Glen Echo Raid Triggers Citywide Arrest Spree
Mayor Garrett orders sixty arrests as Marshal Collins serves seventy-six warrants on Glen Echo Park operators and workers for alleged Sunday exhibition law violations. Park officials contest the raid, while State's Attorney Peter leads prosecutions and two residents face disorderly conduct charges.
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Glen Echo Park
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Lewis Dawson
Rockville
Peter
Montgomery County
Thomas Henley
J. J. Decker
Henley
Decker
Park Theater
Ayot Garrett
Garrett
Mayror Garrett
Embrey
Glen
Posses search near Tri-State track for Nelle Ott assailant
Two posses of twenty five men apiece scour the Potomac River area around Cumberland Maryland for the man who attacked Nelle Ott. A posse arrived from Keyser on train No 12. Authorities warn of possible lynching if the suspect is found. Miss Ott, injured but recovering, traveled with deputies to Keyser and later returned to Cumberland with officers.
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Washington Res
Sumberland
Potomac
Tri-State
Cumberland
Nelle Ott
Baltimore and Ohio
Keyser
West Virginia
Maryland
Mineral County
Miss Ott
Welsh
Students Fight Police In Lisbon Riot At High School
In Lisbon on June 24 police raided a high school after a heated defense by students. A professor and several students were injured. King Carlos reportedly disapproves Franco's harsh measures against riot organizers, possibly speeding Premier Franco's resignation. In Rio de Janeiro reports say the legation has no information on a rumor that Charles has boarded a warship to flee unrest.
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Carlos
Franco
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Legation
Siting Caries
Postal Clerk Arrested for Mail Robbery in New York
Maurice Berker a general post office clerk was arrested in New York and charged with robbing the mails. He appeared before U S Commissioner Shields and was jailed in the Tombs in default of 2500 bond pending further examination. Inspectors found a test letter with marked bills and another letter containing 1.20 in his possession. Berker has served three years in the postal service.
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New York
Maurice Berker
General Post Office
United States
Shields
Berker
Posi Tal
City children to spend day at Chesapeake Beach outing
A party of 500 children and their mothers from across the city will enjoy a day at Chesapeake Beach under Associated Charities supervision. A special train will run from Chesapeake Junction to the beach, with tickets provided for amusements. Wallace Hatch of the committee will accompany and direct the party.
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Associated Charities
Chesapeake Beach
Chesapeake Junction
Beach
Wallace Hatch
Ane
The Stubbornness of Geraldine at the Columbia
The Columbia Theater offers Clyde Fitch’s The Stubbornness of Geraldine with Hilda Spong and Charlotte Walker delivering strong leading turns. The play's slim plot and conventional ending rely on the company’s interpretive skill, with notable performances by Spong as the stubborn heroine and Walker’s breezy Western girl.
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Columbia
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Charlotte Walker
Hilda Spong
Miss Walker
Herbert McKenzie
Effie Darling
Doctor praises Grape-Nuts as vital health food
A Massachusetts doctor extols personal diet control and says Grape-Nuts provides powerful nourishment with four heaping teaspoons meeting a meal’s cereal portion. He claims regular use extends life, improves welfare, and suits all ages, noting ready preparation and versatility in hot or cold servings.
Belasco's Scrap of Paper delights Washington crowds
Review praises Be lasco stock players led by Mr Arden and Miss Amy Ricard for a brisk, spontaneous performance of A Scrap of Paper. Notes Arden shows careful timing and silences, Ricard brings vivacity, and Elji and Arthur provide strong supporting turns. Burlesque acts at Lyceum Stock also entertain, with Kennedy, Bvang and others delivering solid routines.
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Washington
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Edward
Eljis
Charles Arthur
Anatole
Lyceum
Kennedy
Bvang
Lyceum Stock Company
Prince Henry
Jessie Sharp
Brennan
Hangon
Elliott
BeLair
Ellcott
May
Belmont
Suicide by Mrs A at home in Washington County
Post. Ma. June 24 report that Mrs A, aged thirty, committed suicide at her home in Washington County. The woman, reportedly suffering severe depression for over a year, used a double barreled shotgun at close range following a failed attempt with a neighbor alerted by the gunfire. Her health had been poor and she had previously expressed distress.
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Aville
Washingon County
Tre
Moats
Nearsby
Local Alexandria Court Deliberations and Community Notices
In Alexandria County Circuit Court Judge L A Barley presided over a land sale commission suit where a verdict favored the defendant. Hi lankenship v Richmond erickshure et al involved damages for injuries from a railway carriage. Funeral details mark Sanford Fair and John W Atwell obituaries. Citizens plan to petition city officials to address a gambling ark near Jones Point. Mayor Patt admits Virginia lack of jurisdiction and Maryland authorities are contacted. Police recovered a stolen watch. McCuen fined $10. Mrs Fisher attends New York funeral. Roper Arcanum Day at Luna Park promoted.
