Death by self under cheerful mood Alma S Du Bois dies after taking carbolic acid
Alma S Du Bois a 24 year old Washington woman left her husband Charles F Du Bois Treasury Department clerk at 127 Shendon avenue, bought carbolic acid, walked to the Snow estate grounds, removed hat and jacket, and died after swallowing two ounces of poison. Found convulsing at Garfield Hospital, coroner’s verdict recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma S du Bois
Charles F du Bois
Treasury Department
Shendon Avenue
Garfield Hospital
Los
Fourteenth
Fark Streets
Fourteenth Street
Snow Estate
Garneld Hospital
Treasury
Peleeman Chen
Tragea
Sheridan Avenue
du Bois
Ringwalt Mystery Deepens Over Fatal Skull Fracture
Police remain puzzled over Arthir Ringwalt deputy grand regent of the Royal Arcanum and a man found unconscious with a fractured skull near 1 am on G Street NW. He was hospitalized for over a week and, though recovering, cannot identify a cause or attacker. Relatives allege foul play and sandbagging, but investigators report no conclusive leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthir Ringwalt
Royal Arcanum
Receptions for Gen Browne by Brooklyn Garrison
Gen T Edwin Browne national commander of the Army and Navy Union and member of the national corps will be given a reception and entertainment by Gen George A. Custer Garrison No 3 in Brooklyn Tuesday evening at 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browne
T Edwin Browne
Army and Navy Union
National Corps
George A. Custer
Brooklyn
Fires Keep DC Firemen Busy Across City
Multiple alarms reported last evening as flames erupted in a Potomac Electric Light and Power basement at Fourteenth and B streets NW injuring a worker who received a live-wire shock. A woods fire near Florida avenue and Phesns Place NW was doused after a match ignited dry leaves. A blaze in a chimney at 2105 California Avenue NW damaged little in a home owned by Dr. William Tindall, and a fire in old rags at 1733 Massachusetts Avenue NW caused about $60 in damage to a vacant house owned by Capt. Fowles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Potomac Electric Light and Power Company
Fourteenth
Maze
Wagner
Florida Avenue
Phesns Place
California Avenus Northwest
William Tindall
Massachusetts Avenue
Ted
Kentucky Republicans Call for Aid from Washington
The Kentucky Republican Club met at Champion Council Hall to discuss voter apathy toward Washington officeholders. Speakers included Congressman D C Edwards and U S attorney James H Tinsley. A letter from the Kentucky State organization urged a large voter delegation this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky Republican Club
Champion Council
Louisiana Avenue
D C. Edwards
Kentucky
James H. Tinsley
United States
Eastern District
Washington
Freda N Webber, Jr
Washington Colony
Jackson Morris
Wallace C Franken
Elnt
D. C. Edwards
J. B. Bennet
PUTS BLAME ON A WOMAN George Canniff Embezzlement Charge
George F. Canniff a 52 year old salesman for W M Galt and Co was arrested on embezzlement charges after detectives reported a shortage surpassing 800 dollars over two years. He admitted guilt and blamed a woman for his misdeeds saying he spent every cent of the ill gotten money. He faced a police court hearing the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Canniff
W. M. Galt & Co
Grant and Trumbo
Central Office
Canniff
Frm
Branson Arrested for Destroying Printing Shop Type
William Branson a negro thirty one years old was arrested last night charged with destroying property at the printing shop of the Industrial Enterprise published by Thomas Leatherwood at 4 Fifteenth Street Northwest. He allegedly angry at his employer pled the type recently set up preventing the taste of the paper for yesterday afternoon. Branson disappeared and Leatherwood reported the incident to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Branson
Thomas
Leatherwood
Fifteenth Street
Branson
Negro Arrested For Following Miss Chichester In D.C.
