Graft Crisis Turmoil in San Francisco DA Langdon Sues Ruef
San Francisco fights over graft as District Attorney Langdon, suspended by Acting Mayor Gallagher, gains a temporary edge against Ruef and city officers. Heney vows to indict leading officials while Ruef attempts to assert authority. restraint orders and court hearings unfold amid a tense crowd outside the courthouse.
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Langdon
San Francisco
Cal
Gallagher
Gty
Seawell
Abraham Ruel
Ruel
Board of Supervisors
Langham
Francia J’ Heney
Langdon Or
Ruef
Tleney
U 8
Webb
Heney
Graham
Ruef Did Not Put In An Appearance At the District Attorney's Office
Seawells
J Wag
Hardihood
Grand Jury
Rodolph Spreckels
Abraham Ruet
Son
Abraham Rue
RCA Orders
Shortatt
Lbel
Abraham Ruef
Miller Regina widow Miller death and funeral notice
Regina Miller widow of Francis Miller dies in her first year of mourning at 130 am October 26 1906 at 1% Street NW funeral from St Patrick's Church October 29 at 10 o clock Interment private Martha Mix daughter of Charles E and Catherine Mix dies at 1517 Thirty-first Street NW funeral Saturday at 2 pm interment private Thomas O Brien husband of Bridget O Brien dies October 28 1908 Georgetown Hospital funeral notice from daughter Mrs James L Ba etnder 1121 New Hampshire Ave NW burial not stated VinGiNts widow of Surgeon Burton Randall dies at 78 A in the eighty ninth year of age
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Obrien
Georgetown Hospital
Thomas
O'Brien
Bridget O'Brien
James L
President Urges Civil Service Pension Bill Campaign Rules
President Jacob W Starr of the United States Civil Service Retirement Association reports to Chil Service Commissioner Cooley that the president approves funding to hire actuaries and cover campaign costs. An executive committee will run the drive, with members barred from directly lobbying Congress, while offering explanations to committees hearing the bill.
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Jacob W. Starr
United States Civil Service Retirement Association
Chil
Cooley
Congress
Civil Service Commissi
Renowa
Uberty
Alford W Cooley
Commission
Prisoner Returns to Washington in Custody of Detectives
Detectives Weenen and Burlingame brought William Moseley back from Covington Kentucky after he was indicted by the grand jury for defrauding Rinehart & Dennis Co. Moseley, 33, reportedly secured ten Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad mileage books and $3 by claiming authority to hire laborers for the railroad in West Virginia. He had already used three of the books when captured. the total value of the books was about $20.
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Weenen
Burlingame
Washington
Covington
Willam Moseley
Grand
Rinehart & Dennis Co
Chesapeake and Ohio
Moseley
Rinehart & Dennis,Co
James H Rinehart
Chesapeake and Ohio Road
West Virginia
Italian bootblack flees with curved knife in quest of coworker
Seventeen year old East Franch an Italian bootblack brandished eight curved blades near 1012 Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday causing a mass retreat of bookbindery workers. Leonard Exel, targeted as the alleged offender, claimed mistaken identity. Policeman W E Owens intervened and took Branch to the First Precinct station.
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East Franch
Pennsylvania Avenue
Anton Zichtl
Leonard Exel
W. E Owens
Italy
Branch
Notable Marriage Licenses Drafted in Castville and Richmond
Clarence J Scherer aged 22 and Nannie Joyra sett aged 20 appear on a marriage license filed by Rev Jd Muir in Garret HK Headisy Castville Ya Lelia M Settle aged 24 of Richmond County Ya and Rey He Outwater George Sayles aged 22 and Estelle Reed aged 19 are listed with Rev William J. Robinson as officiant in the same license batch.
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Clarence J Scherer
Nannie £ Joyrasett
Jd Muir i Garret HK .Headisy
Castville
Lelia M Settle
Richmond County
Health Office Records Debut List of October Deaths
A health office record enumerates numerous October deaths with ages and burial locations. Names include Ann M Gangewer 80, Martha Bo Mix 63, Lalth Jackson 65, Gertrude Damm 6? years, Kate Smith 60, Irene Thomas 37, and others. Several housed at Providence Hospital, Wash Anyl Hospital, Garford Hospital, and similar facilities.
