Wreck Fatalities and Fire follow Georgetown crash
A Georgetown business man named Mitchell was incinerated when a city bound streetcar struck his large touring car on Westmoreland Street near the Aqueduct bridge. Spectators watched as the flames spread after the gasoline ignited, despite firemen arriving. Fred Kitchen died later at Georgetown University Hospital from severe injuries.
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Fifteenth Cavalry
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Hosslyn
Mitchell
Westmoreland Street
Normin
Phisielang
Georgeteavn
Seventh Precinct
Kitchen
Fillary
Georgetown University
Hazardous ride near Port Mier ends in collision
A fragmented account describes a trip with Hoyweatees at the fort AH and a misadventure near Westmoreland street. The party notes safety concerns about running an atomic in the area and recalls a streetcar collision they did not see coming as they turned a corner.
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Fort
Itana Goob Buna
Fexam
Port Mier
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Mitchell
Two Hurt in Auto Race at Omaha Speedway
An endurance race accident near Omaha Nebi left Nybiatdag Nygaard with a fractured skull and Fo Nygaard with a broken collar bone. The crash occurred when a car driven by Nybiatdag veered off course and rolled down an embankment during the five hour event. B C Russell won the race, completing three miles.
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Ian
Austrian aviator dies in first fatal plane crash
Vienna reporting the Taixemburg aviator Wiesenbach fell fifty feet at Wiener onstadt and broke his neck. It marks Austria’s first aeroplane fatality.
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Taixemburg
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Dives to His Death Was an Expert Swimmer
The body of chauffeur Ernest Martin for Superintendent Elliott Woods sank after a diving misjudgment from a scow near the Aqueduct bridge on the Virginia side of the river. Ernest McDuell and Robert Brown attempted rescue, but Martin drowned as a crowd watched and police arrived.
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Eliott Woods
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Georegstown University Hospital
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War Dept to Probe Bloom Papers Case Amid Jew Bias Claims
Officials indicate an official inquiry will examine how public access to the Bloom papers occurred and who supplied them as a reprimand of Col Garrard drew scrutiny. Government circles stress papers are privileged while officers seek clarity on public property and disclosure limits.
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Arthur Murray
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Leonard Wood
Jacob Frech
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Washington
Army and Navy Club
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Heller
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San Francisco
Slain Wife Found Buried Near Farm Freeman Me
Neighbors discovered the buried body near the Freeman farm home after a note in the victim’s hand claimed she was “sick of life” and wished to end her suffering. Farmers Taylor and Searles were arrested pending an investigation into the death, with the note indicating a motive.
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Prejudice Charges Rise Over Taft Civil War Era
Milton Waldron, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, has sent a letter to President Taft urging action against race prejudice in U S military promotions. He notes no Negro officers promoted since Taft took office and questions the exclusion of colored men from commissions, urging remedies to banish prejudice from the services.
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Three Girls Lash Man Over Cruel Horse Beating
Three Maryland girls confronted James Harper in Seaford on High Street as he beat his horse then drove off at speed. They dragged him from his carriage, whipped him severely, and fled as police arrived, leaving Harper with welts on his face.
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Moonlight Swim Tragedy Near Vineland Girls Drown
Special to The Washington finds Ciara Vengel and Ida Wolstein, seven and eight, planning a moonlit swim by Muddy Run near Rosenhayn. Parents rush to the shore as a search party grapples the riverbank. Floodgates are opened. Ciara Vengel’s body surfaces and Ida Wolstein’s is recovered nearby.
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Simon Vengel
Rosenhayn
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Vorstein
Fires At Husband In Taxi
Special to The Washington ros St Louis June 11 Mrs Amelie Gardener, seeing her husband in a taxi with a blonde woman on Eugenia street, fired. the husband returned alone thirty minutes later. A dispute drew a police officer. Mrs Gardener charged with discharging firearms and he with disturbing the peace.
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Washington
Vigil for Husband Fatal in Chicago Suburb
Chicago Maywood educator Mrs Charles W Monard died after a night vigil for her husband who failed to return home. He, a Marquette School principal Prof Minard, returned and collapsed from stress and possible heart disease. The report notes the husband’s unknown mental state and the family physician’s silence. Also mentions a separate West Africa yellow fever report from Paris.
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Maywood
Charles W Monard
Marquette
Minard
Oak Fark
Body of Philadelphia Man Drowns at Atlantic City Beach
Special to The Washington Fest reports Toomey of Philadelphia drowned while bathing in the surf at Atlantic City. His body was found floating face downward near Michigan Avenue after a shout by bathers alerted lifeguards. A beach physician attempted resuscitation with a galvanic battery but failed. heart disease suspected. He had rented a bathroom near the noon hour and waded in around three blocks from the discovery point. The clothing helped identify him.
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Michigan Aitne
Man of 81 ends life with verse note at Wellsburg
Great Lazear an 81 year old Wellsburg West Virginia business figure left a poem declaring life had nothing more for him and arranged an immediate funeral He had planned to deliver a children day address at the Presbyterian Church this afternoon His body was escorted to the cemetery by Sunday school children The longtime local entrepreneur owned the Lazear canning factory and originated the Wellaburg Bethany trolley plan
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China Move Upheld and Consuls Protect Orientals
A Mexico City cable to the New York Herald reports that China’s drastic action against Mexico was planned with U.S. awareness. American consuls, under State Department direction, have offered protection to Chinese citizens at risk and the Torreon massacre damage demand is noted by authorities. Judge Wilfley is retained as counsel for the Chinese legation in the matter.
