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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1905

Page

31

Hay Still In Good Spirits After Brief Illness Say Ambassador

Ambassador Henry White, newly in Rome, writes that Secretary Hay’s weakness came from a cold and overwork. He traveled with Hay to the steamer Cretic and reports the secretary was winded climbing stairs but recovered aboard. White says plans for rest and a long vacation are in place and Hay hopes to return energized to resume cabinet duties.

Henry White Hay White Cretic Te Bborts Washington Mr White Azores Gibraltar Ell Hay McKinneg Mi Roosevelts Trecessitian Lreya Leman M. Thy China Brispol Adee Taft State Department

Clerks Open New Quarters in Americ an Home Plata Building

The Clerks Mutual Benefit and Protective Association opened new quarters in the American Home Plata Insurance Building at Fifth and G Streets NW. An evening program and supper followed. the organization, formed in October 1883, numbers eighty five members and is led by President C W Hummer and other officers.

Mutual Benefit and Protective Association American Home Plata Insurance Fifth C W Hummer A Stern T. JS Shharman J H Hennage Lewis A Eberle Sexmour Shackleford E R Bery Chris S. Georgius Benjamin Dreyfuss M D Rosenberg Association H © Fisher Joseph D Dreyfuss A J. Kelley J L Kolb MK Herman K A. Krauss D J Donchus M Wolk 9Buen G Brien T Collins Saul L. Ehrlich A Bacherach Jo Wesher R Wright I J, Godman J T Tyier A Seunger L. W Frank Chicago Dre Weaver

Morrison Named U S Attorney for Northern District of Illinois

At yesterday's Cabinet meeting Charles B Morrison was named United States district attorney for the Northern district of Illinois, succeeding Solomon H Bethea who was promoted to district judge. Morrison becomes first assistant attorney, a position he held since 1838, with the appointment to take effect in the near term.

Charles B Morrison District of Illinots Solomon H Bethea Mr Morrison St.ond

Cabinet shifts avoid pressuring followers over fiscal resolutions

London officials report the cabinet decided not to pressure followers regarding opposition fiscal resolutions. The March 2 vote on opposing a tax on imported manufactured articles is expected to pass comfortably, yielding mainly indirect political gains for the opposition. Unionist tariff reformers will skip debates, while Bal four’s move pleases free traders who hail it as Chamberlain’s desertion.

London House of Commons Joseph Chamberlain

Germany Seeks Reconciliation With France Says German Embassy

London dispatch quotes a high German Embassy member saying Germany is ready to forgive if France forgets and seeks the closest friendship. He notes Russia’s diminished war potential after the Russo-Japanese War and says France likely desires peace. Germany would welcome understanding, with Morocco trade as a potential outcome of Kaiser Wilhelm’s visit.

Washington Post London the Chronicle Germany France Republic Russia Moroc.e Haiser Morocco Thi

Washington departmental baseball league planned by chief clerks

A push to form a formal Departmental Baseball League with chief clerks from Treasury Interior Agriculture Navy War Justice Post Office and Library of Congress backing the plan. Meetings set to draft a constitution and by laws with eight teams as a goal and play slated to begin mid April lasting until September 20.

Treasury Interior Agriculture Navy, War, Justice Post-office Departments Library of Congress Departments Ontinok Washington Thomas G. Alvord Aes Wallace H. Hills Treasury Department Merritt C. Chance Post Office Department B. F. Peters Navy Department Edward M. Dawson Department of the Interior A. G. Rice Department of Agriculture Joseph P. Rudy Department of Justice Mr. Scofield War Department Treasury, Interior, Agriculture Department of Commerce and Labor State Department

Roanoke Officials Deny Liability in Jones Suit

Rev Richard R Jones the Roanoke Baptist minister sues for 30000 against the city and 20000 against Mayor Joe H Cutchin and Sgt J A Manuel alleging lack of protection after inflammatory remarks forced him to abandon Roanoke on February 8 184 due to the Shields assault case. The city argues the claim is barred by the statute of limitations and pleads not guilty.

Mayor Virginia Corporation Rev R. R. Jones Washington Post Lynchburg C. B. Moo- Maw Roanoke United States Circuit Court Joe H. Cutchin Sergt. J. A. Manuel Richard R. Jones Hoanoke Shields Henby Williams City Washington Jones Pennsylvania Moomaw Messrs. Cutchin Manuel

Freedom by jailer s son sparks jail escape plot

Huntington W Va March 21 two desperate men Henry and William Smith escaped from Hamlin jail aided by the jailer s 16 year old son with files and an axe. The boy confessed after a severe thrashing and said the older Smith used hypnotic influence.

