Richly Costumed Feminine Patrons Feature at Grand Stand Show
The second day of the horse show drew a brilliant crowd with many notable box parties including Secretary of State Knox and Mrs Knox Attorney General and Mrs Wick sham and Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Meyer. Guests included Miss Marton Wise Miss Sophy Johnstone Lord Eustace Percy and Mr James Curtis among others. Numerous gowns and hats dazzled in white serge blue broadcloth and black satin as attendees mingled in boxes and with the crowd.
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Knox
Wickersham
Taft
Tindle
Bolton
Chicago
W. Murray Crane
Ogden Horstwoane
George Howard
Clagett
Viscountess de Sibour
Margaret Penn
William B.ffibbs
Eno
William Phelps Eno
Robert Shaw Oliver
James Robert McKee
Magoon
Aleshire
Allen
Joseph I. Thropp
Goodloe
William Lewis Marshall
Marshall
Derlington
Horace Westcott
John Rodgers
Frederick Benedict
William J. Boardman
Charles Hroughton Wood
Senator
Mclean
Mary Wao
Mary Morgan
Gan
John M. Johnston
Patten
Summerlin
Vandergrift
Johnston
F. B. Moran
Col
Munford
Stokes
Navy
de Nascimento
Lisbon
Portugal
Hudgins
Jack Hudgins
Joseph Weller
Misses Downing
Walter Tuckerman
Granville Fortescue
Baroness da Bode
Dickinson
Legation
Mme. de Areillo
William Littauer
George Dunn
Arthur Moses
Britton
Catherine Piiete
Tima
Satin O & A CT
Watts Aridet
Matene
Sturmneriin
Frederick Chapin
Count d'Adhement
Laurence Murmiy
Richardson
Mis. Mears Wits
Thobert F. Shepard
Victor Kauffmann
Ikatherine Elkins
Akineh
Arthur Addison
Sowerby
Breckenridge Bayne
WS. Bowen
J. J. Puff
Alexander Legare
George Helien
Horace Washington
Henry K Benham
Florulge Jordan
J. J. Edson
Hobson
Howe Totten
Waitham
President Taft Hosts Judge Moore Dinner With Horse Show Figures
Judge Moore and associates hosted by E B McLean at 2022 Massachusetts avenue for a dinner honoring Judge William H. Moore and the National Capital Horse Show officials. Taft attended with a guest list of prominent civil and military leaders. conversations centered on famous horses and show prospects, with Marine Band performances throughout.
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Taft
William H. Moore
National Capital
Bo McLean
Massachusetts Avenue
Mulhkin
Judge Moore
United States
President Taft
Mr. Taft
America
Marine Band
Mrs Laws Hosts Foundry Class Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Mrs Catherine J Laws presided at a reception in her Clifton Street apartment celebrating the twenty fifth anniversary of the Sunday school class at Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church. The event honored original members and featured a guest list of church members, including Capt George Laws and many couples and individuals, with plans for a love feast and banquet to follow.
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Catherine J. Laws
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
Law
Clifton Street
Laws
R. L Bains
Grace Chandlee
Foundry
Alice Pugh
George Laws
Dorothy Crosley
Mattie Duck
G. W. Morris
J. Ti Dickson
Laura Greene
Blaine
McIntyre
Cordelia Jackson
Elsie White
M. E. White
John Tomkins
Wrank Smith
J. H. Leethey
Bredmore
M. Ward
W. Sraumbaugh
Frank Walker
H. Edmonston
Ruth Harrison
Opposition to proposed railway mail clerks union voiced
Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart told the House reform committee the Post Office Department opposes the plan. He described the organizational form as objectionable and potentially dangerous to government, noting secrecy and exclusion of department heads. He said the railway mail service is vital and the department must remain supreme.
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Stewart
Postofice
House Committee On Reform
Gravestone of Phi Beta Kappa Founder Found in Virginia
Gen John Roller of Harrisonburg reports locating the grave of Misha E Parmalee founder of Phi Beta Kappa. The tombstone lies in a Red Bank farm barn wall near Mount Jackson and Edinburgh Shenandoah county. Dr Edwin A Grosvenor and Roller plan to visit the site at Washington and Lee University today.
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Harrisonburg
John Roller
Misha E. Parmalee
Phi Beta Kappa Society
William and Mary College
Parmalee
Roller
Red Bank Farm
Mount Jackson
Edinbure
Shenandoah County
Byrd Place
Phi Beta Kappa
Tony
Edwin A. Grosvenor
United Chapters
Washington and Lee University
Gen
Messenger Robbed of $916 in New York City
In a late breaking report, a messenger was robbed of 916 dollars in what authorities described as a mass street crime. The incident occurred during a routine delivery route and left investigators seeking witnesses and surveillance footage to identify suspects and secure the stolen funds.
