Hamburg American Line Dominates U S Trade, Complaint Says
A filed complaint accuses the Hamburg American Line of controlling imp ort trade to Germany and threatening U S commercial welfare. It asserts no freight can move from U S interior cities to Hamburg without the line’s permission and asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate and grant relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg-American Line
Hamburg-American
Germany
United States
Hamburg Line
Atlantic
Hamburg
Hamberg- American Packet Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Officers Deny Charges In Transatlantic Steam Case
General Manager Emily Boas denounces charges as wild and reckless before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Hamburg-American Ling and Cosmopolitan Steamship Company disputes surface in New York with counsel Joseph H Choate and Harrison Putnam set to represent Hamburg-American. Boas calls the allegations unfounded and notes the Cosmopolitan line is Danish owned, not American in practice.
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Boas
New York
Samburg-American Steam Packet Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Peter Wright & Sons
Philadelphia
Cosmopolitan Steamship Company
Joseph H Choate
Harrison Putnam
Putnam
Emily Boas
Greenwich
Conn
Messrs
Heckgcher
Copenhagen
Messrs Choate and
Washington Chamber of Commerce Manufactures Committee Meet
The Washington Chamber of Commerce manufactures committee held its first post noon meeting at the chamber offices on F Street. Arthur C Moses chaired as plans emerged to attract manufacturing interests while preserving Washington as a residence city. John L Weaver proposed a high salaried secretary plus clerks to gather statistics to lure manufacturers, with a suggested salary of at least 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Manufactures
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
F Street
Esterday
Arthur C Moses
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
John Weaver
John L Weaver
George Howard
Lb Siddons
W. H. Corby
H Droop
D A. Smith
B O. Whitford
HC G Stiles
Rob Lamb
C. Graham Charles Berry
G. P Sachs
J. C Johnson J T Devine
G P. Killian
Hi. F Clarke
J D Callahan
T. C. H. Vance
H B Lyons
R L Lamb
Tne
Charles J. Bell
American Security and Trust Company
Canon Rudolph
Munroe Luchs, Jr
Harper
Arlington Hotel
Jamestown
Virginia
Patrick's Pastor to Rest and Recuperate at Health Resort
Dr. Stafford remains seriously ill at Providence Hospital after three weeks. He is improving slowly but cannot be seen by others and will miss upcoming games. Boon RaB will be moved to a health resort for recuperation after leaving the hospital. A request from the Colonial Beach Fire Department seeks two discarded shut-off nozzles and relief valves from the local department. The local department has no condemned norgies to spare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
D. Stafford
Stafford
Providence Hospital
Boon Rab
Game Health Resort
Resort
Macfarland
Frank Clark
Colonial Beach
Real Estate Firm's Creditors Battle Insanity Ruling
Maryland creditors of the bankrupt Martin real estate firm plan to challenge the lunacy verdict declaring Thomas R. Martin insane and committed to a private sanitarium. An independent circuit court action will test the commitment, with alienists to be called and Martin’s sanity to be proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of
Baltimore County
A. EF. L. Leckie
Martin
Long
Martin Brothers
Maryland Court
Thomas R. Martin
Towson
McOslmont
A. E.I. Leckie
Sarah S. Martin
Leckie
Maryland
Justice Clabaugh
District Supreme Court
To-Morrow
Guy H. Johnson
Three Rescued From River Off Analastan Island
Three young men Walter Guy Raymond W Young and Walter Jingles were rescued from drowning after their canoe capsized off Analastan Island in the Upper Potomac yesterday afternoon. Keeper William Reynolds of a nearby boathouse assisted by George Turbin and Frank Branzell pulled them from the water, averting a tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Analastan Island
Upper
Potomac
Walter Guy
Raymond W. Young
Walter Jingles
William Reynolds
George Turbin
Frank Branzell
Reception for Returned Travelers at YMCA
A reception will be held tomorrow evening in the YMCA lobby for President Woodward and John B Sleman Jr who have just returned from the Orient. The event, hosted by Twenty four-hour-a-day Club members, also serves as a farewell to Edwin S La Ferra who departs Washington to start business in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Sleman
Young Men’s Christian Association
John B Sleman
Edwin S. la Ferra
YMCA
Directorate
Washington
New York
Weather Conditions and Tide Table Report
Weather conditions show showers likely eastern third of the country and mid Rocky Mountains with no major temperature change. Winds: southeast along New England, southerly Gulf and lower lakes variable. Tide table lists high tides 2 and 8:67 PM, low tides 9:20 AM and 9:55 PM. river bulletin notes bathers at Harpers Ferry and related observations.
