Lea Back In Hospital After All Day Committee Session
Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee has returned to Georgetown Hospital and will stay until fully recovered after an all day session with the Lorimer Investigating Committee. His operation weakened him more than expected, and doctors urge rest. Mrs Lea’s condition is not serious.
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Lorimer
Lorimer Investigating Committee
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Georgetown Hospital
Henry D. Fry
Gome
Lea
Les
Death Claims 108 Year Old Woman in Lansing
Mrs Latehla Williams, aged 108, spoke softly to a neighbor in Lansing Michigan on June 2 then retired to a couch and died quietly. She marked her 108th year with a New Year’s Day anniversary, noting time had come as she spoke.
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Lansing
Mich
Latehla Williams
Obituary notices dated late June 1911 in Washington DC area
Series of funeral notices for Margaret Stewart Durmente. William F. Dyhomnt. Kolameyer. Hattie M Robe. Elizabeth Bell Schenck. Ellen Sullivan. JoAn Lederer. Elizabeth Leininger. and others, listing death dates in late June 1911, cremations and interments at Oak Hill and Prospect Hill, church masses, and residence details in Washington DC.
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Darneille
Starmont Sanatorium
Washington Grove
Margaret Stewart
Emille M
Vrdll
Oak Hill Cemetery
Ignom
William FL Dy
Eleventh Street
Kolameyer
Himgeren Rivers Kolkemeyer
St. Matthew's Church
Syracuse
N.Y
Lederer
Joan C. Lederer
J. Will
Ducathr Street
Dune W
Elizabe Bell
Adrian V
Ellen
Michael Sullivan
Holy Name Church
Lawmaker to urge return of leper at government expense
Nevada Representative H. E. Roberts plans a House resolution this week to send Palabay, a Filipino leper, home to the Philippines at government cost. Roberts cites health department strain and seeks congressional support, noting Manuel Quezon endorsed the movement earlier. Palabay was brought to the United States by a naval officer and is confined at Neuse on the Eastern Branch.
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Anacic
Palahay
Philippione Islands
H. E. Roberts
Nevada
Congress
Mr. Roberts
Manuel Lo Quezon
Philippine Islands
Mr. Quezon
Health Department
Palabay
Neuse
John Early
Death of Joseph R. Foard in Baltimore
Joseph R. Foard, president of Joseph R. Foard Co and First National Bank vice president, a leading Baltimore businessman, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital after abdominal surgery. He was 57, son of the late Addison C. Foard, survived by his second wife Virginia Lee McMaster of Charleston, S.C. He chaired shipping and banking interests and held ties to Maryland’s largest enterprises and city clubs.
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Speein
Washington Post
Baltimore
Joseph R. Foard
First National Bank
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Foard
Addison C. Foard
Maryland
Ile
Pnlt
Virginia Lee McMaster
Charleston
S.C
New Trail in Jewelry Plot Ties to Kenosha Official
Nathan Allen of Kenosha Wisconsin faced no statement today as the jewelry smuggling inquiry narrowed to a former customs official and a banker ally acting as go-betweens. Investigators say Allen spent about 500000 over four years after meeting Helen Dwede Jenkins, with a 20000 jewelry smuggling event linked to the case. Margaret and Francis Allen, his eldest children, will head to California tomorrow, while Mrs Jen remains with Nathan in Kenosha.
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Washington Post
New York
Loebs
Nathan Allen
Kenosha
Wis
Helen Dwede Jenkins
Fen
Kenosha Country Club
Eaif
Charles W. Allen
Margaret
Francis Allen
California
Nother
Alen
Len
Movements of Ocean Steamers
Movements listed include ships sailing from New York to Queenstown to Liverpool and London with multiple liners such as Livernont Oceanic Queenstown Zeland Botan Harmury Cinninpais and others bound for European ports. Several lines show departures for New York from Southampton Cherbourg and Minneapolis with Adriatic and Capania noted among others.
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New York
Catonia
Livernont
Plsmonth
Oceanic
Queenstown -Zeland
Botan
Harmury
Cinninpais
Campania
Laerpool
Olympic
Southamenton
Cherbourg
London
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Southampton
New Yo
Sea strike stalls Haverford as crew walks out before sailing
Passengers remain aboard a halted Haverford as its crew quits an hour before departure. Ten thousand workers march in Liverpool in a massive show of support for dockers, with 200 second class and 400 steerage passengers displaced as ships across the North Atlantic trade halt. The strike widens as seamen and firemen, backed by 2,000 Cunard porters, demand recognition of the dockers’ claims amid mounting port closures.
