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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1911

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Expelled Midshipmen Involved in Washington Disorder

Army and Navy officials consider dismissing midshipmen Hawthorne Annin M A Leahy Roberts and F B Bleakley after a Washington incident September 9 or 10 that ended in a clash with civilians and police. Annin and another cadet were held in Bancroft Hall and treated for injuries while under investigation for assault and disorderly conduct.

H. B. Annin Washington Bancroft Hall Ihs Naval Academy Academy J. H. Gibbons Hawthorne B. Annin Montana M. A. Leahy Wisconsin Roberts Millinois F. B. Bleakley New Jersey Taft Midshipmen Leahy Minora Annin

Vanishes Like Miss Arnold Miss Consuelo Fajardo Reported Missing

Consuelo Fajardo, Porto Rican heiress and daughter of Luis Fajardo of Fajardo Ward & Co sugar importers, disappeared from Hotel Felix Portland on October 18. Police and private agencies searched New York City for eight days. Her alleged sweetheart Pablo Cabral, Santo Domingo consul general in Mayaguez, is involved per family statements. Her father doubts kidnapping, suspects hiding to marry the lover.

Consuelo Fajardo New York City New York Misa Fajardo Luis Fajardo Porto Rico Felix- Portland West Forty-seventh Street Dorothy Arnold Fifth Avenue Mies Fajardo Pablo Cabral Mayaguez

Death by Knabe Murder Probe Opens In Indianapolis

Indianapolis detectives pursued a murder theory in the case of Dr. Helene Knabe, former state bacteriologist, found slain with a knife missing. Police noted no robbery motive and said no suicide signs appeared, while friends suggested self-destruction as a possibility. Capt. Holtz and coroner Dr. Durham endorsed murder as the likely outcome, citing Knabe’s respected reputation and a lack of struggle or blood spatter.

Indianapolis Ind Katabe William Holtz Helene Knabe C. O. Durham Dr. Knabe Augusta Knabe Capt. Holtz Miss Knabe Misa McPherson Knabe

Minister’s Son Pleads Innocent as Grand Jury Weighs Murder Charge

In Beaton the Richeson case heats up as Rev Clarence V T Richeson pleads innocence to murder amid a tense family gathering. The district attorney seeks an indictment while the grand jury convenes to review evidence from police and forensics. The father, Col Thomas Varland Richeson, confronts his son at Charles Street jail, begging to believe in his son's innocence.

Eamands Washington Post Beaton Pelletier Avis Linnell Leary Hyannis Clarence V. T. Richason Thomas Varland Richeson Amherst Charles Street Linnell Virginia Col. Richeson Brookline Moses Grant Hamands Violet Edman Timothy Leary Harvard Medical School William F. Whitney Murray Philip R Dunbar Richeson Miss Linnell Richieson

Turkish Women Learn Modern Dress Says Diplomat Sidkey Bey

Turkish women in Istanbul are adopting modern dress and flirting as husbands loosened strict norms, diplomat Sidkey Bey reports on his arrival in the city. He notes changing social norms and broader progress under the Young Turks era, with women increasingly engaging in fashionable trends and social behavior.

Los Angeles Cal Sidhey Bey Turkey Abdul Hamid Sidkey Bey

Flight across Chesapeake tests hydro aeroplane shift control

Lieuts Ellyson and Towers in a 145 mile 2 hour 27 minute flight from Annapolis to Buckroe Beach aboard a naval hydro aeroplane tested shift control. They landed near Old Point and planned a return to Annapolis, weather a strong east wind.

Ellyson and Towers Newport News T. G. Ellyson Naval Aeronautic School Annapolis J. H. Towers Buckroe Beach Chesapeake Bay Naval Unuertogen Lleuts Ellyson Towers Old Point Washington Chamberlin Hotel

Segregation Ordinance Voided by Norfolk Court

Norfolk court declares a new segregation ordinance unconstitutional ruling that residence is a matter of choice if a Negro owns property pays rent and behaves properly. Justice Duncan announced the decision and noted the appeal will go to the supreme court.

Norfolk Duncan Supreme Court

Orphan Girl Shoots Self at Presbyterian Home

Marion Mitchell an 18 year old orphan from the Children's Home Society shot herself in the home of Rev. P. B. Hun pastor of the West End Presbyterian Church in Roanoke Fa. She had been adopted and treated as a family member. She was cheerful at breakfast and found dead later with a pistol by her side. No motive was given. she feared having no home or parents.

