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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1912
Page
6
Andrew Dilhooly arrived to confer with Representative Harrie on a $1,500,000 case in Massachusetts. Harrie anxious when counsel failed to appear. body found in bed as court notes and investigators begin formal proceedings.
Fragmented text reports vaccination efforts within a department as workers and officials discuss typhoid protection. Mentions a central bureau and secrecy, with unclear reference to interdepartmental roles and priority actions.
Fragmented obituary items report deaths and interments across January with names such as Domenico, Mrs Fotera, Caroline, and Joshua. Details include ages, residences, burial at local cemeteries, and varying dates and locations, though OCR corruption leaves garbled lines and partial addresses.
Local notice lists funeral directors R F Harvey Sons ClementS Sons and others with contact details. W R Speare and J William are named as undertakers and embalmers with the Modern Chapel and related services.
A concise notice notes a funeral design service on Vry Street, detailing moderately priced options and development plans. The fragment mentions designer Fhons M and a street address, signaling an upcoming offering or business listing in the local paper.
Judge B A Harlan 75 of 61 Rhode Island Ave NW died at home yesterday from erysipelas in a head wound caused by Tuesday streetcar run down at Firth and streets NW. He refused hospital care, was treated at home, and necropsy confirmed infection. A prominent Mason and Knight of Pythias member, he lived in Washington for thirty years and was survived by his wife, a daughter Mrs Stoneman, and a son T B Harlan. Funeral likely Sunday. burial in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Thirty eight members of the Treasury Construction Society gathered at the New Ebbitt house for their annual banquet. Addresses were delivered by James Knox Taylor and other architects from multiple states, with attendees listed alphabetically including Allyn A Packard of Chicago and Edward O M Condon of this city among widespread names.
President Taft and the American Red Cross urge nationwide donations to support famine relief in China after crops fail from Yangtze floods. A central China relief committee coordinates aid and employment programs, with appeals routed through state boards and the national Red Cross treasury.
Brightwood Park Citizens Association met last night in Yan Hava Hall to discuss carbon laden gas harming 23 years of growth and ceiling damage. President EB J Ayers urged action while secretary S M Falconer Jr was tasked to draft a letter to One Senate regarding restoring 10000 for Brightwood street improvements cut from the budget. The group backed a House pension bill for retiring school teachers.
Senator William Alden Smith presided as toastmaster at the Michigan State Association banquet in Washington. Notable speakers included The Rt Rev J Mott Williams and W W Wedemeyer, with Mr. Smith and Judge Robert M Montgomery among those honored. A large list of attendees from Congress and Michigan public figures attended, with musical performances directed by Prof. Walter F. Smith.
Fire this morning forced the family of Paul A Sorg millionaire tobacco man from their East Eighty-seventh Street apartment. The blaze spread through the suite and gutted it, sending Mrs Sorg and eight servants into the streets. Nearby Bradley Martin house and Henry Phipps residence are in close proximity to the scene.
The will of Mrs Moser Brackett widow of Cal Albert G Brackett U S Army Medical Department memorializes a sizable bequest. Most of the estate goes to sister Sallie D McHurns while nephew John Ely Brackett receives military books papers and photos with directions to share between Eugene and Albert J Brackett. A portrait of the officer goes to the nephew for life and then to the National Gallery of Art. American Security and Trust Company named executor.
Peking reports suggest the government and republicans will extend the armistice due to expire next Monday. Premier Yuan Shi Kai favors abdication and may support a republic through a national assembly. A court edict says the throne will follow the assembly’s decision. Wuchang forces move toward Peking as revolutionary troops advance. Six American built biplanes supplied to the revolutionary army are to be flown by Chinese aviators trained for air warfare. Benjamin Barton will lecture on Death and Conversion at Old Masonic Temple with free seats offered by the International Bible Students Association.
The Duke of Connaught and party left New York after two days of entertainment and cordial welcomes. Secretary Knox proposed a toast to King George and the Duke to President Taft. The duke praised American hospitality and noted Canada’s friendly relations with the United States.
