PanS Liability Bill Wins After Four Day Fight
The Senate passed a workers compensation measure by 64 to 18 after a four day fight amid amendments. The bill provides $101 in compensation for injuries or death of railroad workers in interstate commerce or the District of Columbia, with medical services and wage-proportional benefits, urged by President Taft after an extensive investigation.
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Columbia
Taft
Menate
Overman
Ita
Chilton Chamberlain Gardner Percy Johnson
William Clarke
Thoraton Culberson
Culberson Yooarrike
Lensines
Chilaren
District of Columbia
Root
Ashurat
Obituaries and death notices from early 1800s Alabama and Delaware
Fragmented notices announce multiple deaths with names such as Parner Harris, Edward W Parner, Suban Preston, and Duane Turner. Entries reference funerals, residences in Norfolk and Wilmington areas, and burial in local cemeteries. Some lines indicate church services, hospital stays, and interments, with relatives invited to attend.
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Parencer Harrison
Kila J Wooker
Toma
Norfolk
Eealdence
Dela Va
Edward W & Parner Bow
Tuesie Mal
Phil
Thomas Stetson
Washraton Tc
Wome Wilkinson
San Francisco
Maankeren de —Saeee
Barnum Bailey Circus Delights Crowds Despite Rain
Thousands braved heavy rain to attend Barnum & Bailey’s circus as Cleopatra opened amid drenched tents. The show featured elephants, camels, zebras, clowns, and daring acts including bareback riding, a new baseball elephant act, and a jet of old Egypt pantomime. Children dominated the crowd while elders enjoyed the spectacle with marveling applause throughout the performances and the street parade.
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Barnum & Bailey
Barnum & Bailey's Circus
Cleopatra
Egypt
Antony
Cleo
Patra
Johnson
Amanith
Flynn
Wirth
Australia
Ridex
Auction of Arlington Hotel furnishings signals landmark dismantling
CG Sinan and Co to auction furnishings of the Arlington Hotel in Washington on May. The sale, under CG Broan & Co, marks the dismantling of a historic hotel once central to political and social life. Enormous French plate mirrors Oriental rugs and other fixtures will be sold to the highest bidder as promoters plan a new enterprise.
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CG Sinan & Co
Famona Hotel
Hammer
Washington
Arlington Hotel
CG Broan & Co
Aclinaton
Grace Indicted for Assault with Intent to Murder
Atlanta on May 6 Mrs Grace Daisy Opie Grace was indicted today on a charge of assault with intent to murder her husband Eugene H Grace whom she is accused of shooting in their home on March 13 An early trial is expected Her lawyer will have her released on bond Mrs Grace was formerly of Philadelphia.
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Atlanta
Daisy Opie Grace
Eugene H Grace
Grace
Philadelphia
Mrs Taft Aids Fund For Y W C A Building Drive
The drive reports $78 482 row subscriptions with women contributing 4529 and men 847 at a daily luncheon. Prominent attendees include Mrs Taft and Rev Dr Wood. Teams led by Frances E Chicker ing and Ludema Bayre report daily results and list numerous contributors and captains. The grand total now reaches 978 992 after prior reporting.
