Police Say They Took Money and Liquor in Hold‑up Case
Daniel King of Washington claims five law officers including Sheriff Seth and Deputy Moran seized liquor and cash from him after a night hold‑up near Akton. He says federal prohibition agents warned they would take his car if he resisted, prompting his trip to Baltimore for legal help. The case hinges on statements to U S officials and an ensuing probe by Commissioner Supplee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecal
Washington
Joe
Baltimore
Daniel Ding
Hir County
Lows A. Seth
Saints
Oscar P Fumes
Sheri
G Bratt
John Bushin
Trivate
Ring
Bikton
Hin
Akien
Askton Jar
King
United States
Robert Carman
Prohibition
Thomis Stane
Fing
Disrit
George W
Keri Seth
Unitedshre
Samuel IX. Jenmis
Tumis
Hratt
Moran
Navy
Donohoe
Lennis
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tay of
Darby
Fkton
Moran Hal
Silkton
Cing
Lency
Heall
World War Hunger Warning At Keith’s Lenten Service
Dr Thomas E Greene of the American Red Cross urged America to respond to famine in Europe and China during a Midday Lenten service at Keith’s theater. No service on the holiday. the talk resumes Monday as a special Masonic day with speakers Fleming Moore and other leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Thomas E. Greene
Speakers’ Bureau
Hed Cross
Keith
Greene
Bey
Fleming Moore
Supreme Council
South WR
Abe Lincoln Candy Case Seeks Trade Name Transfer
Trustee for Abe Lincoln Candy Company cites W A Easterday and Justice Hitz ordering William A Easterday president of Lincoln Candy Company of Baltimore Wilmington and other cities to show cause by March 11 why he cannot assign the trade name to Henry Inn trustee for Abe Lincoln Candy Company of this city. The local firm went into bank service last November. Quinn says the business can be sold and Mrs through Attorney F A Burkert that the trade name may go to the purchaser and Easterday be fined for using the name which is registered as his personal property not the Abe Lincoln Candy Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sustice Hitz
William A Easterday
de Lincoln Candy Company
Bal- Gore
Wilmington
Brest
Henry I Inn
Abe Lincoln Andy Company
Bank Peter
Quinn
F. A Burkert
Patt
Abe Linne Candy Company
Gunpoint street robbery case lands Ostender in court
Milton Ostender held on two counts of robbing Paul E B Serrin after a Thirteenth and L streets southeast holdup. Witnesses testified Ostender threatened Serrin with a gun and blackjack, demanding cash, then fled. Ostender was identified and bond set at 2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Ostender
P. E. Serrin
McMahon
Paul EB
Serrin
Thirteenth
L Streets
Chage
ePpred
Ostendar
Robert I. Miller
Landis Silent on Impeachment Threats by Congress
Judge Kenesaw M Landis said he would not speak on impeachment threats until he receives official charges evidence and report from the House committee. He noted his stance on the baseball commissionership remains unchanged and would resign if Congress passes hostile resolutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kenesaw M Landis
Congress
House Committee
St Louis
House of Congress
Washington
Adopted Child Discovers True Family Name in Arkansas Trial
Pauli Berwyck Nagle, a former soldier, fled a District Supreme court petition to change his name to Paul Berwyck Pearson Kettering. Born in 1904 in Eureka Springs Arkansas, he says he was adopted as an infant by strangers who gave him his current name and that no public birth records were kept in the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kettering
Pauli Berwyck Nagle
District Supreme Court
Paul Berwyck Pearson Kettering
Eureka Springs
Ark
Land Office Clerk Bonded in Utah Divorce Case
Horace L. Wilcox, employed by the general land office, was required to furnish a £500 bond to remain in jurisdiction while a limited divorce action is filed by Mrs. Wilcox. Justice Hite signed an order, and the petition alleges neglect and an intended abandonment after a transfer to East Lake City, Utah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace L. Wilcox
General Land Office
Orphan
Wilcox
Justice Hite
East Lake City
Utah
Bread Riot in Detroit Over High Prices at Bakeshop
Detroit authorities quelled a disturbance on Hastings Street as about 200 people attacked customers leaving a bakeshop protesting bread prices. Bread stolen from buyers was tossed into the street after Justice Arthur M. Gordon's bread price inquiry urged residents not to buy from dealers charging excess fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Hastings Street
Arthur &. Gordon
Arrests Reveal Cleveland Plots Foiled by Eight Arrests
Eight men in Cleveland linked to an anarchistic group faced espionage charges after planned assassinations and dynamite attacks plus a citywide propaganda drive were reportedly thwarted by Department of Justice and Loyal American League cooperation. Rilea Morton would not comment but did not deny the plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Associated Press
Loyal American League
Department of Justice
Rilea Morton
Greek Princess Anastasia Improves in Hospital
