Tariff tax on Cupid questions foreign residence case
Mrs May Van Alen Thompson wife of banker faces a tariff dilemma under the revenue act. Does marriage abroad make her a resident or keep her foreign status for duty on personal effects? The case, appealed after prior duties were paid, reaches the court of customs appeals with no clear precedent.
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May van Alen Thompson
United States
Court of Customs Appeals
Thompson
May van Alen
James F. Curtis
Florence
Bache
Mra Backe
van Aten Thompson
Lincoln Overcoat and Suit of Lincoln Statue Garments Sold to John M. Kirby
Historic Lincoln overcoat and a suit once used for the Capitol rotunda statue have passed to John M. Kirby. The preserved garments show Lincoln’s size, with a ripped shoulder from souvenir theft, and bear a New York label with bloodstain and eagle motif.
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Lincoln
Ford
Capitol
John M. Kirby
New York
MORE JOIN BOARD OF TRADE MEETING NOTES
The Membership Committee aims to reach a 260 quota with new members by year end and earn a dinner from President E H Droop for each milestone. At Saturday’s St James luncheon eleven applications were approved, and organizers hope to exceed last year’s 287 by November 10. Attendees included H Clifford Bangs and many other named officers and members. The directors meet tonight, the industrial interests committee at noon, and the flag protection committee at 4 15 pm tomorrow.
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Droop
Board of Trade
E. H. Droop
St. James
H. Clifford Bangs
Harry Alimond
E R. Brooks
Stacy H. Briant
Walter M. Brown
John M. Cherry
Benjamin R. Coles
LL Lee Combs
F. B. Cunningham
Charles F. Crane
William K. Ellis
John R. Ergood
C. J. Gockeler
William M. Hallam
Guy H. Johnson
J Leo Kolb
George Putt
Willem H. Singleton
Odell S. Smith
Michael A. Weller
Otney W
Miss Jessie Wilson and Francis Sayre Attend Church Visit
Miss Jessie Wilson and her fiance Francis B. Sayre attended morning services at St. John's Episcopal Church after leaving the White House about 1 o clock. They walked through Lafayette Square amid curious onlookers as photographers tried to snap pictures, a policeman warning him to stop.
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Jessie Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
St. John’s Episcopal Church
White House
Lafayette Square
Miss Wilson
Sixteenth Street
K Street
Snapehorn
Congress Likely to Gift Silver Service to Miss Wilson
Members of the House show strong interest in a wedding gift for Miss Jessie Wilson the White House bride to be. A valuable silver service is likely the chosen present with Genevieve Clark aiding in selection and visiting shops in New York to review current designs.
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House of Representatives
Jessie Wilson
White House
Mises Genevieve Clark
Miss Wilson
Miss Clark
Mann
Algo
Missa Clark
New Jersey
New York City
City News In Brief Seeks Program and Celebrations
The California State Association plans a meeting tomorrow night at the Chamber of Commerce with addresses by A C Miller Ira E Bennett Representative John J Nolan and Judge Marion De Vries. The program includes literary and physical activities. Also noted are Luther anniversary observances in Washington area churches and lectures by Dr Charles Barker at multiple venues.
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California State Association
Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Miller
Ira E. Bennett
John J. Nolan
Marion de Vries
Mrs Wilson Joins Federation as Honorary Vice Chairman
Mrs Woodrow Wilson has become honorary vice chairman of the National Civic Federation's women’s department. She acts as a welfare advocate for local issues, urging reforms in government workspaces and postal services. She toured the Government Printing Office seeking more recreation space for hospital workers and called for better sanitary handling of mail bags.
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Woodrow Wilson
Womens Department
National Civic Federation
District of Columbia
Wilson
Post Office
Funeral for Slain Penn Railroad Engineer Gladden
Funeral services for William T. Gladden, engineer for Pennsylvania Railroad, held in Washington. The body will be taken to Highlands, Harford County, Maryland, for interment tomorrow afternoon, with trainmen and family accompanying the hearse.
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Thomas Grant
Chamber of Commerce
Delafield Place
Wright
Glenwood Cemetery
Howard G. England
Grant
Washington
Louisa
W.T. Dada
Maryland
William T. Gladden
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington Gaslight Company
Zurhorst
National Lodge
Highlands
Harford County
Pennsylvania
J. W. Duncan
Frank L. Thompson
Found Dead in Room of Maryland Man at 49
Charlies T. Simpson aged 49 was found dead in his room at S11 M Street Northwest from asphyxiation. A roomer discovered gas pouring from a jet. Coroner Nevitt ruled accidental death. Simpson belonged to a prominent Maryland family. He was unmarried and survived by his father T. D. Simpson of Laurel Md., three brothers and four sisters.
