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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1905

Page

20

Death of A B Duvall Aboard Ship En Route Home

Andrew B Duvall, DC Corporation Counsel, died at sea three days out of Liverpool. News reached New York by wireless and was sent to Washington family yesterday. The Philadelphia had left Liverpool September 9 and the body is expected to reach Washington by Sunday. Son summoned to London.

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Death of Mr Duvall Recalled By District Officials

The Marconi message confirmed Mr Duvall’s death with further details of his illness and travel. His body should reach New York tomorrow and Sunday in Washington, where funeral plans are expected at Metropolitan Memorial Church. Commissioner West praised his legal skill and service to the District, noting his long tenure as counsel and the burden of his duties.

Notable DC lawyer Andrew Duvall obituary details life

Native of Washington born March 20 1847 Andrew Brown Duvall rose from Columbian College to LL B in 1869. He shaped District law, taught at law schools, and served as Bar Association treasurer and charter Sigma Chi member. Married May 1872 to Mary Walker four daughters and two sons survived him along with three brothers and two sisters.

Distr Gally Washington Andrew Brown Duvall Mareen Duvall France Maryland Duvall Columbian College George Washington University Joseph Bradley The Bar Association Sigma Ch! College Lavail Hutton District of Columbia Supreme Court of the Unitedes Dunvall Howgate Treasury Department Mr Duvall Mary M. Walker Charles J. Walker Samuel H. Walker Louise Mary M Marjorie B Walker Mareen Mr. Duvall W. C. Duvall J. Walter Duvall J. Albert Duvall Helen

Judge Scott Dead Police Court Chief Since 1898

Judge Charles Fletcher Scott of the Police Court died at his Washington home after a long illness. Born 1837 in Brock County West Virginia, he studied law, practiced in Parkersburg, moved to Washington in 1889, and became police judge in 189? He served in the Grand Army, Masonry, and Knight Templar. Funeral tomorrow at 3 p.m. Calvary M E Church with interment private at Glenwood Cemetery.

Charles Fletcher Scott Binney Street Judge Scott Brock County W. Va Poland Ohio McKinley Albany N. Y Ritchie Court Bouse Parkersburg C. and W. Cole Washington Amiss Calvary M. E Joseph Dawson Glenwood Cemetery

Minister's Secretary Dead in Seoul Death of Dixey

The State Department reports a dispatch dated July 31 1906 from the American consul general at Seoul Korea announcing the death of Arthur Sturgis Dixey private secretary to Edwin V Morgan American Minister to Korea in Seoul on July 25 1905.

State Department Seoul Korea Arthur Sturgis Dixey Edwin V. Morgan Joa Korea

Another Cure by Cuticura for Pervasive Eczema in Brooklyn

T J Soth of 31 Stagg Street Brooklyn recounts five months of facial eczema treated with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. After one night the face improved and within a month all scales disappeared, leaving the skin clear.

T. J. Soth Stagg Street Brooklyn Noi

Bakers at a Banquet Exchange of Good Will

The National Association of Master Bakers held a banquet at the Arlington Hotel with nearly 500 guests, including Canadian delegates. Speeches by Auditor W. H. Andrews and others praised bread makers, association unity, and the Washington Post’s fair treatment, ending after midnight amid festive monologues and mutual goodwill.

Andrews Arlington Hotel Mount Vernon

Feathers as Souvenirs Attract Bakers Convention Fun

Visitors at the bakers convention enjoyed a feather throwing advertising stunt that attached to clothing by a small quill. Delegates toured in a stalled suburban car, delaying sightseeing. The session covered minor matters and proposed meetings, while officers will be elected and the event may close today or tomorrow.

Creation Miagara Falls Abbott John Turnbull Toronto Bakera Kandler The Journeymen

Money Taken From Trunk Confession in Larceny Case

Marcus Mitchell, formerly at the National Museum, is arrested for grand larceny of $65 from Walter Clark who boarded at 813 T Street NW. Mitchell, who said his father was East Orange New Jersey postmaster, reportedly confessed at police headquarters and repaid $3 plus a new suit. He faces a Police Court hearing today.

Marcus Mitchell Walter Clark National Museum East Orange N. J Mitchell T Street Northwest

Son Denies Charge In Fatal Market Wagon Fall

Mrs. Mena Stack of Forestville Maryland died from a fractured skull after a fall from a market wagon at Sixth Street and Florida Avenue Northeast. Coroner Nevitt ordered the body to the morgue as an inquest was set for today. Her son Frederick Stack, who drove the wagon, denies responsibility saying she fell when a drink was taken from her and the horse jolted. His sister Amelia corroborates the story. The Stack family operated a Maryland farm and a Center Market stand.

