Witte Affair Probed by Secret Service Over Personal Grievance
United States Secret Service officers investigated claims by Byll Witte, a self styled former German Embassy counselor in Washington, who published allegations of a plot to blow up the royal yacht Hohenzollern during Prince Henry’s visit. Officials found a personal grievance behind the charges and noted Witte’s prior embassy ties and attempts to leverage letters and documents to provoke an international incident.
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United States Secret Service
Witte
John Whikie
Secret Service Scouts
Byll Witte
Washington
Berlin
Prince Henry
Hohenzollern
Newark Harbor
Germany
Secreta
Saya Ha
America
Witke
Wilkie
Emil Witte
John Wilkie
United States
Wittes
John Yay
Rier
Witt
Basle
Uri
Papera
der van Holleben
Admiral von Detreh
Manila
Deweys
Jwtte
von Holteben
St Louis
Prince Henrys
Yar
Ste
Hay
Hayword
Wilke
Tha
Somays Witte
Serice
Princ Henri
Te Witte
Ako Witte
von Hobben
IMB
Stuttgart
von Flolleben
Witten
Boy Struck By Train at Street Crossing
Bernard Byrne eight years old and Patrick Byrne clerk were at the Baltimore and Ohio crossing when a passenger train struck them yesterday morning. Bernard Byrne suffered a fractured right leg and internal injuries. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition but regained consciousness overnight. Joseph Colburn eight years old, present at the scene, narrowly escaped injury.
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Bernard Byrne
Patrick J Byrne
Northwest
Baltimore
Hieakcult
Pathic
Joseph Colburn
Byrne
Dahl
Owas
Centenarian Dr Starr Honored by Oldest Inhabitants
Friends and Washington business leaders celebrated Dr William M Starr on his 100th birthday at a Queen Street NW banquet. The Oldest Inhabitants Association presented a gold headed cane and a likeness, while speakers praised his longevity, moderation, and service in the Mexican War and Civil War era, noting his abstinence and nature-focused lifestyle.
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Washington
Columbia
Starr
Alison Najior
Brown
BMW
Warner
Dr Starr
Allison Naile
Mr Nailor
Wiliam N Copp
M Wilson
Rey Wallace Radcliffe
Fa Ancestora Laved Long Tan Tate
Tromes Vewerson
Henry
Sarah
Wagner
Tate Bull Run Va
Bomn Tiny
District of Columbia
Dr Starrs Ancastors
de Starrs Fether
Mehoning County
Ohio
Jackson
New Orleans
Stary
Florida
Taylor
Matamoras Suens Nista
Monterey
Renaca de la Palma
Cerro Gordone
Mica Sizele
Fort Ponilson Shiloh
Vicksburg
Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic and cleanser
The fragment claims Hood's Sarsaparilla expels pimples and skin conditions described as crup and rheum, purporting to renew, strengthen, and tone the entire system. It asserts thousands testify to its efficacy and promotes it as a substitute despite skepticism.
Interfered With Church Complaint Over Collection
Trustees and deacons of First Baptist Church (colored) accuse Capt Schneller of misconduct and violation of a District Supreme Court order. They say the pastor’s faction, backed by a police captain in plain clothes, attempted to block the collection, with a dollar allegedly tossed into the plate. The letter to Maj Sylvester names Silas Chapman John Mansfield Benjamin West Joseph Ware Bolling and others.
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Schnezfer
First Baptist Church (Colored
Twenty Seventh Street
Dumbarton Avenue
Thomas L Jones
Jamns
Pangett
Maj Sylvester
Capt Schneller
Seventh Precinct
District Supreme Court
Schneider
Capt. Schneider
May Sylvester
Silas Chapman
John H Mansfield
Benjamin West
Joseph
Ware RD Bolling
A. T New Men
BP & Harris
Scott
Tests on Four Year Meat Storage Experiments
Dr Harvey Ubiet of the Agriculture Department outlines a series of cold storage meat tests before Congress, showing meats stored over extended periods may become unsafe. The Poison Squad, led by Dr Wiley, will reexamine beef, poultry, and eggs to assess texture odor and nutritive value, noting potential toxic byproducts after long storage.
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An of Congress
Harvey Ubiet
Bureau of Chemp Agriculture Department
Wey
Wiley
Sears
Andj
Wall
Whey
Park Road Champion Cat Defends Turf Against Dogs
A noted Park Road cat famed for bearing two neighborhood dogs into treatment beats a bulldog and hound in a dawn street encounter. The single pawed feline, described as poised and resolute, exits with dignified calm as observers attest to her fighting prowess and possible championship potential.
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Teline Woolety
Boy Accused of Molten Ladle Incident
John Marceron will not be prosecuted over an alleged accidental ladle of molten metal thrown at Dr J J Slattery's ten year old son near Seventh and O streets. The decision followed Slattery learning Marceron was dismissed from the Botomec Electric Power Company and after the child’s condition improved. The incident occurred Sunday morning as the boy returned from Sunday school, with Marceron reportedly at his home on Rhode Island Avenue NW.
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John Marceron
J J Slattery
Marceron Saya Wan
Young Slattery
Slattery
Young Marteron
Rhode Island Avenue
Botomec Electric Power Company
Engine Derailed at Defot in Pennsylvania Train Crash
An obstruction on a Pennsylvania station track derailed the $20 express engine bound for Hammers yesterday afternoon as it left the shed. Engineer John Cleveland and Fireman John A Smith escaped injury, passengers were thrown from seats, several women and children fainted, and the crew reassured travelers as the crowded government employee train halted near Relay Laurel or Baltimore.
