Letters and Money Motive in Griswold Divorce Case
A wealthy Bramford society leader testifies she lent money to Russell Griswold amid a heated divorce case. She denies marrying him, says letters merely flirtatious correspondence, and notes Griswold’s temper when denied funds. The lawyer reports more letters to be released, with references to overseas and domestic correspondence and varied personal anecdotes.
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Fang
Aine
Stamford
Mra Smith
Griswold
Delaware Water Gap
Russell Griswold
Connecticut
Griswell
Bramford Society
George Ade
West
Pension boost urged for widow of harbor police leader
The police pension board will forward a recommendation to grant Lieut J R Sutton’s widow a $40 monthly pension, $15 above the standard for lieutenants. Sutton, who died recently, led harbor operations and previously served as harbor master and harbor police commander before returning to the police force with lieutenant rank.
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Police Department
Police Pension Board
J. R. Sutton
Pension Board
Lieut. Sutton
Sutton
Leutenant
Nic
Helping the Red Men in Self Support Drive
The Indian Bureau of Affairs plans a material cut in rations to Native Americans this year, aiming toward eventual abolition of gratuities as part of lifting Indians to the level of independence enjoyed by other races. Last year 17,868 Indians received rations costing $412,142. Postal bank applications surge as 240 postmasters in 36 states apply, with 535 banks in 44 states seeking postal depository designations.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Bureau
Post Office Department
Department
Prince to Shoot Alaskan Game for Bucharest Museum
Prince Nicholas de Ghika of Romania obtained a permit from the Agricultural Department to shoot game in Alaska. He is en route to gather specimens for the Bucharest museum.
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Prince Nicholas de Ghika
Roumania
Agricultural Department
Alaska
Bucharest
Guards Win Skirmish As Army Men Are Surprised
Gettysburg July 21 report says Washington militia engaged 5,000 army troops in a staged skirmish. Guards captured regULARs, horses were spooked by a bee nest, and both sides used blank rounds amid filming. Cadets led outposts and telegraph lines tied divisions together during the exercise.
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Gettysburg
Moving Picture
United States Army
Fort Myer
Engineer Corps
Washington Barracks
New York
Sravelrymen
Parade Delights Camp At Gettysburg West Virginia Militia
Gettysburg July 21 parade of the First Regiment West Virginia Militia under Col Clarence E Jolliffe drew high praise from Gen Charles D Elliott adjutant general and Lt L B Dannemiller US A praised for instruction. A light battery horse broke a leg during a training clash and was shot. epidemic of meningitis claimed six horses today. Gen Harries ill confined to tent. Capt M J Ryan of Company C First Infantry absent due to family illness. beef shipment fate from Fort Alger era hinted in incident with Capt Charles J Fox battery commander.
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Samus E. Smiley
Durand
Simms
Fox
Signal Corps
Washington
Gettysburg
Adjutant General of Pennsylvanian
District Guard
Lieut
Dannemiller
Harries
M. J. Ryan
First Infantry
Alfred R. McGonegal
Fort Alger
Charles J. Fox
Gut
Pennsylvania
Frye
Girdes
Washington camp tales and district militia supply standoff
In Gettysburg area encampment, District of Columbia militia seeks tents and supplies from Pennsylvania troops. Capt Fox notes mutual aid while Arthur Smith guides camp amenities for DC and regular troops. Generals order late patrols and a brigade officer presence as Sergt Moore reenlists after 21 years.
Stranded West Indian Sailors Struggle for Trinidad Return
Two young West Indian sailors, Jim Reno aged 17 and James Davidson aged 21, are in custody at the Fifth precinct after being left ashore in Washington without funds to return home. They claim the schooner captain forced them ashore after unloading asphalt at South Capitol Street. Immigration officials reportedly refused action, and British vice consul support is being sought.
