Ayres Campaign Against West Point Officers
Mrs. Ayres wife of Lt Col Charles G Ayres of the Fourteenth Cavalry leads a heated campaign against Col Robert L Howze and Capt L W Oliver after alleged letters to Secretary Taft. An inspector general report banished her from West Point while Col Howze denounces her as discipline harming. The suit includes a letter from Oliver describing insults and disrespectful conduct toward cadets and officers. Ayres family figures prominently with the daughter and son involved in the dispute and Col Ayres supportive of his wife's actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Ayres
Fourteenth Cavalry
R. L. Howze
L. W. Oliver
Taft
War Department
Ayres
Inspector General’s Department
William Co. Mills
Inspector General Department
Washington
Army
United States Corps of Cadets
C. G. Ayres
L. S. Cavalry
Corps of Cadets
Col. Howze
United States
Aynes
Robert
Col. Scott
Academy
Adjt
Ainsworth
Gen. Mills
Highland Falls
San Francisco
West Point
H Lscott
Santiago
Mixed 1901 1907 notices including marriages deaths
A stream of brief death and marriage notices from Philadelphia and nearby areas. Entries include Greenough Baker marriage in Philadelphia. Meenar’s funeral notice. Burckett and Downey obituaries with service details. Thompson and Bowie family notices. multiple funeral directors listed with contact details and addresses.
Postmaster General Revises Rail Mail Weighing Rule
Postmaster General Meyer issues order modifying how mail weight on rail routes is averaged per day. The change replaces the previous divisor with the whole number of days in the weighing period, modifying proportionate compensation. The measure aims to address perceived inequities between railways with different service frequencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyer
Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Department
Man Accused of $35,000 Theft Tried Suicide Upon Arrest
August Dohm a book keeper for S Bauman Co faced charges of robbing the firm of at least 35,000 after alleged deposits fell short. A rival woman sparked Dohm's infatuation and his wife testified of fear. A neighbor disarmed him when he drew a revolver, and detectives later arrested him at his Bronx home where he prepared a suicide note before transfer to headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
August Dohm
Bauman &Co
Miss Matilda
Dohm
Baumann
Columbia National Bank
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Cant. McCafferty
Central Office
Th&t
Steele
Europe
Sixth Avenue
Clay Avenue
McCafferty
Bronx
Stransky
Banker's bail for scrub woman in soap theft case
Mrs. Anna Powisky, a scrub woman at United States Express Building Rector and Trinity Place, was held in 300 bail for trial by Magistrate Moss after admitting taking a cake of soap valued at 2 or 3 cents. Charles B. Jeffreys testified to a pattern of petty theft as the building opened. A banker, Morris Engel, later posted bail and did not know Powisky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Anna Powisky
United States
Sgxpress Company
Rector
Trinity Place
Moss
Tombs Court
Charles BD. Jeffreys
Jeffreys
Mess Saia
Tombs Prison
Morris Engel
A? Albany Street
Mrs. Powisky
Powisky
Engel
Olney Elected Director for New Haven Railroad
New Haven June 7. Official announcement lists the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad directors as Henry K. McHarg of Stamford Frederick F Brewster of New Haven A Heaton Robertson of New Haven Lewis Cass Ledyard of New York Charles M Pratt of New York and Richard Olney of Boston. The roster includes notable figures from railroads finance and government. The change is read in railroad circles as a step toward a merger with the Boston and Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven, Conn
New York
Frederick F. Brewster
Standard Oil Company
A. Heston Robertson
Connecticut
Lewis Cass
Ledyard
Boston and Maine Railroad Company
American Express Company
New Haven
Charles M. Pratt
Burglars Fire On Pursuers In Ridgewood Shootout
