G H Brown Dies. Noted Burns Scholar and Gardener
G H Brown long known in Washington circles for his Burns collection and scholarship in Scottish literature and history, served as landscape gardener and superintendent of public buildings. He died yesterday at 3:30 pm from a cold contraction, leaving a legacy as a government employee and a fervent student of Burns. His funeral plans will be announced today.
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Scotland
Te Ge Hay Brown
Washington
Robert Murns
Budd Street
Ken
Burns
Obituary notices from Washington area dates
A garbled set of obituary and funeral notices dated November 1900 through November 1909 lists dozens of individuals with final rites details. Entries include JOHN FRANKITS HAF, GEORGE B, SARAHE Reese, MACK II, MARGARET WHAMN, ELLA T teaved, and others. Interments are noted at Arlington, Oak Hill Cemetery, and local Virginia sites, with locations and buried counties referenced.
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John
Willams
Pairiay Courthatse
Varral
Washington
Alexanda
Vernon Station
Pennsylvania Ave
Purinwest
Pin
John Frankits
Craig Serretay
Ellioole City
George B
Jennie
Jethro FS. Howell
Company D
Lunteen Infantry
Arhugtey
Tortamouth Va
Caltrys Obio
Cory
Colonial Beach
Sarahe
Jota Fl Reese
Alice Revetle
Naomi Ford
Sonnis Lee Keok
Wen
King George County
Vahyoceley
Cor Interbert Prieriksbug
Tesday
Augusta
Feex
New York Avenues
Rihwes
Lean
J Palloch
Tsue
Baltimore
Bietth
Anvier
Andrew Torray
Ts Culnce
Q Street
Edward
Metin
South
Lincoln
Boston
Het E Cory
Obscure Notices From Warhingtom Port Chronicle
Fragmented obituary notices list various names and ports with damaged OCR text. The readables mention Frauler Portsbug and Lord Herald with uncertain roles, plus references to dealers and planers. The item appears to be a low clarity compilation of death notices and notices of shipping or port activity from Warhingtom Port.
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Warhingtom
Frauler
Jno
Ressey
Ledeor
Washington landscape gardener Mr Brown dies after long service
Dents of that city were beginning to take a gate ve Interest In the art of landscape Bardening In 185 the entire family came to Washington and the son took charge of lazing out the government expert mental gardens The grounds were at. fat tine located at Four and a half street Mr Brown remained in the gov ernment employ until the outbreak of the civil war, when he enlisted with the District of Columbia militia, and participated in several battles. Long in Government Employ. At the close of the civil war he spent more than year In San Francisco, several months in Memphis Town, where he was superintendent of nurseries. He returned to Washington in 1870, and had since been In the employ of the government. The White House, Capitol, and other of the city s meat beautiful grounds were laid out under his direction. Mr Brown leaves a wife, who was Miss Elizabeth Seccaski, three sons Percival JM Brown, a Washington attorney, George H Brown of Boston and Orville Brown assistant surgeon in the United States armyand two daughters Miss Elizabeth V Brown and Mix Kathryn 8 own.
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Brown
Disstrict of
Columbia
San Francisco
Memphis
White House
Capitol
Elizabeth Seccaski
Percival JM Brown
George H Brown
Boston
Orville Brown
United States Army
Elizabeth V Brown
Mix Kathryn
Department of Agriculture finds alcohol in watermelons
The Department of Agriculture reports experiments by Dr Harvey W Wiley showing watermelon can yield denatured alcohol. A hundred pounds of melons produced about a tenth of a gallon of alcohol, with sweet potatoes also yielding fuel. The aim is cheap, usable alcohol for fuel.
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Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Harvey W Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Florida
Gulf
Marriages Listed From Various United States Clergy Records
A long OCR fragment lists numerous marriage entries with names of brides and grooms, pastors, and locations across several states. many lines include Rev. ministers, couple initials, and county or city references, suggesting an ecclesiastical register page of wedding announcements.
Health Office Record of Obituaries and Death Notices
Fragmented OCR lists multiple names with ages and places, including Brt Bete J and Yetlle V Thompson, Frederik and Katalla Mi Melntere, Philip and Madaling Heurich Gird, Christopher J and Anca Cook, Charla G and Ruby Uogly, Alfred and Sarah Honglel, Fred and Mamie Drew, and Tara Mickiawon Azalea Park. Contains ages from 1 to 48 and locations such as 501M st aw and Locust spurt sw, indicating a local health office death notice compilation.
