Strothers Day Quiet Two Important Witnesses
Culpeper Virginia March 3 after a week of nerve wrecking trial the Strother brothers James and Philip are poised for the next session in the Bywaters murder case at Rotherwood. Edward L Gaines and Dr De Jarnette will testify for the prosecution to counter the defense on insanity and emotional unfitness.
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Dr. de Jarnette
Staunton
Edward L. Gaines
Bywaters
Culpeper
Strother
James
Philip
William F. Bywaters
Virginia
Rotherwood
Staunton, Va
Doomed Man Baptized Before Execution in Jail
Charles Good, condemned to be hanged for the murder of his sweetheart Misa Fasthy Stroop, was baptized in his jail cell in Luray Virginia. Elder Waller Strickler and J B Huffman administered the rite in a large tub as about twenty witnesses looked on. The ceremony followed hours of church readings and interrogations as Good, solidly restrained in his steel cage, faced the ordeal with visible emotion. His mother and two sisters attended, with his eldest sister becoming hysterical and briefly removed from the scene.
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Washington Post
Luray
Charles Good
Misa Fasthy Stroop
Waller Strickier
German Baptist Church
Good
Strickler
J. B. Huffman
Mob Threatened Slaver Eyedal to The Washington Pot
Fayetteville NC March 3 Tom Walker colored who shot and killed Policeman Lockamy and wounded Chief Chason and Policeman Buckingham was captured at Dunn last night by three Fayetteville men of a squad sent out by the Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Walker caught a freight train here went to Dunn bought a ticket to Washington and boarded the Coast Line fast mail He admits the shooting saying he had threatened to kill Chason if his house was searched Because an angry mob threatened to lynch him Walker was carried to Raleigh today as that will take place March 23 Chason and Buckingham are in the hospital the former shot in the head the latter through the lungs Neither in conscious nor expected to live The troops were not called out but several squads were sworn in as deputies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
N. C
Tom Walker
lLockamy
Chason
Buckingham
Duon
Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry
Walker
Dunn
Washington
Coast Line
Raleigh
WM H SOWDEN DEAD FORMER CONGRESSMAN DIES AT 63
William H Bowden former representative of the Tenth Pennsylvania district in the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses died at his home from dropsy and heart disease at sixty three. A Harvard Law School graduate he served as a Civil War corporal and was wounded at Antietam. He attended Democratic National Conventions in 1850 1884 and 1900 and was defeated in 1888 over tariff views. He leaves a widow and a daughter Mrs James Pugh of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Pugh, Jr
Washington
Allentows
William H. Bowden
Pennsylvania
Harvard Law Schoo
Antietam
Louden
Jamen Ts Pugh
Washington, D. C
Demented Man Disrupts Grace Lutheran Service in Winchester
A 21 year old Daniel Bowers from Chester County Pa entered Grace Lutheran Church in Winchester during morning services and disrupted the rite. He removed his coat and hat and flung them to the pulpit area before facing the congregation with folded arms. Police took him into custody after he became abusive and menacing. Doctors diagnosed loss of reason. His father Jacob Bowers has been telegraphed.
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Washington Post
Winchester
Grace Lutheran Church
Daniel Bowers
Chester County
Miller Jend Bell
Bowers
Dr. Bell
Nicol ready to resign from Circuit Court post
The Washington Post reports Judge C B Nicol told friends he will resign as Judge of the Circuit Court for Alexandria City and Alexandria, Fairfax, and Prince William counties. He will join the Democratic race for Representative in Virginia's Eighth District. Gov Swanson's selection for Nicol’s successor is awaited, with several candidates named including C C Carlin and John M Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post Bureau
King Street
Alexandria
C. BE. Nicol
Swanson
Alexandria City
Alexandaria
Fairfax
Prince William
Virginia
Nicol
Swangon
John M. Johnson
C. C. Carlin
John ¥. Ryan
Londoun
R Lindsay Gordon
Louisa
Canal Employes Object To New Leave Circular
A circular from Panama Canal authorities abolishes cumulative leaves and requires all eligible workers to take three months of leave in April or lose the right. The move provokes widespread discontent, risks crippling canal machinery, and may delay multiple departments. Sick leave reduction adds to unrest following Chief Engineer Stevens' resignation and looming militarization of operations.
