Rabid Dogs Rise With Heat. Five Weekly Average
The Bureau of Animal Industry reports a record summer of rabies cases in Washington dogs. Since June 1, about 140 dogs have been examined for hydrophobia with most testing positive. Three brains were tested yesterday. Policemen have killed several suspected mad dogs after bites, and heat is blamed for the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
A. M. Farrington
Bureau
Farrington
Pound
Broderick
Ninth Precinct
William Snyder
Florida Avenue
Snyder
Robber Triggered by Scream Scatters in Northwest Home
Mrs. John S P Coleman at 1763 Willard Street Northwest woke to a movement in her bedroom and screamed as a Negro intruder ransacked a bureau. The burglar fled through a rear door with a single stolen $1 bill. Police suspect the same man linked to a similar theft at Thomas J Travis of 621 K Street Northwest, where an entry was made by removing a window screen and only a $1 bill was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S P Coleman
Willard Street
Thomas J Travis
K Street
Coleman House
Travis
Veteran Washington postman Carew dies after illness
Albert J. Carew long serving Washington letter carrier died at his home 1408 Newton Street Northwest after a lingering illness. Born in Rochester in 1843, he served in Battery Second New York during the Civil War. He joined the Washington post office in 1866 and worked under twelve postmasters. Survived by wife and ten children. Funeral arrangements not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Carew
Washington Force
Newton Street
Mr. Carew
Rochester
N. Y
New York Field Artilery
Washington
Washington Post Office
Margaret Smith
Francis Styne
Fern ©. Runjon
Irene G. Carew
Mary A. Carew
Pauline Carew
Harriett Carew
Bolton Carew
Jerome Carew
Samuel Carew
Hayfield on Pennsylvania Avenue after trolley crash
A trolley car in front of the Post Office Department building shed a large load of forage, turning the wagon on its side and spreading hay across Pennsylvania Avenue. Four horses pulling the wagon pulled the hay onto the tracks, halting traffic as streetcar conductors and motormen, aided by a mounted officer, cleared the mess. Theodore Roosevelt or Mayor Gaynor could have pitched hay there yesterday, as a crowd watched the hayfield scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Roosevelt
Gaynor
Pennsylvania Avenue
National Capital
Post Office Department
Treasury
Capitol
Exposition of Hygiene Seeks U S Delegation for Dresden Exhibit
Health Officer Woodward secretary of the American Public Health Association was asked to form a national committee to represent the United States at the International hygiene exhibition in Dresden from May to October 1911. Dr Emil A Lingner, exposition commissioner, discussed the matter in Washington with War State and Navy officials. Woodward will bring the issue to the association’s Milwaukee meeting September 5-9.
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Woodward
Dresden
American Public Health Association
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cuba
Emil A. Lingner
Washington
War
Navy
Association
Milwaukee
Soldier Fined for Carrying Gun at Fort Myer
Soldier Charles A. Bryant stationed at Fort Myer was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon after displaying a Colt pistol to friends. Detective Jon Grant intervened. Bryant was tried in police court and fined a sum specified in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergi
Charles A. Bryant
Fort Myer
Sam
Jon Grant
Bryant
Wor meeteriatgisy Sutton a non felon in police court
Wor meeteriatgisy Sutton appeared in police court yesterday charged with breaking and entering a house at 1773 Ninth Street NW. Pawn tickets showed items he pawned, bought during a hard spell, and locksmith skeleton keys on him confirmed his claim of no felonious intent. He was allowed to forfeit $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohn Sutton
Sutton
Ninth Street
Sweeny
Green
Washington Post trip winner returns from coast to coast tour
James J. Roche steward of the Arion Club returned to Washington after a three day journey totaling 10000 miles from the Jeffries Johnson fight trip. He praises Post support and hospitality, recalls visits to Pacific coast watering spots Santa Catalina Island and Colorado Springs, and says he plans to thank friends with action when time allows.
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Arion Club
An Reno
James J. Roche
Washington
Roche
Washington Post
Pacific Coast
Santa Catalina Island
Typographical Union
Colorado Springs
Denver
Boosters of Dixie Seek Col Roosevelt Aid in Atlanta Meet
Executive officers G Grosvenor Dawe and Charles Fiall Davis travel to New York to confer with Col. Theodore Roosevelt about the next Southern Commercial Congress meeting planned for Atlanta. The executive committee will meet there to coordinate with the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce ahead of a large gathering of Southern business delegations.