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Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic Coast
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Rocky Mountain
New England
Maddie
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Upper Lakes
European
Grand Banks
Pension case postponed amid disbarment inquiry
The Interior Department hearing in the Harvey Spalding and Sona pension firm case is delayed. Assistant Attorney General Woodruff extended time for an oral hearing after discovering additional cited cases. Secretary Garfield now awaits action, with Milo B. Stevens & Co. attorney Henry Davis declining to comment on merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Spalding & Sona
Interior Department
Woodruff
Spalding
Warner
Secretary of the Interior
Lowley A. Pradé
Spaldings
Garfi
Henry HB
Davis
Milo B. Stevens & Co
Siamese twin like mummies shipped from Syria to Georgetown
Georgetown customs officers stared as a box from Syria revealed two mummified bodies joined above the waist, a boy and girl. The preserved twins drew curiosity and even fear as inspectors, led by Collector Nyman, examined the delicate remains and debated their fate while the owner sought quarters for the parcel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Customs House
Syria
Customs House
New York
Nyman
Mr. Nyman
Wana Oh
Police Seek Missing Woman in Southeast Washington
Elizabeth J Gill, 57, disappeared from her daughters home at 1433 D Street SE last Saturday. Described as light gray hair, she was last seen wearing a black hat and skirt with a white waist. Police seek information as family noted prior despondency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myael
Elizabeth J. Gill
D Street
Gill
Mia Gill
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Purified Blood Remedy
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for impurities and ill health caused by a winter season, claiming thousands have used it yearly. It promotes either liquid or tablet form with a $1 dose and asserts relief from headaches, fatigue, pimples, and eruptions as evidence of its efficacy.
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Hood
Holmes and Van Riper Face Cotton Gossip Trial Testimony
Government star witness Lewis Van Riper testified that Edwin Holmes claimed Hana once gave him forty nine thousand dollars in hundred dollar bills. Van Riper described suppression of names and discussed profits from cotton market dealings as the trial of Holmes and Edwin Jr. continued with cross examination to resolve key questions about secret information and alleged agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. van Riper
Edwin & Holmes, Jr
Holmes
Hana
van Riper
Worthington
Baker
van Riner
Wilson
Moses Haan
Theodore H. Price
Hyde
Haas
Richard Cheatham
Cotton Growers’ Association
Cheatham
Orme Executors Sued Over Estate Partition
Mrs Annie V Barbour filed in the District Supreme Court a petition against executors William B Orme and Charles B Bailey of the James William Orme estate seeking partition of property valued at 950000 The case names barbour and the late Orme s wife and six children as defendants She asks for appointment of trustees to sell and distribute proceeds including the properties at 608 Ninth Street and 513 Eleventh Street NW plus the dowers and joint control history surrounding the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie V. Barbour
District Supreme Court
Wiliam B. Orme
Charles B. Bailey
James Wiliam Orme
Mr. Orme
William Orme
Ninth Street
Eleventh Street
Howard Estate Administrators Named in Probate Court
Justice Gould grants letters of administration for Clement W. Howard’s estate to his son Hugh M. Howard and to Samuel S. Lutz the brother in law. Bond set at 50000 dollars. Estate valued between 35000 and 45000 dollars. Largely personal property including thirty nine shares of Bank of Washington stock where Howard was vice president. A separate hearing on property damages from Union Station terminal improvements on M Street NE was held before the grade damage appeal jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yate
Justice Gould
Clement W. Howard
Hugh M. Howard
Samuel 5
Lutz Anrother
Messrs
Howard
Lutz
Bank of Washington
Isadore Saka
Hugene & Benjamin
Union Station
M Street
Third
Fourth Streets
Westerday
Erade
Carrolls Will Awards Home To Daughter In Unmarried Status
John J. Carroll by will dated October 16 1906 acquires a daughter Frances E Carroll the residence at 123 Fourth Street southeast for her use so long as she remains unmarried and taxes are paid household furniture and executorship named. Grand jury indictments include Joseph Sokolsky Albert Luckett George Shafer Felix Keppler for violations of Munds law. George Jackson charged with assault with a dangerous weapon Felice Tifante grand larceny Hervey Beokins won housebreaking and larceny.
