The Washington herald., 1916-12-14
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Atlanta, Dec. 1a-David Lamar, the
Wolf Of Wall Street." will have to re-
main in Federal prison, Judge Newman
in Federal Court this afternoon overruled
Lamar's motion for a writ of habeas
corpus. by means Of which he hoped to
gain his liberty. = =.
London. Dec. ia Warsaw dispatch
this afternoon stated that Archduke
Charles Stephen. OF Austria, shortly will
assume the regency of Poland. 1t is
probable that he will later be elected
king. according to the dispatch.
New York. Dec. 12-Norman Hapgood,
Is, magazine editor, and Miss Elizabeth
Reynolds, q, in charge of the Russian
department Of Columbia University, were
married here this afternoon.
Madrid. Dec 1a-A bill has been intro
duced in the Chamber of Deputies pro-
hibiting Spanish subjects from furnishing
supplies to German submarines.
New York, Dec. 13.-Charity bequests
totalling more than s.. 100000 were emu
merated in the will of Mrs. Mary Warden
Harkness, widow Of Charles W. Hark-
ness, Standard Oil magnate, who died
here last Friday. She left $500, 900 to Yale
University. 100000 to the Memorial Hos
pital of Morristown. N. J., and Sloo, 900
to the Germantown Pa.) Dispensary and
Hospital.
Lewisburg. W. Va, Dec. 13.-Lawrence
Perrin. long noted as the "eccentric mil
honaire." today was granted an appeal
from the decision of the Greenbrier coun-
ty lunacy commission and will be given
rehearing as to his sanity on Decem-
Der q. Judge Dice granted the hearing
in circuit court. Perrin came from a
very wealthy Baltimore family.
Baltimore, Dec. 1s-John Kelly. alias
Darby Kelly. was held for the Buffalo, N
Y, authorities by Magistrate Packard To-
day on a charge Of grand larceny. Kelly.
sporting man and promoter of prize
fights. is alleged to have stolen &. 3OC
In cash, diamond ring valued at $50
and diamond stickpin valued at 81. IOO
from Johnnie o'Leary, of BurfaIo.
hagerstown, Md, Dec. 13.-Ffre tod. -
destroyed the plant of the America n
Laundry Company here and several ad-
joining residences. The loss Is estimated
at $4,000.
Toxic. Dec. 12-The Toxic stock OK
change was closed today because of the
tremendous shrinkage of value, In
stocks. occasioned by Germanys peace
overtures.
Berlin (via Sayville wireless), Dec IA
The Dutch steamship Caiedonian and the
Brazilian steamer Riopardo have bee,
seized by the Germans because they were
carrying contraband cargoes to England
+ was officially announced today.
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Wing, a private in the Second WISCONSIN
Infantry, now ON Mexican border service
has received an appointment to the United
States Military Academy. He is said to
be the first man ever appointed to West
Point while private in the United States
army.
Baltimore, Dec. 1s.-The recent consis-
tory in lone has drawn attention 20
the fact that Cardinal Gibbons is now
the senior bishop of the whole Catholic
world. He is not. however, the Official
dean of the Sacred College. as that post
tion is held by Cardinal vincenzo yanu-
tell, Bishop Of ,Ostia and Palestrina.
San Francisco, Dec. 13.-Louis ]. Smith
witness for the governments case
against Franz Bopp. German Consul Gem
eral here, and ive others. on charges OF
conspiring to violate American neutrality.
testified that he had been promised ssov
a month and expenses with q bonus Of
$500 for each explosion to upset war
munitions shipments to the entente allies.
Bridgetown, Barbados. Dec. ls.-Dr.
George NJ. Guiteras. Of the American
Yellow Fever Commission, has reported
that the outbreak here is not one OF
yellow fever. but OF form Of jaundice,
and asks that the news b made widely
publio