Templars in Session Dinner to Gen. T J Shayock
The sixteenth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery Knights Templars of the District of Columbia convened in the Masonic Temple on New York Avenue for a ten day session. A complimentary dinner at the New Willard honored Gen. Thomas J. Shayock grand master of the Maryland jurisdiction with several Maryland and Washington officers in attendance. Election of officers to close the session was planned, with Grand Commander George Ober reporting a flourishing condition.
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Iatrict
Columbia
Masonic Temple
New York Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Sesson
George Ober
Sedd
Thomas J. Shrvock
Nirradigtion
Witliam F. Melish
G Rand
Enited States
New Willard Hotel
Oclock
H. A. Kemtey
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Knara
J. Claude Kelpernant Grand Molbier
Corson
MecKengie
Ren
Robert Coolt
Runaway Rail Engine Narrowly Missed Passenger Train
Salem Maass reports a runaway locomotive in a rail yard near Wilton reversed throttle and leaped toward an oncoming passenger train. Conductor D A L Churchill brought the engine to a stop after a 213 mile dash through a tunnel, averted disaster, and men escaped unharmed.
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Maine
D. AL Churchill Freiatt
Wotlon
Tengineer Wilams
Willams
Churchill
Court Martial Opens for Chaplain Charles M Brewer
A court martial in Tortiller Kansas convened to try Chaplain Charles M Brewer of the Sixth Field Artillery on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Brewer, 33, a first lieutenant, was appointed from Alabama. his wife Mrs Brewer reportedly has been in Alabama since the charges were filed.
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Tortiller
Kans
Charles M. Brewer
GRAFT INQUIRY CONTINUES IN COLUMBUS GRAND JURY
Grand jury in Columbus Ohio adjourned without new indictments in a bribery probe. Assistant sergeant at arms Stanley Harrison, Opha Moore secretary of the One Manufacturers' Association, detectives hired to chase bribe seekers, and Trenton journalist ROOM Davidson testified. Moose prosecutor Turner denied completion of the inquiry.
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Stanley Harrison
Opha Moore
One Manufacturers' Association
Davidson
Trenton
Turner
Five children die in Charlottesville area house fire
Five children aged 3 to 14 perished in a blaze that destroyed the Davis home near Free Union, ten miles north of Charlottesville, at about 1 a.m. Mr. and Mrs. Davis escaped with the infant Ruby. The dead are Esta 14, Arthur 9, Mary 6, Dorothy 4, and Theodore 3.
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Sanford Davis
Free Union
Davis
Ruby
Esta
Arthur
Mary
Dorothy
Theodore
Five Die On U S Soil In Juarez Fight Scene
Immigrant Station and nearby stores were hit as bullets whistled past officials including Lieut Turney and W F Griffiths. A Mauser bullet wounded a boy at Philt Bolin’s store. Viljoen, Boer veteran, reportedly may join Madero’s staff as military adviser. Doctors were missing as Juarez faced increased firing and wounded could not cross the river.
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Immigration Service
Signa Board
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el Paso
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Crozer
Rio Grande
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Junsco
B. J. Viljoen
Great Britain
Madero
Justification of Diaz Refusal to Yield to Insurrectos Demand
A formal statement argues the revolutionists demand for the president’s resignation would threaten stability and trigger further elections. The president vows to stay in office to restore law and order, even at personal cost, and signals readiness to retire only when it preserves peace. The faith in the army and continued government effort is stressed amid ongoing peace talks failures.
US troops powerless on border without Congress action
Maj. Gen. Wood says the army cannot cross the border and must keep Americans out of danger zones near El Paso unless Congress authorizes. Administration officials monitor a shifting, tense border scene as hostilities resume and Diaz promises peace amid insurrectionary movements. Linedo postmaster ordered to hold Mexican mail until conditions in Mexico improve.
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el Paso
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National Civil Service Improvement Association Formed
A new organization named the National Civil Service Improvement Association of the Business Men of the United States was formed to aid government clerks in wage and condition campaigns. Officers include Fulton R. Gordon as president and Louis F. Shoemaker as treasurer, with meetings planned in Washington at the Royal Typewriter offices and Colorado Building committee rooms.