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Alsandria
L. A
Barley
M. E. Chirch
M. ‘Dodd
Hi Lankenship
Richmond, Erickshure
Potorhae
Carringes
White
Werp- Héera
Chutch Societiea
Alexandria
Potomac
Jones Point
Patt
Virginia
Maryland
Thomas McCuen
John Hughes
Nicholson
Williams
Matthews
L. H. Thompson
Hughes
McCuen
Poliesmen Young
Washington
Thomas A. Fisher
New York
Roper Arcanum
Luna, Park
Bullet wounds halt Ohio man's fatal act in Charlottesville
BBest to The Washington Poet reports that Wiseman, recently brought from Cleveland after shooting himself, underwent brain surgery at Martha Jefferson Sanatorium. Doctors removed a bullet lodged near the left temple with skull opened to aid drainage. Wiseman, a Charlotteville native and former Northern Ohio Traction ticket agent, faced $180 embezzlement allegations and allegedly shot himself after a refusal to settle.
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Wiseman
Cleveland
Oaio
Fred
H. & Hedges
Martha Jefferson Sanatorium
Charlotteaville
Northern Ohio Traction Company
Chagrin Falls
Hensell Sentenced for Desertion in Maryland
Maurice L. Hensell of Martinsburg was sentenced to one year in the Maryland House of Correction by Justice Hartie for deserting his wife and five year old daughter. His wife pursued him to Hagerstown, charging non support. witness Miss Josie Semler testified he courted her and proposed marriage if she joined him in North Carolina, but she learned he was already married.
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Washington Post
Hagerstown
Maurice L. Hensell
Martinsburg
Maryland House of Correction
Justice Hartie
Hensell
Maryland
Josie Semler
North Chrolina
Robbery in vacant house leaves worker shaken
George C Biker said he was struck from behind in a northwest vacant house at 1005 8 street and $118 in employer cash disappeared. Detectives Hartigan and Evans investigated as Biker, an employee of Westcott and Wilcox, reported the incident to Policeman Hall. He entered to collect rent, was struck in the hall, then again near the cellar, and the assailant fled through the back. The money belonged to the firm. watch and job were not taken. He was treated for a nervous shock at a corner drugstore. The hospital and doctors declined further details.
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Highth
Hartigan and Evans
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Westcott & Wilcox
Pennsylvania Avenue
Etker
Arag 1
Twelfth
Dr. Perry
Police Prevent Riot at Harrison Street Baptist Church
Washington Post report from Petersburg Virginia dated June 24 describes a long running dispute at Harrison Street Baptist Church. A board of trustees and deacons was expelled during an exciting church meeting as police intervened to prevent a riot and uphold church bylaws and constitutional procedures.
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Washington: Post
Petersburg
Harrison Street
Coloneéd
Tlot
Polles
Ae Thi
Injunction Halts North Carolina 21 4 Cent Rate Law
Ashe ville N C June 24 On application Cravath Henderson and Gersdorff representing Standard Trust Company and Charles W Thellott of Charlotte J Pritchard of the United States Circuit Court today granted a temporary injunction against the Carolina and Western Railroad Company and the North Carolina corporation commission to prevent enforcement of the North Carolina 21 4 cent rate law which goes into effect July The injunction protects the party from the new rate measure pending further order.
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Carolina and Western
Asheville
N.C
Montgomery’s Suicide After Evening with Netkirk Family
Roger Montgomery, aged 21, shot himself in the heart in the yard of George Neimont’s home near Frederick Maryland. He had spent Sunday evening with Lola Netkirk and a friend, was found dying on the lawn around 3 AM, and the family was awakened by a pistol shot. Nearest family offer no known motive for the act.
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Spedal
Frederick
Roger Montgomery
Auielde
Himeelf
George Nei- Monravia
Thia County
Montgomery
Netkirk
Lola
Planned own funeral by former Confederate soldier
John O'Neil aged sixty three former Confederate soldier died at his home in the county. Ten days earlier he went to Winchester to arrange his funeral selecting the minister pallbearers and the grave site in Oyom Cemetery beside his comrades. He also arranged with the undertaker to prepare his remains for burial. He was a member of the Newton Artillery.
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Weghington Post
Inchester
John O'Neil
Winchester
Oyom
O'Neil
Newton Artillery
Pledged to Brown Prince George Leaders Confer in Washington
About twenty five Prince George County Democratic leaders met in Washington to discuss political conditions. They united in supporting former Gov Brown as the strongest governor candidate and pledged to seek his endorsement at the Prince George County convention.
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Prince George
Washington
Prince George County
Brown
Little Boy Tickled Mule Ends Near-Fatal Kick
Special to The Washington Post from Hagerstown Maryland June 24 reports Joseph Hartle a boy from Lestersburg nearly died after tickling a mule with a stick. The mule kicked him in the face breaking jaws and knocking out most of his teeth. He was thrown about twenty feet then revived and is expected to recover.
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The
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Joseph Hartle
Claggett Hartie
Lestersburg
Fairfax Nominations Walter P Oliver Top in Virginia House Race
Walter Panaill Oliver defeated Frank Williams Jr by 610 to 600 for the Democratic nomination in Fairfax County with county results: Carlin 380, Lindsay Gordon 660, Nicol 180, Ryan 8. Robert Buckley nominated for supervisor in Centerville, Spindler for road commissioner, Triplett for supervisor in Mount Vernon. Rockville Baptists approve building costing at least 15000 with 13000 raised, while Nate Tusing in Parkersburg is sentenced to pay 1000 fine and imprisonment for whisky selling.
