Stand by Chauffeur in Glen Echo Speed Case
Washington figures rally to defend Bell the chauffeur for Mrs Shonts amid claims the party did not speed. Mayor Garrett cites messages from Carverly of the Automotive Club and Mills of the Grafton Hotel urging Bell to face trial. Club aims to ease tensions and raise speed limits for Glen Echo roads.
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Bell
Automobile Party
Glen Echo
Garrett
R. G. Caverly
Automotive Club of Washington
Vivian D. Bel
Shonts
Mills
Grafton Hotel
Marshal Collins
Shants
Caverty
New York
Mr. Caverty
Automobily Club
Automobilists
Washington
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Zila
Willam F. Mahaney
Knox
Baron Henpemauller
Mayer Garrett
Uepeete
Hns
Fia
Uhich
Maryland
Glen Ecoo
Marshal Collings
Richard Tyler
Dar
Tyler
Dunlap Fails To Wed In Chicago Wedding Plot
William A. Dunlap, New York hat maker and mine owner, and Lav ender Byers, an eighteen year old Broadway manicure artist, came to Chicago for a quiet wedding but disappeared after leaving the Auditorium Hotel with her mother. Byers formerly worked at Mary E. Peart’s manicure shop on Broadway. Dunlap denied engagement, citing a breach of promise suit from Miss Pitts seeking $25,000. If public, they planned to marry Sunday and honeymoon in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Chicago
Will'am
A. Dunlap
New York
Miss Byers
Mary E. Peart
Broadway
Dunlap
Misa Byers
Miss Pitts
Salt Lake City
Four Year Course Proposed By Law Schools Group
The executive committee of the Association of American Law Schools recommended a four year law course for universities with night schools. The proposal, along with minor business, will go to the association’s August Portland Maine session for approval. Anacostia Epworth Leaguers seek a large turnout Friday April 12 at 8 pm for a concert by the Nordica Mandolin Guitar and Banjo Club directed by Walter H Holt with H Ernest Galleher as manager. Educational Contest entries must be in by 6 pm Monday April 1.
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Association O? American Law Schools
George Washington University
The
Association of American Law Schools
Portland
Anacostia Church
Epworth League
Anacostia
Death of James Henry Smith and Man chester Duke in Japan
The Duke of Manchester and James Henry Smith died in Adota Japan on March 27 from acute Bright's disease leading to pneumonia. Smith’s body will return to the United States. In New York the bulk of his $75,000,000 estate is expected to go to his widow, with his stepdaughter Anita Stewart rumored to be a major beneficiary. Sir George Alexander Cooper is en route to New York to witness the will’s execution.
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Tokyo
Duke of Manchester
James Henry Smith
New York
Adota
Japan
Smth
Bright
America
Anita Stewart
Mr. Smith
William Whitelander Stewart
George Alexander Cooper
Archie to Miss the Fun at Egg Rolling Day
Archiek Roosevelt will miss the White House Egg Rolling Day on Monday due to diphtheria weakness. Police issue crowd handling orders with forty officers led by Captain Boyle to guard the grounds from 10 am to 1 pm and enforce restrictions on admission and advertising while the Engineers Band performs.
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White House
Archie Roosevelt
Sylvester
Frome
Capl. Boyle
Matenia of the Ellipse
Garriages
Millionaire Dunlap to Wed Miss Lavender Byers on Sunday
Social column notes in Palm Beach and Chicago detail William A. Dunlap a New York multimillionaire hatter and mine owner engaged to 17 or 18 year old Lavender Byers a Mary Peart manicure shop employee. The couple will wed in Chicago next Sunday and reside in Salt Lake City after. Dunlap previously married Lulu Freer twelve years ago and has since grown wealth through Nevada mining interests.
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William A. Dunlap
New York
Bea
Lavender Byers
Mary E. Peart
St. James Building
Broadway
Twenty-Sixth
Mr. Dunlap
Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
Dunlop
Nevada
Salt Lake City
Lulu B. Freer
Monticello
N.Y
Hackneydown
England
America
Miss Byers
Mary H. Peart
Duniap
Dove on a hat spurs Audubon debate in Washington
A dead dove on Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s hat sparks speculation amid Audubon Society concerns over bird protection. President Roosevelt’s sympathy for avian welfare and society leaders’ cautious stance reflect tensions between fashion, law, and conservation across domestic and international contexts.
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Shington Society
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Roosevelt
Audubon Society
Audubon
Loneworth
Paris
Justice Barnard
John D. Patten
England
Hall of Fame at the Fair Shows Dancing Girl Feature by Masons
Acacia Lodge No 18 plans a booth at the fair with a hall of fame displaying statues and portraits of notable figures. A blue silk robe autographed by lodge officers will be offered, and a 2 dollar “family handsomely dressed” article may raise funds. A dancing girl palace emblem will tour nightly with a megaphone chorus, and a souvenir card will feature the dancing girl in color. Washington dignitaries may gain spots in the hall of fame.
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Acacia Lodge
Hall of Fame
Grand Lodge
Board of Control
Booth
H. G. Brown
L. G. Wilson
J. W. Windsor
G. W. Koonce
M. Grace Carter
P. Ll. Webb
C. A. Springer
J. F. Gatchel
C. E. Stevens
J. C. Haley
Lodge
Confederate Veterans' Hall
H Street
Fair Committee of
Harmony Lodge
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Ghauffeur
Mrs. Shonts
Hatman
Masicurist
Favors
American Law Schools
Elle
Cen
Telia
James Henry. Smith
Mas
J. Smith
Archie
Galt & Bro
Penna, Ave
Social and Personal
Jmatea
Palm Beach
St. Augustine
Florida
Nicholas Longworth
Washington Society
Audubon Association
Masons
Is Elkins
Katherine Elkins
Stephen B. Elkine
West Virginia
K Street
Northwest
Minor Morris
Bendota
Velatis
Fourteenth ST. N. W
Velati
Fourteenth Street
Fussell
Department of Agriculture
Fussell Ice Cream Co
M. T. Fussell
New York Ave
Diamonds
Victor and Edison Machines
Westernway
Tons Dermatological Institute
Jith
F Gta
Old Colony
N. W
Stieff Pianos Fe
Stanbane
Eit
Chas
M. Stieff
11Th St. Estoy
Conliff
Managa
Eason
Vv. D. Rosen
St. Cor
Gunday Post
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Richmond
F Street
Thomson
Casey Seo
Falla
Boston
Castelberg
Atlantic & Pacific Feece Malin
Cor
7Th and & Sts
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