Kidnapping Mystery Deepens As New Clues Emerge
Dover reports debunk a found boy claim while detectives pursue rumors tied to a note bearing skull and crossbones pinned at Logan school. Miss Killen overheard two men discussing the Marvin child and a warning to stay silent. A New York letter directs Dr. Marvin to 143 East Twenty-fifth Street. Bayonne police widen search after a tip places the boy there.
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Dover
Del
Horace N. Marvin, Jr
Kitt's
Marvin
Logan
Misa Lucy Kten
Miss Killen
Redvolvers
Miss Kitten
H. N. Marvin
East Twenty-fifth Street
New York
Bruner
Brunner
Falad
William Brunner
Munsey's Magazine
Ano Uves
Brooklyn
City A Bower of Flowers Marks Easter Floral Boom
Washington florists report an unprecedented Easter bloom with a rich, diverse display. Orange blossoms, azaleas, roses, hyacinths, and the new Richmond rose lead brisk sales as mild weather sustains demand and Easter lilies await peak sale days.
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Richmond
Washington
Anya
Women’s Clubs Meet At Public Library Tonight
The District Federation of Women’s Clubs will hold its monthly meeting at the Public Library tonight. John E. Lathrop will discuss gloves of The City Beautiful, Mrs Ellen Spencer Massey will address The National Constitution and DC government, and Mrs Josephine Arnold Rich will speak on Recent forestry legislation. Reports from 7 40 to 8 o’clock. Three new clubs to be admitted and the Washington Colony of New England Women to be formally received into membership.
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District Federation of Women’s Clubs
John E. Lathrop
City Beautiful
Ellen Spencer Massey
District of Columbia
Josephine Arnold Rich
Federation
Charlotte Emerson Mains Chatt
Thomas Noble
Washington Colony
New England
Lace Curtain Fires Spark Two Alarms
Firefighters answered two alarms last night. A lace curtain ignited by a gas jet at C D Parson's home on 49 Massachusetts Avenue North West damaged furniture and carpets. A lamp explosion at William Morse's room on 214 Brightwood Avenue North East caused oil fires and furniture damage. A missing eleven year old boy, William Carroll, from 226 Twelfth Street Northeast, fled home with other youths. Funeral for Mrs Wilhelmina Crews will be held from 1511 Eighth Street Northwest this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
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C. D
William Carroll
Twelfth Street
Wilhelmina Crews
Wilhebalna Crews
Eighth Street
Despondent Frenchman seeks help after race bet loss
Morris Lemoyne a mechanical expert from New York showed up at police headquarters in tears claiming to be French and broke after wagering $200 on Alpenmarchen and losing as the horse finished fifth. He contemplated suicide but was aided with funds and hotel arrangements to delay self harm for a day. Meanwhile John Munkhey a man from Philadelphia injured himself cutting his throat with a razor while walking to his hotel after losing $37 on Lady Vera. He was treated at Casualty Hospital and expected to be discharged.
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Police
Boardman
Alpenmarchen
Iit
New York
North River
Morris Lemoyne
Western Electric Company
West Fourteenth Street
New York City
Lemoyne
Manhattan
Lady Vera
John Munichbey
Pennsylvania Avenue
Munkhey
Lynch
Mai
Philadelphia
Browneville Shootings Witness Shifts Guilt Opinion
Lieut Greer testifies before Senate Military Affairs committee that his mind is open on Twenty fifth Infantry guilt in Browneville Tex shooting last August. He says firing likely came from town center with shotguns and revolvers only and high power rifles unlikely. Committee recesses two weeks starting April 6.
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Greer
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Browneville
Tex
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Mecklin
Green
Foraker
Walker McCurdy
Company B
Heusen
Lectures on Far West by Woodworth Clum at Congregational Church
Woodworth Clum presented a travel lecture at First Congregational Church using 425 stereopticon views to depict a route from Washington to St. Paul through Canada to Vancouver and Seattle. The audience largely consisted of Christian Endeavor Union members preparing for the Seattle convention.
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Woodworth Clum
First Congregational Church
Washington
St. Paul
Canada
Canadian Rockies
Vancouver
Seattle
Mr. Clum
Christian Endeavor Union
Klondike
Clum
Congregational Church
Salt Lake City
California
Yellowstone Park
Spencer Monument Fund Drives Second Appeal
J W Vonnelly, chairman of the Spencer monument committee, seeks more donations to honor Samuel Spencer, late Southern Railway president killed in a Thanksgiving wreck. Employees across the system are contributing portions of their salaries, with donors alphabetically listed for a memorial book. Contributions via timekeeper deductions close at week’s end.
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J. W. Vonnelly
Samuel Spencer
The
Southern Railway
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Best Spring Medicine
In thousands of homes families are taking Hood's Sarsaparilla three doses daily to cleanse the system, boost appetite, and restore strength as the season's spring remedy.