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Young Women's Christing Association
Twelfth
Streets
Taft
Young Womens Christian Assatiation
White House
Mra
A Lisner
Charles Wood
Church of the Covenant
Domerene
Pomerene
Ohio
Louise Payson
W H Baker
Mins Thoburne
New York
C D Davis
William Dilleker
Denver
Frances E Chicker Ing
Ludema Bayre
Cora Frank
Stelle Foster
Mary McKeever
Charlotte McCord
Phillips
Ardell Payne
MC Smith
Marion Thatcher
Bessie Tamel
Heloine Brainerd
R le Faune Davig
Hortense Hersam
Misa C B Holmes
Anna Johnston
N Ketcham
C © Rand
R Stickney
Lilly Iamhoit Mra
Lafayette Terry
G Carpenter
Mise F . Davison
Gertude Gilbert
Flora Johnson
Busan Warren
Helen &Kinner
E Wood
Mre
M G Atkinson
Blas Nie As
Miss Bickford
MF Bickford
E Barnes
Margaret Vandenberg
Emma Crans
Dorothy Hunt
Mr Meany
Marian Nevins
Misa Peltz
Esther Susan
Mra Tolson
Miss Teal
Miss Baldwin
Helen Fay
Miss Gunther
AE Jameson
Bf Marbut
Marion White
Miad
Isabelle Powner
Bana Cork
Elizabeth V Brown
Pteams
Chris J Gockeler
E R Brooke J. C Brooks
H * Ailmond
H A Lyford
H Ciliford Bang
Williams Knowles Cooper
Y McA
Percy Foster
Henry B F Macfarland
J Philip Herman
Albert M Chesley Lawrence R Lee
J J Smith
Paul Sleman
Edward Arring
Charles P Crane
Lestch Jr
L Pierce Boteler
E 8 Wolfe, Jr
Howard Omohundro
Wt Ballard
D Fulton Harris
Charles A Jones C L Harding
Dr Loren B Joknann
Charles E Hood
E W Deakin
E A & ‘Embrey
Charles Demenet
John Poole
C J Gockeler
L Harding
Willam Knowles Cooper
Mra Bayly
Mra Bryan
Mise Chickering
Miss Fox
Miss Grandin
Mra Johnson
Miss Pierce
Roberts
Mre Pulsifer
Auto Club Meets Thursday to Plan Three Day Endurance Run
The Automobile Club of Washington schedules a Thursday night meeting at the chairhouse on Georgia avenue to finalize plans for an 18th street endurance run and to decide on applying for sanction for a three day event in June. The club also eyes the Benning race on May 3 for motorcycles and autos, with track officials and AAA contest board members inspecting the venue yesterday. Decoration Day promises an excellent track, and Washington residents may witness a range of promising races.
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The
Automobile Club of Washington
Georgia Avenue
Paanen
Benning
National Capital Motorcycle Club
American Automobile Association
Horace Chand- Yee
John K Heyl
Automobile Club
Motorcycle Club
Washington
RIDERS AT HOT SPRINGS MINES TAFT TO QUIT PARTY
The Taft entourage travels from Washington to Hot Springs Virginia to begin a horseback journey. Miss Helen Taft plans to stay several days with Mrs Southerland and Mrs Wadsworth while Miss Mathers joins a West Virginia leg tomorrow. Maj Allen and Lieut Radell return to Washington by train.
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Mine Taft
Wadsworth
Virginia
Washington Port
Hot Springs
Herbert Wadsworth
Helen Taft
C F Allen
R Radell
C M Ramedell
Buffalo
Washington
Miss J Mathers
Mra Southerland
William H Southerland
Papal Delegate Welcomed at New York Reception
In New York May 6 the Catholic press reported a warm welcome for the new apostolic delegate to the United States Most Rev Joao Bonzano. Cardinal Farley and eleven bishops attended a reception at the Catholic Club following a dinner at the cardinal's residence honoring Mgr Bonzano and the visiting prelates.
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Ew York
Catholica of America
United States
Joia Bonzano
Cardinal Farley
Mgr Bonzano
Cardinals
Flood Devastates Suburbs Causing Farm Losses and Road Damage
Heavy rain caused floods across Maryland and Virginia areas washing away outbuildings and hundreds of chickens. Piney Branch Creek near Soldiers Home Junction peaked and flooded roads and rail lines, halting trains and stranding circus-goers. Bridges and trestles suffered damage while Mount Rainier and Brightwood saw widespread water intrusion and road washouts.
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Maryland
Virginia
Weepington Railway and Electric Company
Georgia Avenue
Soldiers’ Home Junction
Rock Creek
Sligo
Washington and Baltimore ‘Transit Company
Piney Branch Creek
Mount Rain
Kensington
Bright Weet
National Packing Company faces potential civil dissolution
Chicago May 6 The National Packing Company, central to the Chicago meat packers trial, may seek amicable dissolution after talks between Relph Crown and US Attorney James H Wilkerson. A civil suit for dissolution may be filed unless voluntary action occurs, as officials await further steps in light of the criminal trial outcomes and past civil actions.
