Swiss Romance Ends In Divorce Action In Washington
J Ford Thompson jr is sued for limited divorce and maintenance by his wife Florence Conrad Thompson. She seeks custody of their child and alleges excessive intoxication and income above 5000 dollars annually. The couple married in Geneva in 1907 and have lived in Paris and Washington. The petition asks for support during the suit and temporary alimony, with a hearing scheduled next Friday.
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Switzerland
Washington
Pans
Ford Thompson Jr
Socal Cirvley
Florence
Conrad Thompson
Geneva
Disteit Supreme Court
George P Trouver
Thompson
Antar
New York
Paris
Wes Thompson
Fenlay
Daniel Dresser Married in Private Ceremony
New York announces that Daniel Leroy Dresser of New York and Newport, former president of the Trustements of the Republic, wed Miss Marie Walther of New York on December 22 in a private ceremony at Sibing. Dresser is brother to George W Vanderbilt and John Nicholas Brown. the newborn boy aspires to the label of the richest baby in the world.
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New York
Daniel Leroy Dresser
Newport
Presen
Trustements of the Republic
Marie Walther
Sibing
Dresser
Wre
George W Vanderbilt
John Nicholas Brown
G W U Lady Managers Report On Hospital Funds
At the March meeting of the Georg Washington University Hospital lady managers the board reported paying 900 dollars on the nurses home at 1016 Thirteenth Street in two years. They noted the silent street zone around the hospital reduced noise and improved patient comfort and decided to hold a tea dance at the Cairo ballroom to address hospital needs.
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Georg Washington University Hospital
Thirteenth Street
Re Waa
Cairo
Wrebert I Mills
To N Andrews
Grant S Barnhart
Mirs Bronnon
Mechlin
John Benjamin Nichols
Norms
Daniel Webster Prentiss
Butler D Price
Charles Wo Richardson
Fricklin Schneider
Stedman
Stejneger
Walter McK Stowell
Sarah Townsend
Willam WoWeaver
Prank G Wilkins
Frank A Wolff
Gowns at Breaker Hotel golf and tennis ball
Palm Beach March 6 uniforms of beauty and taste dominated the gowns at the Breaker Hotel event. Mrs E T Stotesbury wore white brocade with tulle and a pearl dog collar. Notable attendees included Miss Marie L Wanamaker in deep blue taffeta and white fox trim, Mrs Hamilton Wilkes Cary in lavender taffeta, and Mrs John D Adams in pink taffeta with crystal trimmings.
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E. T. Stotesbury
Washington Post
Palm Beach
Fla
Breaker Hotel
Marie L Wanamaker
Edward T Stotesbury
Hamilton Wilkes Cary
John King
Harry Whitney McVickar
Albert H Ely
John D Adams Waa
Mra Rawson I. Wood
WIFE IN BOYS CLOTHES SHE PASSED AS NEPHEW LEADING KNOXVILLE DOCTOR
Dr Charles Mc Drake announces the death on Tuesday March 2 of his wife Emma Rosalie Drake eldest daughter of Capt and Mrs Powers of this city. She was a trained nurse and resembled an 18 year old boy at times, often speaking with the doctor’s patients and never publicly known as his wife.
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Knoxville
Charles Mc Drake
Emma Rosalie Drake
Capt
Wis P Powers
Drake
West Clinch Avenue
American girl awarded Legion of Honor in France
Miss Josephine Redding of San Francisco, a Red Cross trained nurse with the French army, received the cross of the Legion of Honor. The honor, for battlefield bravery, was reportedly recommended by General Joffre.
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Josephine Redding
San Francisco
Red Cross
Joseph D. Redding
Joffre
Elopement Splits Hattiesburg Church Leadership
The Washington Post reports in New Orleans on March 5 that Rev J N McMillan, former pastor of Main Street Church, faces a church rift as his daughter Tallulah McMillan elopes with JT Jackson, a former deacon and longtime donor. the couple wed in Meridian after eloping from Hat tiesburg, sparking factional tensions, a disrupted church, and debates over marriage, age, and loyalty within the congregation.
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T. S Jackson
Washington Post
New Orleans
Hattiesburg
J N McMillan
Main Street
JT &, Jackson
McMillan
Jackson
Tallulah McMillan
Society women wear riding clothes and gowns shock Chicago mayor
Special to the Washington Post reports Chicago's Mayor Harrison resisting interference with Saturday night dances for working girls. A self appointed committee visited dances and noted shocking costumes including a masquerade group in baseball suits on Lakeshore drive and society balls. The mayor says some outfits surpass those seen in dance halls.
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Washington Post
Chicago
March ’ Society
Lake Shore Drive
Harrison
Lakeshore Drive
Lhe
Y M H A to Hold Open House for Members Campaign
The Young Men's Hebrew Association invites all Hebrew young men in Washington to an open meeting for men only at 11233 Fifth Street NW tomorrow evening at 8. The association building will be open for inspection from 2 to 6 p.m. A program with addresses and music is planned and refreshments will be served as the campaign pushes toward three hundred new members in 30 days.
