Roanoke Widow Marries Fourth Time in Capital
Bettie V Fulton of Roanoke widowed 36 years comes to Washington with Christian Debow also of Roanoke for a wedding license. Debow, 42, a four time widower, recalls paying 62 cents for his first license years ago in the city. Clerks note the oddities of a first license in the district. The couple plans to reside in Roanoke after a ceremony at a local parsonage conducted by Rev James Montgomery.
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Bettie V. Fulton
Roanoke
Christian Debow
Kreth
Merk Krol
York Krook
Debow
Fulton
Hell
James
Montgomery
Foem
Hayard Commando No. 7
Knights Templar
John R. Young
District Supreme Court
Senator J Haaulan Lewis Tries to Explain Bandaged Finger
In a Washington Senate session Senator J Haaulan Lewis addressed questions about his medical past. He described attempting self treatment on a finger injury, which worsened, and led to earlier ambitions shifting away from surgery. He admitted public service outweighed personal practice and that he limited his medical work to himself.
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Simal
Washington Post
New York
J. Haaulan Lewis
Senate
Muiraig
Tie
Bellevue
Senate Wales
Funeral for a Pet Dog Betty T at Roslyn Long Island
Betty T a pet dog died after long illness aged ten years. Funeral planned today in Roslyn New York with body to be taken to Flickeroy Valleys Tennessee for burial on Herman Duryea estate. Mr Duryea valued her highly and refused $5000 for Betty T. The dog had lived at the Winter home in Westbury where another pet dog rests.
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C.aty
Washitgon Poe
New York
Pitle
Roslyn
Long Island
Betty T
Flickeory Valles
Tenn
Herman &, Duryea
Duryea
Duise
Betty Te
Westburrk
Couple wed in hospital after emergency surgery
Special to The Washington Post from New York reports Frank J. Waller and Ethel Ray Seitzer rushed to wed in a hospital at 166 West Seventh-fourth Street after Waller underwent an appendicitis operation. The ceremony, officiated by Rev. Nathan Seadle, followed a planned Baltimore wedding that was postponed due to the groom’s illness.
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Washington Post
New York
Frank J. Waller
Ates Ethel Ray Seitzer
Baltimore
Waller
West Seventh-fourth Street
M Setzer
Nathan Seadle
Teresa
Nebeau
Pla
Engagement announced of Julia Calhoun to Baron de Nagell
Special to The Washington Past New York Oct 22 31. Mrs John Calhoun announced at a dinner their engagement of daughter Miss Julia J Calhoun to Baron Fo de Nagell attaché of the Netherlands legation in Washington The bride to be is great granddaughter of John Calhoun The baron is son of Baron W de Nagall of Rome Holland He has been in Dutch diplomatic service five years with postings in Peking and Washington Soon to wed after a period of courtship.
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Washington
New York
John
Calhoun
Julia J. Calhoun
Baron Fo de Nagell
Netherlands
John @ Calhourn
Baron de Nagell
Baron W. de Nagall
Borne
Holland
Peking
Sercore Voeniing
Brayton Ives Dies at 74 in Ossining Village Home
New York obituary notes the death of Gen Brayton Ives aged 74 at his Ossining county home. Civil War veteran, longtime financier, former Stock Exchange member, past president of the Metropolitan Bank, and director of several manufacturing firms. He was also recognized as a notable book collector.
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New York
Brayton
Ossining
Ele
The
Stock Exchange
Mpan
Owas
Barr
Wild Life Letters by A Palmer Praise for Animal Tales
A Palmer's book Wild Life in the Words and Strew is praised for its simple charming style. Each brief letter spotlights a wild animal and its habits with small anecdotes showing love of animals and nature. Readers learn from these gentle pages about lapwings bees magpies owls foxes swallows jays robins and other creatures thriving in nature.
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A. Palmer
Ms. Fox
Mystery suit targets millionaire with Newport residence
Corinne Bannister sues George G. Murray for 25000 in New York Supreme Court police. Attorney Randolph M. Newman says case echoes a famous Hoe breach case while noting Bannister’s long client relationship. Murray, a prominent millionaire, is named in papers served at his Vanderbuilt Avenue office. Bannister rumored as former pupil at the Carpine School of Instruction now Carpine Preparations Manufactory.