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John J. Carroll
Frances E. Carroll
Mise Carroll Aleo
Hensehold
Execu
Joseph Sekolsky
Albert Luckett
George Shafer
Felix Keppler
Holmunds
George Jackson
Felice Tifante
Hervey Beokins
Dennett Pleads Guilty In Bond Theft Case
Oliver M. Dennett the broker pleaded guilty to criminally receiving stolen bonds in the Trust Company of America theft. He faces up to ten years, with sentencing set for Friday. William O. Douglas, the clerk who stole the bonds, awaits trial as hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth were recovered.
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New Yor
Oliver M. Dennett
Dennett
Douglas
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Trust Company
Manhattan Club
Boston
Douglas and
Would Be Bear Slayer's Son Adopted by Grandparents in Court
W H Groves and wife Annie of 780 Street Northwest filed in District Supreme Court for permission to adopt Earl William Rice, one year old, child of their daughter Iathan Rice murdered by husband William Oliver Rice who killed himself May 7. The couple claim the infant has been under his maternal grandparents care and was briefly in the custody of his father before being given to Kate Rice. They allege the father never took actual possession and that Kate Rice cannot raise the child safely. They seek to make Earl Groves the heir and name him accordingly, asking the court to compel Kate Rice to show cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Groves
Annie Groves
District Supreme Court
Earl William Rice
Iathan Rice
William Oliver Rice
Rice
Groves
Maryland
Kate Rice
Earl Groves
Divorce After Fifty Years Ends In Petition
Eleanor Price has filed for a limited divorce from Thomas Price in District Supreme Court after 50 years of marriage. They wed just before the Civil War. their early life was in Baltimore, later in Montgomery County, Maryland. They had eight children. Price allegedly deserted the family, leaving Mrs. Price to support them by boarding. He is said to be living in seclusion in Maryland.
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van Hiper
Holmes
Haas
Frederick A. Peckham
Peckham
IMM
Grand Jury
Eleanor Price
District Supreme Court
Thomas Price
Price
Baltimore
Montgomery County
Seek to Adopt Deserted Boy in District Court
William H. Dammann and his wife Martha filed a petition in the district court to adopt Francis Davis, a four year old orphan abandoned at birth. Custody had been with the Board of Children's Guardians since June 20, 19, and the couple wishes to raise him as their heir at law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Dammann
District Court
Francis Davis
District Supreme Court
Martha Dammann
Twenty-fifth Street
Board of Children’s Guardians
Typhoid Cases Decrease in City Health Report
The weekly typhoid fever tally ends June 15 shows three new cases and twenty discharged as recovered leaving three on hand. Compared to 1906 there were fifteen cases that week. No new epidemic cerebro spinal meningitis. whooping cough rises by six. Weekly mortality stands at 107 against 103 prior week and 100 in 1906.
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Health Department
CAPT MATHEWS HEARING TO BE HELD BEFORE BOARD
Police Captain W H Mathews of the Fifth precinct may appear before the commissioners to defend himself over conduct unbecoming an officer charged after last fall’s wreck that killed Engineer Hugh Murphy. He was reprimanded on one charge after a police trial board verdict. Counsel Charles Bendheim for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers appeals the decision, arguing the punishment is inadequate.
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W. H. Mathews
Fifth Precinct
Hugh Murphy
Lfe
Mathews
Charles Bendheim
Brotherhood 2 Locomotive Engineers
J Board
Minnesota launch sinking blamed on collision theory
Naval board findings say Crisfield tug crews unaware of any strike on the Minnesota launch. Gen Uhler disputes the idea the tow line caused the damage, arguing the hole and flooding suggest a collision with a barge buoy or other vessel. Investigation by Commerce and Labor will continue to determine the cause.
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Norfolk
Thier
Naval Board of Investigation
Minnesota
Crisfield
Cape Charles
Navy Department
Emory
Atlantic Fleet
Hampton Roads
Department of Commerce and Labor
Uhier
Metcalf
Gen. Uhler
Gen. .Uhler
Awhler
Washington
Murray
Breamboat Inspection Service
Hubbard
Tihjer
Bodies of Minnesota victims move as Navy plans and holds
Newport News June 12 The Ohio Iowa Maine and Indiana await orders after the Minnesota launch tragedy. Remains of Midshipman Henry Clay Murfin remain unfound while W C Ulrich is to be interred at Annapolis. Jesse Conn’s body heads to Louisville. Dodson Van Dorne and Holden bodies held for parental guidance.