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Trinidad
Fifth Precinct
Svory
South Capitol Street
Immigration Bureau
Jim Reno
James Davidson
Three Boys Are Prisoners For Attempted Housebreaking
Three youths Detained after alleged entry attempts in downtown stores Wednesday night Face trial at First precinct on charges of attempted housebreaking Ralph Black 17 of 3 O street NW Barry Kidwell 19 of 718 HL o street NW and Robert Clancy 17 of 448 K street NW were arrested Special Policeman Schneider saw the youths handling a skeleton key and arrested the boy who gave the name Ralph Black Detectives Mesyer and Howes later captured the other two The power may the young prisoners admit the charges.
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Ralph Black
O Street
Barry Kidwell
Robert Clancy
K Street
Schneider
Mesyer and
Howes
Joseph P Flack Dead at Garrett Park Farm
Joseph P Flack of Garrett Park died at Garfield Hospital after an intestinal surgery. A respected Montgomery County farmer, he operated the home stead for years and was known in Washington. He is survived by wife Elizabeth Bean two sons Francis and William a daughter Alberta and four sisters Mrs Elizabeth Kilian Mrs Sarah Franck Mrs Jacob Bool and Mrs Philomena Hannah. Plead for Hebrew Immigrants. A delegation led by Representative Bennet seeks admission for Hebrew immigrants about to be deported from Galveston at the Department of Commerce and Labor. Acting Secretary Cable reserved decision. Thomas E Drake improving. Thomas E Drake district superintendent of insurance is greatly improved at Providence Hospital and expected to recover rapidly.
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Joseph PB. Flack
Garrett Park
Garfield Hospital
Mr. Flack
Washington
Elizabeth Bean
Francis
William
Alberta
Elizabeth Kilian
Sarah Franck
Jacob Bool
Philomena Hannah
Kansas City
Galvestan
Bennet
New York
Department of Commerce and Labor
Supreme Court Juatles Pijour
Louisiana
Bressler
Jewish Immigrants’ Information Bureau
Cable
Thomas E. Drake
Thomas
BE. Drake
Providence Hospital
Bats in the Belfry Tower Illuminates Post Office
A Washington column describes the post office watch tower lit up like a lighthouse above traffic. Locals speculate on the spectacle, joking about Congress sessions and belfry bats as humorists supply cheeky answers.
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Luna
Big Gun Blast Kills Eleven at Fort Monroe
A fatal explosion at Fort Monroe during target practice killed eleven aboard the De Russy battery. The blast, caused by a flare-back of powder, followed a suspected hurried charge. Navy crews have automatic breech purging alarms, and Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood ordered an immediate inquiry as details from the fort arrive. Bats fled the nearby tower as panic spread through the downtown area.
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Monorail Plans Reported by Tunis Family
E L Tunis of Baltimore cites his son Howard Tunis inventor of a monorail car, saying American Monorail Company will build a Washington to Baltimore line within a year. Local traction men say they have heard nothing. The car could reach 125 mph, enabling a Washington to Baltimore trip in about 20 minutes. Proposals include Baltimore to Washington line and routes Boston to Baltimore, Philadelphia to Atlantic City, and a Washington to Point Lookout line at the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay.
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Baltimore
Howard Tunis
American Monorail Company
Washington
Tunis
Tunlsg
Point Lookout
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Boston
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Hotels Guests List Across Cities in United States
A long OCR list details guests staying at major hotels in Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia and other cities. Entries include names such as H W Bowman John Pharwond Oscar Schmidt and P J Perkins with affiliations to Willard St James Shoreham Ebbit and other properties. The fragment shows a broad roster of travelers by hotel and city.