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Hood
Defend Their Queen Claims Millions in Jewels and Cash
Detroit reports detail allegations against Mother Elinor of the Flying Rollers as piles of cash and jewelry allegedly vanished with her departure. Trustees dispute the charges while noting limited travel funds and plans to buy Zion City. The saga ties to Windsor, England and Windsor Windsor suburbs with named figures Mrs Mason and Prince Michael amid a broader ex-convict rumor.
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The
Flying Rollers
Zion
Docheltes
Washington Post
Detroit
Mich
Mother Elinor
House of Israel
Mme. Dis de Bar
Elinor
John R. Swinden
Flying Roller Colony
Mackay
David Livingstone Mackay
Edward Preston
Preston
Zion City
Linor
Windsor
Court Finds Fox Terrier Belongs to Hamillton Family
In Harlem Court Magistrate Walsh ruled the fox terrier named Baby belongs to Thomas Hamillton and his children Elizabeth and George after the dog demonstrated tricks in court. Henry Kelly, who claimed ownership, admitted possible error and was dismissed.
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Washington Post
New York
Mar
Walsh
Harlem
Thomas Hamillton
Hamilton
Elizabeth
George
Henry Kelly
Kelly
Jerry
Hamltons
Special Sessions Court
Police Oust Swedish Cook From Holt Home
In New York on March 29 police removed a Swedish cook from Mrs. Charles L. Holt’s home at 07 West 120th Street after a standoff. Despite moral suasion and offers, the cook refused to leave, then balked at a front piazza trap and ultimately exited with police help following a staged ruse to lure her away.
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New York
Charles L. Holt
West 120Th Street
Rock of Gibraltar
Holte
West 125Th Street
Butt
Armstrong Resigns as Casualty Company President
Robert B. Armstrong, formerly Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, resigned today as president of the Casualty Company of America. He had led the company since March 1905, citing a recent typhoid fever attack and plans to rest abroad for several months.
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Washington Post
New York
Robert B. Armstrong
the Treasury
The
Casualty Company of America Today
Armstrong
Leste M. Shaw
Treasury Department
Treasury
the Casualty Company of Ameries
Andrew Freedman
Freedman
End Swift Court Martial Navy to Review Findings
Fort Monroe Va March 29 The court martial trials of Capt William Swift and Lieut Harry Yarnell on neglect of duty charges for the Connecticut running aground at Culebra Harbor January 13 have concluded. Witnesses testified the officers were at their posts and did their duty. the ship deviated due to engine irregularities affecting propeller revolutions. The court’s report will be sent to Washington for Navy Department review before release.
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Navy Department
Fort Monroe
Mar
William Swift
Harry B. Yarnell
Connecticut
Culebra Harbor
Capt Swift
Yarnell
Washington
Frightened soul of murderer collapses amid gallows execution
The Washington Poor records the death of Leon Specter, a murderer, as his soul departs this morning. Warden Edgar orders the delayed doctors away and hastens the execution after Specter collapses at the foot of the gallows.
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Cial
Washington
Ban Frone
Leon Specter
Edgar
Norfolk arrest ties to blackmail case and cousin deferral
Mrs. Mattie Cake of Norfolk, arrested here March 16 on blackmail counts, was taken to Washington after a Norfolk arrest yesterday. A cousin Miss Margaret Dunning previously refused to testify, ending an earlier Washington case. The accuser Mr. Morman Hines of 189 Ninth Street NW alleges Cake cashed checks totaling 33 dollars after a February room rental. Detective Herman brought Cake back to D.C. from Norfolk as weather data and garbled notes accompany the report.
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Mattie Cake
Norfolk
Washington
Morman Hines
Ninth Street Northwest
Cake
Miss Dunning
Two Italian workmen killed by strike of cartridge in excavation
New York report states two Italian workers died when a pick struck a forcite cartridge during excavation for the Pennsylvania Railroad station. Foreman Lug Toino and assistant superintendent Frank F. Cowithre were arrested on criminal negligence charges.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lug Toino
Frank F. Cowithre
Weather Conditions From March 38 1907 Storm Update
The Weather Bureau reports a western storm moving northeast with decreasing intensity. Friday rain covers the central valleys and Lake Region, while other areas stay dry except northern Rockies. Unseasonably high temps prevail in Virginia and North Carolina. cooler, near normal in many regions. Saturday showers expected in the Upper Lake Region and New England. Sunday mostly fair. Pacific Northwest likely rain. Winds vary along coasts and Lake Michigan remains brisk.
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U. S
Virginia
North Carolina
Northwest
Upper Lake Region
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Gulf States
North Pacific States
Atlantic States
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Guilt
Lake Michigan
Chancellor Plans Oral and Written Exams for Graduates
The board backed a no graduation exam policy for current seniors while Supt Chancellor announced he will personally examine normal school graduates before diplomas. The move, opposed by many educators and favored by few, aims to gauge teaching ability without altering rankings. Exams run May 2 to 10.
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Board of Education
Committee On High and Normal Schools
Boards of
Washington Normal Schools
Washingtonians
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Progressive Washington Edition
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7Th and
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Merny
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F Street
the Sunday Post
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Ffleenth
Pennsylvania Ave
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Hebbard
George E. Hebbard
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14Th St
Madrid
Christian Xarder
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