Man Hunt Seizes Pruitt After Fatal Shot In Md Mansion
Edward Steele, a Washington Navy Yard employee living in Prince George County, was fatally shot at the old Naylor mansion near Twining City by William Pruitt, a local painter. A large posse captured Pruitt after a long search. Steele died of abdominal and arm injuries. Pruitt claims self defense citing a disturbance.
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Edward Steele
William Pruitt
Washington Navy Yard
James E Thompson
Prince George County
Twining City
Pruitt
Naylor
Sergt. Anderson
Anacostia
Steele
Washington Asylum
Prultts
Prultt
Charles Mhuistleting
Chistletine
Truitt
Sergi Anderson
Ancients Officers Face Uniforms Rise Against Law
Boston's Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company members confront legal limits on wearing full or partial uniforms. After their 267th anniversary parade objections arose, prompting fear that the attorney general may rule against the practice, forcing a uniform rethink for the Ancient and similar groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ancient and Honorable
Artilery Company
Yale Students Treated Kindly After Lockup Freeride
Two Yale men John Hay Harwood of Ishpeming Michigan and Harry Stevenson of New York joined about fifty peers at Savin Rock Connecticut in a challenge to swim seventy feet. Police helped Harwood ashore then released both after cheers for Yale and the officers.
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Yale
Lockup
Washington Post
New Haven
Conn
John Hay Harwood
Ishpeming, Mich
Harry Stevenson
New York
Princeton
Savin Rock
Connecticut Coneysland
Haywood
Stevenson
Mining boom sparks rush to Bull Frog district goldfields
Tremendous excitement in Rhyolite Nevada as rumors spread of major mine deals. United States Senators Nixon Clark Kearns and others have bought stakes, with five million dollars changing hands in a week. Montgom ery Shoshone Mine shipments yield $2,300 per ton and Bonanza Mountain shows multiple veins with surface traces of gold over thousands of feet. Daly West Mine owner James Farrell and associates push rapid expansion amid glowing reports from mining engineer Shockley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly West
Montgomery-Shoshone
Salt Lake City
Bonanza Mountain
James Purrell
Park City
Utah
W. W. Rice
United States
Kearns
Farrell
Goldfield
Bull Frog
Shockley
Burglar Arrested After Phone Alarm At Dupont Circle Home
A caller reported a burglar upstairs at Dr. A Rhett Stuart’s Dupont Circle residence just after 3:30 AM Sunday. Police traced the tip to a man found asleep on a second floor couch, John Jackson, 22, charged with housebreaking. Dr. Stuart’s family was away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Stuart
Dupont Circle
Sergt Kerns
Third Precinct
Sergi
Kerns
Policeman
Sar
Isaiah Cox
J. E. Welgh
New Hampshire Avenue
A Rhett Stuart
Tay
Norah Johnson
Welsh
Cox
Race Riot Victim Dead On Aiken-Augusta Trolley
June 11 report from Charleston says white Peter Renew died after a South Carolina trolley riot near North Augusta. Charles Wills and E F Fishburne were mortally wounded. Morgan Wills and M Boyd seriously hurt. Coroner finds Charles Wills killed Renew. Morgan Wills named accessory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills
Boyd
Charles Wills
Renew
Morgan Wills
Man Dies Likely After Fall From Second Story Window
Henry Baden a 32 year old colored man fell from a second story window at the Douglass fiata on Twenty-ffth aired northwest between M and N streets early Sunday. He was taken to Emergency Hospital where doctors said a vertebrae fracture and skull base injury were fatal. He was not expected to survive the night.
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Henry Baden
Ffth
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Vigor for Liver and Kidneys
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a superior tonic and alterative for liver and kidney function. It claims to prevent lameness, yellow skin, constipation, bad taste, headaches, pimples, blotches, and loss of courage by restoring vigor and tone to these organs.
Poison Ends His Ills at Gallaudet College
John Conroy Payton, a 22 year old Gallaudet College student from Topeka Kansas, drank two ounces of carbolic acid in his dormitory room after planning to avoid discovery until death. He left a note asking his sister be notified, and his body was found hours later in his fourth floor room. The coroner and Wright’s undertakers handled the remains as relatives in Topeka were notified.