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Ann M Gangewer
St Nw
Jenna Hannah Roberts
George Butter
Martha Bo Mix
31St
Lalth Jackson
Garford Hospital
Thomas H Bensler
Gertrude Damm
Providence Hospital
Francia Upeher
Kate Smith
Wash
Any
Raymond Schlord
St. Ew
Ethel Coursen
Cedaret
Takonis Park
Alfred Davin
Leltle
Witlism R Hanlem
Dars Colealine Woodeon
C St Nw
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Pushes Higher Rural Carrier Pay
The Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Da Graw advocates substantial raises for rural carrier salaries. He cites inadequate current pay, discusses budget implications, and notes a proposed $1,475,000 increase for rural delivery in the coming fiscal year. He highlights route length variability and cost factors like horse upkeep, urging congressional action. Community roads momentum draws praise from Maine officials and prompts rural postmasters to cooperate with state road authorities.
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da Graw
Secretary of the Treasury
Postal Service
Congress
de Graw
Eet
Rho Post-office
Mr. de Graw
Paul D. ‘Sargent
Highwave
Maine
Post-office Department
Feasts Pleased Epicures by President Tyler at Greenway Court
Hone Magazine details President Tyler hosting grand Virginia planter dinners with provisions from his Greenway Court plantation. A famed negro cook prepared fried chicken and ham slices while hams cured in oak woods and corns, oysters from Hampton Roads, and ample drinks like Santa Cruz rum and Madeira accompanied substantial breakfasts for visiting guests.
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Tyler
Virginia
Hone Magazine
Greenway Court
Oak Woods
Hampton Roads
Tlaewater Virginia
Santa Cruz
London
Young Whips Drive Carts On Shetland Ponies
Three year old children begin riding lessons on Shetland ponies. Tiny carts and modest ownership spark pride as youngsters ride through neighborhoods. The piece admires the ponies for size, endurance, and affectionate temperaments, noting the bond between child and pony. It references Philadelphia Press gossip and light anecdotes about engagement and a child’s dirt under nails reaction.
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Home Magazine
Skx
Lone
Sheltie
Sugar
Pianist Garziglia Recital At Columbia Theater
PIANIST GARZIGLIA GHIVENS A recital yesterday afternoon at Columbia Theater. A pupil of the Paris Conservatory he shows technical prowess and fine phrasing, though Chopin works and certain passages reveal overreach. His readings of Mendelssohn Schumann and Rachmaninoff impressed, with three encores and a Paderewski variations set as a novelty. The third concert in the series will feature M. Fabian next Friday.
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Felix Garvivila
Columbia Theater
Paris Conservatory
Garziglia
Chopin
Garzigno
Mendelssohn
Schumann
Rachmaninol
Garzigia
Paderewaki
M. Fabian
Mysteries of the wheel-house steerage on great ships
A landsman first sees a wall of instruments and wheels in the wheel-house as steamers and electric steering replace old hand steering. The wheel governs the steering engine and the massive rudder, while lookouts and officers keep watch. The compass control and sailing directions guide the ship’s daily course during a four hour watch.
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Yesael
Franela Arnold Colllusin
Bt Nicholas
Wheelaman
The Ceylon Pearl Fishery Huge Gamble and Swindle
Frederick C Penfield argues in The Century that the Ceylon pearl fishery is the world's most gigantic gamble. He explains every step from oyster to gem is a lottery with fate favoring government takes and local divers receiving scant rewards. The piece compares this to a lottery with tickets sold near cathedrals and details the two thirds to one third take by the state and workers share.
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Ceylon
Frederick C Penfield
Fortuns
Portugal
Whistler as Art Teacher Faces Student Tug of Viewpoint
Lyrun Cuneo in the Century recalls Whistler as a genius yet struggles to impart knowledge. His harsh, dominant teaching style limited expression and stifled originality, though a few mature students benefited from his criticisms and unique palette.
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Whistler
Lyrun Cuneo
Warning on dangerous cough syrups and safe Father John’s Medicine
The notice warns that many cough syrups contain morphine chloral or opiates and urges avoiding replacements. It pitches Father John’s Medicine as a safe alternative that cures throat and lung troubles by nourishing the body and building warmth to resist disease. Do not let druggists substitute dangerous preparations that could cost lives.
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Father John
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