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United States
Washington
National Civil Service Improvement Association
Committee of 21
Royal Typewriter Company
New York Avenue Northwest
J. W. Buck
Fulton R. Gordon
Louis F. Shoemaker
John Joy Edson
Charles J. Bell
Milton 16
Alles
Joseph
Llewellyn Jordan
Buck
Gordon
Army
Navy
Legislative
Pr. B. Chase
Mrs Joseph Abel Elected President of Ladies Auxiliary
Mrs. Joseph Abel was elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eighth Street Temple at the annual officers election. New officers include Mrs. M. Newmyer vice president Mrs. Z. Strasburger treasurer and Mrs. S. V. Gusack secretary. New board members are Mrs. A. Selinger Mrs. Dc Flesher Miss Ida Friedberger Mrs. D. Sanger Mra. I. Saks Mrs. H. Witzenstein Mrs. 5. Guggenheimer and Mrs. B. Sinsheimer. An entertainment followed with vocal selections by Mrs. Nellie Wilson Shircliff and E. Creep and a piano solo by Miss Florence Herman. Speeches were made by Dr. A. Simon J. Elseman and L. J. David.
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Eighth Street Temple
M. Newmyer
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Dc. Flesher
Ida Friedberger
D. Sanger
May crop report notes wheat conditions and acreage shifts
The May crop report from the Department of Agriculture shows winter wheat condition around 85.7 percent and rye at 90.0. It details harvested area at about 31.37 million acres, 6.5 percent above 1910 but 9 percent below last fall sown, with meadow hay at 84.7 and pasture at 81.3.
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Department of Agriculture
New York Ice Company Renames, Washington Keeps Name
The American Ice Company confirms its New York department has renamed to Knickerbocker Ice Company, while the Washington department remains unchanged. manager Ruten Kimberly says no word of any Washington change and expects no impact on its local operations.
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Gotham
Capers Elected President of League of Republican State Clubs
John G. Capers of South Carolina is elected president of the League of Republican State Clubs after a speech praising President Taft for his handling of the Mexican situation. The executive committee announced officers including Whitford, Townsend, Camp, Schuldt, and Scott, with Snyder praised for his term.
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John G. Capers
South Carolina
Taft
League
National Republican Club
George L. Whitford
New Hampshire
Willi
West Virginia
Henry M. Camp
Connecticut
Gus A. Schindt
T. Lincoln Townsend
Pennsylvania
Edgar C. Snyder
Mr. Snyder
Gus A. Schuldt
William P. Scott
Third Nurse Stricken in Washington Foundlings Institution
Miss Alice Taylor, a nurse at the Washington Asylum for Foundlings, contracted diphtheria in a mild form and was moved to Providence Hospital. The building was disinfected and all inmates inoculated with antitoxin. Seventy one cases have been found among sixty nine inmates. two nurses and a laundress show only minor symptoms.
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Fifteenth Street
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Providence Hospital
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Health Department
Mary Howard
Rachael Mayo
Lena Hawking
Miss Jessup Found Guilty in Annapolis Hotel Case
In Annapolis Maryland May Miss Elizabeth D Jessup manager of Carvel Hall was found guilty on a single count for selling intoxicants to a minor midshipman. Prosecutors pursued 27 counts across indictments but three counts per case. The defense argued she acted without knowledge and as agent for Security Land Company New Jersey. Other sales to midshipmen and unlicensed sales remain to be tried.
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Elizabeth D. Jessup
Carvel Hall
James R. Brashear
Jessup
Security Land Company
New Jersey
Miss Jessup
Despondent Man Shoots Self At Potomac Park Bench
George W. Brunner a 28 year old resident of 472 T street southwest fired a bullet into his right temple while seated on a bench in Potomac Park near Twenty eighth street northwest yesterday afternoon. He was found unconscious and rushed to Emergency Hospital where the wound is reported to be fatal.
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T Street
Potomac Park
Twenty-eighth Street
Brunner
Robbery and assault reported on C Street northwest
William Baird of 471 Sixth Street Northwest told Sixth precinct police he was set upon by two men who walked up from behind, knocked him down, and robbed him of his gold watch and purse containing money while walking on C Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets Northwest around 1:45 a.m.
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Sixth Street
Sixth
C Street
Seventh
Salesman Wanted For Maryland Club Rye Distillers
A blenders and distillers seek a salesman for a major Washington territory. The candidate must handle a large salary and fill a high responsibility role. Experience in whiskey sales not essential, but broad business experience and ability to represent a large house are required for strong opportunity.
