Texans barred from Mexico City ambassador post says unwritten law
Former St Louis businessman Rolla Wells is named as a likely successor to Henry Lane Wilson as ambassador to Mexico. Texas候 candidate PB W Gregory faces state department opposition due to an unwritten rule barring Texans from Mexican postings amid border tensions. The article notes Wells wielded campaign purse strings for Wilson and enjoys Wilson's friendship, while Gregory is praised by Burleson and others though Texans may be excluded from the post.
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St. Louis
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St Louis
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Republic of Mexico
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St.Louis
Princeton
Democratic National Committee
Washington
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PB. W. Gregory
Burleson
Routh
Texea
Texas
Gala Banquet Marks Romanoff Tercentenary in St Petersburg
The tercentenary celebration ends with a gala banquet at the Winter Palace attended by the emperor and a thousand officials and foreign visitors. The imperial family escorted from private rooms to the dining hall past monarchist guards as toasts to the emperor empress and crown prince were greeted by fortress salutes. The city was illuminated by lights streaming from the admiralty spire.
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Death notices from Washington area obituaries and funerals
A sequence of obituaries and funeral notices for Maggie V Benner Augustus A Bishop Jennie Haightley Arthur C Ducat Frances M Seal Samuel Rookogey Mrs Reynolds Frances Hallowell McIlkay Henry Chive list names, addresses, and funeral arrangements across 1913 events.
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Maggie V
Allan R. C
Joseph N. Benner
St. Aloysius’ Church
Mount Olivet
Augustus A. Bishop
Dora Bishop
A. D. Bennett
H Street
Haightley
Jennie H. Brightley
Goddard
Thomas H.ightley
Seventh Street Northwest
Congressional Cemetery
Windas
New York City
Arthur C. Ducat
En. S
Biltmore Street
Arlington Cemetery
Dulaney
el Street
Baltimore
Enderle
J. GL. Mmnderle
Hinson
Edmund Leer
Annie BR. Hinson
Lovins Fy
Elizabeth EF. Ieinson
Kalorama Road
Wlein
Valen Nne Klein
Queens
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Bunker Hill Roads
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Ts Oorogen
New Jersey Avenue
Samuel Rookogey
Methodist Church
North Capitol
Streets
Rock Creek Cemetery
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Prelate President Nouel Resigns Amid Santo Domingo Turmoil
Archbishop Nouel resigns as provisional president of Santo Domingo and departs for Europe amid unrest and pressure from revolutionary leaders. A U S gunboat may be sent to prevent interference with customs receivership as talks of a new election and successor unfold in Santo Domingo and Washington.
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France
Horacio Vasquez
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American Commission
Woman killed in fire at Philadelphia boarding house
A fire at a Philadelphia boarding house in the northern section left a woman identified as Elizabeth Lyall suffocated and a boarder, John Collings, with a broken leg after he jumped from a third story window. Fire crews searched the building and found the woman’s body after others escaped.
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John Collings
Annex Isle of Pines Petition Aims U S Annexation
Thomas J. Keenian, president of the American Association of the Isle of Pines, announces a petition to President Wilson and the Senate seeking annexation. About 6,000 Americans with land or residence on the island support making Isle of Pines a permanent U.S. possession. The petition notes U S citizens own over 95 percent of land and form the majority of residents.
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Thomas J. Kéeian
American Association
Isle of Pines
Wilson
Senate
Isle of Fines
United States
Isle ‘of Pinés
Demented Man Says He Jumped From Train
A man named Samuel Moreland was found along the tracks near Keyser West Virginia with a crushed leg and injuries. He said he leaped from a moving passenger train in custody but his story is viewed as possibly imaginary. He was taken to Hoffman Hospital where his leg was amputated and he remains in a fragile mental state.
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Washington Post
Cumberland
Samuel Moreland
Western
Maryland
Keyser
W.va
Hoffman Hospital
Thomas
W. Va
Fire alarms family as four year old is found under bed
In Baltimore a four year old girl Leslie Hurwitz awakened her family to smoke. Fireman Captain Grasmeik re entered the burning third floor and found Leslie under a bed nearly unconscious. Nine family members slept on that floor with the baby discovered safe. Her cries saved them.
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Lilly
Buying Up Electric Lines in Morgantown Deal
Cumberland Md reports a pending transfer of the West Virginia Traction and Electric Company to the Kuhn Interests of Pittsburgh. President Warfield is in Morgantown as the deal nears completion, with Morgantown Dunkard Valley line and Wheeling connection planned, power to come from the Cheat River.
