Missing Wife Found Seeks Return to Home in Washington
Special to The Washington Post outlines Joseph H Scovel a government clerk who hunted across the South for his wife Mrs Scovell reportedly connected to Philadelphia and seen with Warren Tucker minstrel star in Atlanta. The husband and detectives tracked her to a boarding house where she fainted on seeing him and agreed to return to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeeph H. Scovell
Atlanta
Warren Tucker
Hiness
Washington Post
Mar
Joseph H. Scovel
Washington, DC
Scovell
Philadelphia
All Field
Mr. Scovel
Washington
Scovel
Joseph H Scovell
Massachusetts Avenue
D Scovell
Mr .Covell
Government takeover of Great Northern would be costly says Hill
President James J Hill of the Great Northern Railroad told the Sunbury legislative committee he would welcome government control of the railroad but warned it would be an elephant to manage. He estimated reproduction costs at about 40 000 per mile excluding terminals and docks and up to 60 000 per mile when including properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Mian
James J Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Sunbury Legislative Committee
United States
Hea
Mr. Hill
Congress
Mr Hill
Great Northern
Italy Watchers Probe Anarchist Threat to King Emmanuel
Special to The Washington Post reports from New York that an anarchist believed to be en route from Rosetto Pennsylvania intends to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel. Italian authorities fear a network of Italian anarchist groups and have dispatched ten top secret service men from Philadelphia and Washington to pursue leads and ensure security ahead of the King’s Greece visit on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Lafayette Strees
Rome
Rosetto
Victor Emmanuel
Massigna
Italy
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gombine
Secret Service
Washington
Greece
Death of Walter Wiggins Not Poison Pneumonia Found
Walter Robert Wiggins a fifteen year old colored boy died Monday. coroner Nevitt ruled death due to pneumonia not poison, after a bakery wagon joke prompted fears. A physician had earlier issued a pneumonia certificate. Meanwhile Charles Cheney of Cheney Brothers silk died of heart disease at his home in Manchester, aged about seventy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wiggins
Walter Robert Wiggins
Monda
Nevitt
Truc
Phygs-Iolan
Charles S. Cheney
Manchester
Conn
Charles Cheney
Cheney Brothers
Silk Manufacturers
Indictments End Grand Jury Sessions In Coal Case
The federal grand jury finished six weeks of sessions and issued about a dozen indictments. Rumors tied Northwestern Coal Mining and Owl Creek Mining to government coal lands deals in the Bis Horn basin. U S Attorney Stimson called reports unfounded and declined further comment. Names of indicted individuals include operators from New York intelligence offices facing charges of prongage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Specter
Washington Post
New York
Federal Grand Jury
Holt
United States Circuit Court
Northwestern Coal Mining Company
Owl Creek Mining Company
Bis Horn
Wyoming
United States
O'Brien
Stimson
Arthur
Roger Foster
Charles W. Dally
Northwestern
Roosevelt Warns California on Exclusion Bill Interaction
President Roosevelt tells Governor Gillette that a proposed California vote on excluding Japanese labor would interfere with national plans. He warns such a referendum would be nugatory, hampering federal efforts and treaty rights with Japan, while California cannot alone settle the issue. Gov. Gillette agrees the legislature should avoid measures affecting Japanese exclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Japan
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Gillette
Meat Cleaver as Weapon in Maryland Murder Case
Rockville Maryland March 12 Deputy Sheriff Joseph Quinter who arrested W H McKay for the murder of his mother in law Mrs Mary Lang searched the murder scene for the weapon. He found a meat cleaver buried in snow under the window covered with blood and turned it over to the sheriff along with McKay’s bloodstained shirt coat and underclothes. Two Rockville physicians report on the prisoner’s mental state and note he may be near delirium tremens and does not grasp the crime’s gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Rockville
Joseph Quinter
W. H. McKayw
Mary Lang
Lea
Quinter
Gott
McKay
Rockvilla Jar
Movements of Ocean Steamers Reported Arrivals and Departures
Movements show arrival from Antwerp Zeeland and Cherbourg Bremen bound ships with sailors awaiting docking around 4 pm Wednesday. Ships from New York to Naples Leghorn and massillee also reported. Departures include Katror Wilhelm 1 to Bremen via Falmouth and Cherbourg Harre La Gnecogue bound for New York.