Adolph Davidson aged twenty three, described as Negro, was arrested after following and annoying Miss Georgie Chichester near Ninth and B streets northwest. He is jailed at the First precinct station on disorderly conduct charges and will be tried in Police Court Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Davidson
Georgia Chichester
Negre
Georgie Chichester
Ninth
Hood's Medicine Purify and Boost Wellness
Hood's Medicine advertises a purifying tonic claimed to cleanse the system and aid overall health. The promotional copy emphasizes vitality, daily use, and trusted formula for modern households seeking "pure" relief.
Ovation for Corporal Tanner at Grand Army Hall
Veteran crowd cheers Corp James A Tanner Grand Army of the Republic commander as he urges a $12 monthly pension for Civil War survivors and higher widows pensions. Old Guard escorts him with Kit Carson Drum Corps. speeches praise renewal of encampments and gratitude to soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Potomac
Corp
James A. Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army Hall
Great Order
Tanner
N Street
Old Guard
Kit Carson
Department of the Fotomac
B. W. Bonney
Department
Woman's Relief Corps of
Cheyenne
S. 8
Burdett
Corp. Tanner
A. P. Tasker
Denver
John A. Joyca
Jim
America
J. H. Radford
LM. Kellly
Pension Bureau
Yast
Nathan Bickford
Arthur Hendricks
J. G. Kimball
B. P. Entrikin
Of- 3
Tuskegee Programme Outlined for President Visit
Emmett J. Scott and Charles W. Anderson met at the White House to present Tuskegee Institute plans for October 24. The event features 75 floats showcasing academic, mechanical, and agricultural work, with about 1,500 students marching bearing a sugar cane stalk and a cotton boll from the institute’s experimental gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett J. Scott
Booker K Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Charles W. Anderson
Internal Revenue
New York
White House
Scott
Loeb
Tuskegee
Drummers Gift Plans for United Commercial Travelers Convention
Flag Council No. 266 of the United Commercial Travelers Association met to set finance and executive committees for the group’s convention planned for next May in this city. E J Kelly heads the finance committee, E B Bolle the executive panel, and B M Mundell chairs the entertainment group. Delegates from the grand jurisdictions of two Virginias, Kentucky, Maryland, and the District of Columbia attended. Lodge officers named: L O English senior councilor, J F Sexton junior councilor, F Maynard Jr past benel to, T BR Smith secretary treasurer, A Bowie conductor, L A Roberta page, A J Baker sentinel. The first convention was held at Charleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Commercial Travelers
Flag Council
United Commercial Travelers’ Association
E. J. Kelly
E. B. Bowlé
B. M. Mundell
Grand Council
Virginias
Kentucky
Maryland
District of Columbia
Lodge
L. O. Engish
J. F. Sexton
F. Maynard, Jr
Bennelor
T. BR. Sraith
A. & Bowie
L. A. Robérta
Page
A. J. Baker
Zentinel
Charleston
Noted Marine Bandsman Shot by Mrs May
Lucien Conen, a young Marine Bandsman, lies in serious condition at the Naval Hospital after being shot by Mrs Jennie May several days ago. He underwent an operation two days ago to locate a bullet believed to have entered his back, but the effort failed and his condition worsened. The article also reports the creation of a new forest reserve in Arizona named the Tonto to protect Tonto Creek’s watershed for an irrigation reservoir near Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Lucien Conen
Jennie May
Naval Hospital
Simos
Cowen
New Forest Reservation
Arizona
Tonto Reserve
Tonto Creek
Phenix
Government Seizes City Block for Post Office Annex Deal
