Atlantic Fleet Maneuvers Docking for Repairs Reds West Coast Plan
Navy officials announce summer maneuvers for the Atlantic fleet with vessels docked for urgent repairs. The Pacific voyage planned for late year, barring emergency, while the New England rendezvous near August remains undecided.
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Navy Department
Pacific
Erie
Evans
New England
Connecticut
Admiral Evans
Brooklyn
Etc Pacific
Mexico Refuses Sale Amid Magdalena Bay Fuel Plan
An ambassador working through official channels disputes a press claim that Mexico planned to sell Magdalena Bay fuel resources to support coal shipments. The State Department notes no act of sale by Mexico, while discussions consider anchoring a coal depot at Magdalena Bay, with American ships granted access after territorial consent. The plan involves Pacific trade routes and potential permanent mooring, pending Mexican government approval.
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Wasatecsastendas
Pacific
Magert Way
Ancho
Culkin Magdalena Uy
Sane
Ys Bay
State Department
Japan Extends Trade With New Trans-Pacific Steamers
Japan plans to extend trade by commissioning three new Trans-Pacific steamers. The Toyo Kisen Kaisha line will begin rorement of the fleet, starting with the American Sauru, the Hongkong Maru, and another ship. These vessels will be replaced by three larger ships, with two more under construction, while the line will continue service to the Orient and South America.
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San Francisca
Toyo Kiso Kateha Trans-Pacife Line
Orient
South American
Aoki Human Treaty Controversy Shows Diplomatic Dismissal
Officials at the Japanese Embassy dismissed published quotes attributed to Admiral Sakemoto about a treaty and naval dispositions. Masanao Hupthara and Viscount Akit denied any such remarks, saying the admiral was misquoted and that Japanese navy officers do not speak in the cited manner. Admiral Brownson affirmed no deserter incident and stressed sailors’ loyalty during wartime.
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Aoki
Admiral Swans
Japan
Europe
United States
Adralyal Sekomoty
Masanao Hupthara
Bia Strang
Tokyo
Hanthara
Viscount Agkt
Brownson
Bureau of Navigation
Navy Department
Sakemoto
Yamamoto To Visit New York In Naval Tour
Special to The Washington Post reports Admiral Baron Yamamoto of the Japanese navy, former minister of marine, will arrive in New York on the Manila Wednesday morning and be hosted at Holland House. He will attend luncheon at the Astor, visit the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and complete a world tour in the United States before returning to Japan. The itinerary includes Jamestown Expedition and visits to American dockyards and shipyards.
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Washington Post
New York
Baron Yamamoto
Russia
Carmania
Goodrich
Holland House
Astor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Lkely
United States
Admiral Yamamoto
Jamestown
Amerian
Japan orders big gun orders for dreadnought ships
Berlin correspondent reports Admiral Yamanoto commissions Krupps to supply 11 inch guns for new Japanese dreadnoughts under construction in Japan and England. Delivery expected in five months and Britain’s capacity cited as reason for German involvement.
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London
Berlin
Daily Mall
Yamanote
Enemy's ship is captured in Newport war games
Newport naval and militia units mounted four alert drills during a simulated attack as torpedo boat Antillas and submarines patrolled the bay. The Charles W Rowell, a so called enemy vessel, was spotted seven miles offshore and captured after fort gunfire. The exercise suggested a possible landing but details remained unclear.
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Newport
B. I
Army
Navy
Atlante Rect
Flotila
Cuttle- An
Arkansas
Naval Cadets’ Training Squadron
Rhode
Ialand National Guard
Fort Greble
Fort Adam
Forth Adams and Greble
Nuits
Charles W. Rowell
Earl's Son A Stoker Described In London Cable
A London telegraph reports that an English earl’s son, unnamed publically, left England for New York to work as a stoker aboard a liner. Disguised, he impressed ship hands and was offered a permanent job but chose to seek work in New York instead, believing he must labor despite inherited means. In Wheeling news, talks continued over purchasing pitcher Ray Friel from the Wheeling Central League club, with owners remaining quiet.
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London
New York
Arst
Atlantic
Southampton
Apa
Blankenship Tcles
Friel
Washington
W. Va
Ray Friel
Buvivens
Funeral for Willam Dredge of Washington Railway and Electric
Funeral services for Willam Dredge an employee of the Washington Railway and Electric Company follow injuries from a fall after being thrown from a streetcar at Fuet and streets. The service is at Shinpert's undertaking establishment this afternoon at 4 o'clock with interment in Con yeastona Cemetery.
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Willam Dredge
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Casualty
Fuet
Shinpert
Con
Yeastona Cemetery
Proofreaders Indignation Over New Fining System
A large group of government proofreaders protested Public Printer Charles A. Stillings new fines for errors at the Government Printing Office. Dorsey and Peffer were fined 14.25 dollars each for a cemetery versus seminary misprint, later totaling 34.25 after corrections. Additional cases and a total loss of 68.60 were shared between the two men. Ten men met at lunch to form a committee led by L. R. Taylor Howard Sherman W. N. Brockwell Harry Watkins and Joseph Babcock to seek audience.
