Clubhouse Fire Destroys Potomac River Lodge Near Hancock
Fire completely destroyed the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club on the Potomac riverbank opposite Great Cacapon W Va and near Trancock Md after a defective flue sparked the blaze. The building worth about 6000 with 4000 insurance burned after 12:30 pm while contents 2000 were saved. local and Italian laborers aided a bucket brigade as no modern apparatus was available. Washington notables and guests, including former presidents Arthur and Cleveland, had frequented the lodge since its 1890s incorporation by Washingtonians. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodmont Rod and Gun Club
Marsland
Potomac River
Great Cacapon
W. Va
Trancock
Scott Towers
N. O. Messenger
George Williams
Charles C. Randolph
Towers
Imylvamptu
Messenger
William Ad Mr. Randolph
Washington
Potomac
Pittsburg
Arthur
Cleveland
Chase
Heer
Tie Cupervere
Wea
Franklin H Mackey Dead One of Washingtons leading lawyers
Franklin H Mackey died at six yesterday morning in his Olympia apartment. A Confederate veteran and noted scholar he authored Mackys Practice and Laus Infantam and held multiple federal and district court bar memberships. Survived by a widow and a brother in Oklahoma funeral likely Tuesday with interment in Glenwood Cemetery. The brother has yet to be heard from and arrangements await his wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MI. Mackey
Washington
Olympia
Roanoke
Fourteenth Streets
Mackey
Oklahoma
Glenwood
Franklin Hubble Mackey
Harleston
D. C
South Carolina
Micah Jenkins
Point Lookout
Philadelphia
Chicago
Macks
Lncal
Law Reporter
District Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Court of Claims
Supreme Court of the United States
Immigration Bureau
United States Supreme Court
Fire damages rear of store in Nome district incident
Explosion from a gasoline stove in a kitchen injures no one but damages the rear of a house at 1381 First Street Southwest. Mrs. Rubernmage reports stock loss, total about 700 dollars insured. In Seattle Judge Moore appoints John H. Dunn as deputy U S marshal interim successor to Frank Richards, pending Roosevelt’s choice.
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Sarah Rubernmage
First Street
Seattle
Wash
Moore
Lo Wized States Court
Nome District
John H. Dun
Nome
United Sates
Frank Richards
Roosevelt
Dunn
Marshal Richards
Twenty Five Years Pastor Honored By Calvary Church
Under Calvary Baptist Church, Men’s Club and Wanewha Class Club plan a banquet on Friday December 2 at the church parlor to honor Rev Samuel H Greene for twenty five years as pastor. The 3 day celebration will feature speakers as the church notes a growth from 600 to 1580 members and a Sunday school with 2640 attendees and over 30000 in receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
Samuel H. Greene
Calvary Church
Miss Nannie Leiter Home for Culmination of Romance
Miss Nannie Leiter and sister Daisy Leiter arrived home as preparations begin for the marriage to Maj. Colin Campbell of the British Army. The wedding, expected early December, will be quiet with many L eiter relatives invited as Major Campbell sails to England with Lady Curzon after the ceremony. The match stems from a romance started in India with Lord Curzon’s palace visits.