The United States government will buy part of square 211 and surrounding parcels for 199,265 to build a post office annex between Eleventh and Twelfth streets and B and C streets northwest. Howard F. Schwartz brokered the sale. Secretary Shaw rejected a higher offer of 399,790 as excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Howard F. Schwartz
Schwartz
Shaw
Hieventhasd
Frank Hume
Twelfth Street
Nortiiwes
Patrick” Hotlo- Tan
John J. Hogan Stux
Eleventh Street
Jacob F. Good
Trustes
Stephen Gatti Et Ax
Twelfth and
C Street
Weahington T. Naitor
Clock vanishes from Capitol Senate room in bold theft
Senator Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota reported his French made clock missing from the mantel of his committee room in the Capitol. Detectives pursue the thief among Capitol employees and pawnshops, believing the suspect is known. The clock won a gold medal at the 1889 Argentine exhibition and is unmatched in the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter J. McCunrer
North Dakota
Senate Committee On Pensions
Senate
Capitol
Paris
S. Martet Cle
Elit
Millionaire Doctor Hart Charged With Child Murder
Chicago October 7 Dr Oliver B Hart wealthy husband and son of a millionaire faces murder charges in the case of ten year old Irene Klokow. The case was continued to October 17. Hart appeared mute and was represented by eminent counsel. Hart admitted giving bromidia chloral and several injections as he tried to revive the child after she allegedly swallowed morphine. His father and father in law arrived from St Louis to follow the case. Hart said the morphine was taken in exhaustion after hours of trying to save the girl. The physician discussed a will and a joke remark about death by self action. The morning he gave the child medicine for a headache and he later said the girl got hold of morphine pellets. The record also notes W H Kaiffer of Dayton Va died at Wilmett W Va and his remains will be sent to Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Oliver B. Hart
Irene Klokow
County Jaci
Hart
Mlatake
St. Louis
Former Pension Commissioner Ware Honored at Bureau Banquet
Former Pension Commissioner Eugens F. Ware of Topeka Kansas was the guest of honor at a Freund's banquet hosted by Pension Bureau officials. Commissioner Warner and others paid tribute to Ware's two and a half years as chief. Ware spoke of loyalty and gifts from clerks, while Warner praised Ware’s leadership and vowed to honor his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugens F. Ware
Topeka
Kans
Freund
Ware
Sam Houston
A. Cuddy
T. D. Yeager
Warner
W. B. Bayly
Gen. Henderson
Mr. Ware
J. L. Davenport
G. F. Dennis
Review Department
G. A. L. Merrifield
Board of Review
Col
G. C. Raiffin
J. T. Wilde
Knoxville
Tenn
Houston
Bureau
Pension Bureau
John ‘T. Wilder
Trp House
Hansas
Tennessee
Davenport
Gen
Dudley
Dennis
Merrifield
Col. G. CG. Kniffin
Mr. Warner
Gen. Wilder
O. P. Hallam
Maj.awiggett
C. Neilaon
G. Stockton
A. K. Meek
John Dague
J. B. Algate
Col. John Hancock
William Campbell
H. Cilley
Warfeld
Charles Davis
A. D. Wiggins
L. P. Stine
Mr. McC
Dr. Swett
W. Bloser
A. Bussius
C. M Brrat
Deaths and Funerals in Washington and Nearby
Multiple notices report the death and funeral arrangements of Rufus Merchant a disbursing officer of the Post Office Department who died suddenly at 4038 Strath Northwest. Burial planned in Fredericksburg. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs. Margaret C Simmons mother in law of The Washington Post, Mrs. Eliza E Barghausen, 1515 C Street Southeast, and private Bernard A Henderson and Sgt. W A Toutwist with services at Arlington. Morgan Geiger’s funeral set for 3 pm at Prospect Hill Cemetery with Father Farfey officiating. Bessie Heider 18 died after brief illness. funeral planned this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpe
