Crippen Suspect Arrested In Chicago Case
Albert C Rickward of London was seized as a Crippen murder suspect in Chicago police sting. Detectives found 32000 English notes on him, but authorities released him after questioning. Meanwhile Paris and Barcelona reports dispute Crippen’s whereabouts with Barcelona favored by officials.
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Chicago
Alvert C. T Rickward
Lornlon
Fa. Crippen
Rickward
Dr. i
TLR
Baekaya
Obituaries and funeral notices from July 1910
A jumble of obituary notes and funeral announcements. Entries include infant John Curtin, widow Mrs Collins, Sister M. Sult, Aloysius Church mass, and James Turnbourke among others with times and locations across Washington listings.
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Lo Maw
James T. Turnbourke
Atson
Blair F. Watson
BR. M. Perry
Aloysius’ Church
Frends
Wille
Farmington
Alexander D. Wildlaed
Decatur Place
Rock Creek
Building Strike Extends to Labor Row with Amalgamated Carpenters
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners Local No 132 votes to refuse working with Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners. About 1,400 union men ordered to walk off Monday morning. Slaters Union considers wage demand of 4 a day, threatening a strike if not met.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Aarge
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Brotherhood
Brotherhod
Amangamated Society
Slaters' Union
Slaters
Rawn Employee Murder at Winnetka Funeral
Detected at a funeral for Mr. Rawn, detectives for insurers questioned two suspects but no information was obtained. The Monon Railroad paused all operations for five minutes in mourning, stopping trains and work across the system.
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Mr. Coburn
Mr. Rawn
Winnetka
Hoffman
Schuettler
Monon Railroad
Rawm
Confess To Train Robbery in Goodyear Heist
Fairfield California July 22. Joseph C. Brown and Cack Dunbar Bishop pleaded guilty to the April China and Japan fast mail train robbery at Goodyear. Both men confessed to the crime and to participating in the hold up.
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China
Japan
Fairfield
Cal
Joseph C. Brown
Cack Dunbar Bishop
Goodyear
Licensed to Marry Names and Details in Baltimore Ledger
LICENSED TO MARRY Robert E Lea Wiliams 23 and Emma Nichola Green 21 both of Baltimore Md The Rev Thomas Taylor officiated The Res FW Johnson William Ludley 24 and Elsie Baltimore 22 officiated by The Rev Thomas JT Taylor
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Robert E. Lea Wiliams
Emma Nicholaa Green
Baltimore
FW. Johnson
Wiliam Ludley
Elsie Baltimore
Thomas JT. ‘Taylor
Health Office Record Births and Deaths List
Births include George and Ma Hoover twin girls and numerous other newborns to families such as Zupnik Delaney Walter Biggs Connor Fallon Spindle Hill Barnard and Redmond. Deaths span Government Hospital for the Insane residents and others with ages from 11 months to 77 years at addresses across the city.
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George
Ma Hoover
Louis
Annie Zupnik
Turner
Ida Delaney
Theodore
Amelia G. Walter
John W. E
Barbara T. Biggs
James M
Lena Connor
Andrew J
Catherine A. Fallon
Roberts
Susan A. Spindle
Ralph W
Mary E. Hill
Montgomery
Grace Barnard
Joseph W
Helen A. Smith
Joseppe
Leon Zenalethi
Philip
Marion M
Ulligan
Wayne
le Redmond
Rufus and
Annoiy Johnson
Anna Magruder
Government Hospital For Insane
Blair ¥. Watson
Louis Liberty
Frederick A. McCulloch
Ith St. Nw
Marie Funty
G St. Se
John Boyd
James G. Duncan
Michael Cohen
Et. Nw
Alvin J. Reed
R St. Nw
Edward A. Neil
John H. Curtin
St Sw
Richard Swales
St. Nw
Milared Olga Crenshaw
Mat. Nw
Elizabeth Howard
A John Lucas
Freedmen’s Hospital
Areeda, Taylor
Girard St
Edward M. Flot
Robert M. Brent
Beaning Road
Russell Brothers in Town on 190 Day Coast Walk
Three Russell brothers Jack Harry and Charles guests of the Y M C A in Washington arrive en route from New York to Los Angeles in a 190 day wager They plan to attend today s ball game and push on toward Gordonsville Louisville St Louis Kansas City El Paso Tucson and LA Their journey was briefly hindered by a minor ankle sprain and they credit the Y M C A for support
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New York
Los Angeles
New York City
Russell Brothers
Jack
Harry
Charles
New West Side
Baltimore
Washington
Washington Post
Globe
Gordonsville
Louisville
St. Louis
Kansas City
el Paso
Tucson
Young Men's Christian Association
Miss Smith Seeks Court Bar to Publication of Love Letters
New York July 22 Helen B D Smith of Stamford seeks a court injunction to stop publication of letters she wrote to Rusell Griswold during a nine year relationship. Griswold's lawyer doubts success and notes Smith received funds from Griswold while the pair never married. Smith accompanied by an engineer, William Harper, says Griswold is a schemer and vows to move on.