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H. W Bowman
Frank T. Carpenter
J. R. Wagner
Ratelch
A. L. Stator
Willard
Chicago
John Pharwond
Frank C Sage
Ital
Elgh
D. C. Willams
Ebpitt
Edward Metz
Richard Merz
F. ¥. Bonnar
Arlington
F. McCormick
M Hudgon
R.S. Draper
H. F. Wilkins
New
York City
O. R. Sanders
St. James
Oscar Schmidt
William W. Davis
H.W. Bris ‘Ham
William Frezét
Eastwich Wood
J C. Larkin
Alfred Rosenstein
Mignon Oxon
Darid Davis
C. F. ‘Thachnor
H.W Becker
Raletah
A. A. Lisle
Harry
Birch
Ebbitt
G. Lester Willtiams
B Morrison
O L. Cummins
Thomas Kaveny
W. A. Sawyer
M. Mayde
J. L. Willoughby
Raleign
M. J.’ Wilson
R. Wilson
H. A. Roemer
Riggs
H. A. Davies
Shorehan
Charles Hayer
H. A Wattenschultz
W. N
Thomas
W. A. Britton
Asheville
Atlanta
Atlantie City
Bismarck
Oak
Buffalo
Cincinnat
Ohio
Cheyenne
Colo
Galveston
Tex
Helena
Mont
Indianapolis
Int
Jaxkoonville
Mis
Santas City
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
New York
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Omaha
Ser
Pittsburg
St. Louis
St. Prut
Minn
San Frenchea
Treamn
Weck
Vicksburs
Mins
Hurt as autos crash in Narragansett wreck
Prominent New York couple Mr and Mrs Henry Decopper and Mr Jeremiah P Robinson escaped death when their touring car collided with Dr H Rolfe Browns vehicle on the Matunuck road at a sharp turn. Mrs Robinson sustained injuries and Dr Brown fractured a wrist. Passersby aided the injured and the cars were left wrecked on the roadside. Decopper, a noted summer resident and governor of the Point Judith Country Club, was among the injured party.
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Washington Post
Narragansett Pier
R. I
Henry Decopost
New York
Jeremiah P. Robinson
Wakefield
Decoppet
H. Rolfe Brown
Providence
Matunuck
Mr. Decoppet
Point Judith Country Club
Six Injured in Auto Trolley Collision Near Westville
Six occupants of an automobile near Westville were injured when the car struck a trolley. The victims include Mrs Jennie Burton and her daughter Ruth Burton both seriously hurt, plus William Cowgill driver, Mrs Cowgill, Mrs Walter Woolley with internal injuries, and Mrs Joseph Best with a broken wrist. They were taken to a Camden hospital in serious condition. The car was reported to have been traveling at high speed before impact.
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N. J
Westville
Jennie Burton
Ruth Burton
Wiliam Cowgill
Col Chine
Cowgill
Walter Woolley
Joseph Best
Burton
Ruth
Pacific Fleet to Valor Paraiso Chile Centennial
The first division of the Pacific Fleet with armored cruisers California Colorado Pennsylvania and Washington will sail from San Francisco on August 14 for Valparaiso Chile to take part in the Chilean centennial celebration arriving September 1. They will coal at Chimbote and return to San Francisco around October 22 with the Washington to join the Atlantic Fleet at Hampton Roads after leaving Valparaiso. Robert Bacon Jr begins work as confidential clerk to Assistant Secretary Andrew in the Treasury, a Harvard athlete and former varsity crew captain. Post Want Ads are free in The Post. Weather service reports unsettled conditions in parts of the Northeast and Midwest with thunderstorms and showers, fair elsewhere, and variable winds along coasts and across regions. Tide tables show highs and lows for the day. Potomac river water levels near Harper’s Ferry are muddy. Harry Hughes, a Black man, is sought on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing clothing valued at about 100 dollars from William Scott. detectives plan to bring him back from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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San Francisco
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Atlantic
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Eighth Street
Death by own action shifts to private funeral
William Lyons, alleged book maker, hanged himself at the Sixth precinct station. His widow, Mrs. Julia Lyons, remains in shock at 206 Indiana Avenue Northwest. Only a few friends attended the funeral at Congressional Cemetery with Rev. J. M. Belt officiating. none of Lyons' family were present.
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Sixth Precinct
Congressional Cemetery
J. M. Belt
Chapel of Lee
Insiana Avenue
Julia Lyons
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