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Liverpool
Washington Post
London
England
Cunard Line
Car
Canada Docks
Post Office
Man Seeks to Sell Wife Appendix in Divorce Saga
Sydney Love, once a Chicago wheat pit leader, now a prospector, contemplates raffling his wife Marjorie Burns Love’s appendix to pay divorce costs. He says the appendix is stored in New York and since he funded its removal he believes he may dispose of it. He cites mounting court actions in New York and Oregon draining his mining ventures.
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Sprela
Washington, Post
Seattle
Wash
Sydney Love
Chicago
Marjorie Burns Love
Baker
Mr. Love
New York
Oregon
Licensed to Marry Names in Roanoke and Surrounding Areas
A jumble of marriage notices lists multiple couples from Virginia and Maryland with ministers named Rev Richard P Williams and Rev G J S Hunnicutt officiating. The fragmentary item names ages and residences including Roanoke Staunton Petersburg Richmond Hyattsville Baltimore and Covington among others. The imperfect OCR preserves many paired names, ages, and locales but obscures complete pairs and dates.
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S. Howard Hollams
Mary H. Reamey
Roanoke
Richard P. Williams
Jason B. Caukin
Amy Inez Clarke
Ston
Hans Wigher
Ella Bennett
Daltimore
G. J. S. Hunnicutt
Matthew A Kent
Catherine A. Carroll
Alj Carey
Ausut
Fo Burgess
Rosa McChesney
Hyattsville
HL Blrons
Robert A Wright
Blanch
Treant
Richmond
G. J
Hynniond
Robert A Carr
Cra Tyler
GI. S. Hunnicutt
Russell de Sareed, Jr
Donald McLend
Charles A. Brown
Mae C. Sengetack
MTP
J. Bran
Henry H. Ber
Lilly May Boteter
W. A. Melvin Tiarny
C. Caden
Marie PL Lerch
Hartes
Emma A. Kousehndl
Anl
HG. Fultz
Howard Po Tucker
Ella C. Adams
Gibson Herbert Lohr
Gracie Meeks
Staunton
Warren A. Back
Maggie Shorer
Health Office Record of Births and Early Hospital Entries
A Health Office record lists numerous births and infant details, with many entries naming parents and newborns by gender and approximate ages. The document also notes patient ages and hospital affiliations, including Georgetown University Hospital and Freedmen’s Hospital, with several entries referencing infants and young children in transit or under care.
Soul Mate Figures In SourT Divorce Case
Mrs Mary Putnam Remsen of New York, temporarily in Boise, gains legal separation from artist Ira M Remsen of New York on grounds including failure to provide desertion and neglect. Putnam alleges Ira admitted marrying through obstinacy and planned elopement with a soulmate. The decree did not oppose by the artist.
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Washington
Boise
Idaho
Mary Putnam Remsen
New York
Ira M. Remsen
George P. Putnam
Putnam
Defaulter's Wife Faces Fallout of Battleship Embezzlement
In Buffalo, Audrey Kelsey Lee, now Mrs. Howard V. Lee, endures nervous strain after her husband Edward Valentine Lee confessed to embezzling 46000 from the battleship Georgia. He laments the crime while his wife plans to study stenography, awaiting his federal trial and release.
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Buffalo
Georgia
Howard V. Lee
Audrey Kelsey
Jis i
Fourteenth Street
Lee
Kelsey
Hearst Builds North Columbus Circle Skyscraper
William R. Hearst bought a block at the north end of Columbus circle opposite Central Park to house his newspapers including the American and Evening Journal. The site bounded by Central Park West Broadway Sixty first Street and Columbus Circle cost over 2 million dollars from Trenor L Park's estate. The new structure is planned taller than any in town except perhaps the Woolworth Building at 750 feet.
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New York
William R. Hearst
Columbus Circle
Central Park
American and Evening Journal
Hearst
Central Park West
Broadway
Sixty-first Street
Trenor L. Park
Woolworth Building
Voelckner Reconsiders to Head German Convention
Dr Wurt Voelckner president of the United German Societies withdrew his resignation and agreed to head the National German Avance convention to be held here in October. A hearing on his grievances was held by the arrangements committee comprising Martin Wiegand Charles Lehmeder Hermann Leehner Carl Hammel and Carl Egolf. Post Want Ada Are Free. Use the classified columns of The Post and secure results. No charge for sha advertising.
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Wurt Voelckner
United German Societies
National
Dr. Voelckner
Martin Wiegand
Charles T. Lehmeder
Hermann Leehner
Carl Hammel
Carl Egolf
Cornerstone Laying For Metropolitan Baptist Church
The Rev John Compton Ball and William E Andrews addressed several hundred worshipers at the corner stone of Metropolitan Baptist Church at Sixth and A streets northeast. Andrews spoke on the churchs role in civilization while Ball and church officials spoke. A tented service preceded yard fete run by young members to raise funds for the new church.
