Funeral Directors and Undertaker Services Listed
Funeral directors and undertakers appear in the record, naming firms such as Brank Geiers Sons and John R Wright Co. The entry notes professional services including embalming and coffin handling, with addresses in Washington area streets. The document references W R Speare as undertaker and mentions associated charges or notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phos SI Sergeon
Costello
Bere Ets
Cpast
Orag Lote Connection
Brank Geiers Sons
John R Wright Co
Pete Mara
R Speare
Beauty Succeeds In Suing Special To The Washington Past
The New York inquiry board finished a second Virginia era misconduct probe into actress Paula Kilippenburg and sent papers to Washington for a breach of promise suit for 8900 against celluloid magnate Charles Miller. A Vienna letter claimed Kilippenburg would learn bad reputation in Vienna. Lawyers argued over letter authenticity as another Vienna prefect note referenced Kilippenburg’s arrival in Siena. The hearing order resulted in Kilippen, deportation.
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Specia
New York
Eile Island
Arcond
Amerein
Paula Kuppenburg
Itt Fnings
Washington
Charles 1
Miller
Konta
Edward Roller
Kuippenburg
Ge Austra Vimgarian Conmiate
Vienna Paiten
Taula Klippenburg
Vien
Asin & Merrill
Merrill
Pulls
Respont
Misa Kilppenbury
Kilppenbure
Sienna
Elippen
Roche divorce rumors swirl as Batony and Work feud
Reports from New York and Newport say Mrs Burke Roche may separate from husband Aurel Roche after reconciling with her father. Disputes center on plans for inheritance and custody, with Miss Batony and partner Frank Work linked to the case. Statements claim Mrs Batony denied longer cohabitation and sought to settle terms next week.
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Washington
York
Burke Roche
Tatler Brink
Hustani Aurel Datony
Buke Roch
Roche
Flatony
Newport
New York
Ummor
Hutony
Tne
Work
TeIn Newsort
Nak
Alread
Weeds Former Keeper Dead After Thirty Seven Years Service
John McLaughin longtime keeper on Blackwell’s Field, Cad for thirty seven years, recently died. He served at St Vincent’s Hospital after leaving the force, having once guarded William Meryon. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear.
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Blackwells Ieland
Dork
Tohn McLaugh
Wloth
Black el
Cad
St Vincents Hostal
Ma Roma
William ML R Yhen Sweed
Licensed to Marry in a Patchwork of Names and Places
A garbled OCR list chronicles marriages and banns across multiple individuals and counties. It references Grace Adem, Ruth T Anderson, Elizabeth Hennes, Laura Fo Wilsm, Mary Brannon Raw, and others alongside locations like Toledo Oki and Davenport, with dates and witnesses interwoven in a long, unclear string.
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van Frotowoa
Grace Adem
Lattin
KI See
Suetzar
Oltson
Dupe
Gece Son Fo
Elizabet Hennesey
Minter Hone Muoay
Mate Philiipy
Laura Fo Wilsm
Alea
Elizabeth St Shorter
Waldron
Mary Brannon
Saney
Mary Satth
Ita Howe
Eliabeth
Davenport
Jul Gran
Albert Thompson
Schiff to Be Quizzed In Traction Inquiry Shakeup
New York reports say Jacob E. L. Beluf head Kuhn Loeb Ca will be subpoenaed to testify before the public service commission about coercion and misstatements in the Metropolitan Street Railway deal. The case centers on apprehended techniques used to force support for the Met securities and the alleged misrepresentation of Third Avenue stock costs and underwriting profits.
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Rais
Schiff
Selit
Ryan Sun Loimees
Metronautan Securities
Radway
Par Fm
Kohn Loeb & Co
Tme
Avenus Hartroad
Avenue
Com Anys
Metropolitm Street Railway
Kula Loeb & Co
Ryan
Metropolin
King
Lobh & Co
Jerome
Metropaltan Syatem
Jeromes
Wrens
Metropolitan Company
Former Policeman Sentenced for Abduction to Sing Sing
Theodore Hess, a former New York policeman, was sentenced to fourteen years and two months in Sing Sing for abducting teen Bessie Grady. Judge Foster described the case as repulsive, noting Hess exploited the girl and ruined her life. His mother and wife pleaded for mercy, while Hess showed no visible remorse.
