Disbursing Officers and Bartlett Bond Details Uneven Funds
The article describes large cash balances held by disbursing officers, deductions for absent clerks, and planned shifts to issue checks rather than cash. It notes Maj Bartlett’s long-standing possession of government money, a bond covering shortages, and an estate list totaling about 1.89 million dollars. The text queries whether shortfalls were taken in small sums or over years.
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Shaw
Boyd
Gheerk
Shaty
Maj Bartlett
Maj Bartletts
Maj Barttot* Ae
Hig Property
Bosheren Preumate Gun Carriage and Powe Company
JV Mclntyre Company
Certicaten Or Cooperative Town Company of Tennente Stveraaras Tniurance
Little Ones Ask For Papa Out Of Work
Mrs Ada Short of 121 Wisconsin Avenue Georgetown laments as George Short, her husband of thirteen years, left home to find work over two months ago and has since vanished. She fears he may be dead or harmed, as he left in a despondent mood after long unemployment, telling her he would return once employed. Inspector Noardman has the description and it has been telephoned to police stations.
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Merare
Ada Short
Wisconsin Avenue
Georgetown
Tomfort
George Short
Short
Tbs
Te Poxt
Noardman
Fire in Store Cellar on Ninth Street
George Bachs at 1215 Eleventh Street NW was working at Marcus Notes at D and Nina Streets when smoke appeared from a grate in the cellar. A passerby yelled smoke under a trolley car, officers shut the door, and fire crews responded. The blaze confined to rubbish in the cellar and caused little damage.
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George Bachs
Eleventh Street
Bf Marcus Notes
Nina
Ind
George
Gorge
Ninth Street
Sachs
Funeral of Frank Hume at Cathedral of the Ascension
The funeral for Frank Hume will be held at the Cathedral Church of the Ascension on Twelfth Street and Massachusetts Avenue on Thursday morning at 9:30. Pallbearers include Hume relatives Charles Hume, Thomas U. Hume, Graham Hume, Rawlins Hume, James I. Norris Jr., and Ershine Sunderland. Rev. Thomas W. Cooke of Dayton will conduct, with Clement Brown assisting. Annie Beria will be at the cemetery in Mewindria County. Confederate veterans Robert Tee Fost of Alexandria and Robert Ler Post of this city will attend as bodyguard.
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Hume
Ascension
Twelfth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Charles Hume
Thomas U Tlume
Graham Hume Rawlins Hume
James I Norris Jr
Ershine
Sunderland
Clement Brown
Wall
Thomas W Cooke
Dayton
Ivy Hil Cemneten
Mewindria County
Robert Tee Fost
Alexandria
Robert Ler
Greater City Campaign Lays Out Planning For Publicity
Albert M. Read of Secunty Storage Co outlines a practical city commerce plan. He promotes a large cold storage plant costing 400000 to 500000 dollars to boost the South’s fruit outlook and benefit local business while committees organize publicity efforts.
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Albert M. Read
Secunty Storage Company
South
Demand for Cold Storage in Washington D C
Hert W Bend of the Present Security Storage Company and the President of the American Warehousemen’s Association urge Washington to build cold storage facilities. They note the city lacks large cold storage warehouses, losing eggs butter apples citrus fruit and more to Philadelphia New York and Boston, with rail routes through Baltimore and Ohio Chesapeake and Ohio and Pennsylvania. They argue these cities gain storage charges profits and loan collateral while Washington misses shared economic benefits.
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Bis City
Cosd
Philadelphia
New York
Baston
Grailroads
Great Washington commerce boom eyed by Jobbers and Shippers
The Great er Washington Jobbers and Shippers Association plans a busy week to drum up enthusiasm and members. A committee structure will address freight conditions, publicity, and finances as it prepares for a September meeting. Albert M Read advocates practical city commerce expansion through cold storage warehousing, noting vast value in bonded, perishables, and general merchandise stored nationwide.