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John Compton Ball
New Metropolitan Baptist Church
William E. Andrews
United States Treasury
Andrews
Metropolitan Baptist Congregation
William 8. Keiser
John, Bolen
Sumter Phillips
Westwood F. Paxson
Henry D. Boynton
Asa L.gilbert
Edwin R. Haight
Willam S. Keiser
Zebi LaPelle
Robert H. Owens
Camille Lowell
Celestia A. Ferris
Ida B. Keble
Robert O. Otterback
Charles 5. Sands
Ulysses G. Smith
W., D. Sutherland
Richard F. Wolff
Butterfield Loses Point in Foreclosure Sale Turmoil
Justice Gould refused a restraining order sought by Richard P. Evans for Butterfield’s creditors. The District Supreme Court allowed sale of the Realty to mortgagees Joseph M. Young and Henry R. Heiskell for 5000 dollars. Claimants split over foreclosure while five more seek warrants. Butterfield remains on bond at 300 dollars.
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Richard P. Evans
Butterfield
Evans
Jusstice Gould
F.A. Fenning
Young
Heiskell
Fenning
Mr. Butterfield
Ralph Given
Uberty
Leach Rides Niagara Rapids Barrel Not Fatally Hurt
Bobby Leach of Niagara Falls Ontario survived a perilous whirlpool ride in a steel barrel from Maid of the Mist landing. He endured multiple dives under water and was treated for injuries at a hospital. no bones were broken and release was expected soon.
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Niagara Falls
N. J
Bobby” Leach
Ontario
Leach
Moros murder four Americans in Mindanao
Manila reports four Americans killed by Moros in Mindanao. Prospector Oyler and Vexes bosea were slain near Camp Overton. Plantation owner McGill was killed by robbers at Pantar. Private Michaelis of the Twenty first Infantry was stabbed seven times at Parang in view of his comrades.
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Manila
Mindanao
Philippine Islands
Oyler
Vexesbosea
Camp Overton
McGill
Pantar
Michaelis
Twenty-first Infantry
Parang
Record Prices Set for Jersey Cattle at Kirksville Sale
Kirksville Missouri June 2. New Jersey cattle records were set as two bulls and a cow sold for 26425. Viola's Golden Jolly a seven year old bull from Saint Queen Island Jersey was bought for 13000 by Dr Scoville of the Nendorf Farms Lexington Kentucky. Jolly Royal Sultan a two year old bull sired by Jolly Royal and Lady Viola sold for 1000. Majesty's Lady Houhla six years old commanded the highest price ever paid for a Jersey cow at the sale.
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Kirksville
Jersey
Viola
Golden Jolly
St. Queen
Island of Jersey
Scoville
iNendorf Farms
Lexington
Majesty
Houhla
Balfour and Ambassadors Amid Coronation Festivities
The dinner scene featured Amer ican ambassadors and officials including Reid Keens Westcott and Sir Henry Sturand as guests. Mr Balfour voiced Angl o American sympathy while joking about a future run for Congress. Hammond sailed officially from Victoria and Delaware with Rear Admiral Vreeland departed Portsmouth for coronation duties.
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Mr. Balfour
America
United States
Congress
Hammond
Victoria Station
Duke of Connaught
Mr. Hammond
Stratton House
Delaware
Vreeland
Portsmouth
Bohemian Society Party By Burne-Jones And Pagets In London
A London coronation season event hosted by Sir Philip Burne-Jones and Sir Richard Paget transformed the Burne-Jones home into a Quartier Latin atelier. Guests sat on floors with no chairs or flowers, drank lager from a cask, and ate epicurean supper while a select crowd including duchesses and notable ladies attended in bohemian attire.
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London
Philip Burne-Jones
Richard
Muriel Paget
Burne- Jones
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Somerset
Duchess of Rutland
Betty Balfour
Violet Asquith
John Jacob Astor
Duke of Somerset
Drogshda
Elcho
Edward Poynter
Jack Leslie
Maxine Elliott
Mile. Genee
Kipling Poem Attacks London Decree Amid Coronation Fervor
Rudyard Kipling publishes a poem opposing the London declaration pushed by the government. He alleges the plan forces united support and shames the nation. The verses invoke the abbey service and warn of betrayals to satisfy political aims. Ratification of the US France extradition treaty is exchanged in Paris, modernizing the prior agreement to include more offenses.
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Kipling
Washington Post
London
Rudyard Kipling
United States
France
Paris
Baton
Foreign Office
Witnesses Describe Suspected Affair and Hotel Encounter
The article recounts detectives tracing Mrs. Gambier and a man over two weeks, noting multiple outings and affectionate gestures. Eyewitnesses say a hotel clerk saw them leaving together four times and one detective observed hugging and kissing, including an incident near Twenty-fifth Street and Seventh Avenue.
