Estes head of Legion his brilliant war record
New Chief of Medal of Honor Legion J Hastened Fall of Atlanta and Captured Confederate Flag. Gen Llewellyn G Estes, famed for heroism in the Civil War, was elected commander of the Medal of Honor Legion. Roosevelt praised his record, and Sherman commended his gallantry in battles from Gettysburg to the March to the Sea. The annual reunion in Russian New Jersey featured Estes and other veterans.
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Medal of Honor Legion
Atlanta
Roosevelt
O. O. Howard
Vermont
Uen Lo G. Estes
Washington
J. Julius Laughien
New York
James M. Schoomaker
Jersey City
James Mile
Phiadelphus
Wanamaker
Melville
Gen
Corbin
Estes
Llewellyn G. Estes
First
Maine Cavalry
Flo
Kilpatrick
Falling Waters
Llewellyn G. Festes
Farnsworth
Grttysburge
Marnsworth
Moo
Yennes
Denver
Matledgeville
Gawen
Waleh
Lomein
Astes
Cauts
Ger Sherman
Sherman
United State
Spahr's Remains Recovered in English Channel
The body of Charles B. Spahr, an American, washed ashore near Broadstairs Kent. Papers and money found with the corpse include a gold watch bank notes a steamer ticket a notebook and other items. It is believed he fell overboard from a vessel between Ostend and Dover likely off Dunkirk as east winds drove him toward England. The inquest or holding is scheduled for Friday.
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London
Broadstairs
Kent
England
Charles B. Spahr
Spahr
Ostend
Dover
Dunkirk
Funeral of Prince Bismarck Held in Friedrichsruhe
The funeral for Prince Herbert Bismarck, who died September 18, was conducted in Friedrichsruhe on September 21. A simple service occurred before a distinguished gathering including German sovereigns representatives, the diplomatic corps, and public services. Chancellor von Buelow and Gen. von Hahnke attended, with the procession led by sixteen servants in Spanish costume. London reports Lady Curzon as indisposed though no immediate cause is given.
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Friedrichsruhe
Herbert Bismarck
Diplomatic Corps
von Buelow
von Hahnke
von Schwindt
Prince Henry
Wet Baron von Riehthofen
Hamburgecouncil
Race War Fails to Materialize in Hawkinsville Area
Reports from Pitts, 27 miles south of Rere, indicate the anticipated race war did not occur. Townspeople say quiet conditions prevail and that prudent white preparations to protect themselves prevented any serious trouble between white and black residents.
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Hawkinsville
Pitts
Rere
War records inquiry ends without change in Union term
In Indianapolis on September 21 the Society of the Army of the Cumberland defeated a proposal to use Union instead of Federal for Civil War soldiers. The group adopted a resolution to forward Whitelaw Reid’s letter to Ohio Governor Myron Herrick and the Secretary of War, request action on monument inscriptions at Shiloh, and have the War Department note the inquiry. Col. John J. McCook was named the next annual orator. The session featured committees on auditing, York, and historical matters, a banquet, and toast responses from Gen. John I. McCook and other officials.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Whitelaw Reid
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Shiloh
D. C. Buell
Society
Reeult
John J. McCook
Greenclay Goodloe
E. A. Carmac
Chickamauga York
Archibald Blakely
Patten
W. F. Goldspeed
Milton Garrigus
Chamberlain
J T. Wider
G. W. Steale
E. A. Carman
Gates P. Thoroton
James H. Wilson
J C. Breckenridge
Edwin W. High
M. H. Fitch
Henry J. Aten
C. A. Cabh
J. H Sharrott
G. W Patten
W. Fordyce
Claypool Hotel
Smiley . Chambers
John I. McCook
New York
Charles B. Landis
Indiana
Charles H. Grosvenor
William Cumback
Greenbbure
Ing
W. A. Ketcham
Indianapoli
Doctors for Canal Zone chief sanitary officer named
Col. W. C. Gorgas will lead a large medical corps in the Panama Canal Zone with a salary of up to 7500 a year. The staff includes twenty nurses and numerous physicians, clerks, and specialists selected for tropical medicine expertise.