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New York
Helen BD. Smith
Stamford
Russell Griswold
Mr. Grisworth
McQuaid
Miss’ Smith
Miss Smith
Griswold
William Harper
Viking
James D. Smith
Roma
St. Peter’s
Russell
Rowayton
Oregon Assembly Nominees and Personal Letters Merge
A fragment from Oregon politics references the so called Oregon system and nominating candidates for governor and Congress including Bowerman Hawley and Elis amid factional strife. The text also includes a series of personal letters from Linden Lodge and Hartford dated 1908 1909 discussing dating plans poetry and travel.
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Linden Lodge
Ruzzie
Lawdy
Dr. Stilson
Adoo
Portland
Assand
Oregon
United States
Siegfrird
Congress
Jay Bowerman
Condon
W. C. Hawley
W. R. Elis
Assembly
Swisher Brothers Oil Co plans 12% dividends in WV investment
West Virginia promissory oil venture led by Charles W. Swisher seeks investors for Swisher Brothers Oil Co with 1 200 acres in Tyler and Ruehle counties and a $176 000 capital stock. Shares at par 25 each offer 12 percent starting dividends and growth as development proceeds, with subscription closing July 30 1910 in Charleston.
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West Virginia
Charles W. Swisher
Swisher
Tyler
Ruehle
W. Va
Washington
Charleston
Dearest Buzzist and Brunhilde Nicknames Revealed
A 1908 letter excerpt shows playful sobriquets for Brunhilde. It references a voyage by yacht and a request for a life line. The note mentions a route and separate cover, with Salty humor and affectionate phrases across lines and months.
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Buzzist
Brunhilde
Geliebter
Siegfried
Boy Her Alleged Affinity Sends 13 Year Old to Reform School
In Scranton Pennsylvania a 13 year old boy named Frank Roshak is committed to the Glen Mills Reformatory after alleged romantic letters from a married woman Mrs S Stine to the boy. The father sought institutional separation. Judge O Neill signed the commitment papers.
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Reformatory
Washington Post
Scranton
S. Stine
Priceburg
Mr Weed Explains Postoffice Tower Lighting
Chief Clerk Weed of the Postoffice Department explains the tower lighting as the first step toward extensive electrical installation for Washington. He cites improved beauty at night, a permanent arc-lighting upgrade, and plans to replace clock hands with legible dials and add internal heaters to prevent ice. Bats in the tower face displacement as the changes proceed.
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Weed
Postoffice Department
City Beautiful
Washington
Dia
Girls Ride Proves Fatal in Auto Crash
Special to The Washington rvad reports in Olean New York on July 22 four girls aged about ten asked hardware dealer Max Lang for a ride. His auto struck a suburban trolley car, overturned, and all were thrown. One child died at once, another died soon after, Lena Heath is listed as fatally injured, and the remaining three girls and Lang were taken to City Hospital with serious injuries.
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Washington Rvad
Olean
Max Lang
Death of 11 year old choir boy George Deale
The body of 11 year old George Deale, a choir boy from St. Mark's Episcopal Church, drowned Wednesday on the Coan River near the Potomac, was brought to Washington. Funeral services were held at St. Mark's with Dr. Devries and Rev Curtis officiating, burial at Congressional Cemetery. Deale had joined St. Mark's choir in February and was part of a 50 person excursion to Scotland, Md. The yacht accident occurred when the wind suddenly swung the boat’s boom as crew attempted to restart the engine. George Bullough of the Post Office Department tried to save him but failed. The body was recovered Thursday morning.
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R. A. Curtis
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
George Deale
Coan River
Potomac
Washington
St. Mark’s Church
Devries
Mr. Curtis
Congressional Cemetery
St. Mark's
Herbert Babcock
Edwin Tyler
William Beck
Reed
Bullough
Young Deale
Scotland
St. Mary County
Curtis
Henry Blair
Deale
George Bullough
Post Office Department
Deele
St. Mark's Choir
Import Leaders of the Year in Cotton Copper and Oil
The leading articles of export from the United States for the just closed fiscal year were cotton copper illuminating oil and wheat in that order. Cotton valued at 450000900 dollars, copper at 500000, illuminating oil at 62500000, and wheat at 47000000.
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United States
Sears
Suits Offered In Various Grays Browns and Blacks
A range of suits is offered at 15 dollars featuring gray tan brown and mixed shades plus blacks and season novelties. Higher grade suits cost up to 30 dollars and include blacks and stylish colors and materials.
