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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1913

Page

7

Royal German wedding under quaint Hohenzollern rules test loan law

War Department grants Virginia brokers a bridge platform concession as District officials seek to test the loan law by challenging lending on promissory notes at district rates. Justice Mulloway upholds the law in Reagan case, while coverage details a royal wedding plan with Emperor, Empress, and Cumberland figures shaping processions, ceremonies, and a grand reception.

Hohenzollern Bernard Reagan War Department Corporation E. H. Thomas Virginia Thomas Mr. Thomas Potomac Justice Mulloway De-Murrer Reagan Yanney Joseph P. Cullen Robert E. Bander A. L. Dillon W. A. Quimby J. S. Hasby-Smith Berlin Pricess Viewera Prince Ernst of Cumberland Berlin Lehiess Orst Field Artillery Lustgaten Bradenburg Mendelssohn Kosleck Trumpet Corps Dryander Lustgarten Ruth Albert Becker Frederick Margaret Moray Hohen Hollern Prussia German Empire Brunswick Cumberland Knights Duke of Cumberland Queen Mary Oberhofmar- Fehallin Stettin Jotchimstahl Hybertusstock

Accused Shooter Detained After Georgetown Incident

Stephen Lascala, an unnamed 12 year old from 216 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, was arrested for firing three shots at William Curtis, 12, a Bruen Home inmate, in Georgetown. Curtis was wounded under the right eye and evacuated to Georgetown University Hospital for bullet extraction with treatment ongoing.

Rosalyn William Curtis Bruen Georgetown Stephen Lascala Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Virginia Curtis Georgetown University Hospital

Guides to mew and boys committee named by board

President Cy H Droop of the Board of Trade names a joint vocational guidance committee with members including GY Corby W T Gallther G W Harris WE Sherman and others to organize a vocational bureau for directing men and boys into suitable business and trade lines. Additional members will be named by the Chamber of Commerce and the Retail Merchants Association.

Cy H. Droop Board of Trade Joint Committee On Vocational Guidance GY Corby W. T. Gallther G. W. Harris WE Sherman W. C Shannon W Cc Johnson E. Graham Arthur D. Marks John Joy-Edson Wiliam P Eno Harry Wardman S W. Woodward Emmons S Storth John L. Newbold Theodore Neyes Paul F Calin William John Eynon Chamber For Commerce Retail Merchants Association

Speaker Clark Warns Against Pessimism At Friends School

The address to Friends School graduates featured Speaker Champ Clark urging service to the state and dismissing broad public pessimism about politics. He predicted unlikely national woman suffrage and warned against men and women rushing into public office as a bad business. Miss Genevieve Clark and others received diplomas as family and school officials hosted the event.

Friends School Champ Clark Friends School “Agazine House of Representatives Clark Thomas W Sidwell Genevieve Clark Europe Harry J. Burch Sybil Davis Lowell Schuster Harding Ruth Raymond Patterson Jean Harmon _ Roberts Katherine Hawcurst Constance Weaver Grafton Tyler Brown Elmer Hovenden “Gates

Maj Rhoads To Recover After Appendicitis Surgery

Maj Thomas L Rhoads, personal aid to President Wilson, entered Walter Reed Army Hospital with appendicitis and underwent a successful operation led by Capt Willem A Wickone. Rhoads is rapidly recovering, with few aware of his condition amid public attention to recent events in Ohio. The surgeon’s national reputation and past wartime service on President Taft’s trip to the Philippines are noted in context.

Thomas L Hneads Wilson Watter Reed Army Hospital Caps Willem A. Wickone United States Army Neftical Corps Rhoads Maj Rhoads Anne Mayhoads Ohio

Royal Wedding Gifted Independence of Olga Highlighted

The piece recalls royal union plans from 1914 between Russia and Germany, noting Grand Duchess Olga’s resistance to a arranged marriage with Prince Adelbert. It also recounts Princess Mary’s veto of a Portugal alliance and Princess Elizabeth and Yolanda asserting independence in marriage matters.