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Washington
Panama
Mer
Stevens
Midnight Coventry Ride Brings Outrise Of La Milo
London reports stir over a midnight ride by La Milo a stage dancer who dressed as a classical figure rode through Coventry streets at 2am on her own whim to echo Godiva. Manager Cruickshank confirms she mounted a white steed left the theater strove through the city under cover of darkness and returned unseen before a flashlight photo was taken.
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London
Coventry
Godiva
Milo
la Milo
Leofric
Mr. Cruickshaw
Meda
St. Mary's i
Mumps Outbreak Hits North Exchange Girls
Several days after Letitia Mayo reported swollen cheeks from an alleged toothache, Edna Smith, Patricia Connelly, and four other switchboard workers at the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company north exchange began showing mumps symptoms. By yesterday eleven had taken leave, with more expected. the count threatens a shift of night to day duty and calls for relief staff from other exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letitia Mayo
North Exchange
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Fourteenth
R Streats
Willcox Estate Bequeaths Half Million to Audubon and Tuskegee
David Willcox of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad arranged that the residuary estate of Ao bert Willcox be split after his death between the National Audubon Societies and the Tuskegee Institute. Each receives 232,770.80 dollars, with a prior 100,000 bequest to the 8. B. Smith Infirmary. The donations honor the memory of the deceased who died at sea last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Willcox
Philadelphia
Delaware and Hudson Railroad
National Association of Audubon Societies
Tuskegee Institute
Aobert Willcox
Sea i Bright
Willcox
David Wilcox
Audubon Society
Tuskeyes Institute
Tidewater Railroad to Build Two Large Hampton Roads Coal Piers
Norfolk Va March 3 Henry H Rogers Tidewater Railroad Company will secure a contract tomorrow for substructure and bulkhead work on the first of two mammoth coal piers near the Jamestown Exposition grounds. The piers cost about 2 million dollars and the dredging of approaches will also be contracted.
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Washington Post
Norfolk
Henry H. Rogers
Tidewater Railroad Company
Hampton Roads
Stomach woes blamed on habits prompt Stuart’s remedy
The ad warns that sedentary living and indulgent meals overload the stomach, causing dyspepsia and illness. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a non medicine digestive aid, claiming one grain digests 3,000 grains of food and offers a free trial from F A Stuart Co of Marshall Michigan, with a 6 cent tablet available at druggists.
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Theas
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Baby Born on Pullman Car En Route to Newport
A boy baby was born this morning on a Pullman car attached to a Big Four train near Cincinnati. The mother, Mrs. A. Swisher, was traveling from Toronto to visit relatives in Newport, Kentucky. Dr. C. N. Dibbins of New York and nurse Marie Bell of Buffalo aided the delivery. Passengers contributed a $1 purse for the newborn.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleveland
A. §. Swisher
Toronto
Canada
Newport
C. N. Dibbins
New York
Marie Bell
Buffalo
N. Y
Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Philadelphia man dies in Detroit hotel by own action
A Philadelphia traveling man identified as J.R. E Binz registered in Detroit as Edward Tawton at Hotel Menaud and drank carbolic acid and laudanum, dying in his room. He left a note asking his wife Ellen Bing of 44 Fleming Street, Philadelphia, be notified and to claim his body and $5,000 life insurance.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Mich
Mar
J.R. E Binz
Menaud
Edward Tawton
Ellen Bing
Fleming Street
Saengerbund Concert At Washington Club House
The sixth Washington Seengerbund concert drew a large audience, but two billed performers were absent due to a family illness and tonsillitis. The program was cut to seven numbers including choruses, solos, and instrumentals, with Henry Xander at the piano and violin solos added by Mrs. Robert Hickman. Remarks on the recital noted the preponderance of monumental songs and the absence of several admired works by MacDowell and Debussy.
