Flight Ends In Sea as McCurdy Narrowly Escapes
J A D McCurdy, flying from Key West toward Havana, crash landed over water after engine trouble. His Curtiss biplane floated on pontoon craft until rescue by the destroyer Terry. President Gomez of Cuba and a cheering crowd welcomed him in Havana after the dramatic overwater flight covering about 96 miles.
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Havana
Od McCords
Key West
Subin
Havatta
Terry
McCurdy
Morry Cagite
Teulding
Paulding
Harvey
Gomez
Camp Columbia
Morro
Vinrida Straits
Iran
Malescan
Punta
San Lazare
J. A. D. McCurdy
Florida Straits
Jack
Curtiss
Navy Department
Lieut
Condr Sterling
McCudy
Hlavaua
Dead at ninety one Margaret Wetirly of Battimore Md
Obituary notes many interments and funeral notices from Washington area in early January 1911. Names include Margaret Wetirly, Annie A. Daly, Marian Virginia, Margaret Ann Mineran, Anna, Guelly, and Britannia Welling Ton among others. Entries specify residences in Chevy Chase MD Washington DC and surrounding, with dates in January 1911 and funeral arrangements at local churches and cemeteries.
Five Death Notices From Baltimore Area Jan 29 to Feb 1 1911
Notices report the deaths of Gertrude Noll Susan C Palmer Louisa Gibson Septon and Susan G Stone. Gertrude Noll widow of Henry Noll dies January 29 at 1 00 am from 1907 Lighting Street NW with service at St Marys Church and interment at St Marys Cemetery. Susan C Palmer wife of Edward L Palmer dies January 29 from 12 Elmhurst Road West Roland Park with private interment. Louisa Gibson widow of Dr John Campbell Riley dies January 30 in Winchester Virginia with funeral notices to follow. William C Sefton dies January 9 at Mount Vernon and interment at Laurel on January 31. Susan G Stone widow of Walter H Stone dies January 29 at her son’s residence 136 31st Street NW with funeral at Congress Street MP Church February 1 at 11 am and interment at London Park Cemetery.
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Danu
Margaret Wetirly
Thomas J Bown
Battmore Md
Lee's Chapel
Hhnott
Marian Virgina
Thomas Minree Wulott
Rage Street
Chevys Chase
Wah Ftl
Vineran
Margaret Ann
Thowine Jo Mineran
Elyerston
St Peter's Church
New York
Philadelphia
Cory i
Ashles M
Margaret
Lola Gabriel
al Prospect Tal
PAN Diror
Danas
Itathla
Perth Street
Sen
Posen
Do Opom
Aingering Ulees
Georg W Ucguely
Son
Ton
Commodore Heverley Kennon
Daugh
Thomas
Martha Cust Peter
Madigan
Hampshire Avenue Northwest
Catherine
Annie
James P Madigan
Masevill Bt
St Stephen’s Church
Middaugn
Charles Vo Paterno
New York City
Ebenezer II
Catherine Middaugh
Winthe Street
First Congregational Church
Tentnd
Rock Creek Cemetery
Sutnday
Barbara Miller
Ganeral
Chapel of Wrank Gear's Sons
Seventh Street
Tuesia
F A Wddenly
Gertrude
Henry Noll
Elmhurst Road West
Roland Park
Baltimore County
Rilgy
Winchester
Louisa Gibson
John Campbell Riley
Washington, D. C
Mincent
B. Thomas
Mount Vernon
XL OY
William C Sefton
Laurel
Stone
ER. D. Stone
Thirty-first Street
Susan G
Walter H. Stone
Congress Street
Ua.m
Loudon Park Cemetery
Baltimore, Md
Baltimore
In Memoriam Charles F Kelly
In memoriam for Charles F Kelly belovd son of J F and Susie Kelly who died one year ago January 8 1910. Parents request prayers and remembrance and note fond memories remain alive in their hearts. Baltimore papers requested to copy.
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James J Sheehy
Men beat and dogs bite him in peonage case
Frank Steele, a Santa Fe brakeman, testified he was arrested on a fighting charge and sent to the county farm without a trial. He described beatings, limb irons two months, hound attacks, and being forced to fight dogs, with legs swelling and scars from bites.
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County Farm
Washington Post
Austin
Tex
Frank
Dan Steele
Secret Service
J. W. Bass
H. Clyde
J. W. Vann
Department of Justice
Washington
Frank Steele
Santa Fe
Trousson
Newson
McLeod
Tim
Steele
WOUNDS PRUSSIAN NOBLE IN GERMAN INCIDENT
Richmond Indiana reports John Wesley Porkins class of 1909 who earned a Carnegie foundation teaching post in Potsdam Germany was attacked by an intoxicated Prussian nobleman with a drawn sword. Porkins wrested control of the weapon and wounded the attacker before returning to Rising Sun Indiana. A Potsdam paper claimed the assailant was contradicted by local reports.
