Bucket Shops Win Would Block Contracts
The District Supreme Court dismissed the bucket shop indictments ruling the amendment unconstitutional as applied. Justice Wright held the statute targets contracts but does not penalize ordinary contracts. the decision questions if bucket shop prohibitions extend to general agreements, trades, or transactions and may affect criminal actions in other cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Supreme Court
Wickersham
Chicago
Wright
Department of Justice
Tmmistrict Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of
District of
Colun Ma
Congress
Artemus
Cotos
Thether
Wilson
Bruce B. Blelaski
Justice Wright
Justice Wrignt
Charles I. Fratley
John ©. Gittings
Obituaries and Funeral Notices Printed Timeline
Multiple obituaries and notices list deaths from March 29 to March 31, 1911. Names include Anna Burns Oburns, Mary Sabina Butler, Clark, Sarah Jane Cooper, and Elizabeth Whitney Gould, with services at Demaine’s Chapel Alexandria and St James Cemetery Toronto, also notes for interments in Congressional Cemetery and private depots in Washington and Richmond areas.
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Thirteenth Street
Anna
Butler
Alexandria Va
Mary Sabina
John A
Mary Frances Butler
Demaine
Cheorch
Meaxandria
Clark
Sarah Jani
WiNhkan A. Cooper
Fourth Street
Virginia Avenue
Methinks
Heaven
Thes
Ratac
Angelics
Dougherty
Fence
East Capitol Street
Dantal
Annie
Dougherty Nadlea
Funeral Herestier
Buffalo
N.Y
Fendall
New Hampshire Avenue
Mary Lee Wendall
Philip Richard Fendall
Elzabeth Young
Fream
Twelfth Street
Richard A
Elizabeth Trere
Gould
Elizabeth Tob Whitney
Anthony Gould
Albany
McCinnis
John McGinnis
Tiventy
Sixth Street
Sarprdasx
St Stephen's Church
Harnsburg
Rakeala
Joseph Rakemann
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
St Louis
Maren
T Street
Jon JH
Rushand
Rachel FE. Schenck
Wrights Chapel
Tenth Street
Congressional Cemetery
Wa Selinter
Ganla
Pennsylvani Avenue
Philadelphit
Sterling
Norfolk
Virginia Zabriskie
Edward Church Sterling
Washington
Gaston
Bucket Shop Ruling Splits over Legality of Contracts
Legal debate centers on whether bucket shop contracts are punishable under existing statutes. Justice Wright finds earlier laws unconstitutional to prohibit such contracts, while prosecutors plan to appeal. Chicago and St Louis cases focus on mall fraud and extradition related to bucket shop operations.
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Justice Wright
Court of Appeals
Wade
Wickersham
Chicago
District of Columbia
United States
Edwin W. Lima
United States Supreme Court
St. Louis
C. A. Tiles
Cella Brothers
Washington, D. C
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington
Cox Wins Legal Tilt In Perjury Case
Cincinnati report says George B. Cox will not face trial for perjury by Frank M. Gorman. Judges Jones and Walters sustained a mandamus against Judge Hunt, compelling him to rule on Cox lawyers affidavit alleging bias. The move aims to keep Cox from being tried by Gorman. Grand jury to file final report tomorrow.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
George B. Cox
Frank M. Gorman
Common Pleas Court
T. A. Jones
Jackson
Festus Walters
Circleville
Charles J. Hunt
Circuit Court
Cox
Gorman
Licensed to Marry: Multiple Couples Featured in Local Notices
A jumble of license notices lists several couples from Virginia and beyond. Names include Bertram Renton and Nannie From of Richmond, Nathaniel Robinson and Sophia Bates of Virginia, Antta Ford and Mary Tide, Ernest Herivel and Ruth Hayes of El Oro, Mexico, and others. The notices reference officiants and locations, reflecting a historic local registry.
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Bertram R Renton
Nannie W. From
Richmond
Hoa Shem
Nathaniel H. Robinson
Maonassas
Sophia Bates
Cattele
DB. CG. MacLeod
Antta C. Ford
Mary E. Tide
H. Schroeder
Ernest P. Herivel
el Oro
Mex
Ruth A. Hayes
This
Elty
Wiliam T. Bryder
James H. Peed
Josephine Berkley
William G. Oram
Edgar H Crouch
Berkeley
W. Va
Hilda E Wrst
Hanover County
G. J
Hunnicult
George Wright
This City
Dora Joblin
Uniontown
Kans
Charles
Bundy
Realth Office Record of Birth Listing Many Names
A fragmented birth record lists numerous parents and newborns with their names and genders, including Beverly T Snelling and Anta J Snelling a girl, Arthur and Minnie Estratow a girl, Robert P Haskin a girl, Harry Cohen a girl, Richard Tenpolly a bow, and many others. The page also shows addresses and ages for several individuals such as Martha Rawlings, Laurette Blanchard, Mary Waite, Luther Mangum, Augusta Hancock, John Schenck, Henry Lewin, and Ethsl Thompson, among others, with hospital and DC addresses or rough ages noted.
