National Conservation Depression Amidst Land Scandal Debates
A lengthy congress discussion centered on soil, forest, and fossil resources as the nation faces mounting conservation challenges. Prominent speakers including Secretary Wilson and W. W. Finley urged soil preservation, with cautions about misused funds and the need to balance capital, credit, and public welfare.
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Godallat
Wilson
Finley
South
W. W. Finley
The
Southern Railway
Finele
Carmen See the City Visit by Car Inspectors Delegation
The Chicago Joint Car Inspectors and Car Moremen’s Association of America held its morning session at the Arlington Hotel with Henry Router of Cincinnati presiding. Rules of car interchange were discussed, a city sightseeing trip followed, including the White House and Corcoran Gallery, and a steamer trip to Indian stead. Officers likely to be reelected during today's session.
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St Johns
Boy Killed by Brother in Baseball Accident
Edward Wendell Hoge, 12 years old of Congress Heights, was killed when struck on the temple by a baseball thrown by his brother during a game. He fell unconscious, was taken home, and pronounced dead by Dr. J A Watson. Deputy coroner Dr. Charles S White ruled death accidental. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Cecil
Edward Wendell Hoge
Congress Heights
J. A. Watson
Nichols Avenue
Anacostia
Charles S White
General Me Urell Dead Body to Be Brought Here
News reaches that General Me Urell is dead and his body will be brought to the city for a military funeral. The burial will take place at Arlington per the deceased’s sealed letter left with Captain Emil Schafer. Officials fear the end came during the journey.
Last Letter Of Gen Used To Capt Schafer
Gen. Used to Capt. Schafer asks that his burial be arranged with Arlington Cemetery served by his old regiment and a military funeral. He requests Elks to handle the burial rites and notes forty years of service to civil war veterans, Spanish American War veterans, and allied organizations.
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Arlington Cemetery
G. A
Medal of Honor Legion
Loyal Legion
Second Army Corps
Elks
Worman
Spain
Schafer
Grand Army of the Republic
Spanish War Veterans
Legion of Honor
Naval and
Military Order
The
Urell
Washington
Willam Tindall
Hancock
Lexington
District National Guard
Dies in Ireland General Urell to be Buried at Arlington
Brig Gen M Emmet Urell veteran of two wars and longtime DC militia figure died in Cork Ireland while attending the Irish homecoming. Body to reach Washington in ten days for burial with military honors at Arlington. Funeral services to be conducted by multiple military and fraternal groups including the First Battalion DC National Guard.
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M. Emmet Urell
Cork
Ireland
Washington
Arlington
Urall
D. Byrne
Uretl
Gaverat Deys
Emil G. Schafer
Gen. Urell
District National Guard
Arell
Schafer
Europe
Urell
New York
S. Clifford Coz
Graft Probe Faces Lawmaker Patron Of Street Firm
The legislative inquiry at Albany centers on Louis Bedell former assembly railroads chair with stock ties to J H Yreeland president of the Metropolitan Street Railway. Testimony details Bedell Wall Street dealings including stock purchases and a $3000 check from Yreeland amid debate over a 1900 bill aiding the transportation firm.
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Louis Bedell
Assembly Committee On Railroads
J. H. Yreeland
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
New York
Bowis Bedell
State Assembly
New York Transportation Company
New York City
Albany
New York State Street Railway Association
Bill Friendly
Bedell
Laula A. Goodyell
Grange
Fred Nixon
Malloy, Green
Raines
G. Tracy Rogers
Binghamton
Wall Street
Ellingwood & Cunningham
Rogers
George Carpenter
Carpenter
Gedell
Hedél
New York Transportation
Transportation Company
Vreeland
Taft Honors Life Saver With Gift To Captain Danielsen
A gold watch chain and pendant presented by Norwegian Consul Sidebotham to Capt W Danielsen of the Hippolyte Dumpis honors his rescue of crew members from the American schooner Mayflower. The document details the rescue near Jamaica and notes associated financial entries linked to Metropolitan Street Railway affairs.
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Baltimore
Taft
Sidebotham
Danielsen
Hippolyte Dumpis
Port Antonio
Jamaica
United States
W. Danielsen
May‘flower
Harvard
Yale University
Linn Bruce
Aweapura
Pedro
Hillngwood & Cunningham
H. H. Vreeland
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Louis Bedell
O0dsell
G. T. Rogers
Bedell
New York Transportation
Wlthgwood & Cunningham
Bruce
H. Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway
Ellingwood & Cunningham
Morton Frost Company
H. A. Robinson
L. Bedell
Badell
Crowds See Shoes Made at Berberichs Store
Hundreds watched a live shoe making demonstration at Robert Berberich's Sons branch on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. More than 3,000 attendees viewed Cradock shoes being crafted as visitors learned stages of shoemaking during the remarkable display amid a guessing contest.
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Robert Berberich
Artist Holman-Hunt Dead at 1827 Birth to 186 Royal Academy debut
London mourns the death of William Holman Hunt painter and pre-Raphaelite founder born in London in 1827. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 186 and was among the first Order of Merit members. Noted works include The Light of the World and The Shadow of Death.