Washington Post Huntington W. Va Harry Miller Anderson Miller Henry William Smith Hamlin Lincoln County Smiths Young Miller Smith

CAPTOR DEMANDS RANSOM IN MOROCCO SURROUNDING DE SEGONZAC

French negotiators in Fez seek release of Count de Segonzac seized in a treacherous attack by Sheik Soultanas. The incident, reported from Paris, followed his mission for the Moroccan commission to study commercial conditions. The capture heightens Paris’s policy of asserting control in Morocco.

Sheik Count de Segonzac Fez Sheik Soultanas de Segonzac Pars Morocco Paris France

Pin Through His Body Healed After Pin Erupts

Special to The Washington Post from Richmond March 21 describes Clarence Sturdivant a 16 year old who suffered a hot pin driven into his side by a neighborhood girl during a prank on Valentine s night last year. A two and three quarter inch pin piece worked out of his body after a year of illness and near surgery. He fully recovered following the discovery.

Washington Post Richmond Clarence Sturdivant Hig

Eleven Bodies Found In West Virginia Mine Disasters

Thurmond W Va March 2 Eleven bodies have been recovered from two mines after a mine explosion over the weekend. Rescue efforts progress slowly due to extensive damage and debris blocking tunnels, with the farthest reachable point about 5000 feet from the mouth.

Thurmond W Va

Policeman Killed in Anne Arundel County

Patrolman John G. McNamara of the Curtis Bay police was fatally shot in Fairfield Anne Arundel County outside William J Donnelly s home on the aid hospital road. The sole witness David Horah aged fifteen saw two men flee. Authorities believe four men were involved and suspect they were Negroes. No arrests have been made.

Anne Arundel County Bredal Washington Post Baltimore John G. McNamara Curtis Bay Fairfield William J. Donnelly Aid Hospital David Horah

Government in majority defeats separation bill in chamber

Paris dispatch reports the French Chamber of Deputies rejected two attempts to delay and defeat the separation of church and state bill. The measure bars public funds for any religion as M Berry of the Nationalists tried to postpone until after the election. A proposal for a clergy-commission was also rejected by a wide margin.

Chamber Cagle Washington Paris Chamber of Deputies M. Berry Abba Gauraud

Earl Weds Actress Miss Anna Robinson in London

In London yesterday the Earl of Rosslyn wed Miss Anna Robinson, a former actress born in Minneapolis. Robinson, who had lived in London for years, had not appeared on stage since The Undercurrent at the Criterion in 1908. She and her sister Margaret left Minneapolis about twelve years ago to pursue acting, later followed by their parents who ran the Grand Opera Hotel in Minneapolis.

Rosslyn Anna Robinson Minneapolis London Earl of Rosslyn Miss Robinson Margaret New York Grand Opera First Avenue South

Safe Cure testimonial from a 92 year old woman

An aged Westfield New Jersey woman praises Warner's Safe Cure for kidney liver and bladder disease claiming rapid relief and renewed vigor at age 92. The letter endorses testing kidneys declares Safe Cure the only absolute cure and warns against substitutes while offering free urine analysis and medical booklet.

Warner Rebecca Smith Westfield Bright

Unprecedented sentence for illicit liquor retailer

Huntington, W Va March 21 sentinel to The Washington Port Jesse Smith of Huntington was sentenced to pay fines and costs over 3000 or seventeen years in jail after pleading guilty to sixty nine counts of illicit liquor retailing Judge Wilkinson imposed five dollars and costs per case and ninety days in jail per case with jail until the fine or time served He pled guilty to all counts and the sentence is described as unprecedented in the states legal history

Wlicit Washington Huntington W. Va Jesse Smith Logan Smith Wilkinson

Jules Verne Dying At Seventy Six In Amiens France

Amiens March 21 Jules Verne famed author of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea is dying at seventy six his diabetes is in the last stage He recently ceased writing and duties as a municipal councilor He occupies the same house where he penned his voyages telegrams of sympathy poured in from around the world including many children and scientists. Treasury receipts and expenditures report government revenues and expenditures with figures for redemption internal revenue customs and miscellaneous totals.

Amiens France Jules Verne

Royal Blue magazine spotlights Baltimore convention feature

The Baltimore and Ohio magazine Book of the Royal Blue highlights the upcoming International Convention of Chris Han Endeavor in Baltimore this July. It profiles S. E. Kiser of Chicago with a short story and includes poems by Edmund Vance Cooke, W. Gillan, and Victor A Hermann. Subscriptions: 50 cents, single issues 5 cents. address De B Esman in Baltimore.