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Charles A. Stillings
W. F. Dorsey
W. A. Peffer
Bureau of Education
Dorsey
Peffer
Preas
Baker
L. R. Taylor
Howard Sherman
W. N. Brockwell
Harry Watkins
Joseph Babcock
Stillings
Stiflings
Brockwell
Saltings
Bids Opened for Randolph Hotel at Fourteenth Street
Bids for the proposed Randolph Hotel at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourteenth Street were opened in architect B Stanley Simmons's office yesterday afternoon. Twelve bids were received. figures not yet public. Work expected to start around August 15 after tenants of The Hut relocate to new quarters near Fourteenth Street and New York Avenue. Estimated completion cost about $750,000, excluding land.
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Randolph Hotel
Pennsylvania Avenue
Fourteenth Street
B. Stanley Simmons
the Hut
New York Avenue
Northwest Property Sold Delivers 25,000 Sq Ft Corner Lot
The A. F. Rox Company was sold for Eldridge Jordan for 25,000 square feet of land at the corner of Oregon and New Hampshire avenues northwest. The price paid was $23,000 with a 254 foot frontage on Oregon and 95 feet on New Hampshire. Purchaser plans to erect fifteen houses. The Fox Company leases rooms on the fifth floor of the Metropolitan National Bank Building for Bursh & Tomb Optical Company of Rochester, with the bank to occupy first floor space around September 1.
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A. F. Rox Company
Eldridge Jordan
Oregon and
New Hampshire Avenues
Oregon Avenue
New Hampshire Avenue
Fox Company
New
Bankrupt Martin Brothers examined in bankruptcy probe
Lee J. Martin faced hours of questioning before Referee Edward McCalmont as lawyers for creditors probe the Martin Brothers bankruptcy. Methods and bookkeepings remain opaque as Thomas R. Martin’s presence is delayed. Subpoenas for Thomas R. Martin not sought. ongoing creditor investigation aims to address the case amid a postponed hearing. Funeral notice for Miss Gertrude R. Bartlett scheduled. church service at Totally Methodist Episcopal Church and burial in Congressional Cemetery. Exchange notice promotes The Washington Post exchange columns with a five cent service line.
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Martin Brothers
Lee J. Martin
Edward McCalmont
Alkit
Martin
Iganirene
Thomas R. Martin
Oiis
Maryland
Thomas R. Martina
Guy Johnson
Joseph D. Hullivan
Truster Wells
Mar- UN
Thia
Bartlett
Gertrude R. Bartlett
D Street
Methodist Episcopal Church
H. 9
France
Congressional Cemetery
Police Label Scorned as Bicycle Thief Stuns City
A bold bicycle theft on New York Avenue near the Bond Buildings left Washington’s police on alert. A wheel marked The Metropolitan Police was taken as hundreds search for the culprit, with Breese Stevens’s property the unlikely victim.
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Washington
New York Avenue
Bond Buldings
Metropolitan Police
Devele
Breese Stevens
Veteran Clerk 13 Dead in Government Service
William B. Noerr, a longtime civil service clerk known as Uncle Billie, died Sunday at 24% K Street NW. A District native and Civil War veteran, he served in the Post Office Department’s auditor's office for 23 years. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM from his home. burial at Glenwood Cemetery. He leaves a widow and two daughters. He was a member of Luther Memorial Lutheran Church.
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B. Noerr
Wiliam B. Noerr
Post-office Department
Billie
Glen- Wood
Luther Memorial Lutheran Church
Husband Sues for Divorce Alleging Alimony Battle
Arthur W Hartson a patent lawyer of 03 F street filed suit for divorce from Mrs Mary H Herrin claiming severe mistreatment. He alleges years of cruelty and multiple vicious assaults including beating hair pulling and street confrontations since their separation on June 27 1906. He seeks a restraining order and other relief to end further attacks and protect his office.
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Arthur W Hartson
Mary H. Herrin
Harrison
Harricon
Mra
Pete At Home Again From White House Grounds
Pete’s wandering led Policeman Powell to the scene near Twenty first and Entreeta northwest. The so called terror of the White House grounds followed him calmly to the station house as officials sought to locate his guardian during the President’s stay at Oster Bay.
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Robert Andarson
White House
Oster Bay
Pete
Powell
Twenty-first
Entreeta
Whites House
Southeast Washington children to attend Camp Good Will
A party of fifty children and mothers from Southeast Washington prepare to travel to Camp Good Will for a two week summer outing. Donations to support the trip are listed at SH Street headquarters from numerous individuals and local businesses, totaling a substantial community contribution.
