore Richmond Cincinnati Harriman Park Arlington and Hryn Mawr with various ministers.

Elmer K. Dickey Vera M. Henderson Great Falls Paul A. Menzel Charles A. Read Emillie Voliten Baker James J. Hill Bessie E. Webster Stewart Nicholas G. Hanky Josephine A. Wall Richmond T. E. McGuigan Frad W. Miller Otller Ziegler Baltimore H. Schroeder Jerome W. Paxton Serena A. Rohr Luther FH Warring Carl Hazel Mamie Campbell W.W. Barnes Percy T. Barnees Mary C. Baker Hryn Mawr John T. Saddle Vita Radive Gabriela Scalia Nicola Jaselti Robert J. Sallce Cincinnati Margaret Miller G. J Hunnicutt Walter Burgess Maude Chase Ariington W. Wastray James E. Fall Bessia BE. Webster

Births listed in Health Office records with numerous names

Health Office Births section lists many parents and newborns with partial spellings and ages, plus several adults at Providence Hospital, Garfield Hospital, and Sibley Hospital. Entries include Michele and Teresa Pianruso. Charles F. and Annie Jesse. Theodora Holtman. Maurice Healy. and others, with ages ranging from infants to seniors and institutions such as Providence Hospital and Government Hospital for the Insane.

Michele Teresa Pianruso Charles F Annie Jesse Lewis Margarette Detlerer Timothy J Margaret Casey Theodora G Annie T. Holtman Charles R Mary BP Waddell Maurice D Edna J. Healy Alehad A Elle Burks Clarence No Mary E Bench Travis A Amelia Johnson Robert R May L Ralston Ferdinand May Dorr Richard L Tose & Sebastian Kinsey C Haltle Geren Wess L Martha Freer Wielph A Emily M. Slopper Thomas C Julia W. Daniel Guy Noma Gates George Ida M Taylor Lawrence W Blanche Payne Eugene W Carrie L Merryman James Constancia Troskey Nathanel Araminta Carroll Gil Clarence H Margaret W. Jackson Albert Ema Green Gfe Francly Mary Lane Walter Sadie B. Woodson Frank Ratelle Ford Damon G Adamo Thomas Thomas Lara Tilley Bor John Harriet Johnson Michael Brannon Providence Hospital Benere HE. Tiffany MD Ave Aw John W Dunn Henry Chapman Government Hospital For the Insane Mary Jackson Washington Asylum Hospital Albina Sethert Ronodale Et Mary T. Cord Jackson Brookland Patrick H. Sheehs T St. Nw Plarco

Street shooting wounds novelist David Graham Phillips

David Graham Phillips was shot in the chest and other wounds at the National Arts Club in New York. He was carried to Bellevue Hospital with multiple steel .32 caliber bullets, one piercing a lung. Doctors warned of pneumonia risk but reported initial signs of recovery. The shooting inquiry centered on a telegram received earlier and linked to a man named Goldsborough, whose whereabouts and motive remain under investigation. Phillips’ sister and brother visited the hospital as investigators gathered statements and examined letters among his papers.

Carolyn Frevert Mr. Phillips National Arts Club Bellevue Hospital James Davis Phillips Eugene Fuller Bellevue Princeton Club National Arta Club Frevert Philips Goldsborough Harrison Phillips Foster Phiilips Donovan Wilson Brother Los Angeles Holshauser Herman Oelrichs East Fifty-seventh Street Rand George R. Kirkpatrick David Graham Philins Pittsburg W. T. Mossman Emil Paur New York Mossman M. H. Howard American Federation of Musicians Paul Europe Frank Kohler Kohler Harry Phillips New York Evening Journal Princeton Manhattan National Arts Players’ Clubs Samuel G. Blythe Saturday Evening Post

Career of Mr Phillips reveals Indiana group in letters

David Graham Phillips, born October 31, 1867 in Madison Indiana, emerged from a notable Indiana writing circle with Booth Tarkington and others. He produced twenty novels and many essays often with social reform aims, and once wrote a controversial Cosmpolitan series on “The Treason of the Senate” that sparked furor over corporate influence. Twenty years ago he began with the New York Sun as a reporter after stints in Cincinnati.

David Graham Phillips Indiana Booth Tarkington Meredith Nicholson George Ade Charles Major Lake Michigan Ohio River Tarkington Ade Therm Mr. Phillips Cosimopolitan Senate Phillips Madison Ind Madison High School Princeton Cincinnati New York The New York Sun

Obsession and Tragedy Tells(Fitzhugh Goldsborough)Death of David Phillips

A Washington man Fitzhugh Goldsborough shot novelist David Graham Phillips in New York and then killed himself. Family and friends say obsession over Phillips writings and a perceived slight fueled the act. Goldsborough, a gifted violinist and writer from a storied Maryland family, studied in Europe and taught music in Montreal. He had a strong early literary output and links to major press figures. The father, Dr Edmund Goldsborough, rushed to New York to claim his son’s body as investigators review the motive and mental state behind the deadly act.