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Bete J
Yetlle V
Thompson
Frederik and
Katalla
Hiya G
Kelly Gist
Philip and
Madaling Heurich
Gird
Crartos
Smith
Kale Kaonedy
Margaret Ty Medhall
Gumberton
J Pollock
Tara Mickiawon
Azalea Park
Qrofner
Jackson Borkard Fark
Charles Rr
del Ave
Pears Shek Mathews
Zen Tewis Danke
Euina Blackwall
Death of Representative De Armond Triggers Tributes and Reflections
The nation mourns the death of Representative David A De Armond. President Taft and Mrs Taft sent condolences noting their long friendship and esteem. Missouri figures and colleagues express sorrow, recalling his aggressive and caustic debating style and his role in shaping House rules. Funeral committees are named as mourners journey from Washington to St Louis and Butler. Debated public life, constitutional ideas, and leadership hopes frame the response while a separate report notes a man known as Ben Cotton died by suicide in River.
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Nacional
de Armond
Philippines
Taft
Anacon
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Missouri
Washington
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Duncansville
Prof Millery Academy
Hollidaysburg
Butler
Iate
Congress
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Supreme Court
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Fifty Second Congress
Representative de Armond
Jmall
James D Richarson
Richardsons Mantle
John Snarp Williems
Williams
Underwent
Alabama
Walt
Willams
Champ Clerk
Fane
Stedl
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House
Senate
House Committee
Judge de Armonds
Clark Lloyd Rucker Shadleford
Amlin
Alexander Booher
Borland Morgan
Bartholdt
Buller
Missouri Pacific
Campaign Against Tuberculosis in DC District
Gen Sternberg leads report on the year’s progress by the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis of the District of Columbia. Funds, dispensaries, nurse visits, and 16000 attendees at 260 lectures show efforts to educate and reduce mortality from tuberculosis in Washington.
Servant Testifies No Wages in Six Years Court Verdict Zero
Mary Kamaky, once a servant to Dr George E Hayunga, testified she never received any wages over nearly six years. She claimed a bankbook the doctor gave her was fake, used to imply pay. A jury awarded her zero dollars, the amount she sued for, confirming no payments were made.
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Gil
New York
Mary Kamaky
George E Hayunga
Mary
Thia Bool
Police Stop Langford Schreck Fight in Pittsburg Ring
Police halted a boxing match between Sam Langford and Mike Schreck in Pittsburg on November 24 after Langford knocked Schreck down twice. Langford, described as a negro middleweight, appeared in better condition than Schreck who showed signs of distress prompting the stoppage within the first round.
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Langford
Schreck
Pittsburg
Sam Langford
Miike Schreck
Cold Stirs Turkey Market This Thanksgiving Year
Turkeys rise in price as late warm spell boosts demand while cooler forecasts spark buyers to seek larger, higher quality fowls. Retailers plan steady price holds with modest wholesaler gains, and other fowl prices climb due to heat risks in shipment.
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Turkey
Tye
Taté
Soreasma
Artist Christy Flees Wife With Daughter and Sister
Cincinnati artist Howard Chandler Christy left his wife and took his 19 year old daughter and his sister Rose Christy. He claimed marital strife, saying he preferred living away from his wife to protect his child, while his wife Mabel Thompson Christy was said to be fond of society. Residence and family ties are given, including Christy’s in Washington and Ontario Road address, with background on his late father in law.
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Ohio
Howard Chandler Christy
Miss Rose Christy
Christy
Zanesville
Mabel Thompson
Howerd Chandler Christy Uve
Washington
Thompson
Ives
Ontario Road North West
Mia
W Od
Tme
Fifteenth Street
George Crocker Near Death From Malady at Home
George Crocker son of the late California financier Charles Crocker is near death at his home from an alleged incurable illness said to be cancer. He inherits one fifth of a $50,000 estate and is about fifty years old. The report notes a long illness and a shift from a prior condition.
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York Navy
George Crocker
California
Honaire Charles € Crocker
St Hia
Mr Crocker
Fas
British Suffragist Mrs Snowden Sees House of Lords as Barrier
Mrs Philip Snowden, wife of a British MP, told an Old Masonie Temple audience that equal suffrage in the United States will not be acted on for years. She argued the House of Lords blocks reform, calling it a monument to British Imbecility, and urged Americans to pursue self rule over governance without consent.
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House of Lords
Od Miasonic Temple
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Snowden
Baus
District of Columbia
England
America
United States
House of Inrds
Warner resigns as pensions commissioner under Taft
Vespasian Warner, United States commissioner of pensions, tendered his resignation which President Taft accepted. A successor has not been named, though James L Davenport and Captain L M Kelley are mentioned as possibilities. Warner, appointed by Roosevelt and reappointed by Taft, has been in Clinton two months due to his son's illness and resigns to care for his younger child.
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United States Commissioner of Pensions
Taft
James L Davenport
Capt L M Kelley
Werner
Flinton
Warner
Roosevelt
Clinton
Wang Affalre
Duel on Paris stage ends with one pistol shot
Report from Paris describes Urbain Gohier and Laurent Seilhade facing off in a pacific duel at the Fare des Princes. A cinematograph apparatus recorded the event as the antagonists shook hands and the scene prepared for a theater feature.
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