Vaccine inquiry ends as two U S surgeons depart Asheville
Two government surgeons who had been in Asheville North Carolina investigating the Karl von Rucke tuberculosis vaccine abruptly left for Washington. Passed Assistant Surgeon G B Crow and Passed Assistant Surgeon A M Stimson will file reports to Surgeon General Rupert Blue as soon as ready. Dr Crow is in poor health and at the Naval Medical Hospital. Dr Stimson proceeds to prepare his report for the public health service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Karl von Rucke
Washington
G. B. Crow
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of
the Navy
A M. Stimson
Public Health Service
John F. Anderson
Hygienic Laboratory
Stimson
Rupert Blue
Crow
Naval Medical Hospital
Friedmann
America
von Rucke
C. F. Stokes
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Edward H Stitt
Senate
van Rucke
Ex Army Officer Romney Jewell Vanishes in Syracuse
Romney Jewell a former lieutenant at West Point disappeared in Syracuse after dining with Col B J Andrus. The 28 year old from Poland NY sent a note to his fiancee Miss May Munk saying he was despondent and planned to end his life. Also reports note a cold snap across western Missouri and eastern Kansas with temperatures dropping near freezing and Wichita and nearby areas seeing large drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney Jewell
Washington Post
Syracuse
N. Y
United States Army
West Point
B. J. Andrus
Eleventh Infantry
Jewell
Poland
May Munk
Ansas City
Stow
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Death notices and funeral arrangements from city area
A column of obituaries and funeral notices dated October 1913 lists names including BRACE, BYRNE, HILL, ISRAEL, KENNY, MAY, MURPHY, RUSS, and SMITH with dates of death or services and burial locations such as Frederick, Calvary Cemetery Boston, St John’s Schenectady, Prince George county, and Prospect Hill cemetery. Interment details and residence addresses are provided for several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Hill
Providence Hospital
John O
Maria Hill
Robert
Elzabeth
Israel
Speare
F Street
Kenny
Mary Kenny
May
Columbia Road Northwest
George
Thomas May
Murphy
Elizabeth
Michael D. Murphy
Twelfth Street
St. Fatrick's Church
New York
Chicago
Carolina
Henry
Amelia Rags
Thomas S. Bergeon
Seventh Street
Prospect Hill Cemetery i
SMTTE
William Arnold
Martha E. Smith
Eliza Cockrill
West
Ellis Confesses Murder of Wife in Chicago Prison
William C. Ellis of Cincinnati, jailed in Chicago, admitted guilt to a coroner's jury after killing his wife Mrs W E Ellis. He refused a lawyer and said he would not resist trial, stating he is ready for punishment and terms that he has killed all he valued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Ellis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Ellis
Pankhurst voices hunger strike vow amid Ellis Island stay
Immigrant authorities confront Mrs. Pankhurst as hunger strikes threaten her deportation fight. She asserts that if barred from the United States she will pursue any extreme to gain entry, potentially another hunger strike, while noting sympathy messages from Chicago and Middletown supporters. She tours Ellis Island, praising its immigrant care, and insists dining arrangements will not force feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
England
America
Chicago
Jane Addams
Hull House
Emily Pierson
Woman's Organization
Middletown
Conn
Wilson
Ellis Island
Mrs. Pankhurst
Special Board of Inquiry
United States
Suffragettes disrupt worship at St Pauls and St Lukes
London reports suffragettes interrupted services at St Pauls and St Lukes Kensington during a sermon by the bishop of London. They recited a prayer for Mary Richardson and Annie Kenney who are being forcibly fed. Police ejected the women after clashes. two were arrested for assaulting officers. Fifteen American supporters joined from New York to protest Mrs Pankhurst’s landing ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Paul's
St. Luke's
Kensington
Mary Richardson
Annie Kenne
Militant Organization
New York
Admission debate on Mrs Pankhurst by Washington suffragists
Washington suffragists and ministers weigh whether Mrs Pankhurst should be admitted to the United States. Opinions split. supporters cite political refugees and potential insight for the suffrage cause while opponents urge caution and would bar criminals.
