Guiteau Death Penalty Remembered on 32nd Anniversary
A historical look recalls Charles J Guiteau the Garfield assassin who was executed on June 30 1882. Foreman John P Hamlin recounts the trial the verdict and Guiteaus final hours and curses as the nation mourned and debated the crime.
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John P. Hamlin
Charles J. Gulteau
Garfield
Guiteau
Foreman Hamlin
Hamlin
Columbia Commandery
No. 2
Knights Templar
Foreman
Hamtin
Gallean
Blue Heads New Orleans Plague Campaign
Dr Rupert Blue surgeon general of the church of public health travels from Washington to New Orleans to lead a joint Federal State and local drive to stop bubonic plague. An assisting surgeon accompanies him as Louisiana health officials set a quarantine on outbound vessels and gulf coast ports warn of possible spread.
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Rupert Blue
Church of Tie Public Health
Washington
New Orleans
Creel
Blue
Rinse
W. C. Tucker
Tatler
Public Health Service
Yesterilas
Honor Legion to Meet at Atlantic City Convention
The twenty fourth annual Army and Navy Medal of Honor Legion convention will be held at the Marlborough Helmheim Hotel in Atlantic City. A banquet for members and accompanying ladies is scheduled for July 14 at 7 p.m. with no expense to guests. All legion members are urged to attend the convention and banquet, and congressional Medal of Honor holders not in the region are invited to join and support the order.
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Army and Navy Medal of Honor Legion
Atlantiie City
Juls H
Marlborough- Flenheim Hotel
President Praises Fletcher After Vera Cruz Return
Admiral Kotener reported to See fan Denels yesterday on his return from Vera Cruz and was greeted by President. The president praised Fletcher for his conduct at Vera Cruz and for the officers and men under his command. Secretary Daniels said Fletcher would stay in Washington this week with no definite plans announced.
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Kotener
Seefan Denels
Vera Crim
Conmant
Atlantic
Badger
Meer Fletcher
Vera Cruz
Daniels
Admiral Fletcher
Washington
Rebels in Haiti Defeated as Government Reclaims Towns
Report from Halti June 2 describes government troops under President Prestes Zamor recapturing Cirawpe Riviere and advancing from Quartier Morn after repelling rebels near Fort Liberte. Rebel leader Jorsiiien is reported killed at Lassale Mont during clashes.
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Ope Fitton
Halti
Prestes Zamor
Cirawpe Riviere
Rebets
Fort Liberte
Thak Place
Jorsiiien
Lassale Mont
Citizens Bureau Aims to Balance Utilities Hearings
Mayor Blankenburg leads movement to create a Citizens Information Bureau to collect data on public utilities. Mayors Mitchel Harrison Baker Schroyer back the plan to provide consumers with equal footing against corporations in hearings. Conference date to be set, details to follow. private funds support the initiative.
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Blankenburg
Philadelphia
Mitchel
New York
Harrison
Chicago
Baker
Cleveland
Schroyer
Payton
Woman Attacked in Store By Old Offender
Mrs. Louisa M. Souder widow runs a small grocery at 60 New York Avenue NW alone yesterday afternoon when a colored man demanded money. She screamed a blow struck her head with a blunt instrument and the intruder fled. Pedestrian George Calvin 68 L Street NW provided a strong description aiding police identification of the suspect as an old offender. Mrs. Souder declined hospital care and closed the shop, now under a physician’s care. the injury is not serious.
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Louisa M. Souder
New York Avenue
Mra. Souder
George Calvin
L Street
Calvin
Obituary and public notices on dog licenses and local deaths
Obituaries report Mrs Annie E Macnichol dying at 28 First Street Southeast at age 87, with details of her charity work and survivors. Also noted are dog license expiration at midnight and a note on the dog tag process by Poundmaster George W Ray. Additional notices cover deaths of George W Cannon at 2289 Washington Circle NW and Robert H Jereych with funeral and burial details, plus funeral arrangements for Andrew Forsyth and family survivors.