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Richmond
Ind
Barlham Press
New College
Nelleman
John Wesley Perhans
Carnesie
Gymnasium Real
Potsdam
Porkins
Rebber
Germany
Mr. Forking
Rising Run
Coachman's Bequest Large in New York Probate
The January probate filing for Catherine Augusta De Peyster names the New York Historical Society as principal beneficiary. She died January 15 leaving four grand nieces and nephews as next of kin, with Thomas F. Kiernan the coachman receiving 5000 dollars and all carriages, harness, and stable. Relatives receive heirlooms, and specific bequests include 20000 to the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church and 5000 to the Ridgefield Fire Department. The estate value is undetermined.
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New York
Jan
Catherine Augusta de Peyster
The
New York Historical Society
Miss de Peyster
the Historical Society
Miss Defpeyster
Thomas F. Kiernan
Race death on ice floes at Sault Ste. Marie
A party of two men and three women fishing on the St Marys River shanty rode out a fifty mile gale as ice floes broke away. They raced from floe to floe in darkness toward shore, men aiding women until rescuers from shore arrived.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
St. Mary's River
Fire at Maryland College for Women Causes Overnight Alarm
A midnight blaze at the Maryland College for Women in Lutherville Baltimore sent 40 or more girls fleeing in kimonos and nightdress into the cold. The fire spread through a chute in the main building, burning several apartments. No injuries reported though several students suffered nervous excitement. Loss estimated at about $5,000.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Maryland College For Women
Lutherville
Archbishop Ryan Near Death Amid Declining Health
Philadelphia reports Archbishop Patrick J. Ryan is near death after a general breakdown and sinking spells. Doctors note slight weakness but no immediate danger, with last rites already given and prayers in Catholic churches nationwide. Relatives including two widowed sisters and two nephews were summoned to his bedside.
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Philadelphia
Patrick J. Ryan
le Place
Francis J. Kavanaugh
Paar
Archbishop Ryan
Edward Bowen
James Maguire
Boston
J. Ashton Devereux
J. Ryan Devereux
Washington, D. C
Alleged Opium Chief Held After Raids
Federal agents arrest Leon Jung known as Charles Boston Charlie in New York charging him with opium smuggling and leading a gang after raids on two city opium dispensaries. Letters seized allegedly show his access to police officials in other cities and he was taken from Chinatown to prison without consultation with local figures. Police deny links to the Elsie Sigel murder case.
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New York
Lenuon Jung
Charles Boston
Boston
Charlie
Chinatown
Tom Lee
On Leong Tong
Mott Street
Elsie Sigel
Leon Ling
Bathtub Trust Demurs in Federal Case
Thirty-two defendants in the government case against the bathtub trust in Detroit filed demurrers arguing the indictment fails to state an offense under federal law, lacks jurisdiction, and is informal. Grand jury counts accuse controlling 85 percent of enamel ironware output and colluding to restrain trade by withholding sales to independents.
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Detroit
Mich
Bathtub Trust
United States
Grand Jury
Wiped Out by Volcano Near Manila 34 Miles From Center
Government reports confirm a devastating eruption near Mount Taal in Batangas Luzon with several villages buried in ash and waves. At least 21 natives suffocated or burned, five villages obliterated, and a 12 foot wave followed by a 4 foot wave. Authorities rush relief as fissures open in the north shore and Manila remains warned but safe.
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Manila
Mount Taal
Lake Teal
Mount Mayon
Luzon
Mayon
Lake Taal
Batangas
Haa
Taft Climbs Mount Taft Summit With Winthrop
A Washington dispatch notes President Taft while governor of the Philippines joined Beekman Winthrop and others to ascend Mount Taft during volcanic eruptions. A spectator said the day was too hot for the governor, yet he seized an alpenstock and reached the crater summit.
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Washington
New York
Washington Dispatch
New York American
Taft
Philippines
Beekman Winthrop
Winthrop
Admiral Matthews Dead
Rear Admiral Edmund Orville Matthews born in Baltimore in 1836 died at his Cambridge home after long illness. Civil War service included Hatteras Inlet forts and Tullifinny Cross Roads. Made rear admiral in 1897 retired 1898. Led bureau of yards and docks and later chaired examining and retiring boards.
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Cambridge
Mass
Edmund Orville Matthews
Baltimore
Matthews
Hatteras Inlet
Tullifinny Cross Roads
Two Engineers Die In Freight Train Wreck In Virginia
A Norfolk and Western freight train with two engines derailed over an embankment between Panther and Roanoke during a fierce storm. Two engineers were killed, two were seriously injured, and one fireman remained trapped under wreckage. A fourth crew member was reportedly fatally injured, and communication lines were cut. A wrecking crew and physicians were dispatched to the scene.
