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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1919

Page

9

Damaging Evidence in Murder Case Influences Trial

Fragmented OCR text mentions a murder case in Columbus Ohio and a mother’s address exposure, with detectives citing alleged evidence. The report references a letter opened at the courthouse and connections to Rochester area figures, plus unrelated items about Danville contractors and a Virginia church conference with Bishop Wood.

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Died In 1919 Obituary Notices From Washington

A string of obituary notices from Washington on October 4 1919 mark funerals and interments for several residents. Names include Sarah O Harris Elizabeth Allpress Glenwood Cummins and Nellie Duchesne among others with ceremonies at Mount Olivet Mount Pleasant and St Peters churches and private interments at local cemeteries. Flower requests and funeral parlors are noted.

Abbot Camtistes Sarah Filwin Hale Alirt Jr Ernst Abercrombif Famerat Leenth Street Osrhnginn Foclerk Bustan Glenwood Burke St Peters Luis Hatrack Downey Miostreet Cecilia Nellie Sherman Avenue St Pauls Mount Olvet Elliott Mtsy Cromer Imergent Hospital Adefrl Hoplesot Ft South Carolina Bernard S Clark New York City Joseph Gawler Pennaylvana Avenue

Maryland and the Virginias Visit Slave Quarters

Special to The Washington Post from Winchester Virginia Oct 5 recounts John Brown’s 1859 clockmend er ruse to rile Clarke County slaves into joining his Harpers Ferry insurrection. Mrs George Washington Lewis of Berryville presented a clock inscription tying Brown to liberator myths and the Frankford encounter. The tale traces Brown’s October 1859 journey, arsenal seizure, capture, trial and execution as a cautionary colonial memory.

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Police raids target street craps in Alexandria city

Reports state police conducted raids Saturday night and Sunday removing multiple alleged craps players including nine Negroes and nine white youths near North Lee Street. Collateral posted by suspects indicated a crackdown on illegal gambling, with several arrests for sale of prohibited items and wagering. Health notes mention September complaints and meat cautions, while prayers mark recovery efforts for President Wilson.

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Sir Eric Tended Bar in Early America Career Tale

London newspaper claims Admiral Sir Eric Geddes once tended bar in the United States during his youth. The piece notes his varied career from York­shire clerk to rear admiral and major general, with emphasis on his early years and public service.

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Prayers for President Wilson Spark Nationwide Services

Catholic and Protestant congregations across Washington and the United States held special services and silent prayers for President Wilson's recovery. Bishops, pastors, and church leaders urged daily intercession, with prayers led at churches from Washington Cathedral to First Baptist and beyond. The effort spanned denominations and included national figures and clergy across multiple cities.

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Multiple Obituaries and Funeral Notices from October 1910

A chaotic OCR collage lists several obituaries and funeral notices dated early October 1910. Entries mention James Finn, Beatrice Finnine Parkes, Mrs Mary Thomyet, Fletcher, Martin Bastian, Edward Coblet, Louisa Toepper, and others with funeral times, residence locations, and cemeteries such as Arlington and Prospect Hill, noting interments and memorials ranging across streets and towns.

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Petition for clemency for colored soldiers reaches nationwide tour

Paris today a ministry official hosted a ceremony as a petition circulated by Dr Simeon P W Drew seeks clemency from President Wilson for colored men jailed after Washington riots. Drew, pastor of Cosmopolitan Baptist Church, plans a nationwide tour to collect 500000 signatures to pressure clemency for returning soldiers with dependents.

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Polish Terrorist Succeeds Lenine in Bolshevik War

A London Times report picked up by The Washington Post claims Djerzinsky, a 41 year old Pole, has succeeded Lenine, rising through revolutionary circles after Siberian exile and later heading commissions against counterrevolutionaries. He is linked to the Peters/Peter Painter figure and carries the power of police and magistracy, with Trotzky seen as a potential ally.

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Doctor Falls From Sixth Floor Window at Hepner Hotel

Dr Roger Morris of Avondale Cincinnati fell from a sixth floor window sill at the Hepner Hotel to the second floor screening. He was hospitalized in serious condition at Mercy Hospital after being carried inside by R J Wolfe who heard the crash and aided him. Morris, who registered Friday, said the room felt warm and close and that he sat on the sill to get some air.

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