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Annie E. Macnichol
First Street
Washington
Charles Macnichol
Walter F
Charles
Beach
Frank A
Sale H
Mra
Duncan Richmond
George W. Ray
Congressional Cemetery
Ray
Tega
Disabled by Baseball Bat Injury in Accident
John Ford a 2 percent year old colored resident of 1831 seventh Street northwest was treated at the Emergency Hospital last night for two fractures of the nose an injury to the right eye three deep lacerations on the face several teeth knocked out and a bruised lower jaw He said he was struck accidentally by a baseball bat while in a game near the West Side monument area.
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Robert H. Jereych
T Street Northwest
J. J. Diraon
Rock Creek Cemetery
Forsyth
The
Treasury
Washington
Oswego
N. Y
Emma Forsyth
Mis
J. D. Remmington
Yonkers
Andrew
Butte, Mont
David
St. Louis
Samuel
John Forsyth
John Ford
Seventh Street Northwest
Ford
West Side Monument
Minority Report Opposes Seamen's Bill In House Action
Representative Bryan of Washington submitted a minority report from the Merchant Marine Committee opposing the Alexander bill as reported. The report favored the La Follette bill passed by the Senate and criticized the Alexander measure as worse than the status quo.
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Te Mouse Merchant Marine Committee
House
Bryan
Washington
Senate
Pleads for a Pension Could Aid Aged Government Workers
A former navy observatory clerk, Thomas Harrison, aged 97, petitions Congress for a pension arguing humans deserve support like horses pensioned after war. Senator Jones reintroduced a $100 monthly pension bill after Senate approval earlier. Harrison, who served 65 years, sought demotion for relief and cites his spotless record and family lineage. The case highlights debates on civil pensions and recognition for long-serving federal employees.
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United States
Naval Observatory
Thomas Harrison
Scotland
Congress
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Jones
Washington State
Harrison
Senate
Congressional
Harrizon
Navy Department
America
Cin
Washington City
Ohio
Washington
Magruder
Maryland
Macgregore
Walter Scott
Samuel Wade Magruder
Marsland
Annapolis
Val
Virginia
War Department
Gon
Maury
Department
Behkman Winturd
the Navy
Army
Putnam
Philippines
China
Peftsang
Yangtsun
Fort William
Thebes Foretells Royal Assassination Plot
Paris reports Mme Thebes, famed astrologer, had warned over a year ago of Austrian trouble and a looming imperial drama. Her forecast for 1914 spoke of danger to the throne and a young ruler facing dark days as events unfolded.
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Paris
Austria-Hungary
Mme. de Thebes
Austria
Belvedere Palace Will Search Fails Amid Archduke Attack
Reports from Sarajevo and Vienna describe detectives seeking Archduke Francis Ferdinand s will amid palace papers and a Prague deposit. Martial law enforces order as crowds mourn the archduke and Duchess of Hohenberg, with bomb plotters confessing ties to Belgrade. President Wilson extends US condolences to Austria-Hungary.
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Pepers
Belvefere
Visnna
Prague
Vienna
Bosnia
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Serayevo
Duchess of
Sarajevo
Austria-Hungary
United States
Tragic Stamford inquest delayed amid new Ballou case twists
Coroner Phelan postpones resumed inquiry into Waldo Ballou's death as blood stain tests remain unfinished. Mrs. Helen Angle, under bond, refuses to testify per her counsel. Naval officer love letters and a second visitor add mystery as police weigh a possible electric iron blow and hat blood evidence.
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Stamford
Conn
Waldo R. Fallon
John J. Phelan
Helen M. Angle
Shorry
Joan
Ballou
Brennan
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New York Cotton Exchange
Asbury F Lever
South Carolina
Committee On Agriculture
South
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Lever
Hovae
Clark
New York Institution
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Jerusalem
Honor Legion
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Atlantic City
Fletcher
Haiti
Zamor
Grande Riviere
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Bureau of Information
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Washington Circle Northwest
Dr. McMurray
Union M. BE
Glenwood Cemetery
Cannon
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Buncombe County
N. C
Internal Revenue Service
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Asheville
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Robert H. Forsyth
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Cumberland
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the Yukon
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