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Charlies T. Simpson
M Street
Nevitt
Simpson
Maryland
E. T. Simpson
Georgetown
T. D. Simpson
Laurel
J. %. Simpson
Kansas City
T. E. Simpson
EB. T. Simpson
Grodietown
Charles Tavenner
Police News Notes from Washington Streets and Avenues
Christopher Weneke, 1768 E street northeast, struck on the forehead by a brick by a colored boy. treated by Dr. Barnaby and sent home. Christian Feel, 25, 685 street northwest, collided with a bicycle ridden by Henry Keel, 1 year old, 643 Kenyon street northwest. Keel slightly cut and returned home. Frank Hagan, 18, at Nichola avenue and Morris road Anacostia field, cut above left eye. treated by Dr. Mundell and taken home by friends. John Owens, 546 Galen street southeast, reports $30 worth of goods stolen from his home yesterday. Ten gallons of milk spilled on North Capitol street when a car collided with a milk wagon at North Capitol and Todd Streets. Private E Porter, No. 7 police Station, injured when horse ran away. Timothy and James Shugrue, Georgetown, bicycles on Conduit road accused of game law violation. claim dogs being broken in from gun shyness. Fire unknown origin in basement of 2805 Q street northwest, Mackall estate, Robert H. Charles. damage about 20. Harrier fire at 1410 First street northwest, John Williams. damage 62. Clothes closet blaze on second floor of 2108 Heventh street northwest. damage 3. Pan of grease ignites on stove at 1731 T street northwest. damage trivial. Fire in rubbish box in basement of 1323 G street northwest. slight damage.
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Christian Feel
Henry Keel
Kenyon Street
Keel
Nichola Avenue
Morris Road
Anacostia
Frank Hagan
Joseph O. Mundell
Q Street
Mackall
Robert H. Charles
First Street
John Williams
John O'Donoghue
Heventh Street
T Street
Oyster Roast Hosts Auto Trade Guests at Chapel Point
Commissioners Newman Siddona and Harding will attend an oyster roast hosted by Le Roy Mark for the Washington automobile trade at Chapel Point on Wednesday. A convoy of cars will depart the District building at 94 am with Lew Thayer driving the pilot car to pace the procession, but racing is barred. The route goes Le Plata road via Waldorf Maryland.
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Newman, Siddona
Harding
le Roy Mark
Automobile Trade of
Washington
Chapel Point
Lew Thayer
le Plata Road
Waldorf
Man Hides in Trunk to Flee Police Robbery Charge
Irving Green sought by police on robbery charge hid in a trunk at his home 494 1 Street Southwest and nearly suffocated before hospital aid revived him. Suspected of robbing Albert W Timmons of 1191 Four-and-a-Half Street Southwest.
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Irving Green
Albert W Timmons
Folk Praises Washington Civic Model at Y M C A Meeting
Joseph W Folk solicitor of the State Department spoke at a mass meeting in the Academy of Music under the Y M C A auspices. He urged wiping out the underworld and lauded district commissioners as moving Washington toward a model city standard.
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State Department
St. Louis
Washington
Joseph W Folk
Department of State
Academy of Music
Louis
Houses
Congress
Washington Y. M. C. A
United States
Delegates Form National Council of Hebrew Youth Men
Delegates from the Young Men's Hebrew Associations and other Hebrew groups across the country organized the Council of Young Men's Hebrew and Kindred Associations, a national body to meet every three years. An assured five year income of 62600 was pledged, with a board including Cyrus Adler and Jacob H Schiff. A 15 member general council was chosen, led by Judge Julius W. Mack, with Felix M. Warburg elected president.
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New York
Young Men’s Hebrew Associaton
Council of
Young Men's Hebrew and
Cyrus Adler
Philadelphia
Jacob H Schiff
New Orleans
Jacques Back
St Louis
Felix M. Warburg
City
Paris aviator wins Pommery cup with 933 mile flight
Marcel G Brindejone des Moulinais won the half yearly Pommery cup by flying 933 miles in thirteen hours from Paris to Warsaw via Berlin. Eugene Gilbert failed to beat the record, covering 681 miles in five hours eleven minutes and landing in Pomerania. The cup rules reward the first to 1000 kilometers in under five hours, or the greatest distance between sunrise and sunset.
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Paris
Marcel G. Brindejone Des Moulinais
Warsaw
Berlin
Eugene Gilbert
Villacoublay
Pomerania
Composer dies at Cumberland County Poorhouse in Carlisle
William Paris Chambers a noted cornetist and composer died yesterday in Carlisle Cumberland county Poorhouse at age sixty He leaves a widow one son and one daughter living in Baltimore Special to The Washington Post Carlisle Pa November 2 19 XX
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P. Chambers
Baltimore
Washington Poat Carlisle
William Paris Chambers
Cumberland County
Chambers
Painter Seeks Life For Family After Mercury Poisoning
James W Sampson, a painter, swallowed six sublets of bichloride of mercury with suicidal intent four days ago. Doctors transported him to Casualty Hospital where he lies in a ward awaiting a possible recovery, his wife and three children praying for his life as physicians warn the outcome remains uncertain for weeks.
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James W Sampson
Casualty Hospital
Sampson
Numpson
William Kelly
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