Western Life Policy Holders Probe Company at Chicago Meeting
Policy holders of Western Life Indemnity Company in Chicago meet to demand answers on actions of the assessment company. A receiver may be sought. figures show assets around 1.3 million as of December. Leaders defend solvency while denouncing Nebraska and Kansas critics and praising plans to preserve the company.
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Chicago
Western Life Insurance Company
da Tt
Whch
S . Levinson
To & Company
Michigan
Missouri
Moulton
R Rosenfeld
Lesinson
Alexinson
Fosenfelt
Fetay
Reserrata
Washington
Western Life Indemnity Company
Chi Cana Nase
TFF
Intil Insurance Uuts
Genra
Knipnt Templar
Major Life Indemnity Company
J L. Schaffert
Western Life
Illinois
Medal of Honor Legion elects officers in Asbury Park reunion
At the Medal of Honor Legion annual reunion in Asbury Park New Jersey officers were elected and committee reports heard Gen Oliver Otis Howard arrived to cheers and addressed the group Col James M Schoonmaker was re elected senior vice commander Julius J Langbein New York was re elected president Erastus Worewitt Burlington Vermont chosen Maryier commander and James Miller Philadelphia re elected chaplain
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Washington Foot
Asbury Park
N. J
Medal of Honor Legion of the United States
James M. Schoonmaker
Exrc
Julius J . Langbein
New York
Uttle Drummer Boy
Legion
J .Mo Schoonmaker
Pittsburg
Erastus Worewitt
Burlington Vt
James Miller
Philadelphia
Government Outwitted By Marshals Failure In Attachment Case
James W Boyd Marine Hospital claim clerk was charged with falsifying vouchers and a bill of sale for his household goods dated September 19 was filed. Marshals seized autos at Columbia Automobile Co and a new silver service and piano valued around $600 were attached. Banks and Boyd's accounts were garnished, with total funds unclear. Comment grew over not attaching goods on the writ day, though authorities say embezzlement funds remain recoverable. An order directed return of an auto to Addie Hunter. government officials say no money will be lost. Retirement Association meets next Wednesday at National Rifles Armory with Auditor W Andrews to speak and music.
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James W Boyd
Marine Hospital
Mast Morray
Gibbs L Baker
Atttorney
Leamington
Fourteenth Street
Moses & Sons
Boyd
Baker
Salt
United States
Columbia Automobile Company
Castelbergs Jewelry
National Safe Deposit and Trust Company
American National Bank
Boyds
Clabaugh
Addie Hunter
Columbia Automobile
D W O'Donoghue
Treasury
Boyd T
W P Worcester
Honest Physician Finds Health With Postum Remedy
A California physician recounts his recovery from nervous distress and heart pains after quitting coffee and milk drinks. He switched to tea, then milk, and finally Postum Food Coffee, which he credits with ending his blues and restoring life to brightness. He urges patients to use Postum, citing the maker Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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California
Europe
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Woman Fends Off Foes With Umbrella on Pennsylvania Ave
Crowds watched as Annie Bradley, followed by two men, used an umbrella to strike them on Thirteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The blows split the umbrella and she escaped in a cab, denying plans to arrest her. The attackers said they would prosecute.
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Thirteenth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Annie Bradley
220
I Street
E Streets
Mrs Bradley
Mrs. Bradley
Cool Wave Promises Relief as Weather Man Forecasts Cooler Washington
The city endures a brief cool wave forecast by Prof W Henry amid a string of hot spells. With downtown Affleck's thermometer showing 8 degrees and the feeling hotter, Henry promises a Riviera minus Sahara climate, traveling in detachments to reach Washington through Thursday. He cautions no failure in bureau service.
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Washington
Afflecks
W Henry
Riviera
Sahara
Alleghenies
Henry
Would Close Coliseum With Court Action
Citizens hire attorney Winship Wheatley to file suit over nuisances near the Coliseum. He has written to Commissioners seeking cooperation. The letter cites late midnight brass band music and disruptive crowds as grounds and notes evidence from local residents and a visiting minister.
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Winship Wheatley
Wheatley
Old Revolver Mishap Injures Beverly Pulliam
A loaded revolver misfired fatally wounding Beverly Pulliam twenty at her home last night near 1901 Third Street Northwest. Ralph Ruby of 408 Florida Avenue Northwest examined the pistol and pulled the trigger causing a forehead wound. Pulliam was treated by Dr. Slattery and later sent to Freedmen's Hospital before returning home.
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Pulliam
Beverly Pulliam
Third Street Northwest
Ralph Ruby
Florida Avenue
Freedmens Hospital
Elopers from Congress Heights Wed in Baltimore
Police sought a missing couple, George Mankunana and another youth, after their elopement from Congress Heights. Authorities obtained a Baltimore marriage license yesterday, and the pair were married in Maryland.