Have You Tasted Coffee Made With a Percolator
A local ad showcases coffee percolators in copper and nickel with a special price of five dollars. Other models list up to twenty dollars, inviting readers to try richer flavored coffee from percolated brews.
Pankhurst Case Draws President Into U S Hearing
Mrs. C H P Belmont of New York represents Mrs Pankhurst and Mr O Neil before a secret Ells Island inquiry. Pankhurst recounts her life, denounces moral turpitude claims, and seeks release or admission under bond. Commissioner Caminetti warns she is not a prisoner and notes no U S protest has been filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. P. Belmont
New York
Pankhurst
O'Neil
Ells Island
Star Chamber
Great Britain
United States
England
Board of Inquiry
Courtsel
Reeves
Cambetti
Castro
Mi. Pankhurst
Caminetti
Caminett
Asi
Mrs. Pankhurst
Mr. O'Neil
Congress
Camtnetti
Enia Infant
Longest Beard in the World and Texas Winds
R D Carr of Cleburne Texas displays a seven foot beard kept folded in his vest and shown on state occasions. A separate passage discusses U S immigration officials debating Mrs Pankhursts arrest and potential admission as a political offender with a postponed decision set for October 20 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Carr
Cleburne
Tex
Suffrage State Solons Show Little Interest in Pankhurst Case
Western equal suffrage senators offered no support for Emmeline Pankhurst, with Poindexter Norris Sutherland showing little enthusiasm and no calls from suffrage advocates to intervene. British officials indicated no diplomatic protest unless deportation proceeds, while Washington expects standard asylum procedures as with the Thaw case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmeline Pankhurst
Poindexter
Norris and
Sutherland
Transatlantic Steamship Movements Reported
Movements of ocean liners include Majestic from New York to Southampton and Lusitania from New York to Liverpool. Ships due to dock include Olympic and Finland with Monday and Tuesday arrivals, while Friedrich der Grosse and Patricia have Tuesday and Friday arrivals respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahkived
Majestic
New York
Carmanis
Queenstown
George Washington
Southampton
France
Havre
Lusitania
Liverpool
Olympic
Patricia
Hamburg
Friedrich der Grosse
Bremen
Finland
Antwerp
Also Mentioned on This Page
VT Vaccine Inquiry
Dr. von Rucke
N.C
P. A
Anderson
Blue
Snow Falls
WM. H. Sardo & CO
H ST. NE
Modern Chapel
Frank Geier’s Sons
Beventh ST
North Asa
J. WM. Lee
W. R. Speare
N. W
Frank A. Speare
Geo. P. Zurhorst
East Capitol Street
J. H. Small & Sons
Washington, Waldorf-Astoria
Broadway
Manhattan
Tc-Kalon Co., Inc
Fhone Main
Mrs. W. ©. Ellis
Ligya George
Trish
Peope
Ninn
Allender
Anthony League
Mary K. Claggett
George T. Odell
Minnie E. Brooke
Business Women's Club
Pankhurat
Emil Perry
J. Henning Nelms
Church of the Ascension
Episcopal
L. Morgan Chambers
McKendree M. EB
John van Schaick, Jr
Hugh T. Stevenson
Bethany Baptist Church
R. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
D Streets
Texas
the House of
W.g.sloane
New York City
San Francisco
Oriental Rug Marts
Sloane
Sloane Guaranty
H St. N. W
State Department
Enis Island
the Commercial National Bank
the Bank of Personal Service Corner
14Th and
G Streets
Offie Ashton
G. Clapham Eldridge E. Jordan Arthur Lee James A. Cahill Tucker K.sands
F.e.ghiselli
Herbert V. Hunt
James A. Cahill
A . Clapham
H. King Cornwell H. Bradley Davidso
T. Coleman DU Pont
R. Golden Donaldsc Wade H. Ellis
Faulkner Frank P. Harman SR
J. Henry
TORS
Eldridge E. Jone
Fred K H. Nolting
Arthur Peter Arthur Lee
Arthur Berandle
Hollis Rinehart Tucker K. Sands
G Staples
John P. Story
Geo
Tully Vaughan
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