Spirit medium saga fuels $25,000 defamation suit
In New York, Col Charles MacArthur, a Brooklyn financier, and Mrs Harriet Strickland clash over claims that a medium Dr Hugh Moore materialized the colonel’s dead wife. MacArthur says triplets named by spirits existed, he guards sacred room, and accuses Strickland of fraud while Moore prepares to return from Ohio to defend his reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mar. T
Harriet Strickland
Hugh Moore
First Church of
Progressive Spiritualists
Charles MacArthur
Ga.r
Radford Avenue
Brooklyn
Andrew Macrery
Strickland
Col MacArthur
Moore
Mediaa
Earth
Spirit Land
Mra Strickland
Lfe
Col .MacArthur
Firit
Stewan
Stickland
Thal
Dr Moore
Uttle Pansy
Pansy
Ebtla
Ohio
University Honors Saint at Catholic University Feast
Rev Dr B J Hanna of St Bernard's Seminary Rochester preached the feast sermon at the Catholic University for St Thomas Aquinas Day, rector Monsignor Dr O'Connell presiding. Faculty of philosophy, students, and clergy in cap and gown attended the solemn high mass before a private luncheon honoring Dr Hannas return to Rochester. Dominican Fathers observed the feast, noting St Thomas Aquinas as a Dominican saint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B J Hanna
St Bernard's Seminary
Rochester
Catholic University
St Thomas Aquinas
Faculty of Philosophy
Hannas
O'Connell
Edward 4
Pace
Jean
Monsignor O'Donnell
Ainner
Dreae
Corcoran Gallery Buys Thirteen Paintings in Exhibit
The Corcoran Art Gallery has purchased thirteen of twenty three paintings from a special American artists exhibition opened February six. The total purchase price for the sold works amounts to forty seven thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corcoran Art Gallery
Corcoran Art Galery
Charity Ball Draws Crowd at National Rifles Armory
About 600 people attended the charity ball hosted by Ladies' Liberty Lodge No 19 for Fifth and Sixth street temples at the National Rifles Armory last evening. Mrs Seniller chaired the executive committee. Mrs R Lully led refreshments. Notables included Max Cohen Mark Stearman Albert Haas Louis Notes and others. About $100 was raised. The hall featured palms and banners. Canadian Deputy Speaker Charles Marcil visited President Roosevelt yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Forbs Hall
National Rifles Armory
Ladies’ Liberty Lodge
No 19
Fifth
Sixth Street
Seniller
R Lully
Max Cohen
Mark Stearman
Albert Haas
Louis Notes
Will Ullman
Manuel Rice
Ben-jamon Livingston
Louis Steiner
Oscar Rebingon
Herbert Guggenheim
Joseph Altman
Will Levy
Anid
Jamestown and Colonial Virginia lecture closes series
Rev Randolph H. McKim wrapped up his illustrated feature series with a lecture at the Church of the Epiphany on Jamestown and Colonial Virginia. He highlighted colonial mansions and heroes, noted the Jamestown chapel’s links to liberty and taxation without representation, and praised John Smith’s real achievements alongside portraits of historic churches and homes from across Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown
Virginia
Tts
Randolph H.’ McKim
Church of the Epiphany
Nathaniel Bacon
Great Britain
John Smith
Jamestown Church
St. Luke's
Peter's
Christ
Lancaster
Old St. Paul's
Norfolk
St. John’s
Richmond
Patrick Henry
Old Christ Church
Alexandria
McKim
Westover
Old Stratford
Page
Montpelier
Monticello
University of Virginia
Shaler Contract For Four Story Residence Awarded
Mrs S P Shaler widow of a Harvard dean has awarded the contract for a Sheridan circle and BE street residence to H W Sandford. Architect George Oakley Totten Jr designed a four story house with a Louis XVI drawing room and a roof garden terrace. The irreg ular lot measures about fifty seven by forty five feet and the project cost around 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S P Shaler
Lawrence Scientific School
Harvard University
Sheridan Circle
BE Street
H. W Sandford
George Oakley Totten, Jr
Thia
Gealga
Tower Firmness Liked by Foreign Secretary in Berlin
Berlin March 7 The German foreign secretary Herr von Ischirsky praised Ambassador Tower for firmness in advancing U S interests in Berlin citing his role in the International Wireless Telegraph Conference and recent talks. Emperor William dined with Ambassador and Mrs Tower hosting Lieut Gen von Plessen Col von Gontard and Maj von Friedeburg in the royal suite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Herr von ‘Ischirsky
Tower
United States
Mr Tower
William
von Plessen
Col von Gontard
Maj von Friedeburg
Sulte
Rough Weather Hamps Congressmen Visit Fort Monroe
A congressional delegation traveled on the transport Sumner to Fort Monroe. Rough seas forced most of the trip to be spent in cabins. The voyage ended with a successful professional inspection and satisfaction with what was seen at the fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Monroe
Congress
Sumner