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George Mankunana Tuzapetn Skinner
Congress Heights
Baltimore
Sessions Among Tombs at Glenwood Cemetery Meeting
Cemetery superintendents gathered in the Chapel at Glenwood to nominate officers for the coming year and hear papers on cemetery history, UK cemeteries, perpetual care, and records. The session featured EG Carter as president and J C Kline as vice president with Benlett Lawson as secretary treasurer.
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Glenwood
Glenwood Cemetery
Eg, Carter
Oakwood
Chicago
J C Kline
Woodlawn
Dayton
Chblo
Benlett Lawson
Paxtang
Thomas C Easten
Eastern Presbyterian Church
Coyle
Dublin
Ireland
United Kngdom
J C Scorme
Mount Auburn
Boston
Mass
Fine
Treasuer
Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee
Wis
Curiér
Rock Creek Cemetery
George H Brown
Body Found in Potomac Near Fort Washington Believed Simon Jones
Fishermen discovered a body floating in the Potomac River near Fort Washington. Police believe it may be Simon B. Jones a carpenter who lived at 304 C Street NW and was thought to have jumped from the steamer Macalester Saturday night. Harbor precinct officers were notified and will recover the remains.
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Carpenter
Macalester
Potomac River
Fort Washington
Simon B. Jones
C Street
Harbor
Barbegue at Benning Draws Huge Crowds and Victory
Eight thousand from Washington Maryland and Virginia attended the fifth annual Master Butchers outing at Benning race track. William Herron of Washington Bay won the tournament with nine rings and the gold belt plus 350 dollars. Miss Nellie Coppidge of Baltimore crowned queen of love and beauty.
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Wallam Herron
Nellie Coppidge
Washington
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Benning Race Track
Wiliam Herron Knight
Washington Bay
Baltimore
Government Printing Office
Jolley
Knights of
William Herron
Knight of
John Ehler
Rockdale
C R Tempter
Prince George
Jack Beansford
Prince George County
Mnd
Florence Souder
William Clark Knight
Virginia Bay
J Pp Shaughnessy
Newport Reform Spreads Civic League Formed for City Betterment
Special to The Washington Fasc Newport Rhode Island reports the formation of a Civic League by women to improve municipal conditions and spark public interest. It notes this follows a Citizens' Municipal League move and promises a lively reform campaign amid party unease. Also: Mare Island trial of Commander Lucien Young resumes after the Bennington boiler explosion with limited new developments.
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Newport
R I
Citizens’ Municipal League
Civic League
Newart the
Citizens' Association
Isas
Young
Mare Island
Cal
Lucien Young
U .N
Bennington
San Diego Harbor
Birthday of Rebekah Observed by Daughters of Rebekah
The Daughters of Rebekah local Jurisdiction celebrated the fifty fourth anniversary at Odd Fellows Hall with Mrs Dola Hendrix welcoming guests and Mrs Martha McNell delivering the evening address. The program featured recitations, piano and vocal solos, a duets, a chorus, and other performances, followed by remarks defending women's sincerity and influence in social and religious spheres.
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Odd Fellows’ Hall
Rebekah
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
Dola J B Hendrix
Martha McNell
Theresa Belding
Rogers
Bugbee
Masa Nelle Scott
Adam Latham
Breene
Anne E Grigsby
Mabel
Pearl Grigsby
Anna Jorgensen
Percy Hearts
Nettie P Wallace
Ett. Raitz
Beulah Crawthers
Thelma Scrivener
Jimor
Bonini
Cora BU Shreeves Coon
Sharkleford
Margaret Ellwood
Lena Callan
Gertrude M Wasterling
Hendrx
Missilendrix
Rebekah Assembly Honors Role of Women in Odd Fellows
A speaker lauds the Rebekah branch for advancing women in Odd Fellowship since 1851. She cites growth from 3,000 to 14,000 lodges and widows homes in Gilroy New Jersey Philadelphia Indiana, noting the improved support for orphans and widows under Rebekah supervision.
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Solomon
Odd Fellowship
Rebekah
Odd Fellows Orphanage
Gilroy Cal
Odd Fellows’ Orphans Home
New Jersey
Assembly of
Rebekahs Home For
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Odd Fellows’ Home
Indiana
Rebekah Assembly
Goebel Goes to Harvard in Roosevelts Shadow
Special to The Washington Post from Frisco reports Dr Julius Goebel appointed head of Harvard German department. He criticized President Roosevelt s Winning of the West for undercutting German pioneers and Moravian mission work, prompting Dr Jordan to demand an apology. Roosevelt supposedly failed to back Jordan, while Goebel explains his stance and notes uncertainty over Roosevelts role in Goebels Harvard appointment.