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John Conroy Peyton
Topeka
Kan
Chase
John Conroy Payton
Gallaudet College For the Deaf and Dumb
Kans
Peyton
Stevens
Nevitt
Kansas
W. G. Fowler
Wright
Rooma
Assessor
Washington, DC
District of Columbia
Washington Stock Exchange
H. Darneille
Asses
Enterprise Real Estate Investment Ass Clation
Ts Las
Room TM
McGil Buildi Ng
W A Redmond
Enterprse Real Estate Investment Association
Chicago Team Owners Vote to Stay Neutral in Strike
The Chicago Team Owners Association with 3,000 union drivers voted 155 to 3 to remain neutral in the ongoing labor dispute. The referendum ends any immediate plan to compel deliveries to strike-bound firms and halts peace negotiations for now, signaling likely no driver strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Team Owners’ Association
Hag
Teamsters
Team Owners’ Association
Eutire
National Board of Trade Forms to Challenge Chicago Quotations
Kansas City organizers announce the National Board of Trade to file Articles Inc in Missouri. The group cites the Supreme Court ruling on Chicago Board of Trade quotations and plans to base prices on cash grain in a new exchange hall in Kansas City with C. C. Christie as president and members from several major cities.
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Chicago
Kan City
National Board of Trade
Kansas City
Jefferson City
United States Supreme Court
Chicago Board of Trade
Kansan City
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Auto Victims Found in River Crash at Rush Street Bridge
Bodies of Mrs Marian Kurtzman and her husband, victims of a Chicago River crash, were found near the Rush Street bridge. The chauffeur, William H. Hoops Jr, was arrested on criminal carelessness. his father posted bonds. The third victim, Wilson A. Bartley, had not yet been located. The car reportedly had the throttle wide open and brakes working. Mr McCune of Indianapolis will retrieve the bodies for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson A. Bartley
Wiliam H. Hoops, Jr
Hoops
Pennsylvania Railroad Launches Eighteen Hour New Flyer
The Pennsylvania Railroad inaugurated an eighteen hour service between Chicago and New York. The Pennsylvania Special left Chicago Union Station at 2:45 pm with five cars including sleeping, dining, observation, and library drawing rooms. Reports note on time arrival toward New York and record-fast segments, with crews aboard General Passenger Agent Samuel Moody and District Agent Beltzhoyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Flyer
Pennsylvania Special
Road 1
New York City
Chicago Union Station
Samuel Moody
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburg
Beltzhoyer
Fittaburg
Union Station
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ayer
Jersey City
Asphalt Case Denounces Justice in Venezuela Court ruling
Opinion of President Arn al in hands of law experts. Venezuelan Court of Cassation to decide on nullifying New York and Bermudez Asphalt Co concession. U S government awaits verdict, expecting denial of justice, with Minister Russell to travel to Cap racus for diplomatic arbitration talks with Castro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnal
Russell
New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company
Asphalt Company
Washington
State Department
Senor Velos Gollacoa
Venezuela
Arnale
Federal Court of Cassation
United States
Congresa
Castro
Auoh
Asphalt
W. Russell
Capracus
Roosevelt
Tandle
Bigelow Behind Bars Accompanied by Kin to Leavenworth
Frank G. Bigelow, ex-president of Milwaukee First National Bank, arrived at Fort Leavenworth with fellow-prisoner counterfeiter John Srecinle. Gordon Bigelow and Dr. Bigelow accompanied him from Chicago. Bigelow showed emotion en route, and the group noted possible prison clerical work for him at the penitentiary amid other bankers already serving time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Leavenworth
Kans
Frank G. Bigelow
First National Bank
Fort Leavenworth
John Srecinle
Bigelow
Gordon Bigelow
Dr. Bigelow
King
Chicago
Kangs
Moline
Itt
Mississippi River Flood Destroys Homes and Bridges
Damage estimated at 8 million dollars followed an unprecedented eight foot rise in the Mississippi River within twelve hours. Hundreds of families displaced as bridges and railroad tracks were swept away and crops flooded. Egyptian levee on the Missouri side broke. flood crest reached last night and waters are receding in parts of Missouri and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Washington Post
Keokuk
Iowa
Alexandria
Missouri Aide
Anya
Christian Manhood Sermon at Georgetown University
Rev Joseph M Woods J of Woodstock Md preached on True Worth and Christian manhood, urging graduates to place faith above reason. He warned against idolizing success and urged reverence for self, others, and God, condemning irreverence and moral compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown University
Joseph M. Woods
Jesuit House of Piudles
Woodstock
Father .Woods
Washington
God
Weather conditions report from Washington June 11 1805
A trough extends from the Gulf States to the Lake region and New England bringing showers and thunderstorms across much of the area. No major precipitation elsewhere, temperatures higher in the Northwest and lower in the district, conditions improving except near Plymouth and Grand Haven. Monday shows showers in the Quit and Atlantic States with clearing later. interior North Pacific showers. warmer in Upper Mississippi Valley and Northwest Monday, cooler Gulf States, warmer Tuesday in the Lake region.
