Judge Swayne Testifies In Own Defense At Inquiry
Judge Swayne appeared as a witness in his own defense amid an investigation by the Judiciary Committee. He denied malice in contempt cases, admitted using private cars on some trips, and defended his conduct in Hoskin actions while detailing his career and political context in Florida. Cross-examinations focused on finances, alleged conspiracies, and the 1886 election frauds, with Boone denying schemes and the committee wrapping testimony. A separate report notes a raid on a Ball's Alley speakeasy and injuries at the new filtration plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Swayne
Judiciary Committee
Susan Downs
Waco
Tex
Mia Swayne
Robert J. Boone
Florida
Liddon
Boone
John M Calhoun
Hoskin
Higgins
Palmer
Boore
Mr. Clayton
Subcommittee
Calhoun
C .D. Hoskin
Boone Re
Swayne
Tilegins
Lididon
Supreme Court of Florida
Frage Swayne
Eri T Davis
Simeon Belden
W . O'Neal
B C. Tumison
John Wurts
Delaware
Pacific Coast
Ball’s Alley
Ball's Alley
Sergt. Murphy
Mary Hutchinson
Mary
Despondent wife of Post Office clerk dies by own action
Mrs Eliza beth McComas wife of Ernest R McComas a clerk in the Post Office Department committed death by own action about 3 oclock yesterday morning while other family members were at breakfast. She was found by her mother in a closet off the bedroom at their Rockingham apartment 1317 Rhode Island avenue. The family had moved from Mount Pleasant to Adirondacks for health reasons and Mrs McComas had long been despondent. Doctor McKimmle pronounced life extinct and Coroner Nevitt issued a death certificate. The husband and mother were at breakfast when the tragedy occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Winess
Elizabeth McComas
Ernest R. McComas
Post Office Department
McComas
Ms. Mower
Gen. Mower
Gen. Logan
Dr. Jeremiah Rankin Dies in Cleveland at 75
Renowned preacher, poet and Howard University president, Dr Jeremiah E Rankin died suddenly in Cleveland Ohio at his daughter Mrs Hervey D Goulder s home on Euclid Avenue He authored the hymn Be with You Till We Meet Again and wrote poems and magazine pieces He is survived by his widow and two daughters Mrs Goulder and Mrs White Funeral plans in Cleveland with Rev Tenniss Hargiin delivering the address
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Jeremiah E. Rankin
Howard University
First Congregational Church
Cleveland
Ohio
Hervey D. Goulder
Euclid Avenue
J. E. Rankin
Rankin
East Orange
N. J
Io Cleveland
Mary Birge
F. H Smith
Goulder
White
H D Gouder
Tenniss Hargiin
Coroner clears death of Benjamin Dimes in pneumonia ruling
Rumor spread in Sixth precinct that Benjamin Dimes died after an assault on October 31. Dr W G Suter said pneumonia diagnosed November 20 and autopsy confirmed pneumonia as sole cause. William Williams briefly jailed before release after autopsy findings by Deputy Coroner Glazebrook.
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Sixth Pole
Dyson
Benjamin Dimes
Washington Court Northwest
Dimes
William Wihama
W. Given Suter
H Street Northwest
Suters
Nevitt
William Williams
Glazebrook
Aged Man Struck by Carriage In Northwest Street Accident
Peter B. Cook an eighty eight year old inmate of the Methodist Home was run down Sunday at the corner of M and Seventh streets by a carriage driven by E Burgdorf of 416 Eighth Street Northwest. He suffered a fractured hip and serious head and facial injuries. bystanders lifted him into the carriage and he was taken to the Methodist Home nearby.