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Beverly T
Anta J. Snelling
Arthur
Minnie A. Estratow
Robert P
Helen E. Haskin
Harry
Rebecca Cohen
Richard
Lucy J. Tenpolly
Willard J
Amy
King
Vernon
Stella K. Lewis
Ernest T
Bernarding Reamey
George N
Anna M. Haller
Fuh
Nellie Britney
William Js
Edith Db. Stant
Roy B
Daisy V. Wolmes
John W
Pearl M
Wells
Howard D
Pauline G. Woodson
Albert
Lucille R. Warren
Samuel
Sarah Jonas
Milton
Clara B. Posey
Henry
Dora Baugham
Deniel
Exa Watts
Henry M
Edna Leak
Louis
Rebecca Fletcher
Helen M. Chapin
Martha C. Rawlings
Mars Muleshes
Providence Hospital
Sarah J. Beach
St. Aw
Laurette Blanchard
Mary T. Waite
Luther Mangum
Kost
Augusta Hancock
Movements of Ocean Steamers From Southampton
Movements of ocean steamers listed include ABRDS in New York Saint Paul from Southampton Mauretanian from Liverpool for New York Hellig Olav for Copenhagen La Sa Voie for Havre George Waehmaten for Bremen Campanelli for Rotterdam Hamburg Kaiserin Auguste Victoria for WN Terk Quasaatown Mpjestio for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABRDS
New York
St Paul
Southampton
Mauretania
Lverpool
Octogenarian sues over spirit letters for $36000
Fenton J. Hurd sues Laura R. Cramer in a Washington suit alleging she defrauded him with spirit communications from his deceased wife. Evidence includes a medium’s letter urging investment in the wheat market and notes between Hurd and Cramer detailing loans, gifts, and a proposed home. Cramer testified to a long entangling relationship and payment of bills, while Hurd’s statements claim happiness and substantial sums given to her.
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Fenton J. Hurd
Laura R. Cramer
State Department
Washington
Oregon
Fent
University Place Northwest
Cramer
University Place
Hurd
Poe
Mr. Hurd
Ross
F. J. Hurd
Laurie
Huré
United States
Privileged Communications In High Stakes Domestic Case
Mrs Cramer testifies she will not disclose details of private counsel communications or the terms of her engagement to the plaintiff. Attorneys clash over privileges and what may be revealed. She confirms affection from her fiancé but refuses to detail his actions or exact proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLean
Alireer Ford
Lester
Ford
Yellow Dog Fund Probe Reveals City Deposits Tied to Loans
Special to The Washington Post. Grand jury heard bankers testify Cummins could deliver city deposits by loaning to the Tennesseean and other funds. Reuben Fogel of Savoy Trust said no Savoy cash beyond city deposits supported Cummins. Testimony links a $50,000 deposit to a September loan and hints at broader commissions from deposits.
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Robin
New York Grand Jury
Carnegie Trust Company
Washington Post
New York
William J. Cumming
Cumming Syndicate
Cummins
Tennessee
Reuben R. Fogel
Savoy ‘Trust Company
Grand
Savoy Trust Company
Fogel
Baur
Hammerting
The
Savoy
Mr. Fogel
Hammertng Aun Wr. Baur
City Chamberlain
Hyde
Cumming
Northern
Grand Jury
Fukely
Yellow Dog
Carnegie
Wall
City
Juvenile court sends Payton Powell after toe knife incident
Payton Powell, a juvenile, told Judge DeLacy the toe knife accident was unintentional and that his father forced him to trim his nails. The court heard Payton had run away and would be sent to the National Training School for Boys while Papa Powell faces costs for his alleged disciplinary method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Payton Powell
Kis
Papa Powell
Payton
DeLacy
Tudge DeLacy
Powell
National Training School For
Caricatured Wife on Eggs Divorce Case
After 41 years of marriage Dr William A Stewart and his wife clashed leading Mrs Stewart to move in with their son The doctor allegedly mocked his wife with scurrilous sentences and cartoons centered on her The appellate court ruled a husband may not use eggs to belittle his wife affirming a divorce decree in her favor deeming the acts as harmful as distributing libel on handbills.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Ind
William A. Stewart
Stewart
Ale
Harem Garb Stirs Diners In Philadelphia
Mrs William E Carter of Bryn Mawr dined at the Bellevue Stratford in a harem skirt gown from Paris. Her pale green and cream satin ensemble drew much attention in hotel corridors. Carter, formerly Miss Lucille Polk, is a noted figure in Philadelphia New York and Newport society after a recent return from abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William E. Carter
Bryn Mawr
Bellevue- Stratford
Paris
New York
Newport
Pierce and Bride Part Separates Beside Faulkner Chapman
Special to The Washington Peat reports the second romance in Bes sie Faulkner Chapman’s life ending as her marriage to Roy F. Pierce dissolves. The Paris and stage figure left her husband, shocking friends who had congratulated the wedding to the Wat ers-Pierce Oil Company heir.