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Chicago
National Packing Company
Chicago Meat Packers
Federal Building
Relph Crown
United States
James H Wilkerson
Wickersham
Wic Kernot
Wan
Chicago Packers
National
Dn Ee Eng
Lloyd Steamship Co
Bremen
Poultry Show Election and Hospital Board Officers Named
National Association of Poultry and Pigeon officials elected Edward S Schmid as president and George E Howard as vice president at the Washington meeting. The next exhibition is slated for January 14 to 17 1919 likely in Convention Hall. Women elect hospital board officers at Georgetown University Hospital with Nellie E Feely as president and several officers including Margaret Mitchell Blanche Hall Joseph Strasburger Pauline Mins and Alice Rigs named as board members or assistants.
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National Association WI
Washington National Poultry and Pigeon Association
Edward S Schmid
George E Howard
BH. Callan Duffy
M Keene
Harry M. Lamon
Joseph F. Bardrofy
Old Masonic Hall
Georgetown Aniversity Houspitel
Nellie E Feely
Alice Rimes
Misa Margaret Mitchell
Mia Blanche “ Hall
Joseph Strasburger
Pauline Mins
Alice Rigs
Wilton E Allen
Mia Willian Slaughter
Annie E Murphy
George Tully Vaughan
Margaret Gowan
Siste Millberger
Isaac Gans
Charles Roach
Small Strike at Norfolk Navy Yard Breaks Out
Labor tensions flare at Norfolk Navy Yard on May 6 as structural iron workers and two others walk out over card 535. The workers appoint a committee to take the issue to Washington for resolution.
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Norfol Navy Yard
Norfolk
Norfolk Navy Yard
Tem Structural Iron Workers
Washington
Red Crosses 10 Meet as Nations Gather for Conference
Ninth International Red Cross conference opens at Pan American Union with delegates from many nations. Senator Ayot presides in Taft’s absence as officers are chosen and a public exhibition features inventions to aid war wounded and first aid teams led by daughters of U S leaders.
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Taft
Gustave Ader
International Committee of the Red Cross
Marie Feodorovna
Russia
Army
American Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Red
Adt
Misa Marian Oliver
Oliver
Alice Meyer
Secretary of the Navy
Dora Clover
Clover
Langhorne
Boy Scouts
Nolice
Navy
John Farlay
England
Frst
Shriner Activities Highlight West Convention Day
In Los Angeles delegates arrive for the thirty-enth annual Shriner convention. The program includes a Spanish barbecue, games, chariot races, Arab patrol drills, and a vaudeville show. Imperial council session will name next meeting place. Candidates for imperial outer guard include Ernest A Cutts, Dames McCandless, DH Crary, Dake C Quig, Chalmers Seymour, and J T Jones.
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Los Angeles
Shriner
Shriners
Imperial Council
Imperial Outer Guard
Ernest A Cutts
Savannah
Gadames
McCandless
Honolulu
DH Crary
Deadwood
Dake C Quigwie
Lincoln
Nebr Chalmers
Seymour
Rockford Ill
J T Jones
Oklahoma City
Okla
Girl Injured by Auto Near Eighth and C Streets
Miss Gladys Mills age 11, daughter of John H Mills, electrical engineer, living at 618 Eleventh Street southeast, was struck by an auto owned by Potomac Electric Tower Company at Eighth and C streets northeast yesterday noon. She suffered severe contusions to hip and knee, lost consciousness briefly, then returned home for treatment by Dr N E Webb.