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Autoists Arrested by Mail for Speed Near Inauguration
Hyattsville Maryland March 9 Constable Thomas H Garrison issued warrants for fifteen Baltimore motorists charged with exceeding the speed limit as they traveled to Washington for inauguration ceremonies. Warrants mailed with formal letters expect appearance Wednesday before Justice Herbert J Moffatt. Names listed include W E K Shelly Emanuel Strauss Dr T B Watcher J Dudley Mason Dr R Tunstall Taylor W C Pierce Ralph Nattans Walter Stott Auto Outing Company Charter Outing Company Carroll P Thevecott Lenox Taylor W B Swindell W P Harvey and L H Gundry.
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Washington
Hyattsville
W. EK. Shelly
Emmanuel Strauss
T. B. Watcher
J. Dudley Mason
R. Tunstall Taylor
W.C. Pierce
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Walter Stott
Auto Outing Company
Charter Outing Company
Carroll P. Thevecott
Lenox ‘Taylor
W. B. Swindell
W. P. Harvey
L. H. Gundry
Virginia Fair Dates Set Organize and Agree Upon Racing Program
Virginia agricultural fair secretaries met in Roanoke to organize the Virginia fair circuit for the coming year. Frank A. Lovelock was elected president. G. F. Carr and J. P. Fleppo named vice president and secretary, with ligations of Radford Tazewell Roanoke and Lynchburg as host cities. The circuit lists Galax Radford Tazewell Roanoke Lynchburg Danville events with dates from early September to mid-October, noting a Richmond fair week not in the circuit. Races proposed include two stakes for 2:22 pace and 2:27 trot, plus open class trotting and pacing standards and a free-for-all pace or trot along with running races.
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Virginia Agricultural Fair
Roanoke
Frank A. Lovelock
Lynchburs
G. F. Carr
Galax
J. P. Fleppo
G. I. Carr
Radford
J. L. Vaughan
Tazewell
W. G. O'Brien
L. A. Scholz
F. A. Lovelock
Danville
A. D. Starling
Richmond
Fall From Lovers Leap Injures Lynchburg Woman
Miss Rosa Wortey of Lynchburg fell forty feet from Lovers Leap on a popular Sunday afternoon near the city. She survived the drop but landed thirty feet below the initial fall. The full extent of her injuries was not yet known this evening.
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Lynchburg
Rosa Wortey
Lover’a. Leap
Woman Plunges Into Engine In Maryland Tragedy
Mrs Nettie Wagonhouser wife of George Wagonhouser fell from a steep embankment while trying to reach her son near the Cumberland Valley Railroad yard engine in Hagerstown. She sustained a fractured skull and other injuries and was taken to Washington County Hospital where her condition was described as critical.
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Gaithersburg
Henry Hollowell Miller
Sandy Spring
Frederick County
Stamore
Miller
Miss Gray
Washington
Francis Miller
First National Bank
Katherine
Barbara Miller
Hagerstown
Nettie | Wagonhouser
George Wagonhouser
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Western Maryland Railway
Washington County Hospital
DIES LASHED TO MAST SAVED CAPTAIN RECOVERING
In Maryland waters off Cobbs Island a sunken schooner left Captain Dennard Merritt and sailor Samuel Holden lashed to the mast as the vessel struck a barge. Holden died from exposure. Merritt was rescued after more than 40 hours and moved to Chincoteague Island where doctors report rapid recovery.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Dennard Merritt
Maryland
Cobbs ‘Island
Cobbs Island
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Holden
Merritt
Chincoteague Island
Virginia Tobacco Markets on Strong Week Sale Totals
Special to The Washington from Lynchburg and Petersburg Virginia. Last week on the Lynchburg market 506 800 pounds of tobacco were sold, up 114 600 from the prior week as receipts were lighter. Demand for good grades was robust and prices were strong. lugs and inferior grades held firm. Petersburg warehouses reported 222 330 pounds sold last week and 4 729 115 pounds for the season to date with prices posted for various grades from common lugs at 4 50 to 5 50 per 100 pounds to shipping leaf 20 to 12 50 and wrappers 12 to 25.
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Lynchburg
Petersburg
Executor or administrator choice for your estate
Surplus two million dollars prompts guidance on appointing an executor. The American Security and Trust Company touts its chartered authority to act as executor, administrator, or trustee, claiming reliability, efficiency, and superior investment income. It offers free will drawing and seeks to discuss trust methods with potential clients.
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Washington Members of Jr. C U A M Expected to Attend Laurel Ceremony
Laurel Mad March 9 Beacon Council reports that Washington members of the Junior C U A M are expected to attend a Laurel ceremony with local officials and organizers coordinating the event in Laurel.
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