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Pensylvania
Engle Ose
Pennzylvani Bell Road
Pennsylvania Station
John Cleveland
Bmg Street South East
John A Smith
South Carolina Avenue
Aista
Relay Laurel
Baltimore
English naval officers seized near German waters
Correspondent reports from Emden that a British spying yacht with English naval officers aboard was captured by two Wilhelmshaven torpedo boats off Borkum. The officers are suspected of making soundings and taking photographs in forbidden waters.
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Fierlin
Tageblatt
Emden
Borkum
Wilhelmshaven
River men plan appeal over Nichols suspension
Ohio River ship owners intend to appeal to the President to reverse the 90 day suspension of Clarence Nichols, Cairo Bibb. They claim Nichols’ conduct was not as negligent as President Roosevelt believed and that the punishment was unjust. If denied, river men say they will seek court action to challenge the suspension as illegal.
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Ohio River
Clarence Nichols
Roosevelt
Misata
Nichols
Will Condemn Land for Alleys in District Court
Two juries sworn in by Justice Barnard in the District Supreme Court will condemn land for open alleys. One jury handles land between Thirty fourth and Thirty fifth streets and T and Lu streets NW to create an alley. hearing begins November 20. The second jury will condemn land for an alley in the square bounded by Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets NW Columbia Road and Irving Streets. Testimony will be heard for the property owners on November 1. Georgie Students Here. Eleven girls from Rome, studying at Shorter College, are guests at the Metropolitan Hotel under Dr J Simmons. After visits to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, they head to Jamestown today, continuing an educational trip.
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Justice Barnard
District Supreme Court
Justce Job Barnard
Shea Charles Werner
Turner WE Shafter
Thomos M. Harvey
Thirtyfourth
Thirty Fifth
Thomas W Smith
H Nokia Percy
Foster J . Swarmstedt
Samuel ‘Rosé
Iury
Courteenth Aleets
Columbia Road
Irving
Georgie
Rome
Shorter College
Metropolitan Hotel
J . Simmons
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Jamestown
Aiudsata Af
Goldenberg Buys Grogan Buildings on Seventh Street
M Goldenberg secures property at Seventh Street Northwest including the Grogan store building at 4308 square feet with 47.83 foot frontage. The purchase price is reported near 1500 Thax property and the Grogan lease reportedly remains in effect for several years. Goldenberg has accumulated extensive Seventh Street Northwest holdings and recently acquired the southwest corner property and additional parcels from other owners.
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MM Goldenberg
Seventh Street
Thax Peoparty
Peter Grogan
Grogan
Arrest Theater Loiterers Eleven Lads Charged With Vagrancy
Police nabbed eleven Black youths, average age sixteen, accused of loitering near the Academy and Gayety theaters. Names include Charles Smith, William Johnson, Roy Kelly, Charles Wright, William Worden, Charles Anderson, Ralph Frasier, Francis Kelly, George Gamer, George Murray, and Oscar Smith. All face vagrancy charges with hearings set. Patrolmen Donnelly Thompson Miller and Holmes aided in the arrests as complaints from patrons about loitering and attempted extortion emerge.
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Playhouse
Academy
Followa
Charles Smith
Willam Johnson
Roy Kelly
Charles Wright
William Worden
Charles Anderson
Ralph Frasier
Francis Kelly
George Gamer
George Murray
Oscar Smith
Dey
Donnelly Thompson Miller
Holmes
Koya Tha
Gas Institute Deliberations To Convene In City
The American Gas Institute plans a three day meeting here beginning tomorrow with daily sessions at the New Willard. A Thursday banquet will close the event. About 30 delegates expected. Williams Hart of Washington Gaslight Company is a local committee member and Macharland to speak at the opening. Mirt and Fred W Persona visited to invite a speech on city gas supply.
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American Gas Institute
New Willard
Williams
Hart
Washington Gaslight Company
Macharland
Sesson
Mirt
Fred W
Toledo
Ir Macfarland
Sesziona
Imatleute
Your Money Is Safe In A Safe Bank Message
This excerpt argues money is secure only when kept in a safe bank while noting checks act as near receipt proofs of payments and are as valid as receipted bills for proving expenditures. It emphasizes immediate access and reliable documentation for spending.
American Security and Trust Company President Named
Northwest corner of Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania is the office of the American Security and Trust Company with Charles J Beil serving as President.
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American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth Sr
Pennsylvania
Charles J Beil
School Board Griticism and Tree Dispute Spur Inquiry
The Northeast Citizens Association marked its fifteenth anniversary with an evening of meetings and entertainment. A report by F D Foster criticized public school management, urged liberal building appropriations, and questioned the school board’s handling of funding and education for white and colored schools. The group also endorsed tree removals on Hi street, street widening debates, and new city post office plans, with officers reelected: Evan If Tucker as president, LD Walter as vice president, Sowerbutts as secretary, WG Long as financial secretary, and A HF Holsten as treasurer.
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Northeast Temple
F D Foster
Foster
McKinley
Board of Education
Hi Street
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Union Sta
Gotento
Fullowa Evan
Tucker
LD Walter
Sowerbutts
WG Long
HF Holsten
Weather Forecast From The Washington Weather Bureau
The report describes pressures and winds from Washington DC and coastal regions with prospects of sea passage, warmer temperatures inland and snow in Lake region areas. It notes easterly to southerly winds along the Atlantic coast and varied conditions across the Midwest and Lake regions with a general forecast of fair weather for Tuesday in most areas and rain possible in the Upper Great Lakes vicinity. Special notes include steamer departures to Europe and a comparative midnight weather summary.
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Weather Bureau
Washington DC
Virginia
Tsa
Porlia
Lake
Hatteras
Florida
Frech Poulders Amt
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