Olgate Luise Rua#ta Olga Adelbert Hohengzellern Russia Germany Ecyar Cyar Mary Manuel Portugal Carlos Edward Great Britain Elizabeth Yolanda Italy

Surgeon General Withdraws Stimson Lavender From Friedmann Inquiry

Orders issued by Surgeon General Rupert Blue remove Drs Stimson and Lavender from the Friedmann cure investigation in New York. Lavender returns to Savannah to resume pellagra work, Stimson goes to Washington briefly then returns to New York. Blue denies the examinations were abandoned but cannot say when they will continue.

Rupert Blue The Public Health Service Stimson Lavender Friedmann New York Savannah Wera Washington Bine

Ambassador Page Arrives in Ireland Quietly

Walter Hines Page, newly appointed U S ambassador to Great Britain, reached Queenstown Ireland aboard the Baltic from New York. He disclosed surprise at a London Trades Council protest but welcomed by the British press, and declined to comment on Panaman and Japan subjects, calling such views improper for an American envoy.

Queenstown Ireland Walter Hines Page United States Great Britain Baltic New York London Trades Council Tapan Panama Page

Motor Car Hits Miss Lambert In Front Of National Theater

Miss Maria Lambert a 46 year old Gunston Hall teacher was badly hurt when struck by an auto on Pennsylvania avenue in front of the New National Theater. She suffered probable additional injuries and concussion. Chauffeur John Friesweds, driver for Arthur Bliss, was released on his own recognizance.

Maria Lambert Gunston Hall New National Theater Pennsylvania Avenue F. W. Lambert F Street Northwest Misa Lambert John Friesweds Arthur Bliss Sixteenth Street Seventh Street Mary Klotz North Capitol Street Earl Griffith Third Street

Still Beyond Court's Reach in Fletcher Contempt Case

James J. Fletcher remains beyond the District Supreme Court's reach in contempt proceedings for unpaid alimony in the Fletcher divorce case. Justice Barnard ordered $100 paid by last Saturday noon, but the order is unfulfilled. A bench warrant was issued and placed with the U.S. marshal, but Fletcher cannot be located, reportedly in Alexandria, Virginia. The divorce case likely settles next week after hearings. George Noble, a negro private detective in the Fletcher conspiracy, had bail reduced to 1600 and was released. May King remains on bail after her two year sentence.

James J. Fletcher Julia B. Fletcher Court of Appeals District Supreme Court Barnard United States Fletcher Alexandria Justican Barnard George Noble Justine Stafford May King

Believe Gourdailn Lives in New Orleans Swindle Figure

Immediate relatives of Louis A. Gourdain disputed a London death report. Mrs. Gourdain, resident since 1908 after his escape from an asylum, refused to confirm sources. J K. Gourdain, his brother and local clerk, doubted the death claim and suggested he may be in the United States. For years Gourdain was a famous figure in New Orleans with his banks and lottery shops.

New Orleans Louis A. Gourdain London Gourdain

Milano death sentence affirmed in child murder case

The Court of Appeals mandate affirms Tony Milano's death sentence for the murder of 13 year old Harry Elton Smith. US Attorney Clarence R. Wilean will seek the death warrant next week while attorneys push to commute to life imprisonment. Milano is slated for execution on June 6 unless President Wilson intervenes amid local petitions.

Tony Milano Harry Elton Smith Court of Appeals Criminal Court N O. 1 United States Clarence R. Wilean Justice Stafford Milano Department of Justice James F. Kelly D. W. Baker Wilson

Lieut Renato Tittoni Retired From Marine Corps

First Lieut Renato Tittoni of the marine corps is placed on the retired list for physical disability. Born in Rome June 10, 1882, he is linked to Italian nobility as a son of Countess Ling Alberti. He enlisted in 1899, helped capture a Sulu chief, and rose to first lieutenant in 1918. He suffers partial paralysis of the legs and is stationed at the marine barracks in this city.

