Man Accused of Assault After Accosting Miss Hoke at Night
Miss Ethel Hoke alleges a married tailor accosted her outside a store at Seventh and G streets, grabbing her arm and inviting dinner. Police say the man pursued her along a sidewalk and attempted to take her into a bakery before fleeing, with Adams and Dierkoph detaining him near the precinct.
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Ethel Hoke
Talbor
Seventh
G Streets
Aliss Hoke
Chemete
Sa Berry
Howef Ter
Dinmer
Tolls to Murphy in graft probe shakeup era
John A. Hennessy testified in a district attorney probe targeting Charles F Murphy and associates. He described receiving 2900 from James Stewart via Dunkirk, and alleged further contributions from Norman Mack, Norman Birmian, and others, totaling about 100000 to Murphy. Witnesses Conners and McGuire linked contractors and campaigns to the alleged graft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John A. Hennessy
Gurgers
Tammany Hirth
Buffalo
Mad
James Stewart
Charles FL Murphy
Hennessy
John Doe
Whitman
Murphy
Edward HE. McCah
Conners
State Highway Department
Henry Burgard
Mel Donough
Niagara
Jim Stewart
Becauuse Stewart
Stewart
Dunkirk
George McGuire
Syracuse
Aad
Alm
McGuire
Pha
Norman BL Nairmian
Democratic Committee
J. Ser‘ram
Norman E. Mack
Murph
Obituary notices from a 1910s Baltimore page
Fragmented death notices list multiple individuals with dates in October and November, naming spouses and children. Entries reference funeral plans and locations such as Belmont and Belview streets, with scattered surnames including Adams and Houghton. Strong entities include Adams, Belmont, Baltimore, and November dates.
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Adams
Benning
Mary Aidlums
Trevor” Adams Booth
Annie Adams
Baltimore
Glandien
Willeass
Belmont
Ap. Metoher Ol
Zurhorst Tol Street
Ar- Houghton
Savirdar
Merth
Eine
Lord Rosebery Chosen to Write Biography of King Edward
From state papers and recollections of intimate friends under the general supervision of Viscount Knollys the late King Edward's secretary it is said Lord Rosebery will be invited to write the biography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rosebery
Edward
Viscount, Knollys
Lord Rozebery
George
Halloween revels fill Alexandria streets with masks and fun
The Alexandria area saw large Halloween celebrations with hundreds of children and many adults in costumes. A parade by the American Indian Guards Band led to the Young People's building for entertainment while clubs hosted dancing and open houses. Mayor Stecher urged police to deter disorder, and the night passed with little trouble. Rough seas delayed the schooner Emma I Angell, needing a week to unload rock plaster after a voyage from Chevery Nova Scotia via Vineryard Haven. Customs officers remained aboard until clearance. A Ghent Treaty centennial planning meeting was scheduled with city representatives in the mayor's office for Wednesday morning to select delegates for a state committee meeting in Richmond. J Johnston Green of Alexandria was named grand senior warden at the Knights Templar meeting in Richmond. Funeral arrangements for John H. Milstead were announced for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington , Post
Bureau
Kings Street
Alexandria
Sathya
American Indian Guards Band
Collinwood Club
Potomac
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical Company
Emma I. Angell
Chevette
Nova Scotia
Vinervard Haven
Mass
Customs House
Flatter
Ghent
John M. Johnson
Richmond
Gov
Alann
Watch sale sparks two week buying opportunities
Read ing advertisement from Rumarrow's Post invites buyers to Kryery ranch stock with discounts from 2 to 3 percent below wall prices. See the ring for details and explore available watches during the two week period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kryery Ranch
Rally for Road Improvement in Fairfax County Meeting
A public gathering at Sherwood Hall near Gum Springs aims to approve a 90000 dollar bond issue for Mount Vernon district road work in Fairfax County. L B Boykin, economics official with the Agriculture Department, leads talks on road improvements during the event tonight. Delegates to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress include A D Brockett C By Marshall and Dr. William M Smith appointed by Gov Mean, to attend a December Washington convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernion
Fairfax County
Sherwood Ha
Gum Springs
L.B. Boykin
Gobod
Names River Congress
Mean
D. Brockett,.c
Marshall
William M
Police Notes Chronicle Local Crime and Staffing Changes
Former sergeant John L Daily retired after 45 years as a police employee and new assignments filled his vacancy with Private J T Wittstatt and Private A C Costello detailed to the Municipal building post. James W Sampson ingested bichloride of mercury at his mother in law's home on North Carolina Avenue SE and now shows little hope. antidotes timing unclear. Owen Carrick reported a shot behind his home with no identifiable foe. A match sparked a fire at T H Reeds pantry store on Thirteenth Street NE. flames quickly controlled with minimal damage. Ivan J Crawley, a 21 year old Howard University student from North Carolina, died after inhaling gas in his room at 1915 Sixth Street NW. Lillian Short, 18, ingested two tablets of dichloride of mercury while in a Fourth precinct cell and was sent to Emergency Hospital.
