Printing Waste Sparks G. P. D. Committee Probe
The Landis subcommittee on Printing opens hearings into nine years of extravagant public printing. Oscar J. Ricketts, Acting Public Printer, cites antiquated law 4495 and large reserve copies as key waste sources. He proposes abolishing reserve copies and trimming duplications, with a focus on binding practices and excessive eulogies.
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Joint Committee On Printing
Capitol
Harles Landis
Indiana
Gorman
Maryland
Breck Perkins
New York
Mesars
Landis
Perkins
Oscar J. Ricketts
Ricketts
Rick~elts
Ricketts Gaid
Ricketts Wat
Prustine
Hicketts
Reelamas
von Service National Soldiers’ Home
House Wanual
Bureau of American Republica
Agricultural Department
Bureau of Labor
Civil Service Commission
Geological Survey
Weather Bureau
Brick attack shocks city street scene
Bartly Armstrong, an aged Black man, was struck on the head with a brick by John Proctor, sixteen, near Piney Branch on Fourteenth Street. Proctor was captured by detectives and taken to the House of Detention. Armstrong received treatment at home, while Proctor claimed self defense.
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Bartly Armstrong
John EB Froctor
Proctor
Piney Branch
Fourteenth Street Mead
Trumbo
Centra
Brauner
Woamewately
Patriotic Order of America Holds Third Session
Delegates of the Patriotic Order of America convened for the third and final session at the Musical Temple. Officers were installed by J. W. Thorne and Maryland’s delegation presented retiring national president Mrs. Alice Farring with a gold watch. retiring assistant president William H. Mumaw received one as well. The convention plans to meet next year in Atlantic City.
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The
Patriotic Order of America
Temple
Tate
J. W. Thorne
Maryland
Alice * Farring
William H. Mumaw
Atlantic City
Alice Roosevelt Ends Orient Tour Near Home in New York
Miss Alice Roosevelt arrived in Jersey City aboard the Harriman Special, greeted with little fanfare. She travels from San Francisco to New York in about seventy three hours, expresses relief at nearing Washington and enjoying rest after a three day cross continent journey.
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E. H. Harriman
Alice Roosevelt
Jersey City
Bre
Harriman
Arden
N. Y
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Boardman
McMillan
Congressman Gillett
Massachusetts
J. C. McKnight
Douglas Robinson
East Seventy-third Street
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Wooy
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Newlands
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Korea
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Mich
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Ooo
St. Paul
Ann
Lera Ferry
W. Va
Pottomas
Shenandoah
Keyser Receives New Post In Post Office Dept
Paul V Keyser was appointed yesterday as assistant attorney in the office of the Assistant Attorney General for the Post Office Department. Me R Keyser, previously a law clerk in the same office, and Edwin A Mie, a clerk in the office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, were promoted to fill the vacancy left by Mr Coyser.
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Paul V Keyser
R Keyser
Edwin A Mie
Coyser
Chinese Laundry Thief Vanishes With $39 From 1148 Seventh
Detective Borlingame of the Eighth precinct investigates theft from Lea For at 1148 Seventh Street Northwest. While the owner slept, a thief abstracted $39. Officer McGraw found the place open and woke Lea For to report the loss.
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Borlingame
Eighth Precinct
Lea For
Seventh Street
Lee Wis
McGraw
Lee
Fifteen Years of Scalp Torture Healed by Cuticura
A testimonial from B. Franklin of Allegheny Pa describes fifteen years of severe scalp itching and sores. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for three weeks, plus a cake of soda, the head condition cleared rapidly, prompting surprise and relief.
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B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny
Four Bishops Speak at Conference on Urban Mission
Eminent Methodist churchmen praised progress on city church extension while urging broader outreach amid heavy immigration. Bishops McDowell Hamilton Moore and Cranston led talks on expanding Sunday schools and church networks in Washington and across the nation, with reports from Europe noting favorable conditions for church work.
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Cules
Perila
W. F. McDowell
McDowell
J. W. Hamilton
San Francisco
West
David H. Moore
Fortland
Oreg
Hart Cranston
Washington
Bishop Cranston
Brotyn
Goodsell
Boston
Hamilton
H. Warren
Denver
C .H. Fowler
New York
J. A Fitzgerald
St Louis
L. B. Wilson
Chattanooga
T. B. Neely
South America
William Burt
Europe
Local Race Plays Out Amid Turmoil at City Gathering
A fragmented OCR page hints at candidates and opposition within a city election event. Poised speakers and receptions are described amid tense weather of political clashes and planned public speeches, with residents converging for votes and debates.
Busy Bishops Lead Large Methodist Conference Assignments
The Methodist Episcopal Church global board of bishops oversees extensive travel and duties. Twenty two members manage 189 home and foreign conferences and 30 missions yearly, with four agents assigned to foreign fields and three bishops currently abroad.
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Methodist Church
Drenent Achvites
Elwhtedt
Washington
Hasides
J. W. Bashford
Ghana
Willam Burt
Europe
T. B. Neely
South America
General Board
J. Mn.thoburn
F. W. Warne
J. B. Hobingon
W. Ji
Asia
J. C. Hartel
JH. ,Scott
Africa
M. C. Harris
Japan
Korea
China
Thomas Bowtran
M. Merrill
J. H. Vincent
Embezzlement Charged in Washington Indictment
William Hopkins of Roxbury Massachusetts faces a Washington grand jury indictment for embezzlement linked to a September 1903 arrest after he allegedly retained about $1,000 in Boston. Capt. Boardman alerted Boston police, and Detective Howlett retrieved Hopkins for return to Washington.