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Nannie Leiter
Maj
Colin Campbell
Daisy Leiter
Lesters
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Nancy
Lady Curzon
England
India
Map Campbell
M Lester
Lord Curzon
Miss Nancy
Mas
Campbellsre Ua
Dupontei
Buelishman
Court Enjoins Machinists in Santa Fe Strike Action
United States Circuit Judge Morrow issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the International Association of Machinists and about thirty named members from interfering with the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad locomotives and machinery, intimidating workers, inducing contract breaches, destroying railroad property, or entering its shops. The order also bars IAM agents from carrying banners or picket duty in front of the Santa Fe ticket office in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
San Francisco
United States
Morrow
International Association of Machinists
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Machinists’ Association
Panic at Harlem Opera House During Lefty Performance
Fire panic breaks out in Harlem Opera House as audience rushes toward exits after a missing fire engine prompts alarms. Theater officials and performers maintain calm, doors open, guests evacuated. incident accompanies a report of Chi Phi fraternity eighteenth annual meet and Confederate Veterans reunion dates in Louisville and Nashville with members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem Opera House
Lancaster
Chi Phi Fraternity
Grand Alpha
Benjamin S. Banderson
Amherst College
Grand Gamma
Wyndham Stokes
Lehigh University
Grand Delta
George G. Hood
Robert C. Post
Stevens Institute of Technology
Grand Zéta
Thomas W. Connelly
University of Graf- Bia
Boudinot Feith
F H
Meserve
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joh D. Adams
Cornell University
Louisville
Nashville
Catarrh Cure Promoted by Blood Purifier Remedy
An old medical advertisement extols catarrh as a constitutional disease arising from impure blood and urges constitutional treatment to purify the blood for a lasting cure. It recommends Hood's Sarsaparilla Nasal and Catarriets to quickly relieve local catarrh, ease inflammation, and deodorize symptoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Testimony Conflicts in Florida Swayne Inquiry Forger y Claim Emerges
In a Florida hearing within the Swayne inquiry, Boone testified a forged letter bore his signature and said a plan to use Hoskins for contempt to break the old man down was discussed. The panel pushed back on evidence about Hoskins bankruptcy and related tax returns amid a broader embezzlement conspiracy claim.
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Boone
Florida
Hoskins
P. W. Chase
Tyler
Tex
Swayne
W. H. Hoskins
W.H. H. Miller
Harrison
John Wutts
Miler
Wurts
Mer
Miller
E. P. Axtelle
John Wurts
Axtelle
Durkee
Jacksonville
Tampa and
Key West Railroad
Delaware
Pacific Coast
Amis EH. Russell
Robert J. Boone
Hoss
Higgins
Hoskis
Palmer
Calhoun
Liddon
Yee
Weather Summary and Resignation Notice
A Weather Bureau bulletin reports a large high pressure area moving east over the U S with a secondary disturbance bringing light snow in the Great Lakes region and brisk winds. It predicts fair conditions east of the Rockies Sunday through Monday with warmer temps in several valleys and lists various city readings and tides. Archibald J Sampson announces plans to resign as U S Minister to Ficundor and return to Arizona in the spring.
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U.S
New England
Rocky Mountains
Missouri Valey
Mississinpi
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Tennesare
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
Pacific
San Francisco
Eureka
Nown-town
Afleck
Sampson
Redlands
Cal
Archibald J. Sampson
United States
Ficundor
Arisona
Waggaman Under New $10,000 Claim in Bankruptcy Case
Dr. Daniel B. Clarke, father in law, files a second claim against Thomas E. Waggaman for 10000 dollars based on an accommodated note dated last August, bearing Waggaman's indorsement. Referee Bradley records it as a liability of the bankrupt estate. Other claims against Waggaman include Emma Mordecai for 3000 dollars and Bettie Kirkman for 2300 dollars, with additional filings by Kate Coomes and Augusta Mordecai.
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Thomas E. Waggaman
Daniel B. Clarke
Dr. Clarke
Waggaman
Clarke
Alexander P. Morse
Andrew Y. Bradley
Mr. Waggaman
Maryland
H. Rozier du
Dulany
Emma Mordecai
Bettie Kirkman
Kate Coomes
Augusta Mordecai
Officers' Club Plan Discussed at Second Regiment Meeting
The Second Regiment National Guard plans an officers' association with dues tied to rank to fund rifle practice and regimental needs. A meeting at the armory tomorrow night will decide the plan, which echoes a former club under Col Clay. Col Urell backs the concept and will address officers Monday night.