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Gladys Mills
John H Milla
Eleventh Street
Potomac Electric Tower Company
Eighth
C Streets
N E Webb
East Capitol Street
Lasala
Clayton Denver
Tavenner & Co, Dyers and Cleaners
Twelfth Street
George Hoff
Licensed to Marry Names and Ages Across Multiple Pairs
A fragmentary marriage notice lists numerous couples from varied towns and states with ages ranging from 1 to 71. The lines reference ministers, reverends, and witnesses, suggesting a broad social register of weddings. The document includes inconsistent spellings and obscured names, indicating OCR errors.
France faces 12 year war in Morocco unrest
France braces for a prolonged campaign to subdue Morocco amid tribal hostility in southern regions. El Maazis attacks leave 17 French dead and 27 wounded as Gen Lyautey moves to take command with new warships ordered. Cabinet leaders Poincare and Millerand urge sultan Fez to stay, while three battalions are dispatched to reinforce the front.
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Paria
Morocco
el Maazis
Himeslf
Rabat
France
Lyautey
Morocca
Poincare
Millerand
M Regnault
Fez
Melnler
Car Fight on Eleventh Street Prompts Panic
Crowded streetcar last night sparked panic as James Hawkins and Albert Payne fought. Police Sergt C A Stevens and Officer G H Johnson separated the pair and arrested them. Payne, a physician, alleged insults to his wife. Hawkins was forced to the rear. Both men to be arraigned in police court this morning.
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James Hawkins
Albert Payne
Sergi C A Stevens
House of Detention
G H Johnson
Payne
Hawkins
Sergi Stevens
Payre
Jonason
Belief for Flood Victims Moves Through Congress
The Senate appropriations committee yesterday favorably reported and the Senate passed a joint resolution funding relief for Mississippi and Ohio valley flood sufferers totaling 3 239 179 dollars. The House version was increased by 12 008 dollars. A separate bill to provide 300 009 000 dollars for levee maintenance and river protection was introduced in the House and referred to committees. A 100 000 dollar measure for seed corn and other seeds for the flood damaged valley was introduced by Representative Roussell and sent to agriculture committees.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Miseisaippi
Mississippi
House
Missouri
Miraouri
Rivera and Harbors Committee
Mississippi Valley
Roussell
Eee
Special Suit Case of Finest Cowhide With Finish
One-piece body bag made of cowhide with wand stitched bistest grade fimanship and finish. Regular value $0. Special price $760.
Child Saves Tot in Well Despite Perilous Rescue
Grace Bed dow, 19, daughter of D Bed dow, a worker, leapt into an abandoned well to save her 4 year old sister Jane who had fallen in. She held the sister’s head above water for fifteen minutes until help arrived, both rescued in a semiconscious state.
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Washington
Washington Pa
Grace Beddow
D Beddow
Jane
Ald
Beth
Mrs Kane to Remarry British Artillery Captain
Newport widow Mrs Kane will wed in East Bourne to Sapt Douglas Howard Gill, a captain in the Royal Field Artillery, and youngest son of the late Rev Thomas Howard Gill, former chaplain to the British embassy in Paris. The marriage is arranged with Mrs Sable Hargous Kane, widow of Woodbury Kane of Newport.
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Newport
Special Sable
Washington Post
East Bourne
Sapt
Douglas Howard GH
Royal Field Artillery
Thomas Howard Gill
Paris
Mra Sable Hargous Kane
Woodbury Kane
Bank cashier held on morphine charge in wrecked bank
Frank T Arnold cashier of the wrecked New Berlin Bank faced arraignment before United States Commissioner James F Flanagan. He pleaded not guilty and waived examination and was held in 525000 bail after testimony that he had a habit of taking morphine.
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Ing Hiness
Washington Peat
Norwich N i Way
Frank T Arnold
New Berlin
Ilnessa
Ase
James F Flanagan
United States
Arnolds Kearny
Crothers Suffering Critical Illness At Home
Former Gov Anse tin L. Crothers lies critically ill at his nephew State Senator Omar I Crothers home from Bright's disease. A War report notes his condition is weakening with tainting spells and his end is believed to be near, possibly within hours.
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Ansetin L
Rothers
Bright
Omar I
Crother A
Houra
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