Veterans Reunion Opens Forty-First Grand Army Encampment
The forty-first Grand Army encampment of the Republic opened with a large parade and speeches. Veterans, including Governor Hughes and national leaders like James Tannert, gathered in Washington to honor the service and induct new officers. Women’s Relief Corps presented Jubilee offerings, and talks covered relief funds, publishing rights, and plans for future meetings and locations.
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Guy Charles & Hughes
New York State
Grand Army
Republic
Moa
RIP Corps
Felkt
Keown
Tim
Jowis
Tor
Losecot San Trancivce
Electel
Colored Baptists Meet National Convention at Washington
The Colored Baptists National Convention convenes at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington with delegates from colored churches across the United States and abroad. Speakers include Reverend Baker and Pastor Wood Howard, addressing the Baptists of the capital and allied ministers as the event opens and a series of sessions and meetings are scheduled through Friday, including foreign missionary discussions in the afternoon and a closing address by M Warman.
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Baker Washington
Kap
Macfarland
Cllagas
Washington
Pitt
Tha
Washington Hapital Church
Wood Howard
Zion Baptiat
Baptist Ministers
Trig
United State
South America
Ing Rama
Rarman
Fuance FW
Tamakin
Laat
Man Held Over Death of Fred Sodaww at Wat Station
Witnesses recount confrontation near a Newark station where Fred Sodaww died after an altercation with a man named Schmidt. Police say the suspect admitted to striking Sodaww and stated he acted in self defense before the fatal exchange on a Sunday afternoon. The case was taken up by Lieut Hartley and awaits further inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Sunitay
Lieut
Hartley
Ang Ug
Tom Hye
Schmidt
Leredont
Catatty Holt
Justice Department Chief Clerk Cecil Clay Ill at Garfield Hospital
Chief Clerk Cecil Clay of the Department of Justice was taken to Garfield Hospital after a serious illness. He recently returned from Pennsylvania where he spent three weeks. George Henderson, 39, attended the case as Cay’s escort.
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Department of Justice
Garfield Hospital
E Clay
Clay
Pennsylvania
George Henderson
Midshipmen May Resign President Reverses Dismissal
The president disapproves the recommendation to dismiss Careness Riner and Oscar Sib aildslomen of the fourth class for trenching. Instead the president grants a reprieve and permits remaining at the academy, noting a prior change in opinion after an alleged late night absence and theater outing with chorus girls. Officials from Chesenne Wye and Salb te indicate hometowns.
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Dissussal
Apt Baner
Careness Riner
Oscar G Sib
Clas
Unem Vernifasion
Resten
Tne
Offerine
Anather
Midshipmen
Academy
Per ‘Wituaton
Chesenne Wye
Salb Te
Shawper
Ind
Beadle Hart Gowron Stabbed in Face by Suspect
Beadle Hart Gowron, nineteen, was stabbed in the face with a sharp weapon and taken to Providence Hospital in critical condition. George W White, a Colored man, was arrested in Fifth precinct after a dramatic chase and struggle with Officer Speingman. Police say Gowron and White were friends and the assault followed a dispute at 96 First Street last night, with others escaping harm.
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Beadle Hart Gowron
Providence Hospital
George W White
Speingman
Kim
Flist Street
Leaping Fox Terrier Dies After Fall From Building
A fox terrier of eight months fell from an open window in a tar Building last night around 4 o clock. The pup climbed to a ledge between the seventh and eighth floors, paced and barked for minutes, then leaped to the street, near pedestrians on the Avenue. Police removed the body.
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Ue Pollee
Five Hindu travelers confuse New York crowd at port
Five gaunt Hindu men in white turbans and blue coats arrive by steamship Panama from Cotom. They refuse to reveal names, claim two bodies share one soul, and say they hail from India returning to a plantation. reporters press for identity. they offer no clear answers.