The condition of Princess Anastasia wife of Prince Christopher of Greece improved last midnight. Pain subsided, pulse and temperature better. Formerly Mrs William Leeds of New York she married Christopher in Switzerland in 1920. Hoover head of the American Red Cross hospital in Constantinople travels to confer with Greek doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Associated Preas
Anastasia
Prince Christopher
Greece
William B. Leeds
New York
Switzerland
Br Hoover
American Red Cross
Constantinople
Sanity test for Wanderer in Chicago murder case
A jury was completed today to try Carl O Wanderer for the murder of John Dupe the ragged stranger used as a dupe in a fake hold up to cover the slaying of his wife. The examination by alienists was ordered to assess Wanderer's mental condition in a case tied to a 25 year sentence. Joseph Ahrens was identified as the ragged stranger by his mother Mrs Sophie Lips but Dr Samuel Davis cast doubt on the identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Carl O. Wanderer
John Dupe
Wanderer
David
Criminal Court
Criminal Court, In Compliance With A Request From Gov. Small. Wanderer
Ragged Stranger
Joseph Ahrens
Sophie Lips
Ahrens
Samuel Davis
Virginia Obituary of James C Lee Civil War Veteran
Staunton Virginia March 3 James C Lee 44 a civil war veteran and longtime Washington DC resident died after several months illness His body will be sent to Washington for burial He served in the First Maryland volunteers was captured in Baltimore while wearing a Confederate uniform sentenced to death as a spy later pardoned The article notes ties to the Civil War and imprisonment but lacks complete details for full context
Health of Wilson Best in 18 Months
President Wilson shows improved health after eighteen months of strain. He appears thinner with a gray, worn face, uses a cane, and can now ride a carriage and attend the theater, marking a notable recovery since past severe ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
White House
Capital Welcomes The Next President
The report details President-elect Harding and Mrs Harding’s departure from Marion to Washington with few incidents and no demonstrations. It notes Henry Mellon and James J. Davis appointments to labor and treasury posts, praising Mellon’s business background and sacrifice, and mentions George B. Christian as a new secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Washington
Illinois
George B. Christian
Harding
Davis
Mellon
Wilson and Colby Form International Law Firm
President Wilson returns to private life and plans active law practice with Bainbridge Colby as partner. The firm Wilson & Colby will operate from New York and Washington, focusing on international law, with Joseph P. Tumulty joining Washington next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
White House
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson & Colby
New York
Washington
Joseph P.tumuity
Woodrow Wilson
Atlanta
Johns Hopkins University
Davis named to cabinet amid union roots and world view
Mr. Davis accepts a cabinet post after ten years of acquaintance with the President-elect. He states he will serve the country though new to the department and plans to use the position to make the department useful. He remains active with the Loyal Order of Moose as director general and national organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davie
Davis
Marion
Harding
Davin
Order of Moose
Order
Mooseheart
Ill
Renewed Drive for District Representation in Congress
The district committees discussed plans to interest new members of Congress in representing the District cause. Names added to the committee on State societies included Theodore W. Noyes John Jas Edson A Leftwich Sinclair and Burin Wayne. Efforts to obtain District representation in Congress for suffrage were renewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Theodore W. Noyes
Jono Jas Edson
A .Leftwich Sinclair
Burin Wayne
Pelice
Monary
Prohibition Agents Accused in Home Search Case
Himes A. Hunt of 322 Seaton Place Northeast files suit in the Strict Supreme Court for $10,000 against Prohibition Agents Stephens Ginton Evans, William E Holmes, Jere B. Sullivan, and William J. Bar. He contends officers forcibly entered his home with a search warrant and imprisoned him during a liquor raid, claiming indignities and wrongful confinement. Attorneys Hawken Havell represent the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himes A. Hunt
Cn Wes Mace
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nashington
Maryland
Daniel King
U. S
Five
Hope OF World
T. KE. Greene
Keith's
Bues
Abe Lincoln Company
W. A. Easterday
Capital Society
Harris & Ewing
Charles Evang Hughes
Underwood
Will H. Hays
Underwood & Underwood
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Oy Morris & Pwing
A. B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Landis
P. B. Nagle
Court
Land Office
Leeds
Virginia
Capital
Pittsburgh
Melton
Treasury
Davia
Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc
15Th Street
N. W
Columbia
Perce
Service A la Carte
Franklin
Davis E
New Jersey
Wilson & Cerby
Palais Royal
A. Lisner
Leonard
Mayer’s
Mr. Harding
Mayer
Seventh Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!