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Washington
Mair
Minnelfed
Adam de la Hale
Saengerbund
Lulu May Weaber
le Cygne
Saint-Saens
Gounod
Tosti
William Keye Miller
Henry Xander
Robert Hickman
Edward MacDowell
Claude Debussy
Saengerbunds
Citizenship Lecture at Juvenile Court Probation Sunday
Judge De Lacy addresses probationers at the Juvenile Court in Northwest D.C. as the court marks eight months of progress. About 65 working boys and 15 to 18 other youths attended the probation Sunday exercises, featuring lectures on good citizenship and moral character and the singing of America. Leaflets on moral worth were distributed, and officials say the program has been a notable success with most participants moving into steady positions or useful lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge de Lacy
Juvenile Court
Boya
Wiliam H. de Lecy
Zach H. Cox
Gertrude B. Darwin
America
Juvene
Conferees Agree on Service Hours for Railway Operators
The agreement on the hours of labor bill for railway operators limits train dispatchers to nine hours in any twenty four and thirteen hours in daytime, with emergency overtime allowed up to four extra hours for up to three consecutive days weekly. The Interstate Commerce Commission may extend these limits after a full hearing for good cause in specific cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanor
Interstate Commerce Commission
Funeral Service for George F. Iozel Held Yesterday
The funeral of George F. Iozel was held yesterday at 2 PM from his residence on 13th Street NW. Rev James D. Bubrer of Trinity Reformed Church officiated. Interment followed at Rock Creek Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers included Otto Wehner and George Finckel. active pallbearers were Sol Richards and Louis Hartig among others. Washington Lodge of Elks attended in a body. Floral tributes were numerous and handsome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Iozel
Mr. Gridley
Washington Lodge of Elks
Mr. Kozel
Webber Receives Silver Water Pitcher for Prohibition Forces
Representative Amos R. Webber was presented with a silver ice water pitcher engraved for the prohibition forces of the District by a committee at the Driscoll on Saturday evening. Miss Mamie Bishop gave the presentation speech by Rev. Richard B. Reidel. Mrs Webber received a bouquet from Mrs. Reidel on behalf of the committee and Mr. Webber thanked the group for himself and his wife.
Family Reports Man Missing From Home in Northeast
Family of Archie Hefin reports to police that he has been missing from his 421 East Street Northeast home since February 4. Efforts to locate him have failed. Last seen wearing a black loud hat, black overcoat, and black suit. Missing man weighs about 170 pounds, stands six feet three inches tall, with dark hair and a mustache.
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Archie BR. Hefin
E Street
Heflin
Salvador's New Cabinet Formed in San Salvador
San Salvador on March 3 reports President Figueroa's cabinet lineup with Tomas Paome as secretary of government and public works, Ramon Garcia Gonjalero as minister of foreign relations and justice, Federico Megla as minister of finance and public service, and Figueroa directing as secretary of war.
Pushing Masonic Fair Committees At Work In 1970s Drive
Committees on Contributions and Printing lead the Masonic fair operations. Robert N. Harper chairs the contributions panel with Edwin Graham as vice chair, aiding temple fund donations critical to fair success. The printing committee, chaired by Arthur D. Marks of The Washington Post, coordinates extensive stationery and tickets with a large list of Washington business leaders and officials assisting.
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Sonsmalttane
Robert N. Harper
Edwin ©. Graham
Harper
Washington
Henry Evans
Isador Saka
Isaac Goldenberg
James Lansburgh
J. V. Kimball
Conrad Becker
Golden Carter
Sidney West
S. Shedd
Percy
Wester
Cherlee E. Berry
William P. War Wickle
T. C. Ogram
Alfred Walford
James
Arthur D. Marks
The
Washington Post
Mark W. Moorewee
Arthur G. Newmyer
Oscar J. Ricketts
Edward E. Repley
Samuel “Hart
William Wallace
Sudworth
J Marion Castell
C. C. ‘Archi ‘Bald
Eef. Geyer
Charles N. Terry
George ¥. Buck
Arthur Cowsill
Roe Fulkerson
S. B. Hege
Granville M. ‘Hunt
Marlow
Clergy urge support for George Washington University fund
Prominent Washington clergymen appealed from pulpits urging congregations to aid George Washington University after receiving letters from university officials. Dr. Tennis Hamlin praised the university’s community impact and urged liberal support, while Rev. Samuel H. Greene endorsed the effort and noted local progress. Methodist services delayed any special fund reference. Joint committees of citizens and alumni meet at the Arlington Hotel this evening at 8 o'clock.
