Bishop Donahue proposes prayer plan amid West Virginia strike row
In a Senate committee hearing on the West Virginia strike, Bishop P. J. Donahue of Wheeling outlines a plan to calm tensions on Paint and Uabin creeks. He suggests operators and minors attend church weekly, receive Bible verses as warning charts, and hang them in bedrooms to deter violence. He cites labor unrest, company store prices, and operator profits as drivers of discontent, while officials defend railroad protection roles and limited use of a machine gun by a Chesapeake and Ohio spokesman.
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Senate
P. J Donahue
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Charlton Faces Trial Without Counsel
Porter Charlton, the American man soon to stand trial for the death of his wife, has not secured counsel. Deputy Camera, acting as defense, asked the judge to permit consultations with Charlton in jail but the request was denied until preliminary investigations finish.
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Porter Charlton
Haa Ag
Coungel
Camera
United
Charlton
Comg
Capitol YUL Couples Celebrate Silver Wedding at Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Fry longtime Capitol YUL residents observed their silver wedding at 319 New Jersey Avenue southeast with Secretary of Labor Ww and several Con- Hoss members present. The couple received numerous handscarf remembrances.
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Henry Fry
Capitol Yul
New Jersey Avenue Southeast
Obituary notices a string of deaths and memorials from early September
A historical obituary notice lists multiple deaths and funeral details from September. Entries include MAR JORIE CLOKEY of Oak Park Til, Welles New Hampshire spouse of John W. Hulse, LENOX street Chevy Chase Md, Commander WILLIAM KILEBUEM USNL, LANG family on K Street, ROSIE EL Mahoney of Shepherd Road, and JOHN A. JABPLY with funeral plans. Interments are private or at Rock Creek Parish. notices invite relatives to attend.
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Ford
Oak Park
Til
Marjorie Clokey
Charles B. Ford
Houlse
Welles
New Hampshire
da Ali
John W. Hulse
Lilian M. Lewis
Lenox Street
Chevy Chase
Rosie EL
Ace AL Mahoney
Sheperd Road
Rock Creek Parish
Local Funeral Directors and Embalmers Listed
WM H Sardo & Co and partners operate Modern Chapel with telephone links, serving as directors and embalmers. J J WM EE and W R Pumphrey & Son advertise as funeral directors in Washington area notices, with Cremation options and on premises chapels noted.
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WM. H. Sardo & CO
S L
Rockville
Legal challenge to Sulzer pardon hinges on impeachment timeline
Justice Hasbrouck requested full briefing on the legality of Governor Sulzer's pardon. The supreme court appellate division and court of appeals weigh whether the pardon is valid before the impeachment trial proceeds, with a decision sought by September 18.
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Hasbrouck
Bulzer
Will Probe Girl Death In Maryland Case
Harold W. Smith gas company manager is held on five thousand bail on felonious homicide charges in the death of Florence Wainwright, a Home Gas Co bookkeeper. Grand jury convenes as coroner’s inquest finds Smith responsible. defense counsel named. indictment possible. Smith remains at his post and asserts confidence.
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Washington Post
Salizbury, Md
Harold W. Smit
Florence
Wainwright
Home- Gas
Smith
Youngoman
Henry L. D. Stanford
William Jennings Bryan
Miss Wainwright
Stanford
Misa Wainwright
Alonzo Miles
Baltimore
Joseph Ll. Bailey
Alexander M. Jackson
George W. Bell
W. 3. Johnson
Worcester County
State Council Meets With Burdette Presiding at Old Glory
State Councilor Laura E. Burdette presided over the sixteenth annual session of the State Council of the Daughters of America held last evening at Old Glory Council No. 12 on 316 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. A large delegation attended as officers were nominated for the ensuing year and reports from committees were heard. the season adjourned to meet again at 300 Pennsylvania Avenue SE for tonight’s officer elections.
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Laura E. Burdette
State Council of the Daughters of America
Old Glory Council
No. 12
Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
Mabel Capps
Annie Vanacriver
Viola Thompson
Laura Dudley
Florida N. Carter
Emma Buell
Sudle Riley
Emma Sengensey
State Inside , Sentinel
Mamie Howell
State Outside Sentinel
Fredie Beach
M. C. Sweeney
G. Pennington
Ida Yost
J. W
New Home for Argentine Legation in Washington
Washington expects an Argentine government grant of 300000 dollars for a new legation building. The current legation sits on Jackson place and potential sites include the late Representative Huff’s former home, now willed to his wife. Real estate agents await Dr Romulo Naon’s return from Buena Vista Springs, Va., for confirmation.
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Washington
Legation
Jackson Place
Huff
Buena Vista
Springs
Romulo 8
Naon
Argentina
Mrs Sage gives $74 000 to Syracuse institutions
In Syracuse on September 8 Mrs Russell Sage distributed 74000 as a birthday gift to local institutions. Syracuse University received 34000 while Syracuse Home Association First Presbyterian Church and Onondaga Orphans Home each got portions leaving total gifts to the university and others at 270600.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Russell Sage
Syracuse University
Syracuse Home “Association
First Presbyterian’ Ghureh
Onondaga
Bundy on Juvenile Bench Will Preside
Judge Bundy will preside over juvenile courtroom duties in city sessions. Latinter Sudiex Comita of other cities will join as observers in the proceedings.