Mena Stack Forestville Sixth Street Florida Avenue Casualty Nevitt Frederick Stack Muller Amelia

Custody Dispute Leads to Child Kidnapping Warrant

Police seek J Herbert Broderick on a kidnapping accusation after he took Helen and Herbert Broderick from their mother’s home under a prior custody arrangement. A warrant was sworn yesterday and sent to the detective bureau for service. The couple had been legally separated and Broderick had visiting rights until sunset each Wednesday.

J. Herbert Broderick Broderick Helen Herbert Seventh Street

Swartzell to Open Eastern High as Board Weighs Fate

The board concluded witness examinations in the Swartzell inquiry and gave him a week to file a final brief. Swartzell will reopen the school Monday while the panel ponders the charges and may retain him. no decision until after next Thursday. Witnesses urged his retention citing efficiency and character. some criticized his leadership style and demanded method changes.

Mosheim F. Swartzell Eastern High School Swartzell FP. M. Hughes W. T. Pierson Pension Bureau East Washington Mrs. Birtwell Miss Hawes Samuel Stonebreaker Mr. Herry W. B. Trow R. A. Church H. R. Schreiber John F. Cash Business Men’s Fred ©. Coldren Business Men's Association Coldren Hughes Central High School Swartzeil Cass W. T. Piersen Citizens' Committee C. M. Lacey Sites Supt. Powell Stuart Pierson W. D Trow Trow R A. Church

Counterfeit pay checks exaggerated by Baltimore and Ohio officials

Baltimore and Ohio officials say counterfeit B and O pay checks circulated in Cincinnati and Washington Indiana were far from widespread or large in amount. Thirty one known counterfeit checks totaling 2453 dollars 30 cents were detected within four days of distribution. The fraud is blamed on professional counterfeiters not service staff and losses fall on indorsing storekeepers or agents. The railroad will bolster safeguards and pursue offenders with vigor.

Baltimore and Ohio Cincinnati Washington Ind Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Financial Department

McKinley School Promotes Multiple Students in Listed Groups

The document notes promotions within McKinley School, naming W 5 Wormley Newman Matthew 2 Martin Harriet Brooks Roscoe 1 Valli in group H 3 Michie War Horton and Loretta Muchenhorst as promoted.

Wormley Newman Matthew Martin Hariet Brooks Roscoe Valli McKinley School Michie War&. Horton Loretta Muchenhorst

Pastor Wilson Held To Stay At Assemblys Church

At a special congregational meeting of the Assemblys Presbyterian Church Dr George P Wilson was unanimously urged to withdraw his resignation. Finances are in a satisfactory state and the pastor will likely remain. He plans to preach Sunday and announce his decision then. The meeting was harmonious with reporters excluded and a few opponents warned of deficits last spring. The session clerk C P Brown said the church is debt free and the resignation was not accepted. A short follow up elected W Preston Williamson as trustee.

Assembly Assemblys Presbyterian Church George P. Wilson C. P. Brown J Russel Verbrycke Gurley Memorial Church Wilson McBath Brown

Impostor posing as Walsh’s son nabbed in Washington

A well dressed young man claiming to be Edward P Dely of Boston was arrested by central detectives on grand larceny and false pretenses. He swindled two merchants on Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, obtaining about $76 in goods and a dress suitcase then attempted to buy a Baltimore ticket. He admitted guilt to Capt Boardman. Pawnbroker records and tickets tied him to New York Boston Baltimore Philadelphia shops. He said he worked as a Boston bank bookkeeper and came to Washington on vacation.

Edward P. Dely Boston Mass Warren and Burman Central Office Daly Thomas Ir. Walsh Seventh Street Pennsylvania Avenue Baltimore Capt. Boardman Thomas F Walsh Thomas Walsh Papa Newport Boardman New York Philadelpha Washington

Weather Conditions Baffle Farmers in Sept 14 1905 Update

The Weather Bureau report notes a central cool wave over the Middle Atlantic and New England with rising temperatures in the Mississippi Valley and Dakotas showing low pressure areas in Western Kansas and Manitoba. Rainfall minimal except in Northwestern Missouri Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Upper Michigan and North Dakota with showers forecast in the Lake region Lower Missouri and Ohio Valleys Friday.

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