Funeral Directors Companies and Names in Local Trade
A fragmented notice lists several funeral directors and undertakers including J WILLIAM LE, GEORGE PEARHORST, WENDLE & BAYLISS, THOS B R NALLEY & SON, W R SPEARE, and JOHN M MITCHELLS. It references location cues such as 940 F Street N W and notes various firms offering embalming, embalming and undertaker services in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costello
GI Grier
John R
George Pearhorst
Ann Hewat
Fragmentary notes on a historic tragedy and trial
Fragmented readout mentions a well known tragedy, figures, and a court case. It refers to the detective, Moyer, Pett, and an orchard setting. The text hints at a contested confession and a chief executive facing a legal action.
German Officer Death After Self Inflicted Wound
Fragmentary wartime report recounts a German officer, Captain Tomball Proest, dying by self inflicted wound following a violent incident near Cantril Park. The page contains garbled names and stray phrases but notes the officer’s fatal act, location, and surrounding confusion amid battle.
Survivors Arrive as George W Elder Reaches Astoria
The George W Elder brings 67 survivors to Astoria Oregon after a disaster involving the Columbia. Officers of the San Pedro aided in rescues, towing lifeboats to Eureka. The wreck of the Columbia claimed many lives while survivors describe acts of kindness by the San Pedro crew. The latest lists show 308 saved and 40 crew, with 16 missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilder
Oregon Port
San Pato
J Sen
Columbia
San Pedro
Eureka
San Diego
Cal
Eigen
Tn Giants
Iss Hazel Incl
Saka
Miss AB Corneil
Sms
Virtus
Marriage Notice From Townes Gloucester Pair
Mea Lan and Ma gannon announce plans to marry in Yon Town, with the ceremony expected at a local venue. The couple lists several family names and a group of friends as witnesses, indicating a small town celebration centered on community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fane Wien
Destmaan
Alawkles
Turn Down Union Mee Declines to Hold Peace Conference
The Huployera Association rejects a peace conference with the bricklayers union and halts arbitration efforts. Secretary Elliott reported the open shop issue remains unresolved as President W J Bowen and leaders expect decisive steps. An afternoon meeting between union boards and association executives is planned to decide next actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckiryers
Huployera Association
Bricklayera Union
Iabor
Elliott
Bricklayers Union
Executive and
Arbitration Boards
Thranon
Vnous Sources Union
Nop Union
W J Bowen
International BrickvGure and Stone Masons
Caton
The
Maater Bricklayers Association
Beleklagers Anton
Noted Judge Carson Seeks Adoption Amid Family Tragedy
George W. Carson, 77, longtime Watt County judge and twice sheriff, seeks adoption of children amid a murder case involving his son Newton and Newtons wife Mary Banks. Carson, who never married, faces disputes over his estate valued near 40000 and alleged feuds with Mary Banks and the Truth family. The Wall Circuit Court granted permission for the adoption as investigations into the murder proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Campton
George W Carson
Tale
Watt County
Wall
Jude
Carson
Sulla
Taulbee Ty
Mary Bankes
Carson Wis
George Benks
Newton Tautos
Newton Trutoe
Mary Banks
George Banks
Gorge Boks
Stein
Bagkuse
Wolf County
Bare Children Experiment Shocks Chicago University
Frat Fred Starr of Congo fame declared that children should wear no clothing until age ten at a Chicago University event. Seven professors will test cures for family issues in a specially built paradise at Bitty alxta Street and Lexington Avenue, an experiment costing over $300 in the exclusive South Side. The participants include Prof Edwin Erle Sparks, Prof Harcy A tise, Prof Chike B Whittler, Dr Charley Frew, and others associated with the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Starr
Congo
University of Chicago
Bitty Alxta Street
Lexington Avenue
Starrs Laweries
Dentail Utopia
South Side
Edwin Erle Sparks
Harcy
Tiselaw
Chike
Whittler
Tianerity Law School
Charley Frew
Mmuspaugh
Andrew
Doctor Is Exonerated in Ninth Circuit Case
The Ninth Circuit upheld a verdict favoring Dr Cormon in a medical negligence suit brought by Mile Peyronette. Peyronette alleged improper appendicitis care caused sloughing and a severe complication after an ice bag was applied for thirty three days. The court found negligence and causation established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasmingon & Faris
GLH
Cormon
Mile Peyronette
Manuel
Baden Grand Duke Likely to Commute Death Sentence
Berlin report says the Grand Duke of Baden opposes capital punishment and is expected to commute the death sentence, signaling a potential clemency move. The announcement stresses his opposition to death and implies forthcoming imperial or regional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baden
Berlin
Grand Duke of
Second Victim Dead Police Condemn Cops as Cowards
New York July 2. Franky Warner killed Esther Norling and wounded John C Wilson, a crowd captured him and he remains comatose. Wilson died tonight at St Vincent Hospital. Warner is in custody with no skull fracture, but brain concussion and severe shock. An inquiry blamed police for the escape of the suspect and many officers face possible charges of censure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Franky Warner
Blauck
Warner
Esther Norling
John C Wilson
Wilson
St. Vincent Hospital
Bellenge Hospital
Coudiben
Crtea
Karlsruhe
Art Hall
Tun
Auchatenbureh
Distinguishea
Mulkerry Street
Tye
Han
Ean
Karler
Hall
Bingham
Greas
Tam
Frank H Warner
Mel Bether
C Norling
Forty Second Street