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Antwerp
Zeeland
New York
Cherbourg
Kasser Wichelm der Grosse
Bremen
Gibraltar
Friedrich der Grosse
Naples
Leghorn
Algeria
Massillee
Vaderland
Vis Fismouth
Fear for life drives drift in Chandler case at Christian Science church
In Boston and Concord, Dr E J Foster Eddy and relatives tell of danger and warn that trustees and church officials cannot act in court without notifying plaintiffs. Eddy claims he lives in fear of assassination linked to Christian Science conspirators, while relatives join the suit, adding dramatic amendments and accusations against church figures and their allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trustees of Christian Science Church
E. J. Foster Eddy
Washington Post
Boston
Glover
Christian Science
Apavent
Eady
J Foster-Eady
Waterbury
Lfe
Herron
Concecra
Chandler
Doctor claims animals do not lose weight after death
Haverhill physician Dr Duncan MacDougall cites thirteen dog tests showing no weight loss at death, arguing animals lack souls while noting human scales showed instant weight drop at death. He cites Dr Richard Hodgson observations and raises whether soul weight affects physics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Boston
Duncan MacDougall
Haverhill
MacDougall
Richard Hodgson
Society of Psychical Research
Hodgson
Dr. MacDougall
Dra Grant
Lawrence
Sproule
Haveralls
Chicago
Mar W
Weight of souls claim disputed by London scientists
Sir William Brookes dismisses the American report on soul weight as nonsense. Dr C W Salesby calls it a new and imbecile materialist version. He argues the experiments are worthless and that mind is not matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wiliam Brookes
America
C W. Salesby
Piano Given For Fair At Masonic Lodge Campaign
An enthusiastic campaign for the Masonic fair was launched by SS John's Lodge No 11. The Sanders and Stayman Company and R S Howards Moars of New York donated a 216 plane through Percy S Foster. Samuel Hart named donation committee chair. executive and schemes committees formed with multiple officers. New Jerusalem Lodge No 9 also met. euchre fund boosts reported. Ladies Auxiliary organs meetings at 14 New York Avenue plan euchre April 9 and weekly games at Carroll Institute Hall.
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SS John’s Lodge
No. 11
Fair
Philip Walker
Sanders and Stayman Company
R S. Howards
New York
Percy S. Foster
Washington
Samuel Hart
Walker
Harry E. Mockbee
Allen Bussing
Frank A. Steele
Levi David Morris Hahn
Charles J. Babcock
New Jerusalem Lodge
No. 9
F Street
Lodge
Howard D. Feast
Wiliam L Arnold
C. G. Dougherty
Warren J. Coffin
Louise P. Krey
W. Ivanhoe Johwn
Everett H. Taylor
W. L. Arnold
E. A. Bachrach
H G. Bergsing
H. L .Birmingham
W.' Botsch
B. H Brockway
H. M. Bradley
W.G. Canter
A. A. Chapin
HB. Clarkett
B & Clarkson
D. C. Dinger
C G. Dougherty
C. H. Fred
W. W. Galway
CO Reiman
G P. Sacks
J. G. Schofield
C. J. Sumner
T. B. Welker
E. W. Ee
Andrew W. Kelly
D. C Dinger
A. Bachrach
E. W. Zea
Charles C. Coombs
H. L. Birmingham
George P. Backs
Theo B. Walker
Frank Button
B. H. Brockway
New Jerusalem
Fair Headquarters
New York Avenue
Mra
Misa G Willams
Mra A
Henry Carll
Charles Cyrus Coombs
Carroll Institute Hall
War ship blast cuts light of life and daybreak toll
A battle ship explosion left 150 wounded and many dead or missing. Survivors recall chaotic scenes on the bridge and in crew quarters as flames and choking fumes swept the vessel. Rescue efforts contended with debris and scorched bodies while townsfolk learned of casualties and awaited official lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pefore
Jacut Tlercelin
Five Sailors Heroically Fought Fire at Dry Dock
Five sailors from various ships answered a maritime prefects call to open the dry dock as flames threatened the Iena. Their leader Midshipman Housse died amid shellfire while the Patrie fired a shell to flood the dock, saving the arsenal and town from disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housse
Patrie
Toulon
King Edward
Biarritz
Paris
Bienaime
Jena
Ministry of Marine
Agna Seslik
Meyers
Praise for Newspapers by Twentieth Century Club Speakers
A discussion at the Twentieth Century Club in the Young Men's Christian Association Building explored whether newspapers help or hinder religion and morals. Speakers argued the press generally supports moral welfare, with views on truth, bias, and the influence of patrons shaping modern journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twentieth Century Club
Young Men’s Christian Association
Myron J. Jones
R M Lawrence
L. Peckham
Allen D Albert
Preas
Philp Troup
Delicate Instruments Exhibit At Washington Engineers Club
An exhibition of instruments for measuring electrical quantities drew attendees to the Washington Society of Engineers at 729 Fifteenth Street NW. Prof Philander Betts of George Washington University explained electricity’s fundamental principles and measurable effects. Louis D Biles of the Biss Electrical School described instrument construction and methods to record light power and measure underground cable resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineers’ Club
Washington Society of Engineers
Fifteenth Street
Philander Betts
George Washington University
Louis D Biles
Biss Electrical School
Not Because of Illness Bernard Green Denies Graft Link
Bernard H Green supplement of the Congressional Library and consulting engineer for Pennsylvania State Capitol asks The Post to correct a report tying his Harrisburg return to illness. He says the hearing ended normally and his alleged paralysis stroke was slight and not health related. An educational contest entries open until April 3 with back numbers and catalogues from the publication office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard H. Green
Congressional Library
Pennsylvania State Capitol
Post
Harrisburg
Mondey
Green
Geen
Washington
The Tena Ship and French Navy Disasters of Early Year
The Tena a 1861 ton turret ship built at Brest and completed in 1901 carried heavy armor and a large array of guns with speeds over eighteen knots. The article lists several French naval officers and notes a spate of disasters this year including the Algerian submarine at Cherbourg the X sub rescued off Cherbourg the Brennus at Hyeres a torpedo boat explosion at Lorient the Jean Bart mutiny and loss ashore off Africa and the Kabyle boiler explosion with fatalities.
