Ramsey Defeat Sparks Legal Battle Over Wabash Presidency
New York Oct 1 Joseph Ramsey was removed from the presidency of the Wabash Railroad by a special board meeting. Delano named his successor as eight directors present and Ramsey vows the action illegal noting improper notice and call. Ramsey’s attorney says a temporary injunction will proceed in Toledo despite New York actions.
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Ramsey
Luxt
Toledo
New York
Joseph Ramsey
Wabash Railroad Company
Delano
Rinsey
George Gould
Vaid
Ilegal
Sising
Ticident Delano
Ones Dela 9
Paimsey Ara
Asstair Ramseys
Leonard's Bail Reduced In Bank Theft Case
Henry A Leonard, accused of stealing 16900 dollars in securities from National City Bank, had bail reduced from 1000 to 3000 by Magistrate Pool. The bank asked police to turn over the stolen securities as evidence but the magistrate declined the request and refused substitutes. The bank reported daily interest charges at 47 dollars on the securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National City Bank
New Lork
Henry A Leonard
Magistrate Pool
Leonard
Magistrite
Pool
Polic
Magstrate
Failed to Convict Mistrial in Southern Wreck Case
Knoxville Tenn Oct 5 A mistrial resulted today in the case charging criminal negligence against W B Caldwell conductor on a Southern Railroad train wrecked near New Market Tenn September 24 1904 Caldwell was prosecuted by Judge C W Heitc h of Memphis whose son Clayton Heigle ll was among the sixty fatal victims Prosecution witness S E Cleage a law agent for the Southern testified Caldwell admitted at the wreck scene that the accident was caused by Caldwell forgetting orders
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Knoxville
Tenn
Caldwell
Southern Railroad
New Market Venn
Ildwell
C W Heitachi
Memphis
Clayton Heiglell
S E Cleage
Southan
Tomb to be erected for victim of mountain fall
A memorial tomb is planned for Lewis G Ivings, Canton art student, who fell from Mount Epsilon. The body is 500 feet below the summit near Lake 20, and recovery is unlikely. the tomb will cover the grave, but access to the remains may remain unseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ates Pirk Cole
Mount Epsilon
Lewis G Ivings
Canton Tl
Believes Albers Innocent In Nicaraguan Case
United States consul at Managua Chester Donaldson arrives en route to Washington to present documentary evidence to the State Department. He will argue two Americans named Albers are wrongfully imprisoned by the Nicaraguan government and justify his stance to secure their release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
San Francisco
Chester Donaldson
United States
Managua
Wniariguit
Wiashington
Department of State
Albers
Republic
Donaldson
Eye tests on trains signal study in Chicago rail test
Oculists to ride engines on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line to test eye responses to signals under practical conditions. The experiment, organized by the L Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, aims to compare real world visibility with theoretical testing. Memorial to John Harvard in London aims to raise funds and restore St Saviours Church in Southwark with subscriptions from Americans. Major General Arthur J. Bradbett of Saint Paul was named by Knights of Pythias leaders in Richmond Indiana as opposed by Supreme Chancellor Charles E. Shiveley.
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Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
L Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
John Harvard
London
Bt Saviours Church
Southwark
Uniform Bank
Rrchimond
Ind
Arthur J. Bradbett
St Paul
Miaon
Knights of
Million left son in law in Milwaukee will case
In Milwaukee on October 5 Judge Carpenter heard Emil Schandein and his sister Louise Frank contesting their mother Lizett Schandein’s will. Dr Joseph Sholdski testified that Jacob Heyl, son-in-law to Lizett, received the bulk of the fortune and used undue influence. He painted Heyl as a domineering figure in the household while Emil faced strict restraints including riding driving sailing and piano playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Jacob Heyl
Lizett Schandein
Emil Schandein
Schandein
Joseph Sholdski
Carpenter
Louise F Frank
Sholdski
Inspecting Canal Work by Advisory Engineers
The Panama Canal advisory board of consulting engineers arrived from New York and traveled by special train to Mindi Gatun and Bahio to inspect dam sites. They will examine the Chagres River and its deviations by steam launches, return this evening to Colon, and proceed to Gorgons on Saturday with Culebra planned for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Advisory Engineers
Colon
Panama Canal
New York
Mindi
Gatun
Bahio
Chagres
Culebra
Yellow fever cases on Isthmus of Panama report
A September summary notes only two yellow fever cases on the Isthmus of Panama since September 15 with none after September 20. Nine cases occurred during September, seven among foreign nonemployes, one American employe died, and another patient, an Italian nonemploye, was in Panama.