Pittsburg Storm Swept Twenty Cottages at Resort
A July storm at a summer resort near Pittsburgh drenched the area with record rainfall. Lightning struck the residence of Col W C Connelly, stunning twenty cottages and triggering a bucket brigade fire. Cleveland endured a blackout, wind uprooting trees and damaging structures along the lake shore and at amusement parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittebure
Col Woc Connelly
Sunlding
Cleveland
Gtree
Bre
Virginia Bride Ties Canadian in Quiet Philadelphia Nuptials
Special to The Wamnington: Benjamin Pendleton Hodges of Virginia, scion of a historic family, marries Miss Chloe Elizabeth Lay of Montreal at the home of Mrs. Paterson in West Logan Square. Rev JR Miller officiates. Lay, a writer, met Hodges during a 7 Battle of Manassas data trip and soon became engaged as Hodges visited the North. In other news, a near disaster at the navy yard occurred when deteriorated powder in the battleship Illiuis could have caused a blaze. crew removed it to the river and inspectors may face court martial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wamnington
Philadelphia
Benjamin Pendleton Hodges
Stonewall Jackson
Abingdon
Ya Wis
Hodges
Tiestan
Avy
Illiuis
Escapes From Tombs Prison By A Trusty Warden’s Aid
An inmate named Frank Snyder, serving time on Brockwell Island, slipped the 20 foot prison yard wall and fled in a wagon. Known for his popularity, he had been kept in the Tombs as a wardens helper. He disappeared after failing to return from an outside duty during a yard watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Snyder
Prion Yard
Brockwells Island
Laken
Funeral of Charles Davies Held at Oak Hill Chapel
The funeral for Charles Davies, a Pension Office clerk for 27 years, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 from his late residence 919 Sixth Street Northwest. Services follow at Oak Hill Chapel with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. Davies, born January 1894 in Carlow Ireland, came to the United States as a youth, studied law, served in the Fifth New York Heavy Artillery, practiced law in Turners Berry, and was noted for his literary gifts and public speaking. He was a devout Episcopalian and communicant at St Mary Ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gnares Davies
Pension Iorce
Sixth Street
Celock
Beervices
Oak
Davies
Mra
Laura Davies Wis
Carlow
Ireland
Seward Au
New Fork
Eivil
Ebtate
Fifth New
Turners Berry
Ani
Artor
Davies Mast
Ghurgh
Se' Marwaree
Portrait Company Solicitor Arrested on Theft Charge
A portrait company solicitor, Diamond Samuel W Humt of Vendome Hotel, is accused of grand larceny. The police allege Adalay Piersing gave a gold link bracelet to be inserted with a finished diamond, which disappeared. Detectives searched the suspect and recovered tickets, including one for an old bracelet, at the Sixth Precinct station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel W Humt
Vendome
Roger Frama
Seventh Street
Bicyele Potecrar McCarthy
Adalay Piersing
K Street
Hunt
Piersing Aald-Wee A. Sol
Hunt Haa
Husband and wife exchange suit for absolute divorce
Mrs Scott sues her husband in District Supreme Court seeking a total divorce and alimony amid counter charges of contaitotusness and violence. The case stems from a cross bill filed by Mrs Scott against her husband, who recently sued Mrs Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Alice B Scott
Twent
Fourth Street
District Supreme ‘Court
Scott
Two Killed and Five Injured at Cleveland Dock Scaffold Collapse
Two iron workers from Cleveland died and five others were injured when scaffolding collapsed at the Pittsburgh and Conneaut dock today. The victims are A Matson and B Huick, both from Cleveland. Rescue crews responded quickly to the accident scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneaut
Picitsburg and Conneaut
A Matson
B Huick
Cleveland
Structural Iron
MCA Roof Gang Lectures Attract Youth Through Free Talks
Dr Charles J Bushell opened a series of lectures at the MCA on the topic Public playgrounds and the linking of development. The free lectures drew many young people from the area with illustrations showing playgrounds and methods of enjoyment for boys and girls in other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MCA Roof Gang
Charles J Bushell
Missing Cashier Dying In Pueblo Under Alias
Special to The Washington Post reports from Puebla Colorado that William FB Walker, an absconding bank cashier from New Britain, Conn, is believed dying in Pueblo under an assumed name. He told a close friend of his flight and fear of imminent death. Police and sheriffs are canvassing hospitals and roaming houses to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Puebla
Colo
New Britain
William FB Walker
Pueblo
Walker
Beng
Police
Sherif
Het
Fire Destroys Milton Paint Shipyard at Rye N Y
A major blaze at Milton Paint shipyard in Rye New York nearly destroyed the yard and several small racing yachts. Firefighters aided by Rye residents and club members battled the flames under supervision of William Barclay Parsons and Lieut 0 ME Beach. Several yachts and motor boats were moved into the water to save them. damage exceeded $4000. Origin of the fire is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Paint
Rye
American Yacht Club
William Barclay Parsons
Soldier rescues woman in carriage collision on Park Avenue
Army officer Capt Jeremiah T Humphrey of the Twenty second United States Infantry saved Mrs Adams Sachs of Mount Bethel when a collision sent a carriage into prancing horses. He jumped free, seized the horse bridle, and pulled Mrs Sachs from danger while her sister Mrs Katharine Pahret escaped with minor injuries. Mrs Sachs suffered a bad head injury but survived.