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Newport
New York
Mae Sullivan
Washington Pont
Corinne Louise Bannister
George G. Murray
Randolph M. Newman
Misa Bannister
Mr. Murray
Arthur Hoe
Hoe
Trudaon & Co
Watchmark Water Company
White Brides of Japanese Marriages At Sea Spark Flight From Law
In Los Angeles area about 200 white American women marred to Japanese men. 18 wed under maritime law at sea near San Pedro. A San Pedro captain allegedly offered shipboard marriages for a fee. Supreme Court holds high seas marriages illegal. Japanese say couples may separate or remarry in other states.
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Los Angeles
High Seas
San Pedro
Supreme Court
Asylum Move For Man Who Wrote To President's Daughter
David A. Wilson, a self described lawyer and farmer, was sent to Chicago State Hospital after a preliminary hearing in the infantry court. Secret Service Agent Peter Drautzburg had the letter Wilson wrote to Miss Margaret, unmarried daughter of the President, and presented it to Judge Owens. Wilson claimed he would be in a hospital for a month and another year in a different facility.
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B. A. Wilson
Aperlat
Washington Post
Chicago
David A. Wilson
Chicago State Hospital
Owens
Peter Drautzburg
Secret Service
Thomas F. Porter
Wilson
Margaret
Washington
Drautzburg
Miss Pauline Chase Engaged to Englishman
London reports the engagement of Miss Pauline Chase actress daughter of Dr W B Bliss of Washington DC to Alexander V Drummond of the West Kent yeomanry son of George Drummond of Drummond's Bank disclosed by a special cable from The Washington Post.
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W. B. Bliss
Washington Post
London
Pauline Chase
Washington, D. C
Alexander V. Drummond
The
West Kent Yeomanry
George Drummond
Drummond's Bank
Washington Chapter of Institute of Banking Holds Annual Meeting
The Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Banking held its annual meeting at 1214 F Street NW with President W. W. Spaid presiding. Reports from delegates to the Richmond and Dallas conventions were heard and plans announced for ten weeks of Thursday talks on the Federal Reserve system by Dr. H Parker Willis plus five banker lectures. The educational series, arranged by F. V. Grayson, begins November 6 with the reserve system talks and continues with lectures by local bankers.
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American Institue of Banking
Association
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Richmond
American Bankers‘ Association
Dallas
American Institute of Banking
H. Parker Willis
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
F. V. Grayson
F. V. Devereux
A. M. Nevins
P. A. Galliher
A. M. Nyman
High seas marriages bind many in Los Angeles case
More than 200 American women in Los Angeles are or have been married to Japanese men, many teens, per an investigation into Hazel Baker and Arthur S. Goto. They were arrested over a rooming house marriage, but the case stalled after a sea marriage certificate was presented. Authorities note maritime marriages have no California legal standing, prompting plans to wed legally in Canada or Washington.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Fade
Hazel Baker
J. H. Baker
Pasadena
Arthur S. Goto
Yokohama
Goto
Miss Baker
San Pedro
Ted
Gow
R. 8
Crescent Boat Company
Cinto
California
High Seas
Supreme Court
Gary
Samuel ©. Weil
Vancouver
Canada
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North
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Carl
Seki
San Pedro Street
Private relief drive for Belgium urged by President
The President said the Belgian relief effort is a private movement with no direct government role. An inquiry asked if consuls could help distribute supplies. he stated that if involved, consuls would act only as private individuals.
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United States
Life on European Fronts Shows Germans Suffer Worst Losses
Military experts abroad and officers in New York estimate life expectancy on the fighting line varies by nation. Germans average five days for a man and three for a horse, with English soldiers lasting about six to seven days, Russians nine, Belgians six, and Serbians eight for men. Overall average life on the line is about 65.6 days for a man and 4.32 days for a horse, highlighting the German military system and the brutal modern artillery driving mass casualties.
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Gettysburg
Light Brigade
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Senator Clark denies attributed atrocity report by Engalschaff
Former Montana Senator William A. Clark arrived from Europe and repudiated a published account credited to him by Prince Nicholas Engalschaff describing atrocities against a Belgian family. Clark asserted he knew nothing of the matter and was elsewhere during the events, detailing his movements from near Paris to Havre and back to his estate.
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Adriatic
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Chicago
Clark
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Havre
Golg
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