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New York
Theodore Hess
Bessie Grady
Hultlmorn
Judge Coster
Foss
Sexs
Foster
Hess
Freed After 25 Years In Sing Sing Paroled Man Sees Modern New York
Michael Hackett, a former police officer imprisoned twenty five years, was released by the state board of pardons. He marveled at skyscrapers and new technology, saying he never saw a trolley car or automobile before. He admitted difficulty adjusting and joked about pockets, noting he has not worn clothes with pockets in a quarter century.
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New York
Michael Hackett
Ken Yaek
Sing Bing
State Board of Pardons
City Ave
An & Policeman
Autoist's Injuries Prove Fatal in California
Ernest B Kelley of Philadelphia died at Sacramento from injuries received in an auto race accident there Saturday. Kelley, thirty, was one of America's best known automobile racers and a frequent competitor in local race meets and contests.
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Ernest B. Kelley
Philadelphia
California
Himest
R. Kelley
America
Sacramento
Cal
Yenter Uy
Kelley
Electrocution on New York Central pole a fatal prank
Special to The Washington Fest reports a man identified as Dalyborax was electrocuted at Morrla Heights near New York Central Railroad when his foot tangled in twelve third rail wires. He had climbed a fifty foot pole to retrieve a hidden breakfast circuit box used for a prank. His body fell after the wire contact severed his ankle.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Morrla Heights
Alex
Ender Dalyborax
Joday
Wight
Dalyborax
Hls
Steamship Firm Robbed. Baggage Stolen on Pier
Thousands of dollars worth of baggage were stolen over three months from the Cunard Line pier 51 North River. Thieves allegedly altered labels to hide items as junk dealer goods. James Ralaton of Jersey City, store keeper, jailed on a $280 charge for a bundle of apparel. Harris Ravn of Brooklyn identified the stolen items. Max Kahn and Isaac Scheeffer of Jersey City implicated as junk shop operators linked to the thefts. Police conducted searches with warrants to recover the goods.
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New York
Cunard Line
North Piver
Theves
Jersey City
Polles
James Ralaton
Harris Ravm
Brooklyn
Max Kahn
Isaac Scheeffer
Goody
Katzenbach Nominated in Democratic State Convention
Former Trenton mayor Frak Katzenbach Jr was nominated at the Democratic State convention after a long roll call vote. The platform endorses general reform including state department consolidation, taxation of rail and utility assets, and public utility financing.
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Trenton
Frak Katzenbach Jr
Katzentiich
Cattor Jaen Basie
Union County
Wiliam Hughie
John Hinchliffe
George Silzer
Waalenex
Katzenbach
Hs Pominatin
Unqnim
Sng
Wormer
Wilam
Gourley
Passat
Marbla
Trenton Bonne
Main Slim Railroad
Flu Fun Cilzes
Publi Utility Company
Democrats
Suulny
Has Her Husband Jailed Arraigned Under Adultery Law
New York September 17 A man and woman were arraigned under a new adultery crime law taking effect September 1. Parties include Patrick Henry Hirsch a wealthy retired railroad contractor and Ruby Yeargain formerly a saleswoman in Chicago. Mrs Hirsch, Isabel Frans of Milledgeville Ga, asserts Hirsch abducted their seven year old son and tried to force him to reveal Yeargain. Both Hirsch and Yeargain were arrested at their hotel and remanded to jail awaiting trial. no attorney appeared and a public hearing led to jail commitment. The arrest occurred in a hotel opposite the one where Mrs Hirsch resides with Yeargain.
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New York
Henry Hirsch
Ruby Leargain
Chicago
Ilirach
Eiizabeth Frans
Milledgeville
Mir Oh
Ruby
Hirsch
Nis
Rirech
Mra Hirsch
Auto Wreck Kills Four in Colorado Springs Elks Hop
Four Elks members died and four others injured when a six cylinder car returning from an early morning outing lost control on West Hurlanda street. The vehicle slammed into a gutter and pole, tossing victims across the street. Names include H W Talston, H Winkal, John A Grey, and Britton L Graves. survivors listed as James English, George Buckley, H Ward, and AW Markschefel.
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Colorado Springa Colo
West Hurlanda Street
Wil
Talston
Winkal
John A Grey
New Fork
Britton
Automobile ride ends in distant Manitou incident
A drifting crowd failed to gather during the festivities as a huge car carried a group toward Manitou a distance of one mile. The vehicle reportedly climbed the grade and the car reached speeds near sixty miles per hour during the ascent.
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Fim
Manitou
Maze Clerk Theft Probed as State Reorganizes Funds
State tax collector John Fitzpatrick aims to raise about 116000 by mortgaging personal and family property to repay 311000 stolen from the state by clerk Charles E Latten. Shortage found recently. Latten jailed.