A Ridgewood New York police officer and a resident were wounded when three Italian burglars opened fire at Fairlawn railroad station. Both victims crawled to their cars and drove home as the assailants fled. The men are expected to recover. the burglars escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgewood
N.Y
Jridgewoode
Peter Zahilalie
Herman “Jowett
John A. Zabriskie
Mr. Zabriskie
Jewett
Vanderbilt Theft Case Involves Priceless Vanity Box
Mrs. W K Vanderbilt reported a missing gold and gem studded vanity box found later in the possession of waiters Costas Meras and Carducas at Sherry's. Detectives traced items to Tiffany jewelry, a bead bag, a bank book, and stock holdings. The Hotelmen's Association urged prosecution as court adjourned examination with $2,500 bail set for each waiter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costas
Meras
Sherry
W.K. Vanderbilt
Belmont
Vanderbilt
East Thirty-ninth Street
Meras and Carducas
Tiffany
Moraga
Walter
Atock
United States Rubber Company
Carducas
Sherry’s
Yorkville
Whitman
Mail Fraud Rumor Ties Inspectors to Post Office Conspiracy
Special to The Washington Poet reports Cincinnati rumors that post office inspectors are investigating a conspiracy between the Post Office Department and certain railroads over mail transportation. Nonresident inspectors Peters, Ethe, Britton, and Cisler reported to Inspector Holmes and may be part of a broader inquiry ordered by the Postmaster General. The probe, begun last December, is said to aim at saving about $2000 yearly in maid transportation and is extending to other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cincinnati
Ohio
Manla
Post Office Department
D. W. ‘Peters
New York
H. Ethe
Indianapolis
A. B. Britton
Mrs Fairbanks Resting at Danvers Farm
MES Fairbanks resting in health after a strenuous Washington season. Mrs Fairbanks wife of Vice President Fairbanks has rented a Putnamville farm in Danvers and will spend the summer there. It is expected the Vice President will join her for much of the season, influenced by the friendly ties with Mrs Masury of Danvers, state regent of the D A Fi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Boston
Mazn
Washington
Fairbanka
Wits
Fairbanks
Putnamville
Danvers
Charles. H. Masury
D.A
Ministers beaten by mob after temperance crusade
A mob assaulted temperance crusaders who had been arrested on selling liquor. Last night, saloon sympathizers freed them from jail. One man struck Primrose in the mouth with six to eight wounds, while others also sustained facial injuries. Witnesses reported the crowd chanted against liquor as prosecutors prepared evidence against the keepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkatreawars
Pe Joy
Jal
Attuck
Primrose
Mquor
Keep
Belos
Drownings on the Thames Involve New York Promoter
Two Americans Otto Eberich a railroad promoter and civil engineer, and Mrs Emily McLean widow of a Minneapolis lumberman, died after jumping into the Thames near Civeden. The pair, seen together in London to celebrate Mrs McLean's birthday, perished in ten feet of water. Eberich left papers for Henry Guinard of Broadway. Mrs McLean and her sister Miss Sadie Memory had traveled with him from Paris. Mrs Elterich a Washington social figure remained in London during the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Bendon
G.' Otto. Huterten
Broadway
New
York
le Marquis
Thames
Civeden
McLean
Merhory
Henry’ Guinard
Europe
Vancouver
B. C
Emily Mary McLean
A. A. McLean
Minneapolis
Denver
Colo
East Thirty-first Street
Guinard
New York
Ebterich
Elterich
Washington
Paris
Isabel Irena Wall
Hiterich
Freeport
Long Island
Manhattan
Gertrude Hdmonston
New York Avenue
F. J. Rezille
Eberich
Switzerland
Berne
Sequel Talk Roils St Petersburg Czar Birthday Fete
Reports from St Petersburg in June discuss a planned sequel to the Tsarskoe-Belo event from last week during the czar birthday fete. A imperial colonel reportedly ordered the squadron to ground for Sheers for' the Emperor, and the command was given in dead silence. The colonel, who attended the czar’s camp, now faces disciplinary action with fifteen days fortress confinement. The captain faces thirty days fortress confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe-Belo
