Witte Case Probed by Secret Service Officials
United States Secret Service chiefs said they found no crime in the Witte charges, only a personal grievance. The Berlin prompted dispute centered on a document about Prince Henry and a plot to destroy the Hohenzollern, with Witte once seeking money and influence from German Embassy officials. The agency shadowed him and later returned manuscripts, while press contacts noted Witte’s controversial ties to German circles and his unsuccessful embassy role.
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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
Hay
Hayword
Wilke
Tha
Somays Witte
Witten
Wile
Wleto
Boy Struck by Train and Infection Injuries Reported
Bernard Byrne eight years old and Patrick Byrne were with him at the time near 24th Street Northwest when a passenger train struck them at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad crossing. The boy suffered a fractured leg and internal injuries and was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition. Joseph Colburn also present narrowly escaped injury.
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Bernard Byrne
Patrick J Byrne
Northwest
Baltimore
Hieakcult
Pathic
Joseph Colburn
Byrne
Dahl
Homen Owas
Centenarian Dr Starr Honored In Washington Banquet
Friends and business leaders gathered in northwest Washington to honor Dr William M Starr who turned 100. The Oldest Inhabitants Association presented him a gold headed cane while he spoke on longevity and moderation. Speakers highlighted Starr’s service in three wars, long medical practice, and abstinence from excess as keys to his century.
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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
Archaic Remedy Claims Parsley Tonic Eases Debility
A historical note describes Saxsaparilla as a cleansing remedy said to expel pimples and rheum, renew the system, and strengthen the whole body. It claims thousands testify to its effectiveness and asserts it as a preferred substitute, urging adoption and belief.
Interfered With Church at First Baptist Over Collection
Trustees and deacons of the First Baptist Church colored district on Twenty seventh Street corner Dumbarton Avenue NW allege Capt Schneider of the Seventh precinct violated a district court order and disrupted a Sunday collection. They claim he confronted the old and new trustees, ordered compliance with the new officers, and that a dollar was thrown into the collection box. a contempt writ was sought for the pastor and associates. The letter is addressed to Maj Sylvester, police superintendent, citing a restraining order issued September 0 and resulting contempt proceedings. Named trustees and deacons include Silas Chapman, John Mansfield, Benjamin West, Joseph Ware, and others.
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Schnesfer
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
Prominent 1900s meat storage ethics and safety tests
Dr Wiley and the Poison Squad conduct extended cold storage experiments on meat and other foods to determine safety and nutritive retention. The team notes texture changes and odor as indicators, warning that long-term storage may produce harmful compounds despite appearances of preserved nutrition.
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Dr. Wiley
Poison Squad
Wey
Wiley
Sears
Andj
Wall
Whey
Park Road's Champion Cat Retires After Notable Feats
A famed Park Road cat known for single pawed battles with neighborhood dogs reportedly retires. Witnesses praise her calm, victorious exit after a dramatic midnight encounter with a bulldog and a hound, ending as she strolls home in dignified fashion.
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Teline Woolety
May Not Prosecute Boy in Ladle Incident
John Marceron will not be prosecuted over a Sunday morning accident near Seventh and O streets involving a ladle of molten lead aimed at Dr J J Slattery’s ten year old son. The case hinges on the child’s injuries, with no action planned unless conditions worsen. Slattery reportedly reviewed the situation after learning the youth had been dismissed from the Botomec Electric Power Company.
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John Marceron
J J Slattery
Marceron Saya Wan
Young Slattery
Slattery
Young Marteron
Rhode Island Avenue
Botomec Electric Power Company
Train Derailment at Pennsylvania Station Attended By Shine
An obstruction on the track derailed the $20 express train from the shed at Pennsylvania station. Engineer John Cleveland and Fireman John A Smith escaped injury by leaping from the cab. The derailment halted the train nearly an hour, tossing passengers from seats and causing several women and children to faint. Officials reassured passengers as the crowded train of government employees faced delays.
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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
Spies Reported Off English Naval Officers Arrested
Tageblatt correspondent in Emden telegraphs that a spying yacht with English naval officers aboard fled Borkum and was captured by Wilhelmshaven torpedo boats. Officers suspected of taking soundings and photographs in forbidden waters.
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Fierlin
Tageblatt
Emden
Borkum
Wilhelmshaven
River men seek end to suspension of Nichols license
River owners along the Ohio River plan to petition President Roosevelt to rescind his order suspending for ninety days the license of Clarence Nichols of Cairo Bibb. They contend Nichols’ conduct was not negligent and the punishment was illegal, threatening court action if leniency is denied.
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Ohio River
Clarence Nichols
Cairo Bibb
Roosevelt
Nienow
Nichols
Will Condemn Land for Alleys in District Court
Justice Barnard swears juries in District Supreme Court to condemn land for opening alleys between Thirty fourth and Thirty fifth streets and T and Lu streets NW. Jury to assess land for a square bordered by Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, Columbia road and Irving streets. Hearings set for November 20 and November 1 for testimony from property owners. Georgie Students Here. eleven Rome girls visit Shorter College guests at the Metropolitan Hotel under Dr J Simmons.
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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 Damestowg
Goldenberg Buys Grogan Buildings on Seventh Street Northwest
M Goldenberg secures property totaling multiple storefronts on Seventh Street Northwest including the Grogan store, paying about 75,600 dollars for a building at 17 to 19 Seventh Street Northwest. Goldenberg has expanded holdings in the area, with recent purchases at the southwest corner of Seventh and another street and other Seventh Street properties, leasing arrangements with Grogan reportedly running for several years.
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Goldenberg
Thus Street
MM Goldenberg
Seventh Street
Thax Peoparty
Peter Grogan
Grogan
Arrest Theater Loiterers Eleven Lads Charged
Eleven Black youths around sixteen, accused of loitering near the Academy and Gayety theaters, were arrested and charged with vagrancy. 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. They were jailed at the First precinct station and await a hearing. Police say patrons complained of nuisance near entrances and sidewalk obstruction.
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Pole
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 Men to Meet Here for Three Days Convention
The American Gas Institute holds a three day meeting in this city starting tomorrow at the New Willard. Delegates, including Williams Hart of Washington Gaslight, will attend. An opening address by Commissioner Macharland is planned on city gas supply issues.
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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 Safe in a Bank or Your Pocket
The article argues money is secure whether in a bank or in hand, noting that drawing a check spends funds and that a canceled check serves as proof of payment like a settled receipt, emphasizing immediacy and convenience of checks as a payment method.
American Security and Trust Company Founders Named
Northwest corner of Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania is the location of 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 Sparks Inquiry and Officers Reelected
A Northeast Citizens Association meeting adopted a sharp report by F D Foster calling for liberal school funding while criticizing the board’s handling of white and colored schools. The group approved measures on Hi street width, tree removals, a new post office, and a truck house, and reelected Evan If Tucker as president, Dr LD Walter as vice president, Sowerbutts as secretary, WG Long as financial secretary, and A HF Holsten as treasurer.
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Northeast Citizens Association
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 Conditions and Outlook From The Washington Post
Weather report describes drifting fronts and pressure, with warmer conditions in the central and eastern United States through midweek. Forecast calls for variable winds along the Atlantic coast, with possible rain in the upper Midwest and Lake region, and generally fair in most areas Tuesday.
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Weather Bureau
Washington DC
Virginia
Tsa
Porlia
Lake
Hatteras
Florida
Frech Poulders Amt
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