Plan to weigh souls tests new theory of material souls
Dr Hereward Carrington of New York suggests weighing murderers before and after electric chair, to prove the soul is material. He cites Dr McDougall and debates accuracy, proposes using condemned criminals to test weight changes, with safety and ethics concerns noted by others.
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Washington Post
New York
Mar
Hereward Carrington
Mcbougal
Haverhil
Carrington
James H Huston
Society For Psychical Research
Beiieves
McDougal
McDougall
Dr. Quackenbos
J D Quackenbos
West Twenty-eighth Street
London Society of Physical Research
New York Academy of Science
Quackenbos
Funeral Directors and Embalmers in Washington DC
A listing of funeral directors and embalmers with multiple firm names and addresses around Capitol Hill and northwest Washington. It notes chapel facilities, livery connections, and contact phone numbers for services, with several firms offering modern crematoriums and first class arrangements.
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J. William Lee
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
Adolph J. Schippert
West
Thos. S. Sergeon
TOR
Cain
T. A. Costello & Bro
WM. S. Riley
Epfertaker
Embalnar
Wil Eéensions
Frank Geier’s Sons
Seventh ST
John R. Wright CO
Cleveland Bags Ducks in Forts Point Hunt
Former President Grover Cleveland and party enjoy tame hunting at Gen E F P Alexander’s game preserves at Ford’s Point in Georgetown South Carolina. First day mediocre due to warm weather. Saturday’s northeast wind yielded many English mallards sent north. Cleveland shows renewed vigor as dawn returns to marshes.
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Georgetown
Grover Cleveland
Alexander
Fords Point
Cleveland
Discoverers New Comet Reported From Kiel to Harvard
Cambridge mass March 11 discovery of a new comet announced via cablegram to Harvard Observatory from Prof Kreutz Kiel the discoverer Giacobini Nice The comet was located March 9 2010 GMT at right ascension 7h 4m 31.4s and declination south 18° 21′ 17″ It was visible in a small telescope with a daily motion of minus 3m 8s in right ascension and plus 3m 3s in declination.
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Cambridge Mass
Harvard Observatory
Prof Kreutz
Kiel
Giacobini
Nice
Greenwich
Licensed to Marry Amid Odd Pairings in Fragmented Notice
A garbled marriage license list shows multiple names with ages and locations, including Albert H Chace 28 and Agnes Burch 14 of nacostia, Rey WG Davenport and Daisy 4 Divemore 27 of Waterford Virginia, plus several others from Baltimore Philadelphia and Kansas. The text is fragmented with unclear context and many OCR errors.
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Albert H Chace
Agnes Burch
Nacostia
Rey WG
Davenport Harold Q Duble
New York City
Daisy
Divemore
Waterford
Rey F
Bristol
Gus Martynn
Muggle Stephens
Baltimore
Rey Frank M Gristol
Oscar Ernst
Saviila Bretin
Chadsford
Hugh T Brevannon
Arthur D Slivers
Kansas
Guy Mo Anne @ Pearce
Health Office Record Deaths March total 41
Health office records list multiple deaths with ages and addresses including Ada Fowler 3? years William Tyler 68 Joseph Ryan 74 Lizale Russell 57 and other residents linked to government hospitals asylums and clinics. The March 9 to March 13 date range appears in the report with numerous entries across Washington area hospitals and residences.
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Ada Alles Fowler
Willam C Tyler
Jacob
Duvall
Willam
Henson
Harvard
Eimme Baggley
Heap Insene
Horatio Ro Robey
Joseph D Ryan
Lynch
Seare
Mary Eo Marselas
Ila
Ave Nw
Christine Kaiser
Vist Nw
Mary A Flint
Flagler
Menry Miller
Sth
Catherine Burke
Mary F Rivers
D St Nw
Kata Pinkwood
Mary Jackson
John F Baylor
Burvills
Daniel Corbett
Mary R Shiel
Lizale Russell
Calvin Acre Wash Asylum
Charles H Williams
Sumner
Ruef Denied Bail as Trial Time Nears in San Francisco
In San Francisco on March 11, Abe Ruef faces immediate trials after three court defeats in his extortion case. Judge Dunne schedules Ruef’s trial for tomorrow while Mayor Schmitz receives a separate trial date. police chief Dinan perjury and related conspiracy cases are postponed to March 13 amid crowded proceedings at the temple.
