Musicians to Convene Three Day National Banjoists Meeting
Delegates from across the country will open the fifteenth annual convention of the American Banjoists Mandolinists and Guitarists at the Raleigh tomorrow at 10 00 a m for a three day session The Norlica Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra and Nordica Banjo Club will headline a festival concert with other ensembles and a featured program in Kelch Hall and related venues in Washington city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norlica Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra
Nordica Banjo Club
Washington
Muasurxia
Suill of
Kelcgh
Mount Vernon
Hatatsuka
Russia
United
Wrat Ys
Tuts
Kateu
Enid
Raleigh
Mis
Sopranda
William P Reed
Hackne
Udwin
Hairy Wronon
Fredth
Walter T Phare Iy
Mrg Gawler
Woblah Chott Bickford
Zarh Myron Bic Lort
War Department Man Credits Dreco for Relief from Gas
J W Caldwell of the War Department says after 17 years suffering from indigestion gas and constipation, Dreco herbal tonic gave lasting relief. He praises the product and requests publication of his testimonial. The Dreco Man distributes from Donnell’s store at 904 FP street with Allen’s Drug Store in Alexandria and Bury’s in Anacostia. Price is 1.00 per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J W Caldwell
War Department
Dreep
Falid
Marthington Wale
Dreco
Varbuniv
Oreco
Donnells Mate
FP Street
Alexandria
Allen's Drug
Anacostia
Bury’s
Army Health Poorest Disability Among All Workers, Report Finds
Public Health Service figures show 629 enlisted men per 1000 admitted to sick report in 1914, with disability lasting thirteen and a half days on average. Government employees averaged 6.84 days lost per person, while Civil Service women averaged 899 days per 1000. Thirteen men and 24 women per 1000 were off duty daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
Public Health Service
Washington
Fountain to be unveiled at Willow Tree Park tomorrow
The Gov Thomas Welles Society of the Children of the American Revolution will unveil a drinking fountain at Willow Tree Park Playgrounds tomorrow at 11 o clock. Mrs Clayton E Emig will preside with participants including Mrs Daniel Lothrop founder and honorary president and Mrs Albert B Cummins. A War Department representative will accept the fountain on behalf of Col Who? Harts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov Thomas
Weather and tide table for Washington area and region
The notice provides a daily tide table for morning and evening tides, plus a detailed weather forecast from the U S Department of Agriculture Weather Bureau for Washington DC Maryland Virginia and nearby regions. It notes unsettled Sunday with potential showers in the middle Atlantic states and fair conditions elsewhere, with warmer trends and variable winds projected into Monday. River reports from Harpers Ferry note a muddy Potomac and a cloudy Shenandoah in the afternoon.
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U.S
Mississippi River
Inet
Atlantic
New England
Lake
Middle Atlantic
Upper
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Mississippi Valley
Southwest
Washington
Harpers Ferry
W.a
Potomac River
Shenandoa River
BOOSTERS PLAN BIG OUTING FOR WASHINGTON TRADE GROUP
The Retail Merchants' Association booster committee chaired by Henry Lansburgh met to organize what it calls the most comprehensive trade outing yet for Washington. Members Claude B. Miller E C Graham Joseph Berberich Charles F Crane and Lansburgh will arrange plans and report at a follow up meeting tomorrow at 11. The outing is set for mid May and aims to blend pleasure with business advantage for Washington.
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R. P. Andrews
Retail Merchants’ Association
Claude B. Miller
E. C. Graham
Joseph Berberich
Charles F. Crane
Henry Lansburgh
Lansburgh
Charles J. Columbus
Booster
Washington
Easter Week Forecast Promises Cold, Frost Risk
The weatherman says Easter Sunday will start a week of cool, generally fair weather with spring attire stored away. Southern and Pacific coasts see mild conditions while the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, upper Mississippi, Northern Plains and Rockies may face frost late in the week. Northwest could see possible snow and notably cooler weather. Unsettled conditions prevail along the Northern border early in the week.
