8 000 at reception in Memorial Hall to honor officers
A vast gathering at Memorial Continental Hall hosted by Mrs Anthony Wayne Cook marked a major DAR event. The reception honored officers and featured state and national leaders, with guests filing in an elaborate program across the hall. Strong attendance included prominent candidates and regents, amid formal dress and ceremonial tributes.
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Memorial Hall
Daughters of the American Revolution
Memorial Continental Hall
1 AR
Anthony Wayne Cook
National Board of Manawement
Cook
Dust Bengatii
Stata
Mes
Policeman Blinded Driver Crashes Into Truck in City Crash
Policeman from the Twelfth precinct was blinded and crashed his motorcycle into a truck at Rhode Island Avenue and First Street Northwest early yesterday. He was transported to Emergency Hospital, treated for a leg wound and a deep cut to the left foot.
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Momertar
Doren Ng
John
Telfth
Rhode Island Avenae
First Street
Marmola Dieting Aid Ad Claims Fat Reduction
An old advertisement promotes Marmola tablets as a diet aid to remove excess fat. It touts rapid, painless weight loss through a 7 day or 8 day course, promising worldwide availability and direct sale options with pricing around a dollar. It urges dieting and exercise as supporting methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermes
Poe
Chief Watson Seeks Siren Fund Donor Identity
Chief Watson seeks the sender who mailed 85 to furnish a siren and battery for Georgetown Fire Company No 3. The donor hoped the engine receive a siren. costs total 87 for the siren and 25 for the battery, funds unavailable, so the siren is not installed and the chief wants the donor's identity to return the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Def George
Watson Venterday
Company No 3
Georgetown
Watson
Traction Workers Win Wage Increase After Board Vote
By a two to one vote the board awarding Capital Traction Company workers a 12 cent maximum hourly raise, with new scales of 52 cents for three months, 96 cents for nine months, then 58 cents. The action raises annual wages by about 60,000 dollars and leaves impact on fares uncertain.
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Capital Tracton Company
Wiliam Knowles Cooper
Stanton C Peelle
Peter F Tayne
Massachusetts
George FE Hamilton
Capital Traction
Motnrinen
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Willam Fiam
Tague
Langley arraigned in Kentucky court on whisky theft charges
Representative John W Langley of Kentucky pleaded not guilty in Federal Court to an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government by removing whisky from a warehouse at Lawrenceburg in 1921. Co defendants Xi Huth and Walter B Carey Canton Ohio also pleaded not guilty. Trial set for May 6 if Washington case postpones. Langley under similar indictment in Washington awaiting trial April 28.
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Wovington
John W Langley
Kentucky
Tawrenceburg
Xi Huth
Walter B
Carey
Canton
Ohio
Langley
S$ 4
Smith
John W Frice
Washington
Cochran
Defense
Lang
Texas Society Plans Monument Ceremony
Texas Society discussed dedication of the Texas stone in the Washington Monument at a rally last night at the Hotel Roosevelt. The ceremony is planned for the latter part of next month with President Coolidge likely invited. Theo Lary Edmiston will arrange the program, following remarks by Dr and Mrs Lovetts, Miss Therisa Pyle, and Donna Maria Judge Clay Stone.
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Washington Monument
Martins of the
Texas Society
Hotel Roosevelt
Coolidge
Mra
Theo Lary Edmiston
Thomas S. Lovetts
Misa Therisa Pyle
Donna Maria
Clay Stone Driggs
City Heads Renaming Endorsed by Senate Subcommittee
Complaints over city head renaming were deemed trivial by officials. President sent nominations to the Senate, with a district committee panel forwarding to a subcommittee. After inquiry into protests and review of Rudolph and Osater, the panel again found no serious issues and supported the nominations by party line.
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Holland
Senate
Senate District Committee
Edwards
New Jersey
King
Utah
Willer
Marsland
R Rudolph
Cagt Osater
Rudolph
Ton Pister
Norrationus Poth
Rolph
Raton Ford
Georgia Guests Honored at Willard DAR Reception in Harrisburg
Georgia delegates and notable figures attended a Willard Hotel dinner honoring Mrs Livingston Rose Schuyler, former president general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, with 200 DAR delegates and boxholders including Andrew Mellon and James Davis among the guests. The event was part of the annual DAR convention activities in Harrisburg.
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Georgia
Livingston Rose Schuyler
Pennsylvania Society
Willard
DAR
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W Mellon
Secretary of Labor
James J Davis
United States
David A Teed
Clyde Kelly
Adam M Wiant
Harris J Bixler
Samuel Kendall
George Mesta
Harry Brown
Anthony Wayne Cook
American Legion
J Lea Collins
Joseph Ho Thompsen
Battle Sisters
Costello Post Fire and Drum Corps
Tasker
Bliss
C Davia
Charles
Firnsworth
G . Richards
Johnston
Paul McMahon
Matthew A de Laney
John Sprauld
Lincoln Townsend
Drank L Crilk
Yas Howard
Reeside
Frank Pragale
Schuyler
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Livingston Rose Schusler
Suited Daughters of the Confedemacs
Schuster
New York
Savannaha
Orla Fla Crergia
Schusler
Howard H Mccall
Atlanta
Itanal
Charles Akerman
Acon Ga
Glite
Tula Talmadge Athens
Bun Wylie
Guilford
Dalton
Paul B
Trammell Dalton
Frank
Savannah
Jil Nicholson
Madison
Fouche Carterssille
Jordan
Rent Act Advocates Plan to Crush Filibuster
Rent act supporters outline a plan to bypass the filibuster by substituting a simple 100 word resolution for the longer Lampert bill. They predict House passage by overwhelming vote to extend the rent commission until August 1926 and expect Senate approval soon after.