Imperal
Bhie Huzzdra
Silevice
Chinese Rebels Reported Victory Amid Turmoil
Fragments indicate insurgent activity in China with reports from the telegraph service and local accounts. The piece notes military actions and leadership figures like Ms Chow amid ongoing unrest, though the text remains unclear and incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiave
Bea
Ms Chow
Pubtiah
Dervice
Leopold Is Exonerated In Congo Tax Report
Brussels reports a two volume inquiry on Congo tax policy and administration. The commission defends the Crown’s lawfulness and argues officials preserved Berlin era liberties while denying malfeasance and any personal profit by King Leopold. The financial exhibit is noted as absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Congo
Sefem
Cyclone wrecks city in Kurrachi Iran Mumbai report
Destructive cyclone sweeps Kurrachi destroying steamers and leaving many buildings wrecked. Kurrachi, a major British India seaport, sits on the Arabian Sea near the Indus delta and hosts carpet and silverware industries with a population over 120,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
Kurrachi
Kurraches
Karechi
Britiah India
Sindh
Bombay Presidency
Stolypin May Save Douma In Critical Crisis
In St Petersburg on June 7 Premier Stolypin and the Constitutional Democrats wage a two front struggle to save the Douma. Cabinet factions clash between Stolypin supporters and Ultra Radicals as Peterhof maneuvers unfold. Indications favor Stolypin though no decision yet. The Constitutional Democrats push for a majority and may shelve compulsory expropriation and amnesty from their platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Nse
Douma
Stolypin
Constitutional Democrats
Peterhof
Suffrage Demand Echoes in Budapest Coronation Day
Emperor Francis Joseph arrived for Hungarys fortieth coronation anniversary as Socialists led a universal suffrage demonstration. Crowds shouted Give us universal suffrage from station to royal residence while police battled protesters and injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
Central News
Budapest
Francis Joseph
Hungary
Gem merchant killed in Melbourne office mystery
Bernard Bauer of a Melbourne diamond firm was found dead in his office with a crushed skull. A bag containing gems worth 60,000 dollars was missing. Police have not located the criminals or any motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
Bernard Bauer
Didmiond Merchants
North Pole search cruise sails from Port Townsend
Beattie Washington June 7 reports Captain William Mogg and party aboard the ship James Drummond sailing from Port Townsend. The expedition, backed by San Francisco capitalists and under Geological Society guidance, aims to carry every detail of a search for the north pole located about 800 miles northeast of the Mackenzie River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Geological Society
Water system debate claims urgent need and federal roles
Fragmentary OCR outlines a discussion on water supply issues and federal involvement. Names and specifics are unclear, but the text emphasizes the pressing need for a water system and mentions James O D Phelan and a federal authority in relation to the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James OD. Phelan
Worden Wins Speed Test Off Virginia Capes
The torpedo destroyer Worden led the flotilla in a 240 mile speed contest from Scotland Lightship to anchor beside the flagship Connecticut at 7 30 pm. Worden’s 22 1 2 knot time earned praise from Admiral Evans as Hopkins breaks propeller strut near Hog Island and division ships transit to Hampton Roads for President Roosevelt’s review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Norfolk
Worden
Scotland
New York
Connecticut
Evans
Hog Island
Cape Charles
Hopkins
Truxtun
Stuart
Hull
Virginia Capes
Cape Henry
Atlantic Squadron
Hampton Roads
