Many Seek D C Berth Strong Support for Rudolph
President Wilson weighs two District commissioner nominations as petitions pour in. William F Hart is named as a leading contender due to loyalty and knowledge of local conditions. William McK Clayton enjoys broad Southwest backing with 208 residents urging his appointment. Rudolph remains a strong rival while other candidates Cox Carr Weller Oyster Calahan Gordon Shoemaker seek support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Hart
Citizens of
Southwest
William McK. Clayton
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Clayton
Cuno H. Rudolph
Rudolph
W. V. Cox
Charles W. Carr
M. J. Weller
Capt
James F. Oyster
Daniel J. Calahan
J. Holdsworth
Sea Duty for Cadets Will Learn to Handle Men
Third Classmen to be assigned as junior officers on the battleship Illinois during summer cruises to European waters. First and second classes distributed among fleet battleships in squads to study radiotelegraphy and naval duties, preparing for ensign commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Annapolis
Navy Department
Daughter Wins $1,000,000 After Will Contest
Fort Worth Texas March 22 The court of civil affairs affirmed breaking the will of Winfield Scott by his daughter Mrs Georgia Townsend of Denver The ruling directs Townsend to receive 1 000 000 while Mrs Scott gains 2 600 000 and the boy 1 000 000 The estate formerly listed at 3 900 000 at death is now valued around 4 000 000
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Scott
Townsend
Fort Worth
Tex
Mar
Court of Civil Affairs
Georgia Townsend
Denver
Scott
Ben
For Youthful Grace Beyond Height and Stature
A concise reflection on youthfulness as quality of supple, graceful lines rather than tallness or stoutness, arguing that true youth is shown in ease of form and movement rather than dimensions.
Banquet Planned for Navy League Convention
The Navy League convention will convene in Washington April 10 to 12, the largest undertaking yet. Committee members include Thompson, Macfarland, Ward, Porter, Dewey, and Wainwright, hosting an April dinner at the New Willard in honor of Secretary Daniels. Attendees include Marshall, Redfield, Roosevelt, Lodge, Alexander, Belmont, Dewey, Stockton, and Kimball. The agenda centers on naval policy and defense topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy League
Washington
Robert M. Thompson
Henry B. F. Macfarland
Henry H. Ward
Horace Porter
George Dewey
Richard Wainwright
New Willard Hotel
Navy
Josephus Daniels
Panama Canal
College girl a death by own action at Johns Hopkins
Miss May L. Ross, 26, descendant of Betsy Ross, living in fear of intruders near Baltimore and at Johns Hopkins University, committed suicide at her Pikesville home by a single gunshot. She was found on her bed and died four hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Ross
Washington Post
Baltimore
Mar
Johns Hopkins University
May L. Ross
Betsy Hoss
Pikesville
Ocean Steamer Movements Reported Arrivals and Departures
Ships listed include Plymouth Philadelphia from New York and Havre La Touraine from New York. Sable Island Carmania from Liverpool to New York will dock Monday. Other vessels include Liverpool Mauretania bound for New York and Majestic for Southampton.
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Plymouth
Philadelphia
New York
Sherbourg
Southampton
Havre—La Touraine
Niagara
Havre
Saildd
Liverpool
Mauretania
St. Paul
Minnewaska
London
George Washington
Bremen
Majestic
Sable Island
Carmania
Taft Order Plans Deer Herds For Pacific Islands Food
Executive order March 3 shifts to Alaska and Aleutian Islands a fish and game preserve plan. Three reindeer herds will be sent from Alaska to aid indigent natives on the Aleutians and Pribilof Islands. Regulations are drafted by the Biological Survey Bureau of Fisheries and Bureau of Education to protect game and fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Pacific
Taft
Biological Survey
Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Education
Ydiro
Aleutian Islands
Aleutians
Pribilof Islands
Gold Knife for Mr Taft in Augusta Scout Gift
In Augusta Georgia on March 22 a Boy Scout delegation delivered a gold knife to former President Taft at his hotel before he played golf. Taft thanked them and said he would return next March to see their progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Boy Scouts of
Taft
Life Sentence For Woman In Patrolman Murder
Mobile, March 22 A life sentence was handed to Mrs Therten Virginia Wesserleben for murdering her husband, a policeman, in December 1911 to obtain a 7600 life insurance payout. Her mother Mrs Mary T Godal, also convicted and serving life, helped. the son testified to secure the verdict. The daughter, 19, was discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Mobile
Ala
Therten Virginia Wesserleben
Mary T. Godal
Shot At Parlor Window in Danielson Conn
Danielson Connecticut March 22 5 Cady Hutchins a Hartford retired businessman aged 42 was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant while sitting by a parlor window on Green Hollow Road early today. Police search the woods for the killer. Hutchins had moved here after a health breakdown two years ago and suffered insomnia. Mrs Hutchins heard the shot shortly after midnight and found him with a bullet wound to the head. Motive unknown but townsfolk suspect an assailant involved in a recent series of robberies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Danielson
Conn
Cady Hutchins
Hartford
Green Hollow Road
Hutchins
Critics Target Taft Customs Order and Its Legality
Opponents of the Taft customs reorganization argue the executive order was illegal and flawed by a $300,000 annual deficit. They seek rescission, while party leaders in Congress say the reorganization was just and would abolish costly ports of entry, with support from both Democrats and Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
White House
Wilson
House
Democratic House
Appropriations Committees and Ways and Means
New York Goat City Confounds Canadian Traveler
Bil Simmons from Ha Ha Bay in Chicoutime country traveled nearly 1000 miles to see New York. He got lost in Grand Central Station and decided to return home on the next train. He praised local women and commented on the size of the city and its horns, while noting Easter parade arrivals of over 3,000 Canadians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Bil Simmons
Ha-Ha Bay
Chicoutime
Canada
Grand Central Station
Bill
Cutie
Simmons
Explosion Buries Two Children In Wall Of East Side Factory
More than 100 tons of brick blew from a lower East Side factory on East Twelfth Street after a gas explosion. Two boys, Harry Purmen and Abram Purmen, were killed, with three others seriously injured as bricks rained down on the street. the factory had closed for the Jewish Sabbath.