Renato Tittoni Marine Corps Italy Rome Ling Alberti Florence Bategras Sulu Bignor Tommaso Tittonia

Diplomas Awarded to 17 Nurses at Children’s Hospital

Graduates of nursing connected with Columbia and Children’s hospitals received diplomas at the Children’s Hospital last night. The class includes Annie Elizabeth Carnaby, Caroline McKim Chapman, Margaret Erma Dobbs, Annie Preston Farmer, Ellen Street Floyd, Virginia Lee Gray, Susan Powers Hall, Katherine Mattie Janiffe, Roberta Kate Killinger, Ethel Louise Miller, Mary Van Liew Parsons, Nancy Jane Payne, Emma Pearl Pettit, Louisa Duncan Shaffer, Viola Frances Streeks, Elizabeth Hamilton Whitehead, and Linda McClure Woods.

Wue Columbia and Children's Hospitals Childrens Hospital Annie Elizabeth Carnaby Caroline McKim Chapman Margaret Erma Dobbs Annie Preston Farmer Ellen Street Floyd Virginia Lee Gray Susan Powers Hall Katherine Mattie Janiffe Roberta Kate Killinger Ethel Louise Miller Mary van Liew Parsons Nancy Jane Payne Emma Pearl Pettit Louisa Duncan Shaffer Viola Frances Streeks Elizabeth Hamilton Whitehead Linda McClure Woods

Diplomas Awarded At Alumnae Exercises In Two States

The article lists graduates and honor student Elizabeth Ratliff of Kentucky with high literary honors. Diplomas were presented by Arthur Ramsay. Out of town guests from multiple states attended, including families from Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois and Kentucky. An Alumnae breakfast at the New Willard followed with many attendees from various states and universities.

Pennsylvania M. Emogene Merriam New York Meta Davis Rountree North Carolina Mary Nancy Lewis Saunders Missouri Edith Louise Slater Kathryn Wagner Stork Natalie Louise Story Wisconsin Mabel Elizabeth Tolles Iino Grennie Long Tomlinson Arthur Ramsay Elizabeth Ratliff Kentucky Forest J. Prettyman Seymour B. Moon Pittsburgh B. F. Merriam Falconer, N Minnie H. March Miami, Fla James B. Galey Beaver, Pa L. McClelland McClelland T. E. Costello Bradford Horace Storb Pottstown C. A. Chace Omaha Nebr EB. H. Sholar Chattanooga Tenn William Rice Princeton Ernest Thacker Norfolk A. F. Bolton Waco Tex Charles D. McLure Philipsburg Mont Ada Story Mulwahukee Wis Sinclair Hall Chicago Frances Marie Nail Detroit Mich Margaret Patterson Wilkinsburg Cleantha McConnell Adrian Adella Stewart D. C. MacKinnon Iron River H. B. Hull

Foresters at National Park Seminary Open Week

Social events mark commencement week at National Park Seminary Forest Glen with a Swiss Club production The Foresters featuring 30 young women led by Misa Bettie Brabrook Frances Shaw Hazel Bond and Mignonette Dick If weather permits field day with 200 participants plus entertainments by Chippi and Japanese clubs Baccalaureate by Rev Dr A G B Pierce and commencement Thursday with 53 graduates. Bryan expected to speak. The National University Law School panquet tonight at Rauscher's with Vice President Marshall and William B Wilson addressing attendees.