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Bundy
I Was There He Declares Polar Claim At Issue
The speaker asserts he nearly reached the pole within a mile or so and seeks judgment by Congress and the public. He notes support from Arctic explorers and the German Geographical Society, explains Danish stance, and describes methods using shadow time at the pole as proof of his travels. He cites fundraising and speaking tours to seek justice.
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Gregs
Cage
Committee of Congress
German Geographical Society
North Pole
New York
TO POLAND ON STRETCHER FRONTIER FIGHTER SAGA
In 1912 a 19 year old from St Paul Minnesota was injured when lumber toppled on him at a railway yard. He traveled to Poland on a stretcher with Miss Lys to reach his homeland Warsaw. He won a damages suit for 14000 dollars and retains about 5000 dollars.
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St. Paul
Minn
Deaver
Warsaw
Deo
Would Be Lynchers Lose In Guthrie Chase
Sheriff Mahoney moved Lou Green, accused killer of Policeman Muxlow, to the county jail at Newkirk after an exciting pursuit by automobile mob. The escape included a dash through woods and a train stop at Bliss Station before the prisoner reached Newkirk. Muxlow was among Roosevelt era Rough Riders aides.
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Guthrie
Okla
Mahoney
Lou Green
Muxlow
Newkirk
Jete
Bliss Station
Muxilow
Gol. Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Pankhurst May Face U S Entry Decision In October
Immigration officials will decide if Emmeline Pankhurst, regarded as a militant leader in Britain, may be admitted to the United States in October. She will be held at entry if she lands, with an uncertain outcome on eventual entry. Officials seek talks for information.
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Gfragists
Unite States
Thorities
England
Vaudeville and Dramatic Offerings At Local Theaters
The night featured a Columbia vaudeville bill with Eddie Foy’s seven Foys and new acts by Mae Melville Willa Holt Walkerfeld and Britt-Wood, plus Keith’s inaugural program with Eddie Foy’s family and dogs. The Littlest Rebel at the Academy, starring Mary Miles Minter, drew praise for its heartful Civil War drama and Minter’s standout performance.
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Keith
Chage
Washington
Foy
Eddie’ Foy
Mae Melville
Willa
Holt
Walkefeld
Tegal
Britt
Wood
Bennold
Leo Zarrell
Herbert
Yuechan
Academy
Edward Peple
South
Mary Miles Minter
Chicago
Rayal
Tea
Vaudeville Cosmos Show Delights Audiences With Diverse Acts
A bustling Cosmos vaudeville bill features Billy Walsh as a skilled rustic performer, a double role by Walter F. Kelly, and Gertrude Lynch, plus the Four Dancing Nympha from the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Pauli Florus showcases xylophone, Falls and Falls perform daring acrobatics, and The Tarheel Trio offer North Carolina vocal work. Bessia Remple’s “The Ghorny Girl” blends pathos with chorus charm while The Four Musical blesses imitate Creatore and Sousa. Leon Toone the ventriloquist draws laughs, and Alexander Rubens entertains with ragzings and jokes. Gus Fay stars in Schmidt's Widows at the Gayety Theatre with vibrant burlesque numbers and crowd-pleasing solos.
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Hudkin
Billy Walsh
Walter F. Kelly
Gertrude Lynch
Thankful Slocum
Billy
Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Pauli Florus
Mena
Vocal!ats
North Carolina
Morris
Interworld
Bessia Remple
Creatore
Sousa
Shier
Leon Toone
Glover
Alexander Rubens
Gus Fay
Gayety Theater
Schmidt
Mr. Fay
Walter Wilson
Fragmentary phrase hints at wartime organization and pay
Disjointed lines reference officers aboard and an ongoing organization amid American war context. Notes on pay, titleships, and celebrations appear as scattered fragments, suggesting a broad, unsettled discussion rather than a single clear event.
War on Army Mileage Heats Up in Congress
Representative W. E. Cox declares a fight to cut Army and Navy travel pay from 7 cents to 6 cents and possibly scrap the mileage allowance for a full expense based system. He vows to press the issue when the army and navy appropriations bills are debated next winter.
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Army
San Francisco
Washington
W. E. Cox
Congress
Navy
Youll
Mann
Cox
Navy dock at Pearl Harbor may be saved by extended foundations
Alfred Noble, an engineering expert, reported to Secretary Daniels that the dry dock at Pearl Harbor recently collapsed after government spending. A detailed report will follow with plans to complete the work. To secure adequate foundations the dock must be extended 350 feet inland and the entrance moved inward, plus heavy reinforcement of the concrete bottom.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Gam
Alfred Noble
Magistrate McAdoo Orders Arrest Warrants Over Underworld Plays
Chief Magistrate McAdoo issued warrants for arrest of leading figures tied to two stage productions portraying life in the underworld. Police condemn the plays as indecent and immoral, with scenes set in houses of ill fame, threatening public morals. Warrants will be kept in abeyance until tomorrow afternoon as authorities review further evidence.
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New York
McAdoo
Waldo
McAdog
Magistrat McAdoo
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