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Col. W. C. Gorgas
Uncle Sam
Canal Zone
Tanama
W. C. Gorgas
United States Army
Army Medical Department
Canal Commission
Gorgas
Canual Commission
Cel. W. C. Gorgas
U 8
Spratling
C. 3
A. B. Herrick
A. N. Stark
H. A. Stansfeld
Colon
A. I. Kendall
Panama
Pipe Death of Albert Dover Tied to Nicotine Poisoning
Coroner Nevitt issued a certificate naming nicotine poisoning as the cause of death for three year old Albert Dover. The boy, a resident near 353 Pomeroy Street Northwest, found a clay pipe and smoked from it, then suffered convulsions Tuesday after falling ill Monday night. He was moved to Freedmen's Hospital where treatment continued until death.
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Nevitt
Alpert Dover
Freedmen’s Hospital
Pomeroy Street
Albert
Freedmen's Hospital
Cody’s Divorce Suit Withdrawn After Settlement
William F. Cody reportedly will withdraw his divorce application before the hearing at Sheridan Wy. Relatives and Cody’s lawyers say the settlement stems from Cody being misled, aided by his wife and daughter who urged withdrawal to spare the mother. Five killed in oil refinery explosion at Port Arthur Texas.
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Buffalo Bill
Washington Pas
Denver
Colo
Wiliam FE
Cody Hving
Sheridam
Wryo
Cody
Port Arthur
Tex
Texas Ol
United States Money for Philippines Friars Charged in London
Manila reports say Augustinian friars repudiated the Rome pact with Pope Leo and Archbishop Guldi over the 2,000,000 US payment for friar lands. The War Department avoids taking a side on Manila or London payment, placing the sum to the Bank of England as a warrant usable in London or Manila.
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London
Leo Calley
Philippines
Vatican
Islands
Manila
Rome
Leo
Guldi
Philippine Islands
Gov
Taft
United States
War Department
Europe
Bank of England
Virginia Prosecutor Demands Prosecution Over Poolroom Case
Commonwealth Attorney Crandal Mackey voices fury over St. Asaph poolroom acquittals urging renewed prosecutions. He claims the court’s three-justice panel nullified warrants and vows to press charges despite null trials, warning of mass action to close the poolroom and raids if needed.
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Alexandria County
St, Asaph
Commonwealth
Crandal Mackey
St. Asaph Poolroom
Mackey
P. © Slaney
John M. Hill
Potomac
St. Asaph
Virginia
Grand Army Inspections and duties named officers
Comrade Alexander Scott recommends assistant inspectors for the Department of the Potomac. Named are Luke Kelly Post 1, Tipton Post 2, Oldroyd Post 3, Fpaay Post 7, George P. Davis Post 8, Ba triken Post 13, Burns Post 20, James W. Butcher Post 21. Annual post inspections follow with dates and visiting officers listed. department commander Hart to accompany. Connecticut Avenue House Sold details sale by E C Brainard. Mrs. E A Thompson of Chicago to reside in Washington. price about $20,000. Divorce suit filed Mahlon A Winter vs Ermigie L Winter. Justice Wright returns to city. will not hold court until October term.
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Alexander Scott
Department of the Potomac
Luke Kelly
T. €. Tipton
C. H. Oldroyd
A. H. Fpaay
George P. Davis
B. P. Batriken
H. W. Burns
U. S. Grant
James A. Garfield
Burnside
Charles Sumner
Farragut
Potomac
John A. Logan
Philip Sheridan
Frida
George H. Thomas
Henry Wilson
George A. Morris
Douglass
Lafayette
Soldiers and Sailors
Hart
Connecticut Avenue
E. A. Thompson
Chicago
E. C. Brainard
G Street
Wright
D. Thew Wright
District Supreme Court
Washington
Clabaugh
Two Waggaman land deeds and attachm ents in Washington area
Two deeds recorded involve about 150 parcels in Washington city and county subdivisions with Thomas B. Waggaman interest. One deed transfers property to Waggaman from Riley Coughlin and others, listing numerous blocks and lots in multiple streets with values around ten dollars per parcel. A second deed transfers lots to James B. Nicholson then to Thomas E. Waggaman. The United States marshal reports attachments in suits by National Capital Bank and Columbia National Bank against John L. and Thomas E. Waggaman, listing attached properties valued at totals around eighty five thousand seven hundred sixty two dollars and ninety two cents.