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Schmitz
Washington Post
San Francisco
Abe Ruef
Dunne
Stats Supreme Court
Ruef
United States Supreme Court
Hebbard
De'Haven
District Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court Attorney Act
Elsor Biggy
J. Campbell
Janet Heney
People
Wn Ruef
Drice
Ruef and
Dinan
Brooklyn Matriarch Sarah J. Morton Dies at 96
Special to The Washington Post. Mrs Sarah J Morton one of Brooklyn's oldest residents died Saturday at her grandson Sherwood Bradley Robert son home on Park Place at age ninety six. She left thirty six grandchildren and fifty three great grandchildren with one sister Ardita Staples of Fairfield Conn. Funeral tomorrow morning at her Park Place residence, remains to be interred in Liberty NY.
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Washington Post
New York
Sarah J. Morton
Brooklyn
Sherwood Bradley Robertson
Park Place
Morton
Connecticut
Mr. Morton
Liberty
Sullivan County
Joseph Hill
New York State
Fairfield
Conn
Small Boy Kills Woman In Kentucky Tragedy
Special to The Washington Post reports Harvey Rowe a four year old boy in Altamont Kentucky shot and killed Mrs Bettle Griffin. The child says the tragedy was an accident though the dying woman claimed he loaded the revolver and planned to shoot a chicken in the yard. The bullet passed through her thigh and killed the dog. the woman was living with William Howe’s family whose head died six weeks earlier.
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Weashington Post
London
Harvey Rowe
Mra Bettle Griffin
Altamont
William Howe
Rowsewits
Griffith
Rockcastle County
May reopen Bassett case in Nebraska divorce row
Special to The Washington Fest Omaha Nebr Mar 11 Charges of fraud and perjury may result from the Bassett divorce. Mrs Bassett's attorneys prepare to renew the fight by questioning Rev Lawrence Hunt and a Jamieson alias. The Bassett camp plans to present CBH a St Louis businessman to refute Dennis Sullivan's testimony. Enissetts' lawyers indicate a new move to bring the case back to court.
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Omaha
Nebr
Mar
Bassett
Lawrence Hunt
St Louis
Cbh
Jamieson
Dennis Sullivan
Hunt
J Jamieson
Enissetts
Baxter & Vandusen
Sullivans
Osteopathy Bill Compromise Reaches Agreement in Albany
Special to The Washington Post Albany March 11 a compromise to the Hinmen osteopathy bill was announced this morning. The amendment to the Page Whitney bill recognizes osteopaths with two years of osteopathic college study and permits about 300 practicing osteopathists to continue, but bans major surgery and drug administration. Regents certification begins in 1910 for new practitioners, while current osteopathists remain unaffected. Assemblyman Hamm announced the settlement amid possible legislative opposition.
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Washington Post
Albany
Hinmen
Busines
Hamm
Four Bitten by Mad Cat In New York Hospital
Four residents of Church street Patchogue Mrs Eile Gordon Mrs Lawrence Mrs Conklin and thirteen year old Grace Carter were hospitalized in Manhattan after rabid cat bites. The cat, a kitten from Miller Gordon, had gone mad last January and was killed. A second cat’s illness followed its kittens’ disappearance. The younger cat bit the victims and the older cat’s actions were attributed to kitten separation. Rabies serum injections began promptly as doctors warned the bite more dangerous than a dog bite.