Washington
Arthur Murray
Scott
Pettus
Warren
Warner
Hull Babsock
Gillette Slayden
Fitzgerald
Dell
Crozier
Murray
Artilery
Garlington
A. M Weaver
Wright
Gilmore
Maglana
Honor retiring commissioner William A Richards honored
A token of appreciation was presented to William A Richards in the General Land Office yesterday afternoon by former associates. The gift included a fine Swiss watch with a gold chain and a diamond-studded pocket charm. The back of the case bears Europa by Bougereau. Presentation by G F Pottock followed by Judge J E Witten. Richards replied. remarks from Ballinger, the new Commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A Richards
General Land Office
Europa
Bougereau
G F Pottock
J E Witten
Richards
Ballinger
Mrs La Follette Walks Four Miles to Aid Senator
Mrs La Follette walked four miles in the dark to a Madison railroad station and rushed to Washington after learning of Senator La Follette’s illness. She aims to reassure him, advise on Wisconsin politics, and shield him from pressure as he recovers from a mild attack, leveraging her nursing skill and political tact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staton
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Xamatia
la Follette
Maple Bluff
Madison
Washington
Mrz la Follette
Mr. la Follette
la Pollette
Spooner
Mia Taolletto
Noted Men to Aid Fair Honor Guests Accept Invitations
Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon agreed to assist at the Masonic fair of 1907. President B F Smith, head of the fair’s board, returned from a four day Southern trip to find widespread approval and promises of attendance from prominent fraternity members and government officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B F Smith
Board of Control
Fair
Fairbanks
Washington
Grand Lodge of
Indiana
Joe” Cannon
House of Representatives
Joe
Congress
William Losp, Jr
Maryland
Glenn
North Carolina
Swanton
Viginia
Smith
Virginia
Royal Arch Masons
Funeral Held for Rudolph Eichhorn at St Marys
Catholic clergy from multiple churches attended the funeral of Rudolph Hichorn at St Marys German Catholic Church. A solemn requiem mass was celebrated followed by a procession and hymns sung by the church choir and a male quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eichhorn
Rudolph Hichorn
Thirdtreet
St Mary's German Catholic Church
Frank A. B Weunnenberg
St Mary's Church
Valentine F Schmidt
St. Joseph's Church
Charles ‘Warren Currier
St. Mary’s Church
Rudolph Biehar
Rudolph Sutton
Ernest Waldecker
William Waldecker
Tamme
Cecelia V Murphy
Rosalie Holberg
Edward Turpin
Frank A. Redstock
Bagso
Erle Rath
Jesu
Gounod
Reostock
Willam McFarland
Charles Meyers
Dana Holland
Frank A. Rebistock
Hichorn
William F Mattingly
Charles W Darr
Grimm Allison “Nalor
Joseph Howard
Daniel Hannan
Thomas W Smith
John R
Funeral of Frank L Freeman at Oak Hill Cemetery
The funeral of Frank L Freeman who died at his home 1756 N Street was held yesterday afternoon at % o'clock. Rev Dr Pierce conducted the services. Burial followed in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers named were Eugene A Byrnes Robert J Fisher Arthur P Greely William H W Yinkel Clerengo B Bheom H A Watson L L Bryant and A B T Hansmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L Freeman
N Street
Dr Pierce
Oak HU
Eugene A. Byrnes
Robert J_ Fisher
Arthur P Greely
William _HW Yinkel Clerengo
Bheom
H A Watson
Ll. Bryant
A.B T Hansmann
Connolly Leaves Navy After Short Tour Abroad
James B Connolly, noted author of eco stories, has been discharged from the United States Navy after a brief period of service begun January 1. He enlisted at Washington Navy Yard as a yeoman second class to chronicle life aboard the battleship Alabama and the Atlantic fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B Connolly
United States Navy
Tomake
Connolly
Named for West Point 1908 Academy Appointments
The President announced principals and alternates for examination and admission to the United States Military Academy in 1908. Names include Burton Young Read, Allen, Dodd, Fechet, Lawton, Latimer, Pulford, Fraser, DeBuesey Hunt, Hunter, Hautfman, Kauffman, Lockwood, Stewart, West, Shigo Byerts, McClellan Chase, Johnson, Perrine, Vestal, Larrabee, Grimes, Simpson, Baker among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Military Academy
Burton Young Read
George W Head
Terry Ds la Mesa Allen
Majo A Allen Entom
Edwards of
Liew
Col
A. Edwards
Charles @ Dodd
A. Dodd
D'Alury Fechet
H . Fechet
A. Wallace
Cape Wallace
Manley Lawton
Lawton
Alfred Faxon Latimer
A. E Latimer
John Pulford
Donald W Fraser
John Fraser
Claude DeBuesey Hunt
P Hunt
John 3
Hunter
Edward Hunter
Andrew H Hautfman
Idcut
A. BH Kauffman
Benjamin
Lockwood
B C Lockwood
Frederick
Stewart
Stewart Arthur ‘West
Ligut
Frank West
William Shigo Byerts
Edward Hyerts
George McClellan Chase
George F Chase
John & Johnson
Capt
