Negro Attacks Woman and two Children on Rock Creek Bridge
A 25-year-old Black man attacked Miss Margaret Waring and three children near Rock Creek bridge as they returned from Brightwood. Waring was choked and knocked down, Katie Michaeljohn was mauled, Alice Michaeljohn aided by a club. The assailant fled into bushes. police seek identifications and pursue charges.
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Rock Creek Bridge
Brute
Margaret Waring
Camp Goat Will
Camp Good Wih
Miss Waring
Katie M Michaeljohn
Tenth Precinct
Estes
Helen
Misa
Waring
Brightwood
Alice Michaeljohn
Katie
Michaeljohn
Inegro
Plucky Woman Fights Colored Thief In Her Home
Mrs. Anna Hill confronted a twelve year old colored boy who forced entry at 11 s lock 4 day morning. She restrained him until police arrived after he bit and clawed her, injuring her arms. The boy looted a gold watch from Miss OM at 14% T street before fleeing, then was identified by Quitman Weekley. Detectives Horne and Kin handled the case.
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Weekley
Taylor
Daniel
Ulysses Johnson
Pierze Place
Hill House
Horne and
Connor
Ther
Acme Repair and Bicycle Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Weckley
Johnson
Anna Hill
Bennie Neir
S'Slock
George Washington University Jiospal
Pierce Place
Sirs Fill
Horne
Weekley Har
Veckie
Quitman Weekley
Confessed swindler Garsten arrested after Boston alert
Boston police say Robert A. Garsten a 32 year old civil engineer with a rogues gallery record confessed to passing worthless checks in Rochester Cleveland and Boston He deposited a 6500 draft then withdrew 150 in Boston and took out a 20000 life policy in New York He is held for Boston authorities and linked to similar schemes in multiple cities
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Robert A. Garsten
Boston
Robert 4. Garsten
Rogues
William A. Sullivan
Fourteenth Street
Warren and
O'Dea
Headquarters
Garsten
National Exchange Bank
Sullivan
Bis
Cleveland
Ohio
Rochester
New York
Maj
Sylvester
J Garsten
Mary Puckett Case Fraud in Police Court Swindle
Attorney Ambrose discusses forthcoming police court appearance to reveal the names of two men tied to Miss Puckett’s alleged fraudster scheme impersonating Washington real estate owners to obtain loans. The case involves forged loan documents and ties to Fannie Spriggs Perry from the Daughters of the King society. Puckett remains jailed at the House of Detention awaiting bond.
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Ambrose
Fannie Spriggs Perry
Daughters of the King Society
Holatia Puckett
Washington
William ©. Ambrose
Miss Puckett
Knoledge
Mise Puckett
Trig
Mira, Perry
Orid
Perry
Miss Fuckett
District Attorney's Office
Garden Fever Prompts Front Yard Prize Contest
Northeast section residents join a community effort led by the Washington Citi zens Association to award prizes for the most attractive front yards. A three-member newspaper committee will judge the entries, with $3 for first, $2 for second, and $1 for third. Firemen at No 12 Engine House claim potential as contenders.
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North Capitol
Eckington
No. 12 Engine Company
North Capital
Quincy Streets
Fancy new police uniforms dazzle with gold braid and silk
The city’s finest officers will wear striking uniforms designed by Maj. Sylvester and approved by the Commissioners. Tailored to emphasize broad shoulders and tight waists, coats will be form fitting with flaring skirts, trousers with an English baggy knee, and extensive gold trim. Inspectors will sport silver wreaths and bullion, captains will have two rows of buttons, and lieutenants receive brass buttons and braid to distinguish ranks. Credit for the design goes to Inspector Francis Cross and tailors after models from Privates McDonnell Rout Sylvester Murphy.
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Sylvester
Berry Watts
Taft
Army
Takors
Charles A. Hoyt
Wwester
Francis 3
Cross
McDonnell and
Woatf
Rout
Sylvester Murphy
Girl Shot in Foot in Northwest Washington House
Sixteen year old Nettie Johnson, colored, lies in serious condition at Casualty Hospital after a pistol fired while William Bird, also colored, played with the weapon in their shared home at 52 U Street Northwest. Police seek Bird who allegedly pointed the gun at Johnson after she admonished him to stop handling the pistol.
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Wnettie Johnson
U-street
William Bird
Bird
Motz Will Names Widow Executrix After Probate
In a probate filing dated September 8 19M Werne Motz leaves his widow Augusta C Motz as sole beneficiary and executrix. A separate incident reports Daniel Corbett 34 injured at a mattress factory when his right hand and four fingers were mashed, sent to Emergency Hospital. A.B King 41 from 161 Street NW fell at Tenth and Dalverts breaking his left arm and was also taken to Emergency Hospital.
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Werne Motz
Augusta C. Motz
Tan PH
Nesthwant
Eigtory
Danial Corbett
A.B King
Langley resigns as Census official to seek Kentucky seat
John W. Langley resigns as appointment officer in the Census Office and accepts the Republican nomination for Representative in Congress from Kentucky’s Tenth District. Born January 14, 1884 at Prestonburg, Ky, Langley pursued law, held two terms in the Kentucky legislature, and previously served on pensions appeals. He married in 1904 to the daughter of J B Gudger, a North Carolina congressman.