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London
Willam Holman-Hunt
Rossetti
Millain
Royal Academy
Holman-Hunt
Coroner Exonerates Woman After Fatal Quarrel Shooting
In Dinwiddie County near Church Road Virginia a woman shot her husband during a quarrel at home. The coroner's inquest exonerated the woman who seized the shotgun in his attack and fired the fatal shot. Separately William Owens sues Henry A Vieth in District Supreme Court alleging unlawful arrest after a police station detention of two hours and fifteen minutes.
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Washington Post
Patersburg
William Patterson
Church Road
Dinwiddie County
Patterson
William Oweng
District Supreme Court
Henry A. Vieth
Department of Commerce and Labor
Owens
Weather report notes tropical storm near Porto Rico and cool Northwest
The Weather Bureau describes a tropical disturbance moving toward the west near Bante Domingo, with showers in the central valleys and Southeast, and unseasonably low temperatures in the Northwest. A cool wave will move southeast from the Northwest toward the Ohio Valley by Thursday and Friday, with frosts likely in the far Northwest. Winds vary along coasts, with storm warnings on Lake Superior and light to moderate offshore winds. Local readings list temperatures from midnight to 10 p.m. and note high sunshine.
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U.S
Middle States
Atlantic
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Duluth
Marquette
Michigan
Huron
Porte
Grand Banka
Mary P Johannes Dies at Home in Tal Park
Mrs. Mary P Johannes widow of Col John G Johannes Civil War veteran died at her home 616 Cedar Street Tal Park Survived by children Miss Mary Imogens and Johannes
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Mary P. Johannes
Mary
Johannes
John G. Johannes
Cedar Street
Tal Park
Jase
Agbannes Hl
Clash Over $5 Bill Threatens Resignations At Old Engine House
Indignation ran through the Committee on Halls and Archives as Dr. E W Summey criticized janitorial charges of five dollars for a single month. A threatened mass resignation was averted when William R Smith and A H Ragan led a counterattack, and a resolution endorsing the committee’s work was adopted. The meeting also debated reopening city pumps amid concerns about water service and social welfare, with rhetoric sharp but resolutions moving forward. President Taft sent condolences to Chile after the death of Senor Hernandez Albano.
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Balle
Unilon
Wiliam R. Smith
Committee On Parents Archives
A. H. Ragan
B. McCarty
E. W. Summey
Finance Cortee
Association
H. Ragan
Summey
Smith
Summoy
Ragan
cCarty
Halls and Archives Committee
Ragatt
E. B. McCarty
McCarty
Visita
Washington
Taft Senda
Taft Hag
Chile
Senor Vernandez Albano
Montt
Weymann Sets Nonstop Passenger Flight World Record
American aviator Weymann failed to win the Michelin prize in France after a perilous journey from Paris to the Puy de Dôme. He established a world nonstop passenger record by flying 6.63 miles and set a 24 hour distance record despite a loss of bearing in poor weather.
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Weymann
Clermont Ferrand
France
Déramiat
Puy-det
Lucion
Andres
Vatvic
Dary Mann
Flies to Boston Light Out After Altitude Records
Johnstone and Brookins of White Camp push altitude climbs at the Harvard-Boston meet. Curtiss sharpens speed in the accuracy event while English pilot Stapleton sets a 40 minute 12.5 second mark. White and Brookins chase altitude, Curtiss improves accuracy, and officials plan a Washington aviation meet with J M Berger presenting.
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Brookins
White Camp
Atlas
Curtiss
Boston
Claude - Graheme-White
Atlantic
Artillege
Nglishman Staplenen
Boston Light
Johnstone
Wright
White
Relph- Johnstone
Mongay
MacDonough
Bailey
Son
Whit
Walter Brooking
Earth
Bleriot
Brockins
Glenn
Charles Willard
District Wins McAlpin Trophy Title Defense in New Jersey
Seagirt, N J September 7 The District of Columbia led from the start in the New York Rifle Association McAlpin trophy event defeating New York by 2 points and New Jersey by 70. Fehr finished third in the Meany match as 1 Brown and Heidenreich posted high scores with 47 at 208 yards and 48 at 500 yards.
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Capital
Finee
New York
Fehr
Brown
Heidenreich
Washington Post
Seagirt
N. J
District of Columbia Rnfignien
New’ York Rifle Association
McAlpin
Babe Sydfewy
Gover
Aiew York
New Jersey
Guy
di Ct
Caldwell
Sergt. Brown
Heldentetch
Lieut
J. L. Fehr
District of Columbia
EB. F. Meany
K. K.W. Casey
Delaware
Bristol
United States Cavalry
Wise
Massachusetts
Kauat
Hanna
York
Alh
Thomas Brown
G. B. Young
Hayes
Loop Yards
Clause
Sisernel
Midshipman Peyton Promoted to Army Lieutenant
Midshipman Beyton, once plagued by seasickness, transfers to the army and becomes a second lieutenant in field artillery. Peyton hails from Mississippi.
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Peyton
Beyton
Army
Field Artillery
Mississippi
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