Needs 100 More Men Local System Model One
May Sylvester outlines a Washington model police system with 715 uniformed officers, 75 superiors, and mixed patrols. He promotes a national bureau of criminal identification, housed in Washington, linking 108 cities with central files and photographs for rapid cross jurisdiction access. He urges Congress to fund expansion and establish a laboratory for criminal study locally to advance Bertillon and fingerprint methods and broader forensic research.
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Bureau of Identification “Clearing House
Washington
Richard Sylvester
United States
Washington Pnce
Sylvester
International Association of Police Chiefs
Grand Rapids
Midh
Bureau of Criminal Identification
Seventh Street
Louisiana Avenue
Congress
St. Mar Sylvester
White House
Jones White House Guest Narrows Senate Confirmation Fight
Chicago man Thomas D Jones nominated by the President for the Federal Reserve Board arrived in Washington and was invited to the White House. He is to testify before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee about his relations with International Harvester Company.
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Thomas D Jones
Chicago
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Jones
Shoreham
White House
Executive
Jonéa
Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
International Harvester Company
Flag raising in Vienna recalls Confederate past at post office
In Vienna Virginia on Saturday afternoon a flag raising revived memories of 80 years ago when the Confederate banner flew over the same post office. Department Commander Gleeson of the GAR praised the presence of former Confederates and predicted increased peace and prosperity for the reunited country. The event was hosted by William D Christian Camp, son of a veteran.
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Virginia
Vienna Va
Stara
Blrpes
Gleeson
GAR
William D Christian Camp, Sone
Industrial Classes Begin At Grover Cleveland School
Officials led by Milas C Norton open the Grover Cleveland School today to run industrial classes in dressmaking crochet basketry and typewriting in mornings followed by athletics and storytelling in afternoons. Every Friday the children stage musical and dramatic entertainments with all settings provided by the pupils. mothers admitted to learn housekeeping skills.
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Grover Cleveland School
Milas C . Norton
Frances
Francy
Widower Banker Chooses Love Over Fortune
Boston July 5 Frank P Speare director of the Boston MCA faced a will that barred wealth of 600000 unless he remained single. He chose to marry Miss Katherine May Vinton, a La Salle Seminary graduate, sacrificing the fortune to wed for love. He remarked businessmen should marry bachelor quarters.
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Katherne May Vinton
Frank Talmer Speare
Boston
Frank P Speare
MCA
Katherine May Vinton
la Salla Seminary
Speare
Speara
Schenk Weds Again to Europe for Honeymoon
Wealthy West Virginia pork packer John O Schenk marries Grace E Fendt in Wheeling. They plan a honeymoon on the Waterland to Europe next Tuesday. The couple had a prior marriage ending in divorce from Laura Farnsworth Schenk after a poison plot trial that ended in a hung jury and later dismissal. The divorce suit named Daniel Phillips as co respondent and included a weekly alimony agreement of five dollars to the former wife.
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Packer
New York
John O Schenk
West Virginia
Grace E Fendt
Wheeling
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
Schenk
Isf
Avidertes
Daniel Phillips
Slayings on Boardwalk Spur Maryland Resort Alarm
Authorities pursue slaver after a fatal stabbing on the Chesapeake Beach boardwalk. Two brothers, Marteus, were involved in a feud with a man who drew a knife, fatally stabbing one Marteus who died within minutes. Witnesses saw the assault, then the killer fled into the water. Police in Washington learned of the case from Chesapeake Beach at midnight.
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Washington
Chesapeake Beach
Martens
Marteus
Washingtonians in Wreck Near York Injures Five
Special to The Weabington Post reports a west of York auto crash injuring five when a steering failure sent a car over an embankment. L Randolph Jr a Washington DC attorney and his family were hurt. Mrs Randolph and her son less severely. Mrs Barber and her daughter were in the party. Mrs Randolph was the most seriously injured. The car was wrecked and the group continued to Rehoboth Beach after treatment.
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Weabington Post
York
Randolph, Jr
Pacne
Washington, D Cj
Gobn Wedderburn
Josephine Barber
Randolph Jn
Barber
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Reid
Obituary notices for Mrs Jolie B Schoepf and Frank J Solan
The obituary notes Mrs Jolie B Schoepf widow of Brig Gen Albin Schoepf dying at 79 after heart disease with seven children named and funeral at 3 30 from her Burlington apartment. It also reports Frank J Solan a labor leader dying after a long illness at his home 1003 Seventh Street NW with funeral from St Patrick's Church at 9 AM tomorrow.