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John L. Daily
J.T. Wittstatt
A. C. Costello
Wittatatt’s
James W. Sampson
Carolna Avenue
Wal L. Kelly
Casualty Hospital
Sampson
Ivan J., Crawley
Howard University
North Carolina
Sixth Street Portal
Lillian Short
Fourth Precinct
Rescue of Patria Crew From Mid Atlantic Fire
Wireless reports aboard the Hamburg American liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie rescued twenty two of the five mint crew of the French bark Patria after the vessel was found burning and disabled in mid Atlantic. Three sailors drowned before rescue. The Kronprinzessin Cecilie was en route from Mexico to Hamburg when it sighted signals of distress and launched boats to save the crew.
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Hamburg
Germany
Mint
Patria
Kronpringessin Cecille
Atlantic
Mexico
King Hosts 500 Workmen at Dinner in London
King George entertains more than 50 workmen and Buckingham Palace front restoration staff at a London restaurant. Sir Derek Keppel, master of the household, presided. The king sent a cordial message urging readers to use Post Want Ads, noting no charge for advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
London
King George
Buckingham Palace
Derek, Keppel
Measter
Arm Is Severed In Steam Tragedy At Gas Works
Engineer Willi T. Gladden, 29, trapped under locomotive tender as it toppled from a trestle at the gas works on Twelfth and M streets southeast. Doctors employed improvised surgical measures with an ax and tourniquet to save his arm, but he died en route to hospital. Fireman James B. Bux fell 20 feet and survived. Gladden’s body to be buried in Rockville, Md. An inquest is ordered by the coroner.
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Willi T. Gladden
Twelfth
M Streets
Clapham Klug
W. L. Kelly
Casualey Worpital
Gladden
James B. Bureh
Joseph O'Donohue
Raleigh Dean
John Dawson
Drs. Kelly
King
Huerta Finances Strained Amid Payroll Delays in Mexico City
In Mexico City on October 31 the Huerta government faced payroll difficulties with some departments delaying payments. partial pay was promised, others awaited funds, while rumors spread of a 15 percent tax on bank deposits. Banks and businesses reportedly reluctant to fund a 2,000,000 peso loan amid pressure on subscribers.
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Mexico City
Huerta
British banker arrested in Chicago forgery case
Capt Cornelius Glenn Collins, who spoke for British bankers at Investment Bankers Association meetings in Chicago, was arrested on forgery charges at the request of Baltimore police. Former Cameron Highlander and ex-husband of Natalie Schenck, he had a world tour honeymoon and returned to U.S. society after arriving in 1903.
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Chicago
Cornelius Glenn Collins
Investment Bankers’ Association
Baltimore
Collins
Natalie Schenck
Betle
Newport
H. 1. Society
Cameron Highlanders
United States
Miss Schenck
Fatal fall suspect held in $5,000 bond
A fall from a third story window leaves Mrs. Mary McCormick with a broken back and fragile spinal cord. Police say Thomas Wilson threw her from the window and remains in custody in bonds of $5,000 as doctors warn any movement could prove fatal.