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Havley
Greater
Washington
Association
Mons
General Association
Albert M Read
Security Storage Company
Thus City
American Warehousemens Association
Read
Reid
Eges
Tatter
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Value and Longevity
Economy is Hood's Sarsaparilla strong point with a bottle lasting longer and doing more good than any other medicine. It is the only remedy claimed to deliver 100 doses for one dollar, emphasizing affordability and efficacy.
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Hood
Washington Post views on growth and manufacture in the District
Mr Read notes Georgia orchards and Piedmont blue ridge farms supply vast apple and peach crops for northern markets. Siddons praises press support for manufacturing and the Shippers Association, warning against neglect of local industry. He envisions a Greater Washington through production and intelligent growth to rival world capitals.
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Read
Georgia
Piedmont
Blue Ridge
Washington
Asheville
Albemarle
Golden York
Imperial
Smokey Bouse Smiths
Siddons
Post
I. Biddons
Washington Post
Shippers’ Association
United States
Widow of Former Senator's Son in Detention on Larceny Charge
Edith Christiancy, 32, widow of a former Michigan senator's son, is held at the House of Detention on a petit larceny charge. She says she supports her mother and 13 year old daughter Ruth by sewing after losing savings and housing. Police say she and Ruth took a towel, bust, and two pillowcases from a rooming house on Columbia Road.
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Edith Christianey
Eaith Christiane
Isaac Christianes
Michigan
James Christianes
Gettysburg
Kravert
Ruth
Strangery
Columbia Road
Christancy
Christancy Was Arrested Yesterday Morning By Detective Hates
Lenth Precinct
Charles D Saum
Christiancy
Elliott
Tenth Precinct
Christianey
Chiigtianey
Capt Yates May Die in Boise Drill Ground Accident
Capt William Yates of Troop A Fourteenth Cavalry was thrown from his horse during drill at Boise Idaho bar racks ground on July 17 and believed fatally hurt. He graduated from West Point 1493 and hailed from Georgia. Secretary James Wilson departed from Tama Iowa for Minneapolis en route to Washington.
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Boise Barracks
Drit Grounds
Idaho
William Yates
Fourteenth Cavalry
Boisé Barracks
Georgia
IGE Men Waiting to Avoid a Show-Down
Indicted companies and officials face pending civil actions by independent ice dealers seeking threefold damages under Sherman law. Independent dealers plan to await criminal trials, arguing price increases may support civil liability even with acquittals. Estimated damages reach about 325000 with potential threefold recovery plus lawyers fees.
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American Ice Company
Chapin-Sacks Company
Neo
Fee Desiers
Secion 7
Tee
I- 18
Chapin- Sacks
Suit Against Ice Companies in St Louis
After a three week inquiry Circuit Attorney files suits in circuit court against Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Company and Merchants Ice and Coal Company alleging a price fixing conspiracy to restrain trade. The case seeks 71400 damages per company and court orders to nullify their operating charters.
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St Louis
Polar Wave Ire
Yuel Company
Ire and Coal Company
Art
Missouri
The
Polar Wave Ice and Fuel Company
C W Whitelaw
John C Muckerman
C Muckerman
H HE Pening
Otto Stifella
Ica and Coal Company
William Boeke
In &T Louis
Death of John V Clampitt linked to Lincoln case
Indianapolis July 17 John V Clampitt longtime Post Office employee who helped defend Mrs Surratt in Lincoln assassination case died today at Indianapolis City Hospital He was born in the District of Columbia in 1838 and spent many years in the West Buenos Aires era referenced by the Cleveland Leader.
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Indanapolis
Ind
John V. Clampitt
Reverdy Johnson
Surratt
Abraham Lincoln
Indianapolis City Hospital
District of Columbia
Post-Office
West
Jail Seeker Gourdain Here Cont In Prison Ambition
The article profiles Louis A Gourdain a Portuguese sounding jail seeker who seeks the Joliet penitentiary and claims to head several Chicago based financial and lottery entities. It details his four year plus sentence for fraud his plans to return investors money with interest and his petition to be returned to prison. It notes his past leadership of Louisiana Trust Bank Imperial Bank and other outfits and his indictment last May for a lottery scheme involving 1209 acres in Southwestern Louisiana sold as lots with options and high interest terms.