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Washington Post
Panther
Norfolk and Western
Here
Roanoke
J. C. Knuckles
A. Welch
D. Shawyer
Tanther
Carry Nation Near Death
Eureka Springs Arkansas reports Carry Nation near death after a nervous collapse. Once known for smashing saloons she had been hospitalized after a recent collapse and transfer to a private sanitarium near Leavenworth Kansas.
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Eureka
Springs
Ark
Arty Nation
Licensed to Marry Multiple Couples in Wedmond and Nearby Areas
A late notice lists numerous marriage licenses issued across several towns and counties. Names include Bowman F Bowtes and Margaret L Wilkinson both of Wedmond Na. Robi J McDonald and Bessia M Garnat of Fredericksburg Va. Ames and Hilda Winkel. Burton L Wallace and Mabel Brown of Rochester and Buveim Pa. Rev. McKenney and Belvie Mitchell of Bristol Tenn. McLain and Pearl Seawars. Woodward and Greene. Katharine Weiss and others. Dates, places, and clergy names vary, with many couples tied to Rev. ministers and specific locales such as Seat Moavant Wil and King county Va.
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Robi J. McDonald
Bessia M. Garnat
Fredericksburg
Thomas Ht, McGugan
Ames
Hilda Winkel
John Weldley
Burton L. Wallace
Rochester
N.Y
Bristol
Tenn
William T McKennes
Henry C. Khick
Maud M. Paras
Moavant
Wil
Jamon TL
McLain
Henjamin J. ‘Henshall
Bridgetown
Pearl J. Seawars
BR. W. Latte
Tanker. Witson
Chicago
Helen L Woodward
Greene
Luther Guear
Favlor
King Amt
Queen County
Val
Hun Muir
John TH
Hell, Jr
Nea Wo Reams
Parlemouth
William A. Wedderapaon
James Pitcher
Mary Washington
William J. Neward
Daniel Young
Mary Watts
Solin Rihad
aIntoes Green
Rex. A
Gdiliani
Harrod
Woman not murder victim in Bryant Hotel death
Coroner's physician Dr Schultze ruled the Bryant Hotel death a result of an epileptic fit after examining a woman found dead Sunday night. He noted that people prone to fits sometimes place a cloth in the mouth to prevent tongue biting.
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Bperial
Washington Port
New York
Bryant Hotel
Schultze
Midshipman Osgood Wins Naval Academy Saber Title
Midshipman Wentworth H. Osgood of Ohio defeats Herbert H. Bouson of South Carolina to become champion saber wielder at the Naval Academy. Finals with dueling swords and canes to determine brigades points. event spans two weeks with further finals to come.
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Osgood
Naval Academy
Annapulis
Wentworth H. Osgood
Ohio
Saber Weilder
Naval Acadmy
Herbert H. Bouson
South Carolina
Hia Company
Health Office Record of Births and Ages in Washington Area
A Health Office record lists numerous births with parents and newborns, followed by ages and addresses of residents including hospitals. The long roster names Hackett, Hook, Wand, Tracy, Dorries, Brown, Marshall, Weaver, and many others with ages from infants to seniors, plus hospital and asylum entries.
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James
Rose A. Hackett
Henry ZL
Frances Hook
Paul
Mery
Colin
John Wand
Anna
Smith
Bay
Joseph E
Rose M. Tracy
Philip
Minnie M. Dorries
Albert S
Mary Brown
Robert W
Florence G. Marshall
Randolph A
Eva B. Wecster
William A
Elsie Oakly
Thomas H
Eva 0. Banes
Jamess
Kate Blaine
John ‘T
Ida MM. Herbert
Walter C
Lillie M. Alien
George B
Sadie C. Witkineon
Frank H
Mary L. Buechter
Gtr
Joseppe
Madalena Passande
Josephs
Rosa Gauza
Michele
Maria L. Rinaldi
Domenico
Elmina Vita
Carmelo
Grazia Pugini
Robert
Janie Asher
George ‘A
Aline Fernwick
Arthur
Nora Walker
Eowin O
Georgia
Burke
William E
Deborah Gibson
Norfolk Southern Bond Increase Delayed Meeting
Norfolk Virginia January 3 stockholders meeting to authorize raising the railroad bond limit from 12 million to 25 million was postponed for one week. The statement says no immediate bond issue and that expansion is planned through own line extensions or acquisitions if approved.
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Norfolk Southern Railroad
Norfolk, Va
Miss Adele Rafter Dies After Illness
Miss Adele Rafter, a noted actress and opera singer based in New York, died early today from appendicitis after a brief illness. Her body was moved by her parents to Dunkirk, New York, for burial at her late home.
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New York
Adele Rafter
Dunkirk
N. Y
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Richmond, Va
Pease Pianos
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