Heart of Chilean consul sent to Madrid amid estate claim
Pittsburg July 22 The heart of Count Julian de Ovies Chilean consul at Pittsburg who died recently will be shipped to Madrid with affidavits as Mme Blanca de Ovies the widow pursues a large estate in Spain claiming Count de Ovies was part of a royal Spanish line. She asserts he was heir to property near Madrid including 24 parishes and a share of a vast estate.
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Pittsburg
Julian de Ovies
Madrid
Spain
Mme
Blanca de Ovies
Count de Ovies
Royal House of
Count de Ortes
Washington
Delme de Ovies
Horsewoman Bests Maniac in Yonkers Thrilling Rescue
Miss Grace Hewigan an 18 year old horsewoman from Yonkers drove a phaeton when a half dressed man leaped from bushes to board the vehicle. She used her whip to strike the intruder on the face and forehead, knocking him down as the horses bolted. The assailant lay in the road, and Hewigan regained control, suspecting the man was mentally unbalanced.
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Washington
Miss Hewison
Sothebys Sale Realizes Prices For Rare Shakespeare Works
London July 22 Sothebys continued sales of rare books and manuscripts with strong results for Shakespeare items. First folio copies led the gains with prices of £400 for the true original first folio comedies, £1,300 for the 1823 printing, and other folios fetching £310 £350 and £76 for later editions and compilations.
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Taewasningtoo Post
London
Sotheby's
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare
William
Smallpox Case Brought to Hospital After Walk from Alexandria
A man described as Tanag Mendenhack, 27, of White Oak, believed to have smallpox, was taken into custody about 9 PM at Seventh and West by a fourth precinct patrolman Hayden and removed to the smallport hospital. He claimed to have traveled from Alexandria, Virginia and to have walked to Washington.
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Padicemian
Hayden
Smallport Hospital
Tanag
Mendenhack
White Oak
Alexdititia
Washington
Dr Mitchell Under Knife At George Washington University Hospital
Dr J Ernest Mitchell a prominent local physician residing at the Iroquois apartments was operated on for acute appendicitis at George Washington University Hospital around 7 36 last night. Early reports indicate his condition is favorable and recovery chances are excellent. He fell ill Thursday morning and grew worse by evening prompting an immediate surgical operation performed by Drs Charles White and W P Carr.
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G. W. U. Hospital
J. Ernest Mitchell
Iroquois
George Washington University Hospital
Mitchell
Charles White
W. P. Carr
Ask$500 for whiskers beard clipped by jokers
Newkirck sues for 500 dollars after two companions clipped his beard in a prank. The New Jersey case moves to Paterson court to determine the value of a man’s whiskers after forty years of grooming.
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New York
Paterson
N. J
Bruno Newkirck
Newkirck
O Connell Fined in Dorchester Election Case
Boston July 22 Representative Joseph F O Connell of Massachusetts was convicted in Dorchester court of violating state election laws for distributing campaign cards at a polling place during the January city election. Judge Churchill fined him 320 dollars and he appealed.
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Boston
Joseph F. O'Connell
Massachusetts
Dorchester
O'Connell
Churchill
Ae Nc
Forest Fire Escapes Endanger Homesteader’s Life
In Negaunee Michigan a homesteader John Carlson clung to Little Lake all night to escape forest fires that razed his homestead. He later walked over burned stumps to the station and remains in serious condition from exposure. Nearby Beaudette Minnesota reports two little girls missing in the Rainy River district after a fire. Merrill Wisconsin notes refugees flooding the city as fires threaten Heinemann Gleason and Bloomville and credit H M Heinemann with saving townsfolk. Wausau Wisconsin reports fires in Marathon county causing losses near Kelley and ongoing northwest spread. Antigo and Aniwa Wisconsin regions also report settlers burned out and widespread timber destruction.
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Negaunee
Mich
Little Lake
John Carlson
Beaudette
Minn
Rainy River
Merrill
Wis
Heinemann
Gleason
Bloomville
Stanger
Heineman
St. Paul
Here
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Modern Chapel
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Thos.s.sergeon
RS. Cain
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Embbalmer
HW Street
Frank Geier’s Sons
Seventh ST
WR. Speare
F Street
N. W
Frank A. Speare
Mer
Gro P. Zurhorst
East Capitol
J. William Lee
John R. Wright CO
R. F. Harvey's Sons
Canmon
Chanel
Phon
Lex CG
Amalgamated Carpenters
Health Office Record
To-Kalon
Sherwood
Cascade
To-Kalon Wine Co
Fourteenth St. N. W
Carnegie
Nell
Pal
Rellie
Allen House
Hartford
Buzzie
R. Harris & CO
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D Streets
MR. Weed Explains
Postoffice Tower
Offa
Phaeton
Texas
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Tex
Henry Gentry
Hegre
Belton
James
DR. Mitchell
College Park, Md
Kropp
Great
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Sts. N. W
American Realty and Auction Co
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Colorado Building
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