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Tena
Brest
C. L de Parla de Boisrouvray
Borsat de Laparouge
Manceron
M. FP. Borelli
J J. B. Trabaud
Lieuts le Gour de Saint-Seine
M P. Tiegcelin
H. E. Forget
J M P . Calemard
J. B G. Bauch
C Dubois
H. MF. i Paitevin
P. J. A. Lambert
C. WH. Regimond
J. B. Clementel
F. Pinhede
J. F.M le Roux
Cherbourg
Brennus
Hyeres
France
Toulon
Bost
Lorient
Jean Bart
Africa
Kabyle
Submarine Gymnote Strikes Rock Off Toulon
The Gymnote submarine boat, maneuvering below the surface off Toulon on March 5, struck a rock and stove in several plates. It managed to surface and was towed ashore. No loss of life occurred.
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Gymnote
Toulon
Recall of Maine Explosion Shapes Naval Debate Over Jena
The Havana naval scene revisits the 1898 Maine destruction. Officers cite the board report blaming an exterior explosion, yet many doubt its conclusions. Admiral Schley points to a California powder-mill collapse observation as a counterexample amid ongoing questions about the Jena disaster. Navy leaders warn reports on the Jena remain too unclear for firm judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Havana
Board of Inquiry
William T. Sampson
Schley
California
Admiral Schley
Raine
Navy
Jena
Immigration Conference At White House Deliberates Labor Needs
A two hour White House conference on immigration included Attorney General Bona parte and Secretary Atraus plus Sargent Neill and Cooley. Southern states debated labor needs and the effect of new and existing laws, with expectations that immigration will drift to Southern ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Bonaparte
Commerce
Greenville
8. C
South Carolna
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Gentral
DIES DANCING TWO STEP IN PHILADELPHIA
Mrs Annie Shearer forty five of 907 McKean street died last night while dancing a two step the twenty four numbers on the programme had been completed and she collapsed in the arms of James Fink 629 Porter street en route to Mount Sinai Hospital after the music railing two step continued for several minutes before the fatal incident occurred
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Annie Shearer
McKean Street
James Fink
Porter Street
Socialism lecture by MOW Wilkans at Masonic Temple
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY reports a Tuesday evening March 19 lecture on Socialism and the Middle Classes by MOW Wilkans national organizer of the Socialist Party of America of Itan to be given at the Masonic Temple under the Economic Educational League. Admission is free and questions will be welcomed. The Washington Saengerbund ladies club hosts a euchre and dance at Saengerbund Hall 34 C street northwest next Monday evening. Mrs Mary M Flaherty named sole beneficiary under her husband’s will dated February 25 and filed yesterday for probate. The Butlers Association will give its annual beds tomorrow evening at Maganic Temple Ninth and F streets with the Marine Band and dancing from 9 to 2. Officers listed: G Glass president C Hunt treasurer and Frederick Norton secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mow Wilkans
Socialist Party of America
Itan
Masonic Temple
Economic Educational League
Tit C Street
Ladies’ Club
Washington Saengerbund
Saengerbund
C Street
Mary M. Flaherty
Fisherty
Butlers’ Association
Maganic Temple
Marine Band
G. Glass
C. Hunt
Frederick Norton
Rodney Hawkins
Mulloway
Polieamah
Hayhina
Rosen Brooks
Triakunal
William Braswell
Monroe Street
Charles Brown
Walter Brooks
Sai Jt
K.and
Fitth
Business Class Inaugurated By First Presbyterian Church
A business class with reduced rates will be inaugurated next week by the Sunday school of the First Presbyterian Church at John Marshall Place. J. H. Depue, formerly of Georgetown Business College, will supervise, with Mac Nater assisting at 218 Thirteenth Street Northeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
John Marshall Place
J. H Depue
Georgetown Business College
Menus
Mac Nater
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