Fitzhugh C. Goldsborough David Graham Phillips New York Edmund Goldsborough K Street Northwest Goldaborough Phillips Goldsborough Leipzig Europe Act Y Youfig Young Goldsborough Philipps

Weather conditions and regional temperature changes

A Weather Bureau report outlines a widespread storm moving toward the Pacific coast with unsettled weather and rain from central California northward and high winds along Washington coast. It notes rains in Texas and the South Atlantic states, near normal temperatures nationwide, and expected precipitation west of the Rocky Mountains Tuesday into Wednesday.

U. 9 Dept. of Agriculture Weather Bureau Washington Pacifc Pacific California Texas South Atlantic Florida Great Lakes Mississippi Valley Plains States Middle Rocky Mountain Region Gulf States Rocky Mountain Divide West Gulf States East Gulf States Arkansas Tennessee Middle Atlantic New England Upper Ohio Valley Lower Lake Region Upper Michigan Montana Grand Banke

Hotels list of guest names by city and hotel

A long OCR fragment lists numerous guests and their hotels across cities including Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh California Connecticut Georgia Kentucky Maryland Massachusetts New York State New Jersey Pennsylvania Tennessee Virginia and foreign entries. Names include Joseph S. King F G Mead Walter Meling L P Hollander George W. Colman T P Lindsay W M Clunes and many others with listed hotels such as St James Ebbitt Shoreham Willard and Raleigh. The passage presents a staffing style society note of guest attendance at prominent hotels.

Joseph S. King St. James F. G. Mead Walter Meling Raleigh Mise Gibson Hbbitt L.P Hollander George W. Colman Shoreham C. Woodbury William B. Wheeler J. F. Hanson Hba M. Huahnel Alperk EB Kere HS. Mill da Cudries Wilrd New York City W. W. Chafte W. @. Wood and wife G. L. Hayes B. Archibald H. Lite W. T. Bills H. &. Woolley Roger Williams W. J. Stern W. D. Warn G. F. Moore Rateigh M. Well and Wits I. NcCabe M.S. Keyes Ebbitt.Edwards . Beach R. E. Flagler Arling M. W . Robert E. B Sania James F. Kensay Lo Barhes C. L. ‘Thompson Spinkle Shenley Wilam A. Rice J. D. Greene J. ML. Bradley J. P. Bird L. H. Jerome Lous Chable Willard Philadelphia P. C. de Francis N. Elson Foster R. B. Thompson California E. M. Hills Migs Margaret Hillis Los Angeles Frank Albers San Francisco Connecticut Charien MacFarland South Norway Georgia H. ©. Barusel Allen and Wife Atlanta Kentucky T. A. Worthington Paducah George du Belle Louisville Ralelah Clarence le Beer Lexington Tegas D. G. Hemingway Covington Maryland H. MacLeod Baltimore Whitehurst R. G. Heyl Hobart Hege Rockville Rigers Massachusetts Grothers Pelee Cambridge V. Durbin Brookline Shotcham New York State J. W. Nachant Buffalo James G. Herbert Ebbtt Berard Wits Brooklyn A. Brodie Watertown Riggs New Jersey Frank Backens Newark John Schmit Orange Ebi William I. Haven Summit S.bennett Englewood John S. Alles Montclair G. Barnett A. J. Shute Cleveland C. F.dix Ebbitt P. G. March T. Waite Cinelmat Pennsylvania William J. Murphy Windsor St James J. Deane Galloway Prospect Park William McClaire Scranton J. Edge Downington Stoteham

Jury Hears Bribe Talk In Vote Buying Probe

Vermilion county grand jury in Danville Illinois heard eleven witnesses with twelve more, including Speaker Cannon's son in law E X Leseure, subpoenaed to testify. City attorney Frank W Jones denied confessing and testified about a list of bought votes allegedly used to influence the last election.

E. X. Leseure Cannon Danville Joseph Vermilion County Grand Jury E. X Lesevre John T. Shepard Grand Jury Frank W. Jones Jones R. H. Frankesberger Danville Commercial News George A. Martin Indianapolis Frankeberger John Ty Shepard H. M. Martin Fairchild Street Martin

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Jusser M. J. Falvey Tis Illineis African Methodist Church Amay T. Wurater Lena A. Scouten Path of Williamsport, Pa John R. Shaw Health Office Record Muscatel Wine CO St.n.w PROSE David Graham Fitzhugh Goldsborough Pittsburg Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra Harvard Berlin Montreal Canada Wilbur Eniveralty Fitzhugh Data Borough the Sun London New York World Joseph Pulitzer World Joshua Crale Eften Asheville X. c. Ga Atlantic City Bismarck Boston Mage Chicago Cieinnati Nic Cheyenne Wye Davenport Town Enver Col Dea Moines Iowa Galveston Tex Helena Fortland Portland Greg Salt Lake City St. Louis Edgar Girdner Colan/ Paname J. R. Foda Mexico City Charles A. Heeves A. Jounet Arlington M. Kamiinski Frankeberger—Leseure R. Harris & CO Hrthive
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