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National Guard
Harries
M. Emmet Urell
J. 8. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Cell Clay
Cont
Urell
Capt
King Leopold Beligan horses highlight Chicago Live Stock Show
At Union Stock Yards opening King Leopold of Belgium presents a bronze steer statue to A G Leonard as honor for his work with the exhibition. Judges from Scotland and England arrive, a student judging contest features nine colleges, and 11 000 entries fill 20 acres of displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiago
Leopold
Union Stock Yards
Baron von Schetle
Belgium
A. G. Leonard
Union Stock Yards and Transit Company
Leonard
John Ross
Meikle Farrel
Scotland
Robert T. Blofield
Wymondham
Norfolk
England
Chicago
Ross
Blofield
Agricultural Colleges
Russell McKee
Washburn
Town Agricultural College
John Dryden
Canada
Rob Women Shoppers Targeted as Holiday Theft Rise
Police report multiple wallet and purse losses among women shoppers as the holiday season nears. Victims include Mrs. Adelpide Grant and Mrs. Lavender plus Mrs. Schofield, with sums stolen ranging from 5 to 80 dollars. Two arrests followed, including Donzella Davis for petit larceny and a male suspect in an assault and bag robbery near the Government Printing Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelpide Grant
Fourteenth Street
D. J. Lavender
Duncan Street
K. V. Berg
Seventeenth Street Northwest
Cannon
Schofield
Lavender
Donzella Davis
Mary McQuirk
North Capitol Street
G Street
Convention of Middle States and Maryland colleges session in Princeton
The eighteenth annual convention of the Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of the Middle States and Maryland met in Princeton. Dr Woodrow Wilson gave the welcome, with responses and discussions on modern languages, college tuition, and simplifying the secondary school curriculum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools
Princeton
Association of Colleges and Preparatory Schools of
Middle States
Maryland
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Trueman J. Backus
Packer Collegiate Institute
Julius Sachs
the Sachs Collegiate Institute
New York City
Thomas F. Crane
Cornell University
W. A. Vreeland
John H. Finley
College of the City of New York
John 8. Stewart
Lehigh Universit
Martin G. Brambaugh
University of Pennsylvania
Louise H. Haeseler
Philadelphia High School For Girls
James Croswell
Brearley School
Swain and Warfield
Swarthmore
Lafayette
N. G. McRae
Columbia University
Funeral of Prof Fiske and Cornell services
University exercises were suspended at Cornell Ithaca as Willard Fiske’s funeral was held in Sage Memorial Chapel. Dr Charles Babcock presided with honorary pallbearers from 1876 colleagues including Andrew D Whits James Law J T Morris T F Crane J M Hart Judge Francis M Finch and others. The vault housed Fiske and his wife Jennie McGraw Fiske.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Ithaca
Willard Fiske
Frankfort-on-Main
Germany
Sage Memorial Chapel
Charles Babcock
J. T. Morris
T. F. Crane
J. M. Hart
Francis M. Finch
G. W. Harris
J. G. Schurman
University
Ira A. Place
New York
S. D. Hatliday
Board of
University Trustees
Hhe
Prof. Fiske
Jennie McGraw Fiske
Firegut bar and restaurant on Ninth Street
Early yesterday a gasoline stove explosion gutted Mrs. Margaret Kennedy’s bar room and restaurant at 206 Ninth Street Northwest. Ten lodgers, seven white and three Black, escaped by jumping from second floor windows to a wooden awning and ground. Loss estimated at 3000 dollars for the saloon and 10 dollars for the adjoining barber shop, insured. Firefighters from multiple stations contained the blaze as residents fled the square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Kennedy
Ninth Street
Kennedy
George Penn
Albert Foote
Charles Spouchs
George Carr
John Barber
Patrick Houlihan
Madden
Henry
Henry and Engine Companies 2, 16, 6, and 14, and Truck Companies A and C
Square Car Commission
Ninth and
Tenth Streets
Louisiana Avenue
B Street
Union Theological Seminary Drops Westminster Creed
In New York and Pittsburg reports today confirm Union Theological Seminary has discarded the Westminster confession and adopted a new creed. Director Francis Brown says the change reverts to original charter obligations and allows non Presbyterians as directors while affirming ongoing Presbyterian ties. The seminary notes equal access for all Christian denominations and cites recent gifts totaling $240,000, though donor names remain confidential.
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Pittsburg
David Schley Schaff
Western Theological Seminary
Allegheny City
Union Theological Seminary
New York
Francis Brown
Westminster Confession of Faith
Brown
Presbyterian Church
Charles Augustus Briggs
Arthur Cushman McGiffert
Woodend Plan To Settle Woodend & Co Debts Rejected
New York, Nov 26. Judge Holt disapproved Dr. William F. Woodend plan to settle creditors of the bankrupt brokerage firm O. W. E. Woodend & Co by stock in a new company. Ruling held stock issued for cash or property only and warned creditors would be liable for excess debts. Woodend firm faced $227,000 liabilities with few assets. Company reorganized into a stock entity of $400,600 with voting power limited to common stock holders.