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New York
Col. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Southern Commercial Congress
G. Grosvenor Dawe
Charles Fiall Davis
Petersburg
Congress
Atlanta
Outlook
New Orleans
Johnston Wills $50 and One Fourth of Wealth for Memorial
Mrs. Belle A. Johnston by her will dated April 29 1910 leaves $50 and one quarter of her wealth to St Marks Episcopal Church to be used in erecting a memorial. She had long been a church member and wished to leave something substantial toward church maintenance despite ill fortune and declining health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Memorial
Belle A. Johnston
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Negro Bicycle Theft Incident Near Capitol Grounds
James Keys of 361-2 Hanover street told police three white men jumped him as he rode a bicycle through Capitol grounds late Sunday night. He was knocked from the bike, his coat and tires were taken, and he cannot identify the assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Keys
Hanover Street
Capitol Grounds
Jones Family Domestic Row Ends With Soup Ladle Claim
In a police court hearing the Jones family gathered as Bessie Jones defended dunking Walter Jones with a soup ladle. Walter had earlier asked for peace, but his relatives crowded the proceedings. Judge Pugh discharged Bessie without reprimand and warned future trouble could bring Walter a harsher fate.
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Beasie
Walter
Yelept Jones
Jones
Familly
Meéde
Commodore
Bessie Jones
Bessie
Policeman Jones
Lawyer Jones
Mother Jones
Bessia
Three Arrests Reported For Minor Offenses In Police Net
Central office detectives yesterday arrested Ashton Curtin 1607 Marion street for petty larceny after allegedly stealing drugs from his employer and selling them for personal use. Christian Seitz a 48 year old saloon keeper in Prince George county Maryland was arrested on warrants charging nonsupport of his child. William H. Jones a 23 year old barber was taken into custody after a dispute over $1 led to his alleged taking of a baseball suit from John Cuffy 1019 street southeast as security for the debt.
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Central Office
Ashton Curtin
Marion Street
Christian Seitz
Prince George County
Seitz
Wiliam H. Jones
John Cuffy
Street
Jones
Cuffy
Thomas E Drake Buried in Washington Funeral Rites
Thomas E Drake was buried at Rock Creek Cemetery after funeral services at his home and a Methodist ceremony led by Rev Clarence Wise. Daniel Curry, acting superintendent, is expected to succeed Blake with Rudolph on vacation. Curry is seen as the logical appointee for the District Insurance Department.
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Daniel Curry
Blake
Earl Cranston
Thames 2
Drake
Rigg Place
Clarence Wise
Jowr Circle Methodist Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
Cuno Rudolph
Insurance Department
Rudolph
Curry
Missing Maryland girl denies gypsy abduction tale
John C. Small of Trappe, Md., says his daughter Nellie C. Small vanished Wednesday and denies she was lured by gypsies. He suspects a fortune teller near Baltimore, who disappeared about the same time, yet police have found no trace of Nellie in Washington or elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Small
Trappe
Talbot County
Nellie C. Small
Small
Washington
Baltimore
Nellie
Truthfulness Rewarded In Police Court
In police court Judge Auskam fined George Brown nine dollars for stealing twelve chickens. Brown’s companions George Smith and Harry Barrett received four dollars apiece after claiming they were not involved. Brown admitted guilt and later testified the others helped him raid the roost and dispose of the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aus Kam
George Brown
Brown
George Smith
Herry Barrett
Missing bricklayer Kerr sought after Wednesday disappearance
William Kerr a 62 year old bricklayer is missing from his home at 515 Thirteenth Southeast relatives appeal to police for search. Kerr is described as 6 feet 9 to 10 inches tall about 175 pounds with gray eyes mustache and hair. He wore a black suit tan shoes and a brown fedora when he left home. Relatives do not believe he is harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kerr
Thirteenth Southeast
Kerr
Illness feigned escape from Freedmen's Hospital reported
Karl Davis a 17 year old Black ward of the board of children’s guardians escaped from Freedmen's Hospital after being moved from Blue Plains. Physicians doubted his illness, but treated him until he slipped away in clothes unseen by staff. A nurse later found the bed vacant. Also noted is A B Beck elected traffic department manager of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Bureau Baltimore, succeeding H R Kealhofer who left June 1 for Montgomery Alabama. Beck to start August 1 in Baltimore.