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Washington
York
Panama
Coton
Bach
Wan
New York
Iindu
America
Linten
Vishen
India
Cancer stricken lawyer confined in Cincinnati hospital
Seymour nema vurmeriy mw wyner K Unegli, now an inmate of Cincinnati hospital, is undergoing treatment for tongue cancer. Mr Kinch, previously ill for months, improved briefly before the disease returned. Kinch traveled from Chicago to Washington last year and teamed with Henry D Gordon at Fourth Street, their offices in the Bond Building with HS Wheatley.
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Seymour Nema Vurmeriy
K Unegli
Cincinnat Hospital
Klach
Mr Kinch
Chicago
Washington
Henry D Gordon
Ae Fourienth Street
HS Wheatley
Bond
Robles Visit to Jamestown Exposition Pier Dedication
Nobles of the Myzlo abrine from Almas Temple will depart Washington Friday at 1 pm aboard the Steamer Norfolk for Jamestown Exposition pier dedication. The group of nine nobles and families, plus Imperial Council members, plans a pleasant outing with expected performances and crowded attendance from Shrinners from Virginia yards and other regions.
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Almas Temple
Loabrine
Washington
Norfolk
Imperial Council
M Daniels
Jolly
New York Athletic Club
Vistors
Dingman
Georgetown Valley Men Tour Turns Wet and Humorous
A party of four Washingtonians led by Haight, Winlock, and others floated from Harpers Ferry to Washington in canoes wearing soaked bathing suits and improvised costumes. They lost some clothes in the river, faced cold hospitality, and finished their trip late Sunday night after comic misadventures, including mistaken home welcomes and a cab ride fiasco.
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Georgetown
Twelfth Street
Grundy
Suil Gane
CC Williame
J Ph Liview
Haight and Inlock
Harpers Peery
Washington
Sewresty
Vyapida
Wintock
Haight
Idoora
Newport
Anita
Great Falls
Chesapeake and Olive Canal
City
Wiliams
Barlow
Jett
Winlock
Winlece
Pennsyitanie Avenue
Imen
Lusitania Race to Break Atlantic Record Nears
London telegraph reports the Lusitania may break the trans Atlantic speed record to reach New York by Friday. Deutschland and Lucania also figure in rival speed plans as Cunard and North German Lloyd push turbine liner progress. A collision incident near Fourteenth Street North is noted with a child injured while crossing tracks.
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New York
Lloyd Plain
Lusitania
Newfoundland
Newark
Lusitanda
London
trans-Atlantic Record
Iueenstown
Uring
Daunt Rock
Sandy Mook
Sandy Hook Barly
Lucanias
Wwe
Sandy Hooks
Cherbourg
Queenstown
Vengel Millet
Oelock
Anitial
Cunard Line
Etrarta
Salllne
Hawhare
Herry Ballin
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Banket
Garman
Deutschland
Rexland
Abe
Brillant Economic Development
Ballina
Atlante
Haverford
Philadelphia
Lucania
Teta
Purse Thief Escapes With Help From Companions
Mrs Carlo Basher reported four men robbed her store at 413K' oatrest northwest while she waited on a customer. A Black man reached behind the stand and seized her purse, then fled. Coworkers delayed pursuing until the thief’s escape. Central precinct detectives and police are investigating.
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Mia Basher
Carlo Basher
Oatrest
Mia Rasher
Colored Churchmen War Quelled by Capt Schneider Force
Dispute within Georgetown First Baptist colored church led to near riot after a new pastor replaced Pastor Hil. Capt Charles Schneider and a police squad backed by the crowd prevented violence, peaceful adjournment followed, but both factions vow further action over funds loss allegations.
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First Baptist Church
Georgetown
House of Worship
Charles Schneider
Schneider
Connresa
Thief in Travers Home Steals Trousers and Watch
Mrs Richard B Travers of Cambridge Place awoke Sunday to a masked burglar ransacking the bureau. The intruder entered through a rear door with a duplicate key and stole trousers containing $215 and a gold watch and chain. Travers and Brown and Whelen reported to the scene. trousers were later found in the back yard.