National Capital Horse Show draws praise for grounds and music
The National Capital Horse Show receives high marks for dust-free grounds, tan bark ring, and diligent watering. Military bands, including the Fifteenth Cavalry Hand and United States Engineer Band, delight visitors. Promising international interest grows for next year with foreign entries and a spring exhibit, while Lord Channing, a preferred standard bred stallion, earns praise.
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Fifteenth Cavalry
United States Engineer
Fort Myer
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Staf
Lord Channing
Melvin C. Hazen
Virginia
Fauquier
Warrenton
Nobleman in Customs Net Smuggling Paintings
Italian nobleman Carlo ai Pollogia was arrested in New York by U S Marshal Henkel on smuggling charges. Two old paintings were seized in Chicago after being shipped from Genoa, including The Holy Father by Delsarto and Vision of St Hubert.
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Halian
New York
Carlo Ai Pollogia
United States
Henkel
Holy Father
Delsarto
St Hubert
Genoa
Chicago
Taft Loyalist and Harmon Talk Shape Ohio Politics
Cincinnati business leader John T. Allen discusses Taft’s standing in Ohio and Cincinnati politics with Harmon’s possible nomination. He notes Taft’s courage and independence, fears Harmon could slice Taft votes, and highlights Nick Longworth’s district momentum amid shifting Republican dynamics in Ohio and California.
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John T. Allen
Cincinnati
Allen
Willam Ho Taft
William H. Taft
Bryan
Actunc
David Bennett Hill
William J. Bryan
Taft
Will Taft
Ohio
Will
Wil Taft
Harmon
United States
Judson Harmon
Gov. Harmon
Gov
Alen
Columbus
Good Old Town
Nick Longworth
Longworth
Nick
Congress
House
Hamilton County
Supreme Court to Rule on Cotton Corner Sherman Act Violation
The Supreme Court weighs whether a conspiracy to corner the cotton market by fixing prices violates the Sherman antitrust law. The case arises from the 1910 New York Cotton Exchange bull campaign led by Patten and others, with potential gains estimated at 10 to 12 million dollars. The government argues any interference with interstate commerce by such combinations breaches federal antitrust law.
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Noyes
New York
Federal Courts
James A. Patten
Eugene C. Scales
Frank B. Hayne
William P. Brown
New York Court
New York Cotton Exchange
Lancaster Indorses President of Citizens' Association
Charles C. Lancaster, president of the Citizens' Northwest Suburban Association, received a unanimous vote of confidence at the group’s meeting. Fulton R. Gordon offered the resolution. A second resolution commending Congress for purchasing 23 Treasury columns to ornament Potomac Park was also approved unanimously. Capt. James F. Oyster and several representatives spoke on district appropriations and local governance.
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Citizens’ Association
Charles C. Lancaster
Citizens’ Northwest Suburban Association
Fulton R. Gordon
F. J. Helder
Treasury
Potomac Park
House
James F. Oyster
Board of Education and Chamber of Commerce
John H. Rothermel
Pennsylvania
Charles O. Lobeck
Nebraska
James A. Hamill
New Jersey
Funeral of T. N. Conrad at Family Residence
Funeral services for T. Nelson Conrad, first assistant to the chief inspector of the District health department, were conducted at 5 p.m. yesterday at the family home on 44 Street Southwest. Rev. Richard P. Williams officiated. The body was taken to Blacksburg, Virginia for interment.
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Virginia
T. Nelson Conrad
District Health Department
Richard P. Willams
Trinity Protestant Church
Blacksburg
Pair in death by own action pact Boston couple found dead
In South Boston on May 5 Miss Meda Wiegand discovered her parents William and Martha Wiegand dead in bed in a closed room with paper stuffed in cracks. The medical examiner said the couple likely agreed to die together and Mrs Wiegand had prior suicide attempts, suggesting mental instability.
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Boston
Sliver Street
South
Meda Wiegand
Wiliam Wiegand
Martha
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Washington Post
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Rmal
Mack
E B McLean
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Isoper
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Messenger
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Infante
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Speer
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Rucker
Martin
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Mercer County
Fueblo
Circinnsti
Missouri
Lancaster
T. N. Conrad
Hecht & Company
Hecht
Schlask Uras, & Co. Strouse Iros
Landburger Bros. & Co
American Clothes Can
7Th Street
Kimball
Culley
Kimball Pianos
T. P, Culley & Son
United States Post
Calley
Calley &Son
Eleventh St. N. W
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