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John W. Langley
Congress
Board of Pensions Appeals
Langley
Census Bureau
Bureau
J. B. Gudger
North Carolina
Victim of Girl's Star Refuses to Prosecute in Attack Case
Hetty Thomas Stallings, a conductor, was stabbed in his car at Fifteenth Street and New York Avenue. Miss Viola Strahan faced no prosecution after officials believed she was not entirely rational when the attack occurred. Stallings was released on $300 bond, and Miss Strahan's case was continued for further investigation.
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Stallings
Viola Strahan
Hetty
Thomas Stallings
Fifteenth Street
New York Avenue
Turner
Miss Strahan
Stalllogs
Turner Accien
Misa Strahan
Miss Srahan
Benning
Beng
Stalings
Eighth Street
Weather conditions and forecast from Weather Bureau report
The Weather Bureau reports a disturbance near St. Kitts moving northwestward, east-southeast of Porto Rico, with no immediate danger to the Atlantic coast. Showers occur in the Southeast, Midwest, and Great Plains with cool conditions in many areas. Sunday and Monday expect fall weather in New England and Middle Atlantic. Winds vary along coasts and inland, with temperatures and humidity recorded at multiple times, including a noted maximum of 88 and minimum of 64.
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W. S
Weather Bureau
St. Kitts
Porto Rico
Atlantic
Brater
Middle Rocky Mountain
Kansas
Bissouri
Towa
Upper Michigan
New England
Middle
Misselestopl
Addie Atlantic
South Atlantic
Gulf
Alro Bom
Tragedy in Washington Location Birthplace Hits Neighborhood
A rash of deaths by self harm and misfortune surrounds the area near Monroe streets in Washington Location Birthplace. Dr. James Donald Wilson, 1393 Park Road, was found dead in his chair, adding to seven self-inflicted deaths in the last year within a two block radius. Other cases include McCormick’s disappearance after boarding a Norfolk steamer, Mrs. Du Bois’s poison death, Mrs. Hempson’s fatal shooting of her children, and Miss Kitzmiller’s fire death, with additional suicides and accidents nearby. The spate of tragedies has unsettled residents as questions arise about who or what may be next.
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James Donald Wilson
Park Road
Ebenezer Wilson
Monroe Streets
Wilson
McCormick
Ani
Berwick
Mc. Parkhurst
Chester
Trutt
Yan Squires
Thomas Haines
Park
Read
Sixteenth Street
Harry Wallis
New- Law Street
Pickney Smith
Miliia
John Barry
Newton Street
Cout
Patterson relative injuries after ladder accident on awning
The report notes a ladder accident near an awning where several people fell, narrowly avoiding death. One ladder occupant was Nan Patterson’s mother who broke the bones in her right foot, leaving Mrs. Patterson a semi invalid. The piece mentions Amends on Howard Avenue later renamed Newton Street and Nan Patterson traveling from the tomb to her father’s home at Newton Street in 1905.
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Nan Patterson
Maybrick
Washington
Howard Avenue
Newton
Newton Street
Washington Heights
W St
19Th St. N. Ww
Thos. J. Fisher & Coa. (Incorporated
F Si. N. W
Railway Contract Awarded For Grade Crossing Elimination
The Drake & Stratton Company is awarded the contract by the Pennsylvania Railroad to eliminate grade crossings on Marylana avenue between Severith and Fourteenth streets as part of terminal improvements. The project will take about sixteen months to complete and cost around $1,000,000. District supervising engineers are ensuring minimal disruption to traveling the public.
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Marylana’ Avenue
Severith and
Fourteenth ‘Streets
Drake & Stratton Company
Pennsylvania ” Railroad Company
Éaventerice Ito
Love Wins Over Religion in Delayed Marriage Ceremony
Arthur Francis McCauley and Miss Harriat Reynolds planned a wedding at Miss Reynolds home with Rev Harlin officiating. When Reynolds agreed to convert to Catholicism to please her fiancé, the ceremony was postponed and guests dismissed. Reynolds soon entered Catholic instruction and the marriage plans progressed with publication of the engagement.
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Arthur Francis McCauley
Thirty Fifth ‘Street
Harriat E "Rey ‘Nolds
Dlrop
Harrow
Thomas
Harlin
Trinity
Ismay
Mise Reynollds
Mise Reynolds
Alec Conklin of Midland Shows Recovery After Illness
Passages describe Alec Conklin of Midland once troubled by persistent throat symptoms and fatigue. He suffered swollen glands and pallor, with lingering head and throat clearing. After treatment, he is reported as a well boy with no catarrh symptoms.
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Aleb Conklin
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Jxoung Colored Thief
Mary
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Berry Wall
Harry Lehr
Hood
John. W. Langley
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Fourteenth
Monroe
James
Donald Wilson
Pennsy
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Maryland Avenue
Miss Reynolds
Mr. McCauley
O'Sullivan
Tian
Wordan
National Sho
Ms, and Repair Co
6Th St
N.ww
Lowell
Pe-ru-na
Helen Dawson
Snyder
Perana
Peruna
Manalin
Witter
Hartman
Columbia Road
Government Park
THE
Harrison Realty CO
Greet N. W
Tee Ssr Oeer
Munderhall Waters
Johan O. Waters
Mundenhall & Waters
Dr. White
Bontsylvania
B. B. Earnshaw & Bro
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Express
C. Haldeman
Ty Shoomaker
N. E. Cornerith
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Golorado Building
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