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Richard B Travere
Cameridge
R&b
Travers
Trewern
Serena
Mr Travers
Fakreman AV Brown
Serge Whelen
Mr ‘Travers
Died at sea Mrs Rohrback famed ocean traveler passes away
Elizabeth Rohrback of Chicago died of apoplexy aboard the Cunard liner Etruria last Friday night. Daughter of Mrs Carson, she followed a lifelong passion for sea travel fostered by her mother. The Roosevelt family linked voyage records and court rulings kept her aboard ships, a waves driven life, until death cut short her journeys at sea.
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Speelil
Warkington Fort
New York
Cunard
Elizabeth Rehrback
Chiesgn
Rohrback
Elijah Carson
Chicago
Vensele
Carson
Luropa
Jaca Yoyazo
Lucahia
Livarta
Etruria
Amidah
Rohrbach
Potter
Exturia
Pareer Wall
Liverpool
Jer Ae & Meober
Watson
Mra Careon
Rebrhack
Boy May Lose An Arm After Steam Roller Accident
Ten year old Joseph Baker of Berwyn Md likely faces shoulder amputation after his left arm was crushed in a steam roller used to repair roads near his father Lloyd Bakers home. Doctors at Thilaren Hospital fear the injury may be fatal to his arm.
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Joseph Baker
Lloyd Baker
Berwyn
Thilaren Hospital
Washington Faces Scorching September Heat Record
Weather Bureau reports Washington as the hottest city yesterday aside from one exception, with a high near 86 degrees tied with Jacksonville. Humidity made the day feel hotter. cooler conditions are forecast for today with a chance of showers and a thunderstorm.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Pennsylyndia Avenue
Jacksonville
Fla
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Henry
Weather Conditions Report From Dept of Agriculture
Weather outlook shows showers along the New England coast and Northeast Africa text hints at Atlantic showers. Temperatures cooler in middle west and upper Mississippi valley with variable winds and fresh offshore. Steamers to European ports face gales and rough seas for the Grand Banks and Atlantic routes.
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Dept of Agriculture
Westington
Bat
Burntie
Chine Ocean Lode
Atlanties
Huron
Middle West
Mlaport
New England
Jlemc
Wince
Geft
Grand Banka i
Sidewalk conditions prompt mayoral critique of H Street tunnel
The Baltimore Post reports on deteriorating H Street subway sidewalks with filth and stagnant water. City officials, including Commissioner West, are urged to order cleaning as residents endure rotten banana peels, shells, bottles, and dirt.
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H Street
W Langford
Balter
Corraisstoner
Devine
Uly
Anuerme
Carinata
Maane
Blamarek
Bette
Walla
Cole
Lalong
Ridewsk
Ealth
Halas
Deroanding
Tadlecepalis
Kansas City
Exery
H Atreet
Eccusiaia
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Hughes
Woman's Relief Corps
C.B. Burton
Srom
Omera
Firth Artivers
St Orr
Haven
Albany
Toshon
Union
Colored Baptists
Fred Schim
Col Cecil Clay
ILI
Midshiphen
Irl
Bindus
Cincinnati Hospital
Robles
Cliff House
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Ocean
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Gna
Pat Ip Kats
Fourteenth Street
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Tre Hud
Slowea Wate
R B. Travers
Screama Avenue
Elizabeth Robyback
Ike
Hoth
Atlantic
Tome
Tune
Hiusband
Capitol
Marine Band
Walter F Smith
Yelork
Fiata
Martenoer
Musicisa
Ole T
Mappumcht van der Studen
Maslcsen A. Witcomby
What
Wiliam Dalby
Florida Avenue Northwest
Imn
Casualty Hospital
Dalby
Tha Eckington Freight
Tran
Ana Cee
Midsummer Hits Capital
Affleck
Eltfer
Hoom
Peter Grogan
Uneeda ‘Biscuit
Burchell
N. W
Christian Xander
Si Evans
Evans
F St
Washington Foot
Wexpera Facey
Roth River
Ea Oo
Max Min
Tom Little
Rosk Ark
Salt Lake City
Lins
Paul Mion
Tharp
Berkeley Rye
Spockt
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