Good Handed at Luray Confession Follows Killing
Special to The Washington Post. Peter Good alias Charlies Schafer was hanged in Luray at 6:36 AM for the murder of his sweetheart Miss Fannie Stroop in November. He confessed that jealousy sparked the shooting. he attempted suicide by pistol but could not pull the trigger, then surrendered after the act.
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Washington Post
Luray
Peter Good
Charlies Schafer
Fannie Stroop
Wood
Sharif
Pete
Sharif Sedgwick
Peta
Mr. Strickler
Good
Seffin
Sherif Smallwood
Clarke County
Edy
Opsner
Odd Fellows Celebrate Sixty-Eighth Anniversary in Alexandria
The Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows marked its sixty eighth anniversary with a ceremony at Odd Fellows Hall attended by prominent members from Baltimore Washington and other cities. Sovereign Grand Secretary John B Goodwin led the speeches joined by Rev Edgar Carpenter and others. The event featured a drill display by the degree team and a banquet for about 150 guests with music by Carlton Padgett’s Orchestra. Goodwin a Georgia native and former Atlanta mayor was among visiting dignitaries and guests.
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Shington Post Bureau
Bal King Street
Alexandria
Potomac Lodge of Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows
Baltimore
Washington
Carlton Padgett
D. R Stansbury
Sovereign
John B. Goodwin
Edgar Carpenter
Grace Episcopal Church
H. W. Bradford
John I. Brown
J. H. Crewe
Graha
BR. Ford
I. A. Eastling
W. H. Vermillion
D. R. Stansbury
J. R. Manafield
Fred Kaus
George H. Hinken
W. L. Martin
Wr. Goodwin
Rammel
Mr. Goodwin
Georgia
Atlanta
Runaway Alaskan Wolf Dogs Chase Through Rockville
Eli Smith, Alaskan male carrier and globetrotter, arrived in Rockville with seven wolf dogs. The team bolted as soon as hooked up, pursued by excited youths and Col. Willam Dorsey in a fast roadster. After about a half mile, the dogs halted when they heard their master, and Smith returned with them to Lown.
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Washington Post
Rockville
Eli Smith
Globe Trotter
Smith
Col
Willam Dorsey
Lown
Andrews on Trial for Fe in Henrico Circuit Court
Special to The Washington Lost Richmond Virginia March 22 George C Andrews twenty one years of use a former employee of the Virginia Passenger and Power Company was placed on trial for his life before Judge FR Carter Scott in the Henrico County Circuit Court charged with a criminal assault on Ira Bane eleven years old An important witness Mrs Carrie Gentry is sh It is alleged the Bane girl confessed the assault story was devised to spite Andrews wife over a prior quarrel Also includes notices of Excursions tickets from Chicago to various destinations with low rates and tour details for the Union Pacific line and related contacts
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Richmond
George C. Andrews
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
Carter Scott
Henrico County
Ira Bane
Carrie Gentry
Bane
Andrews
Sanity Question in Twin Brothers Case Heads to Court
Special to The Washington Fest Baltimore March 22 A striking sanity dispute involves twins Matthew F Dillon and James P Dillon of the city. Matthew seeks release via habeas corpus from Bayview as James was recently freed from the city jail after a term for assault alleged to have stemmed from delusion. James denies relatives and doctors claims of mental derangement and says he wants correction of impressions that could hinder his return to work. Gerald Hill, attorney for the wives of the Dillons, cannot say if Mrs James Dillon will seek further restraining steps, but nothing will occur before Matthews case is resolved. The Matthew Dillon case is in state hands but Hill notes the family doubts liberty release is safe at this time.
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Baltimore
Matthew F
James P. Dixon
Matthew FR. Dillon
Bayview
James P. Dillon
Gerald Hii
Messrs
Matthew
James Dillon
Matthew Dillon
Hill
Burton Visits President as Inland Waterways Chief
Representative Burton of Ohio met with the President to discuss the inland waterways commission he chairs. They cited no congressional funding or appropriation, limiting an exhaustive inquiry until funds are provided. Burton planned a May 1 preliminary meeting and prepared to brief Taft on Ohio political prospects.
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Ohio
Inland Waterways Commission
Commission
Congress
Panama
Taft
Waterways Commission
Ten-year-old girl set on fire by youths in Brooklyn street
Jennie Cook, ten, of 680 Clinton Street, lies in Long Island College Hospital in critical condition after being set ablaze by several half grown youths on Clinton Street and Hamilton Avenue. Police and ambulances pursued the attackers who fled the scene as witnesses claimed the assailants were strangers.