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Q Washingtoniang
George Washington University Fund
Tennis Hamlin
Church of the Covenant
Hamlin
George Washington University
Samuel H. Greene
Calvary Baptist Church
George Washington
Arlington Hotel
Memorial to Schurz Moves to Honor Carl Schurz
New York March 2 The movement to honor Carl Schurz by popular subscriptions is under way a fund of 250 040 is planned part to fund a monument and the rest to broaden civil service reform prints German American culture and memorialize Schurz work for negro and Indian advancement at Hampton Institute subscriptions invited to treasurer Isaac H Sedgman 11 Broadway New York City
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New York
Carl Schurz
Schurz
United States
Mgr Sehura
Hampton Institute
Isaac H. Sedgman
Broadway
New York City
Model Wife Seeks Divorce Over Desertion In Ohio
Special to The Washington Post from Cincinnati Ohio March 3 Mrs Harry Clawson a young wife sues for divorce and alimony on grounds of desertion She claimed she met all conditions in her mother in law s will which bequeathed $25 000 to her son Harry Clawson who is a mercantile agency manager The will aimed to marry the model wife before the son could claim the estate The Administrators approved the match but the wife says her husband is not a model husband and seeks relief.
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Washington Post
Cincinnati
Ohio
Harry Clawson
Inlaw
Anne Ziegler
Clawson
Rescue six little girls from Marietta mob violence
Walter W. Savage of Syracuse New Jersey and Andy Carothers were charged with drugging and assaulting six girls aged twelve to fourteen in Marietta Ohio. A large crowd surrounded the building as police rushed the men and the unconscious girls to jail. The sheriff and deputies guarded the prisoners amid threats of lynching. physicians expect full recovery for the victims.
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Marietta
Oho
Walter W. Savage
Syracuse
N. J
Andy Gorothers
Savage
Dime Saving Society
Carothers
Ceiling Held For Duty In Twelve Italian Paintings Case
Twelve cases of paintings valued at about 100000 seized at Providence R I by order of the United States District Court. The packed contents formed a wooden ceiling four by two feet, believed a fifteenth century Florentine work. Experts suggest it came from a Florentine villa and intended for a multimillionaire’s home. McKim Mead & White recently claimed damages over a missing similar piece.
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Washington Ice
New York
Providence
R. L
United States District Court
Italy
Dominico Mange
McKim, Mead & White
Cardinal Gibbons Denounces Salacious Journals At Cathedral
Baltimore March 3 Cardinal Gibbons preached on Spiritual Reading during his monthly sermon at the Cathedral. He urged avoiding objectionable material in newspapers and magazines, likening harmful stories to fatty dishes that please the palate but corrupt the soul, and urged Bible reading especially during Lent.
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Baltimore
A. Mar
Cardinal Gibbons
Henry van Dyke to resign from Princeton post
Henry van Dyke D D Li D eminent poet and author will resign as Murray professor of English literature at Princeton University on March 1 after eight years. He will devote time to active literary pursuits and is currently lecturing at Harvard. He sails March 16 for the Holy Land for two months and will return to Waipeton to live.
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Princeton
Henry van Dyke
Murray
Princeton University
van Dyke
Harvard University
Holy Lana
Waipeeton
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Clark
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Drewry
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R. Walton Moore
Gaines
John L. Lea
John Jeffries
McCue
Charlottesville
WM. H. Sowden
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Tidewater Railroad
F. Kozel
Elks
Grave
Rock Creek
Model Wite
Children’s Company
Daily and Sunday Post
Clever Post
P.O. Box
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Richmond
Tae
Albuquerque
DeRenane
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Yas
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Mor
Lexington
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