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Washington
Good Will
Camp Good Will
SH Street
Northwest
Charlie C. Shaw
Caroline K. Rice
Granger
Mim Augusta Mordecai
Endinmt King
David Ingalte
George Waldo
John T. Walker
Thoman
Wiliam M. Dougal
William
Baldwin
Offa J. Piald
Wi Borks
Dulin & Haris Employes
P.M. Dubant
Johm
Yosh
Tred G. Me Worn
C. X Cogood
Misa Mary L. Wiens
F. Crowp
James Hoge, Jr
Benjasoto Woodratt
HA Linger, Jr
Trumbil
Ibn Roet
Dr AL Bast Wout
Mrs
Joseph
Tabor
Clarion Bouts
M. George T Hef
W. E. Chandler
Cara
Hay
George Bruce Cartetyos
Fre
Jeanles Andrews
Gollins May Relent Over Duty Pressure In Glen Echo
Glen Echo town officials press for explanation after Marshal Collins submits resignation citing fatigue from duties. Council members favor keeping Collins, while he claims no withdrawal if resignation stands. Previously, Collins led a gun armed patrol against alleged craps shooters, angering town leadership.
No Leniency for Autoists in Glen Echo
Rockville Md July 6 special to The Washington Tank reports Mayor Joan A Garrett asserts that Coline’s resignation as town marshal does not grant automoibileists new privileges within Glen Echo. The next council meeting will name a successor, city will enforce the Glen Echo ordinance strictly, and Deputy Town Marshals Frank Werner and Walter Shaw will remain on duty until a replacement is named.
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Rockville
Coline
Joan A. Garrett
Colina
Glen Eicho
Garrett
Collins
Glen Heho
Ancces
Sor
Weather shocks and embers in Washington arrest
Weather Bureau bulletin reports warm nationwide conditions with limited rainfall from New England to the Upper Mississippi Valley and coastal winds. Local showers expected in Gulf States and Central West. temperatures show moderate changes. A second item notes Dudley Gordon arrested for embezzling about $50 to $100 from the Home Ice Company in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
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U. 8
Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington, D.C
New England
Montana
Gulf States
Hacky Mountain
Rexian
South Dakota
Nebraska
Bass
Alan
Iiddie Auntie
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Wddae Lakes
Embersler
Dudley Gordon
Central Office
Lines” Berman
Grant
Harpers Ferry
W. Ya
Juli
Bath Riven
Fight for Clapp millions in estate dispute unfolds
The will contest over Capt John M Clapp’s $5 million estate began in Washington with Frances Ball of Pittsburgh challenging jurisdiction and seeking New York administration. Executor J I Darlington and widow Anne M Clapp argued DC district Supreme Court justice Wright will decide where assets, including Washington Loan and Trust stock and real estate near the Corcoran Art Gallery, are administered.
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John M. Clapp
Lithewood
M. D
Justice Wait
District Supreme Court
Frances
Ball
Pittsburg
Clapp
Desire
Dirict
Columbia
Justice Wright
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Washington
Capt.Clapp
Trust Company
Corcoran Art Gallery
Continental Hall
Anns M. Clapp
Mercury Reaches 99 Year’s Heat Record Broken
The city endures a blistering day as temperatures climb near a 99 year high. Reports show heat intensifies through afternoon hours with rising feverish conditions. Two individuals seek hospital treatment for heat related ailments while residents search for cooler locales as forecasts call for continued warmth.
Washingtons Warmest Day Of The Year Recorded
Yesterday set a national heat wave record with Washington reaching 93 in official readings and over 99 in downtowns. Prostrations occurred as the humidity made the day oppressive. Two heat victims required hospital care, with several others affected and crowds seeking relief at suburban resorts and parks. Forecasters expected only brief cooling showers to temper the heat in the central and western states.
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Washington
New England
Montana
Frankenfield
Weather Bureau
South Rocky Mountain
South Dakota
Nebraska
Ariz
United States
Zed H Copp
Yeaterday
Viola Sutherland
M Street
Art teacher Mrs Susan Fuller buried at Oak Hill
Simple funeral services for Mrs Susan E W Fuller director of art and drawing in public schools who died Saturday at her home were conducted at Oak Hill Chapel with Swedenborgian rites. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survived by two sons Theodore and Charles.
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Lygan B. W. Fuller
Twelfth Street
Oak Hill Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Miss Fuller
Forsl Deaigoa
Music Teacher Fights Alimony Claim Amid Debt and Cruelty Allegations
Walter T. Holt a local music teacher, sued for alimony by wife Anna H Holt in District Supreme Court, denies cruelty and infidelity, admits overspending to please his wife, claims he earned about 11000 yearly and supported her until she and the children left for Alaska, vows to support the children and abide by court decrees, while accusing his wife of exaggeration and misrepresenting his conduct.
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Walter T. Holt
District Supreme Court
Anna H Holt
Holt
Moore
Mrs. Holt
Mra F Holt
Mr Holt
Alaska
Loveless Improves After Washington Arlington Falls Church Wreck
Witbur Loveless, a young victim whose foot was amputated in the Washington Arlington and Falls Church Railway wreck last Wednesday, was reported in improved condition. Other injured passengers are progressing and near hospital discharge. Moore Barber Meith of Fairfax, representing the road, aims for satisfactory settlements on all claims though no suits filed yet. Attorneys noted damage estimates could not be provided at this time.
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Sixth
Thirteenth
Amerie
Rack Creek Park
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