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Lawrence
Conklin
Grace Carter
Church Street
Willard Parker Hospital
Manhattan
New York Health Woard Laboratory
New York
Taft and Hughes Award Monument Contract in Brooklyn
The Prison Ship Martyrs Monument Association awarded the contract for the Fort Greene Park monument to P J Carlin Construction Company for 172000 dollars. Architects McKim Mead White designed the 200 foot Newport granite shaft with electricals and an urn atop, surrounded by a granite pergola and grand granite steps. Taft and Gov Hughes attended the mayor's office meeting, went by subway, and spoke of schedules and plans for the day.
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New York
Martyrs’ Monument Association
Taft
Gov Hughes
McClellan
W L Marshall
Stephen V White
P J Carlin Construction Company
McKim, Mead & White
Stanford White
Fort Greene Park
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America
West End Avenue
Roundsman Mallan
Albary
Albany
Empire State Express
Premier Petkoff Assassinated in Sofia Gardens
In Sofia today Premier and Interior Minister Petkoff was shot to death by an unidentified assailant while walking with ministers in the Boris Gardens. Minister of Commerce and Agriculture Guemadieff was wounded in the arm. The incident recalls the earlier murder of Stambuloff and sparked a flood of political accusations and arrests with calls for accountability from opposition figures.
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Boris Gardens
M. Stambuloff
Princs
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Patkoff
Metkof
Borla Garden
M Guemadieff
Commercce and Agriculture
M Petkoff
Stambuloff
M D Patkof
Stambulof
Starmbulofi
Garriage
2 Da
Dumont's New Aeroplane Weighs Less Than Bird of Prey
Santos Dumont unveils a lighter heavier-than-air craft designed to win the Deutsch Archdeacon prize. The machine uses polished wood wings, a mahogany frame, a 60 cm wing width, and a 2 meter diameter propeller. It sits on a single cycle wheel and will begin trials at St Cyr when ground conditions permit.
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Paris
Santos Dumont
Deutsch-Archdeacon
Bird of Prey
St Cyr
King Alfonso Improves. Spanish Ruler Recovering this Week
Madrid reports King Alfonso, ill with influenza, is improving. Fever abating, physicians say complete recovery probable within a week. Also note: steamship Dakota to be salvaged unlikely after grounding near Tokyo. Educational contest answers accepted until April 1 with back numbers available.
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Mari
Alfonso
Office of Publication
Explosion Rips Through Metuchen Freight Train Locomotive
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight locomotive boiler exploded near Metuchen New Jersey killing three men Engineer William J Sisher brakeman Smith and fireman W H Fritsche. The blast sent boiler fragments into nearby buildings starting fires in Hahn s Drug Store and McCutcheon s Pharmacy. Daisy Martin, a station operator, was thrown from her chair and lightly injured as the station caught fire but survived.
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N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
William J Sisher
Philadelyhis
Smith
Trenton
W. H Fritsche
Treston
Jersey City
Sisher
Wrak Smith
Hahn
McCutcheon
Daisy Martin
Indicted Brooklyn Man Sought in Old Embezzlement Case
Brooklyn District Attorney notes a 15 year old indictment against Frank Marrin for embezzling about $70,000 from Caroline Barry. Marrin, once a bar figure in Kings County, was involved with Storey Cotton operations in Philadelphia and detained by federal authorities in Buffalo. Authorities aim to bring him to Brooklyn for trial, exploring extradition if needed.