JK Johnson
Henry Pratt Perrine
Parving
Marlon F Vestal
Spt
P Vestal
Florida Monitor Florida Returns After Sea Experiments
Navy Department notes satisfactory monitor tests aboard the Florida near Chesapeake capes. The vessel, with large guns, completed experiments on blast effects in turrets and weathered offshore wind and sea without danger, returning to Norfolk Navy Yard. Officers confirm the ship handled conditions well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Guna
Navy Department
Norfolk Navy Yard
Monitor
Chesapeake Capes
Minnesota Senate Votes $10000 for Ship Silver Service
The Minnesota Senate passes a bill allocating ten thousand dollars to purchase a silver service for the United States battleship Minnesota. In Newport News, the battleship Georgia arrives at Hampton Roads and will travel to Savannah to receive its silver service from Georgia Militia artillery. The War Department announces district militia maneuvers next summer along the Atlantic coast in cooperation with coast artillery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Senate
St Paul
Minn
United States
Newport News
Georgia
Hampton Roads
Boston
Savannah
War Department
Milltia
Coast Artillery
Atantic
Simply Swallow Dyspepsia Tablets Claim Big Digestive Power
Confidence in stomach digestion leads to rushed meals and poor chewing. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets promise to digest a full meal, improve appetite, and relieve symptoms like bloating, belching, and indigestion. Sold via mail order from Dr A Stuart Co with sample offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
United States
Canada
A Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshall
Mich
Social Gossip on Hats and High Society Weddings
Social notes discuss American and European fashion trends with hats and hair, noting pink ribbons and rosebuds, then shift to British diplomacy and Newport base. It covers Miss Nalica Rives and W P Burden’s April 17 wedding, Gould family gossip, and Joseph Tripp Perry’s esteemed lineage alongside the Perry Belmonts and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nalica Rives
W. P Burden
Mies Rives
Paris
Mr Burden
James A Burden
James A. Burden
William Douglas Sloane
Arthur Burden
Cynthia Roche
Frank Work
Josephine Stevens Perry
Newport
Norman McLeod
Boston City Hospital
Joseph Tripp Perry
Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry
Lake Erie
Commodore
Perry Belmont
Olver Hazard Perry Belmont
German Proposal Lifts Ambassador Salary Amid Treaty Talks
Berlin reports that the Reichstag appropriations committee approved a $5 000 salary increase for Baron Speck von Sternburg the German Ambassador to the United States and a $625 raise for the first secretary. The session noted progress toward a future commercial treaty with the United States citing favorable reports from American tariff commissioners and adjusted misunderstandings in negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Washington
Reich Stag
Foreign Office
Vor
Koerner
United States
Tarif
von Koerner
Roosevelt
von Kostner
France
Great Britain
Paris
Petersburg
Vienna
German Embassy Purchase Denied For Larz Anderson House
Reported negotiations for buying the Larz Anderson house at 2118 Massachusetts avenue to serve as an embassy were emphatically denied. The German government already completed a July purchase of a Kalorama Heights lot between 22nd and 23rd streets for a future palatial embassy, with costs around 250 000 dollars and 150 000 dollars for ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larz Anderson
Massachusetts Avenue
Kalorama Heights
Funeral of Army Nurse Adelaide Spurgeon
The funeral for Adelaide Spurgeon, an army nurse in the Civil War and an epidemic smallpox volunteer, was held at the Church of the Epiphany. She joined hospital work in Washington, aided by five companions, and later became a member of the secret service commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Spurgeon
Secret Service
Spurgeon
Washington
Mra Spurgeon
Secret Service Commission
Kirkman Case Raises New Point of Law in Habeas Corpus
In Topeka, Judge Pollock heard former Captain George W Kirkman seek a writ of habeas corpus from Fort Leavenworth. The court will issue a written opinion on a legal point never previously ruled, as Kirkman petitions for release. Nearby, news of the battleship Minnesota stems from Norfolk with limited crew onboard and minor finishing work remaining. Col Albert S Towar, long-time Assistant Paymaster General, retires after 32 years service, previously stationed in Chicago as chief paymaster for the Department of the Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kans
George ‘W Kirkman
United States District Court
Pollock
Kirkman
United States Military
Fort, Leavenworth
Albert S. Towar
Albert Towar
Army
Chicago
Department of the Lakes
Army Orders Detail Multiple Promotions and Transfers Across Units
