Claude Hill Habeas Appeal Highlights Limits on Detention
Supreme Court readers discuss Claude Hill case and habeas corpus questions. The article notes Brills and Tay hy gine Su prene Cmmil oat Appeals and the lack of law permitting confinement of prisoners as “suspicious characters.” It covers trials, warrants, and potential habeas issues involving Miss Mamie Conners and Ty nok a person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Conners
James Rett
Mommgintette
Habeas Apts
Claudei
Prestrad
Slsig i Athents
Trouk
Mamie Conners
Sierra
Schavnes
Cigarettes Released Sparks Legal Battle and Claims
An OCR laden item reports on cigarette release with scattered names and unclear actions. The fragment mentions defendants and possible legal proceedings tied to tobacco products, with several proper nouns obscured by garbled text.
John Gillison Hanged in Virginia Murder Case
Fragmentary report outlines a murder case in which John Gillison was hanged after being found guilty. The text references trial dates, appeals, and legal procedures in Virginia, with limited readable details due to OCR damage.
Bookers insanity and hospital assault tale from the night
Fragmented report mentions a figure named Booker tied to violence at a hospital, with references to attempted assault, investigations, and a suspect later charged with murder. Other scattered items include a young hunter accident, a rowing event, and a Bellagten worker arrest.
Surfer Struck at Newport News Crossing Fatal
Special to The Washington from Newport News Virginia reports a surfer struck by a Newport News and Point Run car at Wickham Avenue and Twenty Fourth Street. The victim died. his wife and baby child were injured. his ten year old daughter was also hurt. motor man Palmer and conductor Mason were arrested but released after inquest. Also in Bords Missouri Angela King Lewis 83 died at home Damascus from general debility, survived by four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
von Newport News
W. A. Warren
Warwick County
Newport News
Wickham Avenue
Ely
Manne
Baby
Himxett
Palmer
W. W. D Mason
Bords
Acenla
King Lewis
Clelrty
Wiig
Damascus
Maryland Weddings in Rockville and Towson Area
Nov 29 report from Juravite notes a wedding in Rockville as Mary Sweeney of the apprise church officiated by Rev Alan Flotet. George A. Pheu of Gil ueenburg and Ian Martha Such of Baltimore wed in Baltimore with ceremony led by Hos Huber Ey Hromoke rector of High Church Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sur
Sy Jenaphine Rare Babar
Mire Ab
John Haker
Doneph Franklin Brandenburg
Rece
Virginia Weddings and Health Cure Ad Notice
Fragmentary ad from a Virginia newspaper promises cures in 14 days for various ailments including blindness bleeding and protruding conditions. Claims guaranteed results with stated price and delivery details, but text is incomplete and unclear.
Rate hearing resumes in Southern Railway case
After a Thanksgiving recess the rate case hearing before Master Montgomery resumed in Raleigh. Chief Clerk Brown of the state corporation commission continued testimony with Geares detailing payments and arguing the state rate is not confiscatory. W J Hillman of Louisville testified on the Southern Railway’s banks for the state, countering auditor Plant’s figures on earnings and expenses for base and local service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faleigh
N.C. New. S
Southern Railway
Montgomery
Brown
State
S Corporation Commission
Southern
North
Carolina
W. J. Hillman
Louleville
Southern ‘Railway
Southern Rail
Trust Ownership Secret Revealed In Tobacco Probe
Testimony by Percival S. I., vice president of the American Tobacco Company, shows the Wells Whitehead Company and others are controlled by the tobacco combine. The government action seeks to disentangle the monopolistic structure, with admissions that the American Tobacco Company owns Day and Night Tobacco Company and other entities in the chain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American ‘Tobacco Company
Wel's-Whitehead — Company
Eigarnlte ‘Arturera
Winston, D. C
Percival 8
American Tobacco Company
Tne
We Alwas
Wells- White Lead Company
Sips
St AM Me. IV
American Turtevo Company