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Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Fifth Street
Hebrew Young Men of
Washington
Dew
Queen of Gamins Blames Boys for Plight
Special to The Washington Lost Los Angeles describes Catherine Kennard a 15 year old Venice youth who led a gang of youths in burglary forging and street fights starting at 14. She confessed to forgery and theft claiming boys dragged her into trouble while vowing future raids will exclude them. Her brother James 18 21 faced similar charges as authorities recovered a forged check for 39 dollars and found new shoes for younger siblings.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Boyle Heights
Main Street
Catherine
James
Misa May Allison
Samuel Kinderman
North Main Street
Hawiey
Craig
Brother
Venice
Jim
Taking Up Rural Credits Involving Joint Committees
Senate and House leaders form a joint panel on rural credits under the agricultural bill. Chairman Gore says a meeting is planned for today to map study tasks, with members drawn from the Senate banking and currency and agricultural panels and their House counterparts.
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Congress
Gore
Oklahoma
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Senate
House
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Owen
Hollis and
Nelson
House Banking and Currency Committee
Glass
Phelan
Massachusetts
Hayes
Caliifornia
Senate Agricultural Committee
Hoke Smith
House Agricultural Committee
Lever
Mose
Indiana
Hawley
Oregon
Fraternity Alumni Dinner Highlights Tau Beta Pi Event
The sixth annual dinner of the Washington Alumni Association of Tau Beta Pi was held at the University Club last night. S W Stratton of the bureau of standards presided. Speakers included J O H Van Wagenen of Missouri G P Rob inson Interstate Commerce Commission H L Jackson Geological Survey N C Grover Geological Survey EC Brown patent attorney and M Benjamin editor of the National Museum. Guests included A Adelman G W Atkinson F E Barrows M Benjamin F C Brown F H Ekiekhof HE Is Greenewald C Grover N C Grover D A Gurney C A Hellman Arthur I Hooper H F T Jack.
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Washington
Tau Beta Pi
University Club
W Stratton
Bureau of Standards
Joh van Wagenen
Missouri
G P Robinson
Interstate Commerce Commission
H L Jackson
Geological Survey
N C Grover
EC Brown
M Benjamin
National Museum
Adelman
W Atkinson
Barrows
Benjamin
C Brown
Ekiekhof
Greenewald
Grover
Gurney
Hellman
Arthur I
Hooper
Jack
Miss Paine to Wed Prince Sapiela at Westminster Abbey
Special Cable reports The Times naming Miss Sarah Hamilton Paine daughter of the Duchess de Choiseul Praslin as to wed Prince Alexander Sapiela, son of Prince Anadislas Sapiela Kodenaki, in a future Westminster Abbey ceremony in London.
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Duchess de Praslin
Alexander Sapiella
Washington Post
London
the Times
Sarah Hamilton Paine
Duchess de Choiseul Praslin
Hamilton Paine
Westminster Abbey
Alexander Sapiela
Anadislas Sapiela Kodenaki
Nail in Skull Victim Walks Mile Before Help
Spencer Thompson, 65, was injured when a 2% inch nail driven through his skull by a falling board during a mishap at Tacoma. He walked more than a mile to seek aid before the nail was removed at a hospital. Doctors say he will recover.
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Tacoma
Spencer Thompson
Thompson
Delight in Joint Recital at Columbia Theater
Renowned pianist Ossip Gabrilowitsch and contralto wife Mme Clara Gabrilowitsch headlined a Columbia Theater joint recital. The program blended Beethoven Schumann Chopin piano works with Brahms songs and Russian pieces, showcasing Gabrilowitsch’s powerful tone and refined legato while Clara delivered expressive song with notable encores and rich collaboration.
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Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Columbia Theater
Mme
Clara Gabrilowitsch
Mark Twain
Heethoven
Schumann
Chopin
Brahms
Guabrilowitach
Hia
Gabrilowitsch
Arensky
Mme Gabrilowitach
Tachaikowsky
Helen Hopekirk
Ossip Ga
Krilewitach J
Miss Cook and Mayo Linked in Hidden Life Tragedy
Lillian Cook, a New Haven nurse, vanished on February 2 after reportedly planning suicide with a revolver. Reports link her to James Mayo and Lois Waterbury, detailing a hidden affair, a factory office liaison, and a child, with Mayo defending himself against claims of a dual life.
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Lillian Cook
Miss Wilson
Night Watchmans
Lilian Cook
Weat Rock
New Haven
Margo
Frank Cook
Sexton
Christ Church
Brooklyn
Cook
New York
Louis Waterbury
Virginius To
Mayo
James Dudley
Miss Cook
Sha
Gul
Miss Waterbury
Anj
Dudley
Miss Dudley
Lois Waterbury
Fanny Dudley
York Street
Lois
Waterbury
Mia Mayo
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Jonn March
Cross OF Legion OF Honor
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Standard Oil Company
Westington
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Cherotse
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Miss Paine
Prince
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National Biscuit Company
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Ossip Gabrilowtsch
M O Johnsen
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N Nielsen
J O Neill
F J Peterson
F Pierce
P Robinson
O Stevens
D Sutcliffe
H W van Wagenen
H Vawter
J A Watson
Margaret J Lancaster
F E Barrows
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Chester D Mann
Helen Stuart
Q P Robinson
J Augusta Brown
Flora Pierce
Emily Wetfield
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Anna Pickett Gurney
James H van Wargenen
Alice Daires
Bertha Sherry
Arthur Adelman
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Clara Merrill Steward
Haries J O'Neill
G W Atkinson
Gladya Strong Frellman
Business School
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G. G. Cornwell & Son, Inc
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Bernard
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Eugene Walter
Pohilharmony Society OF NY Orchestra
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York
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15Th St. Weward Building
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Jacksonville
Powhatan
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the A.lisner
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Julius A. Westy
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Ita
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Dorchester
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