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Washington Peat
New York
Bessie Faulkner-Chapman
Paris
Roy FE. Pierce
Clay Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Bessie Faulkner- Chapman
Roy Pierce
Death Comes During Hymn in Bridgewater Home
In Utica New York on March 20 Frances Ray Teff in her home urged granddaughter Mrs William Roberts to sing a hymn. Roberts began the song then turned to find her grandmother collapsed and dead. The incident occurred as Mrs Teff requested the hymn Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown.
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Washington Post
Utica
N. Y
William Roberts
Roeberts
Bridgewater
Frances Ray Teff
Northwest Institution to start hospital in three months
Prominent Columbia Heights businessmen met at 2907 Fourteenth Street NW to form the Northwest Institution. Commodore George H. Peters retired U S N was elected president with James Lenaburgh as vice president J Clinton Hiatt as secretary and William Saunders as treasurer. A board of directors includes Peters Gibbs Lansburgh Colman Haitt Carty Lancaster. Articles of Incorporation granted and building committees named. Public subscriptions will fund the hospital and a small dispensary will start, expanding later with a women’s auxiliary assisting in subscriptions.
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Fourteenth Street
Park Road
Columbia Heights
Charles C. Lancaster
Fourteenth
Commodore George H. Peters
James Lenaburgh
J. Clinton Hiatt
William Saunders
Commodore Peters
Benjamin F. Gibbs
James Lansburgh
Harry A. Colman
J. Clinton Haitt
Alton B. Carty
Charles Lancaster
Begin
Commodore Paters
S. G. Rogers
Rudolph Hopkins
J. K. P. Gleason
Meyer Loeb
Charles M. Manfield
James M. Wood
Paul F. Grove
D. W. Edelin
Albert J. Carrieo
A. E
Talk City Beautification Meeting At St Stephen’s Hall
More than 600 Columbia Heights residents attended a meeting at St Stephen’s Church hall to hear David Fairchild of the People’s Garden Association and Glenn Brown of the American Institute of Architects advocate a more beautiful Washington. Judge Charles S. Bundy presided as Columbia Heights Citizens’ Association hosted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Heights
St. Stephen's Church Hall
David Fairchild
The
People’s Garden Association
Glenn Brown
American Institute of Architects
Washington
Dormitory Invasion Prompts Spokane Campus Strike
Washington State College suspended instruction after a dormitory attack on girls by unidentified students. About 1,200 students stayed away as faculty investigated more than 50 call-ins and several athletic figures were among suspects. Beds overturned and girls manhandled. rope ladder entry noted. some students sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Washington State College
Fiudence
Armed man in statehouse demands governor in Columbus
Guy Rittenhouse of Ostrander Delaware county created a scene in the Ohio statehouse rotunda, armed with a new 32 caliber revolver but did not fire. He claimed detectives were pursuing him and that he must see the governor before being taken into custody. He previously spent time in Oklahoma, where he was robbed of 600 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
Guy Rittenhouse
Ostrander
Delaware County
Statehouse
Rittenhouse
Oklahoma
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Bucket Shops
Edward Artemus
Angelo Celia
Samuel Adler
Henry ¥. Duryee
Charles R. [. Alley
G. A. Tilils
Wiliam Fox
Robert Hall
Samuel Raymond
Oscar Rappel
E. M. Browning
Henry Co. Stumpf
Richard W. Preusser
Leo Mayer
George Turner
Edward 8. Boggs
Co. J. Robinson
Harry Owens
Secret Service
Mesers
Preusser
Maser
Turner
Rosas
Robingam
Owens
Kim
M. Hindle
Phono Mata
Frank Geier
Ea J
Fourteenth ST N
Commodions Chanel Telephone
WM. H. Sardo & CO
Lincoln
Serge
Thos
A. Costello
Alvery
W. R. Fumphrey & Son
S.W
Maryland Sianss
Rockville
Phous
Rarhive
Maryland
Bess
Ciirinnal Enquirer
Providence Journal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Syracuse Post-Standard
Chicago Record-Herald
St Paul Pioneer Press
Buffalo Courier
Rochester Herald
New York Times
St Louis Republic
Boston Globe
Pittsburg Disputes
Philadelphia Public Ledger
FTA
M. J. Falvey
Eleventh Streets
Daily Post
Post
Washington Rost
D. C
Realth Office Record
Quasaatown
Mpjestio
Pet
Yellow Dog” Fund
Papa
William FE. Carter
Pierce and
Bride Part
Columbia Heights Dispensary
Northwest Institution
R. Harris & CO
Ontario
18Th Street
Ontario Road
McLachlen Banking Corporation
10Th
N. We
State College
Royal Exchange Assurance of London
Camden Fire Insurance Association
Camden
N. J
Buffalo Commercial Insurance Company
Buffalo, N. Y
Walter A. Brown
14Th St.n.w
Royal Exchange “Assurance
London
Great Britain
U. C. Crosby
James G. Thoubhoron
Capital Stork
E E, Rad Jr
J. K Sharp
Milwood Trugcott
Capital
Casa
Pramiuma
Gecraed
Wapaia Denms
Lan Balarira
Texet
Ecokerage &c
Atackei
Charles Groben
Geo. H. Hofheins
Georg
Erident
Houck, Otery
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