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Newport News
Ohio
Iowa
Maine
Indiana
Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Henry Clay -Murfin
Minnesota
W. C. Alricn
Naval Hospital
Ulrich
Milwaukee
Annapolis
Jesse Conn
J. C. Conn
Louisville
Express
Robert H. Dodson
EB. F. Dodson
New York City
Hurley Loyall van Dorne
C. L. van Dorne
West Cedar Rapids
The
Herbert Leander Holden
Susan A. Holden
Portage
Wis
F. P. Holcomb's Funeral Held in Newcastle
Midshipman Franklin P. Holcomb buried in Newcastle Delaware after the Minnesota disaster. Episcopal rites conducted at the former family home, with his parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Holcomb longtime residents of the city. Surviving brothers one in the Marine Corps and another in business, plus a sister.
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Newcastle
Del
Franklin P. Holcomb
Hampton’ Roads
Young Holcomb
Thomas Holco
Montgomery Blair Ill From Panama Fever in New York Hotel
Montgomery Blair Washington lawyer and Panama Canal Commission member fell ill with Chagres fever aboard the steamer Finance on the voyage from Panama. He was rushed to Hotel Gotham in New York where doctors diagnosed mosquito-borne fever. His condition improved but travel remains weeks away. The commission members, Ambler and Lewis, had traveled to Panama to expropriate canal lands and review Panama fire claims.
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Montgomery Blair
Washington
Presbyterian Hospital
New York
Blair
Finance
Panao
Gotham
Panama
Mr Blair
B . Ambler
Constantino Arosemena
Seamuel Lewis
Labama
United States
Railway Clerks Combine Wage Fight Advances Sought
A reform movement by more than 200000 railway clerks across American railroads seeks higher pay and shorter hours. East coast organizers report quiet, widespread enrollment on lines like the New York Central, with Bronx meetings and upcoming enrollments. Clerks say rail workers have gained raises while their own salaries stagnated for a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
New York
New York Central
New Haven
Hartford
Bronx
Warner Improves After Runaway Injury
Brainard H. Warner's condition has improved but he cannot walk for two weeks. Injured when a carriage overturned on Wheaton pike above Kensington after horses ran away. Warner dragged about fifteen yards while trying to stop the team. kneecap fractured. treated at home by the family physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainard H. Warner
Warner
Wheaton Pike
Kensington
Hensington
Veterans Honor Chief at DC Reception by Spanish War Veterans
Commander-in-chief Hamilton Ward of the United Spanish War Veterans toured eastern camps and received four receptions in the District of Columbia last evening. District women auxiliaries and Woods Camp from Alexandria attended at Grand Army of the Republic Hall on Pennsylvania Avenue. A business meeting prior to the reception proposed a San Juan battle for Santista Day on July 17, likely to be carried out.
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Hamilton Ward
United Spanish War Veterans
Eastern
Middle States
District of Columbia
Women's Auxilaries
District
the Woods
Alexandria
Grand Army of the Republic
Pennsylvania Avenue
Battle of San Juan
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DR. Stafford
Thomas R. Martin Lane
McCalmont
Fhree
Hirepore
Maximupy
Aghaville
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Atlanta
Gio
Atlantic Cuty
N. Jema UN
Masea
Feu
Cincinnati
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Denver
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Wie
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Iowe
Tex
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Mont
Tadianspolis
Ind
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Nebr
Omahe
Pittsburg
Palit Lake City
St Low O. St Paul
Minn
Springfield
Vicksburg
Miss. Os
Attorneye
Vaun Usaa
Nees
E. J. Gill
Trek Omar
Thomas W. Gohmer
Treasury Department
James Wer
Colucu
Pears
Urley Street
Mie
Ninth Precinct
James
Broxer
Wilson—Van Riper
Moses Haas
ORME
C. W. Howard
Williars
Dennest
Child
Lad
Health Office
Capt. Mathews
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Expresa Conan
Yester- Inters Commerce Shinruleston
Amoriers
Carmegie
Burns
George Washington
Hebert Burne
Mount Vernon
Tuc
Gen. Ahler
F. P. Holcomb
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh St
Hotel Gotham
Veterans Honor Chief
Commander Ward
F St. NW
Credit
Peter Grogan
Victor
Sanders & Stayman GO
F St
Burchell
Kristian Xander
Shington Jamestown Exposition
Washington Post
Wasiirster
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