James S Sharpe
Auditors Office
Post Office Department
Dumbarton Avenue
Maud Wiles
Rock Creek Cemetery
Merchhant
Rufus
Post-office Department
Strait Northwest
Fredericksburg
Wiliam H. Harkamp
Margaret C. Simmer
Margaret C. Simmons
Providence Hospital
Simmons
Washington
John Darlington
Washington Post
J. Darlington
John
George
Will
Hd Fieishell
Darlington
G Street
St. Peter's Church
Father O'Brien
Morgan Geiger
Georgetown University Hospital
Anna B. Geiger
Gustav Geiger
Indiana Avenue Northwest
Weather conditions and regional forecasts for October 7 1998
Weather bulletin notes the Atlantic storm near the Bahamas affecting U 8 and Carolina coasts with strong northerly winds and sand, plus widespread showers in Florida and Gulf states. Temperatures run above normal east of the Rockies, with cooler conditions in western districts. Regional forecasts cover Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Great Lakes, and Eastern areas, detailing winds, rain, and temperature trends. Local weather data include hourly temps, humidity, rainfall, and sunshine percentages. Quarantine news from Hamburg changes transport rules for Russian ships, while a Pennsylvania haberdasher advertises holiday hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U 8
Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Bahamas
Carolina
Florida
East Gulf Coast
Montana
Rocky Mountains
Atlantis
Kant Gulf States
Wyoming
FE Uistern Montana
Mexico
Hest Gulf Coast
Easatern
Utah
Mixcourt
Mississippi
Upper Lake Region
Colorado
Ohio Valley
Lower Lake Region
Middle Plateau
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
D. m
Polluted City Reservoirs and Water Safety Measures
Health article warns polluted reservoirs threaten community drinking water. It cites microscopic germs entering the bloodstream via catarrh affected membranes and urges protective measures for human health.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alma S. du Bois
Coolly
Mrs. Snow
Sua
Orima
Herselé Hl
Ringwalt
Stevepar
Haan
Washington—Association Meeting
George Canniff
Whith
Hood
IG. A. R
John R. King
Tasker
Adj
John Tweed
M'Cumber
Yesteray
W. H. Keiffer
Eline
W. Va
W. H. Kaiffer
Dayton
Bayard
Democrat
Parsons
Wilmett
Dr. Lyon
LK Gor2idis
Warner Lands Ware
Prohibition
Kan Cae
Taggart Divorce Division
Wooster
Ohio
Pason
Mae. Me
Bt. Louis
Southampton
Cedric
Liverpool
Etruria
la Bretagne
Favre
Moltke
Hamburg
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Vaderland
Dover
Antwerp
Lecanix
Queenstown
Minnehahbs
London
Havre
Lagdavole
Friedrich der Ore
St Paul
Umbria
Celtic
Seilad
Campanis
Southemptes
Philadelphia
Rotterdam
Noordam
Boulogne
Ireland
Pretoria
Deutech
Soisenda Bt
J. H. Biocon Poe Co
Atlanta
Eugene F. Ware
Eliza E. Barghausen
Ellza E. Barghausen
Barghausen
W. HB. Barghausen
Kate Barghausen
August Mathai
Martinsburg
Louis Mathai
Baltimore
Father Maguire
Church of the Holy Comforter
Grenwood Cemetery
Sergt
W. A. Toutwist
Thirteenth Cavalry
Bernard A. Hendren
Corps of Engineers
Arlington
Pierce
Father Smyth
St. Stephen’s Catholic Church
Heaven
Bessie Heider
George Heider
Central High School
B. J. Goodman
Wiothier and Haberdasher
Pennsylvania Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Asheville
N. Ga
Atlantic City
Bigmarck
Oston
N. Y
Herene
Mont
Troianapolis
Ind
Tarksonville
Kansas City
Mile Rock
Ark
Mich
Trelewsness
Catarhah
Peruna
Perupa
Knabe
Ivers & Pond
Poole
Webster
Briggs
Guild Square
Gua
Angelus
Juelg
Foss
M. Goldsmith & Son, Jewelers
Pennsylvania Ave
Bofiling
Ludin-Rayner-Bolen & Byrne
International Bureau of the American Republics
Jackson Place
McGill & Wallach
Miller’s
B. B. Earnshaw & Bro
Wiese Wainiidin
DR. White
W. Stanley Jones
Ava Telephone Main
C. A. Wentlake
Patterson
Trumbull
Emma DE Vries
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