First Blood of Civil War Recalled at Fairfax Detail
Maj. Robert W. Hunter of Winchester saluted the Confederate cause at Fairfax Court House on the fiftieth anniversary of Capt. John Quincy Marr’s death. He attacked Chief Justice Walter Clark and other historians for claims North Carolina bore the first blood, while praising Lee, Jackson, and the South’s leaders. About 2,000 attended the Confederate reunion, with remarks from Gov. Mann and others and a diary excerpt recounting Marr’s shooting.
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Marr
Warrenton Rifles
Clark
North Carolina
Borcta
Washington Post
Fairfax Courthouse
Robert W. Hunter
Winchester
Appomattox
Maj. Hunter
Marie Robert
Old Jack
Mosby
Frof. Thorntonbere
Roanoke College
Woodrow Wilson
John Quincy Marr
Maj
Fhunter
Wairfax
Walter Clark
South
Fle
Bethel
Gettysburg
Walton Moore
Fairfax
Washington
William Hodges Mann
Virginia
J.taylor Ellyson
Thomas Smith
Warrenton
F. T. Jett
New Jersey
William A. Gordon
Robert E. Lee
Burke Station
Confederacy
Mr. Moore
Maj.Tunter
Thomas Moore
Jewell and Collinson Married in June 1911
James G. Jewell of Va and Marion Collinson of Buffalo N Y wed on Thursday June 1 1911 in a ceremony conducted by Rev John Reid Shannon D D pastor of the Metropolitan M E Church The event marks a union between two families with ties to Voudoun County and Buffalo in the period reporting the marriage news.
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Jewell
Collinson
John Reid Shannon
M. EF. Church
James G. Jewell
Voudoun County
Marion
Bufalo
Died Notices and Obituaries from 1911-1914
Several death notices and funeral announcements. Includes Mary R Carr widow of Charles H Carr. Caryl Mee Buckly relative of Jennie Murphy. Preyfuss obituary with residence on Holy Comforter. Babette Dreyfuss funeral from 1844 Holy Comforter. Miss Mary A Hands aged 65 with funeral at Glenwood Cemetery. Margaret Shugrue obituary with services at 291 Street Northeast.
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Preyfuss
Holy Comforter
Youmbin Road
Babette Dreyfuss
John T. Campbell
Park Road
Mary A. Hands
Glenwood Cemetery
Shugeut
Margaret Shugrue
County Kerr
Just Sea
Chareh
Testimony In London Supports Executors In Estate Case
Witnesses in London testified for Robert Tlee's executors denying Margaret Johnson Brown's claim to his estate as undue influence. Maids Emma Ryfeld and Alice Butler described affectionate terms between Hoe and Brown and note Brown's control after his death. Brown's daughter Claudia and her parents were also mentioned in the house in Brunswick Square, London.
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Washington Post
New York
London
Robert Tlee
Margaret Johnson Brown
Tlee
Supreme Court
Mmma Byfeld
Altice Butler
Brunswick Square
Hoe
Emma
Health Office Record of Births and Hospital Stays
A historical health office record lists numerous births with parents and infant genders, including names like Harela G and Blanche Campbell, William S and Katherine Probey, and Charles E and Mary Tibtein. It also notes patients at Washington Asylum Hospital and Providence Hospital with ages from days to years, plus entries for Treedmen's Hospital and other facilities.
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Harela G
Blanche Campbell
William S
Katherine C. Probey
Charles E
Mary Tibtein
Bey Jesse F
Helen Y. Essary
Alvin
Hattie Dempser
Alonac
Mary Ravey
Xirl W. Charles
Minna F. Wellmullnn
Philip HE
Clara FB
Coa
Leenard T
Elizabeth Mr. Chick
Albert F
Bagelman
Ramuel
Katie Goodman
Francesca
Maria Falasco
James
Floranca Poston
George EH
Rosa TL. Dakinse
Bay
Fhorpe A
Fintenes T. Wharton
Robert
Mary Carver
Hay
Sohn G. Zimmer
Washington Asylum Hospital
Carr
Providence Hospital
Harden
Sears
Frank Risen
Gort
Jul F Hako
Mary A. Swala
Luis Uihstse
Clarisa Joheteon
Nhai
Robinson
Joseph Lee
Washington
Mietoria Carter
Providenre
Everettles
Treedmen's Hospital
James Spriges
Tubercutosle Wespital
Wits
Lola
Scheib Charged With Murder After Wife's Death
New York report details Henry A. Scheib arrested for murder amid repeated detentions that day. Coroner reportedly has evidence. witness Miss Moe Blake linked to case. Chicago relatives describe Scheib and family background.