Baltimore Ohia Book of the Royal Blue Chris- Han Edmund Vance Cooke Cleveland W. Gillan Victor A- Hermann Emorl Ana Waltiangore

Departmental League sets three game round robin format

The article outlines a three game round robin among teams with prizes likely nine valuable pins. It notes no restriction on top players being identified with other leagues, provided they promise to play for their connected department when scheduled, as teams compete to win the championship.

Alvord Col. Bramwell

Peonage in Kentucky Reported by Judge Evans

Louisville judge orders grand jury to investigate alleged peonage in the Louisville district. Judge Walter Evans notes a remarkable state of affairs as district attorney cites ongoing peonage inquiries and urges indictments if proof supports conviction under the thirteenth amendment and related laws.

Louisville Walter Evans Evyana United States Congress

Peonage Trial In Savannah Involving Lawyer and Ex Sheriff

Willam F Crawley attorney from Waycross and T J McMillan Ware County former sheriff face United States court charges for selling a Negro woman and two boys into peonage. They allegedly caused them to work on the Mc Ree Brothers convict farm in Ware County. The case draws strong public interest.

Savannahs Willam F. Crawley Waycross T. J. McMillan Ware County United States McRee Brothers

Potomac River Rising Triggers Flood Fear in Western Maryland

The Potomac River rises above seasonal highs as heavy rain for 36 hours swells tributaries. Wills Creek and Georges Creek flood creeks through Cumberland Hyndman Lonaconing threatening low areas. Railways endure slides with minor delays on the Baltimore and Ohio and West Virginia Central lines as a passenger train runs eight hours late.

Washington Post Cumberland Potomac River Wills Creek Cumberland and Hyndman Georges Creek Lonaconing Hyndman and Baltimore and Ohio West Virginia Central Pittsburgh Grafton

Widow of J M Gibson Fails to Establish Estate Claim

Henrietta Cecilia Gibson widow of John McCormick Gibson of Cincinnati sought to admit a lost will copy to probate after Gibson died on his deathbed in Asheville. The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the Gibson will case, upholding lower court rulings against her claim to the estate.

J. M. Gibson Columbus Oho Ohio Supreme Court Today Gibson Henrietta Cecilia Gibson John McCormick Gibson Cincinnati Henrietta Wolfe Asheville N. C

Joke Resulted in Boy’s Fatal Injuries in Manchester

Special to The Washington rogt Richmond Virginia March 21 Roland H Harrison a boy died in Manchester today from injuries suffered in a joke played on him three years ago by a friend of the same age A playmate struck his knees from behind causing him to fall and hit a rock injuring his spinal column Two operations failed and he had been a hopeless invalid since the incident

Washington Rogt Richmond Roland H. Harrison Manchester

Appleyard Extradited On Banking Charge

Boston March 21 Attorney General Parker notified Governor Douglas that New York will receive Arthur E Appleyard of Boston to answer banking law violations. He is sought in Buffalo over alleged bank failures and claims of borrowing large sums from the German Bank to back railway ventures in Ohio.

Boston Mass Parker Today Douglas New York Arthur E Appleyard Appleyardia Buffalo Appleyard Ohio

Cordova Bail Set In Rape Case Former Minister

New Brunswick New Jersey March 21 Bail fixed at 4000 for J F Cordova former Methodist minister convicted and sentenced to four years for abandoning and assaulting his wife Judge Strong said he wanted to make it impossible for him to escape easily Cordova appealed from sentence 233 00 to the Pacific Coast From Chicago daily until May 16 low rates from other points Personal tours in Pullman cars double berth free reclining chair cafe meals in dining cars Booklets available R M Johnson 601 Chestnut Philadelphia

New Brunswick N. J J. F. Cordova Strong Eagly Cordova Pacific Casst Chicago R. M. Johnson Chestnut St Philadelphia

Your Nerve System Gives Strength Across the Body

When fatigue and weakness set in you may be lacking nerve force the energy that powers brain and muscles. Paine's Celery Compound is praised by Mrs Ina M Lowry who says six weeks restored her to health and she plans to use it each spring and fall. The testimonial notes her affiliation with the Eastern Star and the Friendly Aid Society in Kansas City Missouri.

Nature Paine Ina M. Lowry Punham Ave Kansas City Order of Eastern Star Kansas City Friendly Aid Society EF. E. Phelps Dartmouth University Wells, Richardson , Co Burlington Vermont

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