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Panama
Three Children Perish as Fire Strikes Reid Avenue Building
New York October 5 three children the Donnellys aged nine five and twelve burned to death as parents were rescued and rushed to St Marys hospital two firemen injured and Chief Croker automobile wrecked in a four story fire on Reid avenue Brookyn neighbors off duty firefighters woke residents by forcing entry to apartments the fire believed incendiary in origin others escaped by fire escapes or were carried to safety while a woman gave birth after being carried to a street mat and a wireman suffered a concussion from a water stream
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St Mary’s Hoanital
H Hospitals
Reid Avenue
Brook Tyn
Charles Donnelly
Robert Donnelly
Katharine Donnelly
Crokers
William ‘Lear
James Nugent
Joseph Hanlein
Jeremiah Donnelly
Donnelly
Mny
Rose Moses
Wireman
Christopher Leavy
Prayers For Typhoid Victims At Nanticoke Meeting
Ministers from all Protestant churches in Nanticoke led relatives of typhoid victims in prayers for relief and recovery. Over 400 cases reported, twenty eight deaths after six weeks as Rev Dr L C Floyd urged divine aid, patient endurance, and strength to fight the epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanticoke
Washington Post
Wilkesbarre
L C Floyd
Methodist Church
Bride Ends Life After Father Marries Younger Woman
In Yankton BC on Oct 5 Mrs W F Lawrence, 19, wife of a wealthy cattle dealer, killed herself days after marrying him. The couple wed two weeks after a three week acquaintance when she was a domestic in his home. His children bitterly resented the union as Mrs Lawrence took poison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton
W F. Lawrence
Reception for Prince Louis on board flagship details
The British squadron under Prince Louis of Battenberg will arrive at Annapolis and New York in early November. Rear Admiral Evans will receive the guests in Annapolis, host a dinner aboard the flagship, and the party will proceed to Washington and the White House for a reception, with further events at the Naval Academy and at New York venues. The schedule includes multiple official entertainments, a West Point excursion, and dinners through mid November, ending with leave and voyage to Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severn
Capital
White House
Naval Academy
Robley D. Evans
United States
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Annapolis
New York
Admiral Evans
Anchorage
Prince Louis
Chesapeake
North Atlantic
Evans
Washington
Admiral Sands
Academy
Wil
New York Bay
Mayor McClellan
Gen Grant
Department of the East
Governors Island
West Point
Col R M Thompson
Chamber of Commerce
Drake
St George Society
Gibraltar
Admiral Coghlan
New York Navy Yard
Pilgrim Society
Bonaparte at Academy and Navy officers orders
Annapolis source notes Secretary of the Navy Charles J Bonaparte visiting the Naval Academy in informal fashion with Admiral Sands. The report lists numerous officer transfers and assignments to Washington, the Navy recruiting rendezvous, and Navy yards, plus MacArthur going to Tokyo and other corps movements across 1905 1906 with retirements and promotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Charles J Bonaparte
Naval Academy
Admiral Sands
Academy
Naval
Mr. Bonaparte
Battalion of Marines
Bonaparte
Corvocoresses
Porter
Naval Home
Philadelphia
EF W Berle
Naval War College
Narragascett Bay
Rp I
Washington, DC
Board of Inspection
F J Schell
Sfék
Ho Laning
Worle
Missouri
Bureau of Ordnance
Navy Department
Trent R W Vincent
Lancaster
Navy Yard
Langue Island
Navy
Kansas City
W Maudlin
Scorpion
G P Bradley
Naval Hospital
Weahington
Portsmouth
Nhw
That Place
D Dickinson
H L Law
Rendeevous
Boston
Mass
W T Wallace
H N. Curtis
Chattarooga
F van Sant
Migsouri
A W Aston
Celtic
J M Kennedy
Mare Island
Cal, &c
Warrent
J T Bigge
The
Gas Engine and Power Company
Morris Heights
New York
Slave Couple Reunited After Death Riddled Mystery
The body of Stephen Hodges, once a Virginia slave and longtime butler for Miss Margaret Wallace of 1707 P Street NW, was identified in a Chesapeake and Ohio Canal waterway near Great Falls Md. Police traced the remains from a department circular. Hodges’s wife Lucy, also a former slave, mourns as investigators suggest he wandered from a Georgetown car and fell into the canal while seeking his employer’s Washington home.
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Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Great Falls
Stephen Hodges
Margaret Wallace
P Street
Lucy Hodges
Phesus
Miss Wallace
Washington
Stephen
Benning
Fourteenth Street
New York Avenue
Georgetown
Cabin John Bridge
Delegates to Reunion Elect Confederate Veterans Delegation
Confederate Veterans' Association in Washington selects John T Callaghan H P Jones Maj Robert W Hunter John H Walsh Capt John M Hickey Silas Hare Thomas W Hungerford and J F Hartigan to represent at the Petersburg reunion on October 26 and 27. A committee will pursue government care for graves of Confederate prisoners buried near northern prisons. A Ladies' Southern Society delegation discussed a charity ball for the coming season. Emmett W Roach a Hickman Kentucky teacher, was shot from ambush after church services.