Police Raid After Midnight Poker Game
A Sixth Precinct raid broke up a poker game after a late night stake practice. One player, George H. Edmunds of 210 John Marshall Place NW, was held for permitting gaming. Ten others were released on promises to testify as Edmunds faces arraignment. Officers surrounded Edmunds residence then escorted players to the station.
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Eorge H. Edmunds
John Marshall Place
Cutchin Found Guilty After Virginia Trial
Roanoke June verdict in mayor Joel H. W. Cutchin trial finds him guilty on all four specifications. Charges centered on malfeasance misfeasance and neglect of official duty with punishment removal from office. Original nineteen counts reduced to collusion with gamblers and corrupt police control. only charges linked to disreputable places pursued.
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Sperial
Washington Post
Roanoke
Virginia
Joel WH. Cutchin
Licenses to Marry Across Counties and States
A chaotic list of couples with ages and witnessed by various reverends appears in a licensed to marry section. Names include James G. Jewell and Marion Collins, Patrick S. Tormey and Fannie Earnshaw, and many others with unclear residences and officiants.
Roddenbery Wins Fist Fight in Car Brawl
Georgia Representative Roddenbery clashed with a Black man on a moving car over seating, striking the man after an elbow jab. Speakers and bystanders separated them as the assailant was bruised and cut, with no arrests pursued and officials deeming punishment sufficient.
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Georgia
Mr. Roddenberg
Clark
James
Congress
Tace
Fght
Heflin
Alabama
Hoddenberg
Kentucky
Representative James
Roddenberg
Plotters Blew Up Fort Explosion in Managua
A government statement says the Fort explosion in Loma killed about 320 soldiers and sprang from a plot by military leaders to topple President Diez and aid President Estrada. Managua imposes martial law as liberal leaders are arrested. 117 bodies recovered, including a woman and a boy selling fruit. A Leon revolt reportedly failed due to government action.
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Washington Post
Managua
Nicaragua
Loma
Mbnerals
Diez
Estrada
Leon
Railroad Wages Advance In Amicable Settlement
An amicable adjustment ends wage dispute for Southern Railway and allied lines workers. Machinists gain 1.5 to 3 cents per hour, carmen 2 cents, boilermakers blacksmiths and sheet metal workers similar increases. About 8,000 to 9,000 men affected across Sea board Air Line Atlantic Coast Line Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio districts. Annual cost exceeds $1 million.
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Southern Railway and Allied Lines
American Federation of Labor
Carmen
Sheet Mets
Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line
Norfolk and Western
Chesapeake and Ohio
Jailed With Babes in Arms Singers From Strike Return
Irwin Pennsylvania June 1 Twelve wives and daughters of striking Westmoreland miners were returned to Greensburg county jail last night. Two brought infants. They serenaded non union miners by beating kettles and bells despite recent bail after a prior sentence for the same offense.
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Irwin
Westmoreland City
Greensburg
General Foote Near Death in San Francisco
General Lucius Harwood Foote, once U S minister to Korea and noted poet, is near death at an advanced age after severe pulmonary hemorrhages. He served in Korea from 1880 to 1884 and authored several poetry volumes including Movements of Ocean Steamers. Arrivals and sailings from New York and Southampton are listed.
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Spedal
Washington Post
San Francisco
Lucius Harwood Foote
United States
Korea
Foote
Lightning Strikes Lincoln Avenue Home Wrecks Store
A bolt struck the Collins residence at 1613 Lincoln Avenue Northeast during a thunderstorm, knocking out the rear wall and shattering fourteen panes. Mrs. Collins and her daughter Mary M. Collins, 15, were unconscious for hours with the girl in a coma for five hours. A nearby McGiverns grocery window was shattered and clerk Morwat was injured by glass. Authorities estimate property damage at $1,000.
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Lincoln Avenue
F. J. Collins
Mary M. Collins
Mrs. Collins
A. C. Miller
R. L. Spire
Nedqing
Collings
F. B. McGivern
Collins Place
Morwat
McGivern
Blass
Indian tonic allegedly given to Mrs Bull in Longfellow kin drama
Alfred Me June 1. Joseph G Thorpe of Cambridge Mass testifies at Ole Bull will hearing that Mrs Bull received doses of an Indian tonic from India. He notes a Calcutta postmarked package and says the mixture may have hastened her death. He recounts letters with Olea Bull Vaughn and explains why Olea was advised not to visit.