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William Hopkins
Roxbury
Mays
Washington
Boston
Howlett
Central Office
Grand
Hopkins
Louis Poland
Hopking
Capt. Boardman
Shot by Companion Injures Baltimore Youth in Accident
Harry Diehl sixteen of 2310 First Street NW was shot in the abdomen yesterday by Wille Wilson sixteen of 507 Thirteenth Street NW. Diehl is in Emergency Hospital in a genius condition after an operation. The accident occurred about a mile and a half north of the Baltimore and Ohio roundhouse on the Metropolitan branch during a bird hunt. Wilson transported Diehl to the hospital.
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Harry Diehl
First Street
Wille Wilson
Thirteenth Street
Diehl
Baltimore and Ohio Roundhouse
Metropolitan
Wilson
Well Known Stockman E. B. Hawks Dies in New York
E B Hawks a prominent New York stockman and early shorthorn importer died yesterday in Unadilla at age eighty six. Maj L Hawks of Washington, his son, left last night to attend the funeral set for tomorrow at 1 oclock. The passing marks the loss of a noted breeder and pioneer in the American stock industry.
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E. B. Hawks
Maj. L. Hawks
Washington
Unadilla
N. Y
Maj. Hawks
Mr. Hawks
New York
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promote Digestion and Health
A health advert claims after meal use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets aids digestion of flesh forming foods like beef, eggs, bread, and potatoes. It asserts weak stomachs, including children and delicate individuals, gain tone and vigor with no harsh ingredients, selling nationwide for 50 cents per complete treatment.
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Stuart
Gallea States
Canada
Britain
Charity Swindler Linked to Stage World Exposed
A Brooklyn woman posed as a hospital charity collector and aspiring actress for three years, cashing false credentials and forged certificates. She netted about $10,000, with names like Viola Allen and August Belmont found among the heist records. Authorities held Miss Curren on petty larceny charges as the Charity Organization Society pursued forgery accusations.
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New York
Wallington Post
Brooklyn
Bethesda Hospital
Wayside Home
Little Mothers’ Aid Sociery
Home Hospital
Belmont
Sheepshead Bay
Chante
Viola Allen
Mrs. Fiske
Mildred Curren
Mary Arrezon
Annette Smith
Frome
Miss Curren
Brooklyn Board of Charities
Isaac F. Garey
Little Mothers
Carey
Charity Organization Society
Putvath House
Charity
August Belmont
H. B. Claflin
A. Q. Spalding & Co
Etta Reed Payson
Joseph Haworth
Miss Marlowe
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Misa Curra
Flora Mather
Glenville
Ohio
Struggie
Fiske
Curren
Adai Street
Brookly
Organization Society
Brooklyn "Medium Smashers" organize to prosecute Mrs Pepper
The Brooklyn group known as the medium smashers plan a fall campaign against Mrs Mary Pepper head of the First Spiritualist Church. They hired H D Byrne as attorney to review possible charges in Kings County including sleight of hand and obtaining money under false pretenses. Byrne seeks to prove the alleged spirits are not involved while Mrs Pepper defends spiritualism.
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Washington Rose
New York
Brooklyn
Mary Pepper
First Spiritualist Church
H. D. Byrne
Byrne
Hays
Spanish Cabinet Crisis Over Legion of Honor Decorations
Madrid reports a friction within the Spanish cabinet after Senor Villanueva declines the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor from President Loubet while Gen Weyler holds the Grand Collar for the minister of war. Weyler threatens to disrupt the cabinet. Villanueva argues navy precedence. French circles link Villanueva to anti France sentiment and anticipate his retirement. Premier aims to limit the disruption to the marine ministry, with talk of other resignations, including the finance minister. Montero Rios is said to withhold premiership until Moroccan conference ends. Loubet’s Madrid visit ends without incident as he travels on with King Alfonso to Lisbon, reaching the Portuguese frontier tomorrow morning.
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Madrid
Senor Villanueva
Marine
Loubet
Order of Legion of Honor
Gen Weyler
Villanueva
Navy
Weyler
France
Ministry of Marine
Finance
Senor Montero Rios
Alfonso
Lisbon
Prince Frederick Leopold Escorted Through German Frontiers
Kaiser’s representative in Manchuria travels toward Berlin amid travel disruption in Russia. Prince Frederick Leopold, attached to Emperor William’s Russian army mission, arrived at Warsaw by train and proceeds to Berlin on a special armored train. Rail cutoffs and safety concerns prompt a guarded, military escort and cautious plans for Americans aiming for St Petersburg.
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Manchuria
Russia
Berlin
Frederick Leopold
Prussia
Emperor William
Warsaw
Biala
St. Petersburg
Sweden
St Petersburg
Warsaw-Vienna
Weather Conditions Report from Washington Weather Bureau
The Southwestern storm moved past the south Atlantic coast with little wind. Fair in New England and the interior, scattered showers from Minnesota to South Dakota, temperatures near normal in the Lake region, cooler in the Atlantic States and West. Rain or snow likely in the Central Rocky Mountain region. warmer in the East Friday. Winds along coasts vary from northeast to southeast. some brisk conditions in parts. Local temperatures and humidity readings given for midnight through evening, plus notes on sunshine and rainfall. Temperatures in other cities recorded yesterday with twelve hour rainfall totals.
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Dept of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
South Atlantic
New England
Upper Lake
Minnesota
South Dakota
Atlantic States
Northwest
Lolo
New York
Michigan Pan-insula
Rocky Mountain
Montana
Temprature
Insissippi
Loper Lake
Lower Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Sint
Middle Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Steamera
Grand Banks
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