National Park Seminary Foresters Forest Glen Tennyson the Foresters Misa Bettie Brabrook Boston Robin Hood Frances Shaw Maid Manian Hazel Bond Pueblo Col Nottingham Mignonette Dick Wilkes-Barre Friar Tuck A. G. B. Pierce Bryan National University Law School Rauscher's Thomas R. Marshall William B. Wilson Edward W. Pierce Harry 0. Sandberg Francis D. Alexander J. B. Harrell Wiliam T. Jones Messrs. W Wanzer A. C. Arata A. ©. Arner A. R. Lowey E. W. Miller M Offenberg Louis Rattner

Are Man and Wife Again in Finley Divorce Reversal

In the District Supreme Court Justice Wright annulled the July 23 1909 divorce decree for Mrs Mary A Finley and Frank M Finley. The order cites alleged collusion to trap Finley for improper witness attendance and restores the couple to domestic status.

Mary A. Finley Frank M. Finley Justice Wright District Supreme Court Minley Finley

Flagler Rites Simple At Flagler Mausoleum

Henry M. Flagler’s funeral rites were held in St. Augustine Florida and his body placed in the mausoleum of the Flagler Memorial Church. Notable honorary pallbearers included Butler Ames of Boston and Henry Walters, head of the Atlantic Coast Line Police, as Boy Scouts helped manage crowds outside the church.

St. Augustine Henry M. Flagler Flagler

Kansas Governor Backs Redfield Tariff Inquiry

Governor Hodges of Kansas endorses Secretary Redfield's plan to investigate wage cuts tied to tariff revision. Hodges supports the Wilson administration and says Middle West voters expect free sugar lumber iron and oil in line with Democratic platform pledges.

Hodges Kansas Redfield Department of Commerce Wilson Middle West Iran

Ill War Department clerk shoots self at boarding house

Asbury N Thompson a War Department clerk aged years spent the day alone at 2008 F street NW. A landlady found him unconscious after a pistol shot and he died two hours later at Emergency Hospital. Coroner Nevitt ruled death by self action. Thompson separated from wife, no children.

Asbury N

Commodore Hodges Dies at 67 After Naval Service

Commodore Ben Ward Hodges retired Spanish War veteran died at his home on Twenty first Street NW after a lengthy illness. He was operated on recently at the Naval Hospital and burial will be in Arlington. Hodges commanded the Nanshan and Rainbow and served as head of ordnance at Boston Navy Yard and commandant of New Orleans naval station. He retired June 23, 191? after long service.

Wan Naval Hospital Ben Ward Hodges Twentyfirst Commodore Hodges Mississippi Naval Academy Spain Navy Department Arlington Hodges Rainbow Asiatic Station Ordnance Department Boston Navy Yard New Orleans Naval Station Wisconsin

Subcontractors Form Protective Association In Georgetown

Subcontractors and material unions organized a permanent group Thursday at Georgetown Law School. Officers include E. R. S. Embrey as president and Otto L. Wolfsteiner as vice president. Articles of incorporation were approved, with meetings set for Monday to finalize details.

Unien Sity Protective Association Georgetown Law School E. R. S. Embrey Otto L. Wolfsteiner L. Perry West J Carey King Charles E. Colberth Walter A. Zisinger George Platt Frederick White

Forest Glen Seminary Girls Field Day Promise Record Attempts

Forest Glen National Seminary students at Forest Glen will hold field day exercises today as part of commencement activities. Current champions include Azilee K. Clark in 60 yard dashes and broad jump, Mary Munger in shot put, Alle e Wing in basketball throw, and Mary Glass in three broad jumps, with several records to chase.

Forest Glen Seminary National Park Seminary Forest Glen National Seminary aAzilee K. Clark Mary Munger Allee Wing Mary Glass

Alimony and Dower Lost in Newmyer Case

District Supreme Court Justice Bernard signed an order depriving Mrs Anna Newmyer of alimony and dower after evidence showed former husband Arthur G Newmyer paid her $1,000 in cash and $200 to lawyers. The decree removes her dower right in Newmyer's estate and ends ongoing support.

Arthur FP. Gorman Maryland District Supreme Court Barnard Natons Trust and Savings Company Washington Gas Light Company Arthur P. German Tve Anna Newmyer Justice Barnard Mis Nna Isaael Newmyerr Arthur G Newmyer

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