The Duke of Connaught may ask the king and queen to visit the United States when they next tour Canada. A London Times cable notes Americans welcome the royals with enthusiasm, and suggests the king and queen could visit America if duties permit.
In New York on January 2, wealthy Brooklyn jeweler Henry J Bridger died after arsenic. He left nine letters and a will detailing preparations and reasons. He told his housekeeper health failed money mattered little, with notes to an undertaker, a laundress, and settling debts. Bridger's net worth was about 600000.
Equitable Life Insurance Company of the District of Columbia closes its first annual convention with a banquet at the Rea tigh. Henry P Blair presides as toastmaster and calls on officers and agents to speak. Speakers include Wm A Bennett Allen Clark G W Ingram M E Dyson W G Gardiner Max Cohen W D Rosenberg Dr N A Haning and others.
Barrett, a 38 year old Irish immigrant, was arrested by James Sloan Jr of the White House secret service at the executive offices for claiming to have business with the President on a religious matter. He is detained and to be examined for sanity. Barrett has behaved Queerly for two days since arriving in the country nine months ago.
Thomas Nelson Page gave an address on manners to girls at the Normal School in the Franklin School building. After his talk the students sang Southern songs which pleased Dr. Pass who then read selections from Old Virginia Stories. Dr Page was introduced by Miss A M Goding, principal of the school.
Centralia Illinois January 2 coroner jury verdict blames Edgewood operator Henry Schnieder John and flagman Larry J. Broecker for deaths of J T Harahan and three others in Kinmundy Illinois rail wreck. Jury finds railroad to blame for trains running together. Verdict after two hours deliberation.
The Treasury will send an official to London to appraise J. P. Morgan’s vast art holdings gathered over years. The plan aims to transfer ivories, gems, and other pieces from South Kensington to New York for display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with duties and insurance considerations noted.
Fragmentary OCR lists individuals including MaRky, Gherles, Myer, Mars F. Young, WW Baran, Maurice Biarberker, May Hore, Rev. G1. Silverstone, Sam Mestow, Bernie Michelson, and references to Baltimore. No clear event or action detected. indicates a damaged notice with scattered names and affiliations.
Gov Osborn signed the parole of former State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier of Chelsea. He had been sentenced in February 1930 to 10 to 15 years in Jackson prison for converting state funds deposited in a Chelsea bank he controlled which failed. Judge Wiest and three physicians advised release to prevent death.
Percy G. Vanderoef, treasurer of Van Keuren and Thornton Company dealers in white hoods, pleaded guilty to grand larceny before Judge Rosalsky. Indicted after experts found he was short 42739 dollars in his accounts and used the funds to live in style. He was remanded until February 7 for sentencing.
Frederick Foster, sole survivor of an automobile party that crashed into an artificial lake near Trenton, N J, was exonerated today by a coroner's jury. The brief inquiry found no foul play or negligence in the January 13 incident that involved six people including three young women.
Police halted a mob from crucifying Kowalski in Lodz Russian Poland where a Mora wian settlement formed a new sect worshiping him as their savior. The women's group stormed his home to force his crucifixion but authorities intervened before the act.
Two white men were hanged here for murder this afternoon. John McHvain was condemned for the murder of employer Jacob Thomas, a farmer Wardell. Mellwain killed Deputy Sheriff Ferguays aboard a boat on the Missouri river bank in an alleged liquor trade case.
Oneida New Fork Central No 45, a fast westbound passenger, was wrecked two miles west of the station today by a boiler explosion. Engineer Britzsky was killed instantly. Fireman Kane was scalded on both arms and one leg broken. Passengers uninjured.
French aviators set world speed and endurance marks in Dousy France with Bathist flying a monoplane surpassing the 100 kilometer record in 41 minutes 29 seconds. Henri Malla piloted a five passenger biplane for a total weight of 93 pounds remaining aloft for one hour and eight minutes.
Benjamin H. Barton of Philadelphia will give a tree lecture tomorrow at five o clock in the old Masonic Temple on the subject Conversion After Death. The event is announced as a civic cultural talk in the local column.
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