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House
Gedegera
Hlanton
Texas Hill
Iyland
Tincher
Kansas
Wan
Lampert
Wisconsin
Begg
Ohio
Uses Committee
Rent Commission
Rules Committee
Gillett
Longsworth
Suedl
York
Senct
Herrengthy Lampert
Senate
Petworth Citizens Seek Playground and School Improvements
Petworth Citizens Association adopted resolutions calling for a playground between Petworth School and Georgia Avenue, an assembly hall for the Petworth school, and funds to build a business high school near Macfarland Junior High. They also urged amending the Federation of Citizens Associations to allow alternates to act for absent delegates and announced a rose show with a committee appointed by President Tincher. A J Blanchard spoke on President Harding’s Alaska trip after film showings.
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Petworth
Petworth Citizens Association
T S Tincher
L T Jones
H L Phipps
Horace J Phelps
IG Yaden
Kvale Blasts President On Farmer Aid In House
Minnesota independent Representative Kvale condemned President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon for not alleviating farm distress. He accused the administration of dereliction for not calling a special session to consider relief legislation and questioned the federal reserve system’s control by Wall Street.
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Republican Party
Coolidge
House
Kvale
Minnesota
Mellon
Federal Reserve System
Wall Street
Congress
City approves new traffic rules on two streets
District commissioners on recommendation of the traffic board change Tenth street northwest from B to F Street to two way and continue the one way rule from north to I street. At Georgetown Citizens association request Twenty eighth street from Pennsylania avenue to M street becomes a northbound one way. Changes take effect May ib.
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Tenth Street
F Street
District
Board of Commissioners
Garges
Fire damages Brig Gen Richards home
Fire at Brig Gen George Richards paymaster U S Army at 1618 Twenty fourth Street northwest early last night caused about $100 in damage. A bed was destroyed while arrival of fire apparatus prevented spread of the flames.
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George Richards
U 3
M & 1618
Northweat
Shipping Inquiry Hits Lasker Policy
The House special committee opened the Ping inquiry into Shipping Board affairs into the administration of former Chairman A D Lasker. Vice Chairman Plummer testified that the board rejected drastic fleet reductions and scrapping plans. Representative Davis accused high salaried experts from foreign lines of harming the American merchant marine.
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Associated Press
Shipping Board
House
A D Lasker
Policy Board
Plummer
Davis
Tennessee Committee
Earler
Fleet Corporation
Land Grant Inquiry Approved by Committee in Pivotal Vote
The Public Land Committee reported to the House that a resolution to authorize a special congressional probe into all land grants to the Northern Pacific Railway was approved. The measure defers further Interior adjustments on the railroad claim to 2,400,000 acres of national forest land in Montana and Idaho until March 4, 1927, after hearings to assess reasonable grounds for investigation.
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Associated Press
Northern Pacific Hathway Company
House
Public Land Committee
Secretary of the Interior
Railroads
Montana
Idaho
Sunngtt
Coolidge
Foi J
Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior
688d Meeting of Anthropological Society of Washington
The 688d meeting of the Anthropological Society of Washington was held in the new national museum yesterday. Officers elected include President Truman Michaelson Vice President J P Harington Treasurer J N B Hewitt and board members Neil Judd Felix Neuman and Dr Charles F Anderson.
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Anthropological Society of Washinngton
New National Museum
Truman Michaelson
J P Harington
J N B Hewitt
Neil Judd
Felix Neuman
Charles F Anderson
Bonus Bill Favored in Senate Report Amid Debate
Debate over the bonus bill continues as the finance committee reports the measure favored with a full cash payment option opposed by Smoot. House and Senate panels push for 20 year endowment life insurance and cash payments for veterans not exceeding $50 in adjusted service credit. Budget figures cited by the Ways and Means Committee reach 2.112 billion with insurance costs at 262.5 million, Green argues estimates underestimate true costs.
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Senate
Finance Committee
Menator Bratsh
Massachusetts
Danny- Erade
Smoot
Walsh
Ier Democrats
House
King
Utah
Curtis
Kansas
Inance Committee
Green
Means
Anance Committee
Ways and Means
McGahan Sees End of Long Fight With Politicians
Paul J Mullahan of the District of Columbia American Legion states the Senate finance committee’s removal of the exclusion for women veterans signals the end of a five year struggle. The measure would end discrimination by excluding only female veterans, prompting hopeful words for veterans and a note on prejudice in Congress.
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Paul J Mullahan
District of Columbia Department
American Legion
Senate Finance Committee
Natv
Marine Corps
House
Genecal
Senate Committee
Congress
Senate
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