Spirit Letters Trial Reveals Octogenarian in Courtroom Drama
In Justice Gould's court the trial of Laura B Cramer, a State Department clerk, exposed alleged heavy payouts to her by Fenton J. Hurd, an 80 year old. Witnesses testified to long visits by two department staffers, claims of a sick leave scheme, and that Cramer used spirit writings to control Hurd. Papers show $36,000 in drafts and board payments amid a web of letters and personal entanglements.
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Mra Cramer
Mr Hard
Ford
Hurd
Cramer
Hia
Laurie
de Soto
Arthur Birney
Octagenaran
Poy
Dangerous patient removed from Government Hospital
William Green alias Cain, a dangerous criminal and leader in the escape plot at the Government Hospital for the Insane, was ordered transferred to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary by Justice Wright. Supt White declared him sane as Fletcher, a wife murderer, also left Howard Hall. Attorney Richard Evans filed charges with the Interior Secretary over Dr White’s hospital administration and alleged cruel treatment and poor food.
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William Green
Cain
Government Hospital
Federal
Leavenworth
Kans
Justice Wright
District Supreme Court
Wiliam A A. White
Green
Charles FE. Fletcher
Howard Hall
White
Fletcher
Richard Evans
Fisher
Dr. White
Boy Testifies of Abuse in Court and Life on Streets
Ten year old Payton Powell testifies in juvenile court that his father beat him with a razor strop until the back bled, prompting his escape from home. He describes selling newspapers for food, sleeping in parks and wagons, and fearing river jump at night. Police arrest followed, with cruelty charges to be pursued. The same issue notes a Daughters of St. George masquerade ball at the National Rifles Armory with local attendees.
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Payton Powell
Samuel Powell
M Street Southwest
Potomas Park
Cnilis
J. H. Boswell
Daughters of St. George
Psauncefote Lodge
National Rifles Armory
Ryan
K. Long
Louise Wynn
M. Bindon
M. Candy
U. S. Court of California
San Francisco
U. S
Weather conditions forecast from the Weather Bureau report
The report notes a Manitoba and central Mississippi valley storm merging, bringing rain to the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, snow on the Great Lakes, and fair weather for much of the eastern half by Thursday. It details rain chances for New England, easing winds toward the Grand Banks, and provides a city by city temperature and rainfall snapshot across the United States.
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Weather Bureau
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Manitoba
Mississippi Valley
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Lakes
Missouri Valley
Plains States
Mississippi
Ohio
Atlantic
Carolinas
New England
Middle Atlantic
Ohio Valley
City Beautiful lectures urge Washington beauty push
Glenn Brown of the American Institute of Architects and David Fairchild of the People's Gardens Association spoke at Piney Branch Citizens' Association in Iowa Avenue M. E. Church. Brown urged immediate removal of city rubbish to prevent damming and floods while supporting the Lincoln memorial concept by McKim. Fairchild showcased garden improvements and cited unattractive Washington home gardening with many visuals.
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Washington
Piney Branch
Citizens’ Association
Iowa Avenue M. E
Glenn Brown
American Institute of Architects
David Fairchild
People’s Gardens Association
Brown
Mr. Brown
Lincoln Memorial
Charles Follen McKim
McKim
Fairchild
Columbia Alumni Banquet Sees Hopeful Future for Columbia Football
The Columbia University Alumni of the District of Columbia held their annual banquet at the Cosmo Club with Dr. Marcus Benjamin as toastmaster. President Butler spoke of a bright future and James Livingston urged abolition of football, praising its outcomes. Rev. Dr. Smith of Trinity College also spoke as the final guest. The event drew numerous notable attendees.
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Columbia University
District of Columbia
Cosmoa Club
Marcus Benjamin
Butler
James Livingston
Columbia
George Williamson Smith
Trinity College
Robert Agronsmith
James H. Blount
William J. Hester
William R. Hillyer
3. S. Sans
C. L. G. Anderson
J. M. Gitterman
George C. Trotter
William Waller
J. 0. Spencer
Morgan College
Baltimore
C. Barnard
Hdwie Kirk
Thomas E. Snyder
Merger Vote Sought as Trade Bodies May Unite
Eighty percent of members of the Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade favored a union in a test vote. The merger would consolidate two bodies with overlapping committees and duplicated work, with a straw vote to precede a legal vote. Membership actions included adoptions for Otto W. Hines and others. Ocean liner notices follow with arrivals, sailings, and signals.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington Board of Trade
Chamber
Trade Board
Isaac Gans
George W. Buck
Mr. Buck
Transportation Committee
Board
Otto W. Hines
William F. Brooks
John Lyyech
G. Oppenheimer
J. F. Cissel
William E. Cowen
BE. M. van Ness
Cuban Veterans to Meet for Plans on Dyer Reception
Survivors of Company C First District of Columbia volunteers who served in Cuba during the Spanish American War will meet at Costello's hall in Washington this evening to finalize plans for a reception tomorrow night for Representative L. C. Dyer of Missouri. The roster lists Capt. C. S. Domer and Lieutenants Redman Walker among others, all residents of Washington.
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District of Columbia
Cuba
Spain
Sill
Costello’s Hall
Sfath
G Streets
L. C. Dyer
Congress
Missouri
Dyer
Washington
Santiago
Jea
J. A. Costello
William A. Hickey
John Lewis Smith
C. S. Domer
C. Redman
T. Vi. Walker
Creighton Rice
Walter Stott
A. B. Claxton
Ivan ‘Fidestrome
Jere A. Costello
William O’connell
Lee Kea
M. Milstead
Gustave Barghausen
Frank Herbert
Edward Nash
Kenneth O'Connor
Dennis Bryant
Clarence Buchanan
Dennis Walker
William F. O'Brien
Charles Dawson
William Palmer
John J. Laskey
E. Ford
Oscar Pusey
Beaten for His Honesty and Jewelry Theft Case
John Grauvogel, a German immigrant, was found with four thousand dollars worth of Einstein jewelry stolen from the Hinstein home. He claimed he bought the jewels for 150 from former butler Robert Becker and returned them after learning of the robbery. He was held for questioning as the Einsteins and house staff beat him in the hall. Police noted Becker planned a Chicago trip. Also, Bicycle Policeman Thomas F. Sweeney was severely injured after a fall while pursuing a speeding car at Seventh Street and Florida Avenue Northwest.
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New York
John Grauvogel
William M. Hinstein
Einstein
Thettle
Hinstein
Grauvogel
Robert Becker
Einsteins
Einstein House
Station House
Becker
Chicago
Thomas F. Sweeney
Seventh Street
Florida Avenue
Sweeney
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