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Washington
San Francisco
Julius Goebels
Harvard
Roosevelt
Stanford
Dr Jordan
Goebel
West
Jordan
National Fieh Commission
Jordans
Dr Goebel
Jealous, He Shot Wife In Fit Of Jealousy
Special to The Washington Post from Gloversville New York reports Morris King a seventy five year old man of great wealth shot his wife in a dispute over alleged infidelity then fatally wounded himself with a pistol on the couple’s piazza. The wife is wounded and King is believed to die.
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Washington Post
Gloversyile
Morris King
King
The Value of Charcoal in Health and Beauty
A historical advertisement extols charcoal benefits for cleansing the stomach, improving breath, complexion, and digestion. It promotes Stuart Charcoal Lozenges as an antiseptic, detoxifying remedy priced at twenty five cents per box. A Buffalo physician endorses their use for gas, complexion, breath, throat, and possible liver benefits.
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Buffalo
Stuart
Michigan Central Wins First Point In Lust For Damages
Michigan Central Railroad won a preliminary round in its suit against the State of Michigan for six million dollars after the legislature repealed its special charter in 190. Judge McAlvay dissented, but Judge Hooker and others concurred, noting the state seeks to curb potential recovery by a vague bill of particulars. Writs were denied.
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Michigan Central
Detroit
Detroit News
Lansing Mich
Michigan Central Railroad
State of Michigan
McAlvay
Hooker
Montgomery Moore
Grant
Gettysburg battlefield visit for National Sons encampment
Gettysburg Pa Sept 20 delegates to the National Sons of Veterans camp spent the day at the battlefield under a Pennsylvania division escort. In the courthouse a grand camp fire followed with John D Keith presiding and speeches by Lieut Patton William Wachieton Ca e Utn Pandterincohie, William Dustin Gen R M Reed George HK Abbott Capt James Haroaner and George 3. Geis.
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Battlefueld
Gettysburg
National Sons of Veterans
Pennsylvania
John D Keith
Lieut . L Patton
Willia Ev Wachieton
Utn Pandterincohie
William Dustin
R M Reed George HK Abbott
James Haroaner
Panadelphia
George 3. Geis
San Francisco
Fragmented Place Names From OCR Snippet
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered city and state names including Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Bismarck Neston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Davenport Des Moines Denver Calvestan Melena Mont Indianapolis Jacksonville Kangar City Little Rock Marquette Memphis New Orleans New York Omaha Gate Lake City Springfield Vicksburg.
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Agheville
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Bismarck
Neston Mags
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Obie
Cheyenne
Wya
Davenport
Iowa
Denver
Colo Des Moines
Iowa Calvestan
Mont
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacksonville
Kangar City
Little Rock
Ark Marquette
Midh
Memphis Tenn
New Orleans
New York
North
Omaha
Nebr
Pittshore
Pagate Lake City
Utah
Vicksburg
Miss
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Lincoln
E Warren Johnson
Nebraska
Polly
Knight Templar
William Oscar Xonome
Agam
George M Moulton
Knights Templars
Harsas
Rosenfeld
Griss
Gray
Hoe
Llinals
Spain
Senor Quesada
Wabat
Honor Legion
Judge Langbien
Firat
Far Resalant
Neather
Benning
Mrs. Hendrix
Ife
Dora B. Hendrix
Cairman
the Celebrat
Martha L. McNiel
Order of
Dr King
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh Street
Steinway
Ellington
Weser
Bradbery
Huntington
R Droop Sa. Co
Pa. Ave
N. W
Dr. Lyon
Ft F. Ads
Ring of Fabricata
Schwartz @ Peltman
7Th Street
of Agriculture Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Westurn
New Yor
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New England
Rocky Mountains
North Pacific
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Lake Regi
Ohio Valley
Midue Atlantic
Migour
Rocky Mountain
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Lower Lakes
Upper Lakes
Duluth
Marquette
Houghton
European
Grand Banks
Harper Ferry
W Va
Sherandoah River
Peter Grogan
Credit For
All
Law and Line
7Th St
Newcorn & Green
F Street
Jdas
Jas. S. Topham
C3lumbia
Helling
New Je Se Bay
Saplea
Danant
Coumbla
Lanita
Montclair
Rightwood
wWenu
Rock
Jasl Marshall
D C
WV Rochf
H M Shook
Nat
Barre
B. Earnshaw
M . Patterson
Patterson Institute
Alile
Patterson
Ot Smith
Washington Loan and Trust Co
H. Trumbull
Tharp
Berkeley
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