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Georgetown Gas Light plans 2 million bond issue
The Georgetown Gas Light Company will seek stockholder approval in June for a $2,000,000 bond issue to refinance debts and fund future plant needs. The plan creates a blanket mortgage on the plant, with $300,000 to wipe debts, $500,000 for a future site and plant, and $120,000 kept in treasury. The reorganization aims to cut gas prices for Georgetown consumers and improve production and operations.
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Heaven of Directors
Medney
Georgetown
Straus milk laboratory bill defeated in senate
Senator Gallinger failed to advance the Nathen Straus pasteurized milk laboratory purchase proposal. A $15,000 appropriation was reported from the District committee as a trial measure. Bailey opposed agreeing to the bill as an experiment and warned against government involvement in milk distribution.
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Gallinger
Nathen Straus’ Pasteur
Mr. Bailey
United States
Gailinger
Bailey
Mr. Gallinger
Mr. Batley
New Yorkers Lead In House and Senate Representation
A historical survey shows New York lawmakers among the native born in Congress with four New Yorkers in the House out of 37. Ohio also has many native-born members. The House totals 301 members with ten foreign-born nationwide. In the Senate 90 members include seven foreign-born. Several states have non native senators. Illinois, North Carolina, New York, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, and Massachusetts are represented by natives born within their borders. A Baltimore representative notes in his autobiographical sketch.
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Woman Injured After Falling Down Stairs at 417 Second St
Mrs. Virginia Carrick, 49, lost balance while carrying a basket of clothing to her second floor and fell headfirst down stairs at 417 Second Street Northwest. She sustained two rib fractures and possible internal injuries, was unconscious, then taken to Casualty Hospital where she was reported resting quietly and expected to recover.
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Second Street
Virginia Carrick
Casualty
League of Consumers' Friends Pools Purchases to Cut Food Costs
A Washington group of grocers and suppliers, six firms and individuals, announces it has moved beyond the experimental stage. The League of Consumers' Friends reports thousands in savings for shoppers by pooling buy orders to lower shipping rates, with a carload soap purchase to be shared among members. The executive committee includes J. M. Denty as chair, A. H. Plitt as treasurer, and H. E. G. Besley as secretary.
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League of Consumers’ Friends
Washington
League
Jolly Fat Men's Club
D Street Northwest
J. M Denty
Execut Committee
Denty
J. M. Denty
A. H. Piitt
L. F. Lusby
M. J. Whaten
W. T. Davis
A. H. Plitt
H. E. G. Besley
Lewinsville, Va
Skinner Elected National Representative for Mechanics
At a District councils of the Junior Order of American Mechanics meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Hall last night T. E. Skinner of the bureau of engraving and printing was chosen national representative to the convention to be held in Mobile Alabama next month. Skinner is a district resident and long-time member of the organization.
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Order of American Mechanics
Chamber of Commerce
T. E. Skinner
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Society
Moblie
Ala
Skinner
Weather Bulletin From U S Weather Bureau May Report
The Weather Bureau report notes a coastal disturbance near the Yirglaia coast bringing rains from North Carolina to southern New England. Temperatures were cooler across the Pacific States, with unsettled conditions in the Great Lakes and central plains. Showers expected along the New England and middle Atlantic coasts Tuesday, with mainly fair conditions elsewhere midweek. Local readings record temperatures, humidity, and river bulletin data for Harpers Ferry and the Potomac.
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Judgment Against Sully in New York District Supreme Court
Judgment for 91 404.73 by default in the District Supreme Court against Daniel J. Sully once known as the cotton king of New York. Nanna Jansson, of New York, files promissory notes dated April 13 1908 May 13 1908 and March 13 1908 totaling 1060.73 and later endorsed to Maginnis Thomas. Sully paid only 100 on three notes and did not answer in time.
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Nanna Jansson
New York
Daniel J. Sully
Cotton King
John Hays Hammond
Doremus
Jansson
Maginnis & Thomas
Sully
Delays Raising Off Maine Cofferdam Bursts
A cylinder of the Maine project cofferdam around the wrecked battleship Meine burst today under clay pressure. Damage is not serious but repairs may take ten days. Engineers attribute the cause to pile damage from heat wreckage including a recently removed turret top. No major impact on raising the capsule work is expected.
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