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New York
Jennie Cook
Clinton Street
Long Island College Hospital
Hamilton Avenue
Fagan and
Tucker
Doyle
Mrs Fred Belasco Dead In San Francisco
Mrs. Fred Belasco wife of Alcazar Theater senior partner Juliet Crosby died suddenly. An hour later M L Mayer Belasco's partner, and Belasco's brother in law, died from the shock. Mayer had been ill and collapsed upon reading her death. Mrs Belasco celebrated her 30th birthday last Saturday. They married nine years ago after her debut at the old Alcazar.
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San Francisco
Fred Beineco
Alcazar Theater
Juliet Crosby
M. L. Mayer
Mayer
John P. Kelly Dying After Fall At Brooklyn Bridge
John P. Kelly a longtime board of education member and political figure in John C. Sheehan’s anti-Tammany circle and a veteran Mutual Life Insurance agent, was found unconscious at the Brooklyn Bridge entry this morning by two policemen. He was moved to Hudson Street Hospital in critical condition with a skull fracture suspected from a fall.
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Washington Post
New York
John P. Kelly
Board of Education
John CG. Sheehan
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Brooklyn Bridge
Bar- Toughs
Hudson Street Hospital
Frederick Halterman Dies Former Congressman at 75
Special to The Washington Four reports Frederick Halterman former Congressman from the Third district died this morning at his residence 338 North Fifth street Philadelphia He suffered a stroke of paralysis ten weeks ago while in his library He was born in Germany and was seventy five years old He served one term in Congress before retiring from politics
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Philadelphia
Frederick Halterman
North Fifth Street
Halterman
Germany
Man fined for manslaughter in Missouri case
Charles Simon of St Louis was fined 90 dollars and jailed five months after being found guilty of fourth degree manslaughter in the killings of Otto Buddemeyer and Walter Robeson in Washington Missouri. The deaths stemmed from a love triangle involving Ida Stetz. The report also lists maritime arrivals and departures in New York and Philadelphia with ships and routes.
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Union
Charles Simon
St. Louis
Otto Buddemeyer
Walter Robertson
Washington
Simon
Buddemeyer
Robeson
Ida Stetz
Woman Who Was Co Respondent In Divorce Seeks Custody
Mrs Keffla Robinson Emmert, sister of rail magnate Bird M. Robinson, filed a crossbill response in Southwest Virginia custody case. She claims her six year old son Paul should not be raised by his father William S. Emmert and his later wife Myrtle Johnson. She accuses Emmert of neglect and cruel conduct, cites a Northward trip with Miss Johnson, and says daughter Ada Une, age fifteen, was pressured toward stage work through Emmert and his last wife. She asks the court to grant her custody and warns against removing the child from her care.
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Bristol
Keffla Robinson Emmert
Bird M. Robinson
New York
Mobile, Jackson and Kangar City Railway
Wiliam
Emmert
Southwest Virgins
Paut
Myrtle Johnson
Virginia
Emmett
Paul
Chantellor Haynes
Mgr. Emmett
Miss Johnson
Chancery Court
Washville
Tenn
Morgan Sees Big Race in Liverpool Grand National
J P Morgan stops over in Liverpool after arriving on the Baltic to witness the Grand National Steeplechase. He denied rumors of attending a conference on North Atlantic passenger business and said he would not proceed to London immediately. Morgan arrived New York March 13 aboard the White Star Line steamer Baltic.
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Liverpool
Marc
J. Pierpont’ Morgan
White Star Line
New York
Mr. Morgan
London
Europe
Choates Host to Bryce at Dinner in New York
Former ambassador Joseph H. Choate and Mrs. Choate hosted British Ambassador James Bryce and Mrs. Bryce at their New York home. Bryce to speak tomorrow at the Pilgrim Society dinner at the Waldorf Astoria.
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New York
Britain
Joseph H. Choate
Choate
James Bryce
Death by own action of George Thebault hotel proprietor
Despondent over illness George Thebault proprietor of the United States Hotel at Sheepshead Bay shot himself four times in the head today. He was a well known figure in sporting circles and aged forty nine. He had been suffering from dropsy for some time.