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Elias Gwens
Great Northern
Baltimore mayor ousts supporters of school chief Van Sickle
Baltimore Mayor Preston toppled three school commissioners aligned with Superintendent James H. Van Sickle, shifting the board to five votes against three in his favor. The superintendent, who reorganized the system, had backed a Brown-chaired education panel inquiry that upheld him. The ousted are Dr J H C Finney, Eli Frank, and Dr J C Rowland.
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Baltimore
van Sickle
Preston
James H. van Sickle
United States Commissioner of Education
Brown
H. C. Finney
Eli Frank
J. C. Rowland
Tests on thyroid gland show diet linked to family size
In Los Angeles a scientific AMA presentation by Dr. Reid Hunt described mouse experiments linking thyroid activity and diet to birth rates. One group fed oatmeal and liver produced no young, crackers milk eggs yielded 101, cornmeal milk produced 69 offspring.
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Los Angeles
Cal
American Medical Association
Reid Hunt
Washington, D. C
Hunt
E. E. Endicott
Jackson
Val
California
John Colbert
New Mexico
United States
Takoma Park Grants Line Right to Baltimore and Washington Transit
Takoma Park Md council approved a 35 year franchise for the Baltimore and Washington Transit Company to lay tracks through the town enabling an interstate electric line into the city area lacking car service. Work to begin before September 1 1911 and cars to run by July 1 1912 backed by American National Bank of Richmond. City officials present included Mayor W G Platt and Councilmen H F Taff L R Grabill D Rush H E Rogers S W Williams E E Blodgett and Clerk Ben G Davis.
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Takoma Park
Baltimore and Washington Transit Company
Eirs
American National Bank of
Richmond
Trig
Maryland
W. G. Platt
H. F. Taff
L.R. Grabill
D. Rush
H. E. Rogers
S. W. Willams
E. E. Blodgett
Ben G. Davis
Hidden $40,000 Found in Matteawan Cellar Vault
Dr. Arthur R. Tiel uncovered in his Matteawan home cellar an old handmade vault containing about $40,000 in cash and securities. The treasure is linked to William H. Badeau, who boarded there and died months earlier. A rough plan with a vault marking accompanied the papers.
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Matteawan, N
Arthur R. Tiel
William H. Badeau
Tiel
Badeau
Browned in Rain Barrel at Barnsville West Virginia
Mrs A F Radka aged 68 wife of Edward Radka drowned in a rain barrel at Barnsville W Va She had been living with her son in law and was in failing health It is uncertain if she fell from the porch in her sleep or took her own life Her son Edward had suffered a broken back in a mining accident Post Want Ads Are Free Post and secure results So charge for the advertising
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Washington Post
Cumberland
A.F. Radka
Edward Radka
Barnsville
W. Va
Edward
Injured bicycle patrolman chases speeding auto in Northwest
Bicycle Policeman Green of the First precinct pursued an automobilist along Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh Street Northwest after taunting officers. Green collided with a southbound Capital Traction car, was thrown unconscious, and taken to Emergency Hospital with contusions and head injuries. The speeding driver eluded capture as women and a man in the auto laughed.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
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Capital Traction
Seventh Street
Tenth Street
Sixth Street
Mrs Janney Weds Col Ames in Secret Sacramento Ceremony
Col Robert F. Ames of New York and Mrs Madeline Janney formerly Miss Madeline McKissick of Sacramento were secretly married on June 6 at attorney R T McHissick’s residence. The marriage follows the earlier suicide of Lieut Clarence M. Janney, who killed himself after discovering a loving cup given to Ames by his wife. A court martial later exonerated Ames.
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Sacramento
Cal
Robert F. Ames
New York
Madeline Janney
Madeline McKissick
Clarence M. Janney
Manila
R. T. McHissick
Janney
Ames
Death threat to Philadelphia shoe dealer demands cash
Edward J. Burns, 33, a distant relative of P T Hallahan, was arrested by postal inspectors in Philadelphia after sending a letter demanding 27 470 dollars and threatening to shoot if unpaid. He had two loaded revolvers and claimed estate fraud. bail set at 3 000 dollars.
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Hallahan
G A R Post 3 Holds Recreation Excursion
Lincoln Post No. 3 of the G A R held its annual excursion at Chesapeake Beach to raise charity funds. Nearly 2,000 attendees including members and families enjoyed the event with races such as three legged, sack, and running. R Fethers directed the arrangements with a post officer corps.
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Lincoln Post
G A. RB
Chesapeake Beach
R. Fethers
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