Leaves of absence extended for Surgeons and lieutenants in Philippine Scouts and infantry. Transfers and reassignment of judge advocates and staff officers, including Daggett, Donnelly, Dunn, Morrow, Bethel, Ven Duyne, Lisma, Towar, Bailey, Shanks, and Briand. Navy vessel movements report arrivals and departures for war ports and bases along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Post Amos
Frederick
Koch
Philippine Scouts
Edgar B Hobertson
Fantry
Augustus 7
Damnomiiier
Twenty-ninth Infantry
John McClintock
Bitth Cavalry
Teh Daye
Ble Artillery
Edward T. Donnelly
Field Artillery
Battary
George M Dunn
Tn Mania
Philippine
Gddersh Phiippine
Yeneva
Henry M. Morrow
Morrow
Weat Point
Albert J Towar
Charles I Bailey
Artillery Corps
Thin Sity
David C Shanks
Fourth Infantry
Fort Douglas
Utah
Obrlatian “Briand
Cavalry
General Hospital
Washington‘Barracks
Orders to Naval Officers Include Commission Dates
Lient Gay commissioned in the navy on June 7 1908 and assigned to the United States Naval Acatom. Lient W D Leahy reports to duty at the United States Naval Academy in Minneapolis. Paymaster WL Wilton to treatment at the Naval Medical School Hospital in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lient & Gay
Navy
Lient
W. D Leahy
United States Naval Acatom
Aneapolis
Wilton
Naval Medical School Hospital
Washington, D. C
Dowager Empress of Russia Arrives In London
London receives Mary II as Dowager Empress of Russia arrives with Queen Alexandra at the rail station. Officials note arrival time change, with foreign ministers unaware, and security shifts at Scotland Yard as a precaution against potential attacks. The royal party then proceeds to Buckingham Palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mary
Russia
Alexandria
Wailea
Theolien
Prizes Named for Carnegie Institute Exhibition Judges
Pittsburg Ca war sive ten mem bers of the jury of award to judge paintings for the Carnegie Institute National Exposition of 1907 begin work today. About 1,000 pictures from artists worldwide are entered. Prizes of 1500, 1000 and 500 dollars will be awarded with at least one honorable mention. Names listed include Cecelia Beau, Ruustcdiambreit Chase, Oliver Walker, J Carl Melchers, Irving Ramsey Wiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Bezan
Masa
Cecelia Beau
Philadelphia
Ruustcdiambreit Chase
New York
Pens
Oliver Walker
Lakewood
J Carl Melchers
Paris
Irving Ramsey Wiles
MISS FARRAR NOT TO WED
Miss Geraldine Farrar denies a report she will marry Zaltan Doehme, divorced husband of Mme Nordica. She says the tale was spread by jealous enemies, Doehme is not in the country, and she would not wed him or anyone else. The denial was made at the Netherlands Hotel in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reichstag
Nice
Isabel Howard
Paris
Princess of Wales
Washington
New York
Zaltan Doehme
Mme Nordica
Geraldine Farrar
Netherlands
Mmne
Allan Nord
Paris Holds Carnival Amid Bright Sunshine
Paris March 7 crowds filled boulevards for a frost free carnival procession. Confetti battles and floats drew hundreds of thousands with no serious accidents reported. The Queen of the Carnival was welcomed at the Elysee Palace. Rev Dr Nichols, longtime Washington resident and Treasury clerk, died in Oregon at ninety five after a life of evangelistic and missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Elysee Palace
D B Nichols
Treasury Department
Oregon
Nichola
Washington
Middle West
South Carolina
Harvard University
Florida
Minnesota
Magic Queen Loses $5000 in Stock Suit
Mme Adelaide Herrmann widow of the famed showman and her niece Mile Adele Dew testified before Justice Blanchard in the New York Supreme Court that Alfred Beekman’s stock broker Max Scheinberg violated their contract. The broker did not respond, an inquest was ordered, and judgment was entered for the women for the full $5000 plus interest since 1903.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Mary
Mme Adelaide Herrmann
Herrmann the Great
Mile Adele Dew
Tie
Mme Herrmann
Milo Dewy
Justice Blanchard
Supreme Court
Alfred Beekman
Max Scheinberg
Rheinberg
Indiana governor signs bill to protect Nancy Hanks grave
Mary Gov Hanly signs measure giving the state charge of Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s grave in Indianapolis. A commission will be appointed to manage the grounds and preserve the memorial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Indianapolis
Ind
Mary
Hanly
Qll
Nancy Hanks Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
One Penalty of Bigamy
A Kansas City Journal item recalls Lord Chief Justice Russell as a young observer in court when asked the extreme penalty for bigamy. His witty reply blamed two mothers in law, illustrating a humorous courtroom moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Kansas City Journal
Russell
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