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New ‘York
George Thebault
United States
Sheepshead Bay
Thebault
Roosevelt Jr Named Harvard Crew Assistant Manager
Theodore Roosevelt Jr was appointed second assistant manager of Harvard University crew by the university athletic committee. The selection came from a field of a dozen candidates active in fundraising and managing crew operations since last October. The committee also named Joshua Crane of Boston as head football coach andHarvard's representative on the Intercollegiate Football Rules Committee.
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Cambridge
Mass
Theodore, Roosevelt, Jr
Harvard University
University Athletic Committee
Roosevelt
Athletic Cominittes
Joshua ‘Crane
Boston
Crane
Reid
Harvard
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for tight shoes relief
Ladies can wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Ease powder. It instantly relieves corns bunions and swollen feet and prevents blisters and sore spots. Promises curing sweating tired aching feet. Sold at druggists and stores with trial by mail from Le Roy New York.
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New York bookkeeper Hayden arraigned for theater robbery
William Hayden, a bookkeeper at Weber's Theatre, confessed to robbing Joe Weber of $1 and claimed a $5 payment to a Lambs club cashier never cleared. Abraham Barnard testified Hayden admitted taking funds and falsifying accounts. Bail set at 915,000. examination waived.
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Washington Post
New York
Mar
William. A. Hayden
Lider
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Lambs
Jayden
Anld Weber
Abraham Barnard
Weber
Den
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Hayden - Washela
Babe Found At Door After Violent Ringing Incident
An infant was found at a doorstep following a violent ringing incident. Mrs N B kept the child safe as police took charge and a nurse cared for the baby at a northwest street location while authorities searched for the mother.
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N.B
A. Ace
Colored man appointed to civil service post
Special to The Washington report outlines a colored man being appointed to a civil service position at a salary of 1200 dollars. The piece references remarks by Congressman Sherwood and a Port Stelene campaign event where Roosevelt was defended by Sherwood amidst accusations.
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Fost
Toledo
Mar
Sherwood
Port Stelene
Roosevelt
Fortune teller Theresa faces Harlem Court arraignment
The fortune teller Theresa, 229 past 403 reels, is arrested and arraigned in Harlem Court after a dubious palm reading led to theft charges. Detectives seek to uncover more victims as a man complains of a broken home after her fortune predicting infidelity.
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Ork
Theresa
Harlem
Bunco
Corcoran
Little Girls Run Away Amid Local Search
In Regina, Ruth Owens is missing with two other children as the mother telephones Henry B Graves reporting the search. Neighbors and authorities coordinate efforts in the 7918 Matreet Worthwest area while officials hold out hope for a swift reunion with their families. A.M. Poyn e and William Green of the Alot wie Post Great Contest sponsor a Masonic fundraiser at the Falk building to aid the search.
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Ruth
Aurini
Oime
Wen
Owens
Henry "B. Graves
Regina
Ton Partment Sige
Matreet
Worthwest
Waite
Urdisey
Masonic Falk
A.M. Poyne
William Green
Insurance Men Stand Pat in Dispute Over Premium Cuts
Insurance leaders from Washington and local firms debate rates after Cadetwriters' Association move to cut premiums. Henry K. Simpson of People's Fire Insurance cites rival plans and waits for a united stance as fifteen Washington reps hold a brief informal meeting. Bergmann of German-American hints plans are forming with decisions expected within a week. Separate notes reveal a potential stock control bid by Potomac Fire Insurance Company, and rumors of broader consolidation. Funeral services for Charles R. Monroe, brick manufacturer, set for today at 2:30 pm at his home and Congressional Cemetery burial.
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Henry K. Simpson
People’s Fire Insurance Company
Cadetwriters’ Association
Simpson
Washington
SDI
Washington Companies
Hefe
Bergmann
Geiman-American Fire Insurance Company
Yeaterday
John T. Adams
Potomac Fire Insuram Company
C. R. Monroe
Charles R. Moroe
Ufe
Atlanta
North Carolina Avenue
Osiris Socet No
FA A. M
Congressional Cemetery
Grape Nuts Promises Honest Mastication and Digestive Help
An old advertisement extols Grape Nuts as a natural food that satisfies the natural appetite and repairs the digestive system. It highlights whole wheat and barley grains, albumens and phosphates, claiming the cereal offers wholesome flavor, substantial nourishment, and easier digestion. The copy urges readers to try the product to prove there is a reason for its claims.
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