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Karl Davis
Board of Children’s Guardians
Freedmen’s Hospital
Davis
Blue Plains
Agill
A. B. Beck
Department of Investigation
Traffic Service Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Bureau
Baltimore
H. 3. Kealhofer
Montgomery
Ala
Beck
Old Comrades Overture and Ballet Jokes Menu
Medley style program listing excerpts and pieces including Old Comrades Overture to the Ballet Joke Habanern Mexican Kinsen Watts Unrequite a Love Fantasia The Opera Mirror Chilean Dance Banana Excerpts from The Fortune Teller Medley The Sunny South The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Habanern
Watts
Medley
A D Willard Buried One of the Government’s Oldest Employees
Funeral services for Alexander Drummond Willard, long time War Department employee since 1865, were held at his residence 2201 Decatur Place Northwest. Interment in Rock Creek Cemetery. Born in New Portland Missouri, Bowdoin and Columbia Law School graduate. He died while vacationing in Farmington Maine. Survived by son Arthur C Willard and daughters Mrs B A Knapp and Mrs J D Cutts.
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Alexander Drummond Willard
Decatur Place
Rock Creek
Mr. Willard
New Portland
Bowdoin College
Law School
Columbia College
War Department
Farmington, Me
Arthur C. Willard
City
B. A. Knapp
J. D. Cutts
Farmington
Benjamin W. Cox Buried In Washington Home Funeral
Funeral services for Benjamin W. Cox, an octogenarian former merchant, were held at 1329 FR street NW with Rev. E. F. Bittinger officiating. Burial took place in Congressional Cemetery. Cox, born in Pennsylvania, moved to the city before the Civil War, worked in fish then clothing, and retired about 25 years ago. He is survived by two children, Amanda King of Fords Stores Maryland and Gilbert Cox of Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spansey
Benjamin W. Cox
Atlantic City
N. J
E. F. Bittinger
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Congressional Cemetery
Mr. Cox
Pennsylvania
Amanda King
Fords Stores
Gilbert Cox
Baltimore
Columbia Comedy A Magnet At The Columbia Theater
A critic reviews the Columbia Players rendition of Pudd n head Wilson at the Columbia Theater praising the cast led by Walter Wilson and Emelie Melville. The piece blends Mark Twain’s tale with comedy as a crowd of patrons in white attire enjoys the show and chocolate sundaes after the performance. A genuine negro quartet performs popular Southern melodies between acts.
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Mark Twain
Columbia Players
Columbia Theater
Ball Park
Pudd’nhead Wilson
Reno
Twain
Columbia
Walter Wilson
Pudd'nhead
Emelie Melville
Roxy
Paul McAllister
Chambers
Frederic Forrester
Frank Campeau
Everett Butterfield
Arthur Ritchie
Stanley James
Frank Shannon
Joseph Hazelton
Edwin H. Curtis
Phyllis Sherwood
Carrile Thatcher
Joseph Redmond
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Mount Rainier
Tacoma
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Mount Hood
Mount Baker
America
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Pacific Northwest
Globe
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Coast
Royal North Coast Limited
Standard
Touris
Chicago
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Puget Sound
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Pacific
Mmill, Dinstaut St
Yan
House & Herrmann
Sts
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Friedlander Bros
9Th & E Sts
Sanitary Grocery Co., Inc
Ces
Pelton Brown
Henry Evans (Inc
F St
E. Z
Bette
YOO
O’donnell’s
Rexall Drug Store
Spalhive
Wilhelmina
Earth
Arch
11Th St. N. W
Washington, D. C
Ai T Mit
Niagara Falls
R.R
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C. Lansburgh Furniture Co
Ninth St
Berkeley
Wirs
John
Coleman
Hayfield
TTCO
City Bulletins
Arlington Bottling Co
J. D. Hird
Cheraint
Altamont
SIG
Grogan's
John T. Crowley
Lilith
M. A
John Sutton
Boosters OF
Dixie
Ulin
Joneses
Thomas E. Drake
John Small
Kealhofer
Iowa Circle
Jonus Kamper
Mualeian
Telke -Lindpaininer - Roberts
Linke Tobani
A. D. Willard
Wilson
Malni
Heart of Nature
Canadian Rockies
iTenewatae Park
Rocky Mountains
North America
B. M. Newbold
Fifteenth
G Streets
George W. Boyd
Broad Street Station
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Claflin Optical Co
New York Avenue
Brangh
St. N. W
John F. Ellis & CO
Penn. Ave
C. A. Muddiman & Co
12Th St
Ecg
Andrews
Ave
H.W
Addrem
Kramer
Prez
Ineee
Chevy Chase Lake
DR. White
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Prince Albert
Randle Highlands
U.S
Dupont ¢Irele
U. S. Realty Company
Tth
Pa. Av
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