Roanoke Marion Mitchell Children’s Home Society P. B. Hun West End Presbyterian Church

Detective's lyncher Diehl found guilty in Ohio lynching

Newark Ohio October 2 After a four hour deliberation a jury convicted Walter Diehl of second degree murder in the July lynching of Carl Etherington a Kentucky man who had led a raid on a liquor joint under the Anti saloon League banner Diehl was accused of hammering Etherington on the head before he was hanged The record notes a matinee at the Columbia Theater with tickets from 25 cents to 1.00

Newark Ohio Walter Diehl Carl Etherington Willisburg Antisaloon League Diehl Etherington

Rebels win battle as Assembly attacks Sheng

Chinese dispatches report a major rebel victory near Hankow with 20,000 republican troops, imperial forces routed, and a tax on government funds after rebels capture a war chest of 1.5 million taels. The National Assembly impeaches Sheng Hsuan Huai and threatens his decapitation, demanding his dismissal and warning of dissolution if ignored.

Peking Wusing Hankow Armiss Natchang Kiang#i Kweilin Kwangsi Broreheng Sheng

Midshipmen Face Expulsion and Other Page Items

A collage of brief items including a midshipmen expulsion report, a woman doctor’s death unsolved, a Beek case of drug in a girl’s body, a Navy record flight, and various short notes on politics, society, and sport from the era.

Mathewston Eaditorial Dante News of Alexandria

Stork Delivers Triplets to Three Neighbors

In Pittsburgh on White Street Patrick Muthgan Eustace Killeen and Abraham Moskowitz each welcomed a baby boy tonight. The stork visited the three homes today and left triplet sons at every residence.

Pittsburgh Patrick Muthgan Eustace Killeen Abraham Moskowitz White Street

China names Alfred Sze as new minister to the United States

Chang Yin Tang, minister to the United States since 1909, is recalled. Alfred Sze, long in Chinese government service and educated in the United States, will succeed him. The change, expected for policy reasons, is not linked to the current Chinese revolution. Sze, aged about 86, studied at Central High School and Serault University, speaks English, and has advised on currency and railroad issues in Sino US diplomacy.

Chang Yin Tang United States Alfred Sze China Tieen Central High School Washington Rew Chhi Philp Sze Alice Sze Ching Yin Tang Lsdeden Peking

Canton Blast Kills General Fungseb and Wife

The newly appointed tartar general Fungseb was killed by a bomb as he landed with his wife and escort. Twenty-one dead, eighteen wounded, seven houses burned. Troops guard the Canton Kowloon railway as Chinese flee to Hongkong. In Fort Worth a movie blackout disrupted city lights for over an hour after a blaze set a switchboard and central plant on fire.

Sheng Front c Rew Peking Jeho Tientsin Ag Canton China Fungseb Sunning Canton-Kowloon Railway Hongkong Forth Worth Tex Fort Worth Commington

Elevators Shorten Lives, Warn Experts

In Los Angeles on October 25, Dr. Franz Bergman from Berlin warned that rapid transit elevators in American skyscrapers shorten lives by ten to twenty years. He cited beliefs from specialists in New York and Chicago linking lifts to heart disease.

Los Angeles Cal Franz Bergman Berlin New York Chicago

Hurricane signals ordered along south Atlantic coast

A hurricane off the northeast Cuban coast strengthens as it nears Florida. The Weather Bureau ordered storm signals displayed along the south Atlantic coast to warn residents. The report also mentions a separate event at a casino with no clear connection to the storm notice.

St. Augustine Bia Cuba Florida Weather Bureau South Atlantic

Betting Odds For Series In Philadelphia Match

Betting odds from Shibe Park Philadelphia list New York versus Athletics with various propositions. Bets cite teams Philadelphia and New York with multiple bookmakers and odds such as Washington 7 to 1 and Pittsburgh 2 to 1 on the Athletics, while Cincinnati shows 11 to 5 against the Athletics.

New York Athletics Washington Athletion Bostom St. Lowie Cleveland Athletica Thicargo Athietica Pittburgh Detroit To & On Clncinnati Athieticn

Giants Win World Series Thriller Over Athletics In Extra Innings

In New York on October 25, the Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 4 to 3 after a tense extra inning battle. The game swung on two late innings with Crandall and Doyle keying New York’s upset path, while Oldring and Crandall’s misplays and Doyle’s four hits defined the tense finish.

New York Uae Murray Dade Herzog Fletcher Lord Oldring Collins Eeew Wee Davis Murphy Vneea Barry Lapp Neale Atte Coombe Whem Ron Marquard Ames Doyle Crandall Heme Coombs Plank Philadelphia Firat Baer OM Coombs Merkle Kiem Dineen Seld Connelly Brennan Philadelphia Athletics Giants Mack Philadelphians Athletics McGraw Logie

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