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Henry Magruder
Brennan Construction Company
Seventh Street
Peter B. Cook
Methodist
Sixth
M Streets
Cook
M Street
Seventh
E. Burgdorf
Eighth Street
Edward Diggs
Mr. Cook
Diggs
North End Delegates Indorsed for Public Playgrounds Plan
North Capitol and Eckington Citizens' Association met at St Martin's Hall. Delegates Henderson and Serven to attend the National Civil Service Reform League meeting in December. The group backed free public playgrounds and pressed for higher policemen pay. An association banquet was planned and committees for next year's work were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Capitol
Eckington
Charles E. Smith
Thomas D. Walsh
Policemen's Association
Citizens’ Association
Messrs
A. Ralph Serven
Irwin B. Linton
W. J. Hughes
Frank M. Ferris
M. A. Leese
Theo. T. Moore
Washington Topham
Dan C. Vaughn
Association
Edward E. Gash
Bernard Wates
Finis D. Morris
James J. Conhore
W. W. Jordan
W. W. Trail
Thomas A Whittington
George
M. D Brown
George Lippert
John W. Frost
J. V. Camalier
and & A. Daniel
Howard Boyd
W. J. Huches
J. E. Rockwell
Dr. E. B. Horan
R. J Mawhinney
Norman L. King
Frank J. Day
W. J. Brooks
W. Williams
Charles E Kern
Ren Jefferson
William Odell
F. Meth Riordan
W. D. P. King
John J. Culliton
BD E Emmert
William F. Kullberg
John J. Conte
Herman E. Blau
W. J. Armstrong
Ernest C. Ruebsam
Charles Gersdorff
B Robinson
George H
James
W. Loveless
T. T. Moore
M. L. Bundy
W. J Frizzall
John Hartung
Willig Magruder
W J McDonald
John W Stewart
City Amits
W. Martin
Albert D. Spangler
John F. Weyrich
JT. Bresnahan
R. W Farrelly
Walter Donaldson
B. W. Woodruff
John W. Shaver
Edgar D. Thompson
J 0. Tappan
Thomas Walsh
Paul E. Stege
C. F Goodchild
A. C. Miller
Ferguson
William M Leavitt
Damon A. Binkert
Man Dies by Gas in Northwest Street Home
James Henry Kirby, 29, of 909 E Street NW, died yesterday by inhaling gas after a prior futile attempt weeks earlier. Found in bed by his wife around 3 PM, the scene showed a broken gas pipe and full gas flow. Coroner listed death as suicide, though the family believes it was an accident and left no farewell note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Henry Kkirpy
First Precinct
Nevitt
Kirby
Druggist Alfred Ellery Dies Suddenly at 52
Alfred S. Ellery, fifty two, who ran a drug store at 1401 Fifth Street NW, died suddenly last night while sitting behind the prescription counter. George Epps alerted police. Dr Gill attributed death to acute indigestion. He left a wife, three children aged 14, 6, and 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred S. Ellery
Fifth Street Northwest
George Epps
Twenty-eighth Street Northwest
Epps
Willl Mam T Goll
Gill
Hte
Ellery
Young Washington man arrested in Philadelphia hotel spree
A Philadelphia police incident involved a young man named McConnell Leach from Washington who registered at the Hotel Walton and later the St James and Bellevue-Stratford, ran up charges, and could not pay. His uncle and law firm partners intervened, and he was taken to a station before returning home to Washington. The family ties and a legal career are noted, with Leach residing at 1844 M Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Walton
B. McConnell Leach
Washington
Massachusetts
Herrck & Herrick
St. James
Bellevue-Stratford
Herrick & Herrick
Leach
McConnell Leach
Saeut
Boynton Leach
United States Navy
M Street
Columbian Law School
Herrick, Leech & Herrick
Patent Attorneys
Pacific
Army
Navy
Mias Leach
Woman in Red Hat Robs Washington Visitors
A consistent scam in downtown Washington involved a woman in a red hat distracting victims then stealing money and jewelry. The latest victim, Robert Zeigler of Atlanta, lost $100 in cash, a $100 note, receipts, railroad tickets, and his wallet after dining at an Avenue restaurant. Police request any witnesses or details to identify the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Washington
Sixth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Zeigler
Avenue
Valuable English Prints on Display at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Washington sees a premier collection of old English prints at Ye Olde Curiosity Shop on Fourteenth Street. Collected by a North Carolina connoisseur who sold them at a sacrifice, the exhibit features hunting scenes Bartolozzis Reynolds and Moreland reproductions, plus genuine antique mahogany furniture and old jewelry drawing attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fourteenth Street
North Carolina
Reynolds
Moreland
Gen Alfred C Barnes Dead in Brooklyn at 62
Gen Alfred Cutler Barnes, 62, president of the Astor Place Bank and former colonel of the Twenty-third New York National Guard, died of pneumonia at his Brooklyn home. Born in Philadelphia, he held posts with American Book Company, Cornell, and various New York civic and military roles. He helped build the Brooklyn Bridge and led several clubs.