Five Killed as Train Hits Trolley Car at Waterbury Crossing
Five factory workers died and five others were seriously injured when an extra Hartford freight rammed a trolley car carrying twenty five passengers to Oakville. The crash occurred at West Main street crossing on the Highland division. Gate signals allegedly failed to close and the flagman flagged down. conductor did not proceed ahead of his car. The motorman was not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterbury
Conn
West Main Street
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Oakville
Sarah Ryan
Annie Corbort
Nohert French
Waterville
Walter Ayes
Jani Kelly
Kitty Hantey
Margaret Mel~son
Jamie Berson
Sadie Allen
Andrew Lepler
Tian Kay Hanley
John Usin
John Dillion
Charles Leonard
Ara Tval
Sagman
Accident on Virginia Highway Bridge Injures Downing
E A Downing of 4 South Royal Street Alexandria sustained severe injuries when a car struck him on the Virginia side of the new highway bridge over the Totemae River. He was taken to a hospital as surgeons consider amputation. Local authorities reported the accident near Mount Vernon and King Street in Alexandria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponbeyt
MISS NIGHTINGALE HONORED WITH ORDER OF MERIT
Florence Nightingale named a British Order of Merit recipient in London, joining distinguished civil and military figures. The Crimean War heroine, organizer of nursing in the British army, is eighty seven years old and lauded for her service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Florence
Edward
Misa Nightingale
Crimea
Eat
Britain
France
Turkey
Russia
Wife Would Wed Again Amid Divorce Battle
Percival L. Gargen, publisher, testified in Supreme Court that his wife Maude A. Haden vowed to swear his life away or commit murder if not granted a divorce and $302 weekly alimony to marry William T. Hoops. He said a 1904 stock transfer to her was meant to be reversed once matters quieted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warminglon
New York
Wiliam T. Hoops
Garden
Atters
Sousa Much Improved After Illness At Chicago Hotel
Bandmaster John Philip Sousa arrived at the Auditorium Hotel suffering from aliment poisoning. He had a restful night and shows improvement though needs restraint for several days. He is likely to stay in the cottage until Monday for recuperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Philp Bousa
Ute Auditorium Hotel
Hammond Aala
Prisoners Charged in Train Wreck Plot at Ogdensburg
Ogdensburg New York November 28 Willam Piat Edward Fry and Hen Roberts aged twenty fourteen and twelve were brought to the grand jury charged with attempting to wreck a New York Central passenger train near the curve a mile from the city. A section of land suggested the train after he had discovered that railroad splices are driven between the tracks. Bridegroom charged with forgery Washington Fost Treodmond Virginia November 29 William knieache aged twenty three a bridegroom of one month was arrested at his home on forgery charges for small checks bearing the signatures of J W Gumand Sons and B McLaughlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Willam Sa Pyatt
Edward Fry
Hen Roberts
New York Central
Eg Chen
Fost
Tredmond
Willam Knelache
Jforgers
J. W. Gumand& Sons Ant B. MecLaughlin
Court Wifes Out Town in Arkansas Feud Fallout
In Ilo Arkansas on November 23 Judge Billott of Little Rock ordered the Blot City Lumber Company mill to close and all workers discharged amid a feud sparked by the triple assassination of Clarence Ix Bush Thomas Gadfrer and A B McEwen. The ruling to evict workers comes as the company remains under a receiver's control. The measure threatens displacement of Clio and its people as anger over the killings edges toward broader upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilo
Ark
Clio
Billott
Little Hock
Clarence Ix ‘Bush
Thomas Gadfrer
A. B. McEwen
Ewott
Blot City Lumber Company
City
Cito
Fire kills one as Gloucester house burns fast
A York County fire at the Harvard House in Gloucester causes one death, George Chembers, who leaped from a second floor window of a three and a half story building. Firemen suffer leg fractures and smoke inhalation while Mrs Johnson is initially listed as seriously affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloucester
