Escaped Gambler's Tale of Crime and Flight from Washington
A confessed con man recounts a volatile career beginning in Wayne County, detailing bank collapses and forced settlements. He describes impersonating a lieutenant to fund a living, fleeing to Boston, and a planned jailhouse escape aided by a fellow inmate. The confession covers his wife, children, and a sequence of travels from Baltimore to Washington in search of freedom and reconciliation.
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Wayne County
Investiam Oncy
Maans
Vamoosad
Bennett
Daring escape from jail ends in failure and vow to endure
A prisoner recalls a bold breakout attempt from a jail, using a makeshift ladder and a high lattice gate. The rope broke, he slid back to the yard, hid, and was recaptured with keeper Murphy aiding his return. He vows to endure punishment and protect his family from the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shane
U S Deputy Beaten Over Court Process Dispute
Three U S deputy marshals in Washington faced a brutal assault during a saloon visit to collect a $66.78 judgment at George H Schneibel’s Eighth and Seventh Streets southeast establishment. Patrons aided the owner, several marines among them, as deputies were beaten and restrained while cash was seized. Bartender Matthew Levien and two marines were charged, with hearings pending and the district attorney vowing to prosecute to reinforce court process integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
SS. B. Callahan
George H. Schneibel
Eighth
John F. May
W. H. Conn
Callahan
St Igg
Schnebel
Matthew Levien
Alfred Wood
Charles Devine
Fifth Precinct
Mulloway
Ralph Giver
Marsnat Jobingson
May
Conn
Headdress Debates for Sweet Girl Graduates in Washington
Washington school board members and residents debated whether to regulate graduation day hairdos. They ruled out dictating gowns while allowing elaborate false hair, pompadours, and Grecian knots. Several officials favored liberty to style, stressing simplicity and personal beauty.
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Washington
Board of Education
Elizabeth Trocke
Hha
William D. Hoover
Fiji
Oyster
Musney
Contempt Verdict in Pickford Case Draws Jail Time
Justice Wright sentenced lumber dealer William A. Pierce to three months in jail and commission merchant William H. Harrison to a $10 fine for contempt of court. They were accused of attempting to influence grand jurors Leonard Daniel and Cressen v. Finch in the Pickford case involving a witness. Harrison appealed to purge himself. Pierce vowed denial under oath but was rebuked. Harrison and Pierce are named, with their occupations and addresses. The court noted prior contempt sentences by Justice Wright in similar matters.
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Murphy
Tie
Tam
Justice Wright
Pickford
Pierce
District Supreme Court
William A. Pierce
William H. Harrison
Wu Lumber
Commission
Harrison
Leonard Daniel
Cressen
Samuel Gotmpers
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Benjamin F. McCauley
District Court of Appeals
Wright
Fierce
Washington
W. A. Pierce
Worthington
Supreme Court of the United States
Finch
Daniel
EB Street
Fourteenth Street
Frank J. Hogan
David Rothschild
Sully in Court Over 1.5 Million Stock Case
Dante v Sully of New York the cotton king sued John Ways Hammond and others for breach of a partnership contract and reputational injury in international finance. A motion to quash a writ against General Cotton Securities Co. was heard in Equity Court No 1 and dismissed without prejudice to refile.
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Dante v. Sully
New York
Cotton King
District Supreme Court
John Ways Hammond
Equity Court No. 1
General Cotten Securities Company
National Cotton Improvement Company
John Hays Hammond
Daniel J. Sully
Frank §. Bright
John P. Miller
United States Trust Company
District of Columbia
Justice Gould
Willard D. Doremus
Addison €. du Bois
Union Trust Building
Gittings
Philip Walker
Weather Summary and Local Incidents Report
Rain and snow across the mid-Atlantic and New England regions with clear remaining fair elsewhere. Moderating temperatures expected. brisk westerly winds on Atlantic routes. steamers to European ports likely to face high but easing winds. Notable events include a horse accident involving Miss Crosby near Tennallytown and the imminent funeral of Ira D. Schoen in Baltimore with arrangements by Schoen & Co. Additionally, tide tables and recent ocean steamer movements are listed.
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Dept. of Agriculture, Weather Bureau
Washington
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Lower Lake Region
Saint Lawrence Valley
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Lower
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
Moderaie
South Atlantic
East Gulf Coast
West
Gulf
Lake Michigan
Grand Banks
Schoen
Ira D. Schoen
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Schoen & Co
H Street
Ballinger to sue Pinchot over defaming plot
Richard A Ballinger former Secretary of the Interior plans a libel suit against Gifford Pinchot and others as revenge for a alleged plot to injure and defame him He tells The Washington Post he will pursue a legal campaign after leaving public life and resting to regain vigor and health
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Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
Bureau of Forestry
Congress
House
Parsons
Miss Crosby Returns Home After Incident At Dupont Apartments
Miss Crosby was moved to her home in the Dupont Apartments following an incident at the rectory. She stated she will resume her customary horseback rides, with Dr. J. W. Chappell present.
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Miss Crosby
Dupont Apartments
J. W. Chappell
Justice and indictments tied to grand jury figures emerge
In Harrison's case the judge finds probable guilt of attempting to obstruct justice while noting no direct coercion of juror Daniel. Pierce faces censure for pressuring Finch with premeditated effort to sway a grand jury vote. The court commends jurors Daniel and Finch for upholding justice amid attempts to influence the proceedings. India’s population reaches 315 million, up 20.5 million from 1901. Hood's Sarsaparilla praised for skin health while humor and spring purifications are discussed.
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Whierce
Finch
Pierce
Daniel
Old War Department staffer dies suddenly at home
David W. Ronsaville, nine years with the War Department, died suddenly last night at 1421 Columbia Road after a short illness. He came from Baltimore and had lived in Mount Pleasant twenty years. Survived by wife, three daughters including Mrs. George F. Vreeland, of Summit NY, Miss Katherine Ronsaville, and Mrs. Horace Dulin, and two sons William H. and Clarence Irving Ronsaville. Member of Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
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War Department
David W. Ronsaville
Columbia Road
Ronsaville
Baltimore
Mount Pleasant
George F. Vreeland
Summit
N. Y
Katherine Ronsaville
Horace Dulin
William H
Clarence Irving Ronsaville
Mount Fleasant Congregational Church
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Dent Ore
Washington Banker
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Torthen
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Prise
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U.S
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O. T. Crosby
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St. A Nn's
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Ballinger
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India
Calcutta
Porto Rico
John H. Magruder
Chevy Chase
Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc
15Th St
N. W
Este
Emily Frech Barnes
Eleventh Street
Lincoln
Byron S.adams
HUNT
Sanitary Grocery Co
Fou
DR. White
Ave
Ballentines
Newark
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Shoemaker Co
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Manhattan Coffee Mills, Inc
Washington, D. C
Lena Apenas
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