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Petersburg
Confederate Veterans’ Association
Eleventh
Harry Heath
Virginia Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
John T Callaghan
H P Jones
Robert W Hunter
John H Walsh
John M Hickey
Silas Hare
Thomas W Hungerford
J. F Hartigan
Washington Post records legal events for previous day
The Washington Post is the only district newspaper providing a complete record of the preceding day's legal events.
Weller Answers Critics on Police Census and Attendance Claims
Charles F. Weller, general secretary of the Associated Charities, replies to municipal officials about police census figures. He argues the census undercounts absentees in Southwest Washington and urges comparing school attendance with police population estimates to judge truancy, while endorsing efforts to lower death rates and improve compulsory schooling for youths aged eight to fourteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Weller
Associated Charities
Turl
Washington
South Capitol Street
Ag*lt
Southwest Washington
D. O’brien
Clyte Center
O'Brien
Poles Department
Aimuelf
Oly
Bureau of Labor Statistics
G. A Weber
National Capital
West
Maj
Presbytery Meets Monday in Vienna for Mission and Sunday School Reports
The Presbytery of Washington City will meet in Vienna Virginia next Monday at 7 30 p m with Rev Albert Evans retiring moderator delivering the opening sermon. Committees will report on home and foreign missions and Sunday-school work as enrollment trends shift among schools including First and Western Presbyterian. The session will last about two days with plans to hire a Sunday-school visitor and expand church membership, aided by the Western Presbyterian church leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbytery
Washington City
Vienna
Albert Evans
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian
Western Presbyterian
Washington
Old Dominion
Virginia
Western Presbyterian Sunday School
Harry G Kimball
Arthur W. Harkness
George Bailey
Two Wives Seek Divorce in Illinois Suit
Mrs. Moore sues Thomas J. Moore for divorce and alimony claiming abandonment after letters from a young admirer were seen by Moore and his mother. She says she did nothing wrong and alleges he sought to sever ties by having an attorney write to the admirer. Lorenzo Bailey represents Mrs Moore. Another suit by Drusilla IL Moore against William Alexander seeks an absolute divorce on grounds of infidelity. Albert Sillers is her attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Drusilla IL. Moore
Thomas J. Moore
Lorenzo Bailey
Benristta Alexander
William Alexander
Albert Sillers
Nurse Sues For Damages Over Coffee Drug Remark
Mary M Reed a professional nurse sues Mrs Aimeda G Steele for 10000 damages claiming harm to business and reputation from remarks about drugging her coffee to cause mental illness. Campbell Carrington is the plaintiff's attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M Reed
Aimeda G Steele
The Luck of a Boy. Tatantent w The Luck of a Boy.
Ronert Mowuunge, age unknown, of 518 G street southeast, was struck by a car at Fifth and G streets southeast last night and thrown against a fender, escaping with a raised leg and minor injuries. The report appears garbled with illegible phrases and nonstandard text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronert Mowuunge
G Street
Scottish editor hails Roosevelt and Washington changes
Sir John Leng, Dundee Advertiser owner, praises President Roosevelt after meeting him in Washington. Leng notes Washington’s growth since 1876, admires Library of Congress, and predicts a brighter capital. He discusses British farming stock, Balfour policy, and unity of Great Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir John Leng, Bart
Dundee
Scothand
Roosevelt
Post
Fenave
Tuave
Washington
Sir John
Finland
Russia
Balkans
Egypt
India
Europe
Philadelphia
California
Oregon
Library of Congress
Great Britain
Argentina
Canada
Australia
South Africa
Britain
Scotland
London
John
Dundee Advertser
Dundee Advertiser
Spain
Sicily
England
Capital
Hudson
Lake Champlain
Rothery appeals to comrades to redeem Soldiers' Home name
Sergeant Henry Rothery, later of Battery D, Fifth US Artillery, appeals to inmates of the United States Soldiers' Home to restore its reputation. He urges the majority to act, refuse money for intoxicants, and support the governor in ridding the home of disorderly conduct to preserve the army's honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergt. Rothery
United States
Henry N Rothery
Fifth United States Artillery Beret
Beret Rothery
Grunkarda
Henry VV Rothory
US Artillery