Roosevelt
Admiral Evans
Capes
Louisiana
Maine
Missouri
Rhode Island
Virginia
Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
Tennessee
Disguised by Bandages Aims at Court in Begging Case
William Ryan, bound in bandages, was unwrapped at Morrisania police station after being arrested for begging. He fooled a patrolman and court with the “cripple” disguise, but admitted his identity at arraignment, bail set at $500. Detective O'Brien and Sgt. McKeon uncovered the ruse amid a mass of bandages. In Lexington, Dr. Arnold Frank leased William Field Farm to supply German troops, with fields to feed horses bound for Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Morrisania
William Ryan
Ryan
Barign
O'Brien
Third Avenue
138Th Street
Obrien
Howard Ryan
Sergt. McKeon
Barlow
O’brien
Kaiser
Lexington
Arnold Frank
Berlin
Germany
Emperor Wiliam
William Field
LICENSED TO MARRY IN PLEAS TO WED ACROSS STATES
The notice lists multiple couples including William and Nannie Vanckes and Ezra Dougherty and Margaret Kern, with accompanying ages and officiating ministers. It reflects a string of marriage intentions and the pastors officiating in various locales, including New Martinsriff, Duffey, Weat Newton, Selane, and Baltimore areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William £Azine
Nannie V. Vanckes
A. ‘Spencer
Thomas T. Maguire
Mario A. Harbin
Thomas H. McGuigan
Ezra J. Dougherty
New Martinsriffe
W. Va
Margaret EH. Kern
Duffey
Ohio
Weston Bruner
Augusta Frazat
Sand Marie Lithondal
Roland Cotton Smith
Leo
Day
Agnes A. Wilkins
James D. Marr
Aubrey G. Richmond
Mayme M. Grimes
Robert M. Moore
William Hoffman
Rebecca Mason
Eagh Lin
Raymond A. Nichols
G. Athe
Sweeten
Bath
Baltimore
Smith
Clarence Netter
Mary Matthews
John Richard
Health Office Deaths Reported List
Health office record shows several deaths with ages and partial addresses. John Whalen 87, Mary A Chellal 16, Rawaerd M Bateler 67, Elta J Grice 37, Mary E Arnold unknown, Gladyn Baker 6 months, Glare A Digen 17, Highland DC 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Whalen
Mary A. Chellal
Rawaerd M. Bateler
Elta J. Grice
Vet
Mary E. Arnold
Glare
A. Digen
Wash
Highland
D. C
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Burckett
Brooklyn
Jessie . Knox
Walter L. Burckett
Fairfield Street
Mount Clair
N. J
Pom
Mary Jane Downey
Thomas Downey
Gorsuch M. FE
Pour-lund-a-half
Vv Po
Philadelphia
Thompson
George Washington University Hospital
Robert Bowie
Enoch M. Thompson
Twelfth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mercy
J. William Lee
WM. H.sardo & CO
George P. Zurhorst
F Street
N. W
Adolph J. Schippert
20Th St
Pa. Ave
John M. Mitchell
Eleventh Street
S. Sergeon
Cain
Jon Th
Costello & Bro
Frank Geier’s Sons
Seventa St
John R. Wright CO
Gude
Geo
Olney
Hartford
The
Mas
Thesta Haye Banks
MES
Sumor
Massachusetts
Otto Eberich
Mrs. McLean
Man
Digit En ‘Gineer
Ber
Mra
Otto Eiberich
Czar
Duke
Fife
Leopold
Karrachi
British India
North Pole
Frieco
Lansburgh & Bro
7Th St
8Th. St
Esa
Sandy Hock
Anchorage
Dr. Frank
Baptist
Fifth Baptist Church
E Street
Seventh
R. A. Ford
Dent
Lita
Teachers” Conference
Calvary Baptist Church
Eighth
Lemuel H. Greene
D. D
Castor
P. H. Bristow
T. F. Chambers
Teachtra’ Hidle Club
Endeavor
Shiloh Baptist Church
Ith Uw
Waldron
Methodist Episcopal
Metropolitan Memorial M. E
Chinas
Epaprii League
Frank Zh ‘Seistat
Southern Presbyterian
Central Presbyterian
Southern Assembly
Corner Third
James H. Taylor
Unitarian
ALL Souls
Fourteenth
L Streets
Ulysses G. B. Pierce
Young People's Religious Union
Tenth
G Streets
Samuel H. Woodrow
W.bischoff
Christian Endeavor
NEW Church
16TH
Corcoran
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Fifteenth
Hatreeta Northwest
Traders National Basic
Tenth Street
Pennsylvania
Sosnue
Evangelical Christian Science
Sccoottigh Rite
G Street
Oliver C. Sabin
Winfield S. Whitman
Roeeting
Vnt Young Women's Christian Association
M. E. Peck
12Th
F Ste. Nw
Health Office Record
Leach
Seer Clnett
Peabody & Co
Troy
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