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Mar IL
Cauley
Detective Bureau
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Frank Marrin
McCauley
Marrin
Buffalo
Storey
John F Clarke
Merrin
Kings County
Caroline Barry
Clinton Avenue
Barry
Marin
Storey Cotton Company
Fraziktin Stone
Clarka
Woman Amazes Surgeons at Hahnemann Hospital
Special to The Washington Post Philadelphia March 11 102 year old Mrs Sarah Flannery was burned January 23 at 729 Spring Street clothing caught fire at a stove She was given up as hopeless by doctors and funeral arrangements were made The patient unexpectedly improved and now walks the ward talks with patients and expects to be discharged soon
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Washington Post
Philadephia
Hahnemann Hospital
Sarah Flannery
Spring Street
Flannery
Jim
Pittsburg Celebrates Greater Pittsburg Victory
Pittsburg reacts with jubilation as Philadelphia confirms the Greater Pittsburg bill uniting Pittsburg and Allegheny. The annexation raises population estimates to about 531,000, potentially ranking sixth in the nation, with Chamber of Commerce figures listing 371,000 for Pittsburg and 150,000 for Allegheny.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Allegheny
Pittsbure
United States
Baltimore
McKee
Rockefeller Sues For 25000 In Cleveland Mine Case
Frank Rockefeller of Cleveland travels to St Louis to attend the Circuit Court trial against Henry Goss over a 1900 lead mine deal. Rockefeller paid 200000 for the mine and 6000 for improvements, alleging misrepresentation. Goss denies the claims. In New York, the grand jury opens a Brewster Express wreck probe into 24 deaths as coroner’s testimony is reviewed.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Henry Goss
Rockefeller Ets
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Goss
Frank Rockefeller
John & Rockefeller
Swamp Root free sample offer advertised in Washington Daily Post
Readers are urged to request a free sample bottle of Swamp Root Dr Kalmer's kidney liver and bladder remedy. The ad lists numerous kidney related symptoms and praises the product as a gentle natural healer, promising a free sample and an information book by mail with proof of its claimed success.
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Binghamton
Dr. Bilmer & Co
Washington Daily Post
Wife of Securities Corp. exec ends life in Pelham closet
Mrs Jessie Welch Wilkin, 50, wife of W I Wilkin of Securities Corporation Limited, hanged herself with her husband’s silk necktie in a Pelham closet after eighteen months of nervous disorder and a Florida trip for health. A nurse and daughter aided in the discovery and the fatal remains were pronounced by Dr Josephus Ulam. Ohio kin have been notified.
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Philadelphia
Jessie Welch Wilkin
W I Wilkin
The
Securities Corporation, Limited
Pelham
Wilkin
Rockledge
Fla
Josephus Ulam
Ohio
Express Company Robbed In New York Heist
City Magistrate Whitman held William Leonard, 20, a former Adams Express Company driver, in 10000 bail after detectives testified to charges of larceny involving goods valued between 25000 and 26000. Leonard was arraigned along with Jacob Levine and Harry Bobken, both of New York, who faced charges of receiving ten goods and were held in 5000 bail.
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Whitman
William Leonard
Adams Express Company
Leohard
Jacob Levine
Harry Bobken
Victim of Joke Perishes at Steel Works
John Dombie, 20, a laborer at Pressed Steel Car Works in McKee Rocks, died after a crane worker poured crude oil on a salamander flare to scare him awake. Oil burned his clothes as the flash ignited. coworkers carried him outside and rolled him in snow, but he burned to death. The coroner opened an investigation. the crane operator fled.
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Mer
John Dombie
Pressed Steel Car
Mchees Rocks
Domble
Swarthmore College Receives Major Telescope Gift
Joseph Swain announces that State Senator William C Sproul of Chester, an alumnus and board member, funded a 24 inch aperture telescope and other instruments for Swarthmore College. A new observatory will be built on campus eleven miles from Philadelphia, with completion about two years away.
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Joseph Swain
Swarthmore College
Wiliam C Sproul
Chester
Swarthmore
Astern
United States
Tek
California
Yerkes
Wisconsin
Sproul
Swarthwore
Jescone
Prince declines gift for Berlin survivors aid in The Hague
Prince Henry of the Netherlands refuses a national testimonial for helping Berlin survivors after the wreck at the Hook of Holland on February 21. He says he merely did his duty as a Dutchman and cannot permit special recognition.
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Hague
Mar
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Berlin
Hook of Holland
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