Licensed to Marry Names and Ages in Fragmented Notice
Fragmented marriage notice lists several couples and ministers with ages and locations including Glenn Dorsey and ya M Gurne in Washington DC Silver Spring MG Julius Sommerfield and Louise Goshret Philadelphia PA and other pairs with ministers and judges mentioned, but many details cut off or garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Dorsey
Washington
D. C
Ya M. Gurne
Silver Spring
Louis Randall
Thomas F. Jand
Bundy
Julius Sommerfield
Wellington
Louise Goshret
Philadelphia
D. Buhrer
Julius Robert Simpson, Jr
Mary Adelaide Burrows
V. Regaster
Hurlburt
Windald
Bouck
Rooran
Madeline R. Kings
New York City
John Ik. King
Mary E. Rt ‘Bot
Lectend, Md
Ay At
Methodist Polity Adopted By National Convention in Galveston
The first national convention of Methodist Men in session since Tuesday adjourned with a unanimous vote on a new denominational policy. The plan emphasizes personal evangelism, youth upholding the church, tithing, support of church boards, civic and educational uplift, and Bible teaching in public schools. Invites sent to Galveston, Los Angeles, New York, Buffalo. San Francisco requests 1951 convention. A message of felicitation was sent to Viscount Chinda, Japanese ambassador, on the Emperor’s birthday.
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Indianapolis
Tad
Get
America
General Church
Evecative Committee
Galveston
Tex
Plos Angeles
Cal
New York
Bufilue
San Francyseo
K. Coatis Janes
Japan
Viscount Chinda
Washington
Abhassader Chinda
Des Pauw University
Greencastle
Ind
Mrs Meyer Leaves Washington After Shoreham Crash
Mrs Georgia von L Meyer wife of the former Secretary of the Navy left Washington for Hamilton Massachusetts with her daughter Julia after a collision on Massachusetts Avenue near Lavern Lane. Her electric coupe struck a lamp post but she appeared unshaken smiling as she departed with her escort to the Shoreham.
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Shoreham
Julia Meyer
Massachusetts
Lamp-Post
Georgia von L. Meyer
Plans trust inquiry explores industrial problems by bureau study
Atlantic City Oct 31 Commissioner Joseph E Davies of the bureau of corporations announced a new scientific investigation of the industrial situation under President Wilson to aid the trust legislation program starting in December. The probe aims to determine whether competition or monopolistic trust best serves society and will be conducted with scientific, fair minded methods to obtain facts as they are. The inquiry may require increased congressional funding though results may not meet all hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Corporations
Davies
Atlantic City
Wilson
Seasion of Congress
Joseph E Davies
Aqualdre
National Association of Hardware Dealers
United States
Congress
Owen Proposes Four Regional Banks Plan
Senate group endorses creation of four regional banks with capital stock totaling 100 million dollars divided by region. Cities named are New York Chicago St Louis and San Francisco with New York receiving half the capital. Senator Owen serves as committee chair and has submitted amended text to Secretary McAdoo for review.
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Owen
McAdoo
K. H. Addington
Chicago
Qwen
New York
St. Louis
San Francisco
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William K. Berry
WM. Lee
M. Hindle
BR. Speare
F Street
N. W
Ewerrurigg
Fa Faye
Geo. P. Zarhorst
Dorat
Sergeon
WM. H. Sardo & CO
RERAL
Motieru Chapel
Prank Geier’ S Sons
Mar Nornat
Miebehavior
Knights Templar
Johnston Green
Grand” Commandery
J. Johnston Green
John H. Milstead
John Ft. Milstead
J. Edward el
R- Harris & CO
the Jewelers
Tqo-Kalon Co., Inc
Phomec Halse
Shivin
South Royal Street
P. Phillips
St. Paul’s Protestant Episcopal
Milstead
Doon
Alexandria- Washington
Thin City
Police News
Owen Carrick
Fifteenth ‘Street
Ninth Precinct
Carrick
T. H. Reed's
Nineteenth
California
Midocean
Kronprinzessin
Cecilie
Engineer Scaids
Wiliam T. Gladden
James B. Bux
Iee House
Methodist
Auto
Plans Trust Inquiry
Banking and Currency Committee
the Young Lens Shop
Weroung
Lars Loop
Edmonston
Atyley
Edmonston & Co
EIN
John Dee
Washington, Dd.c
Federal National Bank
Washington, D
Hleay
Hrerives
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