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Jolie B. Schoepf
Jute B Bechoepf
Albin Schoepf
Burlington
Lilly S M McElhhinney
Albin E. Schoepf
Zanesville
Ohio
Joseph EL Schoepf
Asheville
W. Kelsey Schoepf
Alexander Schoepf
Cincinnati
Theodore Schoepf
Pittsburgh
Allee M. Carr
Washington
Slater
W .A. McElhinney
Frank J. Solan
Seventh Street Northwest
French Lick
Ind
Sime
Seventh Street
New York Avenue
Benning Hotel
St. Patrick's Church
Roosevelt Illness Spurs New Orleans Speech Plan
Special to The Washington Post from Oyster Bay reports Col Roosevelt is seriously ill, yet still intends to speak in New Orleans next month and push Progressive efforts to break the so called Solid South. John McGrath could not reach him by telephone but a maid relayed that Roosevelt remains as he has been at home.
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New Orleans
Washington
Oyster Bay
Col. Roosevelt
Begamore Hil
Roosevelt
Christ Episcopal Church
John McGrath
Mr. Rooseene
Oyster Oe
Sagamore Hill
Solid South
Col Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Pacific Coast
John Parker
Louisiana
Tarrytown
Berkman
Tomorerow
John D Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
PRESS M DERMOTT CASE Candidacy sparks House action
Former Representative James T Mc Dermott of Minds plans reelection bid prompting a House move this week to consider the judiciary committee report censuring him for National Association of Manufacturers lobbying. Wisconsin Republican Nelson may offer a substitute resolution to expel him.
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Congress
James T. McDermott
Minds
House
Judiciary Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
Nelson
Wisconsin
Judiciary
McDermott
Chicago
Washington account book linked to George Washington
Special to The Washington Port Ocean Park NJ reports William H Labb owns an account book once kept by George Washington. It lists expenses from his military campaign including a 26 dated item for five horses and a June 175 for purchases to equip for Cambridge. Washington also billed government for secret service and Boston Harbor island visits..Payment details include barber bills and other charges around 810 to 833 dollars.
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William H. Labb
Washington Port
Ocean Park
George Washington
William H Labb
Washington
United States
Cambridge
Boston Harbor
Store's Freak With Twins in Different Months
Special to The Washington raw St Clairsville Ohio July 5 Twins born on different days and in different months result from a whimsical storks report to the registrar of vital statistics A girl was born to Mrs Louis Boston on June 30 A few minutes after 12 on July 1 a sister arrived The Boston girls show promise of long vociferous lives Mr Boston plans how to dodge birthday parties on two consecutive days in coming years
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Washington
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Stork
Louis Boston
Boston
Arrest warrant issued for Capt J McLennan leader of Kellys army
The cap tained Kellys army leader spoke from the Capitol steps on Saturday and was ordered to move on. A warrant for his arrest on disorderly conduct was issued later that night. He and about 200 followers are encamped on the Virginia side of the Potomac. Members say they plan to buy land near the Highway bridge to establish a permanent base. General Kelly, who just completed a California jail sentence, is expected to join the group.
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Capitol
J. McLennan
Kelly
Army
McLennan
Blighway Bridge
Virginia
Potomac
Highway Bridge
Murder blamed in blast as mourners identify victims
A woman charged with murder laments the deaths of the men in the explosion as she is moved from the morgue to a police station. She insists the victims were murdered and vows to find the killers. Authorities issue alarms for Michael Murphy, while anarchists and sympathizers plan a public funeral for the deceased.
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Era
Simebody
Thera
Antimilitariat Association
Unti
Mies Berger
Michael Murphy
Auspentl
Fiat
Anarchista
Hard Luck Story of 35000 Railroad Strikers Urges U S Commission
The railway employees department of the American Federation of Labor collects data for a hard luck narrative about 35000 union shop men thrown out of work months ago due to labor disputes with Illinois Central and Harriman lines. Attorney Frank Comerford leads the information gathering for a U S Commission on Industrial Relations investigation in Chicago next month.
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U. S Commission
Washington Post
Chicago
Department
American Federation of Labor
Illinois Central Railroad
Harriman
Frank Comerford
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
N. Y. Socialists Nominate Ticket at State Convention
Special to The Washington Post from Rochester July 5 reports the Socialist party state convention nominating a full ticket for national and state offices. Charles Edward Russell is named US senator, Gustave A Strebel governor, Stephen J Mahoney lieutenant governor, Florence C Kittchell secretary of state, Charles Noonan comptroller, J C Sheehan treasurer, Frederick O Haller attorney general, Prof Vladimir Karapetoff engineer, and Laura B Boudin for court of appeals. Delegates to the constitutional convention were also chosen.
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Washington Post
Rochester
Socialist Party
United States
Charles Edward Russel
New York
Gustave A Strebel
Syracuse
Stephen J Mahoney
Buffalo
Florence C Kltchall
Charles Noonan
Schenectady
J C Sheehan
Albany
Frederick O Haller
Vladimir Karapetoff
American Flag Stained by Panama Split, Royen Letter
Former Colombian president Rafael Royen, in Paris, laments the Panama breakup from Colombia and urges the U S Congress to approve the Urrutia Thomason treaty, arguing it would satisfy Colombia and Latin America ahead of the pact’s submission.