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Louisiana Trust Bank Company
Louisiana State Loan and Trust Company
Parish
Vermillion
Winn
Louisiana
Gourdain
Sal Gourdain
Cortelyou
Washington
Altoona
Louis
Joliet Pan
Joliet
New York
Justice Peexham
Mally
Lis
Lord
Chicago
Fohel
Knox Hayes
Grosscup
Jollet
Gourdain Save
First National Clearing House
Imperial Bank
Imperial Secret Service
New Orleans
Chemical Bank
Louisiana Trust Banking Company
Louisiana Loan and Trust Company
Federal Grand Jury
Old Territory
Post-office Department
Hibernians Arrive in Saratoga for National Convention
Thousands of Hibernians pour into Saratoga New York to attend the Ancient Order of Hibernians national convention. A morning church service followed by a grand street parade opened the events with welcome by Villete President James D McNulty. A ball for delegates and visiting groups was held at the State armory on Lake Avenue. Executive sessions begin tomorrow morning.
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Washington
Saratoga
Hibernians
Order of Hibernians
St Peter's
Dennis Moore
Utica
Father Barrett
Vermont
Villete
James D McNulty
Ric Hesey
New York
John M Farley
State Armory
Lake Avenue
Secret Washington Elopements Tie Klots to Robertson Wedding
Miss Louise Klots married Bedford S Robertson in Rockville on January 9 1905 while her parents remained unaware. The couple planned a large Washington wedding but eloped after a year and a half of courting. Robertson is a Rocky Mount Virginia businessman.
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Louise Klots
Bedford S. Robertson
Washington
Louise Klotz
Rockwire
Bedford Shatton Robertson
Rocky Mount
Henry D Klots
G Street
Dslotz
Robertson
Mrs Robertson
Rocky Mounit
Mlota
Arthur
Harry
Bulk of Estate Goes to Granddaughters in Mother's Will Case
Special to The Washington Post Cape May N J July 17 Countess de Kermel and Miss Elizabeth Kearny daughters of Gen Phil and Mrs Diana Kearny, who died here in June, have begun proceedings to set aside their mother's will. The dispute centers on real estate deeds to Mrs Powell, the daughters' aunt, and allegations of undue influence affecting Mrs Kearny's mental faculties.
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Washington Post
Cape May N J
Countess de Kermel
Elizabeth Kearny
Phil
Diana Kearny
Mme. de Kermet
Mars de Kermel
France
Mme de Kermel
Mrs Kearny
Powell
Mme de Karmel
Miss Kearny
Weather Summary From Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau
General clearing from the Rockies to the Ohio Valley with showers in the Lower Lake, Atlantic and Gulf States. Thunder showers in Montana Utah Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico. Temperatures vary, inland up after Rockies, interior east higher, west lower. Showers expected Wednesday Atlantic States and Thursday in the South Atlantic. interior west to Rockies generally fair later. Warmer in the Missouri and Upper Mississippi valleys. cooler elsewhere. Winds fresh southwest to west for European-bound steamers. Grand Banks fair. Temperatures midnight to 11 pm with highs around 85 and lows near 73.
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Dept of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Wississippi
Ohio Valless
Usko
Lower Lake Region
Atlantic
Gulf States
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Rocky Mountain
Atlantic States
South Atlantic
Interior
Rocky
European
Grand Banks
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Greater City Campaign
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Pete
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Bonner
Trust
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Icx Company
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Ice Trust
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Mrs. Suratt
Lincoln
Buenos Aires
Carlos Pel- Herint
Argentina
Cleveland
Christain Xander
Earth
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Silk
Lansburgh & Bro
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Sanders & Stayman Co
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Elopers
Cupid
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Carleton Vaughan
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Ment
Agt
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Tharp
Berkeley Rye
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Wilkens-Sheiry Printing Co
R. M. Brown
Burchell’s
Hay
Dandraff
Hatrisie
Newark
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