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India
Washington Post
Alfred
Joseph G. Thorpe
Cambridge
Mass
Longfellow
Ole Bull
Olea
Mrs. Bull
Oiea
Loving Notes to Caruso in Milan Cable Dispatch
A New York World cable from Milan reports letters between tenor Enrico Caruso and Pauline Caretti, a Sicilian beauty seeking 50 000 dollars as balm for a broken heart. Caruso says he owes nothing and will not be pressured to send money.
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New York
New York World
Milan
Italy
Eanrico Caruso
Pauline Caretti
World
Pauline
Signor Caruso
Caruso
Simpkins and Thorndyke to Wed in Emmanuel Church
Nathaniel S. Simpkins Jr of Washington and Beverly Farms and Olivia Thorndyke of West Manchester and Boston will marry at Emmanuel Church Boston on June 1 with Bishop Lawrence officiating. Simpkins is Harvard 1909. Thorndykes active in Boston North Shore society, Vincent Club member and athletic enthusiast.
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Boston
Mass
Nathaniel Ss. Simpkins, Jr
Washington
Beverly Farms
Olivia Thorndyke
John L. Thorndyke
West Manchester
Emmanuel Church
Lawrence
Simpkins
Harvard
Thorndykes
North Shore
Vincent Club
Athletice
Edison’s New Storage Battery Promises Lighter Power
Special to The Washington Post, June 1, Thomas A Edison announces a storage battery to replace heavy bulky units. He claims four to five minute charges, a suitcase sized unit for a butcher wagon, and a ten minute charge to cover about 50 miles. He envisions cheap operation and rapid recharging at each trip end.
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Washington Post
New York
Thomas A. Edison
National Electrical Light Association
Edison
Jee
AT ODDS ON LIQUOR TAXES IN ALEXANDRIA
The Alexandria board of aldermen refused to concur with the common council on the liquor license tax for the new fiscal year, leaving the ordinance as reported by the finance committee. The council had raised taxes on liquor dealers and other licensees, while wholesale and out-of-city shippers faced higher rates. The original bill now goes back to the council for action.
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Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
Alexandria Board of Aldermen
Common Council
Committee On Finance
Marbury
Alderman Field
Faulkner Dies After Service at Smoot & Co
Abbeville report states A G Faulkner dies. longtime Smoot & Co accounting worker recently took a Abbeville position as his wife and three daughters left to join him. Fire Chief Gronau Qualifies for unexpired Alexandria post. oath taken before Acting Mayor Marbury. May deeds and marriages show 62 deeds and 24 white marriage licenses issued.
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Abbeville
D. C
A. G. Faulkner
W.A. Smoot & Co
Gronau
Robert E. Gronau
Alexandria Fire Department
Pettey
Marbury
Corporation Court
Miss Mannering A Bride
New York reports actress Mary Mannering wed Frederick E. Wadsworth a year after her divorce from James K. Hackett. The couple married at the bride's home and plan a Michigan honeymoon. details note Wadsworth's age six years older and Mannering at 32.
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New York
Mary Mannering
James K. Hackett
Frederick E. Wadsworth
Mick
Wadsworth
Miss Mannering
Mrs. Wadsworth
Mr. Wadsworth
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Frederick BE. Wadsworth
Washington
Luella Peck
Julius C. Barrows
Kalamazoo
Kalama
Lawrence Wheat Marries in Washington Church
Actor Lawrence Wheat tied the knot with Miss Alice Harrie at St. Mary the Virgin Church in New York. The ceremony, officiated by Rev. George W. Atkinson, took place as Wheat prepares for performances in The Henpecke and plans a summer in Europe after a stay in Wheeling, West Virginia.
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Washington
Washington West
New York
Lawrence Wheat
Rebels Capture Abha Amid Turmoil in Arabia
Rebel Arabs seize Abha the capital, taking 8,000 Turkish troops prisoner and capturing artillery. A relief force sent to aid the garrison is routed. In Constantinople, an American railway project in Asiatic Turkey is shelved after a parliamentary vote postpones discussion to November.
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Hadirda
Arabia
Jane L
Assyria
Abha
Grand Shereef
Mecca
Constantinople
Asiatic
Turkey
Arthur Chester
New York
Chamber of Deputies
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Waltham
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