Rago
Sey
Harvard
Stolypin Presses Autocracy in Premier Speech at Douma
Premier Stolypin, addressing the Douma in St. Petersburg, defends autocratic rule as Russia faces unrest. He vows no tolerance for radicalism, defends university control, and outlines plans for land reform, zemstva changes, church measures, and military expansion to stabilize the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Btolypin
Right
Doumain
Pramier
Russia
University
Poland
Delysion
Stalypin
Druce Witness Testimony Inconsistent In Portland Case
Mrs Hamilton's testimony conflicted with earlier statements as Horace Avery wrapped up cross examination. She said F C Dracs and the fifth Duke of Portland were the same person while handwriting samples of three letters were questioned. The case adjourned until December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Ead
Portland
C. Cruce
W. R. Rent
Duke of Portland
Ambassador Tower Ends Leave in Berlin Return Today
Charlemagne Tower the American ambassador and Mrs Tower prepare to return to Berlin from a weeks long leave of absence. Lieutenant Commander Ronald F. Berknep arrives to become naval attache at the American Embassy, succeeding Lieutenant Commander Howard. Farewell dinners and receptions are planned as the household sails home in December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Charlemagne Tower
Tower
Cam
Ragnald Fl. Berknep
Com
Howard
United States
Indian land grab alleged in Oklahoma case
Senators Teller of Colorado and Curtis of Kansas urged the President to commutate prosecutions after a recent investigation into alleged Indian land theft at the Kicking Span in Oklahoma. They say the syndicates have robbed the tribe of Oklahoma of about $50,000 in land value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teter
Curtis
Teller
Colorado
Curts
Kansas
Oklahoma
Otishome
Acquitted of Murder in Bennyville Case
The Cane of B. m Frend stood trial for complicity in the assassination of Sates B. Marcum. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty after forty five minutes deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennyville
B. m Frend
B. Marcum
Masons Reward Patrons at Chesapeake Beach Fair Prizes
A special committee consisting of non members of the Masonic fraternity awarded gifts from the Maxonie fair at Convention Hall last spring. Ticket 434 won the house and lot at 3008 Irving Street NW valued at 145,000. Other items included a bath tub and desk. prizes donated by B. F. Droop & Boys and J. L. Mott Tron Works. The committee included A E B Leckie, H Neumeyer, C H Redgiph, T A Wickersham, and many newspaper and business leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Specta Commitiis
Maxonie
Belt
Contr Ol the Fair
Paul Y Waters
Chemania Heaththaljwey Company
Belvedera
Irving Street
B. F. Droop & Boys
J. L. Mott Tron Works
Betas
A. EB
Leckie
Indian will get patent of forty acres to Choctaw Bel le Frost
District Court of Appeals grants writ of mandamus directing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent for forty acres in Indian Territory to Belle Frost a Choctaw Indian. The ruling holds the Interior Secretary cannot alter allotment certificates or strike names from tribal rolls after certification. John B. Goldsby and George Ita Aillean claimed their names were removed from the Choctaw rolls by action of the Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tandeu
District Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the District of
Secretary of the Interior
Interior
John B. Goldsby
George
Ita ‘Aillean
Hitohesek
Rolla
Mie Abe
Congress Will Aid Bull Run Battlefield Park Effort
Louis Wagner, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, heads a Bull Run Battlefield Park Commission seeking a sufficient appropriation to buy and convert the old Bull Run battlefield into a park. The 45 member panel includes Gen EW G Whitaker for the local department. Newton Ferree urged strong support for the action. In Port Myer court, Arthur M. Newby of Troop E seeks a Friday ruling on a motion for a new trial in the Aqueduct Bridge robbery case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Louis Wagner