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New York
William F. Woodend
W. E. Woodend & Co
Holt
United States District Court
W. Fe, Woolend & Co
Woodend
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Trouble Over Trotting Race Lands Father Son in Court
At Brightwood track Friday Clayton Fahrney driver for Mr Copperthite suffered facial injuries after a dispute over alleged pulling in Ida C. finals. Henry Copperthite and his son Dennis face assault charges and will appear in Police Court Monday before Judge Kimball.
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Brightwood Track
Clayton Fahrney
Henry Coppershite
Dennis Copperthite
Fahrney
Fahrney Was Driving For Mr. Copperthite, and Was Behind Ida C
Ida C
Gladstone
Fletcher
Copperthites
Kimball
Old Folks at Home Peruna Testimonials From 1867 Letter
A 1867 note cites Dr Tartman letters and patient testimonials for Peruna and Manalin. John Q Atkinson praises Peruna after five years with catarrh cure. Other letters from Mrs Alla Schwandt and unknown IndEnt claim sleep relief and catarrh cures. A $10,000 guarantee backs testimonial authenticity.
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Manalin
John Q. Atkinson
Alla Schwandt
Market Exchange Bank
Columbo
Ohioa
Burglars Strike Justice of the Peace Office
Burglars forced entry to the office of Justice of the Peace Lewis J. O Neal at 456 D Street NW early yesterday morning and stole 14 dollars from an open safe. The crime was discovered when O Neal arrived at 8 o clock to find the safe broken and cash missing. Detectives Baur and Hartigan investigated but made little progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Lewis J. O'Neal
D Street
Justice O'Neal
Baur and
Hartigan
Victim of Opium Poisoning In Northwest District
Mrs Helen Golden was found unconscious by police at the corner of Fifteenth and V Streets northwest about 3 o'clock last night. She was taken to Freedmen's Hospital where she died at 1:80 this morning. Doctors diagnosed opium poisoning. She was said to be employed as a domestic in the family of Col Russell of 1616 Sixteenth Street northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Golden
Eighth Precinct
Fifteenth
V Streets
Freedmen’s Hospital
Col Russell
Sixteenth Street
Carpets and Rugs at Underprices Auction Sale
Oversupply at the mill prompts a forced sale of Alex. Smith & Sons carpets and rugs. Prices cut across types from tapestry Brussels to Wilton and Axminster, with 9x12 sizes listed and large discounts versus former figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Smith & Sons
Tapestry
Brussels
Axminster
Best Body Brussels
Wilton
Imperial Smyrna
Kimball Pianos Promise Value and Protection
A long ad touts Kimball pianos as assets with guaranteed prices and absolute protection for patrons. It claims improved quality and lower prices, urges quick purchase for holiday delivery, and promotes easy terms with cash or small monthly payments under T. A. Culley.
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Kimball
Om House
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Washington Men Help Fight Fire
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VE Dames
Green Ite
Alexander Reid
Wabheuss
Franklin H. Mackey
Dr. Greene
Chi Phi
Committee
Asheville
X. c
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Beston
Buffalo
Til
Cincinnati
Ahio
Cheyenne
Wyo
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Denver
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Des Moines
Lowi
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Mont
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Fie
Kansas City
Little Rock
Arkagas
Marquette
Mich
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Tenn
Orleans
York
North Phutea
Nebr
Omahe
Inlaw
Officers’ Club
King Leopold
New Zealand
Cambridge
Mass
J. MacIntosh Bell
Harvard University
James Heetor
Bell
Quebec
Great Bear Lake
Labrador
St. Johns
Deland
Fla
de Barry
Sanford
Coxetter Bend
St. Johns River
Beresford
Yawl
Mary Cannon
Brightwood Avenue
Shepherd Road
Commission District
Alia Schwandt
Sanham, Minn
Rand Mrs . Schwandt
Sanborn, Minn
MO. Catkinson
Independence, Mo
Peruna
Justice
Parma
Artia
Clark, Davenport & Co
T. A Culley
S. B.B. Earnshaw & Bro
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