Literary Club Reassembles in New Home for 1906
Excelsior Literary Club met on Tuesday night at 62 T Street NW with Mrs Edith Sage Emerson hosting. Officers were installed including President Mrs M L Willis and treasurer Mrs Sarah Turnbull. Invitations went to express sympathy for Mrs George A Bacca and well wishes for Mrs Addie Murray. Members shared summer tales, a Chopin selection drew praise, and next meeting is with Mrs Baker at 1800 Q Street NW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Literary Club
Edith 5Age Emerson
T Street Northwest
M L. Willis
Edith Sage Emerson
Jennie Bradley
Florence Barringer
Christine W Dunlap
I A Hawkes
Sarah Turnbull
George A Bacca
Addie Murray
J Ellen Foster
Japan
Chopin
Tuthi
Baker
Q Street
Church Club Elects Officers for Second Year
The McKendree Brotherhood Club on Massachusetts Avenue between Ninth and Tenth streets NW elected officers for the year. Officers include President T. Covert, Vice President I Bowker Jr, Warden J S Newshaw, Secretary Charles A Milstead, Chaplain Rev E Il Hubbard, Treasurer J W Craig, Master of Finance Gardner F Johnson, Guide Harry Caldwell, and Sentinel Dayton Miller. The group started about a year ago and has about 125 members citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of McKendree Church
McKendree Brotherhood Club
McKendree M. & Church
Massachusetts Avenue
Ninth
Tenth Streets
T. Covert
I Bowker, Jr
J S& Newshaw
Charles A Milstead
E Il Hubbard
J. W Craig
Gardner F. Johnson
Harry
Mrs McLean drives inclusive policy for Continental Hall
Mrs Donald McLean as president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution pushes a policy of recognizing Daughters beyond the national board. She defends appointing nonboard members to committees, plans rapid Continental Hall progress, and notes strong financial support. A diamond pin and a spinning wheel emblem highlight her leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McLean
Harmony Relly
D. A
Mra
McLean
National Board of Management
John Russell Young
Berthe M Robbins
DAR
Xesults
Arlington
Board of Management
Finance Committee
Continental Hall
Richardson and Burgess
Ita
Boys Brigade Sail to Pittsburg for En Campment
About sixty members of the Boys' Brigade left Washington last night at 8:41 on the Baltimore and Ohio to Pittsburg for the United Brigade encampment. They were led by Maj. P. H. Nicholson and march to defend the trophy cup they won last year in the competitive drill. Bohemians initiate new members at Hotel De Atley with performances by Hartman, Taylor, Travers, Young, Radcliffe, Cross, Allen, Mickle, Cunningham, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore and Ohio
Pittsburg
United Brigade
Maj
P. H. Nicholson
Capi le
Bohemians
The
Hotel de <Atley
Washington
Louis Hartman
Bessie Taylor
Fred Travers
H E Young
Mises Daisy Radcliffe
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F. A. Delano
Wabash
Chief Croker
Bride
Louis of Battenberg
ARMY
J. L Barbour
USA
James S Kennedy
Charles N Murphy
Fourteenth Infantry
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Roy C Kirtland
Twentyfifth Infantry
Elmer 8 Roach
Second Infantry
Fort Logan
Colo
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Frank J Klann
Eighth Infantry
Fort Jey
Signal Corps
Fort Wood N
Ernst Grossjohann
Hospital Corps
Fort Barrancas
Fla
Paul Compton
Mantle
James Lewis
Fourth Infantry
Fort Thomas
Francis E Chase
Fort de Soto
Augusta Arsenal
Manila
Charles Swanson
Key West Barracks
Ephraim C Phillips
Fort Worden
Wash
William J Cobb
Fort Dade
Ernest Bender
Alvarado M Fuller
Ninth Cavalry
Johnson City
Abingdon
Chilhowie
Robert B
Army Medical Museum
Thomas Bratton
Deane C Howard
Charles R. Reynolds
James D Gleenan
Aurgeon
Benjamin M Purssell
Tenth Infantry
Fli
Purssell
Cal
Conrad E Koerper
Washington Barracks DC
Edward R Schreiner
Harry McCrea
Baltimore
Wirth Heathouse
McCrea
Chesapeake Bay
Potomac River
Jessaming
King
Chsapeake Bay
Cincinnati
Sharghal
Alezander
Nansheam
Cayity
Newport
Benton
Acapulco
R. I
Willard H. Brownson
New Orleans
MacArthur
Tokyo
Douglass MacArthur
Corps of Engineers
Army of
Philippines
Wiliam A Mitchell
Robert R. Ralston
W T Hannum
Hngifeeers
Apa
Becker
Otto Bether
Hickman
Emmett W Roach
MR. Weller
Mrs. Steele
Tatantent W
Sir John Leng
North America
Excelsior
Church Club
Trolley Euchre Club
Irene Pole
Nellie Besselievre
Annie Stobbe
George Evans
Jeasie Besselievre
Marion Grogan
John Barker
Mias Pole
Ohio Republicans
Ohio Republican Association
Loyal Legion Hall
Tenth Street
At & O
Patriotic Society
Boys’ Brigade
Washington Lads
Hs. Satbote
Massachusetts
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