DROWNS IN FOOT OF WATER AT BRANDYWINE SPRING
Coroner's inquiry in Wilmington Del reveals John Kernan of Kiamenal Del died in one foot of water after being found unconscious beside a low Baltimore and Ohio Railroad trestle near Red Clay Creek Brandywine Springs He was employed in Wilmington and ill at home His wife and four children survive.
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Wilmington
Del
Callaway
John Kernan
Kiamenal
Red Clay Creek
Brandywine
Kerneo
Serosa
Baltimore and Ohio
Spanish Bonds Stolen Report Reserves Value At 32 Million
Madrid Sept. 17 four series of 6 per cent rentes suspended on the bourse amid rumors of a theft totaling 32,000,000 in numbered bonds. Investigations show the loss confined to one bond per series valued at 500 francs. Bonds had recently come from a London firm of engravers.
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Madrid
Treasury
London
Sngravers Ap
Millionaire Philadelphian wills fund for Masons orphans
The will of Thomas J R Patton provides more than one million dollars for a fund to establish and maintain an institution to support and educate male orphans of Masons. Major legacies go to relatives, with executors named, and the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania to oversee the new Masonic orphan home in or near Philadelphia. Patton, aged eighty two, was a longtime Philadelphia grocer and a Mason.
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Philadelphia
Thomas R Patton Jr
Maitie P Mencke
David Ranken
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
Thomson Patton
Grand Lodge
Suld
Peter Boyd
Thfaelty
Thomas R. Patton
Ireland
Patton
Imi
27 Killed on War Ship Kashima Disaster at Kure
Tokyo Sept 17 Twenty seven crew members were killed and thirteen injured aboard the Japanese battleship Kashima after an explosion during target practice at Kure. The blast followed an attempt to remove an unexploded shell from the gun breech. Gas emitted from the breech is believed to have caused the detonation. The ship, 16 400 tons, built in England, suffered heavy damage though the hull remained intact. The cause is under investigation.
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Kasuma
Kure
Byg Shell
Tokyo
Nt Tw
Kashima
Ketzur
Keshima
England
Menger
Victoria
British Columbia
Anaasters
Rusala
Togo
Navy of
Japan
Basebo
Explosion on board near Ferinson Mass harms crew
Siret Toxo was aboard when a disaster struck the vessel off Jui lser in the Listed State bay. Nine crew were injured and thirteen were presumed lost after a turret explosion. Caspar Geodr and Faulknar Goldt were among the acting officers relieved.
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Siret Toxo
Bert
Julser
Jirevinestown
Ane
Exploring party missing Bruce and companions in Arctic search
Edwardburgh Scotland September 1 reports anxieties for the safety of William Bruce the Arctic explorer. Telegraphs from Ratford Normeytating state that steamers flagging in search near Prince Charles Foreland failed to locate Bruce and his three companions. Wellman expedition traces a Bruce camp at Spitsbergen end of August but no sign of Bruce. Another steamer from Spitsbergen returns to Aafjord and search plans continue with Amencin carlier Sonroe sent from Spitzbergen to pursue the missing explorers.
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Bruce
Spitsbergen
Wellman Arctic Expedition
Stucee
Hruce
Aafjord
Spluttergen
Spitzbergen
Amencin Carlier Sonroe
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Harmony Barr
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Fiasic
Mar Mickad
William Ler
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Pune
Sardo & CO Rapa
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Phuna
George BP Zurhorst
Walmer Hindle
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Harveys Sons
Nalley & Son
Rons
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Thane
Dfsiss Blackistones
14Th& H Sts
Ramwoanb
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Pormer
Frank Work
Fweeds
Health Office Record
Cate Joe Rechte
Elias Paelones
Baermcka
Phars Sandon
Lama
Asteria
Tennullytown
Joon
Cheney
Urs Ronieen
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Latah
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Coleman
Hollégs Coord
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Maer Fey
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Anulo
Wheeter
Ayn Ihtaet
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To-Kalon
To Ita
To-Kalon Wine Co
T. F. Ryan
Kuhn, Les & Ca
Tracthon Inquiry
Metro Politan Group
Hirm
Hants
New Jersey
State
Saya
Dependable Store
Posner’s
Pa. Ave
Star and Times
Post and Herald
Merry Party of Elks
Grey
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Wincal
Elke” Cin
Nnn
Elks
Colo Fain Suringa, Ag
Tima Appmachad
Ouisiana
Arthur Burt
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