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New York
Alfred Cutler Barney
Astor Place Bank
Twenty-third Regiment
New York National Guard
Brooklyn
Barnes
Philadelphia
American Book Company
Cornell University
Twenty- Third Regiment
Twenty-third
Lafayette Post
Associated Bankers of
New York City
Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturers’ Association
Gen. Barnes
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Library
Brooklyn Public Library
Oxford Club
Aldine Club
Princeton
N. J
William M. Paxton
Princeton University and Seminary
Paxton
Princeton Seminary
Presbyterian General Assembly
Madison
Wis
Louis Livingston
Dutchess County
Livingston
New York State
John 8. Livingston
Johnson Livingston
National Express Company
Weather conditions and forecasts from the U S Department of Agriculture
A detailed regional weather bulletin reports a Northeast Nebraska to Minnesota storm bringing winds and little precipitation in most areas, with rain or snow forecast for the Upper Lake region and parts of the Middle Atlantic and Lower Lake regions. Temperatures vary, with warmer conditions in the Central valleys and Upper Lake region and colder in the Northwest and Gulf areas. Winds shift from southeast to northwest by Tuesday night across the Great Lakes, and steamer winds for European ports are noted. A special forecast and local readings include temperatures, humidity, rainfall, sunshine, tides, and a dense list of city temperatures across the U.S.
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U. 8
Dept. of Agriculture, Weather Bureau
Washington
Nebraska
Minnesota
Upper Lake Region
Milestesippi Valley
Atlantic Statea
Lower Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
North Pacific Coast
Atlantic States
Lower
Lake Region
Slane
Miescarl Valley
Lake Reginn
New England
Gulf and
South Atlantic States
Middle Atlantic
Forea
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
European Porta
Grand Banka
Grey Lakes
Deiath
Asheville
N. C
Atlante
Atlantic City
N. Jaz
Bismarck
Beaton
Mass
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Onto
Cheyenne
Wye
Davenport
Iowa
Denver
Colon
Seaee
Des Moines
Galveston
Tex
Helena
Mont
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Marquette
Mich
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
New York
N.Y
North Platte
Nebr
Omaha
Pittsburg
Salt Lake City
Utah
T. Louis
St. Paul
Mian
Springfield
Til
Vickaburg
Misa. A
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Algé
North End
Lansburgh & Bro
Priestley
Dake
Seventh St
Beye
James Kirby
Cecilian
Cecilian Piano
FE. F. Droop & Sons CO
Steinway and Other Pianos
Ivers&Pond Piano
Boston
Counter Dead
Adventures of
Sylvester Mussante
Reform School
Mussante
Thirteenth Street
Albany
Raymona Wilsey
Wilsey
Eastbern
Emil
Raymond
Peter Grogan
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American Security and Trust Company
Og G
Alfred C. Barnes
Houston
W. L. Coleman
Mme
Schumann- Heinke
Paul Schumann
Dresden
Schumann
Germany
America
London
Matthew White Ridley
Viscount Ridley
The
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Blagdon
Northumberland
Agnew
Affleck
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
F St. N.W
Vose Pianos
J. Demoll
G Street
Dr. Lyon
Johnson Brothers
Main
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11Th and Water
Dr. Shoop
Racine
James K. Probey
N. W
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Tolman Laundry
Cor
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Capuzaya Making Company
Treasury
John P. Jones
Elogene Davis
Low C Bryan
Washington Railway and Electric Company
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JAS
Con Pear
Meg & Wallace
E Street
Macdonnadlwl School OF Phrenology and Psychology
Tmn St. Nw
Qq St
L Macdonnall
Jnet
Rartone
Alsa
Bulie
Tennessee
Shoomaker CO
Percoratet
Char
Gawa
Rooma
Clara A Westlake
Brunswick
Sargaman
ail-Baughman
Phore
Phone West
West Building
Kirk Patrick
Band
Iieh
NY Arenw
St. Pope
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