Fight on 3 hour bride 80 000 estate involved
Army officer seeks writ to stop appointment of administration for estate of Charles W Scofield 70 at his death after a 3 hour marriage to 23 year old Jean Scofield. Lieut Seth Scofield tries to prevent widow from disposing property worth about 80 000. Surrogate Ketcham has named Jean Scofield administratrix but she cannot distribute funds or real estate awaiting final papers. Appeals followed against her appointment with Justice Benedict reserving decision.
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Washington
Brooklyn
Seth W Scofield
U SA
Benedict
Supreme Court
Jean Fitzsimmona Scofield
Charles W Scofield
Lieut Scofield
Scofields
Hotel
St George
Scofield
Jean Scofield
Ketcham
Scoflaln
Court of Appeal
Juaticn Benediet
Wilsons Sister-in-Law III Recovering From Operation
Mrs Joseph R Wilson sister in law of President Woodrow Wilson is recovering after an operation at the Hospital for the Women of Maryland in Baltimore. The operation was successful and she is improving though visitors are restricted. The President has visited unofficially at her home and now receives daily telephone updates on her condition.
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Baltimore
Washington Post
Joseph R. Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Hospital For the Women of
Maryland
Broadway Girl of Wealth Faces Court for Incorrigibility
Special to The Washington Post from New York May 25 reports Eugenia Kelly, 19, a center-stage figure of the Broadway scene, cited by her mother in court for incorrigibility. The piece portrays a young social set at Longacre Square dance halls, with mothers chaperoning in cafes, highballs, and cigars, while many girls, some underage, mingle with older men and dancers, illustrating a rising class of "girls about town" in New York's cafes and hotels.
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Washington Pont
New York
Broadway
Marguerite Morris Marshall
Miss Kelly
Anny
Eugenia Kelly
Poe York
Bill
Dick Warner
Mrs. Kelly
Ma Kelly
Eugenia
Longacre Square
Forty-second Street
Service of Darkness
Stell
Broadway Annals
Heiress in tears vows to return to mother in court
Misa Eugenia Kelly, heiress and Broadway patron, tearfully promises reporters she will go home and be a dutiful daughter as her mother Helen M Kelly withdraws the incorrigency charge in a Manhattan courtroom. Magistrate House confirms the withdrawal as counsel says the girl will return home. The case centers on alleged lavish spending and alleged misbehavior amid disputed allegations of a jealous accuser.
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Washington Post
New York
Misa Eugenia Kelly
Heiresa
Hfe
Itone
John F McIntyre
Helen M Kelly
Hugenia
Mre Kelly
Saaily
Magistrate House
Mrs Kelly
A J. Davis
al” Davis
Misa Kelly
Milas Kelly
Surgeons Operate on Reluctant Patient at Cooper Hospital
In Philadelphia on May 25, surgeons at Cooper Hospital Camden strapped Theresa Potowski to a cot etherized her and removed an abdominal growth despite her threats to sue for damages if she survived. Doctors said action was for humanity with a life at stake as relatives signed to waive liability.
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Washington Post
Philadelphia
Cooper Hospital
Camden
Theresa Potowski
Honors for Chinese visitors in Washington today
The Chinese bankers and merchants touring the United States will arrive in Washington at 8 this morning. They will be greeted by a Chamber of Commerce committee and escorted to the Willard for welcome by the Chinese Minister. They meet the President at the White House at 1230 and attend a reception at the State Secretary’s home this afternoon. During their three day stay they will attend numerous luncheons and dinners.
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United States
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Willard
White House
City
P T Moran
Albert Schulters
J Leftwich Sinclair
William F. Gude
James F. Oyster
Carl Droop
George Y Worthington
Isaac Gans
A P Clark
Samuel A Kimberly
B. Frank Wright
Thomas Grant
Italian Educator Urges Pride in Native Land
Dr Maria Montessori addressed Italian American high school students in Los Angeles on May 25 urging them to love and honor their mother country during a crisis. She told the audience to always be proud of Italian descent as they sang "America" and a Garibaldi hymn.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Maria Montessori
America
Garibaldi
Billy Sundays Call At Bethany Church Farewell
After his Paterson campaign Billy Sunday held a farewell meeting at Bethany Church in Philadelphia. Miss Marie Louise Wanamaker and her fiancé Gurney Munn of Washington DC and Beverly, Massachusetts answered the call to join the sawdust trail. The Wanamaker engagement to Munn was announced a few weeks earlier.
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Wanamaker
Gurney Munn
Washington Post
Philadelphia
Paterson
Billy Sunday
Bethany Church
Evangelat
Marie Louise Wanamaker
Rodman Wanamker
Washington
Nurses Cannot Be Shifted From Genoa To Austria
The American Red Cross headquarters cabled Consul General Jones in Genoa stating that diverting a party of nurses en route to Austria for service with the Italian army is impracticable. The nurses were assigned to replace others who left Austria. Assistance has been offered to Italy by the Red Cross, but has not been accepted.