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Ufe
Pacific
Great Lakes
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Northwest
Banks' Resources Grow by Nearly Eight Million In Week
The Federal reserve banks report an increase of about 8 million dollars in total resources for the week ending April 21. The weekly statement details gold reserves, investments in U.S. bonds and notes, municipal warrants, and earning assets, with total resources at 519,707,000 and cash and gold reserves outlined against net deposits and note liabilities.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Reserve Board
Eye Eee
United States
U. S. Treasury
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Foster Receives Present After Local Baseball Game
After Friday afternoon’s game Eddie Foster was awarded an American casing and inner tube as well as Korrier puncture remedy from the American Tire Sales Company. The prize honors the player who hit the first home run on the local ball field during the 1916 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Foster
American Tire Sales Company
Big Highways Meeting Accelerates Plans For District Road
A mass meeting of Washington motorists and auto dealers was set for Friday night at the Chamber of Commerce to plan improvements on the six miles of swamp road between Washington and Fredericksburg. Delegates from the American Automobile Association and local chambers outlined efforts to secure state and county cooperation, post updated route signs, and promote a new road to Florida. Also reported were auto club memberships, tool company sales to local firms, and acceleration day results showing 14,561 miles on 670 gallons with an average 22.33 mpg amid poor weather.
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Chamber of Commerce
American Automobile Association
B. R. Ferguson
Thomas Grant
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Wiliam P Barnhart
J. A. Bechstel
Richmond
Capt. Vance
Fredericksburg
Allied Automobile Industries of
Washington
Ferguson
Florida
Farguson
Virginia
Bechtel
Here
Roads Committee
New York
Chalmers
United States
Canada
Monadey
Detroit
Chalmers Company
Galfon
Births listed for numerous couples across multiple cities
A long notice records births to many couples, naming the parents and their newborns, including pairs like Christopher and Joanna Wallace with a girl, Engar H and Sophie Skillman with twins, and William P and Isabel C Martin with a girl. Several Reverends appear with marriage-like entries and residence hints across Fairfield, Richmond, Harrisburg, Laurel, and Washington, listing ages and locations alongside the newborn announcements.
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Christopher
Joanna Wallace
Irrin C
Allan Thompson
Engar H
Sophie Skillman
Charles
Sule Saylor
John T
Annie B. Studds
John 8
Sadie C. Sam
Jacob
Essie A. Rabineau
James J
Netlie J. McAullifte
William P
Isabel C. Martin
Nellie Multen
Walter G
Louina
Deaths Reported in Area Obituaries
A long list of deaths includes Charles F. Purdy age 49 of 70 Ala. Ave and Isabelle Gordon age 78 of 2228 Nichols Ave NE. Others: Robert Nash 51 in Tuberculosis Hospital, Johanna Grifsean 76 at 1006 Pa. Ave NE, Lawrence O Bost 89 in Tuberculosis Hosp, William Dawson 45 at 645 T St NE, Gabriella Rayner 5 months at 2300 K St NW, Samuel Trippiett 64 at Garfield Hosp, Annie Thomas 72 at 517 Fla Ave NW, John Wormley 19 at Emergency Hospital, and Lucinda Conk 59. The notices cover multiple local homes, hospitals, and streets with varied ages from infants to elderly residents.
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Charles F. Purdy
Ala
Rena Heighis
Charles W. Hopkins
17Th St
Isabelle Gordon
Nichols Ave
Louisa
Hagel
Euclid
Margaret S. Burrows
Robert B Nash
Johanna Grifsean
Ipaniee Rider
Inglealde Terrace
Joseph D. Franson
Maas
Ricketts
Emerson St
Lawrence O’borst
William A. Dawson
Mabel Flynn
Elten E. Waldkonog
Thomas Corcoran
Mary F. Connor
G. A. Hoilopp
Sarah E. Moore
St. Aw
Gabriella Rayner
Clifton Mouoe
Defrees St
Frederick A. West
Bryant Ct
Eddy Grady
Eleanor Irving
29Th St
Buse Payne
Sheridan Rd
Anacostia
William Henry Jones
Pierce
Lucinda Conk
Reymond Noble
Wis
American Tire Sales inaugurates tire cure offer in Washington
The American Tire Sales Company launches a week long offer in Washington featuring Korrier Tire Cure with each tire. U Fountain and Kerber praise its performance with over 700 local users reporting no punctures or rim cuts since installation. George Meetey, once of Meetey the Tire Man, heads the firm with Edward J. Post as Washington depot manager. Annual production reaches 60,000 tires with only two returns in six months. Local adjustments will be handled at the Washington depot.