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Walter P. Oliver
Franklin Williams
Virginia House
Washington Post
Fairfax
Fairfax County
GC. C. Carlin
Ro Lindsay Gordon
E. Nicol
John F. Ryan
Walter Panaill Oliver
Franke. Wiliams, Jr
Williams Bada Miller
Mr. Oliver
Centerville
Robert R. Buckley
Robert L. Spindler
R. C. Triplett
Mount Vernon
Parkersburg
W Va
Nate Tusing
Hardy County
Dayton
Hampshire County
Lightning Kills Woman Near Lexington Virginia
Special to The Washington Post Lexington Virginia June reports a lightning strike Sunday afternoon killed Mrs Glenn wife of Emmett Glenn near Lexington. The blast tore her clothes and left few visible burns while the body showed no other injuries. A nearby young girl escaped injury walking a few feet behind.
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Washington
Lexington
Boy Drowned at Quarry in Washington County
A drowning occurred at a quarry near Martinsburg W Va with several witnesses and officials reporting a fatality. Court actions include a run of penalties and a charge of embezzlement against suspects, with details unclear in the fragmented report.
Infant dies as sister falls with baby in stairlide
Miss Sophia, 17, carrying infant Teresa, aged months, slipped on Lancaster street residence stairs at night. Both fell from the parlor to first floor. infant died instantly from a head impact at the banister. Sister sustained injuries, condition not specified.
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Aris
H Homie
Lancaster
Als
Sophia
Teresa
Hartsonburg area mourns death of Mrs Houck after illness
June reports Mrs. Houck wife of Joseph P Houck of Harrisonburg died this morning at her home after a lingering illness. She had been a resident of the area for years and was widely known through the community.
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Surelie Hartsonburg
Mi Houck
Joseph P_ Houck
Harrigonburg
Poe Houck
Blask Members at Meeting Discuss Committee Roles
At the meeting Blask members debated committee roles and responsibilities, with attendees outlining duties and anticipated changes to oversight and voting procedures. The sparse notes indicate procedural focus and potential reorganizing plans.
Remarkable Microbes Discovery In Curing Disease
Professor Robert Kenney Duncan of the University of Kansas discusses a notable English discovery in medicine. Dead microbes are injected into the blood to produce surprising cures, revealing a paradoxical therapeutic use.
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Robert Kenney Duncan
University of Kansas
Pennsylvania Railroad Weekend Shore Getaway Deal
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers a special weekend ticket from Washington to Atlantic City and other shore towns with return by the following Tuesday. The $6.00 pass covers Delaware River Bridge Route travel from Broad Street Station and Market Street Wharf, includes inter-station transfer and a Philadelphia stop-over, and features the Atlantic City Special with Pullman Buffet Parlor Cars for weekday departures.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
Atlantic City
Cape May
Wildwood
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Delaware River Bridge
Broad Street Station
Philadelphia
Market Street Wharf
Washinon
America
Fire destroys dry goods store near Portsmouth
A dry goods store property owned by Darden & Gray near Portsmouth was set ablaze early today. Firefighters found the rear door forced, kerosene fumes noted, and stock valued at 1660 dollars burned to ashes. Police investigate possible robbery motives as to what may have been taken remains unknown. Also, Clifford D. Wayne, former Seaboard Air Line Railway chief clerk, is named assistant general passenger agent, with headquarters in Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth
Washington Post
Norfolk
Darden & Gray
Seaboard
Clifford D. Wayne
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Road
Coast Line
Texas Road
Apprentice fends ae Norfolk. mt. ut ppes Stricken with Paralysis
Petersburg Virginia June 24 Judge B J Eppes commonwealth attorney for Dinwiddie County was struck with paralysis last evening an arm and leg on the same side are the parts of paralysis that Judge Eppes has suffered He was long a county court judge Mrs Fannie C Hairston dies after lingering illness in Davie County survived by three daughters and a son Major Peter W Hairston Confederate veteran Widow of Major Hairston death in Salisbury North Carolina June 24 The Washington Post reports Railway stock and plans for 40 miles from Southport to South Carolina and Wilmington Apprentice fends ae Norfolk June 2 E C Fagan apprentice at station not clear further details
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Abarn Opera Company
Gaspard
William Wolff
Robert Lett
Mr. Lett
Baill
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Planquette
Aborn
Grace Orr Myers
Lavery D’orzell
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Harold Blake
Harry Luckstone
Jean
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Frenrl
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Plarquette
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Petersburg
B. J. Eppes
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Fannie
C. Hairston
Spadelto
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Washington Post
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N.C
Fannie Co
Hairston
Copieemee
Davie County
Peter W. Hairam
B. Stuart
Woakiiston, Post
He. Fear, Southport and Atlantic Railway
Bouthport
South Carolina
Wilmington
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