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Dept. of Agricultura
Weather Bureau
Washington
Gulf States
Lake Region
New England
Chia
Mississippi Valley
Grand Hiver
Michigan
Slymouth
Grand Haven
Mich
Quit
Atlantic
North Pacific
South Atlantic
Minsissippi Valley
Northwest
Lake Rerton
Luncheon for bridesmaids despite weather warnings
A dated weather forecast mixes with wedding culture notes as winds shift along coasts and Great Lakes. The piece advocates a bridesmaids luncheon with flowers, cake, and small gifts, and describes decorations, tea service, and fortune-telling via tea leaves. It lists temperatures at various cities and gives tips for formal attire and keepsakes for the wedding party.
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New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Florida
Gulf Coast
Upper Lakes
Missouri River
Sun Gate
Bride
Duttaln
N.Y
Inacheo
Chicago
Chayanne
den Sfoinan
Galveston
Helena
Braceaeas City
Little Rock
Ark
Marquette
Mlb
Asheville
H.C. Omaha
Pittsburg
East
Magus
Japanese and Korean police join International Chiefs Association
Major Sylvester reports new members from Japan and Korea joining the International Police Chiefs Association. Japan’s inspector general and Seoul’s chief of police accept in English, sending membership fees. A Japanese police manual arrives. a Seoul letter questions another metropolitan superintendent, raising questions about acts of Congress and cross cultural etiquette.
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United States
Japan
International Police Chiefs’ Association
America
Korea
Maj. Sylvester
Maj
Sylvester
Tsumayuki Adachi
Police
May
Seoul
Sin Tsl Tae
Metropoli Jtan Police
Syl‘Vester
Hesse
Metropolitan Police
Congress
International Police Chiefs
Associaton
Roy Sylvester
Actors Rush Abroad for Summer Tours Across Europe
A booming trend finds actors spending summers in Europe with Ethel Barrymore Elsie de Wolfe and others already abroad or planning extended visits. Barrymore will tour London country houses and Scotland as a Duchess of Sutherland guest, while de Wolfe handles project work in London and Versailles. Other stars like Pritzl Scheff Eleanor Robson and Julis Marlowe shift from domestic seasons to European stages and tours, with many balancing family trips and stock-company gigs as summer unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Ethel Barrymore
Elsie de Wolfe
England
Miss Barrymore
London
Scotland
Duchess of Sutherland
New Colony Club
Farls
Miss de Wolfe
Misa Marbury
Versailles
Pritzl Scheff
France
Madge Cooke
Ada Behan
Cumberland
Irish Sea
Ciseie Loftus
Margaret Hngton
Fay Davis
Julis Marlowe
New York
E A
Sothern
Patrick Campbell
Coney Island
Rentain
Not Se Seriena Dialogue From Lea Annales Tale
Mrs Giddy-Louise recalls a moment with her daughter Louise about her approaching marriage. The father’s cautious warning is described as serious, while Louise contends she tends to exaggerate. The exchange hints at social expectations and family dynamics surrounding engagement.
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Lea Annales
Giddy
Louise
Beena
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Willam Pruitt, Jr
Steulo
Navy Yard
St Ten Dave
Little Anna Lewis
Nev
Gallaudet College
Mabe
Father Wood
Georgetown
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh Street
Tokyo
Peter Grogan
Credit For
All
Youramer
Sanders & Stayman Co
F Street
Manhattan
Florida Ave
JOS Echlite Brewing Co
Steb W
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
St. N.W
Brown Brothers and Company Letters of Credit and
American Security and Crust Company
Johnson Bros
Arakatien
Kimball
Vose Square
N. W
George H Sensner
Emerson Institute
Friends Select School
Thomas W. Sidwell
McGill & Wallace
Stno Consumers
Goada B. B. Earnshaw & Bro
Altxasttria
Mt. Verona
Tennessee
Sze Po
Ant Gov
IM. A. Leese
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