Pennaymintar Pant
Grand Army
The
Republic
Bull Run Battlefield Park
Ron Nattlefeld
Gen
Gwhitaker
Newton Ferree
Aske
Justin Barnard
Arthur M. Newby
Port Myer
Smoot
Pacific Islands Study Initiated In Honolulu Project
The Pacific Seaciety Institution filed for incorporation in Honolulu to undertake a vast ethnographic and biological survey of Pacific Islands. Led by William Alanson Bryce, the initiative plans gardens and laboratories, a research vessel, and cruises to island groups over about fifteen years with an initial cost of 400000 dollars and annual expenses around 40000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Pacife Seiecttife Institution
Wiliam Alanson Bryce
Bishop Museum
Honolua
Pacific Ocean
America
Great Britain
New York to Paris Auto Race Starts in City
New York will host the start of the New York Paris auto race to Paris via the Bering Strait route. The Paris Matin notes the perilous sections, especially the rugged country between Vancouver and Skagway, Alaska, with Standard Oil supply stations aiding entrants and confidence of success from American backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Times Square
New York
Paris
Vascouver
America
Three Shot In Tong War Clash In Oakland Park
In Oakland California on November 2 a pistol battle erupted at Sixth and Altee streets between 3 deputy sheriffs and a special policeman against Wong Leong a Chinaman and four white men. Officer D G Murdock and Deputy Willem J Mott were wounded. Wong Leong likely to die. The four armed white assailants fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thinaman
Oakland
Cal
Park
Sixth
Altea
Patreeta
Itty Shota
Fred
Folteaman
D. G. Murdock
W. M
Ryan
Wong Leong
Hoy Bing Tone
Bing Kons’ Tong
Geveral
Willem J. Mott
Moffitt
Sherif
Murdock
Pine “Builoté
Priest Blames Colleges For Rise Of Agnosticism
In New York on November 2 Rev Father Henry A Braun rector of St Agnes Church said agnosticism grows in America largely due to universities. He cited Calumet and Harvard as examples and claimed professors teach atheistic ideas while religion continues to advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Harvard
New York
Beaux Arts Society Approves Washington Plans
The Society of Beaux Arts at its regular meeting discussed the commission plans for beautifying Washington. The society approved the plan and appointed a committee to assist Washington architects in efforts to have the plans adopted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Beaux Arts
New York
Architetta
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Claude Hill
Virginia
Breswear
Foethy
Lee Gunes
HSN
Loenurwestth
Willamanurg
Cual
Davies
Nahy
Wea
Havel
Bar
Prat Garmany
Vanaes
Dicky
Michal
Wwe
Tobacco Company
Segall
Iistonniaee
John Gillison
Virginis
Tybilson
Punt Gaa
Ma Bie
Ale Tie Chun
Cole
Anruri
Booker
Richmond
Junius Rocker
Bente
Washington Post
Tina
Distros
Siestinson
Berton
Ta Masnington
Dames Gebo
Bellagten
Gstentag
bin Bag Ghaeat Bis i Sein
Fleiss
Joy
Girl
A. K. Lewis
Maryland
North Carolina
Rolley
Plagwan
Mthough
Tron
Tralley
Gar
Alexandria
E. A. Downing
Highway Bridger
Sexandria Corporation Court
Finder
Tanis C. Burley
Richan Hi. Cos
Waa
Fredericksburg
George Gilgers
Wias WiNwua Jann
Enterlaine
Naria
McBurners
Louis C. Barley
Barley
Ars
McVenough
Harriet McDonna
South Royal Street
van Arsdale
XM. B
Y. Willams
George Sglon Wictiday
Ormanteation
Mihaugh
Shaun
King Street
Ulty Snginesr
Lon Anton
Miss Nightingale
Pont
Washington ‘Loan Company
F Street
Sangria
sMaceey
Mina Tnen Calbert
Gaugnier
Teruaucer RW
Tolbert
Stee Chliéren
Clio Mills
Leafs
Blasett Hotel
Meads
Druce
Odessa
Dessa
Champion Cause OF Indians
Masons
Chesapeake Beach
District Supreme Court
Bull Run Park
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
Pacifc Islands
New York-Paris
Vancouver
Skagway
Singer
Odin
Wheeler
Wilson
Wheeler &Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson
Salean Sateen
Tores
Singer Sewing Machine Co
F. Street
the Sunday Post
Jekyll and Hyde
Gordon Craig
Dow
Portugal
Henry Clews
England
Dinny
Tandy Bolling
Washington Sunday Post
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!