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Zelaya PLOTS and War Makers Rally in New Orleans
Exiled Nicaragua president Joze Santos Zelaya reportedly allies with Mexico’s cientifico Party factions and exiles in New Orleans to foment upheaval across Central America. They allegedly bought weapons, ships, and plan uprisings in Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua and possibly El Salvador. Soldiers of fortune and U.S. veterans converge as the government eyes neutrality law enforcement. Castro heads toward Venezuela with Caracas seen at risk of falling into his control.
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Joze Santos Zelaya
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Iat
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Siren
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Lee Christmas
Day laments bad laws at Syracuse baccalaureate
Syracuse June 11 Chancellor James R Day of Syracuse University denounced unwise laws harming commerce. He urged business leaders to influence lawmakers and warned against rushing laws based on popular excitement. He argued capital is essential for progress and warned against misleading financial reform.
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Mexico City
Gen Reyes
de la Barra
Francisco Madero
Syracuse
N X
James R Day
Syracuse University
Congress
Marble House occupancy sparks exile rumor for Duchess
A New York American cable from London says Marble House in Newport owned by Mrs O H P Belmont is readied for summer occupancy. Friends think the Duchess of Marlborough will quit England for a native country, aided by coronation snubs and Buckingham Palace influence. Sunderland House is described as a social mausoleum amid royal disfavor.
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Two Killed in Auto Wreck Dives to His Death
A vehicle crash claims two lives as a driver plunges into the Potomac. War officials search for blooms, while Central American revolts and a London plan highlight a day of global turmoil.
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Fast Pigeons Set Delawares 500 Mile Speed Record
In Wilmington Delaware the fastest 500 mile pigeon race time was set from Greers South Carolina to Wilmington under the Diamond State Homing Club rules. FE Martin won first and second prizes as the winner’s bird completed the course in 11 hours 96 minutes 33 seconds with an average of 127.662 yards per minute. Over 180 birds participated from eleven lofts in the season finale.
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Car Kills Two in Auto on Troy Road near Albany
Albany dispatch reports Willam H Slattery of Troy and his wife killed when a trolley car from the Albany and Southern line struck their automobile four miles east of Albany on the old Troy road. Their son Thomas Slattery, 21, survived with gashes and bruises.
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Petition in Washington Woman Seeks Receiver for Hutchins Estate
Mrs Rose Keeling Hutchins of Washington mails a petition to the District of Columbia Supreme Court from Narragansett Pier Rhode Island asking for a receiver for the estate of her husband Stilson Hutchins. The Hutchins, who arrived by private car from Washington, report no improvement in him.
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Queen Mary's Coronation Dress Described in Detail
London June 11 The dress for Queen Mary's coronation includes two parts a velvet robe and a two piece ivory satin dress Designed by Revielle Rossiter and made at Braintree Essex Embroidery features English rose Scottish thistle Irish shamrock India lotus English oak and gold thread with oak leaf border The robe is silk velvet woven at Sudbury with a six yard by fifteen inch train Lining is ermine The cape is ermine She will wear this dress in the coronation procession and return to the palace to wear the crown.
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Essex
Queens Special Command
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India
Empire
Sudbury
Abvey
Mary
Prof Curry Politest Man Sees Rails Strike Poise
Prof C Curry of Boston won praise as the politest man among United Railways workers. He was knocked down by a street car fender, but instead of attacking the crew he brushed off his clothes and redirected to the conductor. A physician treated him after the incident in Houston Toy where he was to lecture Sunday night.
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Physeian
Houston
Ring Duel Ends in Death as 16 Year Old Is Slain
Sixteen year old James Smith of 490 Amsterdam Avenue died after a fight with Frank Burke, also 16, in an empty lot at Eighty first Street. Burke, who shared the dispute, was arrested on homicide charges after the incident near a drug store on Amsterdam Avenue.
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Telder
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Brennan
Ballads to Cure Booze At Boston Club Talk
Miss Alice L Higgins of the Boston Associated Charities urged using ballads to fight excess drinking. She proposed translating scientific literature on drunkenness into everyday speech to reach hard drinkers and argued music can reach the heart of old soaks.
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Twentieth Century Club
Alice L Higgins
Boston Associated Charities
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Harvard
Mars Higgins
Flag Treads by Painters Spark Street Uproar in New York
A citizen rushed to the Ru tters Street police station protesting flag usage by painters in a store on Skutgers Street who used the American flag to cover and protect the floor. Lieut Weel arrived, removed the flag, rolled it, and stored it, with no arrest made.
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Divided skirt in Newport shocks residents
A mysterious woman wearing a dark blue divided skirt appeared at Berkeley Avenue, drawing attention from locals. The scene drew whispers about a cottage settlement and the fashion item known as the divided skirt, which has become popular in Newport this summer.
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