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U. S
Panama
Paris
Colombia
Rafael Royen
United States
Congress
Rayes
Latin America
Miner dies after mayor shooting in Butts Mont
Winnish miner Lantala who stabbed Mayor Louis J Duncan died in a hospital from a abdominal wound after the July 5 incident in which Duncan shot Lantala. Lantala refused county attorneys’ questions. others say the mayor shot first. The new miners union constitution proposed today fuels friction among insurgents who oppose it as modeled on IWW principles.
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Mont
Lantala
Winnish
Louis J Duncan
New Miners’ Union
Industrial Workers of the World
Chamberlain's Body Home in Birmingham Arrival
The body of Joseph Chamberlain arrived in Birmingham this afternoon from London, accompanied by Mrs Chamberlain, her mother, and Miss Chamberlain. A floral offering from Mina Chamberlain rested on the coffin as a vast crowd greeted the procession at Highbury with deep emotion. A separate item reports Bernardo Locone found dead in a wheat field near Fulks Farm, Martinsburg, with gunshot wounds and nearby wheat stacks.
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Bastanua
Swy
Joseph Chamberlain
Mrs. Chamberlain
Miss Chamberlain
London
Mina Chamberlain
Highbury
Martinsbura
W Va
Bernardo Locone
Standard Lime and Stone Company
James H Fulks
Volley by Williams Arouses Foreign Press in Albania
George Fred Williams American Minister to Greece faced sharp reaction from German papers over his Albania comments. Berlin reports his resignation request is under study as Athens dispatches note his talks and Epirus mission attract broad international scrutiny amid Corfu protocol critiques.
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Epirus
International Commission
Durazzo
Williams
London
Athens
The
Times
George Fred Willams
Prince Wiliam of
Wied
Wiliam
Judgment
Berlin
George Fred Williams
Greece
Filipino Costumes Rich In War Adornments From Bogobo Carload
A carload of Bogobo crafts arrived at the University of Pennsylvania museum, showcasing 1500 specimens of native work from the Bogobo tribe in Mindanao Philippines. The costumes are noted for bright color and adornment, with warriors earning decorations based on the number of men they have killed, up to the full panoply after six killings.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Philadelpha
Mindinag
Philippine Islands
University of Pennsylvania
Metcalfe
Worcester
Too Fat to Die in River after Asylum Release
Frank Bright a 300 pound man released from the State Asylum for the Insane in Huntington West Virginia jumped into the Ohio River four hours later aiming to die. He drifted downstream several hundred yards, began sinking from water in his lungs, and was pulled ashore unconscious but revived and returned to the asylum.
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Asylum
Tnes
Huntington
State Asylum For the
Frank Bright
Ohio
Bright
Physician Sought After Identification Of Body
In Schenectady New York officials expect positive identification of a murdered woman whose head and parts were found in the Mohawk River. A servant girl who produced a photograph matching the head aids detectives seeking the physician who operated on the girl pictured. Officials withhold the victim’s name.
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Behsnectady
Mohawk River
Here
Toils After Stork Visit Fourteen Pound Girl Born
In Newcastle Pennsylvania on a July day Mrs Frank Shuler, wife of a prosperous farmer, delivered a fourteen pound girl at 2 AM. By 4 PM she dressed her two other children, fed the chickens, and continued with housework despite postnatal instructions.
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Washington Post
Newcastle
Frank Shuler
Shuler
Adamson and Ferris Bills on Territorial Government and Dams
The text describes congressional plans to abolish the Philippine commission and create an elective senate, plus a Porto Rican government reform to elect both legislative houses. It notes the Adamson bill for river navigation and water power, likely to be debated, and that differences with the Ferris public domain dam bill have been reconciled in White House conferences, with Ferris to follow Adamson.
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United States
Philippine Commission
Senate
Insular Affairs Committee
Tae Adamson
White House
Brightwood Fourth of July Horse Show Well Managed
Washingtonians praised the Brightwood reservoir tournament and horse show on Independence Day, saying the citizens committee led by M C Hazen did a fine job. Capt. Willam Mitchell WS A. John Gheen tn A Williams Lieut H W Baird U A John Martin and Thomas Bones organized grounds, entries, and course order.
Rear Admiral Ashe Dies After Motorcycle Collision
London July 5 Rear Admiral Edward Percy Ashe retired dies from injuries after a collision with a taxi while riding a motorcycle in Surrey. Born 1852, his wife Susan Gile was daughter of the late Dr Daniel Gile of Boston.
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London
Edward Percy Ashe
Surrey
Ashe
Susan Gile
Daniel Gile
Boston
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