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Jovenita
Washington
N J
Jeremiah T Dumphrey
Twenty Second United Hates Infantry
Astrict
Adams Sachs
Mount
Humphrey
Heather
Mrs Sachs
Harms
Sacha
Hermit Song Genius Charles Weiss Dies in Poorhouse
Charles Weiss, once a famed European song genius and friend of Mendelssohn, dies in the county poorhouse after failing to find success in the United States. Born in Germany seventy nine years ago, he performed in grand opera across Europe before emigrating seeking fortune. His circle included renowned singers Standigl Joanna Wagner and others as he retreated toLonighang mountains becoming a hermit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Weiss
Atperten
Allentowo Pa
Europe
Charles Welas
Germany
Weiss
Mendelssohn
Standigl
Jagso
Elijan
England
Joanna Wagner
Herr i Bteger
Lonighang
Murder story and railroad changes headline in July news
Police investigate James Watson's tale of an elderly Philadelphia resident killed and burned to conceal the crime. The report covers alleged murder details, an arrest status, and contrasting witness accounts, alongside news that the New Haven and Hartford line introduces a new suburban rail system with steam replaced by electric power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holly Beach
James Watson
Anglesea
Philadelphan
Schindter Smith
Thin Place
Watson
Watson Sava
Repi
Schmidt
Silth
Mary Nand
Lance Watson
Salem County
New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Rich Recluse Murdered in Cranes Hollow Home
Amsterdam July 4 Willam McLachlan a recluse living on a farm near Cranes Hollow was found dead last evening with eight stab wounds in bed. Three wounds pierced vital organs. The body showed no sign that money or jewelry was disturbed. McLachlan, 62, was said to be worth about 700 dollars and earned income repairing locks and guns. Motive unknown.
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Amsterdam
Willam & McLachlan
Smell
Cranes Hollan
Porta
McLachlan
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Haywood
Steumenberg
Darrow
Supreme Court
Wealth
Frasch
Fturanon Ly Charence
bin Nollywood Ake
Arteles
Eh Minera Magazine
Peter Tion
Wetlon
Aly
Lyon
sUlacks
Geo E Shaffer
Wesin
Moyer
Petty
Carlos Waddington
Mlle
Carrie Waddington
Yoane Nein
Brussels
Sinot Bimacela
Cfty
Ernest
Central Park
New York City
Minton
Tomball Proest
Rman Armoit
Hope
Gtr
Genett
Joseph Genetal
Mts
Joseph
Astoria
George Wo Elder
George W Elder
Columba
Buraka
Ewart
Ole
Robin
San Kranchee
Santa Ane
Dolson
Sputh Broderick
Detimson
Bruterfekt
Dtrocestex
Grant Klos
Wite Sanger
Decsan
Povientite
Waddy St Louis
John
Feetey Portia
Orr Styen
Nebrovoph
Tara
Dewer
Eanna Grean
Creteland
Nana
Elon
Tle
Dider
Uyeda
Pennle
Portiint
Gregon
Anu
Health Office Record
Wemmtel
Mabel
Girhart Smi
West
Tenreronce
Davis AL Marka Ley
Tokalon
Whyte
Ofc At
UNION
Kentucky
Prof Star
Tex
Chicago
Pri
Carl Hall
Stelloh Hausen
Bingfum
Wulah
Eighth Street
Charles Keller
East Pitty
Spalding
Mlas Norling
Joan Caham
Latters
Waverley Place
Hingea
Pitisburg
Virginian
Benjamin P Hodges
Miss Lay
Colieateng
Manaseas
Charles Davies
Penson
Oak Hall Cemetery
Colorado
Humphreys
Dunder Horse
Employment Department
United States
Smith Premier
Smith Premier Typewriter Co
Eleventh Street
N. W
Buly
Marah
Parkvenue
Grand Centra Sialon
Morarnamack
New Haven and Hertford
Toewt
Through Xpresses Ag
New York Central
Nessinger
Rochelle
Grand Cestral
Fe Grand Centra
Crapiot
Whale
York Central
Ord Rue
Pellim
Ohio
S. Weles
Jersey City
N. J
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