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Washington
American Tire Sales Company
Kerber
George Meetey
Philadelphia
Meetey
Tire Man
Edward J. Post
Washington Distributing Depot
Washington Depot
Death Dealer Out Invention By Sergeant At Border
A new rapid-fire motorcycle machine gun unit, mounted on military cycles, fires 3 700 shots in ten minutes. Developed by Sergeant Leonard at the New Mexico Military Institute near the border, it features a flat-bed side car, high speed, and the capability to fire while moving or be dismounted for standard use.
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Border
Villa
Uncle Sam
New Mexico Military Institute
Sergt
Leonard
United States Army
Villalatic
Villalatic Cill Con Carne the B F Goodrich Co
Akron
Ohio
Mexico
Goodrich
Cuts Down Insurance Fire Extinguishers For Automobiles
An article urges every automobile to carry a 1-quart pump type fire extinguisher to combat gasoline fires. It notes a Pueblo death where delay in rescue led to fatal burns, cites Underwriters Laboratories approval, and claims premiums may fall 16 percent with use.
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John A Campbell
Pueblo
Cole
Campbell
Cadillac Beats Old Record In Los Angeles Bakersfield Run
Ted Beaudet drove a Cadillac Eight to set a new 126 mile each way speed record from Los Angeles to Bakersfield and return in 7 hours 4 minutes, beating prior marks by 7 hours 24 minutes. Foggy mountain roads slowed the trip but two hour 49 minute run to Bakersfield and 2 hour 51 minute return showed steady performance. The twelve cylinder car’s prior best was 7 hours 4 minutes for the same trip and the overall southern run was faster than a rival line in a separate 12 hour 16 minute stretch.
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Cadillac
Los Angeles
Bakersfield
San
Public Perception Shifts Toward Value in Car Purchases
In a Studebaker interview R T Houghing notes that cars are now seen as staple durable goods and buyers compare value over status. The public favors conservatively priced vehicles, seeking dollar-for-dollar worth and manufacturer reliability over ostentatious features, as mass production boosts efficiency.
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Studebaker
R. T Houghing
Studebaker Corporation
Automobile
Publi
Thes
Tars
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Harvey Milas
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Charles Stataman
Penor
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Girgan
Aery Wheaten Howard
John Bob Andelet
Motorcom
Royce Hough
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Scripps-Booth
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Isotia-Franchini Corporation
Scripps- Booth
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Foster
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Columbia Auto Supply Company
A W. Sonney
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Alexander Graham Bell
Williard S Benson
Chase Palmer
Edna Warl Johnston
Charles M. O'Connor
Richard H. Legh
Elizabeth B. Bliss
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M. T. Benitez
Frank Moss
J J. Dimon
Albert D Spangler
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company
Hurst Laundry Company
Lynchburg Bottling Works
Lynchburg
D. M Davidson
Sewell Point
J. D. Ballentine
Newport News
Warren W. Ward
Jane C. Corona
RoWhe
Gene A. Moncure
Gwendoland Fair
C. KB. Smith
Hacen K. Page
Clara M. Sydnor
J. M. Cooper
Francis Philophelps
Taura Eleanor Beott
Alfred Harding
Jacob C. Morrison
Grace G. McGufin
PF. W. Johnson
Samuel B
Albright
Marla R. Miles
Harrisburg
Duncan Claude F. Darden
Kenly
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Filse M Dahlen
J. H. Nelms
Harry Mare
Ee Wee
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J. W. Dai Elmore T. Burdette
Martha M. Donaldson
C. B. Sparling
Lawrence I. Birley
Stella M. Baker
D. Weeden
J. Walter Talbott
Maud C. Boone
Baltimore
J. J. Ringer
Robert E. Gayle
Ethel
van Fleet
Brondage
Clarence R. Swain
Hanne
Butler
Briggs
Open Distributing Depot
New Tire Company
St. N. EB
Pennington & Taylor
Fruhauf-Imperial
Adler-Rochester
Eiseman & CO
Knind’e Streets
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Phove
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