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New York
Mar
East Twelfth Street
Harry Purmen
Abram
Easter Dinner At Occoquan Workhouse Plans 3000 Eggs
Prisoners at Occoquan District workhouse will be fed about 3,000 eggs for Easter dinner today. The meal is set for 2 PM with religious services to follow on the male side at 3 and on the female side at 4. Majors Irwin and Hunter of the Salvation Army will lead the services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Occuquan
Whitaker
Irwin and
Hunter
The
Salvation Army
Senator La Follette called to Madison by ill brother
Senator La Follette was summoned to his home in Madison Wisconsin due to the serious illness of his brother W L Follette a prominent Wisconsin Democrat who helped the Democratic national committee in the last campaign.
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la Follette
Madison
Wis
W. L. Follette
Wisconsin
Democratic National Committee
Soldiers May Ignore Salutes At Manila Band Concerts
Maj. Gen. J Franklin Bell orders U S Army men in Manila not to salute officers during Lunetta concerts or carnival grounds from sunset to sunrise. They may swagger past officers and must avoid confetti or improper liberties with officers or their escorted ladies, maintaining military discipline.
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Manila
United States Army
Philippines
J. Franklin’ Bell
Bell
Daunetta
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Constabulary
Faint Signals From Paris Eiffel Tower Bridge Wireless News
Paris reports faint signals from the Eiffel Tower wireless station to Arlington station amid heavy Atlantic interference and stormy atmospheric conditions. Commander Henry Hough and Prof. Asaph Hall work nightly on the tower to assist observers. A New York newspaper station has agreed to refrain for a week to reduce noise.
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Paris
Mar
Eiffel Tower
Arlington
Atlantic
Henry H. Hough
Asaph Hall
Washington Naval , Observatory
Hiffel Tower
Navy
New York
Eiffel
Congress to Fund Park Condemnation Later
Congress has not yet appropriated funds to acquire land for the parkway linking the Zoological Park and Potomac Park. The comptroller of the Treasury notes that the statute creating the commission to acquire the land permits proceeding without an immediate appropriation, with funding to be provided later.
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Congress
Zoological Park
Potomac Park
Comptroller of the Treasury
Government to start land condemnation surveys now
The land proposed for government use will undergo surveys and other preliminaries for condemnation. Congress will be asked to provide funds. Attorney H T Strickland of the Department of Justice, after a conference with Secretary Garrison, said the commission would begin condemned proceedings immediately and would not wait for the appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
H. T. Strickland
Department of Justice
Garrison
War Department
Indictments Charged in Fake Horse Race Swindle
In Atlanta on March 2 Fulton county grand jury returned indictments against J. N. Bateman J. H. Blake and H. H. Brown for operating a swindling game to defraud Frank Rothleuter of Miami Florida of 9000 through a fake horse race. Bateman was arrested in Palm Beach and released for lack of witnesses. Rothleuter’s lawyers say several more will be indicted on the same charge.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Grand Jury
J. N. Bateman
J. H. Blake
H. H. Brown
Frank Rothleuter
Miami
Fla
Rothleuter
Bateman
Palm Beach
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Atote
Massachusetts
Avenue Heights
Thomas J. Fisher & Co., Inc
American Security and Trust Co
Amos H. Plumb
Trustees
MR. Taft
Theresa Virginia Wesserleben
Mandate
J.& W.eiseman
Seventh St
Associated Wholesale
Nell Rose
Hrdhive
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