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Washington City
Thomas Bd. Wagga- Tran
Maggie F. Riley
Cecelia MM. Coughlin
Winifred M. Sharkey
Jamesb. Nicholson
Clarke Waggaman
Thomas H. Waggaman
le Draft Park
Twenty-fifth Street
Twenty-third
Twenty-second
Dreridian Hill
Cleveland Heights
H. A. Brawner
James B. Nicholson
P Street
Nicholson
Thomas E. Waggaman
United States
National Capital Bank
Columbia National Bank
John L. Waggaman
Thomas E. Waggamen
Weather forecast and a railway accident in Baltimore
The Weather Bureau reports a broad cold front moving east with rain Threats and frost warnings across the Great Lakes and Northeast regions and showers in the South and West. A brake man on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, George Armager, 30, was thrown from a moving train at Trinidad, bruised but expected to recover and return home soon.
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Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington, D. C
Mississippi River
Alabama
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Plateau
Pacific States
Rocky Mountain
Texas
Slope
Mississippi Valley
Upper Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Midis Plateau
Rocky Mountain Region
Northwest
South Atlantic States
Lower Lake Region
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf States
Southwest
Middle Plateau
North Pacific States
Interior California
Central Valleys
Middle
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Upper Lakes
Lower Lakes
Grand Banks
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Pacific Coast
Columbia River
Straita
Juan de Fuca
Fort Townsend
George Armager
Jackson Street
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Trinidad
Baltimore and Ohio
Armager
Opposed to BIC signs seeks amendment of order
A prominent banner across Pennsylvania avenue at Tenth street prompts a push to amend an 1901 order barring signs across public streets. Commissioner West, while praising the Y M C A, argues large banners spoil vistas and urge extending enforcement to all banners, not just those for outside entities.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Tenth Street
Commissioner West
Young Men’s Christian Association
New York Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Police Department
West
Macfarland
Biddle
District of Columbia
Washington
Young Men's Christian Association
Frank E Cunningham Named Assistant Secretary at Georgetown Law
Chief Justice Clabaugh announced Frank E Cunningham was appointed assistant secretary and treasurer of Georgetown University Law Department. He succeeds Henry W Hodges who resigned ill health. Cunningham, a District Supreme Court assistant clerk, will help with student enrollment and class arrangements and may teach. He is a Carroll County Maryland native and popular lawyer among the local bar.
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Frank E. Cunningham
Georgetown
Clabaugh
District Supreme Court
Law Department
Georgetown University
Henry W. Hodges
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Law School
Cunningham
Washington
Carroll County
Death of Mrs. Catharine Wertz in Washington
Mrs. Catharine Wertz aged sixty eight dies suddenly at her home 472 I street southwest after living in the District for nearly fifty years. Born in Germany in 188, she was the widow of August Wertz and is survived by two children Henry J. Wertz and Mrs. B. W. Bruner.
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Catharine Wertz
I Street
Wertz
Germany
August Wertz
Henry J. Wertz
8. W. Bruner
Fire at 8th Street Residence Damages Small Amount
A small blaze started by an upset lamp at Mrs. John King, 3322 8 street NW, around 10 last night caused slight damage. No. 1 combination wagon responded to the alarm. Fireman Frank Clements nearby extinguished the flames before the snags arrived, with damage estimated at a small amount.
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John King
Frank Clements
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Reunion
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Lady Curzon
Kedleston
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J. C. Perry
C. C. Pierce
TF. W. Ames
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Panier & Stayman Co
Johnson Brothers
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Marine Barracks
Marine Band
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Munyon
Peter Grogan
All Washington
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Hubbard
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Great Cash Furniture House
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HUB Furniture CO
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Young Forcer
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Newark
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Jan Fostow
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Rawford Chow
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Victor Talking Machines
Somplete Me of
Capital Phonograph Co
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William Woodware
Board of Medical Supervisors
Lousiana Avenue
Jackson Nmocratic Association
Pennsylvania
James L Norris
Fredfric BR Kicker
B. Earnshaw & Bro
Stieff
Chas. M. Stieff
SH. N. W
McGill & Wallace
Heiskell & McLeran
R Ming
Individue
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F St, NW
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Shoemaker
Sholmaker CO
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