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Amerian Red Cross
Jones
Genoa
Austria
American Red Cross
Treaties End Japanese Demands With China At Pekin
Two China Japan treaties signed at the Chinese foreign office settle disputes tied to Shantung and south Manchuria with inner Mongolia. The terms largely mirror the ultimatum save for a minor change in south Manchuria. Chinese and Japanese officials framed the accord as a legal settlement reflecting open door principles.
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Peking
China
Japan
Kiauchau
Lu-cheng-Hsiang
Eki Hioki
Tokyo
Shantung
Manchuria
Inner Mongolia
South
Inner
Mongola
Liao-tung Peninsula
Danny
Port Arthur
Hankow
United States
Far East
Cautionary Note on Divorce Rates and Marriage Ages
Chicago reports summarize a supplementary study by Mrs Leonora Meder on divorce causes. It links early marriages to hastiness and elopements, notes men seek divorce more, and that mature husbands over 44 counsel stable matches. It cites intemperance and financial extravagance as wife side factors and mentions in laws.
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Chicago
Leonora Meder
Mobile Welfare
Man offers six children as bail in drunken court scene
Detroit, May 25 James Leognick offered Judge Gainey his six children as bail after a drunken rampage. The judge threatened a year in prison unless a $60 fine was paid. Leognick promised to return for his children, but the judge rejected the hostage proposal and had him jailed briefly until sober.
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Washington Post
Detroit
Mich
James Leog
Nick
Monroe Avenus
Gainey
James
Morals Court Raid Halts Chicago City Hall Spectacle
Chicago May 25 The morals squad raided Chicago City Hall and arrested nearly 200 visitors to the morals court for vagrancy or illicit presence. Judge Heap suspended the session and ordered the room cleared as spectators were detained in the hallway.
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Chicago City Hall
Chicago
Police Department
Judge Heap
Aggressive policy endorsed by Plate Printers Union
More than 500 members of the Plate Printers Union adopted a declaration of principles backing an aggressive stance toward employers and officials. A night shift meeting of about 200 workers was planned for 11 o clock. the action traces to a February threat to discharge workers from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and a Treasury Department effort with Congress to avert cutbacks.
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Plate Printers’ Union
Union
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Congress
Henry's Trial Next Week In Bankers Case
By agreement of counsel the trial of William Henry, indicted in connection with the firm Lewis Johnson & Co bankers now in bankruptcy, will begin Wednesday next week. The prosecution is led by U S Attorney John F. Laskey with James Archer, Daniel Thew Wright, and T Morris Wampler as assistants or partners. Judge Siddons will preside in Criminal Division 2.
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William Henry
Lewis Johnson & Co Bankers
United States
John F. Laskey
James B&b
Archer Daniel Thew Wright
District Supreme Court
T Morris Wampler
United States Attorne
Henry
Sid
Pohl Elected to Third Ward in Alexandria Council Vote
In Alexandria the common council, 8 to 6, adopted an ordinance annexing recently court‑decided territory to existing wards. August J Pohl, Rosemont, was elected Third ward councilman to fill R L Monroe’s vacancy after a brief vote amid eligibility questions. The council also set the tax rate at 1.80 per 100 dollars with a 25 cent special levy, and referred a school board request for 2,394 dollars to cover a deficit to the schools committee. May Festival for Children proceedings noted.
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Alexandria
Arshington
Elbeat
King Street
Alexandra
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Court of Appeals
Fisher
Bales
R L Monroe
Brockett
August J Pohl
Rosemont
Arthur Herbert
Pohl
Bendheim
Smith
Marburm Wattles
Desmond
Lacher
Bryan
Leadbeater
H R Burke
T Burke
Brumback Brockett
Harmison
Herbert Council
Committee On Schools and Finances
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Ada Arundel
Italian Post Office Department
Yestterday
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Council
Cornwell’s Special Coffee
G. G. Cornwell & Son., Inc
H St N.W
St. Johns
Cate
Colonial Beach
Spirit OF the Nations
Christiane Eymael
Opera Comique
Elizabeth Maxwell
Tuhanie
Noack Howard
Salma Danforth
Misa
Madge North
Girl Dreams
Mlle
Modiste
WM Prusttf
Poli’s
Frederick Thompson
Polly
Margaret Maio
Bert Seas Abory Opera Company
Erminje
F. Keith
SUN
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Piccadilly
Augean Mills
Marshall Hall
Charles Maralester Leaver
7Th &T
Potomac
Chain Bridge Park
Borvellog Orchestra
John W Summers
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Methodist Protestant Church
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